Questions in this chapter

“Why don’t you attend classes regularly?” the teacher said to the student, “You can’t expect good results unless you attend classes as I tell you”. “I am sorry, sir, I have offended you,” said the student.

Raju is a good boy. (a) I do not know his father’s name. (complex) (b) But I know the place where he was born, (simple) He is an active man. (c) Though he is poor, he is honest, (compound) (d) He is the best player, (negative) (e) What a simple life he leads! (assertive)

(a) Long long ago there was a king who was very wise. (Make it simple) (b) People called him wise Solomon. (Make it passive) (c) Actually, at that time he was the wisest of all. (Make it comparative) (d) There was another ruler also named queen of Sheba. (Make it compound) (e) One day she thought wisdom should not remain untested. (Make it complex)

(a) Once a cook roasted a duck for his master. (passive) (b) The roast looked so delicious that the cook could not resist the temptation. (simple). He ate one of the drumsticks, (c) When his master sat down to eat he quickly noticed the missing drumstick. (compound) (d) The master enquired of the missing leg. (interrogative) (e) But the cook told him that this duck had only one leg. (negative)

it was a hot summer day. (a) A cunning fox was passing through a forest, (complex) (b) The fox was thirsty and was looking for water. (simple) (c) It could not find any source of water, (passive) (d) He felt very helpless. (interrogative). Suddenly he found a pitcher of water. (e) It seemed to the fox that it was the happiest animal in the world. (comparative)

(a) Health is wealth. (Make it complex) (b) A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man. (Make it positive) (c) When a healthy man is an asset to his family an unhealthy man is a liability. (Make it compound) (d) He can succeed in life. (Make it interrogative) (e) Everybody must be conscious of health. (Make it negative)

Adulteration is the act of making any commodity impure by admixture of other or baser ingredients, (a) This admixture may corrupt the nature of the original commodity. (Make it passive) (b) The value or the effectiveness of the finished product destroyed by adulteration. (Make it active) Adulterated foods and beverages cause a serious health hazards, (c) We have laws and law-enforcing agencies to stop the dishonest businessmen. (Make it complex) (d) Their effort has been proved ineffective since adulteration of foods and other commodities is on the increase. (Make it compound) (e) It is strong public awareness which is essential for the fight against adulteration. (Make it simple)

(a) Water, an important vital clement of environment, is polluted by various ways, (complex) (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us. (simple) Men pollute 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)

These two girls are from a village. They look malnourished. Their parents, landless (a)———-jobless, had to migrate to the city just to make a living, (b) ———— they have found a shelter in a slum. The male members of their family are either rickshaw-pullers or day-labourers or do some small business. The female members work as part-time or full-time housemaids in the neighbourhood. These girls do not go to school, or (c)———— they do, they go to an underprivileged children’s school or a non-formal education centre. They have to earn something to supplement the family income before (d)———–after school. They do not know (e)———– they will do in future.

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Hellen Keller was born in 1880 at Tashcambia in America. She was born as a (a)———- and normal child (b)———–lost her eyesight later, (c) ——of one and a half she was attacked by brain (d)————. This disease took away her power of seeing. She (e)——— —lost her power of hearing.

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Students are the future leaders of a country (a) ———–are to lead a nation, (b)————– they must seek to fulfil their potential. They posses the art (c)———— can lead to their success story, (d) ———— leaders, they can decide our fates (e)——-—they discharge their responsibilities with great efficiency, we can reach the target of perfection,

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(a) ———— taking food, we should bear in mind (b)———-—we do not eat just to satisfy hunger (c)——-—to fill the belly. We eat to preserve our health. Some people (d)————- live in the midst of plenty, do not eat the food they need for good health (e)———-they have no knowledge of the science of health and nutrition.

jump at an offer, die out, at length, far and near; golden age, bring to book, at stake

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Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl (a)——–is about to finish school, (b)——-she has no hope of going on to college. Her parents are (c)——–illiterate (d) ——-superstitious, (e) —— they think that educating girls is but a mere wastage of money.

For the sake of; storm in a tea-pot; in cold blood; look forward to; heart and soul; keep pace with; look down upon.

Make up one’s mind: As well as; Beggar description; Once in a blue moon; Hue and cry; At random; For good.

A brilliant student is (a) —------ asset. One day he may be (b)——----engineer or (c)—–----M.B.B.S.doctor. He makes (d)—–---best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e)—----golden period of (f) —----- life. He has (g) -----— aim in life. He knows that (h) -–---life without (i) -----— aim is like (j) -------— ship without a rudder.

Bangladesh is a land of (a) ——-scenic beauty, (b) ——-land, (c)-rivers and the forests are (d) ——— sources of this beauty. Geographically Bangladesh can be divided into four regions. In many places there are a lot of amazing beautiful spots. There are many historical places also. For this reason, (e) ——-tourism business can flourish here, (f) ——-wild animals of (g) ——-Sundarbans are also (h) ——-great asset. Tourism can play (i) ——-vital role in national economy. But it is still in its tender age. So, we have to cross (j) ——-long way.

(a) —---–idle man and (b) ----—–active man cannot be equal. We know (c)—–story of (d) —---–ant and (e)–------grasshopper, (f)-----ant was industrious. On the other hand, the grasshopper was really (g) ---—–lazy. The ant knew that (h) —–----industrious shine. On (i)——–contrary, (j) —---–lazy suffer in life.

Bangladesh is (a) ————-world’s most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) ——--- great size of our population, (c)————-population explosion is (d) ————-constant threat to our environment and (e)———-society. Here population is growing at such (f) ——-high rate that (g)——environment may soon fail to supply (h)——-people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) ———alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j)————-situation.