Questions in this chapter

Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions.

A good boy is accustomed (a) — hard work. He is not addicted (b) — any bad thing. He is not averse (c)— any hard work. He clings (d) — his determination, Since he is used (e) — hard work, he is not doubtful (f)— his success. He is very much conscious (g) — duties. He is not boastful (h) — his talents. He behaves well (i) — all. He attends (j) — his studies.

Complete the sentences with suprases or words given in the box:

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(a) Time is very valuable. We _ utilize time properly.

(b) I _ take a taxi than walk home. It is already too late.

(c) Long ago _ lived a mighty king Kubla Khan. He built an amazing palace in deep dark forest.

(d) _ watching a horror film at midnight? You are really scared.

(e) It is winter. You _ buy a coat.

(f) _ the balcony _ ? It looks very beautiful but it is really small.

(g) Bangladesh _ as an independent state on 16 December 1971 after nine months bloody war against the occupation Pakistan Army.

(h) _ was in China that the art of Bonsai originated perhaps more than 1000 years ago.

(i ) I cannot ride a bicycle, _ a motor cycle. I have no money to buy any of them.

(j) _ the rain stopped, I started for home.

Complete the sentences with suitable porases:

(a) Honesty is the best policy. If you maintain honesty, _ .

(b) English is an International language. I wish _ .

(c) It is a long time since _ .

(d) He talks too much while doing his work. I don't like people who _ .

(e) The beggar was very hungry. No sooner had he got a piece of loaf on the road than _ .

(f) The old man is very weak. He is walking slowly _ .

(g) A student should not memorize any answer blindly. If he memorizes the answer without knowing the meaning _ ,

(h) Corruption is the main hindrance to the development of our country. It is high time _ .

(1) Had I earned enough money _.

(j) My brother will come to Rajshahi from Dhaka. So I have to go to station with a view to _.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs and subject-verb agreement as per context.

Student life is the best time for (a) _ (prepare) ourself for future. It is (b) - (call) the seed time of life. So during this period of life students mustn't (c) - (waste) time. The main pursuit of the students (d) - (be) study. They should prepare themselves for the life (e)_ (lie) ahead. They should also (f) _ (participate) in co- curricular activities. By (g)- (read) newspaper they will know what (h) - (happen) in the world. When the country (i) - (face) with a natural calamity, they should (j) - (come) forward with a view to (k) - (remove) the sufferings of the affected people. Even in normal times they (1) - (engage) themselves in acts of social service. The students connot do well in the examination without (m) _ (work) hard. It is a pity that many students are trying to (n) - (succeed) in the shortest and easiest way.

Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches:

"Where will you get admission after your HSC Examination? Do you have any choice?" said the teacher to Susmita. "I'm not yet sure what I have to do because everything depends on my result."

"You should have a choice. Be positive and optimistic."

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

Cricket is an (a) _ (pre-modify the noun) game. It is not a game of (b) - (noun) country. A (c) - (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) match is played between two teams. (d) _ (use possessive to pre-modify the (use a distributive pronoun to pre-modify the noun) team consists of eleven players. A cricket field must be (e)_ (post modify the noun). It requires two wooden bats, a ball & two sets of stamps. (f) - (use a numeral adjective to pre-modify the noun) umpires conduct the game. Sometimes, a third umpire is required (g) - (use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) an acute confusion. (h) - (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) the opportunity, the batter hits the ball away at a good distance and runs to the opposite wicket. If (i)- (use an indefinite pronoun to pre-modify the noun) batter is out, next batter comes in his place. Both teams try (j) _ (use an adverbial phrase to post modify the verb) to out all batters of the opposite.

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

Happiness is a relative terrn. (a) ___, it depends upon some factors. (b) _____, contentment is the key to happiness. (c) ______ contentment varies from person to person. (d) ______, a beggar may be contented with only ten taka. (e) _____, a wealthy person may be dissatisfied even after getting one million taka. (f) ______, it is said that contentment brings happiness. (g) ______, we must learn to be contented with what we have. (h) _______, this learning is the simplest way to remain happy. (i) _______ we must remember that our life is short. (j) ______, in this short life we cannot get everything (k) ______ we want. (l) _____ we want everything, we will not get happiness. (m) _____, we will get frustrated and we will plunge into the world of sadness. (n) _____, it is always better to be contented with what we have than to live in eternal sadness.

