SSC ENGLISH SECOND PAPER

Answer Sheet
MODEL QUESTION-1
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) letter; (b) even; (c) deed; (d) important; (e) to; (f) different; (g) inspires; (h) differentiate; (i),
In; (j) educated.
2. (a) maker; (b) a; (c) division; (d) to; (e) in; (f) to; (g) for; (h) of; (i) the; (j) in.
3. (a) But all foods are not safe for us.
(b) No living beings can live without food.
(c) The foods we eat have a great effect on our health.
(d) About 80 % of our illness is related to the food we eat.
(e) The scientists have taken enormous steps in preparing food.
4. (a) living; (b) deprived; (c) are blessed; (d) decreasing; (e) living; (f) lose; (g) living; (h) taken;
(i) are not materialized; (j) has.
5. The students told the Headmaster respectfully that they wanted to go on an excursion. The
Headmaster asked them when they wanted to go and added that he (h) thought December was
the perfect month. The students asked him if he would give them permission. The Headmaster
ensured them that he would help heartily. The students thanked respectfully and prayed that
Allah might bless him.
6. (a) A woman who is newly married is called a bride.
(b) So a bridal party is a party consisting of the bride including her friends with attendants.
(c) Certain rites are to be observed by relatives from this party.
(d) They also make arrangements for rejoicing and merry making.
(e) They also welcome the bridegroom and his friends at the time of their arrival at bride's
house.
(f) How smart a new bride looks!
(g) She looks the most beautiful of all the girls.
(h) Don't relatives come to see her?
(i) Relatives come and wish her.
(j) Everyone wishes the new bride.
7. (a) There was an old farmer who had four sons.
(b) Though the sons were grown up, they did not work hard.
(c) They were so disobedient that their parents could not manage them.
(d) Their father always advised them to work but they did not pay any heed to him.
(e) As he was getting old, he became worried/anxious about their future.
8. (a) dangerous; (b) economic; (c) devastating; (d) addiction; (e) addicted; (f) anti-smoking; (g)
awareness; (h) impossible; (i) punishment; (j) All-out.
9. (a) Illiteracy is a curse. Nothing is so harmful as it for our national life, is it?
(b) Yet most of us don't understand this truth, do we?
(c) It is illiteracy which hampers all the development programmes, isn't it?
(d) So, we need to work in a body so that this can be eradicated, needn't we?
(e) There is nobody who can deny this truth, is there?
10. (a) as/ever; (b) Infact; (c) Besides; (d) without; (e) who
11. "What do you want?" asked she. Alfred answered, "I only want to come in. I am very tired.
Please, let me come inside. Afterwards I will go away."
MODEL QUESTION-02
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) adulteration; (b) causes; (c) eating; (d) victim; (e) liable; (f) heinous; (g) punishment; (h)
inspection; (i) certain; (j) enacted.
2. (a) in; (b) but; (c) at; (d) with; (e) sheer; (f) harm; (g) with; (h) make; (i) with;
(j) throughout/through.
3. (a) Education is the process by which our mind develop.
(b) It ennobles our mind and refines our sensibility.
(c) It is the training for proper growth.
(d) Nobody can prosper in life without education.
(e) The purpose of the education is the liberation of prejudice.
4. (a) suffer; (b) is; (c) is going; (d) should be; (e) adulterated; (f) taken; (g) accumulates; (h)
becomes; (i) hankering; (j) are.
5. Raja told me that he had gone there the previous day from his village. I asked him why he had
gone there. He said that his mother had sent him to me with that letter. I asked him how his
mother was. I also said that I had not seen her for a long time.
6. (a) People in general are fond of things which are glittering.
(b) The outer show of things and beings concerns them.
(c) Gold is a very precious metal.
(d) But there are some other metals and they look like gold.
(e) They fade soon losing their beauty.
(f) Metals are not similar to gold.
(g) How shinning it is!
(h) Who doesn't like it?
(i) Isn't the price of gold increasing day by day?
(j) Specially it attracts the women.
7. (a) Reading newspaper is not the wastage of time.
(b) If I had a lot of money, I would help the poor.
(c) Finishing the homework the boy went to school.
(d) The student works hard to make a good result.
(e) He is fond of playing cricket.
8. (a) virtuous; (b) behaviour; (c) immoral; (d) harmonious; (e) peaceful; (f) intolerant; (g)
impossible; (h) happiness; (i) heavenly; (j) disobey.
9. (a) He hardly goes out, does he?
(b) Every mother loves her child, don't they?
(c) Our exam is over. None is in tension, are they?
(d) Let her sing a folk song, will you?
(e) The books cost me Tk. 500/= , didn't they?
10. (a) but; (b) and; (c) As; (d) while; (e) so that.
11. Last December the Sundarban Circus came at our school field. On Friday I went there with my
elder brother. When we arrived there, the area was already crowded. We purchased tickets and
entered the tent.
MODEL QUESTION-03
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) with; (c) whereas; (d) get; (e) in; (f) varies; (g) getting; (h) of; (i) complete; (j) a.
2. (a) after; (b) before; (c) into; (d) used; (e) A; (f) upon; (g) the; (h) attend; (i) well; (j) attacking.
3. (i) Addiction means strong attraction for any harmful thing.
(ii) Drug addiction is not only a national but also a global problem.
(iii) Drugs are taken by smoking or through injection.
(iv) These drugs are used for intoxicating and stimulating effects.
(v) Drug addiction has grasped the young generation of the country.
4. (a) not heard; (b) not write; (c) describe; (d) were; (e) hear; (f) went; (g) surprised; (h) hissing;
(i) twittering; (j) imitating.
5. The woman asked the stranger where he was from. The stranger replied that he (s) was from
Dhaka. The woman asked him (s) again why he (s) was there. The stranger replied again that he
(s) was looking for a man named Akmal. The woman asked him who he was. The stranger
 replied that he (s) didn't know his real identity but he would work with him in a farm. The
woman begged pardon and replied in the negative that no man of that name lived there.
6. (a) A farmer had a goose which was wonderful.
(b) Didn't it lay a golden egg everyday?
(c) Selling the eggs in the market, the farmer became rich.
(d) The farmer became very greedy and wanted to have all the eggs in a day.
(e) Killing it, he lost his fortune.
(f) He lost his fortune because of his being greedy.
(g) Didn't his poverty increase day by day?
(h) At last when he realized his mistake, he became repentant.
(i) A greedy man like him is never happy.
(j) Let's learn the lesson from the story.
7. (a) Smoking is a habit which is harmful to health.
(b) Many people go on smoking though they know its harmful consequence.
(c) If we smoke we will suffer a lot.
(d) People can't give up smoking easily because it becomes an addiction for them.
(e) So attempts must be taken by us to quit smoking.
8. (a) invention; (b) inventor; (c) unsung; (d) unlamented; (e) ingratitude; (f) beautify; (g)
achievement; (h) hardly; (i) untiring/tireless; (j) thankful.
9. (a) There are six seasons in Bangladesh, aren't there?
(b) Each season has its own features, hasn't it?
(c) We hear new sound in each season, don't we?
(d) Everything changes, don't they?
(e) People also feel different weather in each season, don't they?
10. (a) but; (b) whether; (c) Certainly; (d) as; (e) therefore.
11. Janie helped her father roast hot dogs on the campfire. First, she put a hot dog on a long stick.
Next, she held the stick so that the hot dog was just above the fire. After a few minutes, she
turned the hot dog over. Finally, she removed the hot dog from the fire and placed it in a bun.
MODEL QUESTION-04
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) remains; (c) with; (d) show; (e) a; (f) conduct; (g) superiors; (h) a; (i) nothing; (j) of.
2. (a) first; (b) only; (c) also; (d) celebrated/observed; (e) festival/fair; (f)'at/in; (g) also; (h)
procession; (i) greatest; (j) in.
3. (i) Self confidence is one of the invaluable human qualities.
(ii) It helps a man to reach the goal of life.
(iii) The lack of determination leads one to loss one’s self confidence.
(iv) Success without self confidence is not enjoyable.
(v) One should exercise it in order to overcome the problem of life.
4. (a) cannot make; (b) is earned; (c) have; (d) cannot bring; (e) are spent; (f) running; (g) enrich;
(h) worn; (i) are; (j) enjoy.
5. I asked Jerry if he had seen his mother. He replied that he saw her every summer and added
that she sent for him. I wanted to cry out and asked him why he was not with her and asked
again how she could let him go away again. He said that she came up there from Manville
whenever she could and added that she did not have a job then.
6. (a) Will success come to one's life automatically?
(b) Is it known to you?
(c) Industry is more important for success than any other thing.
(d) So people call it the mother of good luck.
(e) A boy who is industrious will shine in life. .
(f) A life without an assignment is not an actual life.
 (g) A lazy man always curses his lot for his misfortune.
(h) He is a great fool.
(i) None can receive any reward without working hard.
(j) It is evident that very few virtues are as great as industry.
7. (a) I can't understand why he dislikes me.
(b) Can you suggest where it is found?
(c) Do you mind if I don't accompany you?
(d) I cannot justify why he dislikes me.
(e) I do not like the people who are idle.
8. (a) unselfish; (b) idealism; (c) encourages; (d) freedom; (e) being; (f) prosperity; (g) patriotic;
(h) disastrous; (i) priceless; (j) universal.
9. (a) I think you live in an extended family, don't you?
(b) Yes, I do. But I think a small family is not favourable for our mental growth, is it?
(c) You are right, we have to spend most of the time alone in a house, don't we?
(d) This is because our parents cannot spare time for us, isn't it?
(e) Let us live in an extended family as our grandparents did, shall we?
10. (a) Actually; (b) However; (c) As; (d) As a result; (e) If.
11. "We would like to go on an excursion. Can we have your permission, sir?" said the students.
"Yes, you can arrange it after the examination is over and you should choose a historical place
for that," replied the Headmaster. "Thank you, sir."
MODEL QUESTION-05
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) up; (c) after; (d) in; (e) the; (f) strength; (g) desire; (h) to; (i) the; (j) up.
2. (a) as; (b) remove; (c) support; (d) declining; (e) place; (f) sympathy; (g) relatives; (h) result; (i)
from; (j) problems.
3. (i) Bangladesh is an overpopulated land.
(ii) Population problem is a great problem in Bangladesh.
(iii) There are some cause behind overpopulation in Bangladesh.
(iv) Population problem creates other problems like poverty, disease, illiteracy, etc.
(v) The government should take proper steps to control the growth of population as soon as
possible.
4. (a) worried; (b) is; (c) are offered; (d) take; (e) make; (f) shuttle; (g) pray; (h) give; (i) remain;
(j) is published.
5. The man asked his son where he had been so long and why he was wasting his time. After a
moment he again asked him if he (son) would not appear at the final exam. The son replied that
he had gone to his friend's house to borrow an essential book but he (friend) had not been at
home and added that so he (son) had to wait for him (friend).
6. (a) Shumaya reading in class IX is a brilliant student.
(b) She does not live in a large family.
(c) She is the busiest member in her family.
(d) Conditions in her house are not favourable at all.
(e) There is chaos and confusion in her family and so she cannot concentrate on her study.
(f) Though she has a separate room of her own, she feels disturbed.
(g) Doesn't she have to share her room with others?
(h) If she were born in a small family!
(i) She is kept very busy with the new-born baby of her aunt.
(j) She helps her mother in household chores.
7. (a) Everybody wants friends because nobody can be happy without friends.
(b) The heart formed for love cannot be happy without receiving love from others.
(c) You cannot receive affection if you do not give it to others.
(d) You cannot find others to love you unless you love them.
 (e) As love is divine, everybody wants it.
8. (a) Officially; (b) international; (c) globalized; (d) independent; (e) cultural; (f) widens; (g)
international; (h) brotherhood; (i) alternative; (j) importance.
9. (a) You, he, and I did the work, didn't we?
(b) Rahim as well as Karim will do the work, won't he?
(c) None is none on the world, are they?
(d) When he came, I left the class, didn't I?
(e Happy Birthday to you, don't I?
10. (a) So; (b) that; (c) as; (d) If; (e) and.
11. "Do you know the prisoner at the bar?" asked the Judge. "Yes," answer the postmaster, "I saw
him in London. I knew him ever since he was a child."
MODEL QUESTION-06
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) in; (c) the; (d) in; (e) with; (f) without; (g) in; (h) by; (i) with; (j) wrote.
2. (a) virtue; (b) model; (c) for; (d) peace; (e) which/that; (f) friend; (g) peaceful/civilised; (h)
nothing; (i) things; (j) practise.
3. (i) Bangladesh has a rich, diverse culture.
(ii) Its deeply rooted heritage is thoroughly reflected in its architecture, literature and music.
(iii) The three primary religions of Bangladesh have had a great influence on its culture and
history.
(iv) The people of Bangladesh have a rich fictional legacy.
(v) Bangla literature developed considerably during the medieval period.
4. (a) are; (b) provide; (c) give; (d) help; (e) not realized; (f) doing; (g) destroying; (h) think; (i)
facing; (j) caused.
5. The mother asked the girl why she had not gone to school the previous day. Addressing her as
mum, the girl told her that she (girl) had been ill. The mother asked her how she was that day.
Requesting her mother not to worry for her, the girl told that she was well.
6. (a) Bangladesh is a land which abounds with rivers.
(b) Very few countries are as small as it.
(c) It is its agriculture that depends on these rivers only.
(d) We use these rivers for communication too.
(e) These rivers are used both for cultivation and for communication.
(f) These rivers assist us and so they are called the life line of our country.
(g) These rivers are not only a blessing but also a curse.
(h) Sometimes these rivers cause flood and bring about untold sufferings in our life.
(i) When it is rainy season, they assume a devastating sight.
(j) We should not keep these rivers unprotected for our betterment.
7. (a) Early rising means getting up early in the morning.
(b) One who gets up early can begin the day's work well.
(c) If a man rises early, he can enjoy the fresh air of the morning.
(d) An early riser gets enough time to finish his work.
(e) It is a habit that helps him prosper in life.
8. (a) popularity; (b) mentally; (c) misbehaviour; (d) criticism; (e) disregard; (f) ennoble; (g)
praiseworthy; (h) endear; (i) dishearten; (j) satisfaction.
9. (a) None can do this, can they?
(b) Let's discuss the matter again, shall we?
(c) I sometimes help my mother, don't I?
(d) Kindly do me a favour, will you?/would you?
(e) I have never seen him, have I?
10. (a) or; (b) when; (c) than; (d) not only; (e) but also
11. One day Meena and her parrot Mithu climbed a tall tree to pick a mango. She picked the
mango and took it to her mother. But her mother gave the larger share of the fruit to Raju, her
brother.
MODEL QUESTION-07
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) for; (b) of; (c) beneficial; (d) between; (e) saying; (f) on; (g) participation; (h) physically; (i)
an; (j) personality.
2. (a) the; (b) got; (c) on; (d) remember; (e) the; (f) the; (g) with; (h) of; (i) the; (j) burst.
3. (a) Education is essential for any kind of development.
(b) It is the backbone of a nation.
(c) It teaches us how to earn well and how to spend well.
(d) No nation can prosper without education.
(e) The present socio-economic condition of Bangladesh can be largely attributed to most
people's inaccessibility to education.
4. (a) wanted; (b) leaving; (c) made; (d) expressed; (e) not change; (f) accepted; (g) found; (h)
observe; (i) orbit; (j) declared.
5. Addressing his companions as comrades he told them to listen to him. He told them that though
he often talked nonsense, he could talk sound sense when he chose. He added that fortune had
sent them that treasure that they might lead a life of ease and they would spend it as lightly as
they had come by it. Then he asked them who could have guessed when they had set out and
that day that they should come by so fair a fortune.
6. (a) Nelson Mandela was greater than any other leader of South Africa.
(b) In fact, he was one of the greatest leaders in the world.
(c) It was apartheid and all his life he struggled against it.
(d) It was nothing but the government policy of racial segregation.
(e) The black were treated unkindly.
(f) It was the black who were subjected to all sorts of indignities.
(g) Even the black did not get as good treatment as dogs.
(h) The great leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice.
(i) The rulers threw him behind the prison bars.
(j) But his spirit could not be broken by the oppressive rulers.
7. (a) That honesty is the best policy should always be remembered.
(b) An honest man is honoured by all.
(c) He may not be rich but he enjoys mental peace.
(d) Only honest way can lead the country towards peace and prosperity.
(e) Everybody should try to be honest from their early life.
8. (a) creations; (b) rationality; (c) undo; (d) expectation; (e) dangerous; (f) exceptional/
exceptions; (g) overcome; (h) labourious; (i) bravery; (j) hardship.
9. (a) The mother loves her child, doesn't she?
(b) Let me come in, will you?
(c) A barking dog seldom bites, does it?
(d) How nice! isn't it?
(e) Her father is a teacher, isn't he?
10. (a) that; (b) who; (c) which; (d) So/Therefore; (e) Unless.
11. "Follow my example," she said as we shook hands, "and never eat more than one thing for
luncheon." "I'll do better than that," I retorted, "I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight." "Humorist!"
she cried gaily jumping into a cab.
MODEL QUESTION-08
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) of; (b) a; (c) from; (d) for; (e) in; (f) profession; (g) to; (h) in; (i) A; (j) selected.
2. (a) to; (b) before; (c) an; (d) from; (e) from: (f) For; (g) from; (h) establish; (i) in; (j) by.
3. (a) Emotion exists almost in everybody.
(b) It is a silent killer.
(c) Nobody is above it.
(d) We all are subordinate to it.
(e) So it should be controlled to work properly.
4. (a) has taken; (b) have been suffering; (c) should be; (d) know; (e) is going; (f) will be finished;
(g) will come; (h) am sending; (i) will help; (j) don't get.
5. Addressing Alok as friend, Sohel asked him if he (A) had ever visited the National Memorial at
Savar in Dhaka. He (S) exclaimed with great joy that it was very splendid. Alok agreed with
him and replied that he (A) had not yet gone there. He (A) asserted that he (A) must visit there
after the SSC exam was over. Sohel said that it had been built in memory of the martyrs of our
Liberation War. He (S) prayed that Allah might bless their souls.
6. (a) Traffic jam is more serious than any other problem in Dhaka city now.
(b) It has not become an uncommon affair in most of the cities and towns.
(c) Sometimes this jam is very acute and it blocks more than a kilometre of a street.
(d) Our valuable time is killed by it.
(e) If we take some pragmatic steps, we can solve this problem.
(f) The authority can construct more wide roads.
(g) Law should be implemented so that punishment can be ensured.
(h) Experienced drivers should be given license.
(i) Public awareness is the most important step.
(j) Then how enjoyable life in Dhaka city will be!
7. (a) Truthfulness is a great virtue because it helps a man to become great.
(b) One cannot command the respect of others unless he respects others,
(c) One may succeed once or twice by telling a lie but one day the truth will come to light.
(d) You will be punished if you are a liar.
(e) So, It is a wise decision to build up the habit of speaking the truth.
8. (a) enlarge; (b) unnecessarily: (c) shorten; (d) elaboration; (e) wastage; (f) displeases; (g)
examiners: (h) irritated; (i) cautious; (j) irrelevant.
9. (a) Nobody can ignore his lot, can they?
(b) I am too weak to go, aren't I?
(c) Let us do the work, shall we?
(d) Happy birthday to you, don't you?
(e) Birds fly in the sky, don't they?
10. (a) But; (b) as/since; (c) So; (d) and; (e) Then.
11. "Where are you going?" said the merchant. "I was coming to see you." "What do you want?"
"To earn my bread by the labour of my hands." "Do you really want work?" said the merchant.
"Yes, if you have any." "Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house." "I don't
see how I can do that," said the youth.
MODEL QUESTION-09
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) for; (b) to; (c) a; (d) to; (e) of; (f) workers; (g) after; (h) to; (i) risk; (j) loss.
2. (a) an; (b) to; (c) easily; (d) in; (e) laziness/obesity; (f) illness; (g) told/informed/ suggested; (h)
ask/tell/request/make; (i) labour/exercise; (j) to do/to take/undergo
3. (a) Begum Rokeya was the pioneer in awakening Muslim women folk.
(b) She was born in Rangpur.
(c) She contributed to our Bengali literature to a great extent.
(d) She had a great eagerness for education from her childhood.
(e) Our nation considers her to be a great lady.
4. (a) is considered; (b) sacrifice; (c) upholding; (d) achieving; (e) demonstrate; (f) struggle; (g)
ruling; (h) stamp; (i) been; (j) are.
5. The teacher became very angry with the students and asked them why they had again disturbed
the class in that way. He also said that he had told them before that when he was speaking, they
should be silent. Then the teacher ordered the students to leave the room and not to return again
that day. The students respectfully said that they were extremely sorry and requested him to
pardon them.
6. (a) Very few elements in nature are as useful as water.
(b) What an important asset it is!
(c) Can we pass a single day without water?
(d) Its main source is the rain and it builds streams, lakes and rivers.
(e) We have rain when it is monsoon.
(f) Flood is often caused by heavy rainfall.
(g) Flood damages crops.
(h) Our winter is not wet.
(i) Rainless winter does not bring good harvest.
(j) We can grow more crops by making the best use of rain.
7. (a) When the beggar came to me, I gave him a ten-taka note.
(b) If you invited me, I would come.
(c) She will swim after she wears a swimming costume.
(d) As he was ill, he could not come.
(e) The old woman is so weak that she can't walk.
8. (a) recently; (b) untimely; (c) violation; (d) unskilled; (e) unconscious; (f) unlicensed; (g)
faulty; (h) endanger; (i) safety; (j) unaware
9. (a) Mina needs to study a lot, doesn't she?
(b) Let them discuss the matter, will you?
(c) He put the book on the table, didn't he?
(d) Nobody can deny death, can they?
(e) Neither of them could do the work, could they?
10. (a) But; (b) In fact; (c) For example; (d) though; (e) It's a pity.
11. My name is Hasan Jamil. I was born in Bangladesh. I have completed my higher education
from Dhaka University. I love my country most. It is a beautiful country.
MODEL QUESTION-10
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) in; (b) the; (c) the; (d) reflection; (e) the; (f) enchanting; (g) the; (h) at; (i) from; (j) an.
