কুমিল্লা বোর্ড ২০২৩

Complete the text with suitable prepositions.

A craftwork is an applied form (a) ______art, a social and cultural product reflecting the inclusive nature (b) ______folk imagination. A craftwork, which usually doesn't bear the signature of its maker, retains a personal touch. When we look (c) ______a thirty years old Nakshi Kantha, we wonder (d) ______its motif and designs that point (e) ______the artistic ingenuity and the presence of the maker (f) ______it. The fact that we do not know her name or any other detail (g) ______her does not take anything (h) ______from our appreciation (i) ______the artist. Indeed, the intimate nature (j) ______the Kantha and the tactile feeling it generates animate the work and make it very inviting.

Complete the sentences with suitable words or phrases from the box.

a. The tennis match restarted ______ the rain had stopped.

b. In England, most school children ______ wear a uniform. Is it the same in Bangladesh?

c. In our country, rainy season is very different. During this season ______ rains heavily without any gap.

d. Socrates was a great Greek philosopher. He ______ in 469 BC. He spoke against the traditional Greek beliefs and so he was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.

e. Long ago, ______ lived a mighty warrior, Kublai Khan. He built an amazing palace in a deep dark and mysterious forest.

f. A warrior ______ die than surrender to enemies. He loves his country more than his life.

g. We ______ take an umbrella. It may rain today.

h. ______ the weather ______ today?

(i) Baby : Mom, ______ a ghost ______?

(j) ______ has been many years since I saw him. So, I cannot recognize him.

Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.

a. There is a wise saying that united we stand, ______, So, we must be united to reach our expected goal.

b. Industry is the key to success. We work hard so that ______.

c. My younger brother is very fond of me. Whenever I go out, ______.

d. Bangladesh is my motherland. It is blessed with rivers. In spite of that, we do not get water during dry season because ______.

e. If we lose the morning hours of life, ______.

f. I can't recall his name. It is long since ______.

g. The poem is too difficult ______. The teacher told us to listen to him very carefully.

h. My childhood was full of joys and happiness. Would that ______.

(i) We met the strange person while ______.

(j) Would you mind ______? I am very thirsty.

Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Newspaper (a) ______ (consider) the people's parliament. The newspaper (b) ______ (play) a vital role in the modern civilization. It (c) ______ (call) the mirror of the world. We must (d) ______ (develop) the habit of (e) ______ (read) newspapers daily. It helps us (f) ______ (acquire) knowledge, which (g) ______ (be) essential for our education. Nobody (h) ______ (maintain) contact with the outside world without reading the newspaper. Mere bookish knowledge (i) ______ (be) not sufficient in the struggle of life. A man who (j) ______ (read) newspaper daily, (k) ______ (be) a creature of a narrow well. Being ignorant of current topics, he cannot (l) ______ (take) part in talks and discussions in enlightened society and he (m) ______ (live) like a fish out of water in it. Students (n) ______ (ask) to read newspapers daily.