Thursday, March 1, 2012

English Grammar Model question and answer - 12


Model Test—12
Degree Pass & Honours
English Compulsory


Time: 1 hr                                                                                  Marks: 30


1. Correct the following sentences (any five):                                                             
a) His pen is inferior and less costly than mine.
b) The roads of Dhaka are better than Rajshahi.
c) He prevented me to go there.

d) The colour of Jerry’s eyes were gray.
e) Let you and I go out for a walk.
f) Do not pride in your wealth.
g) Twenty years are a long time.


2. Re-arrange the following words to make sentences (any five):                           
a) shine working no one life hard can in without.
b) rain would he that it thought.
c) go to the market super let you and me.
d) you ready I with am to cooperate.
e) in first calendar is Baishakh month Bangla the.
f) on earth everybody to be happy wants.
g) nothing seems to he do have to.


3. Frame Wh-questions from the following sentences (any five):                             
a) Our aim is to serve the people and lead an honest life.
b) I feel somewhat better today.
c) He has been out of the country for three years.
d) I borrowed the umbrella of my cousin.
e) None can escape death.
f) I would like to drink coke.
g) The boy can’t go out because of severe cold.


4. Use the correct form of verb in the following sentences (any five):                      
a) He (punish) yesterday for his dishonesty.
b) The boy (sing) before I left the place.
c) I felt (disturb) at this.
d) She talks as if she (know) everything.
e) Had you been serious in your study, you (pass) the exam.
f) The river has (overflow) its banks.
g) He (strike) me so hard that I fell down.


5. Change the words as directed and make sentences with them (any five):           
Believe(noun); Fortune(adv); Short(verb); Society(adv); Talent(adj); Rich(verb);Able(verb)


6. Punctuate the following passage:                                                                               
once upon a time there was an old farmer he lived with his wife and three sons the three sons always quarrelled with each other their parents said stop dont quarrel its bad but they didnt listen to their parents    
        
Solution to Model Test---12


1. a) His pen is inferior to and less costly than mine.
    b) The roads of Dhaka are better than those of Rajshahi.
    c) He prevented me from going there.
    d) The colour of Jerry’s eyes was gray.
    e) Let you and me go out for a walk.
    f) Do not pride yourself on your wealth.
    g) Twenty years is a long time.


2. a) No one can shine in life without working hard.
    b) He thought that it would rain.
    c) Let you and me go to the super market.
    d) I am ready to cooperate with you.
    e) Baishakh is the first month in Bangla calendar.
    f) Everybody wants to be happy on earth.
    g) He seems to have nothing to do.


3. a) What is your aim?
    b) How do you feel today?
    c) How long has he been out of the country?
    d) Whose umbrella did you borrow?
    e) Who can escape death?
    f) What would you like to drink?
    g) Why can’t the boy go out?


4. a) was punished   b) had sung   c) disturbed   d) knew  e) would have passed  f) overflowed  g) struck


5. Believe------Belief= I have a strong belief in God.
    Fortune------Fortunately= Fortunately, I got the bus.
    Short---------Shorten= Please shorten your lecture.
    Society-------Socially= Man lives socially.
    Talent---------Talented= He is a talented boy.
    Rich-----------Enrich= Travelling enriches our knowledge.
   Able------------Enable= Education enables us to get a good job.


6. Once upon a time there was an old farmer. He lived with wife and three sons. The three sons always quarrelled with each other. Their parents said, “Stop. Don’t quarrel. It’s bad.” But they didn’t listen to their parents.        


Author:
Md. Nourozur Rahaman
BCS(General Education)
Assistant Professor of English
Narayanganj Government Women’s College
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