2. (a) cities; (b) those/people; (c) lived; (d) exposed; (e) workplace; (f) found; (g) teaching; (h)
control; (i) careful; (j) public.
3. (a) Television is the widespread source of entertainment now.
(b) It is also used for distance learning.
(c) Television programmes are not only enjoyable but also highly educative.
(d) They are telecast on numerous channels.
(e) All families have a television set today.
4. (a) make; (b) are connected; (c) cannot pass; (d) bring; (e) established; (f) perform (g)
establish; (h) performed; (i) attaining; (j) obey.
5. Mostofa asked his son whom he (M) could trust with his riches during their absence. His son
replied that he (M) could certainly trust his (s) friend, the Armenian. He (s) added that he was
the most honest man in Damaskas. Then Mostafa told him that it was all right and he (M)
would accept his (s) suggestion for once.
6. (a) No other figure is as familiar as the postman.
(b) He is more eagerly waited than most other persons.
 (c) Everyday we see him going on a khaki dress.
(d) Letters, money orders, parcels, etc are delivered to the addressees by him.
(e) He cannot but go from one house to another in fair weather or foul.
(f) He renders service to us which is valuable.
(g) Doesn't he attend the office in time?
(h) He opens the mail bags and sorts the letters.
(i) But how neglected he is!
(j) He should be paid due respect by us.
7. (a) Honesty is the best policy that helps to improve our mentality.
(b) An honest man is respected by all.
(c) He may not be rich but he is happy.
(d) Only honest way can lead the country to the path of development and prosperity
(e) Everybody should try to be honest.
8. (a) communication; (b) officially; (c) international; (d) independent; (e) cultural; (f) widens; (g)
relationship; (h) brotherhood; (i) global; (j) nourishment.
9. (a) What a brilliant result you have made, haven't you?
(b) We feel proud of you, don't we?
(c) Thank you, Rabin, don't I?
(d) All credits go to my parents and teacher, I am grateful to them, aren't I?/ain't I?
(e) Right you are. We ought to remain ever grateful to them, oughtn't we?
10. (a) So; (b) If; (c) and; (d) therefore/thus; (e) When.
11. Have you heard the name of BAF Shaheen College located at Potenga, Chittagong? Mr. Nasir
Uddin, Principal of the college, is a man of principle. If you come to enjoy the Potenga sea-
beach, you can explore it. The college is run by Bangladesh Air Force.
MODEL QUESTION-11
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) for; (b) in; (c) By; (d) in; (e) the; (f) the; (g) preparation; (h) work; (i) to (j) a.
2. (a) plays; (b) time/moment; (c) till; (d) for; (e) reveal/express; (f) send; (g) necessary; (h) ever;
(i) an; (j) what.
3. (a) Almost all of us cherish a particular ambition.
(b) Ambition means desire to achieve something.
(c) One needs a particular ambition.
(d) A student having a particular ambition needs to study.
(e) One's ambition may be materialized and sometimes hindered.
4. (a) quickened; (b) occupied; (c) made; (d) brought; (e) transmit; (f) has; (g) brought; (h)
deepened; (i) changed; (j) gaining.
5. The mother asked the daughter if she (d) had done her (d) homeworks. The daughter replied in
the negative and told that she (d) had forgotten. The mother told that that was very bad. She
(m) added that she (d) had to be more careful about her (d) homeworks. She (m) also said that
by doing so she (d) could not expect to do well in her (d) studies.
6. (a) The old sailor had shot the albatross and the other sailors were very angry with him.
(b) They thought that they were more endangered than any other person in the world.
(c) He was blamed by them for their sufferings and thirst.
(d) Cursing him, they hung the dead albatross round his neck as a punishment.
(e) How terrible the next few days were!
(f) Did they find water anywhere?
(g) The sailor's throats were too dry to speak.
(h) Since they were watching all day long for a ship to come to help them, their eyes hurt
with looking across the bright, glassy sea.
(i) Suddenly they saw a ship coming towards them.
(j) They saw the boat and thought it as the blessing of God.
7. (a) We work hard so that we can prosper in life.
(b) If we are not industrious, we will not shine in life.
(c) A man who leads an idle life, can never develop his condition.
(d) An idle man can never help people and so he has no dignity in the society.
(e) We know the proverb that man is the maker of his own fate.
8. (a) immortal; (b) accountable; (c) unwise; (d) impious; (e) improbable; (f) properly; (g)
potentiality; (h) desired; (i) helpful; (j) importance.
9. (a) You had been to Dhaka during the winter holiday, Shilpi, hadn't you?
(b) Your brother also stays in Dhaka, doesn't he?
(c) How nicely he sings, doesn't he? .
(d) The brave deserve the fair, don't they?
(e) The body hardly keeps silent, does it?
10. (a) Neither; (b) nor; (c) So; (d) who; (e) that.
11. Over was called. Two batsmen walked to each other. "Too much bouncers," whispered Tamim.
"Hang on," inspired Mushfique fixing his helmet.
MODEL QUESTION-12
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) life; (c) when; (d) for; (e) sow; (f) the; (g) in; (h) reap; (i) a (j) of.
2. (a) a; (b) of; (c) to; (d) the; (e) in; (f) any; (g) up; (h) For; (i) properly; (j) in.
3. (a) An educated mother plays an important role to build up an educated nation.
(b) A child grows up in contact with its mother usually.
(c) If the mother is educated her children will be educated.
(d) An educated nation is largely indebted to its educated mothers.
(e) A child is always in touch of its mother.
4. (a) was suspended; (b) called; (c) was; (d) asked; (e) not think; (f) fought; (g) called; (h)
named; (i) being; (j) called.
5. The stranger asked the boy if he (b) would tell him (s) the way to the nearest hotel. The boy
replied in the affirmative and said that he would and asked if he (s) wanted a residential one in
which he (s) could spend the night. The stranger replied that he(s) did not want to stay there,
but he only wanted a meal. The boy told him to follow him.
6. (a) Aren't we proud of our freedom fighters?
(b) Their contribution will always be remembered.
(c) No other thing is so great as their sacrifice.
(d) But today many of them lead a life which is very miserable.
(e) By taking proper steps, we may improve their condition.
Or, In case of our taking proper steps, their condition may be improved.
(f) The government should increase their allowance.
(g) They should be respected by us.
(h) We should always remember their sacrifice.
(i) We should not disregard their sacrifice.
(j) It is the freedom fighters who are the real heroes.
7. (a) I shall go out provided the weather is fine.
(b) The man was given the job after he had been properly interviewed.
(c) The old man walks slowly lest he should fall down.
(d) Be truthful if you want to be respected.
(e) Scarcely had the assembly begun when it began to rain.
8. (a) harmonious; (b) bookish; (c) insufficient; (d) activities; (e) impossible; (f) publication; (g)
cultural; (h) enrich; (i) modesty; (j) politeness.
9. (a) Tafsir, Parto and Sudipto decided to make a journey by boat, they all would arrive at the
ghat at 10 a.m. Tafsir said to them, "Don't be late tomorrow, will you?"
 (b) Asif had a target to finish the lesson within 2 hours. But he has not. Then he says to
himself, "How time does fly, doesn't it?"
(c) Samin had a car, he would go on a long drive, wouldn't he?
(d) When Ismail ended the story, every student became astonished, didn't they?
(e) To make a good result, Sujon and Tarek will study sharing their problems. Sujon said to
Tarek. "It is a good idea, isn't it?"
10. (a) as/because; (b) if; (c) Rather; (d) Actually; (e) But.
11. "Don't worry about a few mistakes," said the teacher, "You can learn a lot through your
mistakes." "Do we learn from our mistakes," asked the boy. "Yes, we learn,"
MODEL QUESTION-13
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) a; (c) of; (d) gets; (e) of; (f) with; (g) in; (h) the; (i) fear (j) the.
2. (a) to; (b) the; (c) in; (d) become; (e) are; (f) in; (g) a; (h) the; (i) These; (j) get.
3. (a) Ambition means desire to achieve something.
(b) Almost all of us cherish a particular ambition.
(c) One needs to work hard to materialize any ambition.
(d) One's ambition can never be successful in life if one sits idly.
(e) One needs to be competitive too.
4. (a) distinguish; (b) build; (c) becomes; (d) is respected; (e) is dishonoured; (f) may have; (g)
does not gain; (h) lacks; (i) does not hesitate; (j) to avoid.
5. A fruit seller asked the customer which fruits he (c) would need. Then he said that he had.
apple from Australia, oranges from Darjeeling, grapes from Kashmeer, etc. The customer
asked the fruit seller what fruits he (fruit seller) had of their country. The fruit seller replied
that he had coconut, guava, jack fruits, etc. The customer said that he wanted one kg. of guava
as it would be the substitute of Australian apple.
6. (a) I was living in Paris twenty years ago.
(b) I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarters and it overlooked a cemetery.
(c) I was earning the money which was barely enough to keep body and soul together.
(d) A lady having read a book of mine, had written to me about it.
(e) I answered her and I did so by thanking her.
(f) Presently another letter was received by me from her.
(g) Didn't she express her desire to have a chat with me in it?
(h) Very few restaurants in Paris are as expensive as Foyot's.
(i) None but the French senators eat there.
(j) It was very far beyond my means and so I had never thought of going there.
7. (a) Truthfulness is one of the greatest virtues of a man.
(b) A man who is truthful can shine in life.
(c) If we are not truthful we can't shine in life,
(d) It is better for us to be truthful.
(e) Nothing can daunt a person who is accustomed to speaking the truth.
8. (a) politeness; (b) disrespect; (c) dislike; (d) discourteous; (e) discourtesy; (f) courteous; (g)
removal; (h) embracing; (i) bitter; (j) cordiality.
9. (a) Physical exercise means systematic and methodical movement of our limbs. Without it,
we cannot enjoy sound health, can we?
(b) Since he is a brilliant student, we hope he will make a good result, won't he?
(c) Rasel wants to improve in English. So, his teacher said to him, "Read story books written
in English, will you?"
(d) They were gossiping with each other. Suddenly one of them said, "Let's go out for a
walk, shall we?"
 (e) Shafiq can't complete his lessons because of his idleness. So, his teacher said to him,
"Those who idle their time away, lag behind, don't they?"
10. (a) where; (b) but;(c) Later; (d) so that; (e) than
11. "What can I teach you?" asked Nasiruddin. "We don't know," replied the students. "You are
students but you don't know anything. So I can't teach you anything," said Nasiruddin.
MODEL QUESTION-14
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) precious; (b) which; (c) a; (d) have; (e) for; (f) wisely; (g) the; (h) great; (i) off; (j) a.
2. (a) About/Nearly; (b) below; (c) is; (d) are; (e) of; (f) the/this; (g) a; (h) now/being; (i) as; (j) in.
3. (i) Friction between teenagers and parents is very common.
(ii) It can certainly occur in all times.
(iii) One obvious reason is the difficult behaviours of the adolescents.
(iv) Another source of friction is the transition from dependence to independence.
(v) Moreover, moody and sulky behaviours are common features of the teenagers.
4. (a) owe; (b) bestowing; (c) have; (d) belongs; (e) should not be; (f) show; (g) grown; (h)
causing; (i) losing; (j) enabled.
5. Mother asked me why I was reading that hour and she again asked me if I did not think that it
was the time for prayer. I replied that I had forgotten. Then she advised me to remember that
prayer is always good for our mind and body. She also proposed to me that we should go for a
walk after saying prayer.
6. (a) Illiteracy is one of the greatest problems in Bangladesh.
(b) All the rest problems of the country are created by illiteracy.
(c) Literacy and education are not the same thing.
(d) Literacy is the ability with which one can read and write.
(e) But education covers development of mind and taste done through study.
(f) Literacy is very important and so it is called the platform of education.
(g) But the rate of literacy is low.
(h) Our rate of literacy is not as much as that in Sri Lanka and India.
(i) So, isn't it the duty of the educated people to contribute in literacy?
(j) The government cannot but be sincere to eradicate illiteracy from the country.
7. (a) Walk very carefully lest you should fall down.
(b) Man cannot live alone and so he lives in a society.
(c) If anybody faces a problem, we should try to help him/her.
(d) The traffic jam is so unbearable that people become angry.
(e) Yesterday my uncle had an accident while he was crossing a cross-road.
8. (a) population; (b) children; (c) simply; (d) Despite; (e) situation; (f) Compared;
(g) available; (h) financial; (i) government; (j) educational.
9. (a) Know thyself, will you?
(b) Neither he nor his brothers joined the function, did they?
(c) Each of the students should be studious, shouldn't they?
(d) Not only Mithila but also her classmates made an excellent result, didn't they?
(e) Eva along with her friends joined the study tour, didn't she?
10. (a) Though; (b) After; (c) because/since/as; (d) When; (e) where.
11. "I have one word to say to you," said the lawyer. "Either take my advice or walk out of my
chamber." "Thank you," said the client. "I am leaving your chamber."
MODEL QUESTION-15
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) from; (c) in; (d) out; (e) a; (f) preservation; (g) for; (h) growth; (i) the; (j) the
2. (a) for; (b) A; (c) lost; (d) once; (e) the; (f) in; (g) for; (h) for; (i) in; (j) on.
3. (i) Character means the amalgamation of some good features.
(ii) It is psychological or ethical nature.
(iii) It also means mental or moral qualities of a person, a community, a race, etc.
(iv) Character of a person is the crown of life.
(v) Everybody hates a man without character.
4. (a) is not satisfied; (b) seen; (c) inspires; (d) carry; (e) results; (f) has achieved; (g) was; (h)
landed; (i) launched; (j) made.
5. Addressing his mother as mom, one day Ratul told her that he wanted to be first in the class
like his friend Redwan and added with disappointment that he always got second place. His
mother suggested that he should practise writing after reading. Ratul asked his mother if it was
really so and sighed why he had not thought of that before.
6. (a) I had taka in the bank which was exactly sixty thousand in amount.
(b) Only the hard-working boys will succeed.
(c) He wanted to see you and so he came home.
(d) Her smile had not been seen by anybody.
(e) None but he who was pure in heart could be perfectly just.
(f) My students, there was a great fall.
(g) This newspaper has the biggest circulation of all morning papers.
(h) Besides being intelligent, he is laborious.
(i) You have come and so I am glad.
(j) Let your health be taken care of.
7. (a) We should learn English because English is an international language.
(b) Our students are afraid of learning English as it is a foreign language.
(c) Unless we learn English we cannot cope with the modern world.
(d) For higher education, we need to learn English because books of higher education are all
written in English.
(e) It is time we became serious to learn English well.
8. (a) global; (b) radiation; (c) atmospheric; (d) Deforestation; (e) growth; (f) contributors; (g)
additional; (h) survival; (i) imbalance; (j) careful.
9. (a) The Headmaster and secretary attended the meeting, didn't he?
(b) Everybody is liable to error, aren't they?
(c) We shall visit the National Memorial soon, shan't we?
(d) He has few friends, has he?
(e) Rumour spread all over the country, didn't it?
10. (a) Although; (b) so; (c) and; (d) that; (e) As soon as
11. "O my dear lady," said Fardinand, "I dare not. I must finish my task before I take rest". "You
will sit down. I will carry your logs the while," said Miranda.
MODEL QUESTION-16
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) to; (b) The; (c) on; (d) plays; (e) the; (f) put; (g) on; (h) the; (i) By; (j) with.
2. (a) an; (b) progress; (c) faster; (d) mediums; (e) invention; (f) with; (g) twinkling; (h) done; (i)
cheap; (j) send.
3. (i) More female students are now getting themselves admitted to medical colleges.
(ii) They are entering there by dint of their merit.
(iii) In the highly competitive world of the medical profession women are participating and
playing their role impressively.
(iv) Many women doctors opt for a foreign degree now.
(v) They go abroad to know about the up-to-date technology and research.
4. (a) knocking; (b) not complete; (c) need; (d) request; (e) begins; (f) talked; (g) suggested; (h)
wait; (i) return; (j) keep.
5. The two rats shouted at the monkey to stop and said that he was eating all their bread. The
monkey told them that he was doing his best but he had told them that it's difficult. They told to
give them the little piece. He told them that it was his piece and asked if he hadn't done a lot of
work for them. The rats exclaimed with sorrow that they were very foolish to believe him.
6. (a) He is more brilliant than most other students in the class.
(b) Let's help the poor.
(c) This is not impure water.
(d) He is as wise as your father.
(e) Cox's Bazar is more charming than any other place in Bangladesh.
(f) We eat so that we may live.
(g) What are you vixed at/with?
(h) We know honesty to be the best policy.
(i) Shajahan built the Tajmahal after Mamataz Mahal had died.
(j) Work hard or you cannot be successful.
7. (a) God will help us so long as we are in the right path.
(b) 26 March is the date when the independence of Bangladesh was declared.
(c) A man is known by the company he keeps.
(d) Had I seen him once more, I would have become very happy.
(e) They came here in order that they might meet me.
8. (a) certainly; (b) patriotic; (c) equally; (d) reliable; (e) admirable; (f) disadvantage; (g)
misfortune; (h) basically; (i) earnestly; (j) helping.
9. (a) Nihar always blames her fate for his poverty. An old mam said to him, "God helps those
who help themselves, doesn't He?
(b) Mina wanted a pot full of water from her younger sister. Her younger sister said to her,
"There is little water in the pot, is there?"
(c) Zaman is an addicted boy. His mother said to him, "My dear son, give up taking drugs,
won't you?"
(d) Discipline is the random delivery of conscience. It is the combination of all good
qualities, isn't it?
(e) If I had a bird. I would tame it, wouldn't I?
10. (a) which; (b) But; (c) For; (d) and; (e) As a result/Therefore,
11. "Please, let me have the coffin," he cried. "I will pay for it." "We will not sell it for the world,"
one of the dwarfs said. "But I cannot live without Snow White," sighed the prince. The dwarfs
said, "You are the right man. We can hand over Snow White to you."
MODEL QUESTION-17
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) on; (b) around; (c) of; (d) to; (e) without; (f) the; (g) the; (h) live; (i) grow; (j) of.
2. (a) at; (b) happen/occur; (c) take; (d) bound/compelled/obliged; (e) for; (f) lost; (g) the; (h)
revenge; (i) of/about; (j) for.
3. (i) Feminism means the belief in women's equal rights.
(ii) It never belongs to any gender.
(iii) Rather feminists are misandry (hatred towards men).
(iv) They stick to eradicating existing gender inequalities.
(v) The rise of nations accelerates where men and women rise together.
4. (a) was; (b) made; (c) went; (d) could write; (e) standing; (f) looking; (g) Write; (h) said; (i)
lifted; (j) was.
5. My friend requested me not to go out then as it was raining outside. He said that if I had to
go, I should take my umbrella. I disagreed and said that I had a raincoat so I would not carry it.
He said that I might do whatever I liked. He also added that he had nothing to say.
6. (a) English is a foreign language.
(b) If we do not learn English, we cannot hope to get any good job.
(c) The man knowing English well can go abroad.
Or, The/An English knowing man can go abroad.
(d) Very few people become as/so valuable as he.
(e) You cannot but learn English./You cannot help learning English.
(f) This truth is known to everybody.
(g) It is one of the most practical truths.
(h) Who but the foolish can disobey this?
(i) So, do not waste any more time./So do not waste time any more.
(j) Study well and you will be able to learn it.
7. (a) There is no man who does not want to be respected.
(b) But, people will not respect us until we are honest.
(c) If you show compassion, they will show compassion to you too.
(d) Above all, love is stronger than any other thing.
(e) The world would be a better place if we realized it.
8. (a) entertainment; (b) pleasure; (c) various; (d) popularity; (e) attraction; (f) enjoy;
(g) highly; (h) Unfortunately; (i) attractive; (j) wonderfully.
9. (a) We notice some remarkable changes in the food habits of our country, don't we?
(b) You are right. Urban people have greatly changed their food habits, haven't they?
(c) Our young people are habituated to some fast foods like pizzas, burgers, faluda, etc,
aren't they?
(d) Certainly, fast foods can be eaten or carried away quickly, can't they?
(e) Nowadays our aged persons are no more dependent on our traditional foods only, are
they?
10. (a) Then; (b) While; (c) and; (d) After that; (e) After/When.
11. "Give me a few grains of corns. I'm dying of hunger," said the grasshopper. "But what did you
do in the summer? Didn't you store up any grain?" the ant remarked. "No. I was too lazy."
MODEL QUESTION-18
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) in; (c) a; (d) movement; (e) for; (f) the; (g) for; (h) up; (i) forward; (j) at.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5×10=5
Bangladesh is (a) —— of the most populated countries in the world. Our development efforts
are (b) —— because of overpopulation. Population explosion is (c) —— constant threat (d) —
— our environment and society. Her population is growing (e) —— such an alarming rate (f)
—— the nation may soon fail to supply the people (g) —— their minimum necessities. It is
very unfortunate. (h) —— steps should be taken to change (i) —— situation. (j) ——, it will be
impossible to live in this country.
3. (i) Robinson Crusoe was born in England.
(ii) His father wanted him to study law.
(iii) He did not like the idea.
(iv) He wanted to be a sailor from his boyhood.
 (v) His father did not want that he should go to sea.
4. (a) is; (b) inspires; (c) to do; (d) includes; (e) encourage; (f) to sacrifice; (g) makes; (h) is (i) do
not have; (j) to plot.
5. The teacher asked a student in the class if he (s) had ever gone to Cox's Bazar. The student
respectfully replied in the affirmative and said that he (s) had gone there. The teacher asked
him (s) why he (s) had gone. The student replied that he (s) had visited his (s) uncle's house and
at the same time the longest sea-beach. Then the teacher asked him (s) if he (s) would take him
(t) there when he (s) would visit the- next time. The student replied in the affirmative and said
that he (s) would take him (t). At this the teacher thanked him (s).
6. (a) Books are better than any other companion in man's life.
(b) You may have many friends who are good.
(c) But you may not get them in your need.
Or, But you may not get them at the time of your need.
(d) One or two may be proved as false as your enemies.
(e) But books are never prepared to leave your side.
(f) You will be made to laugh by some books.
(g) Aren't they actually your real friends in your life?
(h) There are some of your fake friends and they may hate you.
(i) But books will never hurt you like a fake friend.
(j) They will always be with you.
