Right Forms of Verbs in Brackets

Right Forms of Verbs in Brackets: SSC 2004 to 2012 Board Questions-Barishal, Cumilla, Chattogram & Dhaka Board

Worksheet – Using Right Forms of Verbs

1. Barishal Board – 2004

Most libraries (a) ___ (arrange) in a systematic way that (b) ___ (make) it possible to locate any book quite easily. All of the books in a library (c) ___ (organize) into categories or classes and then (d) ___ (arrange) alphabetically in their class. There (e) ___ (be) two systems for organizing books in a library. One system (f) ___ (call) the Dewey Decimal System and the other (g) ___ (know) as the Library of Congress System. Both systems (h) ___ (help) students (i) ___ (find) books quickly and (j) ___ (save) their valuable time.

2. Barishal Board – 2005, 2010

We (a) ___ (live) in the age of science. In every stage of our life, we (b) ___ (depend) on science which (c) ___ (bless) us with many gifts. By dint of science man (d) ___ (become) the master of the whole universe. In every sphere of life, science (e) ___ (usher) in a new era of hope and prosperity. Today we (f) ___ (cannot think) of anything other than science. But still modern science (g) ___ (cannot change) the basic attitude towards the problem of our life. Superstitions, false notions and baseless beliefs (h) ___ (predominate) over us. We (i) ___ (need) to (j) ___ (remove) them for real progress.

3. Barishal Board – 2006

As I (a) ___ (sit) at the front seat of the bus, I (b) ___ (see) exactly what (c) ___ (happen). A rickshaw van overloaded with goods (d) ___ (come) from the opposite direction. The poor puller (e) ___ (be) an old man. Also, there (f) ___ (be) another person (g) ___ (sit) at the back of the van with whom the puller (h) ___ (chat). Suddenly, the van (i) ___ (collide) with a bus and the puller (j) ___ (fall) on the road.

4. Barishal Board – 2007

One of the serious problems in today's world (a) ___ (be) pollution. The air of the cities (b) ___ (pollute) by fume and smoke from motor vehicles, mills and factories. The water of the seas and lakes (c) ___ (poison) by industrial wastes, chemicals and other dangerous substances. Forests on very wide areas everywhere in the world (d) ___ (clear) and (e) ___ (burn). All these (f) ___ (have) disastrous effects on agriculture, on food supplies and on climate. Climate (g) ___ (affect) so much that there (h) ___ (be) often strong heat waves in many countries. Many scientists (i) ___ (warn) that pollution (j) ___ (bring) a disaster for mankind in future.

5. Barishal Board – 2008

Time and tide (a) ___ (wait) for none. No one (b) ___ (call) it back. A man (c) ___ (get) back his lost money and health but (d) ___ (cannot get) back his lost time. Time once lost (e) ___ (be) lost for ever. So we (f) ___ (should make) good use of time. We (g) ___ (do) our duties properly. If we (h) ___ (put) off our work for tomorrow, we (i) ___ (may not get) an opportunity to do it at all. People who (j) ___ (idle) away time cannot prosper in life.

6. Barishal Board – 2009

Education (a) ___ (be) the backbone of a nation. No nation (b) ___ (prosper) without education. Education (c) ___ (remove) our ignorance and (d) ___ (give) us the light of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there (e) ___ (be) no discrimination between man and woman. Education (f) ___ (be) one of the basic human rights. If we (g) ___ (deprive) women of education, almost half of our population (h) ___ (remain) in darkness. No development (i) ___ (bring) about without the participation of women. The Government of Bangladesh (j) ___ (do) everything to educate women folk.

7. Barishal Board – 2011

The world (a) ___ (be) full of uncountable natural and man-made objects. Natural objects (b) ___ (be) stones, trees, air and water. Man-made objects (c) ___ (include) houses, cars, clothes and chemicals. Natural forces (d) ___ (be) cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, storms and ocean currents. Life (e) ___ (exist) in different conditions. It (f) ___ (be) very important to (g) ___ (keep) the environment clean. If we (h) ___ (pollute) our environment, it (i) ___ (affect) our life seriously. So we (j) ___ (take) care of our nature.

8. Barishal Board – 2012

We (a) ___ (must not waste) our energy and money anymore. We (b) ___ (need) to take steps to (c) ___ (educate) our people. Emphasis (d) ___ (give) on primary education. There (e) ___ (should be) at least one primary school in every village. We (f) ___ (be) happy that our government (g) ___ (make) primary education free and compulsory. A law (h) ___ (pass) in the assembly in this regard. To remove illiteracy from the country, more steps (i) ___ (take). The illiterate adults also (j) ___ (need) to be educated.