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

A good writer may be a good reader. A good reader may be a good speaker or make good recitation. Nothing of this is impossible for a man if he is not lazy. The main thing is sincerity. Seriousness should also be taken under consideration. If a man is serious, he can make impossible to be possible. If we become serious in our intention we can shine in life.

(a) Good (antonym)

(b) Writer (synonym)

(c) Speaker (synonym)

(d) Recitation (synonym)

(e) Impossible (antonym)

(f) Lazy (antonym)

(g) Main (antonym)

(h) Sincerity (synonym)

(i) Seriousness (synonym)

(j) Consideration (synonym)

(k) Serious (antonym)

(1) Possible (antonym)

(m) Intention (synonym)

(n) Shine (synonym)

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

Lion : How dare you wake me up

Mouse: I'm sorry sir I did not mean to wake you I was just playing

Lion : Now Im going to kill you.

Mouse: Lion Oh please sir. Have mercy on me one day, I can be your help.

Lion : What rubbish How can a little mouse help a big lion

1. Complete the text with suitable prepositions:

The orphanage is high (a) - the Carolina mountains. The writer was there (b) - the autumn. She preferred peaceful environment to pen some troublesome writing. She wanted the mountain air to blow (c) - the malaria from too long a time (d) - the subtropics. She was homesick (e) - the flaming (f)- maples (g) - October and for many other things. She found them all living (h) - a cabin belonging (i) -. the orphanage, half a mile (j) - orphanage farm.

2. Complete the following sentences with the words/phrases given in the boxes:

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(a) These kids are fun-loving. They - play than study.

b) She is an irresponsible person. You can't trust her with your dog, - with your child.

(c) A: your new office - ?

B: I love it. The environment is very peaceful.

(d) The show resumed - the power supply was restored. It was a great relief for the spectators.

(e) I have to meet my aunt in 15 minutes. I - go now or I will be late.

(f) The weather is very hot and humid. - is expected that it will rain this evening.

(g) - goes a proverb that unity is strength. So, we must be united till we reach our goal.

(h) In England, school children - wear uniforms. What about Bangladesh?

(i) Shakespeare - and raised in Stratford-upon - Avon, England.

(j) Son: Dad, - an Arctic fox -?

Father: I've no idea. But you can always Google the term and find out

3. Complete the sentences with suitable clauses/phrases:

(a) There was a little rain yesterday. If it had rained heavily, -.

(b) Though junk foods look appetizing, -. We should avoid them.

(c) Opportunity does not always come. You would have succeeded in life provided that -.

(d) The old man is very weak. He walks very slowly lest

(e) The amount of waste is growing rapidly all over the world and polluting the environment. It is high time.

(f) I wish I. I would express my feelings in my poems.

(g) English is an international language. We need to learn it as -.

(h) Kiran got a foreign scholarship. She was so happy that -.

(i) It was my first lecture. I was too nervous-.

(j) Manners define a man. We always appreciate a person -

4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with correct forms of verbs:

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Cricket (a) - (be) a popular game. Now-a-days, people (b) - (long) to watch it to get pleasure. Cricket (c) - (call) a gentlemen's game too. A bond of friendship (d) - (create) among the playing nations. The Bangladesh national cricket team is popularly (e) - (know) as the Tigers. Our cricket team (f) - (be) very organized. It already (g) - (prove) its worth in many an international match. Our cricketers (h) - (be) capable of (i) - (compete) with the renowned cricket teams of the world. The prestige of our country already (j) - (go) up in the international arena; thanks to our cricket team. In spite of its renown, sometimes our cricket team (k) - (shock) us by (1) - (perform) poorly. Even after that, we believe, our cricketers (m) - (outshine) all other competitors in future. However, they (n) - (need) more vigorous practice to reach their goals.

5. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches:

"What kind of stories did Aesop tell?" asked Anwar. "Fables," replied Mr. Rahman.

