Comilla Board 2022

Fill in the blanks with prepositions and articles (a, an, the & zero article):

Travelling has (a) ______ great influence (b) ______ our minds. The human mind always craves (c) ______ change. There is none who does not feel a thrill of joy (d) ______ the new sight of experience. The traveller comes in contact (e) ______ various types of people. If he moves (f) ______ with the observant eyes, he can acquire (g) ______ lot of practical knowledge about men and things of (h) ______ world which books alone cannot provide. Travelling gives us (i) ______ opportunity to enjoy the more enchanting sights of nature. It helps one enrich his knowledge and makes him completely (j) ______ perfect man.

Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box:

You must have (a) ______ the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He (b) ______ our national poet. He (c) ______ as a rebel poet as well. He (d) ______ in a poor family. But dire needs could not (e) ______ his potentiality. When the First World War broke out, he (f) ______ the army. After the war, he (g) ______ to compose poems. At that time his poems and songs (h) ______ people against oppression. He (i) ______ the Shelley of Bangla literature. We should (j) ______ him for his great deeds.

Change the sentences according to directions:

(a) Very few conquerors of the world were so great as Taimur. (Superlative)

(b) The province of a powerful prince was once attacked by young Taimur. (Active)

(c) He captured a large village. (Passive)

(d) The army killed Taimur's all soldiers. (Negative)

(e) He did not disguise himself as a rich traveller to survive. (Affirmative)

Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

(a) ______ (Forestation) means cutting down of trees (b) ______ (discriminately). Bangladesh is a (c) ______ (dense) populated country. This huge population needs more shelter, (d) ______ (agriculture) land, fuel and furniture etc. For all these reasons, people cut trees. Moreover, there are (e) ______ (honest) people who cut trees for making money (f) ______ (legally). The (g) ______ (remove) of trees causes serious damage to the soil as trees give (h) ______ (protect) to soil as well. The temperature will rise and it will cause greenhouse effect. One day the country will be (i) ______ (suitable) for living. So, tree (j) ______ (plant) programme should be extended throughout the country.