9. Barishal Board – 2004

When Becky (a) ___ (be) in Dhaka, she (b) ___ (tell) Masum that she (c) ___ (want) to see a Bangladeshi village. Masum (d) ___ (take) her to his grandparents' village called Makarkhola in Dhamrai. It (e) ___ (be) forty kilometres away from the capital. The people of the village (f) ___ (be) happy to see Becky. They (g) ___ (welcome) her warmly. Masum (h) ___ (want) Becky to (i) ___ (meet) Feroza, a middle-aged woman, who (j) ___ (become) a legend in the village.

10. Barishal Board – 2005

It (a) ___ (be) a fact that complete satisfaction (b) ___ (not exist) in worldly life. A man (c) ___ (cannot have) all things that he (d) ___ (desire) in life. It (e) ___ (be) better not to (f) ___ (seek) for happiness. Rather one (g) ___ (should be) satisfied with what one (h) ___ (get). Contentment (i) ___ (be) the key to happiness. Happiness (j) ___ (cannot buy) with money.

11. Barishal Board – 2006

After a pause the plane (a) ___ (start) taxiing. Then it (b) ___ (race) down the runway and after a while with a jerk, it (c) ___ (take) off. Masum (d) ___ (look) down from his window and (e) ___ (see) buildings and trees (f) ___ (look) like miniatures. The roads (g) ___ (look) like snakes, so (h) ___ (do) the rivers. He (i) ___ (see) soft white clouds (j) ___ (float) by.

12. Barishal Board – 2007

Tigers (a) ___ (be) nocturnal animals. They (b) ___ (sleep) by day. They (c) ___ (start) hunting an hour or two before dusk and (d) ___ (rove) up to 24 to 32 kilometres per night. An adult tiger (e) ___ (devour) 20 to 30 kilograms of meat at a single meal. Wild pigs, deer and antelopes (f) ___ (make) up its favourite food. It also (g) ___ (eat) all kinds of meat, including reptiles, birds and fish. Tigers (h) ___ (be) good swimmers. They (i) ___ (enjoy) water and often (j) ___ (hunt) near rivers.

13. Barishal Board – 2008

We (a) ___ (can keep) in good health if we (b) ___ (play) sports. If the body (c) ___ (be) sound, the mind also (d) ___ (remain) sound. We (e) ___ (bear) in mind that it (f) ___ (be) a very good rule to (g) ___ (read) while it (h) ___ (be) time for reading and (i) ___ (play) while it (j) ___ (be) time for playing.

14. Barishal Board – 2009

Landing on the moon (a) ___ (be) an epoch-making event in the history of space technology. Before landing on the moon most of the people (b) ___ (think) that nobody (c) ___ (can go) there. But the three astronauts (d) ___ (go) to the moon through a spaceship. Neil Armstrong (e) ___ (be) the first who (f) ___ (step) onto the surface of the moon and (g) ___ (prove) that nothing (h) ___ (be) impossible to man. They (i) ___ (become) great people because of their great adventure. It (j) ___ (prove) that man can do anything if he is determined.

15. Barishal Board – 2010

Time and tide (a) ___ (wait) for none. None (b) ___ (call) it back. A man (c) ___ (can get) back his lost money and health but (d) ___ (cannot get) back his lost time. Time once lost (e) ___ (be) lost forever. So, we (f) ___ (should make) the best use of our time. We (g) ___ (must do) our work in time. If we (h) ___ (put) off our work for tomorrow, we (i) ___ (may not get) time to do it at all. People who (j) ___ (waste) their time cannot prosper in life.

16. Barishal Board – 2011

Honesty (a) ___ (be) a great virtue. It (b) ___ (help) a man to (c) ___ (prosper) in life. An honest man (d) ___ (respect) and (e) ___ (honour) by all. Nobody (f) ___ (like) a dishonest man. A man may (g) ___ (become) famous by means of dishonesty but that (h) ___ (live) short. A dishonest man (i) ___ (suffer) in the long run. So we (j) ___ (try) to be honest and good.

17. Barishal Board – 2012

Kamal (a) ___ (be) a student of class ten and he (b) ___ (want) to make a good result in the examination. For this he (c) ___ (start) to (d) ___ (study) hard day and night, but he (e) ___ (cannot continue) his study well because his health (f) ___ (be) not sound. So, he (g) ___ (feel) tired. He (h) ___ (want) to (i) ___ (see) a doctor and accordingly (j) ___ (get) appointment.

