Narration MCQ Test Multiple Choice Questions 1. He said, "I have been working since sunrise." (a) He said that he has been working since sunrise. (b) He said that he has worked since sunrise. (c) He said that he had been working since sunrise. (d) He said that he is working since sunrise. Answer: (c) He said that he had been working since sunrise. 2. The teacher said to the students, "The more you read, the more you learn." (a) The teacher said to the students that more you read, the more you learn. (b) The teacher told the students that the more they read, the more they learn. (c) The teacher said to the students that the more they read, the more they learn. (d) The teacher told the students that the more you read, the more you learn. Answer: (b) The teacher told the students that the more they read, the more they learn. 3. He said to me, "Which book do you want?" (a) He said to me which book. (b) He asked me which book I wanted. (c) He asked me which book I wanted. (d) He said me which book I wanted. Answer: (b) He asked me which book I wanted. 4. He said to his friends, "Let us play now." (a) He requested to his friends that they should play then. (b) He proposed to his friends that they should play then. (c) He proposed to his friends that they would play then. (d) He proposed to his friends that we should play then. Answer: (d) He proposed to his friends that we should play then. 5. He asked me where I had gone the previous day. (a) He asked me, "Where did you go yesterday?" (b) He said to me, "Where you went yesterday?" (c) He said to me, "Where did you go yesterday?" (d) He said to me, "Where did I go yesterday?" Answer: (c) He said to me, "Where did you go yesterday?" 6. I said, "Had I the wings of a bird!" (a) I exclaimed that I had the wings of a bird. (b) I exclaimed that I have the wings of a bird. (c) I exclaimed that if I had the wings of a bird. (d) I exclaimed that if I have the wings of a bird. Answer: (c) I exclaimed that if I had the wings of a bird. 7. "Come in, my friend," said I. (a) Addressing him as my friend, he said him to go in. (b) Addressing him as my friend, I have said him to go in. (c) Addressing him as my friend, I asked him to go in. (d) Addressing him as my friend, I told him to go in. Answer: (c) Addressing him as my friend, I asked him to go in. 8. He will say, "I shall go home tomorrow." (a) He will say that he would go home the next day. (b) He will say that he will go home the next day. (c) He will say that he would go home the previous day. (d) He will say that he will be going home the next day. Answer: (b) He will say that he will go home the next day. 9. Rahim said to you, "Let us go out for a walk." (a) Rahim asked you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (b) Rahim said to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (c) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (d) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim will go out for a walk. Answer: (c) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. 10. You said to me, "Would you help me, please?" (a) You politely asked me whether I would help you. (b) You politely asked me if I should help you. (c) You politely asked me if I would help you. (d) You politely asked to me if I would help you. Answer: (c) You politely asked me if I would help you. 11. My mother asked me why I had not gone to school the previous day. (a) My mother said me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (b) My mother said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (c) My mother asked me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (d) My mother said to me, "Why do you not go to school yesterday?" Answer: (b) My mother said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" 12. He said to me, "May you have wealth." (a) He wished me that I might have wealth. (b) He wished me that I might had wealth. (c) He wished me that I should have wealth. (d) He said to me that I might have wealth. Answer: (a) He wished me that I might have wealth. 13. My friend said, "I have already finished my work." (a) My friend said that he has already finished his work. (b) My friend said to me that he had already finished his work. (c) My friend said that he had already finished his work. (d) My friend said that he had been already finished his work. Answer: (c) My friend said that he had already finished his work. 14. He said, "What a cheering report!" (a) He exclaimed that it is a very cheering report. (b) He exclaimed that it was a very cheering report. (c) He exclaimed that this is a very cheering report. (d) He exclaimed that this was a very cheering report. Answer: (b) He exclaimed that it was a very cheering report. 15. The teacher promised, "If you will come tomorrow, I will explain." (a) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he will go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. (b) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he will explain that. (c) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. (d) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he will go the next day, he (the teacher) will explain that. Answer: (c) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. 16. He said, "Tell me, boy, is the miller within?" (a) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him if the miller was within. (b) Addressing the boy, he said to him to tell him if the miller was within. (c) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him that the miller was within. (d) Addressing the boy, he said him to tell him if the miller was within. Answer: (a) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him if the miller was within. 17. "Run away, children," said their mother. (a) Addressing the children, their mother told them to run away. (b) Addressing the children, their mother said to them to run away. (c) Addressing the children, their mother urged them to run away. (d) Addressing the children, their mother asked them to run away. Answer: (a) Addressing the children, their mother told them to run away. 18. He said, "Alas! I am ruined." (a) He exclaimed with sorrow that he is ruined. (b) He exclaimed with sorrow that he has ruined. (c) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined. (d) He exclaimed with sorrow that he has been ruined. Answer: (c) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined. 19. "May you be happy," said she. (a) She wished the person spoken to that he might be happy. (b) She wished the person spoken to that he should be happy. (c) She wished the person spoken to that he may be happy. (d) She wished the person spoken to that he would be happy. Answer: (a) She wished the person spoken to that he might be happy. 20. He asked me when the next letter would come. (a) He said to me, "When would the next letter come?" (b) He said to me, "When will the next letter come?" (c) He asked me, "When will the next letter come?" (d) He said to me, "When the next letter will come?" Answer: (c) He asked me, "When will the next letter come?" 21. He said that he had come to see me. (a) He said, "He has come to see you." (b) He said, "I came to see you." (c) He said, "I have come to see you." (d) He said, "I had come to see you." Answer: (b) He said, "I came to see you." 22. Karim says that he did not go. (a) Karim says, "He did not go." (b) Karim says, "I do not go." (c) Karim says, "I have not gone." (d) Karim says, "I did not go." Answer: (d) Karim says, "I did not go." 23. The teacher said, "I shall not teach him English." (a) The teacher said he would not teach him English. (b) The teacher said that he would not taught him English. (c) The teacher said that he would not teach him English. (d) The teacher said that he will not teach him English. Answer: (c) The teacher said that he would not teach him English. 24. He said, "The train reached at nine." (a) He said that the train has reached at nine. (b) He said that the train had reached at nine. (c) He said that the train reaches at nine. (d) He said that the train reached at nine. Answer: (b) He said that the train had reached at nine. 25. I said to him, "Will you follow me?" (a) I said to him if he would follow me. (b) I said to him if he will follow me. (c) I asked him if he would follow me. (d) I asked to him if he would follow me. Answer: (c) I asked him if he would follow me. 26. Rahim called me a coward. (a) Rahim said to me, "You are a coward." (b) Rahim says to me, "You are coward." (c) Rahim said to me, "You were a coward." (d) Rahim told me, "You are a coward." Answer: (a) Rahim said to me, "You are a coward." 27. Nasima said, "What a fine picture it is!" (a) Nasima said that it is a very fine picture. (b) Nasima exclaimed that it was a very fine picture. Answer: (b) Nasima exclaimed that it was a very fine picture. 28. He said, "What a pity!" (a) He said that it was a great pity. (b) He exclaimed that it is a great pity. (c) He exclaimed that it is great pity. (d) He exclaimed that it was a great pity. Answer: (d) He exclaimed that it was a great pity. 29. He said to me, "Regular exercise is good for health." (a) He told me that regular exercise is good for health. (b) He told me that regular exercise is better for health. (c) He told me that regular exercise is good for health. (d) He told me that regular exercise is best for health. Answer: (a) He told me that regular exercise is good for health. 30. He said, "I will finish my work by tomorrow." (a) He said that he would finish his work by tomorrow. (b) He said that he will finish his work by the next day. (c) He said that he had finished his work by tomorrow. (d) He said that he would finish his work by the next day. Answer: (d) He said that he would finish his work by the next day. 31. He said, "I have lost my book." (a) He said that he has lost his book. (b) He said that he had lost his book. (c) He said that he lost his book. (d) He said that he has been lost his book. Answer: (b) He said that he had lost his book. 32. She said, "I will help you." (a) She said that she will help me. (b) She said that she would help me. (c) She said that she helped me. (d) She said that she helps me. Answer: (b) She said that she would help me. 33. He said, "I can swim." (a) He said that he could swim. (b) He said that he can swim. (c) He said that he has been able to swim. (d) He said that he could swimming. Answer: (a) He said that he could swim. 34. The doctor said to him, "You must take this medicine." (a) The doctor told him that he must take that medicine. (b) The doctor said to him that he had to take that medicine. (c) The doctor told him that he should take that medicine. (d) The doctor told him that he would take that medicine. Answer: (a) The doctor told him that he must take that medicine. 35. He asked, "Why did you leave early?" (a) He asked why I had left early. (b) He asked why did I leave early. (c) He asked why I left early. (d) He asked why I had left early. Answer: (a) He asked why I had left early. 36. She said, "I might go to the party." (a) She said that she might have gone to the party. (b) She said that she might go to the party. (c) She said that she might went to the party. (d) She said that she might be going to the party. Answer: (b) She said that she might go to the party. 37. He asked, "Where do you live?" (a) He asked where I lived. (b) He asked where did I live. (c) He asked where I live. (d) He asked where you lived. Answer: (a) He asked where I lived. 38. "Do not touch that," she said. (a) She said to not touch that. (b) She told me not to touch that. (c) She said to me not to touch that. (d) She told to not touch that. Answer: (b) She told me not to touch that. 39. He said, "I will call you later." (a) He said that he would call me later. (b) He said that he will call me later. (c) He said that he called me later. (d) He said that he would have called me later. Answer: (a) He said that he would call me later. 40. She said, "I am going to the market." (a) She said that she was going to the market. (b) She said that she is going to the market. (c) She said that she had gone to the market. (d) She said that she went to the market. Answer: (a) She said that she was going to the market. All Board Questions 2018   1. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.[HSC Kh Set-2018] Many people think that money can do everything in life. (a) ---, it is a must for our life, it is not the thing that necessarily brings happiness. (b)---, it is absolutely a psychological matter. The person who is contented with what he gets and (c) --- he is really happy. Money can do something with happiness (d)--- it cannot give us happiness. (e) ---, we can see that the richest men of our society are not the happiest men. (f) ---, they lead a life burdened with cares and anxieties (g) --- pass sleepless nights. (h) --- there are a large number of poor men (i) --- are happy and enjoy a sound sleep. (j)---, money cannot ensure happiness. Answer: (a) Although/Though; b) actually; c) what; d) but; e) That is why/for this reason/so/ therefore: f) virtually; g) and; h) on the other hand; I) who; j) This way/Thus 2. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.[HSC Kha Set-2018; Jashore Board-2016] Time and tide wait for none. (a) ---, no one can stop the onward march of time. (b)---, we should not waste a single moment in vain. (c) ---, we should make proper use of every single moment of our life. (d)---, the students should understand the value of time. It is a matter of great regret that some of the students pass away their valuable time in Facebook. (e) ---, they kill their time. (f)---, they cannot prepare their lesson well. (g) --- they always have poor preparation for the examination. (h) ---, they cannot do well in the examination. (i)---, they do not stop wasting time. (j) ---, they continue to waste their time using Facebook till it is too late for them. Answer: (a) As a matter of fact/In fact; (b) So/Therefore/hence/for this reason; (c) Rather/Instead; (d) Especially/Particularly/ However; (e) Thus/In this way; (f) As a result/ Consequently/ For this reason; (g) So/Eventually/ hence/as such/and; (h) As a result/ Finally/ consequence/Consequently/for this; (i) Yet/But/ nevertheless/nonetheless/notwithstanding that; (j) Rather/On the contrary/On the other hand/ Even All Board Questions 2017 1. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Dhaka Board-2017; Barisal Board-2022] Mobile phone has added a new dimension into our communication system. It has made the world closer to us. (a) ---, it has made worldwide communication easier. We use it for our day-to-day communication. (b) ---, it has been a part and parcel in our life as we cannot go for a single day without using it. We use it for rapid communication. (c) --- mobile phone is not free from defect. It has some negative sides as well. (d) --, excessive use of mobile phone may cause our hearing problem. (e) ---, it is a means of money wastage. (f) ---, it is seen that many underground crimes are being done with the use of mobile networks. (g) ---, the radiation from mobile phone may cause cancer to the users. (h) ---, we are aware of these harmful effects. (i) ---, we are not aware of using the mobile phone. (j)---, we must have to be conscious about the negative impact of mobile phone and accordingly, we should use it carefully. Answer: (a) Besides/Moreover; (b) So/In fact; (c) But/However; (d) Firstly/At first; (e) Secondly; (f) Thirdly (g) Finally (h) However/ Unusually/ Generally (i) But; (j) So/Therefore 2. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Rajshahi Board-2017] Man is a social being. (a) ---, man cannot live alone. (b) ---, man has been living together from time immemorial. Living in society is not an easy task. If we want to live in a society, we have to follow certain rules and regulations of that society. (c) ---, we have to be cooperative. (d) ----, we must help others when they need it. (e) ---, we have to be careful not to hurt others by our words or activities. (f) ----, we must control our emotions and behave well with others. (g) ---, we should not think and live only for us. (h) ---, we should always work for the betterment of the society. (i) ---, we should sacrifice our lives for others. (j)---, sacrificing our lives for others can make us immortal. Answer: (a) so (b) in fact (c) firstly (d) therefore/ in other words (e) secondly (f) that is why (g) thirdly (h) rather (i) so (j) in fact.  3. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Cumilla Board-2017] Trees are a vital part of our environment, (a) ---, they bear a great impact on the climate. (b) --- we are not careful about them. (c) ---, we destroy trees at random. (d) ---, one day the country will bear the consequence of greenhouse effect. (e) --- ours is an agricultural country, our economy depends upon it. (f) ---, our agriculture is dependent on rain, (g) --- trees play a vital role on our climate, (h) ---, trees keep the soil strong. (i) ---, trees save us from flood (j) --- many other natural calamities. Answer: (a) In fact/Actually (b) Yet/But (c) Rather (d) As a result /This is why / Consequently /besides (e) As/Since/then;(f) Besides/Moreover/In addition/consequently (g) Again/ Besides /however (h) Next/In addition; (i) Furthermore/at the same time; (j) Thus/moreover 4. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.[Barishal Board-2017] Water is a vital element of the environment (a)--- this element is polluted in many ways. (b)--- farmers use chemical fertilizers and insecticides in their field. (c) --- rain and flood wash away these chemicals, they get mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds (d) --- pollute it. (e)--- mills and factories throw their poisonous chemicals and waste product into water. (f) --- water vehicles also pollute water by dumping food waste and human waste into it. (g) --- insanitary latrines and unsafe drains also contribute to water pollution. Water is called life. (h) --- we cannot allow this pollution to continue. We have to raise an awareness about it. (i) ---, laws should be enforced strictly. (j) --- we fail to check water pollution, we will suffer. Answer: a) but; b) Firstly/At first; c) When/As; d) and; e) Secondly/Second/Moreover/Besides; f) Moreover/Besides/Furthermore/Thirdly: g) Finally/Ultimately/Again; h) So/For this/ Therefore; I) in this respect/Therefore/Moreover; j) If   4. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Sylhet Board-2017;Dinajpur Board-2016] Honesty is a noble virtue. The man possessing this invaluable quality is the happiest man on earth, (a)---. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness. (b)---, nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being. (c)---, he goes to the dogs. (d)---. we should be honest. It is said that honesty is the best policy. (e)--- dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are honest. (f)---, dishonest people are cursed. (g)--- children should be taught honesty from childhood. It is widely observed that children follow their parents. (h)--- business of life. (i)---, children should be allowed to mix with those friends who are honest. (j)--- they can mould their characters. Answer: (a) indeed/undoubtedly;  (b) Because; (c) But; (d) So/Therefore; (e) Whereas/But; (f) On the other hand/On the contrary; (g) So/Therefore/For this reason; (h) That is why/Hence; (i) In addition/Besides; (j) Thus/In this way   All Board Questions 2016 1. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.[Dhaka Board-2016] A lion was drinking water from a brook. (a) --- a lamb was also drinking water from the downstream of the same brook. The lion saw the lamb and decided to devour it. (b) -- he was thinking about how to accomplish his evil design. (c)--- he hit upon a plan. (d) --- the lion complained that the lamb was disturbing him by muddying water. But the lamb said that he was drinking water from downstream. (e) --- the questions of muddying water on his part did not arise. (f)--- the lamb argued that it was the lion that was muddying the water for him as he was drinking water upstream. (g) --- the lion retorted that the lamb spoke oil of him a year ago. (h)--- the lamb said that he was not born a year ago. The lion grew into a rage. (i)--- he said that perhaps his father spokes ill of him last year. (j)--- the lion had the right to take revenge and kill the lamb. Answer: (a) as; (b) so; (c) that; (d) while; (e) in fact; (f) if; (g) which; (h) who; (i) and; (j) therefore/so 2. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Rajshahi Board-2016] (a) --- I was walking along the road the other day, I happened to notice a small brown leather purse lying on the pavement. I picked it up and opened it to see (b) ---- I could find out the owner’s name. There was nothing inside. It (c) --- some small change and a rather old photograph a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old who looked like the woman’s daughter. I put the photograph back (d) --- took the purse to the police station. (e) --- I handed it to the sergeant-in-charge. Before I left, the sergeant made a note of my name and address In case the owner of the purse wanted to write and thank me. That evening I went to have dinner with an uncle and aunt of mine. They had also invited another person, a young woman, (f) ---- there would be four people at the table. The young woman’s face was familiar, (g) --- I could not remember where I had seen it. I was quite sure, (h) --- we had not met before. (i) --- Conversation, however, the young woman happened to mark that she had lost her purse that afternoon. I at once remembered where I had seen her face. She was the young woman in the photograph (j) --- she was now much older. Answer: (a) while; (b) whether/if; (c) had ; (d) and; (e) then/there; (f) and ; (g) but ; (h) that; (i) during; (j) but   3. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Cumilla Board-2016] Mobile phone has become an essential gadget for everybody. (a) — it has become very popular. (b) — it has created a number of problems. It has (c) — advantages (d) — disadvantages. (e) — it helps to connect people. (f) — it helps to exchange information (g) — it can be used for various purpose. (h) — it has a few disadvantages. (i) — it can cause a lot of troubles. (j) — its advantages are more than its disadvantages. Answer: (a) As/Because/And; (b) But/However; (c) both/not only; (d) and/but also; (e) Firstly/First of all/At first; (f) Secondly/Again; (g) Furthermore/ Thirdly/Then again/Moreover/Beside; (h) However; (i) which/that; (j) However/ Nevertheless/Above all/In fact   4. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. [Sylhet Board-2016] The gifts of   science  are uncountable. (a) --- we cast our eyes, we see the wonders of science. Satellite TV channels are means through (b) --- we can see and hear the events (c) --- are happening all over the world. (d) ---, today we have specialized satellite channels on almost every interest. (e) ---, people now have more choices and more freedom about television programmes. Satellite channels help us a lot by reporting on climatic conditions of different parts of the world. (f) ---, we can be aware of storms, cyclones and tidal bores, (g) --- satellite channels are helping us to a great extent to enrich our own culture and tradition. (h) --- satellite channels are playing a favourable role, it is (i) --- doing harm to our young and new generation. (j) --- still we cannot deny the immense benefits we are getting from satellite channels. Answer: (a) wherever;  (b) which;  (c) that; (d) in fact/really; (e) therefore; (f) thus; (g) in addition/ moreover/besides; (h) though/although; (i) also; (j) but   5. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.[Chattogram Board-2016] Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. (a)---, her economy and prosperity depend on agriculture. (b)---, our agriculture depends on the mercy of nature. (c)---, if there is sufficient rain, people can plough their lands and sow seeds in time. (d)---, they can reap a good harvest. (e)--- if it does not rain in time, the farmers cannot grow the crops easily and they do not have a good harvest. (f)---, without water our agriculture is lifeless. The rain is not always beneficial to our agriculture (g) ---, sometimes it rains so much that it causes floods. (h) ---, our crops go underwater and most often, they are totally destroyed. (i)---, the farmers who constitute the most part of our professional people, lose everything. (j)---, we can safely conclude that our economy depends on rain.   Answer: (a) So/Thus/In fact; (b) Again/but; (c) Hence/So/Therefore; (d) As a result/That is why; (e) /On the contrary/but/ on the other hand; (f) Therefore/ true that/ in fact; (g) for example/for instance; (h) That is why/ As a result/When/ Then/Consequently; (i) Consequently/Thus/So/As a result/For this; (j) Finally/ At last/So/In fine/In short Test-2 1. He said to me, "I shall help your brother." The indirect form is: a) He said to me he should help my brother. b) He told me that he would help my brother. c) He told me to help my brother. d) He told me that he would help my brother. 2. He said, "Thanks, my friends." The indirect form is: a) He told his friends thanks. b) He bade thanked to his friends. c) He thanked his friends. d) He said to his friends thanks. 