এইচএসসি পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতি: ইংরেজি ২য় পত্র

Part-A Grammar
প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী, গতকালের পর আজ ইংরেজি ২য় পত্রের গ্রামার অংশ থেকে প্রশ্নোত্তর আলোচনা করব। তোমরা এগুলো আগে নিজে চেষ্টা করবে। তারপর উত্তরের সঙ্গে তা মিলিয়ে নিবে।

Set-3
1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses.
say be provide enrich face participate
Human life (a) — not static but dynamic. A man cannot reach the highest peak of success if he (b) — in extra co-curricular activities. Traveling is also an important part of co-curricular activities. It is traveling which (c) — our knowledge, experience and promotes our attitudes. Therefore, traveling (d) — us with knowledge and practical experience. It can be clearly (e) — that our knowledge can be mobilized by traveling that different corners of the vast globe.
Answer to the question no-1:
a) is, b) does not participate, c) enriches, d) provides e) said.
2. Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Everyone desires (a) — wealth. But a few attain it. Some people hanker (b) — riches. Some are content (c) — what they have. True happiness lies (d) — contentment. It’s high time we gave (e) — the habit of covetousness.
Answer to the question no-2:
(a) for (b) after (c) with (d) in (e) up.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (╫) where an article is not needed.
(a) — idle man and (b) — active man can not 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.
Answer to the question no-3:
a) an b) an c) the d) an e) a f) the g) ╫
h) the i) the j) the.
4. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list.
unless - if - according to - What - where Which - And - Until
The foods that we eat can be divided into six kinds (a) — what substances they contain and (b) — benefits they do to us. Fish, meat and milk provides us with protein (c) — builds our body and helps us grow. (d) — we do not take all these, we can not grow well. Vitamins and mineral salts protect us from diseases (e) — keep us fit for works.
Answer to the question no-4:
4. a) according to b) what c) which d) if e) and.
5. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
A white elephant, Skim through, Gala day, To and fro, On the sly, instead of, Flesh and blood
Answer to the question no-5:
A white elephant : Bangladesh Biman has been a white elephant to the government.
Skim through : One should not skim through any book.
Gala day : Eid days are the gala days for the Muslim.
To and fro : He is moving to and fro.
On the sly : He went there on the sly.
Instead of : He took biology instead of mathematics.
Flesh and blood : No flesh and blood can bear such an insult.
6. Rewrite the following speech.
‘I came here yesterday from my village,’ he said. ‘Why did you come?’ I asked. ‘My mother sent me to you with this letter.’ ‘How is your mother? I have not seen her for a long time. I hope she is quite well.’
Answer to the question no-6:
He told me that he had gone there the previous day from his village. I asked him why he had gone. He replied that his mother had sent him to me with that letter. Then I asked him how his mother was. I added that I had not seen her for a long time. I also hoped that she was quite well.
7. Transform the following sentences as directed.
a) Very few insects are as busy as a bee (comparative).
b) It lives together (negative).
c) It flies from flower to flower and collects honey (simple).
d) It stores honey in the hive (passive). e) In winter, it remains idle but it works hard in spring (complex).
Answer to the question no-7:
7.a) A bee is busier that most other insects.
b) It does not live alone.
c) Flying from flower to flower it collects honey.
d) Honey is stored in the hive by it.
e) Though it remains idle in winter, it works hard in spring.