7. (a) Contentment is the key to happiness in life.
(b) The person, who is content with what he has, is a happy man.
(c) An honest man does not care anybody.
(d) Though he has to suffer for the time being, he will win in the long run.
(e) It is high time we tried our best to be honest in our way of life.
8. (a) Gratefulness; (b) acknowledgement; (c) dependent; (d) natural; (e) friendship; (f) kinship;
(g) needy; (h) depth; (i) grateful; (j) highly.
9. (a) Though the girl is intelligent, she is often deceived, isn't she?
(b) Where there is smoke, there is fire, isn't there?
(c) E-learning is a new idea in the education system. It is invented by a Bangladeshi professor, isn't
it?
(d) Since it was evening the shops were dazzling with bright light, weren't they?
(e) Do not forget that mother's birthday falls on July 25, will you?
10. (a) Since; (b) which; (c) Though; (d) and; (e) so that.
11. I went to school. I sat on the first bench. I listened to my teacher's lecture. He delivered his
lecture on how to maintain good health. He advised us to take physical exercise daily.
MODEL QUESTION-19
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) on; (b) to; (c) a; (d) before; (e) freedom; (f) domination; (g) an; (h) freedom; (i) from; (j)
domination.
2. (a) riser; (b) that/ which; (c) start; (d) gets; (e) properly; (f) makes; (g) wastes ; (h) get; (i)
doing; (j) habit.
3. (i) Our parents try to make us happy.
(ii) They spend money for our food, clothes and education.
(iii) They become happy at our success.
(iv) They become unhappy at our failure.
(v) We should be obedient to them and try to make them happy.
4. (a) began; (b) leaping; (c) lashed; (d) was; (e) continued; (f) to talk; (g) did not forget; (h)
enjoyed (i) paid; (j) shouting.
5. Bina wished happy birthday to Belal and said that he (Belal) was looking very smart. Belal
thanked Bina for her appreciation. He asked her where Bely was. He again asked her if she
wouldn't go. Bina regretted and said that she (Bely) had gone to hospital with her (Bely) father.
She also said that he (Bely's father) had fallen on the road and lost sense. Belal proposed that
they should go to the hospital.
6. (a) Singapore is busier than most other cities in the world.
(b) Very few hotels are so/as fine as Raffles.
(c) Singapore is visited every year by millions of people.
(d) Food-loving people can taste local as well as foreign food.
(e) The people of Singapore are not ill-behaved at all.
(f) The tourists are welcomed warmly by them.
(g) They are not lazy.
(h) They are so polite that they cannot misbehave towards others.
(i) They also please the tourists.
(j) They go there so that they can enjoy the city.
7. (a) He could not walk because he was weak.
(b) A man who is drowning catches at a straw.
(c) Had I been there, I would have helped him.
(d) Man eats in order that he may live.
(e) No sooner had I known her whereabouts than I rushed to her.
8. (a) disgrace; (b) maltreated; (c) employers; (d) unhealthy; (e) unfavourable; (f) sorrowful; (g)
risky; (h) dangerous; (i) enforced; (j) encouraged.
9. (a) Nabil said to Shopon, "You are tired. So, have a drink, will you?"
(b) We were all present there. But he said, "None of you went there, did they?"
(c) The boy protested us and said, "I'd do the work, wouldn't I?"
(d) My uncle found me on the way and said, "You are applying for the job, aren't you?"
(e) We all know that every student wants to do well in the examination, don't they?
10. (a) but; (b) As a result; (c) no doubt; (d) Actually; (e) However.
11. "Have you killed the rats?" said the mayor. "Yes, I have," said the pied piper, "Give me the
promised money." "How funny!" said the Mayor, "We can't give you so much money. Take
only fifty."
MODEL QUESTION-20
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) on; (c) perseverance; (d) ability; (e) failure; (f) stainless; (g) man; (h) comes; (i)
perseverance; (j) much.
2. (a) an; (b) remains; (c) with; (d) show; (e) a; (f) behaviour/dealings; (g) elders/superiors; (h) a;
(i) nothing; (j) of.
3. (a) A teacher holds the noblest profession.
(b) He nurses the young mind carefully.
(c) He opens new vistas of knowledge for them.
(d) He is a window opener for his students.
(e) He is the nation builder.
4. (a) proclaimed; (b) to be observed; (c) establishing; (d) came; (e) said; (f) has been given; (g)
developing; (h) will add; (i) will encourage; (j) will increase.
5. The new teacher entered the classroom and asked the students if they could tell him what he
should do then. One of the students respectfully replied in the negative. The teacher smiled and
told them to try to guess. Another student told the teacher that he should introduce himself to
them. Then the teacher thanked him and mentioned that he was really brilliant.
6. (a) National Memorial situated at Savar is the symbol of nation's respect.
 (b) It bears the most important memories.
(c) It is a monument which is a combination of seven towers.
Or, It is a combination of towers the number of which is seven.
(d) It is more visible than any other memorial in Bangladesh.
(e) Proper respect should be shown for gaining it.
(f) We should not forget our freedom fighters.
(g) What a respectful position they have earned in our country!
(h) Every year a lot of people visit it and bow down their heads in front of it.
(i) The National Memorial is a very beautiful piece of work.
(j) There is nobody who does not want to visit it.
7. (a) Those who are prudent can think what will happen next.
(b) Completing my lessons, I went to school.
(c) Had I been a millionaire, I would have helped the poor.
(d) They behaved as though they had known everything.
(e) We should wait at the station as long as it rains.
8. (a) warrior; (b) speechless; (c) overwhelmed; (d) recalled; (e) unmoved; (f) bitterly; (g)
misfortune; (h) fatherless; (i) heroism; (j) martyrdom.
9. (a) Rina has little knowledge about games and sports, has she?
(b) Let's talk to her, shall we?
(c) The Creator is second to none, is He?
(d) Everybody praises a well-mannered student, don't they?
(e) I think she has no interest in it, has she?
10. (a) as; (b) which; (c) Besides; (d) If; (e) and.
11. Life without love is a barren field. It is very difficult to grow anything in a sterile place. If a
man is loveless, he can kill anyone easily. Such type of men is often compared to a beast.
MODEL QUESTION-21
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) of; (b) which; (c) constructive; (d) his; (e) difficult; (f) exception; (g) and; (h) of; (i) their;
(j) written.
2. (a) quite; (b) of; (c) greatly/largely; (d) turn; (e) from; (f) covered; (g) use/exercise/exert; (h)
over; (i) plant; (j) the.
3. (i) Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
(ii) It was named after Everest who was the first to survey the Himalayas in 1841.
(iii) Climbing mountains like Everest is difficult and dangerous.
(iv) Many expeditions had been led to conquer Mount Everest but some of them failed.
(v) Hillary and Tenzing first reached the top on May 10 after two months of difficult and
dangerous climbing.
4. (a) experienced; (b) was preparing; (c) had entered; (d) becoming; (e) came; (f) appeared; (g)
seemed; (h) sat; (i) enjoyed; (j) gossiping.
5. The teacher asked Ahsan why he (A) was talking in the class and told him that he (A) should
behave himself. Apologizing respectfully, Ahsan informed the teacher that he was asking
Rahim to lend him (A) his (Rahim's) pen as his (A) pen had run out. The teacher told him to be
attentive and to listen to his lecture.
6. (a) Abdur Rahman got married at the age of twenty-two.
(b) He was not an active man at all.
Or, Wasn't he a very lazy man?
(c) His wife had to work hard so that she could maintain his family.
(d) They had no food and so they could not satisfy their hunger.
(e) Sorrow is not as strong as hunger.
(f) His wife insisted by her that he should do something.
(g) He was requested by her to be more responsible.
 (h) Didn't Abdur Rahman realize the fact?
(i) He promised to her to manage a job within a week.
(j) We must be hard-working in our life.
7. (a) It is true that most of the parents of our country are not interested enough to send their
children to school.
(b) Parents think that spending money for the children's education is unwise specially when
they are girls.
(c) They think female children need no education because they will be married off one day.
(d) To lessen discrimination in children's educational status the government gives subsidy
for female children so that they can get education free of cost.
(e) It is a good sign that nowadays many parents are sending their female children to school.
8. (a) immoral; (b) malpractice; (c) prevailing; (d) deterioration; (e) realization; (f) sorrowful; (g)
leniency; (h) ethical; (i) religious; (j) educational.
9. (a) Zinia has little knowledge about sports, has she?
(b) But, she can develop it if she reads sports journals, can't she?
(c) I think she has no interest in it, has she?
(d) Let's talk to her, shall we?
(e) Indeed we need to encourage her in sports for our benefit, don't we?
10. (a) because; (b) that; (c) But; (d) which; (e) If.
11. He said, "I can chop some wood today." "But I have a boy coming from the orphanage," I
retorted. "I'm the boy." "You? But you are too small!"
MODEL QUESTION-22
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) maker; (b) a; (c) division; (d) to; (e) in; (f) to; (g) for; (h) of; (i) the; (j) in.
2. (a) similar; (b) important; (c) about; (d) communicate; (e) can; (f) way; (g) worry;
(h) when; (i) mistake; (j) through.
3. (a) Dowry hampers the normal conjugal life.
(b) In the name of dowry manhood of the husband is sold to the womanhood of the wife.
(c) The selling of manhood is the name of a black trading.
(d) This imprisonment of the husband refers to taking dowry because it hampers our dignity.
(e) We must give up the buying of the imprisonment.
4. (a) is; (b) face; (c) having; (d) cannot think; (e) require; (f) to buy; (g) are cheated; (h) is; (i) is;
(j) is trying.
5. Drawing Hamid's attention Salmon politely asked him if he was Jack. Hamid replied that he
was not. Then pointing to a place Hamid told Salmon that he (J) was over there. At this,
Salmon apologised and then Hamid asked Salmon if he was a new student there. Salmon
replied in the affirmative and said that he was.
6. (a) Isn't patriotism a great virtue?
(b) A patriot is loved by all.
(c) On the other hand, treachery is not loved by anyone.
(d) Those who are treacherous do not deserve any praise.
(e) Everybody forgets them after their death and so they sink into oblivion.
(f) No other persons in the society are as hateful as they.
(g) Even if we remember them, we remember them with disgust.
(h) Nawab Sirajuddoulah is more remarkable than most other persons of patriotism.
(i) Jafar Ali Khan is one of the most treacherous persons.
(j) Nawab is very adorable.
7. (a) If we don't work hard, we can't prosper.
 (b) It is computer which computes swiftly
(c) We got our independence after we had lost huge blood.
(d) Though it is harmful, people go on smoking.
Or, Though smoking is harmful, people go on smoking.
(e) It is a matter of irony that such a little child lost its mother.
8. (a) loudness; (b) tolerance; (c) vibration; (d) pleasant; (e) regularly; (f) pollution;
(g) seriously; (h) aged; (i) unbearable; (j) pollution.
9. (a) Though the girl is intelligent, she is often deceived, isn't she?
(b) Where there is smoke, there is fire, isn't there?
(c) Strike the iron while it is hot, will you?
(d) Undoubtedly, our culture has some drawbacks, hasn't it?
(e) Let's discuss the story of Ruplal that Mrs. Amin told us, shall we?
10. (a) because/ for; (b) Therefore; (c) which/that; (d) but; (e) when.
11. Twenty years ago, I lived in a village. Now it has turned into a big one. Not only that, it is
going to be a crowded town. This way we face changes, don't we? Changes should be accepted
but that should be positive.
MODEL QUESTION-23
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) adulteration; (b) of; (c) a; (d) that; (e) or; (f) at; (g) the; (h) the; (i) into; (j) for.
2. (a) concentration; (b) benefit; (c) extensively/widely; (d) purpose; (e) care; (f) enjoy; (g)
read/study; (h) knowledge; (i) broaden; (j) enriching/increasing
3. (i) Efforts are extremely needed for the progress in life.
(ii) Life loses its interest without struggle.
(iii) Games become dull if there is no competition.
(iv) A victory is not a real triumph if both the sides are not equally matched.
(v) Really life is one kind of continuous examination.
4. (a) give; (b) arrived; (c) did not; (d) passed; (e) felt; (f) arranged; (g) expecting; (h) wait; (i)
mentioned; (j) was.
5. Sitting close to Kabir, Subir addressed him as his pal and asked him what ailed him (K).
Heaving a sigh, Kabir told him (S) that there was nothing so serious and added that he (K) had
got rather nostalgic about his (K) homeland. He (K) further added that he (K) missed his (K)
dear country and the childhood memories haunted him (K). Then he (K) exclaimed with sorrow
that it was a very painful experience to leave one's country only for the sake of a better living.
Afterwards, Subir nodded (K) that he (K) was right.
6. (a) Very few curses of the 21st century are so big as child labour.
(b) They are forced to work for poverty.
(c) We have to remove poverty so that we can check child abuse.
(d) Robert Bruce was defeated for six times and lost all hopes.
(e) Nothing but determination can bring us success.
(f) People can pollute water in many ways.
(g) We will become sick if we drink polluted water.
(h) Marco Polo was a very famous traveller.
(i) It is never free.
(j) We eat and satisfy our temptation.
7. (a) We belong to a community and we have our language and culture.
(b) Once there was a time when we were oppressed by foreign rulers.
(c) We got our independence after we had fought bravely for it.
(d) Many freedom fighters received martyrdom while fighting against the enemies.
 (e) It is high time we paid proper honour to the martyred freedom fighters.
8. (a) worldly; (b) Shortage; (c) deplorable; (d) properly; (e) difficulty; (f) dependent; (g)
utilization; (h) improper; (i) destruction; (j) careful.
9. (a) Manners make man. But what about our young generation nowadays? The young hardly
practise good manners, do they?
(b) But nobody likes an ill-mannered student, do they?
(c) Everybody praises a well-mannered student, don't they?
(d) We seldom teach our young learners manners, do we?
(e) "Courtesy costs nothing, but pays more." It is all who should know the maxim, shouldn't
they?
10. (a) when; (b) ultimately/eventually/pathetically/bitterly; (c) But; (d) And; (e) both.
11. I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're
English and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things.
MODEL QUESTION-24
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) of; (b) inventions/achievements; (c) invention; (d) used; (e) for; (f) doing; (g) work; (h) the;
(i) information; (j) preventing.
2. (a) main; (b) achieving; (c) prepared; (d) lying/coming; (e) faced; (f) come; (g) by;
(h) participate/take part; (i) a; (j) helping.
3. (i) Health is the root of all happiness.
(ii) A person who has ill health cannot enjoy his life.
(iii) We need good health to survive in the world.
(iv) Health is wealth.
(v) It is the blessing of God.
4. (a) founded; (b) established; (c) broke out; (d) been proved; (e) experienced; (f) aimed; (g)
struggled; (h) exploded; (i) fell; (j) exploded.
5. Sabu asked his father what a puppet show was. Father proposed that they should go inside and
he could see for himself. Inside the tent, Sabu exclaimed with wonder that it was very strange
that a doll was dancing and talking. Father said that a man behind the screen was moving the
doll and asked if he understood who was talking.
6. (a) We can pollute water in many ways.
(b) Wastes are thrown into it and it is polluted.
(c) People pollute water by chemical fertilizers and insecticides too.
(d) When we drink polluted water, we become sick.
(e) If people are not made aware of pollution it cannot be kept clean.
(f) Water should not be polluted by us.
(g) We will suffer from different diseases by drinking polluted water.
(h) Nothing but polluted water causes the diseases of our stomach.
(i) Water is more important than all other things for us.
(j) We should drink clean water.
7. (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed, is a proverb.
(b) Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
(c) If he studied hard, he would pass.
(d) A patriot is he who loves his country.
(e) Had the students done their duties properly, they would have succeeded.
8. (a) usually; (b) recently; (c) Employment; (d) Reference; (e) Sustainable; (f) patriarchal; (g)
empowerment; (h) Conventionally; (i) undeniable; (j) potentialities.
9. (a) A child is a blessing of God. There is no mother but loves her child, is there?
(b) Nature is mysterious. But who knows the ways of nature, do they?
(c) The old man said to his people, "Let him say whatever he likes, will you?"
(d) Flood has affected the country recently. So the MP said, "Do save my country and my
countrymen, won't you?"
(e) Samira wants to swim in the pond. But her friend said to her. "There is little water in the
pond, is there?"
10. (a) which; (b) and; (c) For example; (d) But; (e) Rather.
11. Have you heard the name of George Bernard Shaw? This great man was born in Dublin in
1856. His father's family had been small land owners. He was awarded Nobel Prize on
literature in November 1925. 'Arms and the Man' is a creation of Bernard Shaw. Here he says,
"romantic lovers are like colourful butterflies." What a great man he was!
MODEL QUESTION-25
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) is scheduled; (b) held; (c) in; (d) The; (e) again; (f) chance; (g) chances; (h) are; (i) are;
(j) splendour.
2. (a) uncommon; (b) civilization; (c) foremost; (d) people; (e) development; (f) defend;
(g) performs; (h) traitor; (i) over; (j) shake.
3. (i) Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most famous poets of world literature.
(ii) He was born in the famous Tagore family in March, 1861.
(iii) He could not accustom himself to formal education.
(iv) So, he was educated informally at home.
(v) At the age of fifteen, his poetic genius got revealed through his published book
'Banaphool'.
4. (a) has risen; (b) are; (c) offer; (d) rejected; (e) take; (f) throwing; (g) burnt; (h) lead; (i)
preventing; (j) raise.
5. Sakib told Karim that he had had a blue pen. Karim strongly denied in the negative and said
that it had been green. Then Sakib told Karim that he (K) said it had been green and asked him
where it was then. Swearing by God Karim replied that he did not know. Sakib exclaimed with
wonder to Karim that it had been a very nice pen.
6. (a) No other invention of science is as miraculous as Internet.
(b) It is Internet which has brought about an unthinkable revolution in the field of
communication.
(c) It is a computer network connecting other network including computers across the globe.
(d) Telephone line interlinks this network.
(e) Internet connection cannot but require a telephone set./There cannot be any Internet
connection without a telephone set.
(f) It also requires a modem, a special kind of software.
(g) There are only two types of internet.
(h) Internet gets a connection from a system and the name of this system is networking
system.
Or, There is a networking system and internet gets connection from it.
(i) Any sort of information can be got very easily and quickly by the internet users.
(j) Thus what a wonderful job-internet has done!
7. (a) Bangladesh is a small country but it has a huge population.
(b) Our big population is a problem because most of them are poor and illiterate.
(c) Though it is a great problem, we are not aware of it.
(d) Unless we control our problem, it will be more serious.
(e) It is high time we took measures to control it.
8. (a) fairly; (b) invention; (c) become; (d) calculation; (e) ensure; (f) removed; (g) almost; (h)
electronic; (i) unable; (j) independently.
9. (a) The little boy came fast, didn't he?
(b) I am always obsessed with cricket, aren't I?
(c) Let's go out for a walk in the open field, shall we?
(d) The teacher said in the class, "He is a 3rd person, isn't it?"
(e) Hello, Sumon, I believe you are coming to the airport, aren't you?
10. (a) In addition; (b) Moreover; (c) On the other; (d) So; (e) That is why/Therefore.
11. "My lord," he said to the caliph in a humble voice, "I know I have done wrong and must suffer
for it. But if I save the donkey, I shall cause it a great deal of unnecessary suffering."
MODEL QUESTION-26
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) in; (b) After; (c) ability; (d) a; (e) of; (f) the; (g) involve; (h) work; (i) the (j) the
2. (a) an; (b) by; (c) a; (d) second; (e) the; (f) of; (g) Once; (h) our; (i) in; (j) of.
3. (i) A king declared a rich prize for the teller of the biggest lie.
(ii) They were all taken before the king.
(iii) A date was fixed for the competition.
(iv) Applicants tried their best to tell bigger lies.
(v) Applicants were enlisted serially for the competition.
4. (a) do; (b) approaches; (c) makes; (d) prepares; (e) write; (f) to cram; (g) go; (h) gather; (i)
reading; (j) does not hesitate.
5. Sohel wished Rupa good morning and asked how much preparation she had taken for the test
exam. Rupa replied that she had taken a great preparation and added that she must get GPA-5.
Sohel exclaimed with great joy that she was a very lucky girl and added that but his preparation
was not so good.
6. (a) What a devastating phenomenon of the modern world terrorism is!
(b) Isn't it increasing alarmingly at present?
(c) Terrorism is more disastrous than anything.
(d) Very few problems of the modern world are as corrosive as it.
(e) People hate a terrorist.
(f) Everybody is now in the threat of violence.
(g) There is law to punish the terrorists but they are not properly applied.
(h) If we apply the law properly, we can get rid of terrorism.
(i) A terrorist leads a very miserable life.
(j) We should bring them to book.
7. (a) He is such a great fool that he cannot understand a simple matter.
(b) The sooner, the better.
(c) Man lives in a society as he is a social being.
(d) That he will get promotion is clear to us.
(e) By the time he returned home he got very tired.
8. (a) compulsorily; (b) methodically; (c) memorize; (d) untrained; (e) inefficient; (f) interested;
(g) lively; (h) attractive; (i) comparatively; (j) existing.
9. (a) My father scolded me. I was upset. Later I told him, "You don't like me, do you?"
(b) My friend Rihan was very interested to play. I told him, "Let's play badminton, shall
we?"
(c) Whenever I go to Cox's Bazar, I think that the Bay of Bengal is beautiful, isn't it?
(d) Little daughter asks her mother why man eats. In reply, she said, "Man eats to live,
doesn't he?"
(e) "He is very introvert. He never passes any comment about others, does he?"
10. (a) But; (b) who; (c) because; (d) however; (e) so.
11. Do your duty by yourself. When you will be attentive to your lessons, you will be able to finish
your course. Unless you work hard, you will not succeed. So, do your duty in the right moment.
MODEL QUESTION-27
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) to; (c) output; (d) a; (e) will; (f) indolent; (g) dependent; (h) of; (i) for; (j) aversion.
2. (a) the; (b) for; (c) helps; (d) The; (e) by; (f) near; (g) the; (h) at; (i) expected; (j) with.
3. (i) Gentility is the state of being gentle.
(ii) And he who possesses this quality is a gentleman.
(iii) A gentleman/He behaves with all gently.
