English: Second Paper
Subject Code: 108
Time- 3hours; Full Marks-100
[N.B: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
1. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. 1×5=5
Hazrat Omar (R) was (a)___second Caliph of Islam. He used to
go out at (b)___night in disguise to know the condition of his subject. One
night he went out in disguise. Suddenly (c)___sound of crying reached his ears
from (d)___hut. He went to (e)___hut and saw some children crying together.
2. Read the following passage and rewrite it in the past
tense. 1×5=5
Today is Wednesday at Nurpur High School and Class 8 are enjoying
their English lesson with Mrs Ayesha Amin. English English is taught early on
Wednesday, so everyone is feeling fresh. Now the students are telling Mrs Amin
about their experiences. Sarah is feeling very upset and wants to tell Mrs Amin
about something.
3. Change the following sentences into active or passive form. 1×5=5
(a) Nobody looked at him.
(b) He was recognized.
(c) He made me laugh.
(d) Mr. Anis is going to open a new business.
(e) Everybody knows the boy.
4. Transform the following sentences as directed. 1×5=5
(a) The sun shines brightly. (Exclamatory)
(b) Walking is the best exercise. (Comparative)
(c) No sooner had I reached the school than the bell rang. (Affirmative)
(d) He must be stopped. (Negative)
(e) Leave the room at once. (Assertive)
5. Put a suitable preposition from the box in each gap of the following sentences. 1×5=5
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By
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of
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at
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with
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after
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in
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from
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(a) We
should not laugh___ the poor.
(b) They
ran ___ the thief.
(c) I
pulled the boy ___ the ear.
(d) We
should not boast ___ our riches.
(e) He
deals ___ in rice.
6. Fill in each gap with a suitable conjunction from the box. 1×5=5
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though
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but
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lest
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provided
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if
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than
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while
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(a) ___he
was walking in the street he saw a little boy crying.
(b) Walk
fast,___ you should miss the train.
(c) He
does not study hard___ makes a good result.
(d) You
can enter the room ___ you are a student of this institution.
(e) ___
the man is rich, he is not happy.
7. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary. 1×5=5
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take
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rise
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be
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do
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build
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sing
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know
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(a) He
speaks as if he ___ everything.
(b) It
is high time I ___ my decision.
(c) Now
the girl ___ a song.
(d) The
sun ___ in the west.
(e) Ruplal
had to ___ a hut in the jungle.
8. Fill in the gaps with appropriate adverbs from the box. 1×5=5
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really
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certainly
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never
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straight
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very much
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very
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totally
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(a) Shakespeare
was ___ the greatest dramatist of the world.
(b) Rony
wanted to go home ___.
(c) I
___ don’t know why has come here.
(d) ___
tell a lie.
(e) My
father helped me ___.
9. Fill in the gaps with appropriate pronouns from the box. 1×5=5
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none
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you
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ourselves
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him
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me
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(a) He
told Rubi and me to go with ___.
(b) An
old man asked my friend and ___ what time it was.
(c) Talk
to him and ___.
(d) There
are some letters for ___ and me.
(e) We
availed ___ of the opportunities.
10. Fill in the gaps with appropriate adjective from the list. 1×5=5
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thoughtless
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right
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expensive
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sick
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weak
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true
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useful
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(a) Mr
Grasshopper’s children were ___.
(b) They
were also ___.
(c) Mr
Grasshopper was___.
(d) Everything
is so ___ nowadays.
(e) You
are ___ in your statements.
11. Change the narration of the following sentences. 1×5=5
(a) He said to me, “
I have done well in the exam.”
(b) Abir says, “I can help you.”
(c) Arif said to me, “What do you want?”
(d) Mother said to me, “Do not run in the rain.”
(e) They said to us, “Let us solve the problem.”
12. Fill in the gaps with the idioms and phrases from the box. 1×5=5
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cats and dogs
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build castle in the air
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give up
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all the while
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off and on
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(a) I
visit him___.
(b) You
should ___ smoking.
(c) It
was raining ___.
(d) He
always ___.
(e) He
reads ____.
13. Write an application. 5
(a) Application for transfer
certificate.
(b) Application for increasing
common room facilities.
(c) Application to the principal
for opening a common room.
14. Write a story on the following
topics. 5
(a) A friend in need is a friend
indeed.
(b) Nobody believes a liar.
(c) Who will bell the cat?
15. Write a dialogue any one. 5
(a) Write a dialogue between you
and your friend about Load shedding.
(b) ) Write a dialogue between you
and a bookseller.
16. Write a paragraph on the following topics. 10
(a) A book fair.
(b) A Winter Morning.
(c) Traffic Jam.
17. Write a composition on any one
of the following: 15
(a) Value of Time.
(b) Future Plan of Your Life.
(c) A Journey You Like Most.
(d) Physical Exercise.
=The End=
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