Sample Question

English Second Paper

Class Six and Seven

Full marks: 50

Time: 2 hours

[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks].

Section: Grammar

1. Fill in the gaps with a, an or the and put a cross (x) where no article is needed. 0.5x8=4

A: I need to make (a) _____ appointment with my dentist.

B: Why don't you use my phone?

A: Thank you. Oh dear, I can hear (b) _____ later. engaged tone. I'll try again

B: Which dentist do you go to?

A: I go to (c) _____ one next to (d) _____ Tajmahal Road. supermarket on (e) _____.

B: How is he?

A: He's (f) _____ pulls out (g) _____ excellent dentist! You hardly feel any pain when he pulls out tooth.

B: Could I have (h) _____ telephone number of your dentist, please? My grandmother needs to have her teeth checked.

A: Of course. It's 9663422.

Answer: (a) an, (b) an, (c) the, (d) the, (e) X, (f) an, (g) a, (h) the

2. Abir is writing to his sister from a tourist lodge in Cox's Bazar. Choose the correct preposition from the box and fill in the gaps. 0.5 x 8= 4

Hi Tina!

We're looking forward to seeing you (a) _____ next Sunday (b) _____ the St Martin's Island. We're having a great time here. Panna and I run (c) _____ the mornings. Alok gets our breakfast (d) _____ a local restaurant. Then from about ten o'clock (e) _____ lunch we do what we want. (f) _____ our meal. There's a wood (g) _____ for a walk. I am now writing you sitting (h) _____ night, we cook the hotel and sometimes I go a Banyan tree. The weather is beautiful here. We are missing you a lot.

See you soon.

Abir

Answer: (a) on, (b) in, (c) in, (d) from, (e) till, (f) at, (g) behind, (h) under

3. Complete the text using the words in the box as needed. 0.5x10=5

Hello Nina

This is just a (a) _____ e-mail. I hope you're getting well (b) _____ will be back at school on Sunday. I know you are worried about the (c) _____ classes. Don't (d) _____. Here is a list of  homework.

Maths: Finish page 72 and 74 (e) _____ don't do page 73. (f) _____ said we'll do it next lesson.

Chemistry: (g) _____ through the pages from 67 to 82 and do the exercises. We will (h) _____ for a class test on Thursday. 

I didn't get (i) _____ marks in the last class test. (j) _____ I'm going to study really hard this time.

Take care.

Deepali

Answer: (a) quick, (b) and, (c) missing, (d) worry, (e) but, (f) Teacher, (g) go, (h) sit, (i) good (j) so

4. Make sentences from the following substitution table. 1x4=4

Answer: It's better to use glass bottles. Plastic bottles are made from petroleum. Extracting petroleum is bad for rainforest. So, we should use plastic bottles again and again.

5. Read the following text and change the sentences as directed. 1x5=5

a) Bangladesh is beautiful. (Make it interrogative.) b) Rabindra Nath titled this country 'Sonar Bangla'. (Make it Passive.) It is one of the greenest countries in the world. c) This country was ruled by the British and the Pakistani people before independence. (Make it active.) The country has so many beautiful aspects. The Sundarbans, the mangrove forest, is really wonderful. d) Cox's Bazar sea beach is the longest in the world. (Use positive degree). People here are very liberal. e) How proud we are of our country! (Make it a statement sentence.)

Answers:

a) Isn't Bangladesh beautiful?

b) This country was titled "Sonar Bangla' by Rabindra Nath.

c) The British and the Pakistani people ruled this country before independence.

d) No other sea beach in the world is as long as Cox's Bazar.

e) We are very proud of our country

6. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. Question a and e have special instructions in the brackets for the use of verbs. 0.5x8=4

My name's is Bibha. I live with my mom. My dad (a) _____ ('live' in the negative) with us because he (b) _____ (work) in Saudi Arabia. I haven't got any brothers or sisters and so I (c) _____ (spend) a lot of time with my cousin Tushi. I often remember the days with my dad. When I (d) _____ a baby, I (e) _____ ('make' expressing habit) my dad a horse to take a ride. Not only that, every day he (f)  _____ (tell) me many interesting stories. My mother nowadays says that we (g)  _____ (shift) to Saudi Arabia soon, but I really don't want to leave this country. Rather, I prefer my father to (h) _____ (stay) with us here.

Answer: (a) does not live, (b) works, (c) spend, (d) was, (e) used to make (f) told, (g) shift, (h) stay

7. Use appropriate punctuation marks and capital letters where necessary. 0.5x8 =4

"lend me your pen please", asad asked. i took my pen out of my pocket. "i'll give it back to you in a moment" he promised. "don't worry you can keep it as long as you want" i said.

Answer: 'Lend me your pen please,' Asad asked. I took my pen out of my pocket. 'I'll give it back to you in a moment,' he promised. 'Don't worry, you can keep it as long as you want,' I said.

Section: Composition

8. Suppose the Bangladesh Foundation has an advertisement in the National Dailies to form a Young Learners Group. Write an email in 150 words to the Manager requesting him to send you a Membership Form. 08

9. Write a composition on Pohela Boishakh Celebration this year in 200 words. Include the following points: 12

• What is Pohela Boishakh?
• Where did you celebrate the day this time?
• Who was/were with you?
• What did you do?
• What did others do?
• How did you feel?