18. Cumilla Board – 2004

A citizen (a) ___ (have) certain rights and privileges. For example he (b) ___ (have) a right to security of life and property and protection of law when necessary. The state (c) ___ (be) bound to (d) ___ (give) him such protection. He (e) ___ (have) right to (f) ___ (speak) as he pleases and the state should not (g) ___ (interfere) with his freedom of speech. But he must not (h) ___ (say) anything that (i) ___ (go) against the established laws of his land. He (j) ___ (have) a natural right to take a part in the affairs of his country.

19. Cumilla Board – 2005

Child labour (a) ___ (forbid) internationally by the UN. To (b) ___ (make) a child (c) ___ (do) the work which (d) ___ (be) suitable for a man (e) ___ (be) punishable. Yet in the third world countries the number of child labour (f) ___ (go) up day by day. Bangladesh (g) ___ (be) one of these countries. Though government (h) ___ (commit) to (i) ___ (dissuade) rich people to (j) ___ (engage) children in laborious works, things are not so easy.

20. Cumilla Board – 2006

The Sangsad Bhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka (a) ___ (be) a wonder of modern architecture and technology. It (b) ___ (be) one of the largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in the world. It (c) ___ (design) by the famous architect Louis I Kahn. This 155 feet high nine storeyed building (d) ___ (surround) by an artificial lake (e) ___ (call) the Crescent Lake. The structure (f) ___ (have) 1605 doors, 335 windows, 365 ventilators and corridors totaling to bewildering length of 41.6 kilometres. The house (g) ___ (have) 354 seats for MPs, 56 for guests, 40 for journalists and 430 for spectators. It (h) ___ (have) three party rooms in each of which 153 people (i) ___ (can take) seat. The whole place (j) ___ (include) all modern amenities.

21. Cumilla Board – 2007

The Pied Piper (a) ___ (step) into the street and (b) ___ (begin) to (c) ___ (play) his pipe again. This time the music (d) ___ (be) different. At the sound of the music all the children of Hamelin (e) ___ (come) running. The Mayor, the councilors and all the parents (f) ___ (stand) dumb. The Piper (g) ___ (walk) along the streets and the children (h) ___ (follow) him. They (i) ___ (laugh) and (j) ___ (dance).

22. Cumilla Board – 2008

Man’s dignity (a) ___ (depend) upon his words. Man (b) ___ (be) a rational being on the earth. He (c) ___ (have) to (d) ___ (work) for others. He should not (e) ___ (be) proud if he (f) ___ (be) of high blood. He should (g) ___ (be) ready to (h) ___ (help) any class of man. The man whom he (i) ___ (help) may (j) ___ (be) inferior to him by birth.

23. Cumilla Board – 2009

Crops (a) ___ (need) water. Farmers (b) ___ (must irrigate) their fields if there (c) ___ (be) very little rain at any time. But irrigation (d) ___ (not be) easy if there (e) ___ (be) no river close to the crops. Canals (f) ___ (carry) water to the field. Sometimes much water (g) ___ (cause) flood. A dam (h) ___ (prevent) difficulties of irrigation. A remote lake (i) ___ (build) behind the dam. Dams (j) ___ (not be) a recent invention.

24. Cumilla Board – 2010

Inability to (a) ___ (read) and (b) ___ (write) (c) ___ (be) illiteracy. It (d) ___ (hinder) all development efforts of the government. The literacy rate of Bangladesh (e) ___ (be) still low. We (f) ___ (have) to (g) ___ (increase) this rate for the entire development of the country. A country's development (h) ___ (cannot think) of keeping the large number of people illiterate. Government alone (i) ___ (cannot meet) this challenge without the help of the literate community. So, we (j) ___ (must realize) that we cannot exist as a nation without removing illiteracy from society.

25. Cumilla Board – 2011

Man’s dignity (a) ___ (depend) upon his work. Man (b) ___ (be) a rational being. He (c) ___ (have) to (d) ___ (work) for others. He should not (e) ___ (be) proud of his high blood. He should (f) ___ (be) ready to (g) ___ (help) anyone of any class. The man whom he (h) ___ (help) may (i) ___ (be) inferior to him by birth. But after all he (j) ___ (be) a man.

26. Cumilla Board – 2012

Road accidents (a) ___ (become) a common feature of everyday life in our country, Bangladesh. A lot of reasons (b) ___ (act) behind road accidents. Roadside defects, poor design of junctions and road sections, excessive speed, dangerous overtaking, reckless driving disobeying mandatory traffic rules, variety of traffic characteristics and defects of vehicles (c) ___ (be) the principal reasons of it. Non-motorized vehicles (d) ___ (ply) on the roads alongside the buses and trucks in the same way. They (e) ___ (increase) the risk of collision. Road accidents (f) ___ (be) the major challenges for the development of Bangladesh. So, we (g) ___ (should search) the way how to (h) ___ (prevent) these fatal problems. If proper steps (i) ___ (take), road accidents (j) ___ (reduce).