(iv) He/A gentleman never hurts anyone whimsically.
(v) Gentility is the symbol of peace and prosperity.
4. (a) put; (b) done; (c) visited; (d) told; (e) was filed; (f) inquired; (g) set; (h) were kept; (i) said;
(j) bought.
5. He asked me what the time was by my watch. I replied that it was half past nine. He said, that
he wanted to go to college and asked me politely if I would accompany him. I replied in the
negative and said that I was sorry.
6. (a) The cuckoo is a bird which is of very shy nature.
(b) It is hardly seen beside human habitation.
(c) Allah is second to none.
Or, Isn't Allah one?
(d) They are coward but clever.
(e) They lay their eggs in the nests which belong to crows.
(f) The crows are not as clever as they.
(g) They do not make their nests because of their being lazy.
(h) The baby cuckoos are raised by the crows.
(i) The baby grows up and then flies away.
(j) Do crows ever understand it?
7. (a) Too much courtesy too much craft.
(b) If I had been rich, I would have helped the poor.
(c) It is a good sign that nowadays many rich people help the poor.
(d) The postman has a definite area where he works.
(e) The grapes were hanging so high that the fox could not reach them.
8. (a) adulteration; (b) poisonous; (c) incurable; (d) greedy; (e) wickedness; (f) dishonest; (g)
really; (h) Presently; (i) Hopefully; (j) malpractice.
9. (a) Be careful, won't you?
(b) I had an accident last week, hadn't I/didn't I?
(c) Everything looked beautiful, didn't it?
(d) These are apples, arent' these?
(e) Shila told Nipa, "How happy you are in a nuclear family! aren't you?
10. (a) While; (b) that; (c) or; (d) who; (e) as.
11. Rabindranath Tagore is my favourite author. He was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta on the 7
May, 1861. My brother loves him very much
MODEL QUESTION-28
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) desire/instinct; (b) up; (c) which; (d) the; (e) after; (f) desire; (g) to; (h) to; (i) the; (j) by.
2. (a) the; (b) job; (c) unlawful/illegal; (d) number; (e) by; (f) Though; (g) people; (h) are; (i)
hindrance/obstacle; (j) to.
3. (i) Illiteracy is a curse.
 (ii) It is still dominate in our country.
(iii) Books preserve the sayings and thoughts of great men.
(iv) The illiterate persons have no access to them.
(v) Education illuminates like light.
4. (a) is; (b) enjoys; (c) takes; (d) refreshes; (e) takes; (f) avail; (g) strolling/walking;
(h) walking/strolling; (i) keep; (j) don't do.
5. Miranda exclaimed with sorrow and advised Ferdinand not to work hard. She said that her
father was at his studies and added that he was safe for those three hours. Then addressing him
as brother she advised him (F) again to rest himself. Addressing her (M) as dear lady,
Ferdinand replied that he (F) dared not to rest and added that he (F) had to finish his work
before he (F) took rest.
6. (a) Bangladesh is more populous than most other countries in the world.
(b) We should read books so that we can gain knowledge.
(c) Everybody believes education to be the backbone of a nation.
(d) Fading soon, they lose their beauty.
(e) It is honesty which is a great virtue.
(f) My first day at school is the most memorable day in my life.
(g) No other beach in the world is as long as Cox's Bazar.
(h) Aren't we proud of our freedom fighters?
(i) Everybody likes flowers.
(j) It is more famous than most other schools in Chittagong.
7. (a) Yesterday I could not get up from bed in time because I felt sick.
(b) As soon as I got up from bed, I felt pain.
(c) Since I could not avail the bus, I walked there on foot.
(d) On the way to college I walked fast lest I might miss the class.
(e) If I reached late, I would miss many things.
8. (a) maker; (b) writer; (c) indomitable; (d) later; (e) autocratic; (f) rulers; (g) unknown; (h)
Accordingly; (i) returned; (j) Disappearance.
9. (a) Time and tide wait for none, do they?
(b) But many of us waste our time, don't we?
(c) None can prosper in life neglecting time, can they?
(d) Everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they?
(e) Let's make the best use of our time, shall we?
10. (a) and; (b) but; (c) However; (d) if; (e) Though.
11. The man said to Mohsin, "My family have been starving for a couple of days. I have gone from
door to door in quest of work, but I have found no work." Mohsin said, "Take this bunch of
keys and open the almirah. Have as much money as you require."
MODEL QUESTION-29
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) collecting; (b) after; (c) rolled; (d) in; (e) the; (f) the; (g) the; (h) for; (i) from; (j) on.
2. (a) went; (b) When/While; (c) frightened; (d) a; (e) running; (f) after; (g) caught; (h) the; (i) to;
(j) call.
3. (a) Education is a precondition for development.
(b) An uneducated man is a burden of nation.
(c) Illiteracy hampers all the development efforts.
(d) An educated man can play a role in removing illiteracy.
(e) After all he/she can play a significant role to build up a nation.
4. (a) meaning; (b) fought; (c) was called; (d) was; (e) was reading; (f) was passing; (g) saw; (h)
was tearing; (i) entered; (j) said.
5. The boy respectfully told the teacher that he (b) would be much obliged if he (t) would kindly
lend him (b) the book he (t) had praised highly in the classroom the previous day. The teacher
said that he (t) was very glad to know that he (b) was eager to read that book and added that he
(b) was welcome to any of his (t) books that he (b) liked.
6. (a) It is education which is power.
(b) Isn't it much more than getting certificates?
(c) We have to acquire an enlightened mind which will be enriched with the ability of free
thinking and rationality.
(d) Who will be able to think freely and rationally?
(e) We should not be unconscious of our feelings.
(f) We should achieve the capability so that we can think from others' perspective.
(g) We should not have a biased and imbalanced opinion.
(h) Rationality should always equip our mind.
(i) No other wealth is as great as education.
(j) It is more valuable than any other thing.
7. (a) We shall go there provided the weather is fine.
(b) The boy was given the job after he had qualified himself in the interview.
(c) Check the beast in you lest you should fall in life.
(d) Be truthful if you want to be respected.
(e) Scarcely had the party begun when it began to rain.
8. (a) applicable; (b) formal; (c) exemplified; (d) unletterred; (e) easily; (f) methodical; (g) loudly;
(h) silently; (i) orally; (j) comprehension.
9. (a) As he carried a book with him, he put the book on the table, didn't he?
(b) My brother is two years older than me, I am ten years old, aren't I?/ain't I?
(c) The weather is very rough today. Let us go home, shall we?
(d) He is a liar. Nobody believes him, do they?
(e) The industrious shine in life. The idle cannot prosper in life, can they?
10. (a) As/Since; (b) Though; (c) that; (d) In order to; (e) if.
11. "Where are you from?" said the teacher. "I am from Nepal," said the student. "How did you
find Dhaka when you first arrived?" said the teacher. "Well, I like it. I think the city is very
beautiful," said the student.
MODEL QUESTION-30
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) wonder; (b) a; (c) to; (d) of; (e) the; (f) without; (g) a; (h) keeping; (i) in; (j) communication.
2. (a) through; (b) from; (c) in; (d) out; (e) a; (f) both; (g) obey; (h) the; (i) among; (j) the.
3. (a) Adversity is regarded as a curse.
(b) But it has its uses also.
(c) This enables us to know true friends from false ones.
(d) It also develops our latent power, which enables us to prosper in life.
(e) It also prompts us to exert ourselves.
4. (a) came; (b) brought; (c) carried; (d) was preserved; (e) had given; (f) hawked; (g) carried; (h)
brought; (i) had; (j) could not forget.
5. Abu asked the angel what he (angel) was writing. The angel looked up and replied in a sweet
tone that he (angel) was writing the names of those who loved the Lord. Abu asked if his (Abu)
name was written. The angel replied in the negative and said that his (Abu) name was not
included there. Then Abu requested the angel to write down his (Abu) name as one who loved
his fellowmen.
6. (a) Very few virtues are as great as patriotism.
(b) A patriot has patriotism and so he is loved by all.
(c) By whom is an unpatriotic man liked?
 (d) Patriotism is a very noble virtue.
(e) It is one of the best qualities of man.
(f) It inspires a man making him able to do everything just and fair for the betterment of the
country.
(g) The countrymen love and respect a patriot.
(h) A patriot is never forgotten by people.
(i) A man who is unpatriotic is hated everywhere.
(j) He may have worldly immense wealth but he remains a worthless person.
7. (a) If we drink arsenic polluted water, we will be affected with arsenicosis gradually.
(b) Surface water is safe when underground water is polluted with arsenic.
(c) Pond water is not safe as it contains germs and bacteria.
(d) Many people drink arsenic contaminated water because they are not conscious.
(e) Since there is scarcity of pure water, we can preserve rainwater.
8. (a) unlimited; (b) writers; (c) enrich; (d) perfection; (e) spiritual; (f) prosperity; (g) Truly; (h)
alternative; (i) various; (j) development.
9. (a) Hello, Surhon, I believe you are coming to the airport, aren't you?
(b) Of course, I am coming with Azim, aren't I /ain't I ?
(c) The plane will land at about 9 am, won't it?
(d) But sometimes it delays, doesn't it?
(e) Please bring a camera with you, will you?/won't you?
10. (a) Though; (b) So; (c) For example; (d) along with; (e) On the other hand.
11. The man said to me, “Where are you going?” “I am going to school,” said I. “Did you go to
school yesterday?” “No”, I replied. “Why didn’t you go?” “I was very busy,” said I.
MODEL QUESTION-31
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) become; (b) looked; (c) have; (d) so; (e) on; (f) that; (g) travelling; (h) probably; (i) ever; (j) will.
2. (a) recently; (b) melting; (c) in; (d) as; (e) for; (f) atmosphere; (g) when; (h) are; (i)
leads/causes; (j) is.
3. (i) Drug addiction means taking heroin, opium, etc.
(ii) It has grasped the young generation of our country.
(iii) Drugs are used for intoxicating and stimulating effects.
(iv) Young boys commit various crimes to arrange money.
(v) It kills a man slowly but surely.
4. (a) have been living; (b) have moved; (c) seem; (d) drag; (e) make; (f) coming;
(g) drives/makes; (h) be avoided; (i) know; (j) should be stopped.
5. Himi asked Rimi why she (R) did not get up early from sleep. Rimi replied that it was tough to
her (R) to leave bed early. Himi exclaimed with sorrow that it was a bad habit. Himi told her
(R) that if she (R) left bed early she (R) could enjoy sound health. She (H) also advised her (R)
to follow her (H) advice. Rimi told her (H) that she (R) would try her (R) level best to do that.
6. (a) BAF Shaheen college is situated at Patenga in Chittagong and it is flourishing its name
and fame day by day.
(b) It being far away from the city, students have to start early for school.
(c) O God, grant my prayer and help my brothers.
(d) He does not love anybody less than others.
(e) The woman had chopped wood, brought in water before she fed her baby.
(f) Who didn't admire her?
 (g) Without doing it, you will die.
(h) Alif studies regularly so that he can make a brilliant result.
(i) How beautiful she looked wearing this dress!
(j) All the questions should be tried to answer by an examinee.
7. (a) A book fair is an affair which meets the demand of the book lovers.
(b) It is a fair where books on different subjects are displayed.
(c) When it is the evening, book lovers gather there.
(d) Book lovers gather in the fair so that they can purchase their respective favourite books.
(e) Some come to the fair to buy books and some come to meet their favourite writers.
8. (a) materialise; (b) determination; (c) achievable; (d) unachievable; (e) uncommon; (f)
disinclined; (g) unfortunate; (h) idleness; (i) befool; (j) remorseful.
9. (a) Drug is ruining our young generation, isn't it?
(b) You can't deny that drug has its beneficial effect, can you?
(c) Strange! Everyone knows it gradually affects the internal function of the body, don't
they?
(d) But drug helps one to forget frustration, doesn't it?
(e) Strong will can defeat frustration, can't it?
10. (a) But; (b) Firstly; (c) Moreover; (d) Besides; (e) also.
11. The teacher said to the boy, “where are you going now?” “I’m going to school,” said the boy.
“Did you go to school yesterday?” “No,” the boy replied. “Why did you not go?” “ I was
suffering from fever," said the boy.
MODEL QUESTION-32
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) in; (c) the; (d) the; (e) for; (f) in; (g) flourish; (h) in; (i) A; (j) introduced.
2. (a) in; (b) of; (c) they; (d) the; (e) from; (f) bring; (g) by; (h) the; (i) different; (j) practical.
3. (i) Florence Nightingale did not like the easy occupation of the society.
(ii) She visited London Hospital instead of going out to parties.
(iii) She studied the treatment of sick people.
(iv) She was shocked by the roughness in those hospitals.
(v) She went to Germany and France to study nursing.
4. (a) take; (b) not live; (c) known; (d) suffer; (e) damages; (f) overeating; (g) are; (h) eating; (i)
need; (j) forbids.
5. Addressing the Prophet as Muhammad (Sm) the Beduin earnestly requested him (Sm) to
forgive him (B) and said that he could not recognize him (Sm). The holy Prophet (Sm) asked
him why he (B) had cut off his right hand. He (B) replied that he (B) didn't think it was right to
keep the hand that had assaulted him (Sm) and requested him (Sm) to join his hand if he (Sm)
was the Prophet.
6. (a) A good teacher is nothing but an asset for a country.
Or, A good teacher is not a liability for the country.
(b) If you observe a good teacher, you will never find him motionless.
(c) He always moves in the class.
(d) He feels the necessity of movement and he walks about the class.
(e) Does not he have to assess the answer sheets of the students?
(f) He speaks according to his thought and belief.
 (g) A man in other profession actually does not work as hard as a good teacher does.
(h) He is not chained by fixed rules.
(i) His classes do not become non-communicative and lifeless.
(j) Let's show due respect to him.
7. (a) These are the Pyramids which are the wonders of the world.
(b) All the Pyramids are not of equal size as they are different.
(c) These Pyramids are located in Egypt which is an ancient country.
(d) The great Pyramids were built by a king whose name was Khunam-Khufu.
(e) He ruled Egypt and was the second Pharaoh of the 4th dynasty.
8. (a) worldwide; (b) rightful; (c) declaration; (d) unanimously; (e) multilingual; (f) fuller; (g)
understanding; (h) glowing; (i) unforgettable; (j) glorious.
9. (a) We live in Bangladesh, don't we?
(b) She is one of the smallest countries in the world, isn't she?
(c) But she has a large population, hasn't she?
(d) We must turn this population into power, mustn't we?
(e) Let us work together in this regard, shall we?
10. (a) such as; (b) When; (c) than; (d) which; (e) thus.
11. "Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat." I have a teacher, I clearly
remember what happened in that journey," said Jamal.
MODEL QUESTION-33
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) think; (c) a; (d) generous; (e) in; (f) of; (g) an; (h) charity; (i) help; (j) at.
2. (a) inaugurated/opened; (b) at; (c) at; (d) founded; (e) the; (f) the; (g) the; (h) of; (i) The: (j)
about.
3. (i) Travelling is always fascinating.
(ii) People used to travel from prehistoric time.
(iii) We use fastest transportation system.
(iv) We can mention the name of aeroplane in this regard.
(v) It has educative value as well.
4. (a) are; (b) are organized; (c) are sponsored; (d) pay; (e) advertise; (f) are telecast; (g) watch;
(h) receive; (i) giving; (j) promotes.
5. Once Buddha asked an old man how old he (O) was. He (O) humbly replied that he (O) was
two years old. Being surprised Buddha told that he (O) looked eighty. Addressing him (B) as
great saint the old man told that he (O) had come to know what true love was just two years
before.
6. (a) Is anger anything but a vice?
(b) It begets nothing but the worst.
(c) So it should be controlled by us for our own sake.
(d) A person taken by anger causes a lot of troubles.
(e) We should realize it and should be emotionally balanced.
(f) All do not like an angry man.
Or Nobody likes an angry man.
(g) Everybody must hate an angry man.
(h) An angry man is less favourite than others.
(i) He is more despised than any other person in a society.
(j) Nothing is as furious as anger.
7. (a) It is flower which is the symbol of beauty and purity.
(b) We have not the proper mechanism by which we can lift them.
 (c) Love others lest they should love you.
(d) He became so greedy that he cut the belly of the goose.
(e) United we stand, divided we fall.
8. (a) overcrowded; (b) migration; (c) installations; (d) decentralized; (e) employment; (f)
overnight; (g) automatically; (h) earnestly; (i) attractive; (j) tendency.
9. (a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, don't they?
(b) They fought for the independence of our country, didn't they?
(c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, hasn't it?
(d) Their names are written in golden letters, aren't they?
(e) We should never forget them, should we?
10. (a) but; (b) who; (c) Because; (d) Actually; (e) In addition.
11. The king said, "What harm did I do then that you should seek to take my life?" "With your own
hand you killed my father and my two brothers," the young man replied.
MODEL QUESTION-34
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) smiles; (c) red; (d) a; (e) Always; (f) the; (g) Almost; (h) with; (i) pleasing; (j) to.
2. (a) regarded; (b) So; (c) on; (d) the; (e) for; (f) fail to; (g) power; (h) for; (i) Therefore/So; (j)
become.
3. (a) Our country has much probability of development.
(b) Poverty makes us disreputable in the society.
(c) It has been actually created by us.
(d) It is too complicated to solve in a day.
(e) We solve this problem through hard diligence.
4. (a) are not; (b) do not; (c) do not care; (d) give; (e) prefer; (f) liked; (g) contains; (h) needed; (i)
keep; (j) ensure.
5. Suddenly addressing the six blind men as gentlemen and wishing them good morning, a voice
asked them where they were going and what they were doing there. They exclaimed that they
were going nowhere and were doing nothing. Then the voice told them that they looked so
pensive and asked them why they looked so. The six blind men-agreed with the voice and told
that it was right. They added that they were looking for something,
6. (a) Student politics is more discussed than most other issues of the country.
(b) Our students are misguided and do a lot of harm.
(c) We should developed public consciousness so that we can solve this problem.
(d) How harmful it is!
(e) Political involvement is good for the students.
(f) But politics should be done by them for the benefit of the nation.
(g) They should avoid evil minded leaders.
(h) By avoiding campus violence, we can remove session jam.
(i) If we are determined, we can solve many problems.
(j) Violence is the most harmful thing.
7. (a) Avoid mistakes lest you should get poor marks.
(b) If you invited me, I would go.
(c) The farmers could not reap a good harvest this year as it did not rain in time.
(d) He is sure that he will get A+ in the exam.
(e) Many years have passed since I met you last.
8. (a) manager; (b) receptionist; (c) visitor; (d) foreigner; (e) knowledge; (f) boarder;
(g) assistance; (h) disagree; (i) finally; (j) successfully.
9. (a) It is an enjoyable evening, isn't it?
(b) Yes it is. Let's go out for a walk, shall we?
 (c) That's a nice idea. We can enjoy a walk outside, can't we?
(d) The air is also cool and soothing, isn't it?
(e) Right. And the queen moon is also shining brightly in the sky, isn't she?
10. (a) Because; (b) So; (c) When; (d) who; (e) In this case.
11. Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland, was defeated at a war and failed to regain his countrys
freedom several times. Naturally he was in a very dejected mood. Sitting in his hide out, he lost
himself in deep thought.
MODEL QUESTION-35
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) at; (b) to; (c) of; (d) to; (e) in; (f) by; (g) of; (h) to; (i) from; (j) in.
2. (a) usually/often; (b) father; (c) educated; (d) held; (e) midst; (f) burning; (g) darkness; (h)
ignorance; (i) steps; (j) proper.
3. (a) The authoress wanted to be quiet and away from people to do some serious writings.
(b) She rented a cabin which belonged to the orphanage.
(c) She asked for a boy or a man to come and chop wood for her.
(d) The orphanage sent the boy for chopping wood.
(e) He was about 12 years old but looked smaller.
4. (a) received; (b) came; (c) had secured; (d) accept; (e) are ; (f) expected; (g) retain; (h) held; (i)
expect; (j) continuous
5. The man next to me asked me if he could have a look at my paper for a moment and said that
he just wanted to see the cricket results. I replied that I hadn't quite finished with it and asked
him if he could wait a moment. He replied that he could not wait long since he was getting off
at the next stop.
6. (a) Very few religious festivals of the Muslims are as big as Eid.
(b) What an auspicious day it is!
(c) Don't the Muslims keep fasting during the month of Ramadan?
(d) The poor should not be looked down upon.
(e) The people who are rich try to enjoy Eid in a different way.
(f) The helpless deserve our charity.
(g) Eid is the most colourful festival.
(h) We enjoy the day.
(i) The celebration is very amazing.
(j) Various programmes are telecast by different channels on this day.
7. (a) I don't know what happened to him.
(b) The truth is that he is a drug addicted.
(c) He pretends as though he knew nothing about it.
(d) Though he is healthy, he does not do any work.
(e) The police is looking for him as he is a criminal.
8. (a) western; (b) question; (c) networks; (d) unsocial; (e) network; (f) smartness; (g) companion;
(h) virtual; (i) hardly; (j) reaction.
9. (a) Man is fond of turning back to the past, isn't he?
(b) The present may be good, mayn't it?
(c) But everybody hardly forgets golden past, do they?
(d) Nothing is more pleasant to him than the memories of childhood, is it?
(e) The memories of childhood really haunt us, don't they?
10. (a) While; (b) such as; (c) Besides; (d) So; (e) Therefore.
11. Bangladesh is a small country with a population of about sixteen crores. She can hardly make
headway. So, we should work hard to keep pace with the rest pf the world.
MODEL QUESTION-36
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) disaster; (b) caused; (c) to; (d) the; (e) untold; (f) heavy; (g) without; (h) after; (i) famine; (j)
out.
2. (a) follows; (b) to; (c) a; (d) an; (e) the; (f) an; (g) the; (h) by; (i) into; (j) from.
3. (a) Liberty does not descend upon a people automatically.
(b) The people must raise themselves to achieve it.
(c) The real freedom is freedom from want, disease and ignorance.
(d) It is a fruit that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.
(e) That freedom is only freedom from foreign domination is an old idea.
4. (a) is; (b) contaminated; (c) run; (d) consumed; (e) fall/are falling; (f) existing; (g) rectified; (h)
expected; (i) implemented; (j) curbing.