Do you know what fables are?" "No," replied Anwar. "Well," continued Mr. Rahman, "Fables are stories with a moral. And Aesop entertained people by telling these stories.

6. Read the following text and use modifiers in the blank spaces as directed within the brackets:

The purpose of education is to bring about (a) - (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) changes in (b) - (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) behaviour. It also brings changes in our lives and society (c) - (use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). If it fails to do so, it can't be called education. Education is not only receiving certificates and getting grades. It is (d) - (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) more than that, we can apply our (e) - (use a past participle to pre-modify the noun) knowledge in our engagement with the world that lies (f) - (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). We can do that in (g) - (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) ways. One way is civic engagement which is (h) - (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb 'appreciated') appreciated all over the world. Civic engagement means working to make difference in civic life (i) - (use a prepositional phrase to post-modify the noun 'life'). A person (j) (use a past participle to post modify the noun) civically is is concerned about civic issues like injustice, discrimination and other forms of social ills.

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

Time, by its very nature, is fleeting. (a), - time once gone is gone forever. (b) - the sincere people realize the value of time. (c) - , not everyone is aware of the value of time. (d) -, it is seen that many of us waste time. (e) -, we realize the significance of lost time when it is too late. (f) -, we suffer in life. (g) -, all of us should make the best use of time. (h) - , proper time management is the key to success in student life. (i) -, we find that an ideal student is the one who makes the best use of time. (j) -, a lazy student fails to make the grade as he kills time. (k) - , the teachers advise their students not to waste time. (1) - , they warn the students against their addiction to social networking sites and gaming. (m) -, students should follow the advice of their teachers (n) - , they will suffer in the long run .

9. There are fourteen erroes in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors:

Son : Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War

Father: Yes I did

Son : Can I have a look at it

Father: Im afraid Ive lost it

Son : Do you remember anything about it

Father: Yes I remember one event. There were lots of sounds and bangs outside one night you wanted to look out but we didn't let you.

Son : Why

Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old then.

8. Read the following passage and then write the antonym and synonym of the words as directed:

Sumi is a good-looking young women. Her large dark eyes are beautiful. Her complexion is flawless and she has got a lovely smile. Her long black hair is full and shiny. She is tall and slender, and her movement is graceful. And, she always dresses stylishly. Everyone appreciates her beauty. But Sumi worries that people do not notice her talents and hard-work. She wants people to know that a woman can have beauty, ambition and a bit of intelligence too.

(a) good-looking (synonym)

(b) dark (synonym)

(c) flawless (synonym)

(d) shiny (antonym)

(e) slender (antonym)

(f) graceful (synonym)

(g) stylishly (antonym)

(h) appreciate (antonym)

(i) worries (antonym)

(j) notice (antonym)

(k) talent (synonym)

(l) beauty (antonym)

(m) ambition (synonym)

(n) intelligence (synonym)

Complete the text with suitable prepositions:

A craftwork is an applied form (a) - art, a social and cultural product reflecting the inclusive nature (b) - folk imagination. A craftwork, which usually doesn't bear the signature of its maker, retains a personal touch. When we look (c) - a thirty years old Nakshi Kantha, we wonder (d) - its motif and designs that point (e) - the artistic ingenuity and the presence of the maker (f) - it. The fact that we do not know her name or any other detail (g) - her does not take anything (h) - from our appreciation (i) - the artist. Indeed, the intimate nature (j) - the Kantha and the tactile feeling it generates animate the work and make it very inviting.

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

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(a) Thè tennis match restarted - the rain had stopped. (b) In England, most school children - wear a uniform. Is it the same in Bangladesh? (c) In our country, rainy season is very different. During this season - rains heavily without any gap. (d) Socrates was a great Greek philosopher. He - in 469 BC. He spoke against the traditional Greek beliefs and so he was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. (e) Long ago - , lived a mighty warrior, Kublai Khan. He built an amazing palace in a deep dark and mysterious forest. (f) A warrior - die than surrender to enemies. He loves his country more than his life. (g) We - take an umbrella. It may rain today. (h) - the weather-today? (i) Baby: Mom - , a ghost? - (j) - has been many years since I saw him. So, I cannot recognize him.