27. Cumilla Board – 2004

Just after 20 minutes Aldrin (a) ___ (follow) Armstrong and (b) ___ (reach) the moon. Both astronauts (c) ___ (explore) the area surrounding the landing craft. Then they (d) ___ (take) pictures, (e) ___ (set) up scientific equipment and (f) ___ (collect) sixty pounds of rocks and moon soil. They also (g) ___ (set) a television camera on the surface so that the whole world could (h) ___ (watch). The two astronauts (i) ___ (spend) 20 hours and 37 minutes on the moon. Michael Collins (j) ___ (be) in the main ship.

28. Cumilla Board – 2005

Long long ago men (a) ___ (be) very uncivilized. There (b) ___ (be) no differences between men and animals. Men (c) ___ (be) restless for fear of wild animals. They (d) ___ (not know) to (e) ___ (build) houses. They (f) ___ (use) to (g) ___ (wear) the barks and leaves of trees. They (h) ___ (not know) any use of fire. Caves (i) ___ (use) as their homes. At day time they (j) ___ (move) about in quest of food.

29. Cumilla Board – 2006

Vitamins and mineral salts (a) ___ (keep) our body fit for work. They also (b) ___ (keep) us free from diseases. By (c) ___ (eat) leafy and certain other green fruits, eggs, fish, meat and liver and by (d) ___ (drink) milk we (e) ___ (get) vitamins. Such foods also (f) ___ (contain) mineral salts. Water (g) ___ (find) in almost every kind of food. Of course we also (h) ___ (drink) water. Water (i) ___ (help) us to (j) ___ (digest) our food.

30. Cumilla Board – 2007

There (a) ___ (be) three important duties on earth. They (b) ___ (be) duty to God, duty to parents and duty to mankind. All these duties (c) ___ (be) important because they (d) ___ (help) us to go a long way. Duty to God (e) ___ (help) us to (f) ___ (be) favoured by God. If we (g) ___ (be) favoured by God we (h) ___ (can succeed) in life. Duty to parents (i) ___ (be) equally important. So we (j) ___ (should practise) them to be great.

31. Cumilla Board – 2008

A flower (a) ___ (be) the best gift of nature. It (b) ___ (be) a symbol of love and beauty. It (c) ___ (give) us pleasure. There (d) ___ (be) nobody but (e) ___ (love) a flower. But it (f) ___ (be) a matter of sorrow that a flower (g) ___ (not last) long. It (h) ___ (bloom) in the morning and (i) ___ (wither) away very soon. Nowadays flowers (j) ___ (cultivate) in our country.

32. Cumilla Board – 2009

The Pied Piper (a) ___ (play) his pipe and the rats (b) ___ (run) out of the houses. They (c) ___ (follow) the music. The man (d) ___ (wade) across the river Weser. The rats (e) ___ (follow) him and (f) ___ (drown). Coming back, the Pied Piper (g) ___ (claim) his money. The Mayor and the councilors (h) ___ (not give) him the money that they (i) ___ (promise). They (j) ___ (offer) him thousand guilders less.

33. Cumilla Board – 2010

34. Cumilla Board – 2011

Language (a) ___ (be) the first medium of (b) ___ (gain) knowledge. But all the people of the world (c) ___ (not speak) in the same language. Every nation (d) ___ (have) its own language; this (e) ___ (be) the mother tongue of that nation. We (f) ___ (be) the Bengalese. Bangla (g) ___ (be) our mother tongue. The heroic sons of this land (h) ___ (sacrifice) their lives for our mother tongue on the 21st February. As recognition of their sacrifice, the UNESCO (i) ___ (declare) February 21st as the International Mother Language Day. People of the world (j) ___ (celebrate) this day with due honour.

35. Cumilla Board – 2012

Our environment (a) ___ (consist) of air, water, soil, all living beings and objects. The world around us (b) ___ (get) more and more polluted day by day. The cities (c) ___ (fill) with fume and smoke from motor vehicles, mills and factories. The rivers and canals (d) ___ (pollute) by industrial waste, chemicals and other poisons. The villages also (e) ___ (be) affected in the same way. Many kinds of animals, birds and plants (f) ___ (be) on the verge of extinction. Any change in climate (g) ___ (damage) environment seriously. No development (h) ___ (be) possible without (i) ___ (save) environment from the curse. We also (j) ___ (face) another kind of pollution called sound pollution.