5. The teacher asked the student where he was from. The student replied that he was from Nepal.
The teacher again asked the student how he had found Dhaka when he had first arrived. The
student thinking for a while answered that he liked Dhaka and added that he thought the city
was very beautiful.
6. Changing sentences
(a) Very few gifts of nature are as great as birds.
(b) Everyone/Everybody loves birds.
(c) We cannot but be kind to them.
(d) Don't they help to keep ecological balance?
(e) When it is winter, birds come to our country from Siberia.
(f) The birds eat up the insects harmful for our crops.
(g) Nature is beautified by birds to a great extent.
(h) Birds are one of the most useful things for our ecosystem.
(i) How essential birds are!
(j) Crow is uglier than all other birds.
7. (a) It is high time we started for school.
(b) Scarcely had we finished our duty when the supervisor appeared.
(c) She spoke as though she had been a learned person.
(d) The students are studying hard lest they should fail in the exam.
(e) If he had utilized his time properly, he would have prospered in life. ,
8. (a) Self-confidence; (b) determination; (c) confidence; (d) failure; (e) competition;
(f) mentally; (g) preparation; (h) prosperity; (i) determined; (j) renewed.
9. (a) Hello, Liza. Father's birthday is on Monday next, isn't it?
(b) Yes, Lili. Only two days are left, aren't they?
(c) We need to buy some beautiful gifts, don't we?
(d) Of course. Let's go to a watch shop, shall we?
(e) What a nice idea, Liza, isn't it?
10. (a) As/Since; (b) But; (c) So/This is why/For this reason; (d) Besides; (e) As a result.
11. “Why are you going to Barisal”? said father. “I want to buy some important books,” said Saad.
“Do you need money? “Yes, father.” “Don’t go alone as time is not going well.”
MODEL QUESTION-37
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) Bangladeshis; (b) religious; (c) are celebrated; (d) ours; (e) of/on; (f) of; (g) on; (h) the; (i)
by; (j) leading.
2. (a) responsible; (b) in; (c) on; (d) overloading; (e) reasons; (f) death; (g) capacity; (h) over; (i)
usual; (j) distance.
3. (i) Charles Dickens was one of the greatest English novelists of the 18th century.
(ii) He was born on February 7, 1872 in Portsmouth.
(iii) When he was a small boy, his father was sent to prison for debt.
(iv) He could not go to school and receive education.
 (v) Dickens had to work in a factory at the age of twelve.
4. (a) woke; (b) heard; (c) Being; (d) appeared; (e) following; (f) found; (g) was; (h) absorbed; (i)
was; (j) understood.
5. Jerry told the authoress that she looked a little bit like his mother especially in the dark by the
fire. Being confused, the authoress said that he had been only four years old when he had gone
there. Finally, Jerry concluded saying that his mother lived in Mannville.
6. (a) English is more used than most other languages in the world.
(b) People speak English all over the world.
(c) The international community is helped by English to communicate across the national
borders.
(d) People having good knowledge in English get good jobs.
(e) Without learning English we cannot prosper.
(f) We cannot acquire knowledge if we do not learn English.
(g) We cannot but learn English.
(h) We can get good jobs, and therefore we should learn English.
(i) English opens a door and it is knowledge.
(j) It is difficult to communicate across national borders without learning English.
7. (a) Truth is an abstract idea although it is valued everywhere.
(b) We cannot get it as shape, yet we should try to achieve it.
(c) Falsehood may rule but gets exposed sooner or later.
(d) It will disclose either sooner or later.
(e) Those who are truthful are honoured by the people.
8. (a) disloyal; (b) Disloyalty; (c) equal; (d) treachery; (e) traitorous; (f) unrest; (g)
disrespectful; (h) criminal; (i) unpunished; (j) dishonoured
9. (a) My brother rebuked me. I was shocked. Next day I told him. "You don't fondle me, do you?"
(b) My sister Rani is very polite. I told her, "Let's play chess, shall we?"
(c) Whenever I go to Agra, I think nothing is so beautiful as the Tajmahal, is any thing?
(d) There was an accident near Dhaka Commerce College in the morning. I entered the office
hurriedly and told, "I am not late, am I?"
(e) Mr. Salam is religious minded. He says his prayer five times daily, doesn't he?
10. (a) Firstly; (b) unless; (c) Secondly; (d) Finally; (e) and.
11. Once my mother said to me, "Who came to you?" "My friend Rafiq, Mom." She asked “What
did he want?” I said, “His mother is ill. He needs some money. I have given him five hundred
taka. My mother said, “Wonderful.”
MODEL QUESTION-38
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) global; (b) for; (c) to; (d) creating; (e) deprivation; (f) by; (g) but; (h) if; (i) loving; (j)
unitedly.
2. (a) behaviour; (b) means; (c) To; (d) need; (e) have; (f) follow; (g) from; (h) have/possess; (i)
in; (j) but.
3. (a) Our War of Independence took place in 1971.
(b) People from all walks of life joined the war.
(c) They went to the battlefield to save the country.
(d) They did not run away showing their backs.
(e) They fought face to face with their enemies.
4. (a) throw; (b) includes; (c) grows; (d) pollutes; (e) is; (f) thought; (g) get; (h) reduce; (i)
recycling; (j) collect.
5. Rihan asked me if I had finished reading the book he (R) had given me the previous day. I
replied in the affirmative that I had finished reading the book. I exclaimed with joy that it was a
very interesting book and wished that I could borrow the book earlier. Rihan asked me if I
would return the book to him (R) that day.
6. (a) Very few soldiers in France were as great as Napoleon.
(b) In his youth, he joined the French army as an ordinary soldier.
 (c) As he grew powerful, he soon became the greatest man in the country.
(d) Fighting several wars with the neighbouring countries, he won victory over them.
(e) Didn't he proclaim himself the emperor in 1804?
(f) He was feared by everybody.
(g) Then, France was more powerful than any other country in Europe.
(h) Napoleon became great because he was courageous.
(i) He was raised to the high position by his courage.
(j) He was destroyed because of his misuse of power.
7. (a) There is a popular saying that "Honesty is the best policy".
(b) Though an honest man is poor, he leads a happy life
(c) If we try whole-heartedly, we can remain honest.
(d) I wish I were honest.
(e) Our life is meaningless until we are honest.
8. (a) communicative; (b) movement; (c) motorized; (d) exertion; (e) suggestion; (f) enables; (g)
enjoy; (h) fitness; (i) indifferent; (j) preference.
9. (a) Congratulations Kajol! You have made an excellent result, haven't you?
(b) Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit, don't they?
(c) Right you are. We ought to remain grateful to them, oughtn't we?
(d) Certainly, you too studied hard, didn't you?
(e) Yes, only hard work brings success, doesn't it?
10. (a) So; (b) Then; (c) As; (d) But; (e) So.
11. Born from the great Liberation War of 1971, Bangladesh is a non-communal progressive
democratic state that has worked to establish an economy and society, free of inequality and, to
nurture a culture of democracy and respect for human rights for all, fostered by patriotism in all
areas of social existence.
MODEL QUESTION-39
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) pollution; (b) in; (c) to; (d) outside; (e) the; (f) the; (g) of; (h) among; (i) the; (j) the.
2. (a) In; (b) a; (c) with; (d) the; (e) a; (f) with; (g) on; (h) the; (i) unknown; (j) thought.
3. (a) Tree plantation has become a common expression to all in our country.
(b) There is hardly any man who is not familiar with this term.
(c) Tree plantation means planting more and more trees.
(d) June and July are the best time for tree plantation.
(e) We cannot think of our existence without trees.
4. (a) makes; (b) does; (c) prosper; (d) repent; (e) be moulded; (f) waste; (g) have; (h) is called; (i)
sow; (j) reap.
5. The class teacher of class X asked the students if they liked to go on a study tour. The students
respectfully replied in the affirmative and said that they would like to go on a study tour. Then
he told them to take the permission from their parents. One of the students respectfully asked
where they would go. The teacher replied that it would be decided after a discussion with the
Principal.
6. (a) It is tigers which are known as ferocious animals.
(b) The paws being cushioned, a big tiger can walk through the driest leaves without causing
a single crackle.
(c) Very few animals are as ferocious as the tiger.
(d) Lions are not as strong as tigers.
(e) Tigers are braver than all other animals.
(f) They are both strong and ferocious.
(g) They do not hunt sluggishly.
(h) They target their prey and then hunt it.
(i) At the time of their walking, they don't make any sound.
(j) Can't tigers swim well?
7. (a) Truthfulness is the greatest of all the virtues because it makes a man really great.
(b) We cannot command the confidence of others unless we do not cultivate the habit of
speaking the truth.
(c) The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life.
(d) A man may succeed once or twice by telling a lie, but it never brings about a good result.
(e) When once one's falsehood is brought to light, he is trusted by no one any longer.
8. (a) outward: (b) inward; (c) inborn; (d) useful; (e) celebrated; (f) inner; (g) outer; (h) careless:
(i) enrich; (j) valueless.
9. (a) Money is a must for our life, isn't it?
(b) One can do almost nothing without it, can one?
(c) But money can hardly bring happiness, can it?
(d) What you need most to be happy is contentment, isn't it?
(e) That's why, few people lead a happy life, do they?
10. (a) But; (b) where; (c) not only; (d) but also; (e) So/Thus/Therefore.
11. In spite of his illness, Rahul went to college. He seemed to be very tired and worried. His
teacher, Mr. Wahed, advised him to leave college at once.
MODEL QUESTION-40
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) for; (b) by; (c) are; (d) a; (e) Different; (f) farming; (g) the; (h) for; (i) in; (j) in.
2. (a) role; (b) answer; (c) man; (d) a; (e) belief; (f) home; (g) womanly/delicate; (h) decision; (i)
lack; (j) changed.
3. (a) Corruption is a type of social cancer.
(b) It creates a number of problems in the society.
(c) Whenever the social value of a society is degraded, this problem is raised.
(d) Due to corruption, society steps down into different types of problems.
(e) Everybody must work together to uproot corruption from the society at any cost.
4. (a) cannot; (b) stumbles; (c) have; (d) find; (e) are; (f) fix; (g) endowed; (h) have not/do not
have; (i) consult; (j) evaluate.
5. The Brazilian receptionist smilingly wished the tourist good morning with respect and asked
her how they could help her. The tourist nodded and asked if they had any room vacant. He
replied in the affirmative and said that they had a single one on the first floor and asked her
again respectfully if it would do.
6. (a) Strategy is the most important thing in the examination.
(b) A student should not elaborate any answer in the examination.
(c) When he gets the question paper, he should read it carefully.
Or, He should read the question paper carefully after he has got it.
(d) At first glance the question may seem difficult.
(e) A student should attempt to answer all the questions to get good marks.
(f) He answers all the questions and the examiner becomes glad seeing that.
(g) But not answering at all is not as good as it.
(h) It is not insensible.
(i) Time should not be wasted by him to do it.
(j) Can another process bring a good result in an examination?
7. (a) He could not attend the meeting because he was seriously ill.
(b) We went to his residence as soon as we heard the news of his illness.
(c) He was so ill that he could not talk to us.
(d) We immediately decided to shift him to a hospital where he could be properly treated.
(e) No sooner had we reached the hospital than he died.
8. (a) exceptional; (b) movement; (c) praiseworthy; (d) attraction; (e) founder; (f) actively; (g)
movement; (h) reorient; (i) artistic; (j) visionary.
9. (a) Rafiq has little knowledge about games and sports, does he?/has he?
(b) But he can develop it if he reads sports journal, can't he?
(c) I think he has no interest in it, has he?
(d) Let's talk to him, shall we?
(e) Indeed we need to engage him in games and sports for our benefit, don't we?
10. (a) So; (b) Though; (c) Because; (d) Besides; (e) So.
11. "My dear friends, I know a charm by which I can rid you of these rats, but you have to pay me
one thousand guilders in payment of my this service." A thousand guilders!" cried the men.
"We will give you ten thousand guilders if you can rid us of these rats."
MODEL QUESTION-41
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) appreciation; (c) from; (d) or; (e) natural; (f) forward; (g) friendship;
(h) gratefulness; (i) the; (j) for
2. (a) the; (b) over; (c) depend; (d) kind; (e) easily; (f) eat; (g) people; (h) eat; (i) on; (j) means.
3. (i) Truthfulness is the greatest of all virtues.
(ii) Everybody trusts a truthful man.
(iii) A truthful man cares none but Allah.
(iv) We all should respect a truthful man.
(v) He is sincere too.
4. (a) learns; (b) listening; (c) presents; (d) is told; (e) is presented; (f) reciting; (g) creates; (h)
hear; (i) conquered; (j) are.
5. The tailor courteously asked Mr. Rashid what he (t) could do for him (R). Mr Rashid answered
that he (R) wanted a woollen suit made. The tailor again asked politely if he (R) would like to
buy cloth from them. Mr. Rashid replied in the negative and said that he had brought the suit
length with him (R).
6. (a) No other player is as good as he.
(b) A boy, who is industrious, will shine in life.
(c) A life without an assignment is not an actual life.
(d) I reached there and my friend received me cordially.
(e) How attentive he is to his study!
(f) He is one of the most brilliant students in the class.
(g) She learns her lessons in time.
(h) Aren't we proud of our freedom fighters?
(i) All like flowers./Everybody likes flowers.
(j) Much time has been wasted by you.
7. (a) There was a man who wanted to learn English.
(b) Because of having great attraction for English, he went to a famous teacher.
(c) The teacher began to teach the man though he was dull-headed.
(d) In spite of memorizing three words, he didn't know their meanings.
(e) However, after trying a couple of months, the teacher released him.
8. (a) sweeter; (b) worldly; (c) ensure; (d) happiness; (e) Happiness; (f) contentment; (g)
Morality; (h) immoral; (i) honesty; (j) comfortable.
9. (a) Nowadays information and culture are freely flowing from one country to another, aren't
they?
(b) Certainly culture has many good and bad aspects. But you should agree with me that
foreign culture is destroying our own culture, isn't it?
 (c) No, I won't enjoy most of the foreign TV programmes, unless all are rich in moral and
educative information. We can learn a lot from them, can't we?
(d) Undoubtedly, our culture has some drawbacks, hasn't it?
(e) You are right. We need to modify our TV programmes so that we can be benefited from
these, don't we?
10. (a) So; (b) At last; (c) When; (d) As; (e) When.
11. "Dear, how can you disbelieve me? I have done everything. Yes, in the true sense, everything
for you. It is time, I am sure, to learn about everything you question."
MODEL QUESTION-42
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) a; (c) to; (d) from; (e) up; (f) the; (g) the/a; (h) desire; (i) a; (j) exercise.
2. (a) habit; (b) the; (c) virtues; (d) peace; (e) on; (f) society; (g) rich; (h) cares/fears; (i) truthful;
(j) prosperity.
3. (i) Once there was an honest and pious man named Abu Ben Adhem.
(ii) One night he was in a peaceful sleep.
(iii) Suddenly waking up he saw an angel.
(iv) The angel was engaged in writing the names of the persons who loved God.
(v) Abu asked the angel if his name was in the list.
4. (a) lived; (b) came; (c) was; (d) have; (e) lay; (f) save; (g) dropped; (h) woke; (i) thought; (j)
had done
5. The grocer asked the fruit-seller where his son was. The fruit-seller replied that a crow had
carried his son away. The grocer called him a liar and asked how a crow could carry away such
a big boy. The fruit-seller replied that just the same way as mice could eat away the balance
and weights.
6. (a) Very few inventions of modern science are as wonderful as television.
(b) Scientists did not invented it overnight.
(c) Scientists spent many years by working hard so that they could invent television.
Or, Scientists who spent many years worked hard to invent television.
(d) Nowadays, there is no family without a television set.
(e) Don’t the people of all ages like to watch television?
(f) The programmes which are telecast by television, are very interesting.
(g) Education programmes should be telecast by television.
(h) By watching television you can learn many things.
(i) People watch television and spend their free time.
(j) Television in one of the most useful things.
7. (a) It is true that most of the parents in our country are not interested enough to their
children.
(b) Parents think that spending money for the children's education is unwise specially when
they are female children.
(c) They think female children need no education because they will go to their in-law's
families to do the household activities.
(d) To lessen discrimination in children's educational status, the government gives subsidy
for female children so that they can get proper education.
(e) It is high time we ensured education for all children.
8. (a) pleasure; (b) entertainment; (c) popularity; (d) enjoy; (e) almost; (f) disappointed; (g)
misfortune; (h) Unfortunately; (i) competitive; (j) thrilling.
9. (a) You are a farmer but I am a student, aren't I/ain't I?
(b) The moon shines at night, doesn't she?
(c) Please, sing a song and charm us, won't you?
(d) Muslims, aren't they?
 (e) Do not go there and bring something, will you?
10. (a) Though; (b) As; (c) Unless; (d) and; (e) if.
11. "How is your mother, Nabila?" said Mrs. Rina. "She is well. Thank you," Nabila replied. "I am
very glad to hear that she is in good health," said Mrs. Rina.
MODEL QUESTION-43
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) happiness; (c) worldly; (d) A; (e) in; (f) with; (g) the; (h) about; (i) by; (j) frustrated.
2. (a) a; (b) a; (c) of; (d) wins/earns; (e) of; (f) towards; (g) in; (h) a; (i) pretend; (j) the.
3. (i) The national flag is the symbol of independence and sovereignty of a nation.
(ii) Hence, to every nation its flag is dearer than any other things.
(iii) Every independent country of the world has its own flag.
(iv) We need to safeguard its prestige.
(v) For that we need to have patriotic feelings.
4. (a) is; (b) does not wait; (c) can stop; (d) moves; (e) neglect; (f) make; (g) are; (h) succeed; (i)
made; (j) follow.
5. Abu asked the angel what he (angel) was writing. The angel looked up and replied in a sweet
voice that he (angel) was writing the names of those who loved the Lord. Abu asked him
(angel) if his name was one. The angel replied in the negative that his name was not included
there. Then Abu requested him (angel) to write down his name as one who loved his
fellowmen.
6. (a) Isn’t flower a glowing gift of nature.
(b) It is the symbol of love and beauty.
(c) People use flowers on different occasions.
(d) Flower is presented to our nearest and dearest persons by us.
(e) We need flowers so that we can decorate a place.
(f) No other flower is as good as the rose.
(g) A flower has sweet scent and beauty and so we love it very much.
(h) It is the loveliest of all flowers.
(i) How nice a flower the rose is
(j) Due to the increase of the demand for flowers day by day, we should cultivate flowers on
commercial basis.
7. (a) Shamim is a farmer living in a village of Kushtia.
(b) He has land of his own.
(c) As the rainy season was a little late he was worried.
(d) There were clouds in the sky but they were swept away by the wind.
(e) One night he woke up hearing the sound of rain.
8. (a) purification; (b) contamination; (c) prevention; (d) motivation; (e) awareness; (f)
organizations; (g) affected; (h) poisonous; (j) locality; (j) ideally.
9. (a) Truthfulness is greater than any other virtue in a man's life, isn't it?
(b) The unfed ought to be fed, oughtn't they?
(c) The mother rose in her, didn't it?
(d) None came to help him, did they?
(e) Our examination is over. Everybody is free now, aren't they?
10. (a) Once; (b) When; (c) So; (d) more; (e) But.
11. Killing birds is harmful for the environment. Govt. must take some effective steps to stop the
mindless killing of the guest birds that fly to Bangladesh for winter shelter every year. Eighty
years old Mr. Ahmed, a bird specialist, recalls by that he was interested in hunting birds in his
late teens.
 MODEL QUESTION-44
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) the; (b) treatment; (c) of; (d) generally; (e) and; (f) A; (g) sick; (h) the; (i) with; (j) to.
2. (a) overnight; (b) required; (c) votaries; (d) together; (e) successful; (f) by; (g) basis; (h) given;
(i) operators; (j) functions/activities/purposes.
3. (a) UNESCO has proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day in
1999.
(b) The proclamation came in the form of a resolution unanimously.
(c) It is a great tribute and glowing homage to the language martyrs.
(d) The recognition was given to spread mother tongue widely.
(e) The resolution was tabled in Bangladesh.
4. (a) not see; (b) dancing; (c) were; (d) escaped; (e) pursued; (f) caught; (g) could not catch; (h)
hide; (i) went; (j) find.
5. He requested the king not to go any further and warned that if he did he would not be able to
come back. Ulysses vowed that he must go at any cost and added that he must free his poor
men from the cruel witch.
6. (a) What a popular poet Madhusuden Dutt was
(b) Very few dramatists in Bangla literature were as great as he.
(c) It was he who was born at Sagordary on the bank of the Kapotaksho.
Or, He was born at Sagordary which is situated on the bank of the Kapotaksho.
(d) In his boyhood, he desired to be an Englishman.
(e) His teachers recognized him as a precious child.
(f) Didn’t he think that he was born on the wrong side of the planet?
(g) He also though that his society was not able to appreciate his intellect.
(h) Again he believed that only the West would be more receptive to his creative genius.
(i) Wasn’t he an ardent follower of lord Byron?
(j) Going to Europe, he started composing poems.
7. (a) A cobbler was happy to lead a simple life.
(b) He had a neighbour having a lot of money.
(c) He wanted to help him by giving him some money.
(d) Taking money from his neighbour, the cobbler lost happiness.
(e) But for his money, he could not enjoy sound sleep.
8. (a) formal; (b) intellectual; (c) enlighten; (d) promotion; (e) ennobles; (f) sensibility; (g)
various; (h) disadvantage; (i) development; (j) education.
(e) You are right. I must consult a doctor soon, ——?
9. (a) I didn't see you for three days. You are getting on well with your studies, aren't you?
(b) Yes, I am trying heart and soul. I think attaining good marks is not impossible for a student, is
it?
(c) Sure, but you have begun studying burning the midnight oil, haven't you?
(d) It's true, I am trying my best. You look so delicate. It seems your body is weak for hard work, isn't
it?
(e) You are right. I must consult a doctor soon, mustn't I?
10. (a) so; (b) and; (c) but; (d) so; (e) Therefore.