3. He asked her if she knew English. The direct form is: a) He said to her, "Did you know English?" b) He said, "Did you know English?" c) He said to her, "Does she know English?" d) He said to her, "Do you know English?" 4. Ali said that he had done the sum. Which one cannot be the direct speech of the above indirect speech? a) Ali said, "I did the sum." b) Ali said, "I have done the sum." c) Ali said, "He had done the sum." d) Ali said, "You have done the sum." 5. Minu said to Binu, "Do you know me?" The indirect form is: a) Minu told Binu if she knows her. b) Minu asked Binu if she knew her. c) Minu asked Binu if she knows her. d) Minu said to Binu if she knows you. 6. Mother said to me, "Do not tell a lie." The indirect form is: a) Mother advised to me not to tell a lie. b) Mother advised me not to tell a lie. c) Mother advised me to not tell a lie. d) Mother advised me not to told a lie. 7. Runa said to her brother, "Honesty is the best policy." The indirect form is: a) Runa said to her brother that honesty is the best policy. b) Runa told her brother that honesty is the best policy. c) Runa says her brother that honesty is the best policy. d) Runa said to her brother that the best policy is honesty. 8. He said, "What a fool I am!" The indirect form is: a) He exclaimed with sorrow that what a great fool he was. b) He exclaimed with grief that he was a fool. c) He exclaimed with grief that he was a great fool. d) He said that what a fool he was. 9. The teacher said, "Long live Bangladesh." The indirect form is: a) The teacher wished that Bangladesh might live long. b) The teacher prayed that Bangladesh lived long. c) The teacher prayed that Bangladesh might lived long. d) The teacher wished that might Bangladesh live long. 10. My friend said, "I was ill." The indirect form is: a) My friend said that he had been ill. b) My friend said that he was ill. c) My friend told that I was ill. d) My friend said that he had ill. 11. Father said to me, "Do not run in the sun." The indirect form is: a) Father advised me not to run in the sun. b) Father forbade me not to run in the sun. c) Father told to me to run in the sun. d) Father advised me not to run in the sun. 12. I wished that he might come out successful. The indirect form is: a) I said, "He may come out successful." b) I wished, "You may come out successful." c) I said to him, "May you come out successful." d) I said, "Might you come out successful." 13. You said to me, "You are right." The indirect form is: a) You told me that you are right. b) You told me that I am right. c) You told me that I was right. d) You told me that you were right. 14. He said, "I came here yesterday." The indirect form is: a) He said that he had gone there yesterday. b) He said that he came here yesterday. c) He said that he had gone there the previous day. d) He said that he had come here the previous day. 15. The chairman said, "Let us drop the matter." The indirect form is: a) The chairman wished that they should drop the matter. b) The chairman said to us to drop the matter. c) The chairman proposed that they should drop the matter. d) The chairman proposed that they might drop the matter. 16. Aslam said, "Alas! my father is dead." The indirect form is: a) Aslam exclaimed that his father is dead. b) Aslam said that his father was dead. c) Aslam cried out with sorrow that his father was dead. d) Aslam cried out with sorrow that my father was dead. 17. He asked me where I lived. The direct form is: a) He said to me, "Where do you live?" b) He said to me, "Where you live?" c) He asked me, "Where I lived?" d) He told me, "Where do I live?" 18. I wished that he might succeed. The indirect form is: a) I said, "He may succeed." b) I wished, "He may succeed." c) I said to him, "May you succeed." d) I wished, "May be succeed." 19. You said to him, "Please help me." The indirect form is: a) You told him that help you. b) You requested him to help you. c) You requested to him to help you. d) You said to him that he helped you. 20. He says, "I am ill." The indirect form is: a) He says that I am ill. b) He says that he is ill. c) He said that he was ill. d) He says that he was ill. 21. Abdur Rahman has said, "I am going to school." The indirect form is: a) Abdur Rahman has said that I am going to school. b) Abdur Rahman has said that he has going to school. c) Abdur Rahman has said that he is going to school. d) Abdur Rahman has said that he was going to school. 22. The teacher said, "God is one and He has no Partner." The indirect form is: a) The teacher said that God is one and He has no partner. b) The teacher said that God was one and He has no partner. c) The teacher said that God is one and He had no partner. d) The teacher said that God was one and He had no partner. 23. The boy said to his friend, "I sang a song." The indirect form is: a) The boy said to his friend that he sang a song. b) The boy said to his friend that he had sung a song. c) The boy said to his friend that I sang a song. d) The boy said to his friend that he had sang a song. 24. Nasim said, "I have done the work." The indirect form is: a) Nasim said that he has done the work. b) Nasim said that I had done the work. c) Nasim said that he had done the work. d) Nasim said that he did the work. 25. Aslam said to Akbar, "I was ill." The indirect form is: a) Aslam told Akbar that he had been ill. b) Aslam told Akbar that he was ill. c) Aslam told Akbar that he was ill. d) Aslam told Akbar that I was ill. 26. He said to me, "What are you doing?" The indirect form is: a) He asked to me what I was doing. b) He asked me what was I doing. c) He asked me that was I doing. d) He asked me what I were doing. 27. The girl said to me, "How old are you?" The indirect form is: a) The girl asked me how old I was. b) The girl asked me that how old I was. c) The girl asked to me how old I was. d) The girl asked to me how old I was. 28. I advised him not to tell a lie. The indirect form is: a) I said to him, "Do not tell a lie." b) I said to him, "You should not tell a lie." c) I told him, "Never tell a lie." d) I told him, "You do not tell a lie." 29. The man said to me, "May you be happy." The indirect form is: a) The man wished that I might be happy. b) The man wished to me that I might be happy. c) The man prayed me that I might be happy. d) The man wished that I might be happy. 30. He said, "Hurrah! We have won the game." The indirect form is: a) He exclaimed with joy that they had won the game. b) He said with joy that we have won the game. c) He said with joy that they had won the game. d) He said with joy that we had won the game. 31. She said, "I will go to the market." The indirect form is: a) She said that she would go to the market. b) She said that she will go to the market. c) She told that she would go to the market. d) She said to go to the market. 32. He said to me, "Can you help me?" The indirect form is: a) He asked me if I can help him. b) He asked me if I could help him. c) He asked to me if I could help him. d) He asked me could I help him. 33. The principal said, "You must submit the project tomorrow." The indirect form is: a) The principal ordered that we must submit the project tomorrow. b) The principal said that we must submit the project the next day. c) The principal told us that we should submit the project tomorrow. d) The principal advised us to submit the project tomorrow. 34. He said, "I am studying for the exam." The indirect form is: a) He said that he is studying for the exam. b) He said that he was studying for the exam. c) He said that he has been studying for the exam. d) He said that he had studied for the exam. 35. She said, "I have finished my homework." The indirect form is: a) She said that she has finished her homework. b) She said that she had finished her homework. c) She told that she finished her homework. d) She told that she has finished her homework. 36. The teacher said, "You can leave early." The indirect form is: a) The teacher told that we could leave early. b) The teacher said that we could leave early. c) The teacher said that we can leave early. d) The teacher told us we can leave early. 37. My mother said, "You should study hard." The indirect form is: a) My mother advised that I should study hard. b) My mother said that I should study hard. c) My mother told me to study hard. d) My mother told me that I must study hard. 38. He said to her, "What time is it?" The indirect form is: a) He asked her what time it is. b) He asked her what time was it. c) He asked her what time it was. d) He asked her that what time it was. 39. She said to me, "I cannot swim." The indirect form is: a) She told me that she cannot swim. b) She told me that she could not swim. c) She said to me she could not swim. d) She told me that she was not able to swim. 40. He said, "I may go to the party." The indirect form is: a) He said that he might go to the party. b) He said that he may go to the party. c) He said that he can go to the party. d) He told me that he may go to the party. 41. The doctor said, "You must take this medicine." The indirect form is: a) The doctor told that I must take this medicine. b) The doctor said that I had to take that medicine. c) The doctor advised me to take that medicine. d) The doctor told me I must take this medicine. 42. He said, "What a beautiful day it is!" The indirect form is: a) He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day. b) He said that what a beautiful day it was. c) He exclaimed that what a beautiful day it is. d) He exclaimed with joy that it is a beautiful day. 43. She said, "I will call you tomorrow." The indirect form is: a) She said that she will call me tomorrow. b) She said that she would call me the next day. c) She told that she would call me tomorrow. d) She told that she will call me the next day. 44. He said, "I am reading a book." The indirect form is: a) He said that he is reading a book. b) He said that he was reading a book. c) He said that he had read a book. d) He said that he reads a book. 45. She asked me, "Have you seen my keys?" The indirect form is: a) She asked me if I have seen her keys. b) She asked me if I had seen her keys. c) She asked to me if I saw her keys. d) She asked me if I seen her keys. 46. The manager said, "You should be on time." The indirect form is: a) The manager told us that we should be on time. b) The manager said to be on time. c) The manager said that we must be on time. d) The manager advised us to be on time. 47. He said, "I cannot believe it." The indirect form is: a) He said that he could not believe it. b) He said that he cannot believe it. c) He told me that he cannot believe it. d) He said that he could believe it. 48. She said to me, "Please be quiet." The indirect form is: a) She told me to be quiet. b) She asked me to be quiet. c) She requested me to be quiet. d) She said to me that I must be quiet. 49. He said, "I will help you with your homework." The indirect form is: a) He said that he would help me with my homework. b) He told me he will help with my homework. c) He said that he can help me with my homework. d) He said that he would help you with your homework. 50. She said, "I have never seen such a thing." The indirect form is: a) She said that she has never seen such a thing. b) She said that she had never seen such a thing. c) She told that she never seen such a thing. d) She said that she never saw such a thing. Test-2 Answer Answers for the questions from 1 to 50: B He told me that he would help my brother. C He thanked his friends. D He said to her, "Do you know English?" C Ali said, "He had done the sum." B Minu asked Binu if she knew her. D Mother advised me not to tell a lie. B Runa told her brother that honesty is the best policy. C He exclaimed with grief that he was a great fool. D The teacher wished that Bangladesh might live long. A My friend said that he had been ill. E Father advised me not to run in the sun. D I said to him, "May you come out successful." C You told me that I was right. D He said that he had come here the previous day. D The chairman proposed that they might drop the matter. C Aslam cried out with sorrow that his father was dead. C He asked me, "Where I lived?" D I said to him, "May you succeed." C You requested him to help you. B He says that he is ill. D Abdur Rahman has said that he is going to school. D The teacher said that God was one and He had no partner. B The boy said to his friend that he had sung a song. C Nasim said that he had done the work. A Aslam told Akbar that he had been ill. B He asked me what I was doing. A The girl asked me how old I was. C I said to him, "You should not tell a lie." C The man wished that I might be happy. B He exclaimed with joy that we had won the game. C I said to him, "What is your name?" D The old man wished, "May God help the orphan." B Rehana said, "How sweet is the mango!" B Ahsan says that Ali writes a letter. C He said that Jalil had written a letter. B He told me that he would help my brother. B The boy asked respectfully if he might go out. E He asked me how long I would stay there. B Ali said, "Alas! I am unable to take care of the house." D Jamal said that he might have some milk. D The speaker said, "I entirely object to the proposal." A He tells you that he can help you. B She said that she would call me the next day. B He said that he was reading a book. B She asked me if I had seen her keys. D The manager advised us to be on time. A He said that he could not believe it. A She told me to be quiet. A He said that he would help me with my homework. B She said that she had never seen such a thing. Multiple Choice Questions 1. He said, "I have been working since sunrise." (a) He said that he has been working since sunrise. (b) He said that he has worked since sunrise. (c) He said that he had been working since sunrise. (d) He said that he is working since sunrise. 2. The teacher said to the students, "The more you read, the more you learn." (a) The teacher said to the students that none read, the more you learn. (b) The teacher told the students that the more they read, the more they learn. (c) The teacher said to the students that the more they read, the more they learn. (d) The teacher told the students to read more, the more they learn. 3. He said to me, "Which book do you want?" (a) He said to me which book I wanted. (b) He asked me which book I wanted. (c) He asked me what book I wanted. (d) He said to me what book I want. 4. He said to his friends, "Let us play now." (a) He told his friends that they should play then. (b) He told his friends that we should play then. (c) He told his friends that they would play then. (d) He said to his friends that we should play then. 5. He asked where I had gone the previous day. (a) He asked, "Where did you go yesterday?" (b) He asked, "Where you went yesterday?" (c) He asked, "Where did you go yesterday?" (d) He asked, "Where did I go yesterday?" 6. He exclaimed, "If I had the wings of a bird!" (a) He exclaimed that he had the wings of a bird. (b) He exclaimed that he has the wings of a bird. (c) He exclaimed that if he had the wings of a bird. (d) He exclaimed that he had wings of a bird. 7. "Come in, my friend," said I. (a) Addressing him as my friend, he told him to go in. (b) Addressing him as my friend, I asked him to go in. (c) Addressing him as my friend, I have told him to go in. (d) Addressing him as my friend, I told him to go in. 8. He will say, "I shall go home tomorrow." (a) He will say that he would go home the next day. (b) He will say that he will go home the next day. (c) He will say that he would go home the previous day. (d) He will say that he will be going home the next day. 9. Rahim said to you, "Let us go out for a walk." (a) Rahim asked you if you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (b) Rahim said to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (c) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (d) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim will go out for a walk. 10. You said to me, "Would you help me, please?" (a) You politely asked me whether I would help you. (b) You politely asked me if I should help you. (c) You politely asked me if I would help you. (d) You politely asked me to help you. 11. My mother asked me why I had not gone to school the previous day. (a) My mother said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (b) My mother said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (c) My mother asked me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (d) My mother said to me, "Why do you not go to school yesterday?" 12. He said to me, "May you have wealth." (a) He wished me that I might have wealth. (b) He wished me that I might have wealth. (c) He wished me that I should have wealth. (d) He said to me that I might have wealth. 13. My friend said, "I have almost finished my work." (a) My friend said that he has already finished his work. (b) My friend said to me that he had already finished his work. (c) My friend said that he had already finished his work. (d) My friend said that he had been already finished his work. 14. He said, "What a cheering report!" (a) He exclaimed that it is a very cheering report. (b) He exclaimed that it was a very cheering report. (c) He exclaimed that this is a very cheering report. (d) He exclaimed that this was a very cheering report. 15. The teacher promised, "If you come tomorrow, I will explain." (a) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he will go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. (b) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he will explain that. (c) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. (d) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he will go the next day, he (the teacher) will explain that. 16. He said, "Tell me, boy, is the miller within?" (a) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him if the miller was within. (b) Addressing the boy, he said to him to tell him if the miller was within. (c) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him that the miller was within. (d) Addressing the boy, he said to him to tell him that the miller was within. 17. "Run away, children," said their mother. (a) Addressing the children, their mother told them to run away. (b) Addressing the children, their mother said to them to run away. (c) Addressing the children, their mother urged them to run away. (d) Addressing the children, their mother asked them to run away. 18. He said, "Alas! I am ruined." (a) He exclaimed with sorrow that he is ruined. (b) He exclaimed with sorrow that he has ruined. (c) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined. (d) He exclaimed with sorrow that he has been ruined. 19. "May you be happy," said she. (a) She wished the person spoken to that he might be happy. (b) She wished the person spoken to that he should be happy. (c) She wished the person spoken to that he may be happy. (d) She wished the person spoken to that he would be happy. 20. He asked me when the next letter would come. (a) He said to me, "When would the next letter come?" (b) He said to me, "When will the next letter come?" (c) He asked me, "When will the next letter come?" (d) He said to me, "When the next letter will come?" 21. He said that he had come to see me. (a) He said, "I have come to see you." (b) He said, "I came to see you." (c) He said, "I have come to see you." (d) He said, "I had come to see you." 22. Karim says that he did not go. (a) Karim says, "He did not go." (b) Karim says, "I do not go." (c) Karim says, "I have not gone." (d) Karim says, "I did not go." 23. The teacher said, "I shall not teach him English." (a) The teacher said he would not teach him English. (b) The teacher said that he would not teach him English. (c) The teacher said that he would not teach him English. (d) The teacher said that he will not teach him English. 24. He said, "The train reached at nine." (a) He said that the train has reached at nine. (b) He said that the train had reached at nine. (c) He said that the train reaches at nine. (d) He said that the train reached at nine. 25. I said, "I have heard you sing." (a) I said that I have heard you sing. (b) I said that I had heard you sing. (c) I said that I heard you sing. (d) I said that I had heard you sing. 26. She said, "I will join you later." (a) She said that she would join me later. (b) She said that she will join me later. (c) She said that she had joined me later. (d) She said that she would have joined me later. 27. He asked, "Where are you going?" (a) He asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me where I am going. (c) He asked me where I had been going. (d) He asked me where I would go. 28. She said, "I can help you." (a) She said that she could help you. (b) She said that she can help you. (c) She said that she would help you. (d) She said that she would be able to help you. 29. He exclaimed, "How beautiful she is!" (a) He exclaimed that she was very beautiful. (b) He exclaimed that she is very beautiful. (c) He exclaimed that she was very beautiful. (d) He exclaimed that she is very beautiful. 30. "Do you love her?" he asked me. (a) He asked me whether I loved her. (b) He asked me if I love her. (c) He asked me if I loved her. (d) He asked me whether you loved her. Answers: (c) He said that he had been working since sunrise. (b) The teacher told the students that the more they read, the more they learn. (b) He asked me which book I wanted. (d) He said to his friends that we should play then. (a) He asked, "Where did you go yesterday?" (c) He exclaimed that if he had the wings of a bird. (b) Addressing him as my friend, I asked him to go in. (b) He will say that he will go home the next day. (c) Rahim proposed to you that you and Rahim should go out for a walk. (c) You politely asked me if I would help you. (a) My mother said to me, "Why did you not go to school yesterday?" (b) He wished me that I might have wealth. (c) My friend said that he had already finished his work. (b) He exclaimed that it was a very cheering report. (c) The teacher promised to the person spoken to that if he would go the next day, he (the teacher) would explain that. (a) Addressing the boy, he asked him to tell him if the miller was within. (a) Addressing the children, their mother told them to run away. (c) He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined. (a) She wished the person spoken to that he might be happy. (c) He asked me, "When will the next letter come?" (b) He said, "I came to see you." (a) Karim says, "He did not go." (b) The teacher said that he would not teach him English. (b) He said that the train had reached at nine. (b) I said that I had heard you sing. (a) She said that she would join me later. (a) He asked me where I was going. (a) She said that she could help you. (c) He exclaimed that she was very beautiful. (a) He asked me whether I loved her. University Admission Test Questions with answer 1. He said, "I may succeed". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He said that I might succeed.B. He said that he might succeed.C. He said he might succeed.D. He said that he may succeed. 2. He said that they should do it. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said, "They should do it."B. He said, "We should do it."C. He said, "They shall do it."D. He said, "They will do it." 3. He said that he had helped Abul. What is the direct form of the above speech? A. He said, "He has helped Abul."B. He said, "I have helped Abul."C. He said, "I helped Abul."D. He said, "He helped Abul." 4. You will say, "I am ready". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. You will say that I am ready.B. You will say that you will be ready.C. You will say that I will be ready.D. You will say that you are ready. 5. He told me that he would help me. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said to me, "He will help me."B. He said to me, "He would help me."C. He said to me, "I shall help you."D. He said to me, "I shall help him." 6. He said, "Man is mortal". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He said man is mortal.B. He said that man was mortal.C. He said that man is mortal.D. He said that man had been mortal. 7. Rahim said to me, "You were doing the work". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. Rahim told me that he were doing the work.B. Rahim told me that I were doing the work.C. Rahim told me that he had been doing the work.D. Rahim told me that I had been doing the work. 8. He said to me, "What is your name?" What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He asked me what my name is.B. He asked me what is my name.C. He asked me what my name was.D. He asked me what was my name. 9. He said to me, "Are you going to college today?" What is the indirect form of the sentence? A. He asked me if he was going to college that day.B. He asked me if I was going to college that day.C. He asked me if I was going to college today.D. He asked me if I am going to college that day. 10. He said to me, "Will you come here?" What is the indirect form of the sentence? A. He asked me if I would come here.B. He asked me if I would come there.C. He asked me if he would go there.D. He asked me if I would go there. 11. He asked me if I had done that work. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said to me, "Did you do this work?"B. He said to me, "Have you done this work?"C. He said to me, "Did you do that work?"D. He said to me, "Have you done that work?" 12. He said to me, "Whom do you want?" What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He asked me if whom I wanted.B. He asked me whom I wanted.C. He asked me whom I had wanted.D. He asked me if whom I want. 13. He said, "I shall go there tomorrow". What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. He told that he would go there the next day.B. He told that he should go there the next day.C. He told that he would go there the following day.D. He told that he would go there the previous day. 14. He said to his son, "Go to school." What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. He ordered his son to go to school.B. He ordered his son that he should go to school.C. He told his son that he went to school.D. He ordered his son that he would go to school. 15. He said to me, "Please help me." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He said to me that please help me.B. He requested me that please help me.C. He requested me to help him.D. He requested me that I helped him. 16. My father said to me, "Do not quarrel with anyone." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. My father advised me that do not quarrel with anyone.B. My father advised me not to quarrel with anyone.C. My father forbade me to quarrel with anyone.D. My father forbade me not to quarrel with anyone. 17. He said to me, "Let me go". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He asked me to let him go.B. He told me that he might go.C. He told me that he should go.D. He told me that he might be allowed to go. 18. He said, "Let us go to the mosque." What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. He proposed that they should go to the mosque.B. He suggested that they should go to the mosque.C. He told that they went to the mosque.D. He proposed to go to the mosque. 19. He prayed that the President might live long. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said, "Let the President live long."B. He said, "May the President live long."C. He said, "The President may live long."D. He said, "Long live the President." 20. The teacher said to the boy, "May you prosper". What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. The teacher wished the boy that he might prosper.B. The teacher told the boy that he might prosper.C. The teacher prayed for the boy that he might prosper.D. The teacher wished the boy that he should prosper in life. 21. He said, "Alas! I am undone." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He exclaimed in sorrow that he was undone.B. He cried out with sorrow that he is undone.C. He exclaimed in sorrow that he is undone.D. He shouted in sorrow that he was undone. 22. He said, "What a nice bird it is!" What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He exclaimed that it was a very nice bird.B. He told that what a nice bird it was.C. He cried out that what a nice bird it was.D. He shouted that it was a very nice bird. 23. He said, "Good morning, my friends." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He said to his friends good morning.B. He told his friends that the morning was very good.C. He bade his friends good morning.D. He said to his friends to be good in the morning. 24. He swore by God that he would help. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said to me, "God will help you."B. He said to me, "Please God help him."C. He said to me, "By God! I shall help you."D. He said to me, "May God help you." 25. He made a promise, "I shall come if I can". What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He made a promise that he should come if he can.B. He made a promise that he would go if he would.C. He made a promise that he would come if I could.D. He made a promise that I would go if I could. 26. I said to him, "How long will you stay here?" What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. I asked him if how long he would stay there.B. I asked him how long he would stay there.C. I asked him how long he should stay here.D. I asked him how long he would stay here. 27. Latifa says, "I did it." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. Latifa says that she did it.B. Latifa says that she had done it.C. Latifa says that she does it.D. Latifa says that she will do it. 28. Rafiq said that he might have some milk. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. Rafiq said, "I may have some milk."B. Rafiq said, "I will have some milk."C. Rafiq said, "I would have some milk."D. Rafiq said, "I had some milk." 29. I exclaimed that I had the wing of a bird. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. I said, "I have wings like a bird."B. I exclaimed, "I have the wings of a bird."C. I said, "I have the wing of a bird."D. I exclaimed, "I have the wing of a bird." 30. Rahim will say, "I will go home tomorrow." What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. Rahim will say that he will go home tomorrow.B. Rahim will say that he will go home the previous day.C. Rahim will say that he will go home the next day.D. Rahim will say that he would go home tomorrow. 31. I proposed that we should go out for a walk. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. I said, "Let us go out for a walk."B. I said, "We should go out for a walk."C. I said, "We would go out for a walk."D. I said, "We will go out for a walk." 32. I said to him, "How long will you stay here?" What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. I asked him how long will he stay here.B. I asked him how long he would stay there.C. I asked him how long he stayed here.D. I asked him how long he would stay here. 33. He exclaimed with joy that it was a very nice picture. What is the direct form of the above sentence? A. He said, "It is a very nice picture."B. He said, "What a very nice picture it is!"C. He exclaimed, "It is a very nice picture!"D. He exclaimed, "How very nice the picture is!" 34. He said to me, "You are going to get a pen tomorrow." What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. He said to me that I would get a pen the next day.B. He said to me that I am going to get a pen tomorrow.C. He told me that I was going to get a pen the next day.D. He told me that I was going to get a pen tomorrow. 35. He said to me, "Let me say whatever I like." What is the indirect form of the above speech? A. He said to me that he might say whatever he liked.B. He said to me that he should say whatever he liked.C. He said to me that he might be allowed to say whatever he liked.D. He said to me that he could say whatever he liked. 36. The teacher said, "All men are equal in the eye of law." What is the indirect form of the above sentence? A. The teacher said that all men are equal in the eye of law.B. The teacher said that all men were equal in the eye of law.C. The teacher said that all men had been equal in the eye of law.D. The teacher said that all men are being equal in the eye of law. Answers: Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. He said that he might succeed. Direct form:Correct Answer:  A. He said, "They should do it." Direct form:Correct Answer:  B. He said, "I have helped Abul." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  D. You will say that you are ready. Direct form:Correct Answer:  C. He said to me, "I shall help you." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. He said that man is mortal. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  D. Rahim told me that I had been doing the work. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. He asked me what my name was. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. He asked me if I was going to college that day. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. He asked me if I would come there. Direct form:Correct Answer:  D. He said to me, "Have you done that work?" Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. He asked me whom I wanted. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He told that he would go there the next day. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He ordered his son to go to school. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. He requested me to help him. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. My father advised me not to quarrel with anyone. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He asked me to let him go. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He proposed that they should go to the mosque. Direct form:Correct Answer:  B. He said, "May the President live long." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. The teacher prayed for the boy that he might prosper. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He exclaimed in sorrow that he was undone. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He exclaimed that it was a very nice bird. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. He bade his friends good morning. Direct form:Correct Answer:  C. He said to me, "By God! I shall help you." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  D. He made a promise that he would come if he could. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. I asked him how long he would stay there. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. Latifa says that she did it. Direct form:Correct Answer:  A. Rafiq said, "I may have some milk." Direct form:Correct Answer:  D. I exclaimed, "I have the wing of a bird." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. Rahim will say that he will go home the next day. Direct form:Correct Answer:  A. I said, "Let us go out for a walk." Indirect form:Correct Answer:  B. I asked him how long he would stay there. Direct form:Correct Answer:  B. He said, "What a very nice picture it is!" Indirect form:Correct Answer:  C. He told me that I was going to get a pen the next day. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. He said to me that he might say whatever he liked. Indirect form:Correct Answer:  A. The teacher said that all men are equal in the eye of law.

Tag Questions for SSC Examination All Board Questions 2023 Make tag questions of these statements [Dhaka Board -2023] (a) Modesty is a great virtue, –? (b) The modest always respect their superiors, –? (c) Everybody likes a modest person, –? (d) A modest student hardly fails to reach his goal, –? (e) Let's try to be modest in our way of life, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Rajshahi Board -2023] (a) War is a curse of human civilization, –? (b) Everybody suffers from it, –? (c) Massive destruction is found everywhere, –? (d) None can escape from the bombings of the enemy, –? (e) Women and children are the worst sufferers, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Cumilla Board -2023] (a) At present, everybody likes cricket, –? (b) Students hardly miss watching this game, –? (c) Nothing is more enjoyable to them than cricket, –? (d) How exciting the game is! –? (e) Let's play this game, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Jashore Board -2023] (a) The habit of reading is good, –? (b) But we hardly find it in us, –? (c) Everybody loves a studious student, –? (d) We ought to give him books, –? (e) Books give us knowledge, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Sylhet Board -2023] (a) Fishes can swim, –? (b) Help the helpless, –? (c) 'She' is a pronoun, –? (d) He put the bag here, –? (e) They seldom come to me, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Barishal Board -2023] (a) SSC Examination is the first public examination in our country, –? (b) Every student takes the examination seriously, –? (c) Its result allows one to enter the next level, –? (d) So, it is not less important in one's life, –? (e) A student needs to take good preparation for it, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Chattogram Board -2023] (a) Nobody trusts a liar, –? (b) A liar has to lead a miserable life, –? (c) Speaking the truth is a good exercise, –? (d) Everybody should have the habit of speaking the truth, –? (e) Many are often found telling a lie out of fun, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Dinajpur Board -2023] (a) What he said was true, –? (b) Don't forget me, –? (c) How exciting the game is, –? (d) Let's try to make him understand the importance of literacy, –? (e) You, he, and I did the work, –? Make tag questions of these statements [Mymensingh Board -2023] (a) The unfed should be fed, –? (b) He let me do the work, –? (c) The Titanic sank on its first voyage, –? (d) There is no school in our village, –? (e) The father rose in him, –? All Board Questions 2022 Make tag questions of these statements: [Dhaka Board -2022] (a) Everybody wants to lead a better life, –? (b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, –? (c) We have to work hard for this, –? (d) But most of us can hardly do the job, –? (e) Actually, life is not a bed of roses, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Rajshahi Board -2022] (a) He let me do it, –? (b) Let's be sincere in our life, –? (c) Everybody respects the freedom fighters, –? (d) Success cannot be achieved without efforts, –? (e) He has to lead a miserable life, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Cumilla Board -2022] (a) Good health means the health free from all kinds of diseases, –? (b) One can keep good health by following certain rules, –? (c) He is to eat a balanced diet, –? (d) He has to take regular physical exercise, –? (e) He must enjoy sound sleep, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Jashore Board -2022] (a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, –? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, –? (c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us, –? (d) The sweetest memories of childhood are colourful, –? (e) Who forgets these memories, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Sylhet Board -2022] (a) Nobody was present yesterday, –? (b) I am an SSC examinee, –? (c) Don't tell a lie, –? (d) The widower shut the door, –? (e) The idle can do little for society, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Barishal Board -2022] (a) Truthfulness is a great virtue, –? (b) Nothing is better than this quality, –? (c) Everybody loves a truthful man, –? (d) Follow the footprints of truthful persons, –? (e) Let us try to be truthful, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Chattogram Board -2022] (a) Time and tide wait for none, –? (b) Unfortunately, many of us waste our time, –? (c) None can prosper in life without utilizing time properly, –? (d) So, everybody should realize this truth, –? (e) Let's make the best use of time, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Dinajpur Board -2022] (a) Industry is the key to success, –? (b) The industrious are prosperous, –? (c) They hardly suffer from poverty, –? (d) On the other hand, there is no alternative to industry, –? (e) Let us try to be industrious, –? Make tag questions of these statements: [Mymensingh Board -2022] (a) Reading books is a good habit, –? (b) One should read books to acquire knowledge, –? (c) Reading books never goes in vain, –? (d) There is a saying, "The more you read, the more you learn", –? (e) So, a student should form the habit of reading books, –? Key All Board Questions 2023 1. Make tag questions of these statements [Dhaka Board -2023] (a) Modesty is a great virtue, isn't it? (b)The modest always respect their superiors, don't they? (c) Everybody likes a modest person, don't they? (d) A modest student hardly fails to reach his goal, does he? (e) Let's try to be modest in our way of life, shall we? 2. Make tag questions of these statements [Rajshahi Board -2023] (a) War is a curse of human civilization, isn't it? (b) Everybody suffers from it, don't they? (c) Massive destruction is found everywhere, isn't it? (d) None can escape from the bombings of the enemy, can they? (e) Women and children are the worst sufferers, aren't they? 3. Make tag questions of these statements [Cumilla Board -2023] (a) At present, everybody likes cricket, don't they? (b) Students hardly miss watching this game, do they? (c) Nothing is more enjoyable to them than cricket, is it? (d) How exciting the game is! isn't it! (e) Let's play this game, shall we? 4. Make tag questions of these statements [Jashore Board -2023] (a) The habit of reading is good, isn't it? (b) But we hardly find it in us, do we? (c) Everybody loves a studious student, don't they? (d) We ought to give him books, oughtn't we? (e) Books give us knowledge, don't they? 5. Make tag questions of these statements [Sylhet Board-2023] (a) Fishes can swim, can't they? (b) Help the helpless, will you? (c) 'She' is a pronoun, isn't it? (d) He put the bag here, didn't he? (e) They seldom come to me, do they? 6. Make tag questions of these statements [Barishal Board -2023] (a) SSC Examination is the first public examination in our country, isn't it? (b) Every student takes the examination seriously, don't they? (c) Its result allows one to enter the next level, doesn't it? (d) So, it is not less important in one's life, is it? (e) A student needs to take a good preparation for it, doesn't he/she? 7. Make tag questions of these statements [Chattogram Board-2023] (a) Nobody trusts a liar, do they? (b) A liar has to lead a miserable life, doesn't he/she?/ hasn't he/she? (c) Speaking the truth is a good exercise, isn't it? (d) Everybody should have the habit of speaking the truth, shouldn't they? (e) Many are often found telling a lie out of fun. aren't they? 8. Make tag questions of these statements [Dinajpur Board -2023] (a) What he said was true, wasn't it? (b) Don't forget me, will you? (c) How exciting the game is, isn't it? (d) Let's try to make him understand the importance of literacy, shall we? (e) You, he and I did the work, didn't we? 9. Make tag questions of these statements [Mymensingh Board -2023] (a) The unfed should be fed, shouldn't they? (b) He let me do the work, didn't he? (c) The Titanic sank on its first voyage, didn't she? (d) There is no school in our village, is there? (e) The father rose in him, didn't it? All Board Questions 2022 1. Make tag questions of these statements : [Dhaka Board -2022] (a) Everybody wants to lead a better life, don't they? (b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, does it? (c) We have to work hard for this, haven't we? (d) But most of us can hardly do the job, can we? (e) Actually, life is not a bed of roses, is it? Tag questions exercise all board 2022 2. Make tag questions of these statements: [Rajshahi Board -2022] (a) He let me do it, didn't he? (b) Let's be sincere in our life, shall we? (c) Everybody respects the freedom fighters, don't they? (d) Success cannot be achieved without efforts, can it? (e) He has to lead a miserable life, hasn't he? 3. Make tag questions of these statements: [Cumilla Board -2022] (a) Good health means the health free from all kinds of diseases, doesn't it? (b) One can keep good health by following certain rules, can't they? (c) He is to eat a balanced diet, isn't he? (d) He has to take regular physical exercise, hasn't he? (e) He must enjoy sound sleep, mustn't he? 4. Make tag questions of these statements: [Jashore Board -2022] (a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, aren't they? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we? (c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us, aren't they? (d) The sweetest memories of childhood are colourful, aren't they? (e) Who forgets these memories, don't they? 5. Make tag questions of these statements: [Sylhet Board -2022] (a) Nobody was present yesterday, were they? (b) I am an SSC examinee, aren't I? (c) Don't tell a lie, will you? (d) The widower shut the door, didn't he? (e) The idle can do little for society, can they? 6. Make tag questions of these statements: [Barishal Board -2022] (a) Truthfulness is a great virtue, isn't it? (b) Nothing is better than this quality, is it? (c) Everybody loves a truthful man, don't they? (d) Follow the footprints of truthful persons, will you? (e) Let us try to be truthful, shall we? 7. Make tag questions of these statements: [Chattogram Board -2022] (a) Time and tide wait for none, do they? (b) Unfortunately, many of us waste our time, don't we? (c) None can prosper in life without utilizing time properly, can they? (d) So, everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they? (e) Let's make the best use of time, shall we? 8. Make tag questions of these statements: [Dinajpur Board -2022] (a) Industry is the key to success, isn't it? (b) The industrious are prosperous, aren't they? (c) They hardly suffer from poverty, do they? (d) On the other hand, there is no alternative to industry. is there? (e) Let us try to be industrious, shall we? 9. Make tag questions of these statements: [Mymensingh Board -2022] (a) Reading books is a good habit, isn't it? (b) One should read books to acquire knowledge, shouldn't they? (c) Reading books never goes in vain, does it? (d) There is a saying. "The more you read, the more you learn", don't you? (e) So, a student should form the habit of reading books, shouldn't he?

Tag Questions for SSC Examination All Board Questions 2018-2017 All Board Questions 2018 Make tag questions of the following statements: [All Board-2018] (a) At present, everybody likes cricket, –? (b) Students hardly miss watching this game, –? (c) Nothing is more enjoyable to them than cricket, –? (d) How exciting the game is! –? (e) Let's play this game, –? All Board Questions 2017 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2017] (a) Patriotism is a great virtue, –? (b) Every religion teaches us the patriot, –? (c) We all must remember that the country is above everything, –? (d) Why some people forget it is really a question, –? (e) We hope that nobody will derail from the right path, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2017, Dhaka Board-2015] (a) Most of the students who fail in English don't have a strong foundation over grammar, –? (b) They read only to pass the examination, –? (c) Teachers should motivate them to learn the basic thing, –? (d) They can't help learning grammar, –? (e) Moreover, practice is essential too, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board 2017; Chattogram Board-2015] (a) Mina is having a birthday party in the afternoon, –? (b) Yes, she is. She's been busy cleaning and dusting the drawing room, –? (c) Yesterday her father brought her a lovely dress, –? (d) And her mother wants to give her a pleasant surprise, –? (e) Certainly, let's buy a nice gift for you, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2017] (a) Man is the best creature of God, –? (b) But sometimes the beast in us comes out, –? (c) Some of us are known as good persons in society, –? (d) Those who are involved in doing harm to others should avoid it, –? (e) Let's make a peaceful and happy society, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2017; Cumilla Board-2011] (a) Time and tide wait for none, –? (b) Unfortunately, many of us waste our time, –? (c) None can prosper in life without utilizing time properly, –? (d) So, everybody should realize this truth, –? (e) Let's make the best use of time, –? Key All Board Questions 2018 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [All Board-2018] a) At present, everybody likes cricket, don't they? b) Students hardly miss watching this game, do they? c) Nothing is more enjoyable to them than cricket, is it? d) How exciting the game is! isn't it? e) Let's play this game, shall we? All Board Questions 2017 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2017] a) Patriotism is a great virtue, isn't it? b) Every religion teaches us the patriot, don't they? c) We all must remember that the country is above everything, isn't it? d) Why some people forget it is really a question, isn't it? e) We hope that nobody will derail from the right path, will they? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2017, Dhaka Board-2015] (a) Most of the students who fail in English don't have strong foundation over grammar, do they? (b) They read only to pass the examination, don't they? (c) Teachers should motivate them to learn the basic thing, shouldn't they? (d) They can't help learning grammar, can they? (e) Moreover, practice is essential too, isn't it? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board 2017; Chattogram Board-2015] (a) Mina is having a birthday party in the afternoon, isn't she? (b) Yes, she is. She's been busy in cleaning and dusting the drawing room, hasn't she? (c) Yesterday her father brought her a lovely dress, didn't he? (d) And her mother wants to give her a pleasant surprise, doesn't she? (e) Certainly, let's buy a nice gift for you, shall we? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2017] a) Man is the best creature of God, isn't he? b) But sometimes the beast in us comes out, doesn't it? c) Some of us are known as good persons in the society, aren't we? d) Those who are involved to do harm to others should avoid it, shouldn't they? e) Let's make a peaceful and happy society, shall we? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2017; Cumilla Board-2011] a) Time and tide wait for none, do they? b) Unfortunately, many of us waste our time, don't we? c) None can prosper in life without utilizing time properly, can they? d) So, everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they? e) Let's make the best use of time, shall we?

