English (Compulsory)-2020

1. Read the passage and answer the question that follow:
    Very often we say that children are our future. But what happens to them actually? Many of them are day-labourers who are working organized, unorganized and household sections. Their innocent smile is seen no more. It is ironically comfortable. They are deprived of love, affection, nutritious foods, shelter and clothes. They are supposed to play with toys but they are not in that position. They are also supposed to go to school, but they are being forced to work hard in that stage. Believe it or not everything we touch in life, the clothes that we wear, the food we eat, the newspaper we buy at motor cross, the flower we purchase at some important turning point of the city are steeped with the sweat and toil of children Sometimes it is said strongly that child labour should be banned. But there is a question, what will happen then? They will be unemployed certainly. They will have to pass their days without having a square meal a day. So, before banning child labour proper facilities such as food, education etc. should be ensured for the unfortunate children. It is essential to ensure their physical and mental growth. And we will be able to say that they are our children. One day they will take the responsibility to run the country. They can serve the nation if they are properly nurtured. So, the development of the country depends on how they are treated. 

(a) Write answers of the following questions : 
    (i) Where do the children work? 
    (ii) What are they deprived of? 
    (iii) What should be done before banning child labour? 

(b) What is the main idea and what are the supporting ideas in this passage? 

(c) Write down the meaning of the following words in English and make your own sentences with them (any five) : 
    innocent, affection, purchase, ban, essential, steep, toil. 

(d) Write a summary of the passage.  

2. Correct the following sentences (any five): 
    (a) You, Rupa and I are guilty. 
    (b) Sixty miles are a long way. 
    (c) The honest wins finally. 
    (d) If I was a king, I would help the poor. 
    (e) This is the most unique case. 
    (f) I read for three hours. 
    (g) He went out just now. 

3. Suppose you are the principal of a college. Your college will celebrate the Victory Day of Bangladesh. Now, write a notice about it. 

4. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: 
    (a) Book Fair. 
    (b) Early Rising 
    (c) Importance of Technical Education. 

6. Write an essay on any one of the following: 
    (a) Gender Discrimination in Bangladesh. 
    (b) Drug Addiction. 
    (C) Fifty Years of Independence of Bangladesh. 

7. Re-arrange the words to make sensible sentences (any five): 
    (a) Physically keep sports us fit 
    (b) Science is of modern newspaper wonder 
    (c) own Flag of every its free has a nation 
    (d) silence bliss is a sometimes 
    (e) With a mind sound goes a body sound 
    (f) increasing the commodities of day by day price 
    (g) The sooner he no the had entered bell room rang 

8. Frame WH questions from the following (any five) : 
    (a) He can run very fast. 
    (b) The man has done the work. 
    (c) The news makes him laugh. 
    (d) His father is an Engineer. 
    (e) Sumon visited Canada last year. 
    (f) The boy is very intelligent. 
    (g) She likes the red dress most. 

9. Use articles in the following passage : 
    Mothers play (a) — important role in building (b) — character of their children. There is (c)— saying in English that (d) hands that rock (e)- cradle rules the world. 

10. Use the right form of verbs in the following sentences (any five): 
    (a) I fancy I (turn) pale. 
    (b) He talks as if he (be) a leader. 
    (c) She will not let you (enter) in the class room. 
    (d) I had my room (clean). 
    (e) He ran fast lest he (miss) the train. 
    (f) If he came, I (go). 
    (g) Without (be) professional no one can shine in life. 

11. Punctuate and capitalize the following passage : 
    i never drink anything for luncheon she said neither do i i answered promptly except white wine she proceeded as though i had not spoken these french white wines are so light they're wonderful for the digestion 

12. Change the following words as directed and make sentences with the changed words (any five) : 
    (a) Move (noun) 
    (b) Courage (verb) 
    (c) Origin (adverb) 
    (d) vary (noun) 
    (e) Pure (verb) 
    (f) Wash (adjective) 
    (g) Joy (adverb) 

13. Change the following words as directed and make sentences with the changed words (any five) : 
    (a) absent (antonym) 
    (b) belief (synonym) 
    (c) care (antonym) 
    (d) dark (synonym) 
    (e) equal (antonym) 
    (f) fragile (synonym) 
    (g) gentle (antonym) 

14. Translate into English: 
মানুষ চিরদিন বাঁচে না। একদিন মৃত্যু আসবেই। কিন্তু যারা ভাল কাজ করেন, তারা জগতে অমর। মৃত্যুর পরেও লোক তাদের স্মরণ করে। তাই সকলের ভাল পথে চলা উচিত।