11. "Hello, Marium. You look very hot and tired," said Nafis. "I was stuck in the traffic jam for one
hour," said Marium. "Sit down. What would you like to drink?", said Nafis. "I would love
really chilled mineral water or something like that," said Marium.
MODEL QUESTION-45
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) needs; (b) irrigate; (c) at; (d) irrigation; (e) to; (f) the; (g) A; (h) A; (i) the; (j) recent.
2. (a) a; (b) a; (c) a; (d) the; (e) was; (f) with; (g) on; (h) with; (i) give; (j) fell.
3. (a) Street children are a common sight in Bangladesh.
(b) They are often seen wearing torn clothes and barefooted.
(c) Many of them come out from their house before the sunrise and go back after sunset.
(d) Sometimes they are seen playing in the scorching heat of the sun.
(e) Sometimes they quarrel but again they play together.
4. (a) controls; (b) taken; (c) have earned; (d) paralyzed; (e) galloping; (f) learnt; (g) manipulates;
(h) do not come; (i) reported; (j) involved.
5. Asif asked his sister if she wanted him to help her. His sister replied in the negative and said
that she needed not take others' help. She added that he could go then. Asif wished her sister
good night and prayed that God might help her.
6. (a) No other man is so generous as Haji Mohammad Muhsin in this subcontinent.
(b) It is he who was born in Hooghly.
Or, The place where he was born in Hooghly.
(c) Didn’t he inherit a vast property from his father and sister?
(d) This wealth was not misused by him.
(e) People call him the friend of humanity.
(f) He was unmarried.
(g) During his life time, he spent money lavishly so that he could help the poor.
(h) He was very kind and so he could not refuse any one’s request.
(i) One night at the time of his saying prayer a thief broke into his room.
(j) Though he caught the thief, he did not punish him.
7. (a) A person is known by the company he keeps.
(b) I would write it had I any pen.
(c) He was so attentive that he could understand the complicated problem.
(d) He was reading with a view to gaining knowledge.
(e) Work hard provided that you are physically fit.
8. (a) Corruption; (b) dreadful; (c) destruction; (d) achievements; (e) dangerous; (f) careful; (g)
administration; (h) largely; (i) immediately; (j) prosperous.
9. (a) Hasan has little idea about it, has he?
(b) Our examination is over. Everybody is free now, aren't they?
(c) Let's visit the Fantasy Kingdom, shall we?
(d) The brother rose in him, didn't it?
(e) Happy birthday to you, don't I?
10. (a) at all; (b) in fact; (c) Unless; (d) And; (e) as well as.
11. "I have got GPA-5 in the SSC exam," said Rafiq. "Congratulations!" said I. "What do you
intend to do now?" "I want to study in a reputed college and will try to get admission in Rajuk
College," Rafiq replied.
MODEL QUESTION-46
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) heroes; (b) lives; (c) a; (d) the; (e) of; (f) Yet; (g) out; (h) miserable; (i) whereas; (j) with.
2. (a) proper; (b) get; (c) do; (d) the; (e) real; (f) in; (g) pleasure; (h) the; (i) study; (j) gains.
3. (a) As the opponent was much stronger than ours, we were a bit anxious.
(b) But we knew if all of our players could play their best, it would not be impossible to
defeat them.
(c) We won the toss and decided to take the northern side of the field.
(d) At first our team seemed to be weaker and rhythmless.
(e) But after a few minutes our players began to show their excellent performance.
4. (a) copying: (b) taken; (c) is trying; (d) announced/declared; (e) found; (f) expelled; (g)
helping: (h) involved: (i) punished; (j) changed.
5. The man politely asked the manager if he (man) might go in. The manager replied in the
affirmative and told him (man) to go in. He (manager) asked him what he (man) wanted. The
man told him that he (man) wanted to open a bank account in his (manager) bank. He (man)
asked again if he (manager) could tell him (man) how he (man) could open a current account.
6. (a) It is health which is wealth.
(b) A sick moneyed man is not as happy as a healthy poor man.
(c) A health man is an asset to his family but an unhealthy man is liability.
(d) Can’t he succeed in life?
(e) So, everybody must be conscious of his health.
(f) Everybody cannot but take/cannot help taking care of his health all the time.
(g) We/man can improve health by regular physical exercise and a balanced diet.
(h) The poor people cannot afford to take a balance diet.
(i) How concerned they are with the quantity of food.
(j) It should be known to everybody that malnutrition causes weakness.
7. (a) Man considers books to be the best companions in life.
(b) You may not get good friends to be in your side when you need them.
(c) But there are books that are always ready to be at your side.
(d) Books are thought to be your real friends as long as you love them.
(e) To satisfy our thirst for knowledge we have to read more and more books.
8. (a) indiscipline; (b) obedience; (c) Disobedience; (d) failure; (e) downfall; (f) courageous/
encouraged; (g) prosperity; (h) peaceful; (i) Similarly; (j) development.
9. (a) The Creator is second to none, is He?
(b) The Jury gave its verdict today, didn't it?
(c) What he says, may be true, mayn't it?
(d) One should take care of one's health, shouldn't they?
(e) Who dares to disobey the law, do they?
10. (a) If; (b) Otherwise; (c) Moreover; (d) and; (e) when.
11. Said an old crab to young one, "Why do you walk so crooked, child? Walk straight." "Mother,"
said the young crab, "Show me the way, will you?"
MODEL QUESTION-47
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) In; (b) introduced; (c) to; (d) But; (e) importance; (f) The; (g) has taken; (h) as; (i)
developing; (j) by.
2. (a) for; (b) out; (c) dangerous; (d) by; (e) on; (f) one; (g) to;.(h) The; (i) making; (j) weapons.
3. (a) Researchers have proved that the average lifespan of a rickshaw puller is five years less
than other labours.
(b) Respiratory diseases are very prevalent among the rickshaw pullers.
(c) Not only is their physical labour daunting but a rickshaw puller has to endure physical
abuse.
(d) Tannery labourers are the worst victims of the gases produced in the factories.
(e) Most of them are exposed to these poisonous gases constantly living in adjacent slums.
4. (a) is; (b) used; (c) includes; (d) influenced; (e) has; (f) make; (g) have got; (h) sitting; (i)
shake; (j) greeting.
5. I saw a young boy standing before me with utmost politeness. Addressing me as uncle he told
me that his parents were calling me. I came out of my house and saw an elderly man and a
woman. Addressing me as 'Bhaiya' the woman asked me if I did not recognize her and said that
 she was Salma and also said that they had looked for me everywhere but hadn't found me. I
exclaimed with admiration that it was a great surprise.
6. (a) My friend invited me so that I could pay a visit to Cox’s Bazar.
(b) Wasn’t I very glad?
(c) The invitation was accepted by me.
(d) My friend received me cordially after my reaching there.
(e) How excited I was to see the sea-beach
(f) It is larger than any other sea-beach in the world.
(g) Very few sea-beaches in the world are as beautiful as it.
(h) People call it the pleasure seekers paradise.
(i) Every year a lot of people come and visit it.
(j) I wish I could visit the sea-beach.
7. (a) Scarcely had he told the story when he left the place.
(b) Had I possessed a vast property, I would have helped the poor.
(c) He speaks as if he were the President.
(d) Ten years have passed since I saw him last.
(e) Since I am an early riser, I can enjoy the fresh air of the morning.
8. (a) advancement; (b) scientifically; (c) developing; (d) industrially; (e) dependent;
(f) agriculturally; (g) fishery; (h) undeveloped; (i) possibilities; (j) utilization.
9. (a) You are Suman, aren't you?
(b) Your father's name is Zahid, isn't it?
(c) Yes, My father works with you in the same office, doesn't he?
(d) He always talks about you, doesn't he?
(e) We all like him. There is none who does not speak high of him, is there?
10. (a) As/Since; (b) But; (c) Now; (d) Still; (e) But.
11. The Buckingham Palace is in England. It was originally built for the Duke of Buckingham in
1703 and was called Buckingham House. King George III bought it in 1761. It was
remodelled and enlarged by a famous architect, John Nash.
MODEL QUESTION-48
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) information; (c) into; (d) by; (e) on; (f) operator; (g) invention; (h) of; (i) importance;
(j) to.
2. (a) a; (b) from; (c) a; (d) and; (e) on; (f) in; (g) of; (h) a; (i) of; (j) for.
3. (i) Marco Polo was an adventurous man.
(ii) He travelled by land and sea, over mountains and across deserts.
(iii) In one summer he reached the palace of Kublai Khan.
(iv) Polo was warmly received by the Emperor of China.
(v) The Emperor made him one of his officers.
4. (a) started; (b) was walking; (c) looked; (d) lay; (e) was; (f) found; (g) stopped; (h) took; (i)
asked; (j) was doing.
5. The giant looked at the fisherman and ordered/told/threatened him to speak to him (G) more
politely or he (G) would kill him (f). The fisherman asked the giant why he (G) should kill him.
Then he (F) reminded the giant that he had just freed him (G). After that he (F) asked the giant
if he (G) had forgotten that. The giant replied that he had not. The giant replied in the negative.
But he told the fisherman that that would not stop him (G) from killing him.
6. (a) The students who study regularly can expect a good result.
(b) But most of our students are not attentive to their studies.
(c) Their valuable time is wasted idly by them.
 (d) Isn’t wasting time harmful for them?
(e) By repeating this activity, they make a result which is poor.
(f) Nobody loves them then.
(g) Even their family members treat them badly.
(h) Failing in the examination, a student suffers from inferiority complex.
(i) A failed student is the worst of all students in the class.
(j) So a student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively in order to do well in
the examination.
7. (a) Hardly had he reached the station when the train left.
(b) He speaks as if he were mad.
(c) I went to Dhaka with a view to buying a car.
(d) He walked carefully lest he should fall.
(e) We wish we were a developed nation.
8. (a) leader; (b) teachers; (c) darkness; (d) beastly; (e) worshippers; (f) unseen; (g) boyhood; (h)
thoughtful; (i) truthful; (j) trustworthy.
9. (a) I have told you to leave the place. I think, I am right, aren't I?
(b) The teacher-says, "Charity begins at tome, doesn't it?"
(c) The Creator is second to none, is He?
(d) Everybody praises a well-mannered student, don't they?
(e) As the weather was cold, there were a few migratory birds, weren't there?
10. (a) who; (b) because; (c) Even; (d) So; (e) Besides.
11. Summer, the first season of the Bangla year, consists of Baishakh and Jaishta. Fruits of
different items are seen available in the summer season. When strong wind blows, the children
and girls come out under the trees to pick up mangoes. It is risky to go out because it might
cause an accident.
MODEL QUESTION-49
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) want; (b) dominantly; (c) from; (d) a; (e) ruler; (f) rights; (g) hesitate; (h) by; (i) So; (j)
gained.
2. (a) after; (b) of; (c) of; (d) the (e) As a result; (f) a; (g) in; (h) in; (i) made; (j) the.
3. (a) Happiness is a relative term.
(b) A person with a crown may not be happy.
(c) Whereas a day labourer may find happiness living in a shabby hut.
(d) Again happiness varies from person to person.
(e) Complete happiness or peace of mind is a blessing of God.
4. (a) is; (b) has; (c) suits; (d) can go; (e) serve; (f) use; (g) preserve; (h) needed; (i) will prefer; (j)
caused.
5. Entering into the study, my elder brother looked around and burst out in disgust that I had I
made the room very dirty. He also asked me why I used the room if I couldn't keep it tidy. I
replied that I was extremely sorry and said that I had been a nuisance. I also promised that in
future he would never see the room in such a bad condition.
6. (a) Haji Mohammad Muhsin was a very kind man.
(b) Didn’t he inherit a vast property from his father and sister?
(c) He was not married.
(d) As long as he was alive he spent money lavishly to help the poor.
 Or, During his life time he spent money lavishly so that he could help the poor.
(e) One night at the time of his saying prayer a thief broke into his room.
(f) The thief saw Muhsin and he cried.
(g) He caught the thief.
(h) The thief was very needy.
(i) The thief was given some food any money by him.
(j) Very few philanthropists in the world were as good as Muhsin.
7. (a) It is high time we changed our food habit.
(b) Faults are thick where love is thin.
(c) If my friend had helped me, I could have done the work.
(d) Five years passed since I had seen him in Dhaka.
(e) Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
8. (a) popularity; (b) modernized; (c) computerized; (d) overuse; (e) minimize; (f) addiction; (g)
attention; (h) inattentive; (i) simultaneously; (j) seriously.
9. (a) I am very sorry, Kamal, I am very late, ain't I/aren't I? '
(b) I couldn't reach in time because of traffic jam, could I?
(c) Oh! don't worry, the train is late, isn't it?
(d) Then we can have a cup of tea, can't we?
(e) Yes, let's go to the canteen, shall we?
10. (a) that; (b) who; (c) But; (d) whose; (e) such.
11. "Suppose, we are in some danger," said Miss Mebbin. "Nonsense," said Mrs Packletide. "It's a
very old tiger. It could not spring up here even if it wanted to." "If it's an old tiger, I think you
ought to get it cheaper. A thousand taka is a lot of money."
MODEL QUESTION-50
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) take; (b) people; (c) primary; (d) least; (e) in; (f) compulsory; (g) the; (h)
from; (i) taken; (j) The.
2. (a) ready/about/eager; (b) the; (c) to; (d) in; (e) to; (f) to; (g) to; (h) blesses; (i) of; (j) from.
3. (a) Trees are very useful to man.
(b) They give oxygen to breathe to live.
(c) They provide shelter to birds and animals.
(d) We need oxygen to breathe to live.
(e) We should not destroy trees.
4. (a) dominated; (b) confined; (c) come; (d) working; (e) taking; (f) been; (g) are contributing;
(h) has come; (i) by keeping; (j) needs.
5. The tourist wished the receptionist good morning and asked him (r) if they had any room
vacant. The receptionist respectfully replied in the affirmative and asked him (t) if he (t)
wanted a double room or single. The tourist replied that he wanted one double room. The
receptionist told the tourist that they had a double room on the second floor.
6. (a) It is you who will do it.
(b) What a hard-working man he was!
(c) He is one of the most studious students.
(d) A lion was not braver than he.
(e) Who like to do bad in the examinations?
(f) Monkeys are cleverer than tigers.
(g) Let goodbye be never said.
(h) After losing his father he stopped going to school.
(i) No other bird is as sweet as the cuckoo.
(j) Milton became blind at the age of 44 but he could produce most beautiful writings.
7. (a) It is education that enlightens us.
(b) It paves the way for living a happy life.
 (c) If we educate the people, we can make them skilled workers.
(d) These are the plans that should be implemented.
(e) The conscious people should play a vital role so that illiteracy may be removed.
8. (a) preparation; (b) prepared; (c) unprepared; (d) preparatory; (e) suggestion; (f)
encouragement; (g) thoroughly; (h) nervous; (i) prayer; (j) assistance.
9. (a) I think we should take a decision in the primary stage of our life, shouldn't we?
(b) No, I do not agree with you. At this stage a child cannot take decision, can it?
(c) But I think parents or teachers can guide him/her in this regard, can't they?
(d) I shall become a teacher. There are not sufficient qualified teachers in our country, are
there?
(e) I want to be a doctor. We do not have adequate doctors in our country, do we?
10. (a) Though; (b) as; (c) and; (d) Once/If; (e) in such a way.
11. "Did you hear a sound?" he asked. "No," she replied. "I heard nothing distinctly." "Listen
carefully," he said. "Can't you hear a little moaning sound coming from the old cottage?
MODEL QUESTION-51
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) who; (b) cleverly; (c) out; (d) on; (e) and; (f) be; (g) although; (h) clever; (i) much; (j) than.
2. (a) Without; (b) its; (c) Games; (d) in; (e) be; (f) or; (g) the; (h) A; (i) real; (j) struggle/
examination.
3. (i) We cannot claim development without female education.
(ii) Women have equal rights to education.
(iii) They can also contribute to our development.
(iv) But they are neglected in many ways.
(v) Female children are left out after primary education in large number.
4. (a) confined; (b) are; (c) developed; (d) adapting; (e) receiving; (f) becoming; (g) working; (h)
are; (i) contribute/are contributing; (j) keeping.
5. I asked Jack what he was doing then. He replied that he was watching an interesting program
on television. I also asked him if he was not wasting his time. He replied in the negative and
said that he did not think so. I advised him to remember that watching much TV makes people
lazy.
6. (a) Columbus is one of the most famous discoverers.
(b) He did not pass his early life in happiness.
(c) He became a sailor when he was a boy.
(d) Coming in contact with many people there, he learnt many things about them.
(e) The vast sheet of unlimited water was gazed at by Columbus very often during these
voyages.
(f) Who can be compared with him?
(g) He sailed for India but reached America.
(h) He thought that it was India.
(i) Wasn't he the first man to cross the Atlantic?
(j) Reaching the shore, he became excited.
7. (a) Had I the wings of a bird, I could fly in the sky.
(b) If he had been seen by me, I would have given him a fantastic news.
(c) It is high time that we left the hostel.
(d) No sooner had we reached the school than the rain started.
(e) The more you read, the more you learn.
8. (a) Intolerance; (b) behaviour; (c) segregation; (d) bearing; (e) learners; (f) familial; (g)
negligible; (h) educational; (i) newly; (j) importance.
9. (a) Most of us hardly know about the dire consequences of deforestation, do we?
(b) A few students qualified the placement test, didn't they?
(c) Bangladesh is too small to accommodate her population, isn't she?
(d) He rarely put on an overcoat, did he?
(e) Trousers sold cheap, didn't they?
10. (a) because/as/since; (b) whenever; (c) As a result; (d) consequently; (e) Unfortunately.
11. A village fair is an annual joyous gathering of the village people. The village fair, on the first
Baishakh, is almost common in our country. It generally sits in the open field.
MODEL QUESTION-52
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) for; (b) the; (c) a; (d) endeavour; (e) mean; (f) emancipation; (g) without; (h) more; (i)
domination; (j) by.
2. (a) big/serious; (b) has spread; (c) tentacles; (d) grasped; (e) like; (f) rapidly/quickly; (g)
attraction; (h) kinds/types; (i) alarming; (j) Frustration.
3. (i) Independence is the birthright of a man.
(ii) No nation can achieve it without struggle.
(iii) Our War of Liberation took place in 1971.
(iv) People from all walks of life joined the war.
(v) They went to the battlefield to save the country.
4. (a) known; (b)comes; (c) was; (d) passed; (e) got; (f) was; (g) teased; (h) studies; (i) opposed (j)
would sit.
5. Sumon told me that Pintu had gone to his (S) house the previous day. I asked him (S) why he
(P) had gone. Sumon replied that he (P) had not told him (S) anything. He (S) added that he (P)
had been only talking about his (P) mother. I said that his (P) mother was an affectionate lady. I
added that I still remembered how kindly she had talked to me a year before.
6. (a) Forgetting him I went outside the cabin.
(b) She closed the door when she went back to work.
(c) Jerry was not at all an incurious and inactive boy.
Or, Wasn't Jerry a very curious and active boy?
(d) He was a small boy but could work like a man.
(e) Jerry was appreciated blindly by the authoress.
(f) Jerry is better than any other boy I have ever seen.
(g) When he was four, he came to the orphanage.
(h) The unnecessary things were done for the writer by him.
(i) He always spoke the truth.
(j) Being a free-will agent, he chose to do careful work.
7. (a) Had I much money, I would help the poor.
(b) Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
(c) It is I who have done the difficult sum.
(d) I was so helpless that I could not move an inch.
(e) Since they played well, they won the game.
8. (a) unreasonable; (b) reuse; (c) overpaid; (d) disapprove; (e) oversleep; (f) undisturbed; (g)
physical; (h) stressful; (i) around; (j) happily.
9. (a) I am still your friend. I hardly think of deceiving you, do I?
(b) Never believe what others say, will you?
(c) I'll ever risk my life if you fall in any problem, won't I?
(d) Always remember breaking a friendship is easier than building it. I hope you must not
prove yourself foolish, must you?
(e) Therefore, get back from your way. You need not hesitate any more, need you?
10. (a) yet; (b) Moreover; (c) Therefore; (d) and/as well as; (e) Otherwise.
11. "That can't be," replied the Nightingale, "I can't have any rest in the place. I love to live in the
green wood. I fly around to the poor fishermen, to the peasants' huts, to the people who live far
away from the place.
MODEL QUESTION-53
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) equally; (b) rich; (c) of; (d) deprived; (e) with; (f) The; (g) a; (h) between; (i) upon; (j)
humanity.
2. (a) main; (b) Most; (c) miserable; (d) ill-clad; (e) development/progress; (f) dependent; (g)
huge/common; (h) lives; (i) prosper/exist; (j) lives.
3. (a) Most Bangladeshis are fond of rice and pulses.
(b) Both food items are necessary for our health.
(c) Rice contains a high amount of carbohydrate.
(d) Pulses have a good percentage of fat.
(e) Both rice and pulses contain high energy content too.
4. (a) rains; (b) seen; (c) go; (d) stands; (e) become; (f) remain; (g) causing; (h) not ply; (i) know;
(j) taken.
5. Habib asked the man why she (the farmer's wife) was crying. He (H) again asked him (the
man) what had happened to her (the farmer's wife). In reply the man told Habib that she was
the wife of a farmer. He (the man) further added that they had land on the other side of the river
but they had lost that. Habib again asked the man what she (farmer's wife) wanted to do then.
6. (a) Man should possess many virtues.
(b) They are not unnecessary to make a human being a real human.
Or, Aren't they necessary to make a human being a real human?
(c) Truthfulness is greater than most other virtues in a man's life.
(d) Isn't a truthful person true to himself?
(e) Who does not respect a truthful person?
(f) In spite of leading a poor life, a truthful person is honoured everywhere.
(g) A person who is truthful is not afraid of anybody.
(h) Peace is brought in one's mind by it.
(i) It is truthfulness which leads to discovering the inner truth of oneself.
(j) All false impressions taken collectively are not as spacious as a true heart.
7. (a) Many people cut trees at random.
(b) Trees cause rainfall which is essential for our agriculture.
(c) If we cut trees at random, it will make the environment unbalanced.
(d) Trees supply oxygen without which we can’t live.
(e) Since trees help us in many ways, we should not cut down trees at random.
