Questions in this chapter

Once I asked a little girl, “What’s your mother’s name?” “I know my mother’s name but I won’t tell you that. I never tell my mother’s name to anybody whom I don’t know.” I said, “How clever you are!”

“Will you come to my house tomorrow?” I asked the boy. “We can discuss terms and conditions then,” I said. “I shall be very happy to meet you at your house. Thank you so much,” he replied.

“Could 1 help you, Sir?” said the receptionist. The man replied, “Sure, I want to meet the Managing Director of the company.” The receptionist said, “Do you have an appointment?” “Yes, I have,” he said.

The stranger said to the boy, “Will you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?” “Yes, I will. Do you want a residential one in which can spend the night?” the boy said. “I do not want to stay here, but I want a meal” the stranger replied. The boy said,” Follow me.”

(a) Water, an important element of environment, is polluted by various ways, (complex) (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us. (simple) (c) Men polluted water by throwing waste in it. (compound) (d) The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely, (passive) (e) It is one of the most important elements of all living beings, (positive)

(a)The birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds. (Make it simple) b In winter the weather is too cold for them to live in the north. (Make it complex) (c) They :”:nd a better shelter in Bangladesh, (Make it passive) (d) We must protect them. (Make it negative) (e) Migratory birds run faster than the dove. (Make it positive)

(a) Water, a vital element of environment, is polluted in different ways. (complex) People pollute water by throwing waste into it. Fanners use chemicals, fertilizers and insecticides in the fields. (b) When rain and flood wash away some of these chemicals, they get mixed with water. (simple) (c) Mills and factories also pollute water. (passive) (d) Water vehicles pollute rivers by dumping oil, food waste and human waste into them. (compound) (e) Thus water is contaminated by various kinds of waste and filth. (Active)

(a) But at last God took pity on him. (Make it negative without changing the meaning), (b) One day the old sailor was watching the water snakes swimming round the ship. (Make it passive) Their colours were very beautiful and (c) he was filled with a strange wonder. (Make it active) Then he felt a great love for them and blessed them from his heart, (d) At once the dead albatross fell from his neck into the sea and the old man fell into a deep sleep. (Make it complex) (e) When he woke up, it was raining. (Make it simple)

(a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Passive) (c) At present cricket is the most popular game in our country. (Positive) (d) Bangladesh is one of the weakest test playing countries. (Comparative) So most of the people do not like watching test cricket, (e) They are fond of watching “twenty-twenty” cricket. (Interrogative)

(a) The National Memorial, which is situated at Savar, is a symbol of the nation’s respect. (Simple) (b) Standing in front of the graves, we bow down our heads. (Compound) (c) The towers symbolize the loftiness of the spirit of the martyred freedom fighters. (Interrogative) (d) We always remember their memories. (Negative) (e) Everyday many people go to visit it. (Interrogative)

(a) Very few insects are as busy as a bee. (Make it comparative) It is known as an industrious creature, (b) It only lives in a hive. (Make it negative) (c) It flies from flower to flower to collect honey. (Make it compound) (d) Collected honey is stored in the hive. (Make it active) (e) In winter, it remains idle, but works hard in spring. (Make it complex)

Stephen Hawking was horn in 1942. He was born in an educated family, (a) He is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. (Active) (b) In 1979 he joined Cambridge University, (complex) (c) When he was thirty two years old, he received the prestigious Albert Einstein award, (simple) (d) He wrote a book explaining cosmology for general public, (compound) (e) He is one of the greatest scientists in the present world, (positive)

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people are careless in this respect. People of this country have achieved national identity at the cost of a great sacrifice (b) ———is still evaluated nationally (c)———- some selfish people never want to give them recognition, (d) ———we all should do some benevolent activities (e) ———we will be guilty to the nation.

Most of our students cannot write out their examination papers fairly, (a)__they cannot  understand the questions properly, they often beat about the bushes and cram their answers with irrelevant and unnecessary details, (b)__their teachers suggest (c) __their answers should be brief and precise, they often lengthen those unnecessarily, (d)__get expected marks, a student should answer the questions to the point. He should not worry (e)__some of his answers are fairly short.

Most of our students cannot write out their examination papers fairly, (a)__they cannot understand the questions properly, they often beat about the bushes and cram their answers with irrelevant and unnecessary details, (b)__their teachers suggest (c) __their answers should be brief and precise, they often lengthen those unnecessarily, (d)__get expected marks, a student should answer the questions to the point. He should not worry (e)__some of his answers are fairly short.

(a)__Bangladesh is a small country, she has a huge population. Most people live here below the poverty line (b) __ they can not afford to educate their children, (c) __ , many poor children drop either out of school after just a few years (d)__ simply do not go to school at all. (e)__this situation, we have far too many students to educate.

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Aloka is a very sincere student, (a)__she gets time, she sits to study. She does well in her college tests, (b)__she does not forget to take physical exercise, (c) __ her sister Anika is very inattentive to her studies, (d)__ she cannot do well in her school tests. One day her father called her and said, “You should be attentive to study (e) __you won’t be able to shine in life.”

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English gives us easy access to the ever-expanding knowledge of science and technology, arts and education, innovations and discoveries (a) __ all the hooks, journals, reports, researchings are available in English, (b)__any important books, news etc. are (c)__written in English (d)__translated into English immediately after they are published in other language. You easily learn about them (e)__ you have acquired the reading power in English.

look down upon; at random; beggar description; at sixes and sevens; apple of discord; a black sheep

 adhere to, beyond doubt, dead language, ups and downs, a maiden speech, as far as, make up.