Transformation Worksheet -4.0 SSC Examination-2016 All Board Questions 25. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board 2016] (a) We should read books to acquire knowledge. (Make complex sentence) (b) Books introduce us to the realm of knowledge. (Use passive voice) c) The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Make interrogative sentence) (d) By reading good books, we can enrich our mind. (Make compound sentence) (e) Reading books is a very good habit. (Make exclamatory sentence) (f) This habit is rarely disliked. (Affirmative) (g) More and more books should be read. (Use active voice) (h) No other thing is as interesting as reading books. (Use comparative degree) (i) When we read good books, we discover new worlds. (Make simple sentence) (j) Very few friends are as great as a good book. (Make superlative degree) 26. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2016] a) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest. (Make it complex sentence) b) They were talking about their love for each other. (Make it interrogative meaning) c) Suddenly they saw a bear which was coming towards them. (Make it simple sentence) d) The first friend climbed up a tree. (Make it a complex sentence) e) The later could not climb up a tree. (Make it an affirmative sentence) f) He did not find any way. (Make it a passive voice) g) He lay down on the ground and feigned death. (Make it a simple sentence) h) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face. (Use passive voice) i) He was thought to be dead. (Make it a complex sentence) j) The bear went away and he escaped himself. (Make it a complex sentence) 27. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2016] a) Mr. Rahim, one of my cousins is a good teacher. (Complex) b) He is older than I. (Positive degree) c) He wants his students to be good citizens. (Complex) d) He leaves no stone unturned to teach them morality. (Affirmative) e) He becomes very happy when the students achieve good results in public examinations. (Exclamatory). f) Mr. Rahim is not only punctual but also sincere. (Simple) g) He is the best teacher in our area. (Negative) h) He can not remain sitting in the class. (Affirmative) i) He goes to class after taking preparation. (Compound) J) All the students respect him very much. (Passive) 28. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2016] a) Long time ago, there lived a young man called Ruplal. (Make compound sentence) b) He lived with his family and worked on a farm. (Make interrogative sentence) c) It was a beautiful place but there were a lot of problems. (Make complex sentence) d) The village people were quarrelsome. (Make negative sentence) e) Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the jungle in order to find peace. (Make complex sentence) f) So he collected his things and went tó live by himself. (Make simple sentence) g) Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in the jungle. (Use passive voice) h) How happy I am now! (Make assertive sentence) i) My jungle hut is one of the most peaceful places in the world. (Make positive degree) j) That night, while Ruplal was sleeping, he heard a noise. (Make simple sentence) 29. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Chattogram Board 2016] a) Is there anybody who does not want to succeed in life?. (Assertive) b) Do you know it? (Passive) c) An industrious man will shine in life. (Complex) d) Hard work is needed for success. (Active) e) A life with an assignment is an actual life. (Negative) f) No one can receive any reward unless he works hard. (Simple) g) One can't be successful without it. (Interrogative) h) A successful man is very happy. (Exclamatory) i) No other man is as happy as a successful man. (Superlative) j) A hardworking man is healthier than an idle man. (Positive) 30. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2019;Jashore Board 2016] a) Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive) b) A corrupted man can do anything against morality. (Complex) c) People hate a corrupted man. (Passive) d) Nobody respects him. (Interrogative) e) The man who takes bribe is next to devil. (Simple) f) Though we have strict law, we are still affected by this evil. (Compound) g) No other person is as hated as a corrupted man. (Superlative) h) We hope that Bangladesh will be free from this evil. (Simple) i) Everybody avoids a corrupted man. (Negative) j) A corrupted man leads a very unhappy life. (Exclamatory) 31. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) William Wordsworth is one of the best well-known poets in English literature. (Positive) (b) He was the second of his father’s five sons. (Negative) (c) He was born at Cumberland on April 4, 1770. (Complex) (d) When he was eight years old, his mother died. (Simple) (e) In the same year, he was sent to the Grammar School of Hawkshead for education. (Compound) (f) He was only 19 years old when his father died. (Interrogative) (g) Fundamental education had been given to him at the school. (Active) (h) The education that he learnt from this institution played better role in his life. (Simple) (i) The readers called for a new edition of his famous book “The Lyrical Ballads in 1800 (Passive) (j) This book brought a huge name and fame in his life. (Exclamatory) SSC Examination-2015 All Board Questions 32. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2015] (a) Television is one of the most wonderful inventions of modern science. (Positive) (b) It was not invented overnight. (Active) (c) Scientists spent many years and worked hard to invent television. (complex) (d) Nowadays, almost every family has a television set. (Negative) (e) People of all ages like to watch television. (Interrogative) (f) The programmes telecast by television are very interesting. (Complex) (g) Television should telecast educative programmes. (Passive) (h) If you watch television, you can learn many things. (simple) (i) People spend their free time by watching television. (Compound) (j) Very few things are so useful as television. (Superlative) 33. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2015] (a) A flower is a glowing gift of nature. (Interrogative) (b) Isn’t it the symbol of love and beauty? (Affirmative) (c) Flowers are used on different occasions. (Active) (d) We present flower to our nearest and dearest person. (Passive) (e) We need flowers to decorate a place. (Complex) (f) The rose is the best of all flowers. (Positive) (g) Having sweet scent and beauty we love it very much. (Compound) (h) It is lovelier than all other flowers. (Superlative) (i) The rose is a very nice flower. (Exclamatory) (j) As the demand for flowers is increasing day by day we should cultivate flower on commercial basis.(Simple) 34. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board 2015,2020] a) Health is wealth. (Make complex sentence) (b) A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man. (Use positive degree) (c) Though a healthy man is an asset to his family, an unhealthy man is a liability. (Make compound sentence) (d) He can succeed in life. (Make interrogative sentence) (e) So, everybody cannot but be conscious of his health. (Make affirmative sentence) (f) Everybody must take care of his health all the time. (Make negative sentence) (g) Health can be improved by regular physical exercise and a balanced diet. (Use active voice) (h) The people who are poor cannot afford to take a balanced diet. (Make simple sentence) (i) They are very concerned with the quantity of food. (Make exclamatory) (j) Everybody should know it that malnutrition causes weakness. (Use passive voice) 35. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2015] (a) The students studying regularly can expect a good result. (Make it a complex sentence) (b) But most of our students are inattentive to their studies. (Make it a negative sentence without changing the meaning) (c) They waste their valuable time idly. (Use passive voice) (d) Wasting time is harmful for them. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) By repeating this activity they make a poor result. (Make it a complex sentence) (f) Who loves them then? (Make it assertive sentence without changing the original meaning) (g) They are treated badly even by their family members. (Use active voice) (h) If a student fails in the examination, he suffers from an inferiority complex. (Make simple sentence) (i) No other student in the class is as bad as a failed student. (Use superlative) (j) So a student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively so that he can do well in the examination. (Make it a simple sentence) 36. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Barisal Board-2015] (a) Haji Mohammad Muhsin was not an unkind man at all. (Affirmative) (b) He inherited vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative) (c) He was unmarried. (Negative) (d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Complex) (e) One night when he was saying his prayer, a thief broke into his room. (Simple) (f) Seeing Muhsin the thief cried. (compound) (g) The thief was caught. (Active) (h) How needy the thief was! (Assertive) (i) He gave the thief some food and money. (Passive) (j) Muhsin was one of the best philanthropists in the world. (Positive) 37. Change the sentences according to directions: [Dinajpur Board-2015] a) Madhusudan Dutt was a very popular poet. (Make it an exclamatory sentence) b) He was one of the greatest dramatists in Bangla literature. (Make it positive degree) c) He was born at Sagordary on the bank of the Kapotaksho. (Make it a complex sentence) d) When he was a boy, he desired to be an Englishman. (Make it a simple sentence) e) He was recognised by his teachers as a precious child. (Make it an active voice) f) He thought that he was born on the wrong side of the planet. (Make it an interrogative sentence) g) He also thought that his society was unable to appreciate his intellect. (Make it a negative sentence) h) Again he believed that none but the West would be more receptive to his creative genius. (Make it an affirmative sentence) i) He was an ardent follower of Lord Byron. ( Make it an interrogative sentence) j) He went to Europe and started composing poems. (Make it a simple sentence) Transformation Worksheet -4.0 Answer SSC Examination-2016 All Board Questions 25. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board 2016] Answer: (a) We should read books so that we can acquire knowledge. (b) We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books. (c) Don’t the books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas? (d) We read books and we can enrich our mind. (e) What a good habit reading books is! (f) This habit is always/mostly/commonly/often liked. (g) We should read more and more books. (h) Reading books is more interesting than any other thing/anything. (i) By reading good books, we discover new worlds. Or, At the time of reading good books, we can discover new worlds. (j) A good book is one of the greatest friends. 26. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2016] Answer: a) Once upon a time, there were two friends who were passing by a forest. b) Weren't they talking about their love for each other? c) Suddenly they saw a bear coming towards them. d) It was the first friend who climbed up a tree. e) The later was unable to climb up a tree. Or, The later failed to climb up a tree. f) No way was found by him. Or, Any way was not found by him. g) Lying down on the ground, he feigned death. h) His ears, nose and face were smelt by the bear. i) It was thought that he was dead. Or, The bear thought that he was dead. J) He escaped himself when the bear went away. 27. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2016] Answer: a) Mr. Rahim who is one of my cousins is a good teacher. Or, Mr. Rahman, who is a good teacher, is one of my cousins. b) I am not as old as he. c) He wants that his students should be good citizens. d) He tries his best to teach them morality. e) How happy he becomes when the students achieve good results in public examinations! f) Besides being punctual Mr. Rahim is sincere / Mr. Rahim is punctual and sincere. g) No other teacher is as good as he in our area. h) He is unable to remain sitting is the class. Or, Can he remain sitting in the class? Or, He has to remain standing in the class. i) He takes preparation and goes to class. J) He is very much respected by all the students. 28. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2016] Answer: a) Long time ago there lived a young man and he was called Rupłal. b) Didn't he live with his family and work on a farm? c) Though it was a beautiful place, there were a lot of problems. d) The village people were not peace-loving. e) Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the jungle so that he could find peace. f) So collecting his things he went to live by himself. g) A nice little hut was made for himself in the jungle by Ruplal. h) I am very happy now. i) Very few places in the world are so peaceful as my jungle hut. j) At the time of sleeping that night, Ruplal heard a noise. 29. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Chattogram Board 2016] Answer: a) Everybody wants to succeed in life. Or, There is nobody but wants to succeed in life. Or, There is nobody who does not want to succeed in life. b) Is it known to you? c) A man who is industrious will shine in life. d) We need hardwork for success. Or, Success needs hard work. e) A life without an assignment is not an actual life. f) Without working hard no one can receive any reward. g) Can one be successful without it? h) How happy a successful man is! i) A successful man is the happiest man. j) An idle man is not as healthy as a hard-working man. 30. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets.[Sylhet Board 2019;Jashore Board 2016] Answer: a) Very few-evils are as bad as corruption. b) A man who is corrupted can do anything against morality. Or, A corrupted man can do anything which is against morality. c) A corrupted man is hated by people. Who respects him? Or, Does anybody respect him? e) The bribe taker is next to devil. Or, The man taking bribe is next to devil. f) We have strict law but we are still affected by this evil. g) A corrupted man is the most hated person. h) Hopefully Bangladesh will be free from this evil. Or, We hope Bangladesh will be free from this evil. i) Who does not avoid a corrupted man? Or, There is nobody who does not avoid a corrupted man. Or, Nobody mixes with a corrupted man. j) What an unhappy life a corrupted man leads! 31. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets.[Dinajpur Board-2016] Answer: a) Very few well-known poets in English literature are as good as William Wordsworth. b) Wasn't he the second of his father's five sons? Or, He was none but the second of his father's five sons? Or, He was no other than the second son of his father. c) It was Cumberland where he was born on April 4, 1770. Or, Cumberland was the place where he was born on April 4, 1770. d) At the age of eight his he lost his mother. e) It was the same year and he was sent to the Grammar School of Hakshead for education. f) Wasn't he only 19 years old when his father died? g) His teachers had given him fundamental education at the school. h) The education learnt from this institution played better role in his life. i) A new edition of his famous book "The Lyrical Ballads" was called for by the readers in 1800. j) What a name and fame in his life this book brought! SSC Examination-2015 All Board Questions 32. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2015] Answer: a) Very few inventions of modern science are as wonderful as television. b) People did not invent it overnight. c) Scientists spent many years and worked hard so that they could invent television. d) Now-a-days there is hardly any family that has no television set. Or, Now-a-days there is almost no family without a television set. e) Don't people of all ages like to watch television? f) The programmes that are telecast by television are very interesting. g) Educative programmes should be telecast on/by television. h) By watching television you can learn many things. i) People watch television and thus spend their free time. j) Television is one of the most useful things. 33. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2015] Answer: a) Isn't a flower a glowing gift of nature? b) It is the symbol of love and beauty. c) We use flowers on different occasions. d) Flower is presented to our nearest and dearest persons by us. e) We need flowers so that we can decorate a place. f) No other flower is as good as the rose. g) It has sweet scent and beauty and so we love it. h) It is the loveliest of all flowers. i) What a nice flower the rose is! j) We should cultivate flowers for their increasing demand day by day. 34. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board 2015,2020] Answer: (a) It is health which is wealth. (b) A sick moneyed man is not as/so happy as a healthy poor man. (c) A healthy man is an asset to his family but an unhealthy man is a liability. (d) Can’t he succeed in life? (e) So, everybody must be conscious of his health. (f) Everybody cannot but take care of his health all the time. (g) Regular physical exercise and a balanced diet can improve health. (h) The poor people cannot afford to take a balanced diet. Or, The people being poor can’t afford to take a balanced diet. (i) How concerned they are with the quantity of food! Or, How concerned with the quantity of food they are! (j) It should be known to everybody that Weakness is caused by malnutrition. 35. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2015] Answer: a) The students who study regularly can expect a good result. b) But most of our students are not attentive to their studies. c) Their valuable time is wasted idly by them. d) Isn't wasting time harmful for them? e) If they repeat this activity, they make a poor result. Or, When they repeat this activities, they make a poor result. f) Nobody loves them then. Or, Everybody hates them then. g) Their family members even treat them badly. h) In case of failure in the examination a student suffers from inferiority complex. Or, By failing in the examination, a student suffers from inferiority complex. i) A failed student is the worst student in the class. j) So a student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively to do well in the examination. 36. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Barisal Board-2015] Answer: a) Haji Mohammad Muhsin was a very kind man. b) Didn't he inherit vast property from his father and sister? c) He was not married. d) During his life time he spent money lavishly so that he could help the poor. Or, When he was alive, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. e) One night at the' time of his saying prayer, a thief broke into his room. f) The thief saw Muhsin and cried. g) He caught the thief. h) The thief was very needy. i) Some food and money were given to the thief by him. j) Very few philanthropists in the world were as good as Muhsin. 37. Change the sentences according to directions: [Dinajpur Board-2015] Answer: a) What a popular poet Madhusudan Dutt was! b) Very few dramatists in Bangla literature were as great as he. c) He was born at Sagordary which is on the bank of the Kapotaksho. d) At his childhood, he desired to be an Englishman. e) His teachers recognised him as a precious child in his boyhood. f) Didn't he think that he was born on the wrong side of the planet? g) He also thought that his society was not able to appreciate his intellect. h) Again he believed that only the West would be more receptive to his creative genius. i) Wasn't he an ardent follower of Lord Byron? j) Going to Europe, he started composing poems.