36. Chattogram Board—2004

The Sangsad Bhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka (a) ___ (be) a wonder of modern architecture and technology. It (b) ___ (be) one of the largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in the world. It (c) ___ (design) by the famous architect Louis I Kahn. This 155 feet high nine storied building (d) ___ (surround) by an artificial lake (e) ___ (call) the Crescent Lake. The structure (f) ___ (have) 1605 doors, 335 windows, 365 ventilators and corridors (g) ___ (total) to bewildering length of 41.6 kilometers. The house (h) ___ (have) 354 seats for MPs, 56 for guests, 40 for journalists and 430 for spectators. It (i) ___ (have) three party rooms in each of which 153 people (j) ___ (can take) seat.

37. Chattogram Board—2005

Education (a) ___ (be) the backbone of a nation. No nation (b) ___ (prosper) without education. Education (c) ___ (remove) our ignorance and (d) ___ (give) us light of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there (e) ___ (should be) no discrimination between man and woman. Education (f) ___ (be) one of the basic human rights. If we (g) ___ (deprive) women of education, almost half of our population (h) ___ (remain) in darkness. No development (i) ___ (bring) about in our society without the participation of women. Government of Bangladesh (j) ___ (do) everything to educate women folk.

38. Chattogram Board—2006

Our freedom fighters (a) ___ (be) the real heroes of our country. We (b) ___ (should remember) them as they (c) ___ (sacrifice) their lives for the cause of our Motherland. It (d) ___ (be) a matter of great regret that most of them (e) ___ (neglect) and our young generation (f) ___ (not know) about their valiant struggle. Yet today many of the real freedom fighters (g) ___ (not find) out and (h) ___ (establish). Some of them (i) ___ (lead) a very poor life. The authority in power (j) ___ (should take) proper steps to enlist them and give them right honour.

39. Chattogram Board—2007

A cyclone (a) ___ (occur) anytime and at any place. The violent types of cyclone usually (b) ___ (hit) the tropics. The cyclone of Bangladesh generally (c) ___ (originate) from the Bay of Bengal and (d) ___ (blow) towards the land. It often (e) ___ (accompany) by thunders and heavy showers. Before a cyclone (f) ___ (commence), unbearable heat (g) ___ (feel) for a few days. Then suddenly one day the sky (h) ___ (become) terribly dark with clouds and strong winds (i) ___ (begin) to blow with flashes of lightning and the rumbling of thunders. Thus a terrible situation (j) ___ (create).

40. Chattogram Board—2008

Man’s dignity (a) ___ (depend) upon his work. Man (b) ___ (be) a rational being. He (c) ___ (have) to (d) ___ (work) for others. He (e) ___ (should not be) proud of his high blood. He (f) ___ (should be) ready to (g) ___ (help) anyone of any class. The man whom he (h) ___ (help) may (i) ___ (be) inferior to him by birth. But after all he (j) ___ (be) a man.

41. Chattogram Board—2009

Education (a) ___ (remove) our ignorance and (b) ___ (give) us light of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there (c) ___ (should be) no discrimination between man and woman. Education (d) ___ (be) one of the basic human rights. If we (e) ___ (deprive) women of the right of education, almost half of our population (f) ___ (remain) in darkness. No development (g) ___ (bring) about without participation of women. So government (h) ___ (do) everything to (i) ___ (educate) women folk and (j) ___ (remove) illiteracy.

42. Chattogram Board—2010

Ours (a) ___ (be) an agricultural country. Hence most of the citizens of our country, directly or indirectly (b) ___ (depend) on agriculture for their livelihood. Many important industries (c) ___ (depend) on agricultural products. Agriculture (d) ___ (play) a vital role in our national economy. It (e) ___ (provide) food stuff for both human and animal consumption. So, people (f) ___ (have) to (g) ___ (suffer) a lot if there (h) ___ (be) any decline in agricultural products. The sufferings of the farmers and working class of people (i) ___ (know) no bounds. The failure of crops (j) ___ (cause) a great economic depression in the country.

43. Chattogram Board—2011

Power (a) ___ (be) the key to the economic growth of any country. The necessity of power (b) ___ (know) only when load-shedding (c) ___ (occur). Though rural life of Bangladesh (d) ___ (be) not totally dependent on power, urban life (e) ___ (cannot sustain) without electricity. At present we (f) ___ (have) production of around 4000 MW electricity and the demand (g) ___ (be) around 2000 MW. This demand (h) ___ (be) ever on the rise. In 2020 the national demand for electricity (i) ___ (rise) to around 8000 MW. The reality (j) ___ (be) that this situation cannot be improved just by installing some high-capacity power plants.

44. Chattogram Board—2012

A stitch in time (a) ___ (save) nine. This (b) ___ (be) a very well known proverb. Some people (c) ___ (not care) about anything. They (d) ___ (put) off a job for tomorrow, though they (e) ___ (not be) sure whether tomorrow (f) ___ (come). In this way, they (g) ___ (cannot finish) a work when they (h) ___ (need) it. Then they (i) ___ (say), "Alas! If we (j) ___ (not be) careless about our jobs, we could be successful."

