Model test, Class- IX Subject: English 2nd Paper.

                      Class- IX            Subject: English 2^nd  Paper.

Time: 03 Hours                                Fullmarks: 100

Section A, Grammar (60 Marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of same of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.

Know	Though	Please	To
Need	By	A	In

Book are mens best companions a___ life. You have very good friends. But you can not get them when you b. ___ they many not speek gently c.___ you. One or two may prove false and do much harm. But books are always read to be d. ___ yours side. Some books may make you laugh. Some others may give you much e. ___, others again give you. f.___and new ideas. They are your friends g. ___ your life. So, you should never neglect your such h. ___ friend who is always ready i.___ your side. You should also give proper respect j. ___ book.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5x10=5

English is a. __ international language that must be learnt b.___all the people of the world. One is the blind c.___the know ledge of English . English d. ___persons get a privilege e. ___. Today, English is f. ___ only the language of g. ___ English , it is now h. ___ global language. Moreover, there are now many kinds of English but English i.___ the English is still j. ___best.

3. Make five sentence using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 5

Most Bangladeshies	Are Contain Have	a high amount of carbo hydrate.
Both food items		Fond of rich and pulses.
Rice		High energy content too.
Pulses		Necessary for our health
Both rice and pulses		A good percentage of fat.

4. complete the following text with right forms of verbs given in the box.5

Cross	Know	Go	Have	Say
Be	Tremble	Drown	Come	Begin

One day a scholar a. ___a river with a boat . suddenly a ghastly wind b. ___ to blow. The scholar c. ___ with fear. The boatman d. ___ to him . Do You e. ___ how to swim? The answer from the scholar f. ___in negative. Then the boat man said , Very soon you g. ___ to be h. ___ you i.___a lot of academic knowledge. But it j.___to use at this moment.

5. change the narrative style of the following text.

The teacher said to Nila, “Why are you talking in the class? You should behave youuself. Nila said “ sir. I am sorry. The teacher said be attentive and listen to my lecture. May allah bless you.

6. Change the sentences according to direction.        10

a. A class teacher is a guide.(interrogative)

b. He teaches us Engilsh. (passive.)

c. He is one of the most important persons in the nation (comporative)

d. He makes the lessons interesting, So that we can understand  (simple)

e. Since he makes us conscious, we are active.

f. He likes us very mach. (negative)

g. He teaches us to build up a proper nation. (compound)

h. We like him very much (imperative)

i. He is very good looking (exclamatory)

j. He was loved by all (active)

7. Complete the sentences      5

a. Without working hard, _____

b. Since he was small _____

c. I took an umbrella_____

d. Would you mind _____

e. Thogh our school is very nice_____

8. Complete the text adding suffixes,prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis                              5

Rabindranath Tagore, One of the greatest literacy figures in the world, won the Nobel Pirze for Gitanjali in 1913. That brouth him tremendous a. repute and b. recognize which he cherished in his life. Towards the end of his carrer he paid c. attend to painting. It is pictures too according to the crities belong to a very high ranks. Indeed Tagore d. hard did anything e. standered in his life. His Galpaguchha is an f. Ordinary literacy g. create of short stories . They are about social and h. psychology elements of the people of our society. For example in ‘Haimanti’. Rabindranath has i. nice portrayed a j. society problem named dowry.

9. Make tag questions of these statements.

a. How odd, _______?

b. He rarely comes here, ____?

c. Somebody comes to see me, ____?

d. I’d meet you, ____?

e. Let her sing, ____ ?

11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text .                                           5

The old man said can you give me some food I have been starving for two days the maid said why do you beg cant you work.

Part B: Composition (40 Marks)

12. Suppose, You are Karim. You want to apply for Assistant manager to Dutch Bangla Bank. Write a resume about it .

13. Suppose you are a student of Komarpur High School. Your School have on any canteen. Now write an application to your Head master to set Up a canteen.

14. Write a paragraph on “Tree Plantation”                            10

15. Write a Composition on “ Population Problem in Bangladesh”