Junior School Certificate Examination – 2012

English 2^nd Paper

Subject Code: 108

Time- 3 hours                                                                                                Marks: 100

[NB- The figures in the right margin indicate full marks]

Part-A: Grammar (Marks: 60)

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.                                                                                                         5
                 Newspaper is called (a)— storehouse of knowledge. In the morning, we eagerly wait for (b)—Newspaper. We cannot think (c)— single day without it. It contains the news of (d)—entire world. We can get (e)— news of economics, politics and so many other things of the world.

2. Rewrite the following passage in the future tense.                                                                                              5

The annual cultural week of our school was held on the 3rd march. We decorated the school campus very nicely. The chief guest arrived at 10:00 am. He was received cordially. The function started at 10:30 am.

3. Change the following sentences into active or into passive form:                                                  5

            (a) The book is being printed.

            (b) The pen writes well.

            (c) Who is going to help you?

            (d) Roma was not built in a day.

            (e) What is loted can not be blotted.
4. Transform the following sentences as directed.                                                                                      5
      a. Dhaka is the biggest city in Bangladesh. (Comparative)
      b. The rose is very beautiful flower. (Exclamatory)
      c. Raju is very sincere to his duty. (Interrogative)

      d. Very few roads are as narrow as this road. (Superlative)
      e. He was not a lazy boy. (Affirmative)

5. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given:                                                                                    5

for

of

at

with

to

in

From

(a)    He deals _____ rice.

(b)    I cannot comply _____ your request.

(c)    You should not deviate _____ the truth.

(d)    Smoking is injurious _____ health.

(e)    The girl has a great aptitude____ music.

6. Fill in the gaps with the following conjunctions:                                                                                                 5

but

lest

though

since

as

when

where

(a)    _______ I went there, I found him absent.

(b)    We put on warm clothes ______ we should catch cold.

(c)    _____ Bangladesh is a small country, it has a huge population.

(d)    I know _____ he lives.

(e)    They searched for a book ____ did not find.

7. Fill in the gaps with suitable adverbs:                                                                                                    5

enough

almost

on

too

seldom

slowly

well

(a) He is ---weak to talk.

(b)A barking dog----bites.

(c)He is ---mad.

(d)Rana has------strength to carry the load.

(e)He walked------------.

      8. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary:       5 

take

smile

entertain

rain

Be

(a) Eighty miles --------------------a long distance.

(b) It----------------------------------since morning.

(c) People liked being --------------------------.

(d) It is high time we-----------------decision.

(e) He looked at his mother----------------.

9. Fill in the gaps with the suitable pronouns:

that

him

mine

their

yourself

those

its

(a)    The rice of Kotalipara is better than _______ of Gopalgonj.

(b)    This book is ________.

(c)    Take care of ______.

(d)    The roads of Kotalipara are worse than _____ of Tungipara.

(e)    The book is in _____ 5^th edition.

10. Fill in the gaps with the following idioms and phrases:                                                                                       5

good at

build castles in the air

nip in the bud

bed of roses

bed of thorns

at a loss

blue blood

(a)    I am ______ what to do.

(b)    He is proud of his ______.

(c)    Life is _______.

(d)    Don’t________.

(e)    All his hopes _______.

11. Change the following sentences into direct / indirect:                                                                            5

 a. She said to me, `I was ill.’
 b. The teacher said to students, `The Earth is round.’
 c. He said to me, `Let us play football.’
 d. He said, `what a nice bird!’
 e. You said to him, `Where are going?’

12. Complete the sentences with 1st and 2nd conditions:                                                                            5
      a. If I were you, —.
      b. If the sky is cloudy, —.
      c. If I desired to buy a pen, —.
      d. —, I will help you.
      e. —, you can speak English fluently.

Part-B

13. Suppose, you are Shipu/ Munni of Kushtia Zilla School. You need to increase the facilities in your common room.      5

      Now, write an application to your Headmaster for increasing common room facilities.

      Or,

      Suppose you are Kamal/ Shima, of Binapani High School, Gopalgonj. Now write an application to your Headmaster for a  

       transfer certificate

14. Complete the following incomplete story and give a title to it:

There was a lion. It was sleeping. A mouse was playing nearby. Suddenly the mouse rose on the nose of the lion. The lion got up and ……………………..                                                                                                                                          5

15. Suppose, you are Mamun. Your younger brother does not know about the benefits of early rising.                                    5

      Now, write a dialogue between you and your younger brother about the benefits of early rising.

16. Write a paragraph on any of the following topics. In your paragraph answer the following questions:                              10

            a. A winter morning:

             (i) How is a winter morning

            (ii) When do the people generally get up from sleep?

            (iii) When does the sun generally rise?

            (iv) What are the attractive aspects of it?

            (v) Do you like it? If so. Why?

            b. A good teacher:

            (i) Who is a good teacher?

            (ii) Write his behaviour?

            (iii) How popular is he with you?

            (iv) What does he teach?

            (v) Why do you like him?

            c. Write a paragraph on, How to maintain a sound health. Use the following keywords for writing the paragraph.

First

then

Next

After that

Finally

17. Write a composition on any one of the following:                                                                                             15

(a) Aim in life

(b)    Student life

(c)    A journey by boat

(d)    Value of time

Prepared by:

G.M. Arif