45. Chattogram Board—2004

Vitamins and mineral salts (a) ___ (keep) our body fit for work. They also (b) ___ (keep) us free from disease. By (c) ___ (eat) leafy and certain other green fruits, eggs, fish, meat and liver and by (d) ___ (drink) milk we (e) ___ (get) vitamins. Such foods also (f) ___ (contain) mineral salts. Water (g) ___ (find) in almost every kind of food. Of course, we also (h) ___ (drink) water. Water (i) ___ (help) us to (j) ___ (digest) our food.

46. Chattogram Board—2005

Nature (a) ___ (give) her gifts to us more generously than many other countries of the world. Think about our soil. It (b) ___ (be) soft and fertile. Our farmers who (c) ___ (have) only simple hand-made tools (d) ___ (can dig), (e) ___ (plough) and (f) ___ (prepare) the soil with them. Whereas land which (g) ___ (be) hard and rocky (h) ___ (cannot dig) so easily, (i) ___ (plough) and (j) ___ (cultivate).

47. Chattogram Board—2006

Honesty (a) ___ (be) a great virtue. It (b) ___ (help) a man to (c) ___ (succeed) in life. An honest man (d) ___ (respect) and (e) ___ (honour) by all. Nobody (f) ___ (like) a dishonest man. A man may (g) ___ (content) by means of dishonesty but that (h) ___ (be) short lived. A dishonest man (i) ___ (suffer) in the long run. So we (j) ___ (try) to be honest and truthful.

48. Chattogram Board—2007

The economy of a country (a) ___ (depend) largely on its population. But if it (b) ___ (grow) rapidly, the standard of living in the country (c) ___ (fall) because increasing population (d) ___ (eat) up the additional growth of our economy. Nevertheless the population of a country (e) ___ (strengthen) her manpower and this manpower (f) ___ (be) an important factor that (g) ___ (play) a vital role in her economic sphere. Without adequate human resources, the other resources of the country (h) ___ (remain) under-utilized and to that extent her economic progress (i) ___ (remain) unsatisfactory. A large population (j) ___ (give) rise to a large demand in manufactured goods.

49. Chattogram Board—2008

Bangladesh (a) ___ (be) a small country but it (b) ___ (be) densely populated. It (c) ___ (have) many problems for its large population. Among them poverty, unemployment and illiteracy (d) ___ (be) major problems. Most of them (e) ___ (not know) how to (f) ___ (read) and (g) ___ (write). The government (h) ___ (take) steps to (i) ___ (remove) illiteracy. Primary education (j) ___ (make) free.

50. Chattogram Board—2009

We (a) ___ (live) in an age of science. We (b) ___ (see) the influence of science in all spheres. It (c) ___ (be) a constant companion of our daily life. We (d) ___ (make) the impossible things (e) ___ (possible) by means of science. The modern civilization (f) ___ (be) a contribution of science. At present we (g) ___ (can travel) easily from one place to another. But in ancient time, journey (h) ___ (be) difficult. Man (i) ___ (have) to (j) ___ (spend) a lot of time and money for traveling.

51. Chattogram Board—2010

Mobile phone (a) ___ (be) an important means of communication and correspondence. It (b) ___ (make) communication with the people in the shortest possible time. The use of mobile phone (c) ___ (be) more popular than telephone call. The man who (d) ___ (send) message (e) ___ (have) to (f) ___ (pay) the bill but the receiver (g) ___ (can respond) to the message without any cost. Specially, businessmen (h) ___ (benefit) through the use of mobile phone. It also (i) ___ (be) very useful for the doctors and high officials. Sometimes the terrorists (j) ___ (use) this phone to keep their connection.

52. Chattogram Board—2011

Patriotism (a) ___ (be) an essential quality of human being. It (b) ___ (create) in a man a noble love for his motherland. It (c) ___ (be) older than civilization. The man who (d) ___ (love) his own country, (e) ___ (do) his duty and (f) ___ (work) for the welfare of his country, (g) ___ (be) a patriot. Even the ancient tribes (h) ___ (have) a great love for the land where they (i) ___ (be) born and (j) ___ (sacrifice) their lives to defend it.

53. Chattogram Board—2012

Truthfulness (a) ___ (be) the greatest of all virtues in a man’s life. It (b) ___ (mean) the habit of (c) ___ (speak) the truth. The true happiness and peace of a man (d) ___ (depend) on it. It (e) ___ (help) one to (f) ___ (prosper) and (g) ___ (give) one a high position in society. It may not (h) ___ (make) one wealthy but it (i) ___ (bring) peace of mind. A truthful person (j) ___ (respect) by all.