Rearranging for SSC English 1st Paper-4.0 Rearranging All Board Questions 2020 1.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written. [D. B. 2020; Ctg. B. 2019; Syl. B. 2017 (a)          In the evening, a lion entered the cave. (b)        One day, he fled from his master's house and took shelter in a cave. (c)         Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Androcles. (d)        He came near Androcles and lifted his paw. (e)         He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country. (f)         The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning. (g)        His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him. (h)        He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain. 2.        Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.    (a)         The king asked him why he was making such a small boat. (b)        Napoleon, the king of France, was a great hero. (c)         One day, he was walking along the seashore. (d)        He won many battles and conquered many countries of Europe. (e)         The boy said, "I shall cross the sea and go my home." (f)         Suddenly, he noticed a wonderful thing. (g)        The boy was brought before him. h) An English boy  was making a small boat. 3.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.      [R. B. 2020; D. B., C. B. 2017 (a)     Penicillin is the life-saving medicine. (b)     He passed his boyhood with his parents. (c)      It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming. (d)     He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters. (e)     He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve. (f)       He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher study. (g)     Fleming was born into a poor family in Scotland. (h)     Fleming was a very regular and attentive student. 4.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.        [Din. B. 2020; Syl. B. 2019 (a)         But his heart was not in medicine and he felt that he was born to be a poet. (b)        This great poet met a premature death on February 23, 1821. (c)         Finally, he abandoned surgery for literature. (d)        John Keats was born on October 31, 1795. (e)         He lost his father in 1804 and his mother in 1810. (f)         His finest poems like 'Ode to a Nightingale', 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', etc. were published in 1820. (g)        In 1811, Keats became an apprentice to a surgeon at Edmonton. (h)        He was the eldest son of his parents. 5.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.       [J. B. 2020 (a)         They got mony made a shelter in a makeshift house and started making 'Nakshi Kantha' with new and old clothes and thread of different colours. (b)        Yet Nur Banu did not become frustrated and inspired her husband to stand against all odds. (c)         Her husband was a farmer and they had everything but they became helpless. (d)        As Nur Banu was good at art in her early age, she could make wonderful design in her Kanthas. (e)         A few years back, Nur Banu lost everything for the river erosion. (f)          Her husband sold them in the market and became solvent. (g)         She together with her husband worked hard and made a lot of Kanthas. (h)        She had an ornament made of gold and she gave it to her husband to sell it. 6.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written     [C. B. 2020] (a)     "I am not playing. I have already gone through these pages." (b)     His father was passing by. (c)      From his. boyhood, he was a very meritorious s boy. (d)     He at once entered the room and said, "0 my boy, don't play with your book." (e)     His father, Kazi Wazed Ali, was a renowned pleader in the Barishal Bar. (f)       One day, the boy Fazlul Huq was reading in his study room. (g)     He saw Fazlul Huq reading his lessons and tearing off the pages of his book. one after another. (h)     The  great leader of the country whom we love and admire is Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq. 7.         Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story–Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.       [Ctg. B. 2020; J. B. 2016] (a)     The dog was cured. (b)     He found a mad dog and injected some weak germs of its diseases into blood. (c)      One day, a boy named Joseph Meister was brought to Pasteur. (d)     He had been bitten by a mad dog. (e)     Pasteur was a French scientist. (f)       Pasteur gave him some injections and the boy did not get dog's disease. (g)     He discovered that many diseases are caused by germs and he also found cures for several of them. (h) At first, he treated only animals because he did not want to cause the death of any human being. 8.        Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written. [Syl. B. 2020;. B. B. 2019; B. 2015] (a)     Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. (b)     In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (c)      For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. (d)     Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95. (e)     In 1993, South African President F.W. de lUerk was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (f)       In 2009, Mandela's birthday was declared 'Mandela Day' to promote global peace. (g)     Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in South Africa. (h)     In 1994, Mandela was elected as South Africa's first black President. 9.        Put the following -parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.              [B. B. 2020] (a)     On the way, people were showing due respect to the statue of the goddess. (b)     So, feeling proud, the donkey started to bray in joy. (c)      Once a statue of goddess was being taken to the town placing on the back of a donkey. (d)           Then the driver of the donkey became very angry. (e)     Saying this, he started beating the donkey with his stick. (f)       Seeing this, the donkey thought that people were showing him honour. (g)     He said, ''You wretched, do you think people show you this respect? Such a bad day for man will never come." (h)     Moreover, it refused to move even a step.         Rearranging All Board Questions 2019   10.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.                [D. B. 2019] (a)     Shamim got a lease of land in his village. (b)     Shamim's lot has changed radically., (c)      Poverty forced him to look for work. (d)     He has also been raising hybrid cows for milk as well as to produce manure. (e)     Shamim was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family. (f)       Then he joined the training programme of youth development and received training in vegetable cultivation. (g)     He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man. (h)     He applied his new and improved knowledge for cultivating vegetables. 11.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.                  R. B. 19 (a)     Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests. (b)     The marriage ceremony was over and the guests were all going to the feast. (c)      He spoke so strangely that the guests stood still and listened to the story. (d)     He saw people walking past him. (e)     The old man told him about his last journey. (t) The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church. (g) He had a strange mad look in his eyes. (h) "There was a ship," the old sailor began. 12.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story.   [Din. B. 2019 (a)       The dog dropped the bone and barked at the crow. (b)      One of them started pecking to dog's tail. (c)       Both the crows went near the dog. (d)      Once a dog was eating a bony piece of meat sitting under a tree. (e)       The dog not only felt disturbed but also became angry. (f)        It flew away and after some time returned with another crow. (g)       A crow saw him and wished to eat that. (h)      In the meantime, the other crow flew away with the bone.   13.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story.[J. B. 2019; Din. B. 2016] (a)       The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country. (b)      To escape torture, he one day fled from his master's house. (c)       Once there lived a young man named Androcles. (d)      Unfortunately, he was caught by a slave merchant. (e)       He took shelter in a cave. (f)        He used to inflict heavy torture on him. (g)       It was unbearable for him. (h)      The  man was very rude and cruel.   14.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story.[C. B. 2019;  Ctg B. 2017] (a)       The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a full dish of food. (b)      Then he disguised himself as a poor traveller and supported himself by begging. (c)       As a result, he burnt his fingers. (d)      He came to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat. (e)       Once young Taimur attacked a province but unfortunately his soldiers were all killed. (f)         The food was very hot. (g)       One day, he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat. (h)      He hurriedly dug his fingers right at the middle of the dish. Key Rearranging All Board Questions 2020 1. (c) → (e) → (g) → (b) → (a) → (f) → (d) → (h) English: Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Androcles. He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country. His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him. One day, he fled from his master's house and took shelter in a cave. In the evening, a lion entered the cave. The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning. He came near Androcles and lifted his paw. Androcles took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain. Bangla Translation: এক সময়, একজন যুবক বাস করত যার নাম ছিল অ্যান্ড্রোক্লিস। তাকে একজন দাস ব্যবসায়ী ধরে এবং অন্য একটি দেশে এক ধনী ব্যক্তির কাছে বিক্রি করে দেয়। তার মালিক ছিল খুবই নিষ্ঠুর এবং তাকে প্রচণ্ড নির্যাতন করত। একদিন, সে তার মালিকের বাড়ি থেকে পালিয়ে একটি গুহায় আশ্রয় নেয়। সন্ধ্যায়, একটি সিংহ সেই গুহায় প্রবেশ করে। সিংহটি আহত মনে হচ্ছিল কারণ সে কষ্টে গোঙাচ্ছিল। সিংহটি অ্যান্ড্রোক্লিসের কাছে এসে তার থাবা উঠিয়ে ধরে। অ্যান্ড্রোক্লিস সিংহের থাবাটি তুলে নেয় এবং তাতে থাকা একটি বড় কাঁটা বের করে ফেলে। সিংহ তার যন্ত্রণা থেকে মুক্তি পায়। 2. (b) → (d) → (c) → (f) → (h) → (g) → (a) → (e) English: Napoleon, the king of France, was a great hero. He won many battles and conquered many countries of Europe. One day, he was walking along the seashore. Suddenly, he noticed a wonderful thing. An English boy was making a small boat. The boy was brought before him. The king asked him why he was making such a small boat. The boy said, "I shall cross the sea and go to my home." Bangla Translation: ফ্রান্সের রাজা নেপোলিয়ন ছিলেন একজন মহান বীর। তিনি বহু যুদ্ধে বিজয়ী হয়েছিলেন এবং ইউরোপের অনেক দেশ জয় করেছিলেন। একদিন, তিনি সমুদ্রতীর ধরে হাঁটছিলেন। হঠাৎ, তিনি একটি বিস্ময়কর দৃশ্য দেখলেন। একজন ইংরেজ ছেলে একটি ছোট নৌকা বানাচ্ছিল। ছেলেটিকে তার সামনে আনা হলো। রাজা তাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, কেন সে এত ছোট একটি নৌকা তৈরি করছে। ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি সমুদ্র পাড়ি দিয়ে আমার বাড়ি যাব।" 3. (a) → (c) → (g) → (d) → (b) → (h) → (e) → (f) English: Penicillin is a life-saving medicine. It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming, who was born into a poor family in Scotland. He was the seventh of eight siblings. He spent his boyhood with his parents. Fleming was a very regular and attentive student. He was never absent from school until the age of twelve. At the age of fourteen, he was sent to London for higher studies. Bangla Translation: পেনিসিলিন একটি জীবন রক্ষাকারী ঔষধ। এটি আবিষ্কার করেছিলেন ডা. আলেকজান্ডার ফ্লেমিং, যিনি স্কটল্যান্ডের এক দরিদ্র পরিবারে জন্মগ্রহণ করেছিলেন। তিনি আট ভাইবোনের মধ্যে সপ্তম ছিলেন। তিনি তার শৈশব তার বাবা-মায়ের সঙ্গে কাটিয়েছেন। ফ্লেমিং ছিলেন খুবই নিয়মিত ও মনোযোগী ছাত্র। বারো বছর বয়স পর্যন্ত তিনি কখনো স্কুল অনুপস্থিত ছিলেন না। চৌদ্দ বছর বয়সে তাকে উচ্চশিক্ষার জন্য লন্ডনে পাঠানো হয়। 4. (d) → (h) → (e) → (g) → (a) → (c) → (f) → (b) English: John Keats was born on October 31, 1795. He was the eldest son of his parents. He lost his father in 1804 and his mother in 1810. In 1811, Keats became an apprentice to a surgeon in Edmonton. But his heart was not in medicine, and he felt that he was born to be a poet. Finally, he abandoned surgery for literature. His finest poems like 'Ode to a Nightingale' and 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' were published in 1820. This great poet met a premature death on February 23, 1821. Bangla Translation: জন কিটস ৩১ অক্টোবর, ১৭৯৫ সালে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি তার বাবা-মায়ের জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র ছিলেন। ১৮০৪ সালে তার বাবা এবং ১৮১০ সালে তার মা মারা যান। ১৮১১ সালে, কিটস এডমন্টনের একজন সার্জনের শাগরেদ হন। তবে তার মন চিকিৎসায় ছিল না, বরং তিনি অনুভব করতেন যে তিনি একজন কবি হওয়ার জন্য জন্মগ্রহণ করেছেন। শেষ পর্যন্ত, তিনি চিকিৎসা পরিত্যাগ করে সাহিত্যে মনোনিবেশ করেন। তার সেরা কবিতা যেমন 'ওড টু এ নাইটিঙ্গেল' এবং 'ওড অন এ গ্রিসিয়ান আর্ন' ১৮২০ সালে প্রকাশিত হয়। এই মহান কবি অকালমৃত্যুর সম্মুখীন হন ২৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি, ১৮২১ সালে। 5. (e) → (c) → (b) → (h) → (a) → (d) → (g) → (f) English: A few years back, Nur Banu lost everything to river erosion. Her husband was a farmer, and they had everything, but they became homeless. Yet, Nur Banu did not become frustrated and encouraged her husband to stand against all odds. She had an ornament made of gold and gave it to her husband to sell. With the money, they made a shelter in a makeshift house and started making Nakshi Kanthas with new and old clothes and colorful thread. As Nur Banu was good at art from a young age, she could create wonderful designs in her Kanthas. She and her husband worked hard and made many Kanthas. Her husband sold them in the market, and they became solvent. Bangla Translation: কয়েক বছর আগে, নুর বানু নদীর ভাঙনে সবকিছু হারিয়েছিলেন। তার স্বামী ছিলেন একজন কৃষক, এবং তাদের সবকিছুই ছিল, কিন্তু তারা গৃহহীন হয়ে যান। তবুও, নুর বানু হতাশ হননি এবং তার স্বামীকে সমস্ত প্রতিকূলতার বিরুদ্ধে দাঁড়ানোর উৎসাহ দিয়েছিলেন। তার কাছে একটি সোনার অলংকার ছিল এবং তিনি সেটি তার স্বামীকে বিক্রি করার জন্য দিলেন। সেই টাকায় তারা একটি অস্থায়ী বাড়ি তৈরি করলেন এবং নতুন এবং পুরানো কাপড় এবং রঙিন সুতো দিয়ে নকশি কাঁথা তৈরি করতে শুরু করলেন। নুর বানু ছোটবেলা থেকে শিল্পকলায় পারদর্শী ছিলেন, তাই তিনি তার কাঁথাগুলিতে চমৎকার নকশা করতে পারতেন। তিনি এবং তার স্বামী পরিশ্রম করে অনেক কাঁথা তৈরি করলেন। তার স্বামী বাজারে সেগুলি বিক্রি করলেন এবং তারা আর্থিকভাবে স্বচ্ছল হয়ে উঠলেন। 6. (h) → (e) → (c) → (f) → (b) → (g) → (d) → (a) English: The great leader of our country, whom we love and admire, is Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq. His father, Kazi Wazed Ali, was a renowned pleader in the Barisal Bar. From his boyhood, Fazlul Huq was very meritorious. One day, young Fazlul Huq was reading in his study room. His father passed by and saw him reading his lessons and tearing off the pages of his book one after another. He entered the room immediately and said, “Oh my boy, don't play with your book." Fazlul Huq replied, "I am not playing; I have already read through these pages." Bangla Translation: আমাদের দেশের মহান নেতা, যাকে আমরা ভালোবাসি ও শ্রদ্ধা করি, তিনি শেরে বাংলা এ. কে. ফজলুল হক। তার বাবা কাজী ওয়াজেদ আলী বরিশাল বারের একজন খ্যাতিমান আইনজীবী ছিলেন। ছোটবেলা থেকেই ফজলুল হক ছিলেন খুবই মেধাবী। একদিন, ছোট ফজলুল হক তার পড়ার ঘরে পড়ছিলেন। তার বাবা পাশ দিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন এবং দেখলেন যে ফজলুল হক তার পাঠ পড়ছেন এবং বইয়ের পাতাগুলি একটির পর একটি ছিঁড়ে ফেলছেন। তিনি সাথে সাথে ঘরে প্রবেশ করেন এবং বলেন, “ওহ আমার ছেলে, বই নিয়ে খেলো না।” ফজলুল হক উত্তর দেন, "আমি খেলছি না; আমি ইতিমধ্যেই এই পৃষ্ঠাগুলি পড়ে ফেলেছি।" 7. (e) → (g) → (h) → (b) → (a) → (c) → (d) → (f) English: Pasteur was a French scientist. He discovered that many diseases are caused by germs, and he also found cures for several of them. At first, he treated only animals because he did not want to cause the death of any human being. He found a mad dog and injected weak germs of its disease into its blood. The dog was cured. One day, a boy named Joseph Meister was brought to Pasteur. He had been bitten by a mad dog. Pasteur gave him some injections, and the boy did not get the disease. Bangla Translation: পাস্তুর একজন ফরাসি বিজ্ঞানী ছিলেন। তিনি আবিষ্কার করেন যে অনেক রোগ জীবাণু দ্বারা সংঘটিত হয় এবং তিনি তাদের মধ্যে কয়েকটির জন্য চিকিৎসাও আবিষ্কার করেন। প্রথমে, তিনি কেবল পশুদের চিকিৎসা করেছিলেন কারণ তিনি কোনো মানুষের মৃত্যু ঘটাতে চাননি। তিনি একটি পাগল কুকুরকে পান এবং তার রক্তে সেই রোগের দুর্বল জীবাণু প্রবেশ করান। কুকুরটি সুস্থ হয়ে যায়। একদিন, জোসেফ মেইস্টার নামের একটি ছেলে পাস্তুরের কাছে আনা হয়েছিল। তাকে একটি পাগল কুকুর কামড়েছিল। পাস্তুর তাকে কয়েকটি ইনজেকশন দেন এবং সেই ছেলেটি আর কুকুরের রোগে আক্রান্ত হয়নি। 8. (g) → (a) → (c) → (b) → (e) → (h) → (f) → (d) English: Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in South Africa. Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. South African President F. W. de Klerk also shared the Nobel Prize with him. In 1994, Mandela became South Africa's first black president. In 2009, Mandela’s birthday was declared 'Mandela Day' to promote global peace. Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95. Bangla Translation: নেলসন ম্যান্ডেলা ১৮ জুলাই, ১৯১৮ সালে দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকায় জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। ১৯৪২ সালে ম্যান্ডেলা আফ্রিকান ন্যাশনাল কংগ্রেসে যোগ দেন। ২০ বছরেরও বেশি সময় ধরে তিনি দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার সরকার এবং তাদের বর্ণবাদী নীতির বিরুদ্ধে শান্তিপূর্ণ এবং অহিংস প্রতিরোধের আন্দোলন পরিচালনা করেছিলেন। ১৯৯৩ সালে ম্যান্ডেলাকে নোবেল শান্তি পুরস্কার প্রদান করা হয়। দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার রাষ্ট্রপতি এফ. ডব্লিউ. ডি ক্লার্কও নোবেল পুরস্কারটি তার সঙ্গে ভাগ করে নেন। ১৯৯৪ সালে ম্যান্ডেলা দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার প্রথম কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচিত হন। ২০০৯ সালে ম্যান্ডেলার জন্মদিন ‘ম্যান্ডেলা ডে’ ঘোষণা করা হয় যাতে বিশ্বব্যাপী শান্তির প্রসার ঘটানো যায়। ২০১৩ সালের ৫ ডিসেম্বর, ম্যান্ডেলা ৯৫ বছর বয়সে জোহানেসবার্গে তার নিজ বাড়িতে মারা যান। 9. (c) → (a) → (f) → (b) → (h) → (d) → (g) → (e) English: Once, a statue of a goddess was being taken to the town, placed on the back of a donkey. On the way, people were showing due respect to the statue of the goddess. Seeing this, the donkey thought that people were showing him honor. So, feeling proud, the donkey started to brag joyfully. Moreover, it refused to move even a step. Then the driver of the donkey became very angry. He said, "You wretched, do you think people are showing you this respect? Such a bad day for a man will never come." Saying this, he started beating the donkey with his stick. Bangla Translation: একবার, দেবীর একটি মূর্তি একটি গাধার পিঠে তুলে শহরে নিয়ে যাওয়া হচ্ছিল। পথে, মানুষ দেবীর মূর্তিটিকে যথাযথ সম্মান দেখাচ্ছিল। এটি দেখে, গাধাটি ভেবেছিল যে লোকেরা তাকে সম্মান দেখাচ্ছে। তাই, অহংকারে ফেটে পড়ে, গাধাটি আনন্দে নিজেকে বড়াই করতে শুরু করে। তাছাড়া, এটি এক পা-ও চলতে অস্বীকার করে। তখন গাধার চালক খুবই রেগে গেলেন। তিনি বললেন, "তুমি দুর্বৃত্ত, তুমি কি ভাবছো লোকেরা তোমাকে এই সম্মান দেখাচ্ছে? একজন মানুষের এমন খারাপ দিন কখনো আসবে না।" একথা বলে তিনি গাধাটিকে লাঠি দিয়ে মারতে শুরু করলেন। Rearranging All Board Questions 2019 10. (e) → (c) → (f) → (a) → (h) → (d) → (b) → (g) English: Shamim was an unemployed youth from an impoverished family. Poverty forced him to look for work. Then he joined a youth development training program and received training in vegetable cultivation. Shamim got a lease of land in his village. He applied his new and improved knowledge to vegetable farming. He also began raising hybrid cows for milk and manure. Shamim’s life has changed radically. He is now happy to be a self-sufficient man. Bangla Translation: শামীম ছিলেন দরিদ্র পরিবারের একজন বেকার যুবক। দারিদ্র্য তাকে কাজের সন্ধানে বের করে দেয়। এরপর তিনি যুব উন্নয়ন প্রশিক্ষণ প্রোগ্রামে যোগ দেন এবং সবজি চাষের প্রশিক্ষণ গ্রহণ করেন। শামীম তার গ্রামের একটি জমি ইজারা নেন। তিনি তার নতুন এবং উন্নত জ্ঞান প্রয়োগ করে সবজি চাষ শুরু করেন। তিনি দুগ্ধ উৎপাদনের জন্য সংকর গরুও পালন শুরু করেন, যা থেকে তিনি সারও উৎপাদন করেন। শামীমের জীবন নাটকীয়ভাবে পরিবর্তিত হয়েছে। তিনি এখন আত্মনির্ভরশীল একজন সুখী মানুষ। 11. (b) → (f) → (d) → (g) → (a) → (h) → (c) → (e) English: The marriage ceremony was over, and the guests were all going to the feast. The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church. He saw people walking past him. He had a strange, mad look in his eyes. Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests. "There was a ship," the old sailor began. He spoke so strangely that the guest stood still and listened to the story. The old man told him about his last journey. Bangla Translation: বিয়ের অনুষ্ঠান শেষ হয়ে গিয়েছিল, এবং অতিথিরা সবাই ভোজের দিকে যাচ্ছিল। বুড়ো নাবিকটি গির্জার বাইরে একটি পাথরের উপর বসেছিল। সে দেখল লোকজন তার পাশ দিয়ে হেঁটে যাচ্ছে। তার চোখে ছিল এক ধরনের অদ্ভুত, উন্মাদ দৃষ্টি। হঠাৎ, সে এক অতিথিকে থামিয়ে দিল। "একটা জাহাজ ছিল," বুড়ো নাবিকটি বলতে শুরু করল। সে এত অদ্ভুতভাবে কথা বলছিল যে অতিথিটি থেমে দাঁড়াল এবং গল্পটি শুনতে লাগল। বুড়ো লোকটি তার শেষ যাত্রার গল্প বলল। 12. (d) → (g) → (c) → (b) → (e) → (a) → (h) English: Once, a dog was eating a bony piece of meat sitting under a tree. A crow saw him and wished to eat that meat. It flew away and after some time, returned with another crow. Both crows went near the dog. One of them started pecking the dog’s tail. The dog not only felt disturbed but also became angry. The dog dropped the bone and barked at the crow. In the meantime, the other crow flew away with the bone. Bangla Translation: একবার, একটি কুকুর একটি গাছের নিচে বসে হাড়যুক্ত মাংসের একটি টুকরো খাচ্ছিল। একটি কাক তাকে দেখে সেই মাংসটি খাওয়ার ইচ্ছা করল। সে উড়ে গেল এবং কিছুক্ষণ পরে আরেকটি কাক নিয়ে ফিরে এল। দু'জন কাক কুকুরের কাছে গেল। তাদের একজন কুকুরের লেজে ঠোকরাতে শুরু করল। কুকুরটি শুধু বিরক্তই হলো না, বরং রেগে গেল। কুকুরটি হাড়টি ফেলে দিল এবং কাকটির দিকে ঘেউ ঘেউ করতে লাগল। এরই মধ্যে, অন্য কাকটি হাড় নিয়ে উড়ে গেল। 13. (c) → (d) → (a) → (h) → (f) → (g) → (b) → (e) English: Once, there lived a young man named Androcles. Unfortunately, he was caught by a slave merchant. The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country. The man was very rude and cruel. He used to inflict heavy torture on Androcles. It was unbearable for him. To escape this torture, he fled from his master’s house one day and took shelter in a cave. Bangla Translation: একবার, আন্দ্রোক্লেস নামের একজন যুবক বাস করত। দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, তাকে একজন ক্রীতদাস ব্যবসায়ী ধরে ফেলেছিল। ব্যবসায়ী তাকে অন্য দেশে এক ধনী ব্যক্তির কাছে বিক্রি করে দিয়েছিল। সেই ব্যক্তি ছিল খুবই রude এবং নিষ্ঠুর। সে নিয়মিত আন্দ্রোক্লেসের উপর প্রচণ্ড নির্যাতন চালাত। এটি তার জন্য অসহনীয় হয়ে উঠল। এই অত্যাচার থেকে বাঁচতে, একদিন সে তার প্রভুর বাড়ি থেকে পালিয়ে গেল এবং একটি গুহায় আশ্রয় নিল। 14. (e) → (b) → (g) → (d) → (a) → (h) → (c) English: Once, young Taimur attacked a province, but unfortunately, all his soldiers were killed. Then he disguised himself as a poor traveler and survived by begging. One day, he became very hungry and could not find anything to eat. He came to a house and asked an old woman for some food. The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave him a full dish of food. The food was very hot. In his hurry, he dug his fingers into the middle of the dish and burned his fingers. Bangla Translation: একবার, যুবক তৈমুর একটি প্রদেশে আক্রমণ করল, কিন্তু দুর্ভাগ্যবশত তার সমস্ত সৈন্য নিহত হয়েছিল। তারপর সে নিজেকে একজন গরীব পথিক হিসেবে ছদ্মবেশে লুকিয়ে রেখে ভিক্ষা করে বেঁচে থাকে। একদিন, সে খুব ক্ষুধার্ত হয়ে পড়ে এবং খাওয়ার জন্য কিছুই খুঁজে পেল না। সে একটি বাড়িতে যায় এবং একটি বৃদ্ধা মহিলার কাছে কিছু খাবার চায়। বৃদ্ধা মহিলাটি তার প্রতি দয়া দেখিয়ে তাড়াতাড়ি তাকে একটি পূর্ণ প্লেট খাবার দেয়। খাবারটি খুব গরম ছিল। তাড়াহুড়ো করে, সে খাবারের মাঝখানে আঙুল ঢুকিয়ে ফেলে এবং তার আঙুল পুড়ে যায়।