8. (a) mightiest; (b) feelings; (c) greatest; (d) humanity; (e) reliable; (f) living; (g) rituals; (h)
unworthy; (i) loneliness; (j) happiness.
9. (a) Good afternoon. How are you? Quite fine. It's a long time since we met last, isn't it?
(b) Probably we met each other eight months ago, didn't we?
(c) Yes, I thought you couldn't but come to the fair, could you?
(d) You are right. What's that in your hand? It's 'Shanchita' by Kazi Nazrul Islam, You did
not read the whole book, did you?
 (e) No, I did not. I have bought it for further reading. Let's move and see other book stalls,
shall we?
10. (a) But; (b) so; (c) who; (d) and; (e) nor.
11. Rifa said to Tasfika, "How are you? I went to your house yesterday but did not find you.
Where did you go?" "I went to the station," said Tasfika, "I had to receive my maternal uncle."
MODEL QUESTION-54
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) light; (b) the; (c) in; (d) of; (e) round; (f) the; (g) the; (h) called; (i) the; (j) around.
2. (a) the; (b) of; (c) the; (d) a; (e) of; (f) to; (g) being; (h) Pollution; (i) is; (j) the.
3. (a) Robert Herrick was a famous poet of English literature.
(b) He was born in London, UK.
(c) His father Nicholas Herrick was a famous goldsmith of London.
(d) Nicholas Herrick suddenly died when he was five years old.
(e) After the death of his father his family shifted to a village in Middlesex.
4. (a) are; (b) is; (c)rise; (d) enjoying; (e)walking; (f) have/enjoy; (g) polluted; (h) are suffering;
(i) overcome; (j) come.
5. The Mayor asked the Piper if he (p) had killed the rats. The Piper replied in the affirmative that
he had killed the rats and also requested him (M) to give him (p) the promised money. The
Mayor exclaimed with wonder that it was very funny. He (M) also said that they could not give
him (p) so much money and offered him to take only fifty.
6. (a) I could not remember his name.
(b) Yes, now I am sure of his being Jerry.
(c) Wasn't he like a star twinkling in a cloudless sky?
(d) It is he who once broke the axe handle.
Or, Once he broke the handle which was of the axe.
(e) But he refused to take the money.
(f) He was responsible for breaking the handle and he admitted it.
(g) He did not accept the money.
(h) Who hits accurately every time?
(i) Being honest, he did not show any excuse.
Or, Because of his honesty, he did not show any excuse.
(j) He was sincere.
7. (a) If you do not waste your time, certainly you will shine in life.
(b) This the boy who came to me yesterday.
(c) I wish I were a child.
(d) United we stand divided we fall.
(e) The boy is so weak in mathematics that he cannot work out a simple addition.
8. (a) digestive; (b) indigestion; (c) digestion; (d) constipation; (e) circulation; (f) powerful/
empowered; (g) normal; (h) Improper; (i) unpredictable; (j) ensure.
9. (a) Mr Shafiq is a nature lover. He is walking in his garden with his friend. He said to his
friend, "How sweetly the bird sings! doesn't it?"
(b) Mamun along with his friends was reading the book. After the completion of their
reading, Mamun said, "Let us play football now, shall we?"
(c) Rahim is a poor boy. Eid is impending. His poor old mother said to him, "Rahim, you
need to buy a new shirt, don't you?"
(d) If you read in cadet college, you may join the army easily, mayn't you?
 (e) The postman is a low-paid government employee. His duty is to deliver letters and
parcels, isn't it?
10. (a) once; (b) for; (c) so; (d) and; (e) up.
11. It is the month of Ashar. The sky is overcast with clouds. It is drizzling. The roads are full of
mud. The boats are plying with sails unfurled. Harvesting of paddy has been started.
Bangladesh has worn an exquisite beauty. This is our motherland.
MODEL QUESTION-55
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) overnight; (b) to; (c) of; (d) for; (e) successful; (f) In; (g) by; (h) the; (i) an; (j) the.
2. (a) the; (b) Egypt; (c) beautiful; (d) was; (e) people/citizens/country; (f) attacked; (g) not; (h)
poisonous; (i) neck; (j) bit.
3. (a) Science helps man in so many ways.
(b) For example, antibiotics are so helpful against diseases like cholera, typhoid and
tuberculosis.
(c) There are now inoculations and vaccines against most of the diseases.
(d) There are diseases which still remain beyond control.
(e) Now medical science is engaged in continuous research on such diseases.
4. (a) becomes; (b) applies: (c) mix; (d) enriched; (e) keep; (f) open; (g) gives; (h) knowing; (i)
received; (j) learn.
5. Father asked Robi if he knew why he had been sent to school. Robi replied that he had been
sent to school for playing with friends. Father disagreed with him and told him that he was sent
to learn, to read and write. But Robi sulkily replied that he wouldn't read and write. Father
insisted again and told him that he would read and write.
6. (a) How difficult Farhana's life was!
(b) One day getting a loan from Grameen Bank, she started to make a plan.
(c) She bought a dheki so that she could husk rice.
(d) She worked very hard but there was happiness in her heart.
(e) She was not at all an idle and irresponsible loanee.
(f) Wouldn't she pay the loan in time?
(g) So, the official didn't distrust her.
(h) She has worked hard and changed her lot.
(i) It is she who has brought prosperity to the family.
Or, It is the family to which she has brought prosperity.
(j) She is rich now.
7. (a) United we stand, divided we fall.
(b) It is high time, we changed our eating habits.
(c) Unless you are united, you will suffer in the long run.
(d) Who doesn’t know this wise saying?
(e) The story of the old man and his sons teaches us that unity in strength.
8. (a) unquenchable; (b) unsatisfied; (c) curiosity; (d) unconquerable; (e) undertake; (f)
eventually; (g) inventions; (h) continuous; (i) helpless; (j) achievements.
9. (a) Man is fond of turning back to the past, isn't he?
(b) We need to be satisfied with the present, don't we?
(c) But everybody hardly forgets golden past, do they?
(d) Nothing is more pleasant to him than the memories of childhood, is it?
(e) The memories of childhood really never displease us, do they?
10. (a) as; (b) But; (c) Unless; (d) Consequently/As a result; (e) So.
11. Fahim said to me, "Have you finished reading the book I gave you yesterday?" "Yes, I have
finished reading the book."
 MODEL QUESTION-56
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) of; (b) that; (c) fate; (d) toiled; (e) which; (f) roses; (g) enigmas; (h) to; (i) a; (j) fame.
2. (a) of; (b) by/with; (c) a; (d) on; (e) the; (f) without; (g) the; (h) inclined; (i) weigh; (j) fleeting.
3. (i) Mount Everest is in the Himalayan mountains.
(ii) It has fascinated the climbers always.
(iii) But climbing the Everest is difficult and dangerous because of snow.
(iv) There might be snowslides and cracks under ice.
(v) Mount Everest looks exciting and challenging to them.
4. (a) ensures; (b) is; (c) not indulge; (d) sit; (e) treats; (f) cut; (g) bid; (h) prosper; (i) possess; (j)
need.
5. I wished Rina good morning/I wished good morning to Rina. I also asked her why she had
missed the most important class on the rules of passage narration the previous day. Rina
exclaimed with sorrow that she was a great fool. Addressing me as Sabina, she requested me to
help her on the topic. Swearing by Allah she also told me that she would never miss any
important class. I told her not to do that and proposed to her that we should discuss the topic.
6. (a) We notice the achievements of science custing our eyes everywhere.
(b) The streets and houses are lighted by electricity there.
(c) News, songs and lectures are broadcast by the radio.
(d) There is cinema so that it can delight you in the evening. Or, There is cinema which
delights/can delight you in the evening.
(e) No other invention of modern science is as important as computer.
(f) Can we go without it?
(g) Internet is as important as computer.
(h) It helps us and thus we can know about the world.
(i) We need it in every office.
(j) It has a good effect and it helps us.
7. (a) No Sooner had I reached the station than the train left.
(b) He was so lazy that he could not attend his class ever timely.
(c) It is health which is wealth.
(d) He succeeded though he was not a meritorious student.
(e) As our elders love us, we should respect them.
8. (a) creation; (b) rational; (c) worldly; (d) perfection; (e) shortness; (f) addition;
(g) spirituality; (h) importance; (i) possession; (j) roughly.
9. (a) Birds are not the best of creations like man, are they?
(b) But they do not pollute the environment as we do, do they?
(c) It is man who pollutes the environment, isn't he?
(d) So, we should not pollute the environment, should we?
(e) If we are educated, we will become conscious, won't we?
10. (a) Even; (b) And; (c) But; (d) When; (e) that
11. "Will you go to college today?" the mother said to her son. "No, mother, our classes are
suspended." "Then go to market and bring some vegetables." "Let me be ready and give me
money."
MODEL QUESTION-57
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) in; (b) exercise; (c) chiefly; (d) desire; (e) reasonable; (f) an; (g) a; (h) an; (i) mischief; (j)
reasonable.
2. (a) a; (b) on; (c) in; (d) treated; (e) a; (f) an; (g) for; (h) of; (i) near; (j) situated.
3. (a) Bangladesh is a developing country of South Asia.
(b) It is an independent country.
(c) It achieved freedom in 1971.
(d) It has some impediments to be developed.
(e) Corruption is one of the main impediments.
4. (a) not forget; (b) was; (c) started; (d) took; (e) walked; (f) entered; (g) welcomed; (h) asked; (i)
had answered; (j) thanked.
5. Tom asked Mr. Reddy what part of India he came from. Mr. Reddy replied that he came from
Madras though he had been born and educated in Hyderabad. Tom again asked Mr. Reddy if
that was his first visit to Delhi. Mr. Reddy replied in the negative and said that he quite often
went there on official business.
6. (a) It was an old lady who became blind. / A lady who was old became blind.
(b) A doctor was called in by her.
(c) In case of her cure, she agreed to pay large fee.
(d) But she would pay nothing and she would do that in case of being not cured.
(e) Apart from calling daily, the doctor coveted her furniture.
(f) Didn't he take away some of her furniture everyday?
(g) After her being cured, he demanded his fees.
(h) The lady refused to pay and said cure was not complete.
(i) Didn't the doctor bring a court case?.
(j) Didn't the judge give verdict in her favour?
7. (a) I would not do the work if he told me.
(b) The answer that he gave was not correct.
(c) Finishing the work I went to school.
(d) I saw my mother cooking in the kitchen room.
(e) To walk in the morning is good for health.
8. (a) addiction; (b) foremost; (c) frustration; (d) irrational; (e) derails; (f) frustrated; (g)
aftereffects; (h) Initially; (i) imbalanced; (j) return.
9. (a) Each and everybody wants to succeed in life, don't they?
(b) But it is not an easy task, is it?
(c) A man should work hard to get success in life, shouldn't he?
(d) He must not be lazy and poorly motivated in his action, must he?
(e) Rather he will be committed and dedicated to his goal of life, won't he?
10. (a) rather; (b) and; (c) So/Therefore; (b) But; (e) When/If.
11. "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della. "I buy hair," said Madame, "Take your hat off and let's
have a sight at the looks of it. Twenty Dollars," said Madame, lifting the mass with a practiced
hand.
MODEL QUESTION-58
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) our; (b) and; (c) in; (d) at; (e) that; (f) with; (g) take; (h) this; (i) will; (j) may.
2. (a) built; (b) of; (c) the; (d) a; (e) working; (f) hospital; (g) beautiful/magnificent; (h) easily; (i)
in; (j) into.
3. (i) Every nation must have some glorious days.
(ii) Our nation has also some glorious and memorable days.
(iii) These days are 21st February, 26th March, 16th December.
(iv) These days are observed every year with due solemnity.
(v) The 16th December is a glorious day for the people of Bangladesh.
4. (a) reigns; (b) prevail; (c) are; (d) preaching; (e) respected; (f) feel; (g) cannot prosper; (h)
triumph; (i) understand; (j) stopped.
5. The other foxes said that Mr. Fox was very clever. They wondered what he was going to tell
them. Addressing them as friends Mr. Fox told them to listen to him. He said that he had made
a discovery. Then he asked them if they wanted to know about that. The other foxes replied in
the affirmative and said that they of course wanted to know about that. They asked him what
the discovery was.
6. (a) Very few conquerors of the world were as great as Taimur.
(b) The province of a powerful prince was once attacked by young Taimur.
(c) Entering the kingdom of the prince, he captured a large village.
(d) The army killed Taimur's all soldiers.
(e) He disguised himself as a poor traveller so that he could survive.
(f) He came to a house and asked for something to eat.
(g) There lived a woman in the house who was old.
(h) The woman saw Taimur and became sympathetic to him.
(i) How hot the food was!
(j) Taimur was very hungry and so he could not wait.
7. (a) As flower is a symbol of love, beauty and purity, it is liked by all.
(b) There is hardly any person who does not love flowers.
(c) We can turn our enemies into friends if we give them flowers.
(d) It is said that those who do not love flowers can kill a person easily.
(e) Many people cultivate flowers because they are a source of income nowadays.
8. (a) beautifully; (b) musician; (c) beardless; (d) originally; (e) unthinkable; (f) thankful; (g)
foretellers; (h) unmindful; (i) unaware; (j) joyous.
9. (a) Time is very valuable. So, don't waste time, will you?
(b) Abdullah and Nafisa are honest. Neither of them tells a lie, do they?
(c) Mother said to me, "You need not go to market, need you?"
(d) I have got a family. I am really happy in my family, aren't/ain't I?
(e) 'I' is a pronoun, isn't it?
10. (a) which; (b) Though; (c) if; (d) as; (e) whose.
11. The traveller said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?" "Yes", said the peasant. "Do
you want one in which you can spend the night?" "No", replied the traveller, "I only want a
meal."
MODEL QUESTION-59
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) race; (b) a; (c) agony; (d) dream; (e) the; (f) or; (g) Apparently; (h) does; (i) though; (j) out.
2. (a) is; (b) to; (c) a; (d) a; (e) the; (f) from; (g) about/around/approximately; (h) die; (i) caused;
(j) to.
3. (i) The 21st February is the National Martyrs Day.
(ii) The 26th March is the Independence Day.
(iii) The 21st February is now International Mother Language Day.
(iv) Our nation will remain indebted to the martyrs of our country.
(v) These days will always inspire us.
4. (a) known; (b) compel; (c) fight; (d) changing; (e) controlled; (f) cultivating; (g) avoid; (h)
take; (i) stop; (j) have.
5. Addressing the fisherman as great king of the genies the monster told him (the fisherman) that
he would never disobey him (F). Hearing those words the fisherman became very brave and
asked the monster to tell him why he had been locked up in the vase. The giant looked at the
fisherman and told/ordered him to speak to him more politely or he would kill him (F). The
fisherman asked why he (G) would kill him.
6. (a) We want to earn knowledge and so we should make the habit of reading books.
 (b) The books which are written by famous writers are a great source of increasing our
knowledge.
(c) Nobody gets perfection in life without reading the books written by great writers.
(d) We should read books to remove ignorance.
(e) Is there any alternative to reading books to make the society civilized?
(f) We call books man's best friends.
(g) No other habit is so important as reading books.
(h) A man is guided to the right path by it.
(i) We should read books so that we can acquire knowledge.
(j) Nothing but reading books can increase man's intellect.
7. (a) Yesterday I did not get up early from bed because I felt a little bit fever.
(b) As soon as I got up from bed, I found that the sun was up.
(c) As I could not hire a rickshaw, I had to walk to school.
(d) On the way to school I walked fast lest, I should miss the first class.
(e) If I reached late, I would be rebuked.
8. (a) childhood; (b) beautiful; (c) easily; (d) memorable; (e) attentively; (f) instructions; (g)
effective; (h) highly; (i) morality; (j) deniable.
9. (a) Death is an universal event in human life. So, Mrs. Rahman said to her son, "No man can
avoid death, can they?"
(b) Shafiq is a very clever boy. His friend, Mita said, "Your cleverness charmed me, didn't it?
(c) Some people gathered in the road. Rana wanted to know the reason of it. One person
said, "There's been an accident, hasn't there?"
(d) Amina is a housewife. She scarcely goes to market, does she?
(e) Mr. Arif is in the habit of having tea three times a day. He says to his colleagues "Tea
removes tiredness," doesn't it?
10. (a) But; (b) Though; (c) In fact; (d) While; (e) So/Consequently.
11. "First of all" he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, scout, you'll get along a lot better with all
kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of
view."
MODEL QUESTION-60
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) competitive; (b) for; (c) competition; (d) on; (e) to; (f) a; (g) the; (h) lost; (i) the; (j) with.
2. (a) up; (b) about; (c) of; (d) by; (e) a; (f) a; (g) nature; (h) an; (i) from; (j) to.
3. (i) Hamlet was the prince of Denmark.
(ii) He loved his father more than anything in the world.
(iii) He was a brave and noble young man.
(iv) His uncle was a very wicked and cunning man.
(v) His father died suddenly in a mysterious way.
4. (a) has; (b) turn; (c) become; (d) rears; (e) loving; (f) may prove; (g) be lost; (h) may fly; (i)
needs; (j) be sacrificed.
5. The teacher asked the boy if he thought that honesty is the best policy. Addressing him (t) as
sir, the boy respectfully replied in the affirmative and said that he thought so. The teacher
advised him (b) to learn to be honest from his boyhood. The boy respectfully thanked him (t).
The teacher prayed for the boy that Allah might grant him a long life.
6. (a) We were going to Chittagong on Friday.
(b) We walked for ten minutes and arrived at the station.
(c) But no sooner had we reached there than the train left.
 (d) So, we waited long so that we could get the next train.
(e) At last it came just before the sunset.
(f) Buying the tickets, we got on the train.
(g) Didn't the train start running fast?
(h) I was surprised at the scenery of setting sun.
(i) It was nicer than most other sights.
(j) We reached our destination when it was morning.
7. (a) We must work hard in order that we can shine in life.
(b) A man who is idle/lazy cannot shine in life.
(c) It is hard labour that enables a man to rise to pinnacle of glory.
(d) The idle cannot reach their target because they don’t work hard.
(e) You cannot succeed in life unless you work hard.
8. (a) shortest; (b) Scottish; (c) prophecy; (d) consumed; (e) action; (f) ambitious; (g) desperation;
(h) autocratic; (i) committing; (j) suspicion.
9. (a) Man is fond of turning back to the past, isn't he?
(b) The present may be good, isn't it?
(c) But everybody hardly forgets golden past, do they?
(d) Nothing is more pleasant to him than the memories of childhood, is it?
(e) The memories of childhood really haunt us, don't they?
10. (a) enough; (b) so that; (c) Moreover; (d) than; (e) So.
11. Thomas Alva Edison, a great scientist, was born in 1847 in Ohio, America. As a little boy, he
was very inquisitive. He always wanted to know how things were done. Very early in life. he
showed that he was full of curiosity, a quality which is so important to inventors.
MODEL QUESTION-61
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) to; (b) the; (c) from; (d) with; (e) planted; (f) a; (g) with; (h) give; (i) in; (j) to.
2. (a) A; (b) at; (c) the; (d) to; (e) by; (f) of; (g) in; (h) the; (i) urged; (j) taking.
3. (i) We all should try to obtain sincerity from the beginning of our life.
(ii) Simple-minded people are really happy.
(iii) It helps us think simple ways of life.
(iv) Simplicity is a great virtue.
(v) It also helps us mix with others easily.
4. (a) has become; (b) growing; (c) strengthened; (d) calls; (e) demand; (f) reflect; (g) made; (h)
ask; (i) celebrate; (j) played.
5. Addressing Anwar as dear friend, Monju asked him how they could get peace in their life.
Anwar replied that it is possible only by following the path which is shown by the Creator.
Monju told him (A) that he (M) thought they could find peace following the modern life.
Anwar exclaimed with sorrow that his (M) thinking was very narrow. Then he asked Monju if
it is possible to operate an instrument without following the instruction of the catalogue.
6. (a) No one above 18 is regarded as a child.
(b) People engage children in dangerous occupations.
(c) Very few curses of the 21st century are as big as child labour.
(d) It is unfortunate that this has become very accepted in our society.
(e) Nothing but poverty is responsible for this.
(f) Children can be educated if we can remove poverty.
(g) In a family of five or six children the parents have to send some of their kids to work to
fill their empty stomachs.
 (h) These poor children have to break brick all day long but in return they are awarded all
kinds of abuse.
(i) Children in our country are more vulnerable than those in the developed country.
(j) Something should be done for them.
7. (a) If you lend me some money, I won't take any bank loan.
(b) It is high time we changed our bad habit.
(c) He is so weak that he cannot walk properly.
(d) It is I who am to blame.
(e) United we stand, divided we fall.
8. (a) economical; (b) economize; (c) expenditure; (d) expendable; (e) unexpendable; (f)
prosperous; (g) religious; (h) miserly; (i) mindful; (j) according.
9. (a) We need to prepare very well for the exam, don't we?
(b) Sure, to do so we must study regularly, mustn't we?
(c) Certainly. But we do not follow the rules at all, do we?
(d) No, we do not. And when the examination approaches there is no way but start
cramming, is there?
(e) That's exactly what I do. You should not do that, should you?
10. (a) but; (b) lest; (c) So/Therefore; (d) so that/ that; (e) After.
11. Addressing him as sir, the nobleman asked Sheikh Saadi why he was putting up the food in his
pocket. He also asked him why he did not eat. Sheikh Saadi replied that he was doing the right
thing because his dress deserved those rich dishes. The nobleman said that he did not
understand what he meant to say and so he was sorry.
MODEL QUESTION-62
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) the; (c) for; (d) polluted; (e) in; (f) by; (g) into; (h) fields; (i) the; (j) the.
2. (a) greatest/largest; (b) explorer; (c) He; (d) moving/working/going; (e) with; (f) desired/ tried;
(g) river; (h) square; (i) world; (j) of.
3. (a) Character is the crown of life.
(b) It means mental or moral nature.
(c) Character of a person is the combination of some virtues.
(d) It also means the mental or moral qualities of a person, a community, a race, etc.
(e) Everybody hates a man without character.
4. (a) knows; (b) is; (c) causes; (d) eating; (e) fall; (f) run; (g) do; (h) thrive; (i) deserve; (j) taken.
