Chattogram Board 2024

Grammar Part

1.

Complete the following text with suitable prepositions:

Life of common people is beset (a) ____ a number of troubles. Price spiral has added new sufferings (b) ____ our life. Indeed, price of daily commodities has gone (c) ____ the ability of the common people. Lack (d) ____ supervision is responsible (e) ____ it. Some dishonest businessmen devoid (f) ____ morality hoard goods (g) ____ quick profit. The Government should take punitive action (h) ____ those people. People from all walks (i) ____ life should also co-operate (j) ____ the Government.

2.

Complete the sentences with suitable words/phrases given in the box:

what does ..... look like	it	what's ..... like	as soon as	was born
has to	there	would rather	let alone	had better

(a) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman _____ in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj district.

(b) _____ Professor Nathaniel Kleitman _____ ? Though he looks serious, he is an interesting physiologist and sleep researcher.

(c) The train blew whistle. _____ the passengers heard the whistle, they got into it.

(d) _____ is very hot today. Moreover, load-shedding is aggravating the situation.

(e) _____ mother’s love _____ ? It is incomparable.

(f) Ronny Heslop’s father is very sick. _____ seems to be no hope of recovery.

(g) The sky is getting dark. Nahian _____ carry an umbrella.

(h) Tahmid was too tired to walk, _____ run.

(i) Ahsan _____ walk home than take a rickshaw. The road is jam-packed.

(j) There is a charitable dispensary in our locality. None _____ pay for the service.

3.

Complete the sentences using suitable phrases/clauses:

(a) I miss my maternal grandmother a lot. 15 years have passed since ______.

(b) Zillur and Ashraf were lucky. No sooner had they ______.

(c) In our country, there are many people ______. Poverty is a curse for any society.

(d) Corruption is an obstacle to our national development. It is high time ______.

(e) Study sincerely lest ______.

(f) Nurjahan studies medicine so that ______.

(g) Once there was an old man who had three sons. They were so lazy that ______.

(h) Rezwan tried his best to get the job but he could not get it. Had he got the job, he would ______.

(i) The man ______ can maintain a sound health.

(j) Florence Nightingale wanted to be a nurse with a view to ______.

4.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context:

Relationships (a) ______ (be) of different kinds. Some (b) ______ (be) familial and intimate. (c) ______ (form) by blood and by marriage, some are social like the ones we have with friends and some (d) ______ (make) in school where we (e) ______ (form) close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationship can also (f) ______ (foster) in workplace, which may quickly (g) ______ (change) from professional to social. There (h) ______ (be) relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they can’t (i) ______ (part) with. All these relationships (j) ______ (keep) us close to each other and (k) ______ (provide) us all kinds of support, love and affection. A person (l) ______ (have) no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There (m) ______ (be) no one to laugh or (n) ______ (cry) with him/her.

5.

Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches:

“Porter, you may go,” said the mistress of the house, laughing. “You have gained your freedom.” “By Allah,” he replied, “I will not leave this house until I have heard the stories of my companions.”

6.

Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces:

Long ago, there was an (a) ______ (pre-modify the noun) king in England. He was tired of ruling and needed rest. He had (b) ______ (pre-modify the noun) daughters—Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. He made up his mind (c) ______ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase) among his daughters. But, at first, he wanted (d) ______ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase) how much they loved him. Firstly, the king asked his (e) ______ (pre-modify the noun) daughter how much she loved him. Goneril declared that she loved him (f) ______ (use an intensifier to post-modify the verb) than she could say. Lear, the king, was (g) ______ (pre-modify the adjective) satisfied. He gave her one-third of the kingdom. Then he asked his (h) ______ (pre-modify the noun) daughter Regan. She replied that her love for him would never change. She was able (i) ______ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) him. So, the king gave another-third of his kingdom. Then, it was the turn of Cordelia, the (j) ______ (pre-modify the noun) daughter of the king.

7.

Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage:

Self-confidence is essential to attain success in life. (a) ______ a person having self-confidence has won half of the battle. Self-confidence enables a man to prosper by creating some other virtues requisite for success. (b) ______ when a self-confident man fails to attain success, he becomes determined to reach his goal. This determination gives rise to some other virtues in him. (c) ______ he becomes diligent. He does not yield to failure. (d) ______ he endeavours more in the process. (e) ______ he becomes more sincere in his work. (f) ______ he becomes successful. (g) ______ a man devoid of self-confidence stumbles at every step. (h) ______ he loses vitality to go ahead. (i) ______ he does not try once more. (j) ______ he is heard to curse his fortune. (k) ______ the brave who have self-confidence can have their names enlisted in the list of the greatest men on earth. (l) ______ this process has been going on since prehistoric time. (m) ______ we must follow the track of the greatest people. (n) ______ we have to be failure in life and lament.

8.

Read the passage and then write the synonym or antonym of the words as directed below:

Morning walk is not only pleasant but also beneficial to health. In fact, walking regularly in the morning is a very good habit. It is the most advisable physical exercise for the aging and the old. In the morning, nature appears at her best. At that time everything remains quiet and scenic impressive. The environment with birds and beasts becomes calm and serene. The people who go out for a walk in the morning cannot but be impressed by it. It helps to keep their mind jolly and jovial. It also sets their temper for the rest of the day.

(a) pleasant (antonym);
(b) beneficial (antonym);
(c) regularly (antonym);
(d) advisable (synonym);
(e) appear (synonym);
(f) best (antonym);
(g) quiet (antonym);
(h) environment (synonym);
(i) beasts (synonym);
(j) serene (synonym);
(k) impressed (synonym);
(l) jovial (antonym);
(m) temper (synonym);
(n) rest (antonym).

9.

There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors:

Have you seen your mother Jerry I see her every summer She sends for me I wanted to cry out Why are you not with her How can she let you go away again He said She comes up here from Mannville whenever she can She doesnt have a job now.

Written Part

10.

Write an application to the Principal of Chattogram College,
Chattogram for admission on TC.

11.

Write a paragraph on ‘Smart Bangladesh’ around 200 words.

12.

Write a compare and contrast paragraph on “Junk Food and Healthy Food” around 200 words.

Chattogram Board 2024

English 2nd Paper

Smart Bangladesh