Transformation Worksheet -4.0 SSC Examination-2016 All Board Questions Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board 2016] (a) We should read books to acquire knowledge. (Make complex sentence) (b) Books introduce us to the realm of knowledge. (Use passive voice) c) The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Make interrogative sentence) (d) By reading good books, we can enrich our mind. (Make compound sentence) (e) Reading books is a very good habit. (Make exclamatory sentence) (f) This habit is rarely disliked. (Affirmative) (g) More and more books should be read. (Use active voice) (h) No other thing is as interesting as reading books. (Use comparative degree) (i) When we read good books, we discover new worlds. (Make simple sentence) (j) Very few friends are as great as a good book. (Make superlative degree) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2016] a) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest. (Make it complex sentence) b) They were talking about their love for each other. (Make it interrogative meaning) c) Suddenly they saw a bear which was coming towards them. (Make it simple sentence) d) The first friend climbed up a tree. (Make it a complex sentence) e) The later could not climb up a tree. (Make it an affirmative sentence) f) He did not find any way. (Make it a passive voice) g) He lay down on the ground and feigned death. (Make it a simple sentence) h) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face. (Use passive voice) i) He was thought to be dead. (Make it a complex sentence) j) The bear went away and he escaped himself. (Make it a complex sentence) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2016] a) Mr. Rahim, one of my cousins is a good teacher. (Complex) b) He is older than I. (Positive degree) c) He wants his students to be good citizens. (Complex) d) He leaves no stone unturned to teach them morality. (Affirmative) e) He becomes very happy when the students achieve good results in public examinations. (Exclamatory). f) Mr. Rahim is not only punctual but also sincere. (Simple) g) He is the best teacher in our area. (Negative) h) He can not remain sitting in the class. (Affirmative) i) He goes to class after taking preparation. (Compound) J) All the students respect him very much. (Passive) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2016] a) Long time ago, there lived a young man called Ruplal. (Make compound sentence) b) He lived with his family and worked on a farm. (Make interrogative sentence) c) It was a beautiful place but there were a lot of problems. (Make complex sentence) d) The village people were quarrelsome. (Make negative sentence) e) Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the jungle in order to find peace. (Make complex sentence) f) So he collected his things and went tó live by himself. (Make simple sentence) g) Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in the jungle. (Use passive voice) h) How happy I am now! (Make assertive sentence) i) My jungle hut is one of the most peaceful places in the world. (Make positive degree) j) That night, while Ruplal was sleeping, he heard a noise. (Make simple sentence) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Chattogram Board 2016] a) Is there anybody who does not want to succeed in life?. (Assertive) b) Do you know it? (Passive) c) An industrious man will shine in life. (Complex) d) Hard work is needed for success. (Active) e) A life with an assignment is an actual life. (Negative) f) No one can receive any reward unless he works hard. (Simple) g) One can't be successful without it. (Interrogative) h) A successful man is very happy. (Exclamatory) i) No other man is as happy as a successful man. (Superlative) j) A hardworking man is healthier than an idle man. (Positive) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2019;Jashore Board 2016] a) Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive) b) A corrupted man can do anything against morality. (Complex) c) People hate a corrupted man. (Passive) d) Nobody respects him. (Interrogative) e) The man who takes bribe is next to devil. (Simple) f) Though we have strict law, we are still affected by this evil. (Compound) g) No other person is as hated as a corrupted man. (Superlative) h) We hope that Bangladesh will be free from this evil. (Simple) i) Everybody avoids a corrupted man. (Negative) j) A corrupted man leads a very unhappy life. (Exclamatory) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) William Wordsworth is one of the best well-known poets in English literature. (Positive) (b) He was the second of his father’s five sons. (Negative) (c) He was born at Cumberland on April 4, 1770. (Complex) (d) When he was eight years old, his mother died. (Simple) (e) In the same year, he was sent to the Grammar School of Hawkshead for education. (Compound) (f) He was only 19 years old when his father died. (Interrogative) (g) Fundamental education had been given to him at the school. (Active) (h) The education that he learnt from this institution played better role in his life. (Simple) (i) The readers called for a new edition of his famous book “The Lyrical Ballads in 1800 (Passive) (j) This book brought a huge name and fame in his life. (Exclamatory) SSC Examination-2015 All Board Questions 1. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2015] (a) Television is one of the most wonderful inventions of modern science. (Positive) (b) It was not invented overnight. (Active) (c) Scientists spent many years and worked hard to invent television. (complex) (d) Nowadays, almost every family has a television set. (Negative) (e) People of all ages like to watch television. (Interrogative) (f) The programmes telecast by television are very interesting. (Complex) (g) Television should telecast educative programmes. (Passive) (h) If you watch television, you can learn many things. (simple) (i) People spend their free time by watching television. (Compound) (j) Very few things are so useful as television. (Superlative) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2015] (a) A flower is a glowing gift of nature. (Interrogative) (b) Isn’t it the symbol of love and beauty? (Affirmative) (c) Flowers are used on different occasions. (Active) (d) We present flower to our nearest and dearest person. (Passive) (e) We need flowers to decorate a place. (Complex) (f) The rose is the best of all flowers. (Positive) (g) Having sweet scent and beauty we love it very much. (Compound) (h) It is lovelier than all other flowers. (Superlative) (i) The rose is a very nice flower. (Exclamatory) (j) As the demand for flowers is increasing day by day we should cultivate flower on commercial basis.(Simple) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board 2015,2020] a) Health is wealth. (Make complex sentence) (b) A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man. (Use positive degree) (c) Though a healthy man is an asset to his family, an unhealthy man is a liability. (Make compound sentence) (d) He can succeed in life. (Make interrogative sentence) (e) So, everybody cannot but be conscious of his health. (Make affirmative sentence) (f) Everybody must take care of his health all the time. (Make negative sentence) (g) Health can be improved by regular physical exercise and a balanced diet. (Use active voice) (h) The people who are poor cannot afford to take a balanced diet. (Make simple sentence) (i) They are very concerned with the quantity of food. (Make exclamatory) (j) Everybody should know it that malnutrition causes weakness. (Use passive voice) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2015] (a) The students studying regularly can expect a good result. (Make it a complex sentence) (b) But most of our students are inattentive to their studies. (Make it a negative sentence without changing the meaning) (c) They waste their valuable time idly. (Use passive voice) (d) Wasting time is harmful for them. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) By repeating this activity they make a poor result. (Make it a complex sentence) (f) Who loves them then? (Make it assertive sentence without changing the original meaning) (g) They are treated badly even by their family members. (Use active voice) (h) If a student fails in the examination, he suffers from an inferiority complex. (Make simple sentence) (i) No other student in the class is as bad as a failed student. (Use superlative) (j) So a student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively so that he can do well in the examination. (Make it a simple sentence) Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Barisal Board-2015] (a) Haji Mohammad Muhsin was not an unkind man at all. (Affirmative) (b) He inherited vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative) (c) He was unmarried. (Negative) (d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Complex) (e) One night when he was saying his prayer, a thief broke into his room. (Simple) (f) Seeing Muhsin the thief cried. (compound) (g) The thief was caught. (Active) (h) How needy the thief was! (Assertive) (i) He gave the thief some food and money. (Passive) (j) Muhsin was one of the best philanthropists in the world. (Positive) Change the sentences according to directions: [Dinajpur Board-2015] a) Madhusudan Dutt was a very popular poet. (Make it an exclamatory sentence) b) He was one of the greatest dramatists in Bangla literature. (Make it positive degree) c) He was born at Sagordary on the bank of the Kapotaksho. (Make it a complex sentence) d) When he was a boy, he desired to be an Englishman. (Make it a simple sentence) e) He was recognised by his teachers as a precious child. (Make it an active voice) f) He thought that he was born on the wrong side of the planet. (Make it an interrogative sentence) g) He also thought that his society was unable to appreciate his intellect. (Make it a negative sentence) h) Again he believed that none but the West would be more receptive to his creative genius. (Make it an affirmative sentence) i) He was an ardent follower of Lord Byron. ( Make it an interrogative sentence) j) He went to Europe and started composing poems. (Make it a simple sentence) Transformation Worksheet -4.0 Answer SSC Examination-2016 All Board Questions Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board 2016] Answer: (a) We should read books so that we can acquire knowledge. (b) We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books. (c) Don’t the books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas? (d) We read books and we can enrich our mind. (e) What a good habit reading books is! (f) This habit is always/mostly/commonly/often liked. (g) We should read more and more books. (h) Reading books is more interesting than any other thing/anything. (i) By reading good books, we discover new worlds. Or, At the time of reading good books, we can discover new worlds. (j) A good book is one of the greatest friends. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2016] Answer: a) Once upon a time, there were two friends who were passing by a forest. b) Weren't they talking about their love for each other? c) Suddenly they saw a bear coming towards them. d) It was the first friend who climbed up a tree. e) The later was unable to climb up a tree. Or, The later failed to climb up a tree. f) No way was found by him. Or, Any way was not found by him. g) Lying down on the ground, he feigned death. h) His ears, nose and face were smelt by the bear. i) It was thought that he was dead. Or, The bear thought that he was dead. J) He escaped himself when the bear went away. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2016] Answer: a) Mr. Rahim who is one of my cousins is a good teacher. Or, Mr. Rahman, who is a good teacher, is one of my cousins. b) I am not as old as he. c) He wants that his students should be good citizens. d) He tries his best to teach them morality. e) How happy he becomes when the students achieve good results in public examinations! f) Besides being punctual Mr. Rahim is sincere / Mr. Rahim is punctual and sincere. g) No other teacher is as good as he in our area. h) He is unable to remain sitting is the class. Or, Can he remain sitting in the class? Or, He has to remain standing in the class. i) He takes preparation and goes to class. J) He is very much respected by all the students. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board 2016] Answer: a) Long time ago there lived a young man and he was called Rupłal. b) Didn't he live with his family and work on a farm? c) Though it was a beautiful place, there were a lot of problems. d) The village people were not peace-loving. e) Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the jungle so that he could find peace. f) So collecting his things he went to live by himself. g) A nice little hut was made for himself in the jungle by Ruplal. h) I am very happy now. i) Very few places in the world are so peaceful as my jungle hut. j) At the time of sleeping that night, Ruplal heard a noise. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Chattogram Board 2016] Answer: a) Everybody wants to succeed in life. Or, There is nobody but wants to succeed in life. Or, There is nobody who does not want to succeed in life. b) Is it known to you? c) A man who is industrious will shine in life. d) We need hardwork for success. Or, Success needs hard work. e) A life without an assignment is not an actual life. f) Without working hard no one can receive any reward. g) Can one be successful without it? h) How happy a successful man is! i) A successful man is the happiest man. j) An idle man is not as healthy as a hard-working man. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets.[Sylhet Board 2019;Jashore Board 2016] Answer: a) Very few-evils are as bad as corruption. b) A man who is corrupted can do anything against morality. Or, A corrupted man can do anything which is against morality. c) A corrupted man is hated by people. Who respects him? Or, Does anybody respect him? e) The bribe taker is next to devil. Or, The man taking bribe is next to devil. f) We have strict law but we are still affected by this evil. g) A corrupted man is the most hated person. h) Hopefully Bangladesh will be free from this evil. Or, We hope Bangladesh will be free from this evil. i) Who does not avoid a corrupted man? Or, There is nobody who does not avoid a corrupted man. Or, Nobody mixes with a corrupted man. j) What an unhappy life a corrupted man leads! Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets.[Dinajpur Board-2016] Answer: a) Very few well-known poets in English literature are as good as William Wordsworth. b) Wasn't he the second of his father's five sons? Or, He was none but the second of his father's five sons? Or, He was no other than the second son of his father. c) It was Cumberland where he was born on April 4, 1770. Or, Cumberland was the place where he was born on April 4, 1770. d) At the age of eight his he lost his mother. e) It was the same year and he was sent to the Grammar School of Hakshead for education. f) Wasn't he only 19 years old when his father died? g) His teachers had given him fundamental education at the school. h) The education learnt from this institution played better role in his life. i) A new edition of his famous book "The Lyrical Ballads" was called for by the readers in 1800. j) What a name and fame in his life this book brought! SSC Examination-2015 All Board Questions Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2015] Answer: a) Very few inventions of modern science are as wonderful as television. b) People did not invent it overnight. c) Scientists spent many years and worked hard so that they could invent television. d) Now-a-days there is hardly any family that has no television set. Or, Now-a-days there is almost no family without a television set. e) Don't people of all ages like to watch television? f) The programmes that are telecast by television are very interesting. g) Educative programmes should be telecast on/by television. h) By watching television you can learn many things. i) People watch television and thus spend their free time. j) Television is one of the most useful things. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2015] Answer: a) Isn't a flower a glowing gift of nature? b) It is the symbol of love and beauty. c) We use flowers on different occasions. d) Flower is presented to our nearest and dearest persons by us. e) We need flowers so that we can decorate a place. f) No other flower is as good as the rose. g) It has sweet scent and beauty and so we love it. h) It is the loveliest of all flowers. i) What a nice flower the rose is! j) We should cultivate flowers for their increasing demand day by day. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Cumilla Board 2015,2020] Answer: (a) It is health which is wealth. (b) A sick moneyed man is not as/so happy as a healthy poor man. (c) A healthy man is an asset to his family but an unhealthy man is a liability. (d) Can’t he succeed in life? (e) So, everybody must be conscious of his health. (f) Everybody cannot but take care of his health all the time. (g) Regular physical exercise and a balanced diet can improve health. (h) The poor people cannot afford to take a balanced diet. Or, The people being poor can’t afford to take a balanced diet. (i) How concerned they are with the quantity of food! Or, How concerned with the quantity of food they are! (j) It should be known to everybody that Weakness is caused by malnutrition. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2015] Answer: a) The students who study regularly can expect a good result. b) But most of our students are not attentive to their studies. c) Their valuable time is wasted idly by them. d) Isn't wasting time harmful for them? e) If they repeat this activity, they make a poor result. Or, When they repeat this activities, they make a poor result. f) Nobody loves them then. Or, Everybody hates them then. g) Their family members even treat them badly. h) In case of failure in the examination a student suffers from inferiority complex. Or, By failing in the examination, a student suffers from inferiority complex. i) A failed student is the worst student in the class. j) So a student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively to do well in the examination. Change the Sentences according to the directions in the brackets. [Barisal Board-2015] Answer: a) Haji Mohammad Muhsin was a very kind man. b) Didn't he inherit vast property from his father and sister? c) He was not married. d) During his life time he spent money lavishly so that he could help the poor. Or, When he was alive, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. e) One night at the' time of his saying prayer, a thief broke into his room. f) The thief saw Muhsin and cried. g) He caught the thief. h) The thief was very needy. i) Some food and money were given to the thief by him. j) Very few philanthropists in the world were as good as Muhsin. Change the sentences according to directions: [Dinajpur Board-2015] Answer: a) What a popular poet Madhusudan Dutt was! b) Very few dramatists in Bangla literature were as great as he. c) He was born at Sagordary which is on the bank of the Kapotaksho. d) At his childhood, he desired to be an Englishman. e) His teachers recognised him as a precious child in his boyhood. f) Didn't he think that he was born on the wrong side of the planet? g) He also thought that his society was not able to appreciate his intellect. h) Again he believed that only the West would be more receptive to his creative genius. i) Wasn't he an ardent follower of Lord Byron? j) Going to Europe, he started composing poems.