54. Dhaka Board—2004

Rozia Chowdhury (a) ___ (love) challenges and when it comes to pursuing her goal, nothing (b) ___ (daunt) her determination and courage. Today she (c) ___ (be) one of the leading women of our country. In the early seventies when professional women (d) ___ (not encourage) to (e) ___ (seek) jobs of their own choice, Ms Chowdhury (f) ___ (launch) her own advertising agency, Adcom Ltd. Now, this (g) ___ (be) one of the biggest advertising firms of Bangladesh. She (h) ___ (say) that there (i) ___ (be) no alternative to hard work and no shortcut to success. She (j) ___ (add) that everyone should also be passionate about work.

55. Dhaka Board—2005

Bangladesh Government (a) ___ (take) a correct decision about submarine cable connection. On September 2, 2002, a meeting (b) ___ (hold) to (c) ___ (sign up) the deal. Undoubtedly it (d) ___ (be) an important step towards further progress in our ICT sector. It (e) ___ (make) the developed countries closer to us. If the exchange of information (f) ___ (take) place regularly we (g) ___ (be) benefited. But proper measures (h) ___ (should take). We (i) ___ (give) importance to our ability and future. So, we (j) ___ (look) forward to receiving cooperation from other countries.

56. Dhaka Board—2006

In winter we (a) ___ (see) innumerable birds (b) ___ (come) to our country. These birds (c) ___ (call) ‘Guest birds’ because they (d) ___ (come) from Siberia. When the biting cold in Siberia (e) ___ (reach) beyond the limit, the guest birds (f) ___ (migrate) to our land. They (g) ___ (come) not only because of cold but also for want of food. The most wonderful fact (h) ___ (be) that they (i) ___ (fly) thousands of miles at a stretch. But nowadays the migratory birds (j) ___ (not come) because of scarcity of wetlands and hunters’ cruelty.

57. Dhaka Board—2007

English (a) ___ (be) an international language. As a result, the importance of English (b) ___ (increase). Different countries (c) ___ (have) to (d) ___ (keep) mutual communication among them. The necessity of learning English (e) ___ (be) very great because it (f) ___ (help) us to (g) ___ (develop) a good relationship with other nations. In this modern era of communication, it (h) ___ (not be) possible to advance without it. English (i) ___ (become) the language of the whole world. Almost all books in science and technology (j) ___ (write) or translated into English.

58. Dhaka Board—2008

Road accidents (a) ___ (be) daily occurrences in modern city life. Every year thousands of people (b) ___ (lose) their lives and many more (c) ___ (injure). Before the invention of automobiles, people (d) ___ (move) slowly but safely. The real causes of road accidents (e) ___ (lie) with people, not with transports. In some cities the roads (f) ___ (be) narrow. They (g) ___ (cope) hardly with the increasing traffic. Besides, traffic (h) ___ (not control) properly. The drivers often (i) ___ (violate) rules. As road accidents (j) ___ (become) a menace, immediate steps should be taken.

59. Dhaka Board—2009

Nature (a) ___ (give) her resources to us more generously than many other countries. Think about our land. It (b) ___ (be) soft and fertile. Our farmers who (c) ___ (have) simple hand-made tools (d) ___ (can dig), (e) ___ (plough) and (f) ___ (prepare) the soil with them. Whereas lands of other countries (g) ___ (be) rocky and cannot (h) ___ (prepare) so easily. We (i) ___ (have) a great natural advantage too. We (j) ___ (use) most of our land for agriculture and industry.

60. Dhaka Board—2010

What (a) ___ (be) begging? Begging (b) ___ (be) the claim of others. It (c) ___ (not give) anything good to society. It (d) ___ (be) totally unproductive and hence (e) ___ (have) no output. It (f) ___ (not develop) a man’s ability or will to (g) ___ (be) self-reliant. It (h) ___ (make) him indolent and habitually inactive. It (i) ___ (make) a man devoid of self-respect. Hence beggars (j) ___ (cannot claim) dignity in society.

61. Dhaka Board—2011

If we (a) ___ (cut) trees at random, one day our country (b) ___ (turn) into a desert. All living animals and birds (c) ___ (not find) shelter to (d) ___ (live) in. They (e) ___ (be) destroyed. There (f) ___ (be) no rain and as a result agriculture (g) ___ (face) a crisis. The temperature (h) ___ (rise) and it (i) ___ (cause) greenhouse effect. The country (j) ___ (be) unsuitable for living.

