Cantonment Public School & College, Saidpur Home Test-1; 2020
Class- Six (BV+EV)
Subject: English Second Paper
Time- 2 hours Full Marks- 50 Section A: Grammar (30 Marks)
1. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles. Put a cross
for a zero article. 0.5 ×8=4
English is (a)--- international language. It is spoken all over (b) --- world. So, (c)---importance of (d) --- English cannot be described in words. All (e) --- books of higher education are written in English.
Today (f) --- organizations need employees who can speak and write (g) --- standard form of (h)--- English.
2. Fill in the blanks of the following text with prepositions. 0.5 ×8=4
to by of×2 for near on×2
Our school will be closed (a)---- winter vacation (b)--- Friday next. You will be glad to know that we are going to have a picnic (c)--- the 15th instant. We have decided to go (d) --- Sonargaon. It is a place (e) --- great historical interest.It is also quite (f) --- to Dhaka. Old Sonargaon is considered one of the first and oldest capitals (g) --- Bengal.Today, many people still visit the historic city of Sonargaon. They are attracted (h)--- its immense beauty
3. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with suitable
words from the box. 0.5 ×10=5
touching bent and with hands
advice when thoroughly distance coughing Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak:
Regularly and (a) --- clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them (b) ---- soap and water. Washing your (c)---- with soap
and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) (d)---- between yourself and anyone who is (e)--- or sneezing. Avoid (f)---- eyes, nose and mouth. Cover your mouth and nose with your (g)--- elbow or tissue (h)---you cough or sneeze. Stay informed (i)--- follow (j) --- given
by your healthcare provider on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
4. Make four sentences from the following substitution table. 1×4=4 Water cannot live without water.
We a vital element of the environment
Clean water be
(am, is, are)
necessary for a healthy life.
Pilluted water harmful to health.
5. Change the following sentences as directed in the bracket. 1×5=5 (a) Rahim is my best friend. (Interrogative)
(b) We go to school regularly. (Negative) (c) We never disobey our superiors. (passive) (d) He presented me a very nice book. (passive) (e) It is the best book in my store. (Interrogative)
6. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their
right form. 0.5 ×8=4
reply come ask do do see live steal
There (a) ----a bad man in a village. He always (b) ---- all sorts of evil. But when he did any crime, he would say God had (b) ---- it by him. Once he (c) ---- some fruits from the garden of a neighbour. The owner of the garden (d) --- him stealing the mangoes. The owner (f)--- him the reason. The bad man (g) --- that God was getting it done by him. The owner was waiting till he (h) --- down from the tree.
7. Rewrite the following passage using capitalization and punctuation. 4 how much do you want said the mayor a thousand guilders said the piper all right said the mayor
Section B: Composition (20 Marks)
8. Suppose you are at school. You have caught cold. Therefore, you are unable to stay at school any longer. Now, write an application to the
Principal of your school for early leave. 8
9. Write a composition on ‘Newspaper. 12