Transformation Worksheet-5.0 HSC Examination -2017 all Board Questions 1. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Dhaka Board-2017; Dinajpur Board-2012] Frugality is a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without reasons, (Simple) (b) The target of a frugal man is to save money for future (Make it Complex). (c) Everyone should practice frugality to make a well-planned family (Make it passive). (d) A frugal man lives a solvent life (Make it Negative). (e) A frugal man is happier than a prodigal man (Make it Positive). 2. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Rajshahi Board-2017] (a) It was 1971 when Bangladesh achieved independence. (Simple) (b) It is the most significant event in the history of Bangladesh. (Comparative) (c) Our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for the independence of Bangladesh (compound) (d) It was a great struggle for them. (Exclamatory) (e) We shall always remember them with pride. (Compound) 3. Read the text and change the sentences as directed: [Cumilla Board-2017] (a) Some essential agricultural inputs are to be ensured to increase our food production. ( Make it active) (b) The farmers who are poor do not get a loan on easy terms. (Make it simple) (c) What a pity! ( Make it Assertive) (d) The farmers do not get the facilities necessary for food production. (Make it Complex) (e) Unfortunately, they do not get the due price of their products. (Make it Compound) 4. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.  [Jashore Board-2017; Cumilla Board-2016] We are very much proud of our freedom fighters. (a) They fought for the country with patriotic zeal. (make it compound) (b) They are the most courageous sons of our nation. (make it positive) (c) Everybody admires and respects them greatly. (make it passive) (d) Nobody denies their contribution to their motherland. (make it interrogative without changing meaning) (e) They will never be forgotten by their countrymen to the end. (make it affirmative) 5. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Sylhet Board-2017] (a) Most of the people of our country are living in the rural areas. (Make it interrogative without the change of meaning) (b) They are peace-loving. (Make it complex) (c) They are more patriotic and industrious. (Make it positive) (d) They love their motherland profoundly. (Make it passive) (e) Although they are insolvent, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. (Make it simple) 6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Barishal board-2017; Dinajpur Board-2013] (a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas presents for each other. (Compound) (b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy, gift (Complex) (c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift. (Simple). (d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this. (Passive) (e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known. (Positive) 7. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Chattogram board-2017] (a) Long long ago there was a king who was very wise. (Make it simple) (b) People called him wise Solomon. (Make it passive) (c) Actually at that time he was the wisest of all. (Make it comparative) (d) There was another ruler also named Queen of Sheba. (Make it complex) (e) One day she thought Solomon’s wisdom should not remain untested. (Make it affirmative) 8. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Dinajpur Board-2017 & 2010; Dhaka Board-2011] (a) Water, an important vital element of the environment is polluted in various ways (complex). It is called life. (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us (simple). (c) Men pollute water by throwing waste in it (compound). (d) The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely (passive). (e) It is one of the most important elements of all living beings positive). HSC Examination -2016 all Board questions 1. Read the text and change the sentences as directed . [Dhaka Board-2016] (a) Pohela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (Complex) (b) It is the first day of the Bengali year when the city roads get so jam-packed. (Simple) (c) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive) (d) Although I do not like gathering, I enjoy the activities of this day. (Compound) (e) It is one of the most interesting days of the year. (Positive) (b) On the first day of the Bengali year, the city roads get so jam-packed. (c) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in his own way. (d) I do not like gathering, but I enjoy the activities of the day. (e) Very few days of the year are as interesting as it. 2. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Rajshahi Board-2016] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it exclamatory) (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Make it passive) (c) At present cricket is the most popular game in our country. Make it comparative) (d) Though cricket is a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it. (Make it simple) (e) Bangladesh is a test playing country but its standard is not high. (Make it complex) 3. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Jashore Board-2016] (a) Helal refused the money. (Negative) (b) Nasir earnestly desires to see her once. (Exclamatory). (c) The house which I live in at present is comfortable. (Simple) (d) He delivered a speech and everybody admired it. (Simple) (e) It disturbed him but he did not know the reason. (Complex) 4. Read the text and change the sentences according to the direction.   [Sylhet Board-2016] The Tajmahal, the unique tomb is the 7th wonder of the world. (a) It was three hundred years ago since emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj. (Make it simple). (b) As he loved his wife Mumtaz very much, he built it as a tomb of his dear wife (Make it compound). (c) The building was made with fine white marbles. (Make it active). (d) It rests on a platform of red stone, therefore it looks very nice. (Make it complex). (e) The Tajmahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. (Make it positive). Many tourists come here to enjoy the scenery of the Taj. 5. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Barishal board-2016] (a) The Chinese put a lot of emphasis on unity. (Make it passive) (b) The parks are crowded. (Negative without changing meaning) (c) There are lots of clean parks in the cities. (Compound) (d) In the evening many families watch television and spend their free time. (Simple) (e) Life becomes dull without recreation. (Complex) 6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Chattogram board-2016]                     No person can be happy without friends. So, (a) everybody wants friends. (Negative) (b) The heart is formed for love and cannot be happy without the opportunity of giving and receiving love. (Complex) (c) But you cannot find others to love you unless you love them. (Simple) (d) You cannot be happy without it. (Interrogative) So (e) As love is divine, everybody wants to love. (Compound) 7. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) Anger is nothing but a vice. (Interrogative) (b) It is compared to flame. It begets only the worst. (Negative) (c) So we should control it for our sake. (Passive) (d) He who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles. (Simple) (e) Realising it we should try to be emotionally balanced. (Compound) Transformation Worksheet-5.0 Answer Changing Sentence all board questions HSC 2017 1. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Dhaka Board-2017; Dinajpur Board-2012] Frugality is a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without reasons, (Simple) (b) The target of a frugal man is to save money for future (Make it Complex). (c) Everyone should practice frugality to make a well-planned family (Make it passive). (d) A frugal man lives a solvent life (Make it Negative). (e) A frugal man is happier than a prodigal man (Make it Positive). Answer: (a) A frugal man does not like to spend money without reasons. (b) The target of a man who is frugal is to save money for future./ A frugal man has a target which is to saye money for future. (c) Frugality should be practised to make a well-planned family by everyone. (d) A frugal man does not live an insolvent life. (e) A prodigal man is not so happy as a frugal man. 2. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Rajshahi Board-2017] (a) It was 1971 when Bangladesh achieved independence. (Simple) (b) It is the most significant event in the history of Bangladesh. (Comparative) (c) Our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for the independence of Bangladesh (compound) (d) It was a great struggle for them. (Exclamatory) (e) We shall always remember them with pride. (Compound) Answer: (a) Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971. (b) It is more significant than any other event in the history of Bangladesh. (c) It is our freedom fighters' who sacrificed their lives for the independence of Bangladesh./ Our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for a cause which is the independence of Bangladesh. (d) What a struggle it was for them! (e) We shall always remember them and we shall do it with pride./We shall always remember them and take pride in them. 3. Read the text and change the sentences as directed: [Cumilla Board-2017] (a) Some essential agricultural inputs are to be ensured to increase our food production. ( Make it active) (b) The farmers who are poor do not get a loan on easy terms. (Make it simple) (c) What a pity! ( Make it Assertive) (d) The farmers do not get the facilities necessary for food production. (Make it Complex) (e) Unfortunately, they do not get the due price of their products. (Make it Compound) Answer:   (a) We are to ensure some essential agricultural inputs to increase our food production. (b) Poor farmers do not get loans on easy terms. (c) It is a great pity. (d) The farmers do not get the facilities that are necessary for food production. (e) They do not get the due price of their products and it is unfortunate. 4. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.  [Jashore Board-2017; Cumilla Board-2016] We are very much proud of our freedom fighters. (a) They fought for the country with patriotic zeal. (make it compound) (b) They are the most courageous sons of our nation. (make it positive) (c) Everybody admires and respects them greatly. (make it passive) (d) Nobody denies their contribution to their motherland. (make it interrogative without changing meaning) (e) They will never be forgotten by their countrymen to the end. (make it affirmative) Answer: (a) They had a patriotic zeal and they fought for the country with it./They fought for the country and they did so with a patriotic zeal. (b) No other son of our nation is as courageous as they. (c) They are greatly admired and respected by everyone. (d) Who denies their contribution to their motherland? (e) They will always be remembered by their countrymen to the end. 5. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Sylhet Board-2017] (a) Most of the people of our country are living in the rural areas. (Make it interrogative without the change of meaning) (b) They are peace-loving. (Make it complex) (c) They are more patriotic and industrious. (Make it positive) (d) They love their motherland profoundly. (Make it passive) (e) Although they are insolvent, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. (Make it simple) Answer: (a) Aren't most of the people of our country living in the rural areas? (b) They are the people who love peace. (c) No one is so patriotic and industrious as they. (d) Their motherland is profoundly loved by them. (e) Despite their insolvency, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. /In spite of being insolvent, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. anyone. 6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Barishal board-2017; Dinajpur Board-2013] (a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas presents for each other. (Compound) (b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy, gift (Complex) (c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift. (Simple). (d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this. (Passive) (e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known. (Positive) Answer: (a) Jim and Della wanted to buy Christmas presents for each other, so they sacrificed their dearest possessions./Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions and bought Christmas presents for each other. (b) Della had an ardent desire which was to give her husband a worthy gift./Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a gift that was worthy. (c) Jim also thought of giving his wife a nice gift./Jim also thought to give his wife a nice gift. (d) A scanty amount of money was saved by Della for this. (e) Very few husbands that we have ever known were as sincere as Jim. 7. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Chattogram board-2017] (a) Long long ago there was a king who was very wise. (Make it simple) (b) People called him wise Solomon. (Make it passive) (c) Actually at that time he was the wisest of all. (Make it comparative) (d) There was another ruler also named Queen of Sheba. (Make it complex) (e) One day she thought Solomon’s wisdom should not remain untested. (Make it affirmative) Answer: (a) Long ago there was a very wise king. (b) He was called wise Solomon. (c) Actually, at that time he was wiser than anyone. (d) There was also another ruler whose name was Queen of Sheba. (e) One day, she thought Solomon's wisdom should be tested. 8. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Dinajpur Board-2017 & 2010; Dhaka Board-2011] (a) Water, an important vital element of the environment is polluted in various ways (complex). It is called life. (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us (simple). (c) Men pollute water by throwing waste in it (compound). (d) The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely (passive). (e) It is one of the most important elements of all living beings positive). Answer: (a) Water which is an important vital element of environment is polluted in various ways. (b) Pure water is necessary for us. (c) Men throw waste in water and pollute it/ Men pollute water and they do it by throwing waste in it. (d) Water is used largely by the farmers in time of cultivation. (e) Very few elements for all living beings are as important as it. Changing Sentence all Board Questions HSC 2016 1. Read the text and change the sentences as directed . [Dhaka Board-2016] (a) Pohela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (Complex) (b) It is the first day of the Bengali year when the city roads get so jam-packed. (Simple) (c) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive) (d) Although I do not like gathering, I enjoy the activities of this day. (Compound) (e) It is one of the most interesting days of the year. (Positive) Answer: (a) There is no doubt that Pohela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. /It  is Pohela Boishakh which is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh./ There is no doubt that Pohela Baishakh is the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (b) On the first day of the Bengali year, the city roads get so jam-packed. (c) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in his own way. (d) I do not like gathering, but I enjoy the activities of the day. (e) Very few days of the year are as interesting as it. 2. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. [Rajshahi Board-2016] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it exclamatory) (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Make it passive) (c) At present cricket is the most popular game in our country. Make it comparative) (d) Though cricket is a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it. (Make it simple) (e) Bangladesh is a test playing country but its standard is not high. (Make it complex) Answer: (a) What an exciting game cricket is! (b) This game is enjoyed by people of all ages. (c) At present cricket is more popular than any other game in our country. (d) In spite of being a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing cricket./People of all classes enjoy playing cricket despite its being a costly game. (e) Though Bangladesh is a test playing country, its standard is not high. 3. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Jashore Board-2016] (a) Helal refused the money. (Negative) (b) Nasir earnestly desires to see her once. (Exclamatory). (c) The house which I live in at present is comfortable. (Simple) (d) He delivered a speech and everybody admired it. (Simple) (e) It disturbed him but he did not know the reason. (Complex) Answer: (a) Helal did not accept the money. (b) How earnestly Nasir desires to see her once! (c) I live in a comfortable house at present. (d) Everybody admired his speech. (e) He did not know the reason why it disturbed him./Though it disturbed him, he did not know the reason. 4. Read the text and change the sentences according to the direction.   [Sylhet Board-2016] The Tajmahal, the unique tomb is the 7th wonder of the world. (a) It was three hundred years ago since emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj. (Make it simple). (b) As he loved his wife Mumtaz very much, he built it as a tomb of his dear wife (Make it compound). (c) The building was made with fine white marbles. (Make it active). (d) It rests on a platform of red stone, therefore it looks very nice. (Make it complex). (e) The Tajmahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. (Make it positive). Many tourists come here to enjoy the scenery of the Taj. Answer: (a) Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj three hundred years ago. (b) He loved his wife Mamtaj very much, so he built it as a tomb of his dear wife. (c) Shah Jahan made the building with fine white marbles. (d) As it rests on a platform of red stone, it looks very nice. (e) Very few buildings in the world are as beautiful as the Tajmahal. 5. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Barishal board-2016] (a) The Chinese put a lot of emphasis on unity. (Make it passive) (b) The parks are crowded. (Negative without changing meaning) (c) There are lots of clean parks in the cities. (Compound) (d) In the evening many families watch television and spend their free time. (Simple) (e) Life becomes dull without recreation. (Complex) Answer: (a) A lot of emphasis is put on the unity by the Chinese. (b) The parks are not empty/desolate. (c) There are lots of parks in the cities and those are clean. (d) In the evening many families spend their free time watching television. (e) Life becomes dull if it has no recreation./If there is no recreation in life, it becomes dull. 6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Chattogram board-2016]                      No person can be happy without friends. So, (a) everybody wants friends. (Negative) (b) The heart is formed for love and cannot be happy without the opportunity of giving and receiving love. (Complex) (c) But you cannot find others to love you unless you love them. (Simple) (d) You cannot be happy without it. (Interrogative) So (e) As love is divine, everybody wants to love. (Compound) Answer: (a) Nobody wants enemies. Or, There is nobody but wants enemies. (b) As the heart is formed for love, it cannot be happy without the opportunity of giving and receiving love. (c) But without loving others, you can’t find them to love you. (d) Can you be happy without it? (e) Love is divine and everybody wants to love. 7. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.   [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) Anger is nothing but a vice. (Interrogative) (b) It is compared to flame. It begets only the worst. (Negative) (c) So we should control it for our sake. (Passive) (d) He who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles. (Simple) (e) Realising it we should try to be emotionally balanced. (Compound) Answer: (a) Is anger anything but a vice? (b) It begets nothing but the worst. (c) So it should be controlled for our sake. (d) Taken by anger, he/a person causes a lot of troubles. (e) We should realise it and try to be emotionally balanced.

Transformation Worksheet -4.0 SSC Examination-2022 All Board Questions 1. Change the following sentences according to the directions: [Dhaka Board -2022] (a) Bangladesh is a low-lying country. (Change it into Interrogative) (b) Every year natural disasters visit us. (Change it into passive voice) (c) Who does not know the consequence of Tsunami? (Change it into Assertive sentence) (d) The recent flood was very devastating. (Change it into Exclamatory sentence) (e) Dhaka is the most risky city in the earthquake zone. (Change it into Positive degree) 2. Change the sentences according to directions: [Rajshahi Board -2022] (a) Only you can do the work. (Negative) (b) No other friend is as great as books. (Superlative) (c) The rose is a very nice flower. (Exclamatory) (d) We should be patriots. (Imperative) (e) He called it laurel. (Passive) 3. Change the sentences according to directions. [Cumilla Board -2022] (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) 4. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Jashore Board -2022] (a) The freedom fighters are considered to be the real heroes of our country. (Active) (b) Their contribution will never be forgotten. (Affirmative) (c) Their sacrifice is greater than any other thing. (Positive) (d) By taking proper steps, we can improve their condition. (Negative) (e) We must show proper respect to them. (Passive) 5. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Sylhet Board -2022] (a) Honesty is the best way of leading life. (Positive) (b) This noble virtue is always appreciated. (Active) (c) Honesty can open a door of peace before a person. (Negative) (d) Honesty is a very important virtue. (Exclamatory) (e) So, we should never be dishonest. (Imperative) 6. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Barishal Board -2022] (a) Flower cultivation is very profitable now. (Exclamatory) (b) Many people cultivate flowers for earning money. (Passive) (c) At present, there is a great demand of flowers. (Interrogative) (d) Everybody becomes glad to get flowers. (Negative) (e) In some cases, flowers are more welcoming than any other gift. (Positive) 7. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Chattogram Board -2022] (a) Computer is one of the greatest inventions of modern   science . (Positive) (b) Computer is a blessing on earth. (Negative) (c) We must learn how to use computer. (Imperative) (d) Computer helps us a lot. (Passive) (e) Because of its usefulness, it has become very popular. (Exclamatory) 8. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Dinajpur Board -2022] (a) The government has almost completed the construction of the Padma Bridge. (Passive) (b) This is the largest bridge of Bangladesh. (Comparative degree) (c) The countrymen will be very happy when it will be opened for use. (Exclamatory) (d) It is a mega project. (Negative) (e) We should go to visit it. (Imperative) 9. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Mymensingh Board -2022] (a) Computer is one of the greatest inventions of modern science. (Make it positive) (b) In fact, it is a blessing of science. (Make it negative without changing the original meaning) (c) It has facilitated the world very greatly. (Make it exclamatory) (d) Moreover, it has lessened our workloads. (Make it passive) (e) So, we should use it in our everyday life. (Make it imperative) SSC Examination-2022 All Board Questions answer 1. Change the following sentences according to the directions: [Dhaka Board -2022] (a) Bangladesh is a low-lying country. (Change it into Interrogative) (b) Every year natural disasters visit us. (Change it into passive voice) (c) Who does not know the consequence of Tsunami? (Change it into Assertive sentence) (d) The recent flood was very devastating. (Change it into Exclamatory sentence) (e) Dhaka is the most risky city in the earthquake zone. (Change it into Positive degree) Answer -1: (a) Isn't Bangladesh a low-lying country? (b) We are visited by natural disasters every year. (c) Everybody/Everyone knows the consequence of Tsunami. (d) How devastating the recent flood was! (e) No other city in the earthquake zone is as risky as Dhaka. 2. Change the sentences according to directions: [Rajshahi Board -2022] (a) Only you can do the work. (Negative) (b) No other friend is as great as books. (Superlative) (c) The rose is a very nice flower. (Exclamatory) (d) We should be patriots. (Imperative) (e) He called it laurel. (Passive) Answer -2: (a) None but you can do the work. (b) Books are the greatest friend. (c) What a nice flower the rose is! (d) Let us be patriots. (e) It was called laurel by him. 3. Change the sentences according to directions. [Cumilla Board -2022] (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) Answer -3: (a) Taimus was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. (b) Young Taimur once attacked the province of a powerful prince. (c) A large village was captured by him. (d) The army did not leave Taimur's all soldiers alive. (e) He disguised himself as a poor traveller to survive. 4. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Jashore Board -2022] (a) The freedom fighters are considered to be the real heroes of our country. (Active) (b) Their contribution will never be forgotten. (Affirmative) (c) Their sacrifice is greater than any other thing. (Positive) (d) By taking proper steps, we can improve their condition. (Negative) (e) We must show proper respect to them. (Passive) Answer -4: (a) We consider the freedom fighters to be the real heroes of our country. (b) Their contribution will always be remembered. (c) No other thing is as great as their sacrifice. (d) Without taking proper steps, we cannot improve their condition. (e) Proper respect must be showed to them by us. 5. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Sylhet Board -2022] (a) Honesty is the best way of leading life. (Positive) (b) This noble virtue is always appreciated. (Active) (c) Honesty can open a door of peace before a person. (Negative) (d) Honesty is a very important virtue. (Exclamatory) (e) So, we should never be dishonest. (Imperative) Answer -5: (a) No other way of leading life is as good as honesty. (b) People/We always appreciate this noble virtue. (c) Honesty can't close a door of peace before a person. (d) What an important virtue honesty is! (e) So, let's never be dishonest. 6. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Barishal Board -2022] (a) Flower cultivation is very profitable now. (Exclamatory) (b) Many people cultivate flowers for earning money. (Passive) (c) At present, there is a great demand of flowers. (Interrogative) (d) Everybody becomes glad to get flowers. (Negative) (e) In some cases, flowers are more welcoming than any other gift. (Positive) Answer-6: (a) How profitable flower cultivation is now! (b) Flowers are cultivated by many people for earning money. (c) Isn't there a great demand of flowers at present? (d) There is nobody but becomes glad to get flowers. (e) In some cases, no other gift is as welcoming as flowers. 7. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Chattogram Board -2022] (a) Computer is one of the greatest inventions of modern   science . (Positive) (b) Computer is a blessing on earth. (Negative) (c) We must learn how to use computer. (Imperative) (d) Computer helps us a lot. (Passive) (e) Because of its usefulness, it has become very popular. (Exclamatory) Answer -7: (a) Very few inventions of modern science are as great as computer. (b) Computer is not a curse on earth. (c) Let's learn how to use computer. (d) We are helped a lot by computer. (e) How popular it has become because of its usefulness! 8. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Dinajpur Board -2022] (a) The government has almost completed the construction of the Padma Bridge. (Passive) (b) This is the largest bridge of Bangladesh. (Comparative degree) (c) The countrymen will be very happy when it will be opened for use. (Exclamatory) (d) It is a mega project. (Negative) (e) We should go to visit it. (Imperative) Answer -8: (a) The construction of the Padma Bridge has almost been completed by the government. (b) This is larger than any other bridge of Bangladesh. (c) How happy the countrymen will be when it will be opened for use! (d) It is not a small project. (e) Let's go to visit it. 9. Change the sentences according to directions given in the bracket. [Mymensingh Board -2022] (a) Computer is one of the greatest inventions of modern science. (Make it positive) (b) In fact, it is a blessing of science. (Make it negative without changing the original meaning) (c) It has facilitated the world very greatly. (Make it exclamatory) (d) Moreover, it has lessened our workloads. (Make it passive) (e) So, we should use it in our everyday life. (Make it imperative) Answer-9: (a) Very few inventions of modern   science are as great as computer. (b) In fact, it is not a curse of science. (c) How greatly it has facilitated the world! (d) Moreover, our workloads have been lessened by it. (e) So, let's use it in our everyday life.

