Language and Grammar Practice Exercises
Fill in the blanks with suitable words related to modern science, complete sentences with the right forms of verbs, and construct sentences using parts provided. Practice language skills with exercises on newspapers, historical figures, and storytelling.
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Model Questin-21 1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once. during for a in newspaper abroad an the without eager Ours is (a) ________ age of modern science. Modern science has invented new ways and means (b) ________our comforts. Newspaper is (c) ________wonder of modern science. Newspaper is a paper which carries news and views of home and (d) ________to us. In the morning we wait (e) ________for a newspaper. We can not have our breakfast (f) ________a newspaper of the day. We cannot do a single day without newspaper. Newspaper was first published (g) ________ England (h) ________the reign of Queen Elizabeth, (i) ________Indian Gazette which was the first (j) ________in Indo-Bangladesh was published in 1774. The Samachar Darpan is the first Bengali Newspaper. Answer:1. (a) an (b) for (c). a (d) abroad (e) eagerly (f) without (g) in (h) during (i) The newspaper
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Sheikh Saadi was a great poet in Iran. He used to lead a very (a) _________ life. Once (b) ________ his way to the court of the king of Iran, he took shelter (c) _________ a nobleman's house for a night. He was then in very simple (d) _________. The servants of that house took him for (e) _________ordinary man. They did not care (f) _________, his comfort at all. They gave him very simple food. Saadi felt very sad but did not tell anything to anybody and somehow passed the night. In the morning, he started for (g) _________court. He reached the court and stayed there for some days. On his way back home, he again took shelter in that nobleman's house. This time he was in rich clothes. The nobleman took him to be (h) _________ elite one as he noticed him in (i) _________ dress. He welcomed him very (j) _________and showed him much respect. 2. (a) simple (b) on (c) in (d) dressed (e) an (f) for (g) the (h) an (i) gorgeous (j) cordially
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. Once there lived on him. He was a king in a certain kingdom. One day a famous astrologer The king wanted to stop at his capital. happened to know about his future from him. fond of knowing his future from astrologers. called 3.(a) Once there lived a king in a certain kingdom. (b) He was fond of knowing his future from astrologers. (c) One day a famous astrologer happened to stop at his capital.
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. see walk A long time ago people not (a)_______their king to visit their villages. After a king (b) _______ on their land, they (c) _______ it (d) _______ to him for ever. For this reason, the people of Gotham once (e) _______king John away. He (f) _______angry with them and (g) _______the officers to punish them. The people thought of a plan to make the king feel sorry for them. When the officers (h) _______Gotham, they (i) _______ strange things. Some men (j) _______ to kill a fish by putting it into a bowl of water. think belong reach try send like turn be 4. (a) did not like (b) had walked (c) thought (d) belonged
5.Change the narrative style of the following text. A fruit seller said, "Which fruits would you need? I have apple from Australia, oranges from Darjeeling, grapes from Kashmir etc." The customer said, "What fruits do you have of our country?" The seller said, 'Yes, I have coconut, guava, jackfruits etc." The customer said, "I want one kg of guava as it will be the substitute of Australian apple". 5 Answer A fruit seller asked the customers which fruit he would need. He said that had apple from Australia, oranges from Darjeeling, grapes from Kashmir, etc. The customer asked what fruits the seller had of
6. Change the sentences according to directions. (a) A street child is a common sight In Dhaka city, (interrogative) (b) He does not lead a luxurious life, (affirmative) (c) Who does not show sympathy for them, (assertive) (d) No other picture is as pathetic as a street child, (superlative) (e) The rich people should be kind to them, (complex) (f) Street children deserve our sympathy, (passive) (g) The people who are unkind are not touched by their miseries, (simple) (h) Their life is very miserable, (exclamatory) (i) By beimg kind to them we can help them to lead a decent life, (complex) (j) No other place is as unhygenic as their living place, (comparative)
6. (a) Isn't a street child a common sight in Dhaka city? (b) He leads a very austere life. (c) Everybody shows sympathy for them.
7. Complete the following sentences. (a) Yesterday Mita had an accident while_______ (b) No sooner had we heard the news_______. (c) We took her to a hospital which_______. (d) As it was a public hospital_______ (e) But our patient was so serious that_______. 7.(a) Yesterday (b) No sooner had we heard the news than we went to the college. (c) We took her to a hospital which was near the college. (d) As it was a public hospital there was heavy gathering of patients. had an accident while she was going to her college.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis. (a) Free of the press means liberty to express views in the news papers. In a (b) democracy country freedom of the press is (c) high necessary. Freedom (d) ables the press to keep the people in touch with various affairs of the (e) govern. It helps people to grow into (f) use citizens. The citizens have got every right to criticise the government and offer (g) suggest. The press is the media to ventilate all these. But taking the advantages of freedom some papers and (h) report publish (i) sensation, false and fabricated news. As regards freedom of the press care should be taken so that it does not (j) use liberty granted to it. 8.(a) Freedom (b) democratic (c) highly (d) enables (e) government (f) useful (g) suggestions (h) reporters (i) sensational (j) misuse .
9. : Kamal is very disappointed because he did not do well in the examination. He wants to do well. So, he is speaking to himself. I am a very weak student_______? I cannot do well in the examination, _______? I must improve myself, _______? Hasan is a brilliant student. Of course, there is a secret behind his success, _______? If I request him, he will certainly tell me the secret, _______? Make tag questions of these statements. 1x5=5 9.(a) aren't I? (b) can I? (c) mustn't I? (d) isn t there? (e) won't he?
10 Summer is the warmest season of the years, (a) _______it is the season of extreme heat Sometimes showers give relief to all But kalbaishakhi visits now and then It comes with lighting, thunder, terrible wind and downpour, (b) property, (c) _______small pox, cholera and other diseases break out during this time, (d) _______ all these disadvantages of summer, it is not without its blessings. It is rich in juicy fruits (e) _______mango, lichi, blackbery, jackfruit etc. Complete the passage use suitable connectors; 1x5 5 it causes havoc to life and 10.(a) in fact (b) as a consequence (c) furthermore (d) despite (e) namely
11 Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text 5 the traveller said can you tell the way to the nearest inn yes said the peasant do you want one in which you can spend the night no replied the traveller only want a meal 11.The traveller said, "Can you tell the way to the nearest inn?" "Yes," said the peasant. "Do you want one in which you can spend the night?" "No," replied the traveller. "I only want a meal."
