CLASS TEST -2015(APRIL) Class Nine English –Paper Two

Class Nine

English –Paper Two

Total Marks-100                                  Time :2¹_/2Hours

[Answer all the questions. Figure in the margin indicate full  marks]

PartA:Grammar

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. 0.5X10=5                                                                                      

is	And	the	at	and
a	public	over	the	to

Pohela Boishakh (a)----the first day of the Bengali calendar which is  celebrated in the Bangladesh X(b)----in the Indian state. Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar introduced (c)---Bengali Calendar.The day begins (d)---dawn with singing, processions (e)--- fairs. Traditionally the businessmen  start this day with (f)--new ledger.The day is a  (g)---holiday. People  enjoy fairs and festivals all (h)---the country. Singers perform traditional songs ,Vendors sell conventional foods and artisans sell traditional handicrafts welcoming (i)---new year. People usually  wear traditional Bengali dresses. Women wear traditional saris where men prefer (j)---wear traditional panjabis. Nowadays, Poila Boishakh celebrations also observe a day of cultural unity .

2.Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5X10=5                                

Pahela Boishakh is (a)----- first day bangla Calandar which (b)------ initially named as “Fasli San”  (agricultural year) and  then Bonggabdo (c)----- Bangla Year was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from 5^th November 1556 or 963 Hijri. This was the day that Akbar defeated Himu in (d)---- second Battle of Panipat (e)----- ascend the throne. This (f)--- glorified his victory but also streamlined revenue collection into an orderly process. Every year the day (g)--- celebrated traditionally. People wake up early (h)---- the morning, have a bath and wear their traditional clothes. It is (i)--- day when people love eating traditional food .This day (j)--- most colourful event is held in Dhaka

3.Make five sentences using of sentences from each column of the table below. 1X5=5                                                                        

(i) The word Pahela (ii) Boishakh (iii) The day (iv) In England, the Bangalees (v) Chhyanata

celebrate organize means is

the day with a street  unity in London. the main programme. observed both in Bangladesh and in some other parts of the world. the first. the first month of Bangla calendar.

4 Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box 0.5X10=5

Be	support	aim	decentralize	come
Start	be	deliver	obtain	provide

a2i  is abbreviated  from Access to Information which (a)---- a   program. The program  is an UNDP and USAID (b)-- project (program) having its office at the Prime Ministers’ Office. The overall objective of the project is to (c)--- support in building a digital nation through (d)-- services at the citizen’s doorsteps. The program (e)--------to improve quality, widen access, and (f)----- delivery of public services to ensure responsiveness and transparency. The UNDP-supported Access to Information (a2i) Program (g)---- in 2007. The objective of the project (h)---to increase transparency, improve governance, and reduce the time, difficulty and costs of (i)--- government services for under-served communities of Bangladesh. The project’s slogan “Citizens need not go to services because services (j)----to them”

a)      is b) supported c) provide  d) delivering e) aims   f) decentralize  g) started  h) is  (i) obtaining  j) will come

5.Change the narrative style of the following text.                            5

Father said to his son, ‘Why are you making late? Go to school now. ‘No, I am not going to school today. I feel dizzy’, said his son.   
Father asked his son why he was making late and  told him to go to school then.  His son replied in the negative and told  that he was not going to school that day His son  added that he felt pity.
6.Change the sentences according to directions.                             1X10=10

(a)Truthfulness is the greatest of all virtues in a man's life. (positive)

(b)It means the quality of speaking the truth.(negative)

(c)The true happiness and prosperity of man entirely depends on it. (interrogative)

(d)A truthful man never tells a lie.(affirmative)

(e) It leads a man to achieve success and happiness. (complex)

(f)As it makes one's character great ,it gives one a high position in society.  (compound)

(g)It may not make one rich but it brings him peace of mind. (complex)।

(h)A truthful person is loved and respected by all. (Active)

(i)The  person who is truthful  cares nobody. (Simple)

(j) All religions teach us to be truthful. (passive)

(a)No other virtue in a man's life is as great  as truthfulness.

(b)It doesn’t mean  the quality of telling a lie.

(c)Doesn’t the true happiness and prosperity of man entirely depend on it?

(d)A truthful man always speaks the  truth.

(e) It leads a man so that he can  achieve success and happiness.

(f)It makes one's character great  and  gives one a high position in society.  

(g)Though it may not make one rich , it brings him peace of mind. 

(h) All  loves and respects a truthful person.

(i)The /a truthful  person   cares nobody. (Simple)

(j)We are taught  to be truthful by all religions

7.Complete the sentences                                                                   1X5=5                                                                                         a)----------------------,he does not live well
b) Those who are prudent --------------------                                                                              
c)A chicken hearted man like you can never do   --------                                                                                   d) -------------------,God is forgotten                                                                                                  
e) Put on woolen clothes lest ------- -----
(a) If a man is not prudent  (b)take any decision  (c)such things (d)Once danger is gone (e)you should get cold
8.Complete the text adding suffixes , prefixes or both with the root words given in the parenthesisi 05X10=5

    To become sure of doing well in the examination, you have to be attentive to studies. Regular practice can (a)sure your better (b)perform. But if you are (c)attentive and  (d) regular you cannot expect to do so.  Remember that (e)regularity will result in (f)satisfactory  performance. Our students know this. But still many of them fail to show better (g) perform because they are (h) neglect of their duties we must believe that willful (i)negligent is a crime. So all the students should  study (j)attentive

Ans; (a) ensure (b) performance (c)inattentive (d) irregular (e) irregularity (f) unsatisfactory (g) performance (h) neglectful (i) negligence (j)attentively

9.Make tag questions of these statements                                                                1X5=5                                                                                        a) It is natural that every student wants to do well in the exam  ,…………..?”                                                                                                                   b)But what we can say easily is really  not so easy  ,…………….?”                                                                                                                        c)To do well in the exam , a student should follow some instructions……………..?                                                                                                      d)He should read the texts again and again,……………….?”                                                                                                                                                                                       e)He must not memorize the answers without knowing the meaning ,……………?
(a)don’t they ? (b)is it? (c)shouldn’t he? (d) shouldn’t he? (e)must he?

10.Complete the passage using suitable connectors                                            1X5=5

last of all	so	While	Rather	Besides
first of all	Such as

                                   .                                                                                        

English is the most widely used international language, (a)---communication with the foreigners, we cannot but use this language. There are certain jobs in the country(b)-----job of a pilot, a post man, a telephone operator etc where English is very essential.(c)---student wishing to go abroad must learn English.(d)----the importance of learning English in our country cannot be ignored .(e)---we should put high importance of learning.

                                                                                                                                                               the teacher said to the boy why do you make a noise in the class you are not attentive to your lessons sorry sir said the boy i was asking for a pen to my friend be attentive and listen to what i say
                                                                         Part –B Composition
12.Bangladesh Bank is advertised for some Junior Cashier on “The  Daily Obsrver”  10 April,2015 . You are interested         for the post.Now write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.                                   8

13. You are the students of  Pabna Zilla School. You want to go on a study tour to Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Maszid. Now write an application to the Headmaster praying for permission  to go on a study tour.               10

14.Write a paragraph  in 250 words on “Digital Bangladesh”                                                     10

15 Write  a composition  on “Your Childhood Memories”                                                          12