5. My brother Rafiq said that he had got GPA-5 in the SSC examination. I congratulated my
brother. I asked him what he intended to do then. Rafiq replied that he wanted to study science
in a reputed college and added that he had a dream to get admission in Dhaka Medical College
after his HSC.
6. (a) All men cannot but die.
(b) Doesn't it matter if a man lives many years or not?
(c) We do not measure our lives by months or years.
(d) Some people live only for their own interest and they are not real human beings.
(e) The life of a beast is as good as their life./ Their life is as good as the life of a beast.
(f) By doing something good to the society, we can be immortal.
(g) People will never forget those who do something good for the society.
(h) Isn't it our own responsibility to do good deeds?
(i) We live short on the earth.
(j) Actually there is no human being who can escape death.
7. (a) AIDS is a fatal disease which was first detected in Africa.
(b) It is such a disease that is not curable.
 (c) The first AIDS patient was a man who was an African.
(d) The doctors suggest that we should maintain religious practice.
(e) There is no further remedy that can save AIDS affected people.
8. (a) scientifically; (b) listener; (c) speaker; (d) exchange; (e) eventually; (f) initially; (g) natural;
(h) artificially; (i) methodically; (j) creation.
9. (a) What a brilliant result you have made, haven't you?
(b) We feel proud of you, don't we?
(c) Thanks Amir, All credits go to my parents and teachers, don't they?
(d) I am very grateful to them, aren't I?
(e) Right you are. We ought to remain ever grateful to them, oughtn't we?
10. (a) so that; (b) which; (c) But; (d) As; (e) and/to.
11. He said to the shoe-maker, "You are a big blockhead. You have done the reverse of what I
desired you. I told you to make one of the shoes larger than the other and instead of that, you
have made one of them smaller than the other.
MODEL QUESTION-63
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) riding; (b) communication; (c) communicate; (d) a; (e) with; (f) can; (g) the; (h) if; (i)
make; (j) through.
2. (a) many; (b) a; (c) A; (d) an; (e) a; (f) must; (g) in; (h) will; (i) the; (j) of.
3. (a) One needs to work hard to materialize any ambition.
(b) One's ambition can never be successful in life if one sits idly.
(c) Sometimes it can remain only a dream.
(d) One can materialize one's desired ambition only by working hard.
(e) One needs to be competitive too.
4. (a) drifts; (b) tries; (c) wastes; (d) choosing; (e) be stuck; (f) having; (g) must/should overcome;
(h) face; (i) Choice; (j) prepared.
5. My father looked at me in anger and asked me where I had been so long and why I was wasting
my time. After a moment he also asked me whether/if I would not appear in the final
examination. I replied that I had gone to my friend's house to borrow an essential book but he
had not been at home and that was why I had to wait for him.
6. (a) We should read books so that we can gain knowledge.
(b) We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books.
(c) Don't the books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas?
(d) By reading books we can enrich our minds.
(e) No other friend is as great as books.
(f) They give us not only knowledge but also pleasure.
(g) They are our real friends and they remain with us in time of danger.
(h) How interesting some books are!
(i) If we read books, we can build up a developed society.
(j) Only books can remove the darkness of ignorance.
7. (a) Wait here until I come back.
(b) Had I recognized him I would have talked to him.
(c) Scarcely had they reached the railway station when the train left.
(d) He pretends as though he knew everything.
(e) As it was a short distance, I went on foot
8. (a) Achieving; (b) fitness; (c) psychologically; (d) gradually; (e) childhood; (f) largely; (g)
inborn; (h) learnt; (i) emotional; (j) healthy.
9. (a) I wholeheartedly believe you are a real patriot, aren't you?
(b) I try to be so, don't I?
 (c) I know patriotism is a noble virtue, isn't it?
(d) It inspires a man to shed the last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his country,
doesn't it?
(e) A man without patriotism is no better than a beast, is he?
10. (a) indeed; (b) until/unless; (c) So; (d) Besides/Moreover; (e) along with/as well as.
11. "Run! Run! The owner is coming," said the naughty boy while others giggled. They were, in
fact, gathering the windfall mangoes. "Why are you here? I will punish you." "You will never
get hold of me."
MODEL QUESTION-64
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) conducive; (b) detrimental; (c) on; (d) an; (e) enjoy; (f) beautiful; (g) superb; (h) a; (i) with;
(j) enjoyable.
2. (a) abide; (b) from; (c) out; (d) sincerity; (e) part; (f) for; (g) mental; (h) also; (i) health; (j) on.
3. (a) Many students cannot write out their examination papers fairly.
(b) They cannot understand the questions properly.
(c) So, they beat about the bush.
(d) They lengthen their answers sometimes unnecessarily.
(e) They do not know that writing answers to the point and neatly brings good marks.
4. (a) breeds; (b) acts: (c) damage; (d) build; (e) rise; (f) lacks; (g) can't control; (h) overcome; (i)
doesn't have; (j) not resist.
5. Apon told Farhan that he had got GPA 5 in the SSC examination. Farhan congratulated him.
He (F) asked him what he (A) intended to do then. Apon replied that he wanted to study in a
reputed college and added that he (A) would try to get admission in Notre Dame College.
Farhan appreciated him and added that he (A) would do better in the long run but it was
difficult to do.
6. (a) Will success come to one's life automatically?
(b) An idle boy will not shine in life./An industrious boy will not lag behind in life.
(c) A life with an assignment is an actual life.
(d) Through hard work a man cannot be less successful than he dreams.
(e) Saiful is one of the most successful boys in our village.
(f) He did not come of rich/solvent parents.
(g) His father could not work for the family because of his ever sickness.
(h) Since/As there was always want and hunger in the family, his mother had to earn for
them.
(i) He had an elder sister and she helped her mother in domestic chores.
(j) One day, he was sent to the nearest town by his mother to work and earn money.
7. (a) A proverb goes that industry is the key to success.
(b) Since the body and mind go together none can be happy without physical and mental
health.
(c) Hardly had the leader finished his speech when the audience started clapping.
(d) If he travels abroad, he will see the unseen.
(e) He hurried to the station lest he should miss the train. ,
8. (a) dishonesty; (b) harmful; (c) injustice; (d) immoral; (e) uncomfortable; (f) responsible; (g)
honesty; (h) dishonesty; (i) loved; (j) prosperity.
9. (a) Environment pollution is increasing at an alarming rate. It is high time we thought about
it seriously, isn't it?
(b) A greedy man is covetous of wealth. He carves for money. He is not satisfied with what
he has, is he?
 (c) There is difference between the educated and the uneducated. Again there is difference
between the rich and the poor, isn't there?
(d) Without the help of this mass the great mission will be as if ended in smoke. They need
to be skilled to accomplish any work, don't they?
(e) Khan Jahan Ali was one of the greatest saints of our country. He was a powerful leader of
many people. He could build luxurious palaces but hardly did so, couldn't he?
10. (a) because; (b) Besides/Moreover; (c) On the other hand/But; (d) So; (e) Therefore.
11. "How much do you want?" said the Mayor. "A thousand guilders," said the pied piper. "All
right," said the Mayor. "We will pay you thousand guilders. When will you set to work?"
"Now," replied the pied piper.
MODEL QUESTION-65
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) a; (c) merciful; (d) upon; (e) clearly; (f) an; (g) imposing; (h) of; (i) against; (j)
unlawful.
2. (a) science; (b) the; (c) companion; (d) made; (e) of ; (f) gift; (g) easily; (h) In; (i) People; (j)
time.
3. (a) Newspaper is called the storehouse of knowledge.
(b) We can enrich our knowledge by reading newspaper.
(c) We must read newspaper to be well informed with the news and views.
(d) It has made the world smaller.
(e) People from all walks of life get their necessary information and knowledge from
newspapers.
4. (a) spend; (b) breed; (c) survive; (d) are insulated; (e) are; (f) help; (g) remain; (h) reduce; (i)
can reach; (j) stay.
5. The teacher asked the girl if he thought that honesty is the best policy. The girl respectfully
replied in the affirmative that she thought so. Then the teacher advised her to learn to be honest
from her childhood. The girl respectfully thanked him. The teacher wished that Allah might
bless her.
6. (a) Isn't Bangladesh a low-lying country?
(b) We are visited by natural disasters every year.
(c) Earthquake is more unpredictable than most other natural disasters.
(d) It is Dhaka city which may be the worst victim of this natural calamity.
(e) People building house must maintain the earthquake resistance building code.
(f) We experienced the recurrence of earthquake in the last few years.
(g) Everybody knows the consequence of Tsunami.
(h) How disastrous earthquake is!
(i) Bangladesh doesn't lie in the inactive earthquake zone.
(j) Dhaka is the most risky (the riskiest) city in the face of earthquake.
7. (a) We work hard so that we can prosper in life.
(b) If we are not industrious, we'll suffer in life.
(c) A man who leads an idle life can never be happy and prosperous in life.
(d) An idle man can never help people and so he is not loved or respected by them.
(e) We know the proverb that industry is the key to success.
8. (a) famous; (b) wisdom; (c) extra-ordinary; (d) imagination; (e) natural; (f) artificial; (g)
association; (h) successful; (i) reputation; (j) multidimensional.
9. (a) Every student can realize the importance of learning English. But she hardly realizes it,
does she?
(b) Man has landed on the moon. He is preparing to set foot on the Mars. Actually nothing is
impossible for him, is any thing?
 (c) She disturbed the boy repeatedly. As he became utterly dissatisfied, he started
complaining, didn't he?
(d) I am very busy now. I cannot accompany you today. Let's meet tomorrow, shall we?
(e) Football is a popular game. Nobody denies it, do they?
10. (a) But; (b) Though/Although; (c) who; (d) as; (e) that.
11. "Will you come to my house tomorrow?" I asked the boy. "We can discuss the terms and
conditions then." I said, "I shall be very happy to meet you at your house." "Thank you very
much," he replied.
MODEL QUESTION-66
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) culture; (b) changing; (c) quite; (d) towards; (e) foreigners; (f) introduced; (g) visitors; (h)
awkward;(i) understood; (j) genuine.
2. (a) a; (b) because/as; (c) for;(d) a; (e) golden; (f) very; (g) were; (h) at; (i) a; (j) lost.
3. (i) Early rising is good for health.
(ii) This habit has long lasting effect in a man's life.
(iii) The man who rises early finds time to take exercise.
(iv) The morning air refreshes both the body and the mind of a person.
(v) This certainly enables a man to begin his day's work early.
4. (a) wanted; (b) leave; (c) said; (d) was; (e) sleep; (f) packed; (g) helped; (h) take; (i) eat; (j) is.
5. The girl told the teacher politely that she would be grateful if he kindly lent her the book he had
praised highly in the classroom the previous day. The teacher told that he had become really
happy to know that she (g) was eager to read the book. The teacher added that she was
welcome to any of his books that she liked. The girl thanked him respectfully. The teacher
further said that she was welcome.
6. (a) Changes in his life were brought about by education.
(b) Doesn't the textbook complete your knowledge?
(c) Hard labour is one of the most useful virtues.
(d) Though Sagar was learning English well, he stopped it.
(e) I visited the village during summer vacation.
(f) I was so small that I could not do the work with you.
(g) Very few students in the whole school are as brilliant as she.
(h) No sooner had the ticket-checker come to me than I showed my ticket.
(i) Without eating a balanced food you will not be healthy and happy.
(j) He does not follow the rules of health.
7. (a) He pretends as if he were a learned man.
(b) As he was not sincere, he failed in the work.
(c) It is high time we started for school.
(d) His silence proves that he is guilty.
(e) Let him prove while the matter is being discussed.
8. (a) independent; (b) overpopulation; (c) unemployment; (d) deficiency; (e) government; (f)
overcome; (g) digital; (h) development; (i) already : (j) achieving.
9. (a) Let us have a discussion, shall we?
(b) Time and tide wait for none, do they?
(c) Many of us waste our time, don't we?
(d) None could prosper in life without utilizing time, could they?
(e) Everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they?
10. (a) So; (b) that; (c) as; (d) If; (e) and.
11. "Hold your tongues," he muttered glaring fiercely in their faces. "Have you not read the
warning on the door?" "We pray for Allah's pardon," cried the dervishes, "Our lives are at your
mercy."
MODEL QUESTION-67
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) with; (b) talents; (c) so; (d) useful; (e) society; (f) and (g) in; (h) is; (i) and; (j) has.
2. (a) beauty; (b) independence; (c) through; (d) in; (e) illiterate; (f) by/through; (g) in; (h) a; (i)
hospitable; (j) foreigners/tourists.
3. (a) The illiterate persons have no access to books.
(b) They fail to choose between right and wrong.
(c) Illiteracy is still dominant in our country.
(d) There is much talk about removal of illiteracy.
(e) Every educated person has a role to play in the campaign for removal of illiteracy.
4. (a) wanted; (b) made; (c) came; (d) invented; (e) were; (f) was; (g) wondered; (h) travelling/to
travel; (i) unveil; (j) fulfill.
5. Shabab asked Labib if he had ever been to Cox’s Bazar. Labib replied in negative and said that
he had never been there and added that he desired for visiting the place. Shabab told him that
he (S) had had an opportunity to visit the sea-beach the previous year. Labiba proposed to him
that they should go there that week.
6. (a) In spite of not being a big country, too many people live in Bangladesh.
(b) Very few people live here in solvency.
(c) They are illiterate.
(d) As they are poor, they cannot send their children to school.
(e) Every one/everybody knows this.
(f) This is the case but the institutions are not sufficient according to the demand.
(g) The number of schools has to be increased by the government.
(h) At the same time it is the facilities which/that should be increased.
(i) The government/The authority should convince the illiterate parents to send their children
to school.
(j) It is possible to achieve this.
7. (a) Since Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country, natural calamities visit this country every
year.
(b) Though Bangladesh is a small country, she is burdened with many problems.
(c) Women who comprise half of our population can contribute a lot to our economy.
(d) Moreover, our country is beset with various other problems.
(e) Government should come forward with a view to solving the population problem.
8. (a) golden; (b) formative; (c) preparation; (d) leaders; (e) patriotism; (f) education; (g)
competent; (h) knowledge; (i) behavior; (j) interaction.
9. (a) To make good result in the examination you cannot write the same thing as most students
write, can you?
(b) The examiners get bored when they find almost the same answers in all scripts, don't
they?
(c) If you were an examiner, you could do the same, couldn't you?
(d) You are right. But what can I do now? Try to understand what you read, make your own
notes and revise them frequently, wont' you?
(e) Do you have any other advice? You have to have a fairly good command over the
language, haven't you?
10. (a) which/that; (b) like; (c) when; (d) but; (e) so.
11. "Luna, have you done your English lesson today?" said the teacher. "Yes sir," she replied. "But
I haven't understood one grammatical point." "Come to my room. I'll help you," said the
teacher. "Thank you, sir," she said.
 MODEL QUESTION-68
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) between; (b) the; (c) If; (d) a/the; (e) to; (f) a; (g) completely; (h) from; (i) education; (j)
important.
2. (a) the; (b) over; (c) of; (d) of; (e) in; (f) the; (g) along; (h) an; (i) know/learn; (j) the.
3. (i) Many people living in city areas are not careful of using natural resources.
(ii) People are not careful of utilizing natural gas and thus are wasting this resource.
(iii) They waste water by leaving the taps running whenever they use it for day-to-day
purpose.
(iv) If this wastage continues, our resources will run out very soon.
(v) So, preventive measures should be taken to minimize the waste of our resources.
4. (a) take; (b) became; (c) not move; (d) called; (e) was; (f) didn't prescribe; (g) said; (h) move;
(i) followed; (j) grew.
5. The asked the student if he had prepared his lesson that day. The student replied in negative.
The teacher asked him the cause/why. The student replied that he (s) had been suffering from
headache the previous day. He also added that he (s) would do his work the following day.
6. (a) No other boy in the class is so talented as Tareq.
(b) Doesn't he behave well with everybody?
(c) He struggles so that he can win the battle of life.
(d) What a poor life he leads!
(e) He is poor and so he cannot buy new books.
(f) His teachers want him to continue his studies.
(g) He is helped a lot by the headmaster.
(h) Everybody encourages him.
(i) He is not insincere and disobedient.
(j) He always makes good results in the examination.
7. (a) It is acid throwing which is a heinous crime.
(b) Acid throwing has become a burning question because it is causing a great problem.
(c) Acid throwing could be controlled if the government implements the laws strictly.
(d) Though the victims recover from physical pain, they have to suffer from mental agony.
(e) A dowry hunter husband throws acid on his wife if the promised dowry is not paid.
8. (a) freedom; (b) warrior; (c) independence; (d) dearer; (e) willingly; (f) mighty; (g) mainly; (h)
fighter; (i) unknown; (j) disappeared.
9. (a) Nobody prospers in life without hard work, do they?
(b) The decision of the people controls the situation, doesn't it?
(c) Let me deliver my lecture on it first, will you?
(d) Barking dogs seldom bite, do they?
(e) All of them will attend the function, won't they?
10. (a) Otherwise; (b) Besides; (c) for example; (d) So; (e) On the contrary/Moreover.
11. "But one day I shot the albatross," the sailor told the marriage guest. "It was a terrible thing to
do and everyone said, I had killed the bird which made the wind blow. I had brought bad luck
to the crew."
MODEL QUESTION-69
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) a; (b) inherent; (c) every; (d) defend; (e) so-called; (f) to; (g) the; (h) materialized; (i)
patriotism ; (j) must.
2. (a) follow; (b) from; (c) morning; (d)the; (e) in; (f) for; (g) mental; (h) the; (i) of (j) important.
3. (a) Education illuminates like light.
(b) The illiterate person has no access to them.
(c) The majority of our people are still illiterate.
 (d) They fail to choose between right and wrong.
(e) The illiterate person is backward without education.
4. (a) means; (b) works; (c) is said; (d) gained/achieved; (e) favours; (f) goes; (g) comes; (h)
are; (i) can not be gained; (j) works.
5. Once a rich banker asked a poor cobbler how much he earned a year. The cobbler replied
laughing that he never counted in that way. He also added that he earned barley enough to pass
a day. And again he added that he was happy. The banker asked if he was really happy.
6. (a) No other creation is as intelligent as man.
(b) He doesn't use time unwisely.
(c) He has to make division of time so that he can do his work properly.
(d) He works sincerely and succeeds in life.
(e) An active man never uses his time for an unproductive purpose.
(f) To him, it is time which is money.
(g) Time once gone is gone forever is known to him.
(h) None is cared for by him in using his time.
Or, None is cared for in using his time by him.
(i) Time does not wait for us and so we should not waste away it.
(j) A man who kills time has to repent in the long run.
7. (a) You would have become successful if you had tried hard.
(b) This is the sum which is very difficult.
(c) We watched the ship coming towards the harbour.
(d) By observing the rules of health, we can maintain good health.
(e) The pilot told the passengers that he was going to land the plane.
8. (a) happiness; (b) obviously; (c) necessarily; (d) absolutely; (e) feeling; (f) contentment; (g)
satisfaction; (h) riches; (i) unhappiness; (j) insecurity.
9. (a) Little daughter asks her mother why man eats. In reply, she said, "Man eats to live,
doesn't he?"
(b) Shafiqur Rahman is a happy man with his one son and one daughter. He says to his wife,
"Everybody wants to be happy, don't they?"
(c) Shahela wants to know about the Grameen Bank from the manager. The manager said,
"Grameen Bank provides loan to the poor only, doesn't it?"
(d) If you observe a good teacher, you will see him in motion, won't you?
(e) Trees play an important role in maintaining ecological balance. Trees produce oxygen
and take in carbon dioxide, don't they?
10. (a) While/If/When; (b) if ; (c) And; (d) nor; (e) But.
11. "What is it, mamma? I did not want this black thing and the terrible smell." "Nor did I, my
dear." "But what shall I do with it?" "That I can't tell." "Okay, mamma. I must pour it out and
fill the jar with fresh water."
MODEL QUESTION-70
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) with; (b) learning; (c) worthy; (d) regret; (e) held; (f) our; (g) humble/regretful; (h) Still; (i)
eradicating; (j) lot.
2. (a) gift/product; (b) as; (c) single; (d) of; (e) the; (f) an; (g) change; (h) blind; (i) The; (j)
cured/curable.
3. (a) It is easy to take revenge.
(b) A forgiver may be superior to a wrong doer.
(c) To forgive is really a sign of strength.
(d) It may be considered to be a sign of weakness.
 (e) But it takes a strong character to check passion.
4. (a) blowing; (b) sitting; (c) blew; (d) lamented; (e) gone; (f) sitting; (g) was consoling; (h) lost;
(i) understood; (j) meant.
5. The teacher asked Konica if she had done her English lesson that day. She replied in the
affirmative. She also said that she had not understood one grammatical point. The teacher
advised her to come to his room. He assured her saying that he would help her understand the
point. With respect she smilingly thanked him.
6. (a) She beckoned and I answered to it.
(b) When it was the interval, I went over.
(c) We all are getting older.
(d) Her name had been mentioned to me by someone.
(e) She was older than what I expected.
(f) I was asked to luncheon by her.
(g) I was living in Paris twenty years ago.
(h) I was earning a little so that I could keep body and soul together.
(i) A book of mine was read by her.
(j) I was so young that I could not say 'no' to a woman.
7. (a) Unemployment is a state when people remain jobless.
(b) It is a social evil that causes much harm to our society.
(c) When we can provide jobs to all, the development of the country will be accelerated.
(d) This is the reasonable income that can satisfy the job seekers.
(e) We cannot develop unless unemployment problem can be removed.
8. (a) happiness; (b) absolutely; (c) psychological; (d) feeling; (e) contentment; (f) satisfaction;
(g) really; (h) worldly; (i) eternally; (j) dignified.
9. (a) We need to prepare very well for the exam, don't we?
(b) Sure. To do so we must study regularly, mustn't we?
(c) Certainly. But we do not follow the rule at all, do we?
(d) No, we do not. And when the examination approaches there is no way but start
cramming, is there?
(e) That's exactly what I do. You should not do that, should you?
10. (a) Actually; (b) Very ; (c) If; (d) On the other hand/Besides/Moreover; (e) So.
11. "I never eat anything for luncheon," she said. "No, don't say that," I answered generously. "I
never eat more than one thing."