Sample Question

Sample Question
English Second Paper
Class Six and Seven
Full marks: 50
Time: 2 hours
[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Section: Grammar

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

A: I need to make (a) _____ appointment with my dentist.
B: Why don't you use my phone?
A: Thank you. Oh dear, I can hear (b)______ engaged tone. I'll try again later
B: Which dentist do you go to?
A: I go to (c) ______ one next to (d) _____ supermarket on (e) ______ Tajmahal Road.
B: How is he?
A: He's (f)________ excellent dentist! You hardly feel any pain when he pulls out (g) ______ tooth.
B: Could I have (h). _______ telephone number of your dentist, please? My grandmother needs to have her teeth checked.
A: Of course. It's 9663422.
Answer: (a) an, (b) an, (c) the, (d) the, (e) X, (f) an, (g) a, (h) the

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

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

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

3. Complete the text using the words in the box as needed.

Hello Nina
This is just a (a) _______ e-mail. I hope you're getting well (b) ______ will be back at school on Sunday. I know you are worried about the (c) ______ classes. Don't (d) ______ Here is a list of homework. Maths: Finish page 72 and 74 (e) _______ don't do page 73. (f) ______ said we'll do it next lesson. Chemistry: (g) ______ through the pages from 67 to 82 and do the exercises. We will (h) _________ for a class test on Thursday. I didn't get (i) ________ marks in the last class test. (j)_____ I'm going to study really hard this time.

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

4. Make sentences from the following substitution table.

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

5. Read the following text and change the sentences as directed.

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

Answers:
a) Isn't Bangladesh beautiful?
b) This country was titled 'Sonar Bangla' by Rabindra Nath.
c) The British and the Pakistani people ruled this country before independence.
d) No other sea beach in the world is as long as Cox's Bazar.
e) We are very proud of our country

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

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

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

7. Use appropriate punctuation marks and capital letters where necessary.

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

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

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

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