62. Dhaka Board—2012

Good manners (a) ___ (show) an important part of our education. Our education (b) ___ (remain) incomplete if we (c) ___ (not learn) manners. In our conduct with others we (d) ___ (must show) respect. We (e) ___ (have) a sense of fitness in our behaviour. We (f) ___ (should show) respect to our superiors. It (g) ___ (be) necessary for a disciplined society. Good manners (h) ___ (cost) nothing. So good manners (i) ___ (should be) a part of our nature and (j) ___ (practice) in daily life.

63. Dhaka Board—2004

Lutfur (a) ___ (be) 8 years old and (b) ___ (live) in Dhaka. He (c) ___ (come) from Tongi. He (d) ___ (have) a brother who (e) ___ (work) as a tempo helper. He (f) ___ (come) with his father, mother, brother and grandmother to Dhaka in search of a living. His father (g) ___ (work) as a rickshaw-puller and his mother (h) ___ (work) as a domestic worker. Lutfur (i) ___ (collect) polythene bags and (j) ___ (sell) them at a shop.

64. Dhaka Board—2005

Human beings (a) ___ (not like) to (b) ___ (spend) their days in one place all through life. They (c) ___ (be) tired of this sort of life. They (d) ___ (want) some change. So, they (e) ___ (go) abroad to (f) ___ (see) the world and (g) ___ (know) people. Travelling abroad (h) ___ (give) us pleasure. It (i) ___ (help) us (j) ___ (remove) our prejudices.

65. Dhaka Board—2006

The proper method of study (a) ___ (involve) regular and proper understanding. In order to (b) ___ (get) the best benefit from study, we (c) ___ (read) carefully and intelligently. We (d) ___ (not study) only for the purpose of (e) ___ (pass) examinations. We (f) ___ (take) genuine interest in our studies so that we (g) ___ (enjoy) what we (h) ___ (learn). This (i) ___ (widen) the horizon of our mind and (j) ___ (enrich) the wealth of our knowledge.

66. Dhaka Board—2007

The fruitcake which (a) ___ (order) (b) ___ (arrive). The table (c) ___ (make) ready. Different items of food (d) ___ (place) on the table. The drawing room (e) ___ (look) very nice and clean. It (f) ___ (decorate) nicely. Mina (g) ___ (put on) her new dress and (h) ___ (wait) for her friends. Her friends (i) ___ (start) (j) ___ (arrive) by twos and threes.

67. Dhaka Board—2008

It (a) ___ (be) a fact that complete happiness (b) ___ (not exist) in worldly life. A man (c) ___ (not have) all things that he (d) ___ (want). It (e) ___ (be) better not to (f) ___ (seek) perfect happiness. Rather one (g) ___ (be) satisfied with what one (h) ___ (get). Otherwise, he (i) ___ (become) frustrated and (j) ___ (think) that money brings happiness.

68. Dhaka Board—2009

Time (a) ___ (be) very valuable. Time which (b) ___ (lose) once (c) ___ (lose) forever. There (d) ___ (be) a proverb that time and tide (e) ___ (wait) for none. If time (f) ___ (not use) properly, one (g) ___ (suffer) in the long run. Those who (h) ___ (become) great (i) ___ (make) proper use of time. So, it (j) ___ (be) our duty to follow them.

69. Dhaka Board—2010

The natural calamities happening around the world (a) ___ (prove) that global climate (b) ___ (change). Hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and cyclones (c) ___ (be) the results of this change. Experts (d) ___ (warn) that we (e) ___ (head) towards a great disaster. We (f) ___ (do) harm to our environment by (g) ___ (be) unwise. Deforestation (h) ___ (cause) most of this degradation. And it (i) ___ (be) we who (j) ___ (be) responsible.

70. Dhaka Board—2011

An early riser (a) ___ (enjoy) the fresh air of morning which (b) ___ (refresh) body and mind. Moreover, he (c) ___ (start) his work early and (d) ___ (get) enough time to (e) ___ (perform) it properly. On the other hand, too much sleep (f) ___ (make) a man lazy. A man who (g) ___ (get up) late (h) ___ (waste) a lot of time. He (i) ___ (not get) enough time for work. So, everyone (j) ___ (make) the habit of early rising.

71. Dhaka Board—2012

We (a) ___ (know) that our land (b) ___ (be) limited. So most of our farmers (c) ___ (try) all the year round to (d) ___ (produce) more food for themselves but not for their animals. The animals (e) ___ (eat) what nature (f) ___ (grow). Especially in monsoon there (g) ___ (grow) a lot of green plants and the animals (h) ___ (eat) too much. As a result, they (i) ___ (become) sick. On the other hand, our winter (j) ___ (be) rainless and dry.