Correct the following sentences based on common writing mistakes- Studying abroad is a great experience, it teaches students independence. Many people are aware of the benefits of exercise they still don’t work out regularly. Even though the government introduced new policies. The new phone is designed for students with a large screen and lightweight. The effects of globalization has reached every corner of the world. The police catched the suspect yesterday. While I was working at the company, I learn many new skills. The tourist spots were visited by many people last summer. Every students’ backpack was inspected before the exam. It’s important to take care of your mental health as much as your physical one’s. The city’s pollution problem is major and significant. The criminals were very cleverly disguised. People are spending more time on the internet instead in spending it outdoors. Me and my colleague prepared the report. Globalization has spread like wildfire in the modern world. She is an university professor. After I finished my workout I felt more energetic. I don’t know nothing about the incident. I like to travel, reading books, and to play video games. I literally died of laughter when I heard the joke. When someone works hard, you should appreciate it. There are many reasons why people prefer online shopping. Who did you invite to the party? I wanted to try the new restaurant, and you should visit it. The book which I bought was really interesting. Last summer, we visited london and paris. The childs are playing outside. I was thinking about going to the park... I have less friends than I used to. The weather (which was really hot) made it difficult to stay outside. She sings like she is a professional. I like to eat fruits; and vegetables. I may go to the party if I finish my homework, but I might be too tired. He bought a well maintained car. She could of passed the exam if she had studied harder. He won’t be attending the meeting because he’s not feeling well. Because the traffic was bad. We need to re-start the project from scratch. The main causes of pollution are: deforestation, industrial waste, and plastic use. I recieved your letter yesterday. Answer with Explanation Incorrect: Studying abroad is a great experience, it teaches students independence. Corrected: Studying abroad is a great experience; it teaches students independence. Explanation: A semicolon or period was needed to separate the two independent clauses. Incorrect: Many people are aware of the benefits of exercise they still don’t work out regularly. Corrected: Many people are aware of the benefits of exercise, but they still don’t work out regularly. Explanation: A conjunction ("but") was needed to connect the two independent clauses. Incorrect: Even though the government introduced new policies. Corrected: Even though the government introduced new policies, they have not been fully implemented. Explanation: The original sentence was a fragment and lacked a complete thought. Incorrect: The new phone is designed for students with a large screen and lightweight. Corrected: The new phone is designed for students, with a large screen and light weight. Explanation: The phrase "lightweight" was incorrectly used as a noun. It should be "light weight." Incorrect: The effects of globalization has reached every corner of the world. Corrected: The effects of globalization have reached every corner of the world. Explanation: The verb "have" should match the plural subject "effects." Incorrect: The police catched the suspect yesterday. Corrected: The police caught the suspect yesterday. Explanation: "Caught" is the correct past tense of "catch." Incorrect: While I was working at the company, I learn many new skills. Corrected: While I was working at the company, I learned many new skills. Explanation: The verb tense should be consistent. "Learned" aligns with "was working" (past tense). Incorrect: The tourist spots were visited by many people last summer. Corrected: Many people visited the tourist spots last summer. Explanation: The sentence is clearer in active voice. Incorrect: Every students’ backpack was inspected before the exam. Corrected: Every student’s backpack was inspected before the exam. Explanation: "Every" refers to a singular noun, so the possessive form "student’s" is correct. Incorrect: It’s important to take care of your mental health as much as your physical one’s. Corrected: It’s important to take care of your mental health as much as your physical ones. Explanation: "Ones" is plural to agree with "physical health." Incorrect: The city’s pollution problem is major and significant. Corrected: The city’s pollution problem is significant. Explanation: "Major" and "significant" are redundant, so only one is needed. Incorrect: The criminals were very cleverly disguised. Corrected: The criminals were cleverly disguised. Explanation: "Very" is unnecessary and weakens the sentence; "cleverly" suffices. Incorrect: People are spending more time on the internet instead in spending it outdoors. Corrected: People are spending more time on the internet instead of spending it outdoors. Explanation: "Instead of" is the correct preposition here. Incorrect: Me and my colleague prepared the report. Corrected: My colleague and I prepared the report. Explanation: The correct subject pronoun is "I," and it should be placed after "my colleague." Incorrect: Globalization has spread like wildfire in the modern world. Corrected: Globalization has spread rapidly in the modern world. Explanation: The cliché "spread like wildfire" should be replaced with more precise language. Incorrect: She is an university professor. Corrected: She is a university professor. Explanation: "A" is used before words starting with a consonant sound, like "university." Incorrect: After I finished my workout I felt more energetic. Corrected: After I finished my workout**,** I felt more energetic. Explanation: A comma is needed after an introductory clause. Incorrect: I don’t know nothing about the incident. Corrected: I don’t know anything about the incident. Explanation: Double negatives should be avoided in formal writing. Incorrect: I like to travel, reading books, and to play video games. Corrected: I like traveling, reading books, and playing video games. Explanation: The verb forms should be parallel. Incorrect: I literally died of laughter when I heard the joke. Corrected: I laughed really hard when I heard the joke. Explanation: "Literally" is overused and incorrect here; use more appropriate phrasing. Incorrect: When someone works hard, you should appreciate it. Corrected: When someone works hard, they should be appreciated. Explanation: "Someone" should be followed by "they" for gender neutrality. Incorrect: There are many reasons why people prefer online shopping. Corrected: People prefer online shopping for many reasons. Explanation: The sentence can be made more direct and concise. Incorrect: Who did you invite to the party? Corrected: Whom did you invite to the party? Explanation: "Whom" is the correct object pronoun in this question. Incorrect: I wanted to try the new restaurant, and you should visit it. Corrected: I wanted to try the new restaurant, so you should visit it. Explanation: "So" correctly expresses the cause-effect relationship. Incorrect: The book which I bought was really interesting. Corrected: The book that I bought was really interesting. Explanation: "That" is the preferred relative pronoun in defining clauses. Incorrect: Last summer, we visited london and paris. Corrected: Last summer, we visited London and Paris. Explanation: Capitalize proper nouns, like city names. Incorrect: The childs are playing outside. Corrected: The children are playing outside. Explanation: "Children" is the correct plural form of "child." Incorrect: I was thinking about going to the park... Corrected: I was thinking about going to the park**.** Explanation: Ellipses are inappropriate here; use a period to complete the thought. Incorrect: I have less friends than I used to. Corrected: I have fewer friends than I used to. Explanation: "Fewer" is used for countable nouns like "friends." Incorrect: The weather (which was really hot) made it difficult to stay outside. Corrected: The hot weather made it difficult to stay outside. Explanation: The relative clause can be reduced to a simpler adjective phrase. Incorrect: She sings like she is a professional. Corrected: She sings as if she were a professional. Explanation: "As if" is the correct phrase to introduce a hypothetical situation. Incorrect: I like to eat fruits; and vegetables. Corrected: I like to eat fruits and vegetables. Explanation: The semicolon is incorrect here; a simple conjunction suffices. Incorrect: I may go to the party if I finish my homework, but I might be too tired. Corrected: I might go to the party if I finish my homework, but I might be too tired. Explanation: "Might" is better for expressing less certainty. Incorrect: He bought a well maintained car. Corrected: He bought a well-maintained car. Explanation: Compound adjectives before a noun should be hyphenated. Incorrect: She could of passed the exam if she had studied harder. Corrected: She could have passed the exam if she had studied harder. Explanation: "Could have" is the correct modal verb form. Incorrect: He won’t be attending the meeting because he’s not feeling well. Corrected: He will not be attending the meeting because he is not feeling well. Explanation: Avoid contractions in formal writing. Incorrect: Because the traffic was bad. Corrected: We were late because the traffic was bad. Explanation: This sentence was a fragment and needed a complete thought. Incorrect: We need to re-start the project from scratch. Corrected: We need to restart the project from scratch. Explanation: "Restart" is a single word. Incorrect: The main causes of pollution are: deforestation, industrial waste, and plastic use. Corrected: The main causes of pollution are deforestation, industrial waste, and plastic use. Explanation: A colon is unnecessary here. Incorrect: I recieved your letter yesterday. Corrected: I received your letter yesterday. Explanation: "Received" is the correct spelling. 40 Common Mistakes in writing 1. Comma Splice Mistake:  Joining two independent clauses with a comma. Example:  It’s raining, I forgot my umbrella. Fix:  Use a semicolon, conjunction, or period. Tip:  It’s raining; I forgot my umbrella. / It’s raining, and I forgot my umbrella. 2. Run-On Sentence Mistake:  Two or more sentences joined without proper punctuation. Example:  I love ice cream it’s my favorite dessert. Fix:  Separate them with a period or use a conjunction. Tip:  I love ice cream. It’s my favorite dessert. 3. Sentence Fragment Mistake:  Incomplete sentence lacking a subject or verb. Example:  While going to the store. Fix:  Complete the thought. Tip:  While going to the store, I saw my friend. 4. Misplaced Modifier Mistake:  Placing modifiers far from the word they modify. Example:  She almost drove her kids to school every day. Fix:  Place the modifier next to the word it modifies. Tip:  She drove her kids to school almost every day. 5. Subject-Verb Agreement Mistake:  The subject and verb don’t match in number. Example:  The dogs barks loudly. Fix:  Ensure singular subjects have singular verbs, and plural subjects have plural verbs. Tip:  The dogs bark loudly. 6. Incorrect Verb Tense Mistake:  Using the wrong verb tense. Example:  He run to the store yesterday. Fix:  Match the tense to the time. Tip:  He ran to the store yesterday. 7. Shifting Tenses Mistake:  Changing tense unnecessarily within a sentence. Example:  She walked into the room and sees the mess. Fix:  Maintain a consistent tense. Tip:  She walked into the room and saw the mess. 8. Passive Voice Overuse Mistake:  Using passive voice when active voice is clearer. Example:  The cake was eaten by the children. Fix:  Use active voice where possible. Tip:  The children ate the cake. 9. Apostrophe Misuse Mistake:  Incorrect use in possessives or contractions. Example:  The dogs bone is missing. Fix:  Use apostrophes correctly for possession and contractions. Tip:  The dog’s bone is missing. / It’s (it is) a sunny day. 10. Confusing Homophones Mistake:  Using the wrong word due to similar sound. Example:  Their going to the park. Fix:  Use the correct homophone. Tip:  They’re going to the park. 11. Redundancy Mistake:  Repeating ideas unnecessarily. Example:  I woke up at 5 a.m. in the morning. Fix:  Eliminate repetition. Tip:  I woke up at 5 a.m. 12. Overusing Adverbs Mistake:  Using too many adverbs, especially "very" or "really." Example:  She was very tired after a really long day. Fix:  Use stronger verbs and adjectives. Tip:  She was exhausted after a long day. 13. Incorrect Prepositions Mistake:  Using the wrong preposition. Example:  She is good in soccer. Fix:  Choose the correct preposition. Tip:  She is good at soccer. 14. Using "Me" instead of "I" Mistake:  Incorrectly using "me" as the subject. Example:  Me and my friend went to the park. Fix:  Use "I" when it’s the subject of the sentence. Tip:  My friend and I went to the park. 15. Overuse of Clichés Mistake:  Using overused phrases. Example:  It was a piece of cake. Fix:  Be original in expression. Tip:  It was really easy. 16. Incorrect Article Use Mistake:  Misusing "a," "an," or "the." Example:  She is a university student. Fix:  Use "a" before consonant sounds and "an" before vowel sounds. Tip:  She is a university student. / She is an artist. 17. Comma Misuse in Complex Sentences Mistake:  Omitting a comma after an introductory clause. Example:  Before leaving I grabbed my coat. Fix:  Add a comma after introductory elements. Tip:  Before leaving, I grabbed my coat. 18. Double Negatives Mistake:  Using two negatives in one sentence. Example:  I don’t know nothing. Fix:  Use only one negative. Tip:  I don’t know anything. 19. Faulty Parallelism Mistake:  Inconsistent structure in a series or list. Example:  I like to swim, running, and to bike. Fix:  Keep items in a series grammatically consistent. Tip:  I like swimming, running, and biking. 20. Misusing "Literally" Mistake:  Using "literally" for emphasis when it’s not literal. Example:  I’m literally dying of laughter. Fix:  Use "literally" only when it’s true. Tip:  I’m laughing so hard. 21. Inconsistent Pronoun Usage Mistake:  Switching pronouns unnecessarily. Example:  When someone goes to college, you should study hard. Fix:  Use consistent pronouns. Tip:  When someone goes to college, they should study hard. 22. Overuse of "There is/There are" Mistake:  Using these phrases too often as sentence starters. Example:  There are many people who enjoy reading. Fix:  Start with the subject. Tip:  Many people enjoy reading. 23. Confusing "Who" and "Whom" Mistake:  Using "who" when "whom" is correct. Example:  Who did you give the book to? Fix:  Use "whom" as the object. Tip:  Whom did you give the book to? 24. Inconsistent Point of View Mistake:  Switching from first to third person unexpectedly. Example:  I walked to the store, and you should’ve seen it. Fix:  Stick to one point of view. Tip:  I walked to the store, and I saw it. 25. Incorrect Use of "Which" and "That" Mistake:  Mixing up "which" for non-restrictive clauses and "that" for restrictive ones. Example:  The book which I read was fascinating. Fix:  Use "that" for essential clauses and "which" for non-essential. Tip:  The book that I read was fascinating. 26. Capitalization Errors Mistake:  Not capitalizing proper nouns or overcapitalizing common nouns. Example:  I visited paris in june. Fix:  Capitalize names of people, places, and months. Tip:  I visited Paris in June. 27. Incorrect Plurals Mistake:  Forming plurals incorrectly, especially for irregular nouns. Example:  The childs are playing. Fix:  Use the correct plural form. Tip:  The children are playing. 28. Misuse of Ellipsis Mistake:  Overusing or incorrectly using ellipses. Example:  I’m not sure what to do... Fix:  Use ellipses sparingly and correctly. Tip:  I’m not sure what to do. 29. Confusing "Fewer" and "Less" Mistake:  Using "less" for countable items. Example:  I have less friends now. Fix:  Use "fewer" for countable nouns. Tip:  I have fewer friends now. 30. Overusing Parentheses Mistake:  Using parentheses too frequently, breaking the flow of writing. Example:  The movie (which was really long) was boring. Fix:  Use them sparingly or rewrite the sentence. Tip:  The movie, which was really long, was boring. 31. Using "Like" Instead of "As" Mistake:  Using "like" to introduce a clause. Example:  She sings like she is a professional. Fix:  Use "as" to introduce clauses. Tip:  She sings as if she is a professional. 32. Incorrect Use of Semicolons Mistake:  Using semicolons where commas or periods are appropriate. Example:  I like apples; and oranges. Fix:  Use semicolons between independent clauses or in lists with internal commas. Tip:  I like apples; I also like oranges. 33. Confusing "May" and "Might" Mistake:  Mixing up "may" for possibility and "might" for uncertainty. Example:  I may go to the party if I have time. Fix:  Use "might" for less certain situations. Tip:  I might go to the party if I have time. 34. Missing Hyphens in Compound Modifiers Mistake:  Not hyphenating compound adjectives before a noun. Example:  A well written book. Fix:  Hyphenate compound modifiers. Tip:  A well-written book. 35. Using "Could of" Instead of "Could have" Mistake:  Writing "could of" instead of "could have." Example:  She could of won the race. Fix:  Use "could have." Tip:  She could have won the race. 36. Overuse of Contractions in Formal Writing Mistake:  Using contractions in formal writing. Example:  She doesn’t like the idea. Fix:  Avoid contractions in formal contexts. Tip:  She does not like the idea. 37. Incorrect Use of "Because" Mistake:  Using "because" to start a fragment. Example:  Because he was tired. Fix:  Ensure a complete sentence follows "because." Tip:  He left early because he was tired. 38. Incorrect Use of Hyphen in Prefixes Mistake:  Adding a hyphen where it's unnecessary. Example:  Re-act quickly. Fix:  Most prefixes don’t need a hyphen. Tip:  React quickly. 39. Incorrect Use of Colon Mistake:  Using a colon improperly in sentences. Example:  The answer is: 42. Fix:  Use a colon only when the clause before it is complete. Tip:  The answer is 42. 40. Spelling Mistakes Mistake:  Common spelling errors. Example:  I recieved the letter yesterday. Fix:  Use spell check and proofread carefully. Tip:  I received the letter yesterday. More Details 1. Comma Splice Explanation : A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses (complete thoughts) are incorrectly joined with a comma. Each independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, so they need proper punctuation between them. Incorrect : I finished my work, I went for a walk. Correct : I finished my work; I went for a walk. Incorrect : She loves reading, she has many books. Correct : She loves reading, and she has many books. Incorrect : The sun set, the sky turned dark. Correct : The sun set, and the sky turned dark. Incorrect : It was cold, we decided to stay inside. Correct : It was cold, so we decided to stay inside. Incorrect : I called my friend, she didn’t answer. Correct : I called my friend, but she didn’t answer. 2. Run-On Sentence Explanation : A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without any punctuation or conjunction. It makes the sentence unclear and hard to follow. Incorrect : He ran to the store he bought milk. Correct : He ran to the store. He bought milk. Incorrect : I’m tired I need to sleep. Correct : I’m tired, so I need to sleep. Incorrect : We wanted pizza we went to the restaurant. Correct : We wanted pizza, so we went to the restaurant. Incorrect : The phone rang I didn’t answer. Correct : The phone rang, but I didn’t answer. Incorrect : She studied all night she passed the test. Correct : She studied all night, and she passed the test. 3. Sentence Fragment Explanation : A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject, a verb, or a complete thought. Incorrect : After the meeting. Correct : After the meeting, we went for dinner. Incorrect : While walking down the street. Correct : While walking down the street, I saw a cat. Incorrect : Because I was late. Correct : Because I was late, I missed the bus. Incorrect : Without saying goodbye. Correct : She left without saying goodbye. Incorrect : In the middle of the night. Correct : The noise woke me up in the middle of the night. 4. Misplaced Modifier Explanation : A misplaced modifier is a word or phrase that is not correctly placed near the word it describes, leading to confusion. Incorrect : The man sat on the chair with a hat. Correct : The man with a hat sat on the chair. Incorrect : She almost walked every day to the park. Correct : She walked to the park almost every day. Incorrect : The girl found a silver bracelet walking down the street. Correct : Walking down the street, the girl found a silver bracelet. Incorrect : He served a meal to the guests on plastic plates. Correct : He served the guests a meal on plastic plates. Incorrect : She only eats vegetables at restaurants. Correct : She eats only vegetables at restaurants. 5. Subject-Verb Agreement Explanation : Subject-verb agreement refers to ensuring that the subject and verb in a sentence match in number (singular or plural). Incorrect : The students is excited for the trip. Correct : The students are excited for the trip. Incorrect : The dog bark loudly at night. Correct : The dog barks loudly at night. Incorrect : The team have won the match. Correct : The team has won the match. Incorrect : Each of the girls were given a prize. Correct : Each of the girls was given a prize. Incorrect : The books on the table is old. Correct : The books on the table are old. 6. Incorrect Verb Tense Explanation : Incorrect verb tense happens when the verb does not match the time indicated by the sentence, creating confusion about when the action took place. Incorrect : She run to the store yesterday. Correct : She ran to the store yesterday. Incorrect : I am watching the movie last night. Correct : I watched the movie last night. Incorrect : He will goes to school tomorrow. Correct : He will go to school tomorrow. Incorrect : They was playing outside. Correct : They were playing outside. Incorrect : I have eat breakfast already. Correct : I have eaten breakfast already. 7. Shifting Tenses Explanation : Shifting tenses occurs when a sentence changes from one tense to another without a logical reason, leading to confusion about the timing of actions. Incorrect : He walked to the park and sees a dog. Correct : He walked to the park and saw a dog. Incorrect : She was cooking when the phone rings. Correct : She was cooking when the phone rang. Incorrect : They went to the store and buy groceries. Correct : They went to the store and bought groceries. Incorrect : I am studying when my friend called me. Correct : I was studying when my friend called me. Incorrect : The movie started, and she is already seated. Correct : The movie started, and she was already seated. 8. Passive Voice Overuse Explanation : Passive voice overuse occurs when the action is performed on the subject, which can make writing weak or unclear. Active voice is usually preferred for clarity. Incorrect : The letter was written by John. Correct : John wrote the letter. Incorrect : The ball was kicked by the boy. Correct : The boy kicked the ball. Incorrect : The cake was eaten by the children. Correct : The children ate the cake. Incorrect : The homework was finished by the student. Correct : The student finished the homework. Incorrect : The book was read by her in one day. Correct : She read the book in one day. 9. Apostrophe Misuse Explanation : Apostrophe misuse occurs when apostrophes are used incorrectly in possessives or contractions. Apostrophes show possession or mark missing letters in contractions. Incorrect : The dogs bone is missing. Correct : The dog’s bone is missing. Incorrect : Its a beautiful day. Correct : It’s a beautiful day. Incorrect : The childrens toys are everywhere. Correct : The children’s toys are everywhere. Incorrect : She can’t find her friends book. Correct : She can’t find her friend’s book. Incorrect : That’s Johns car. Correct : That’s John’s car. 10. Confusing Homophones Explanation : Confusing homophones occurs when words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are used incorrectly. Incorrect : Their going to the movies. Correct : They’re going to the movies. Incorrect : I hope you no the answer. Correct : I hope you know the answer. Incorrect : I left my book over their. Correct : I left my book over there. Incorrect : She made two many mistakes. Correct : She made too many mistakes. Incorrect : It’s time for you’re break. Correct : It’s time for your break. 11. Redundancy Explanation : Redundancy occurs when unnecessary repetition or extra words are used, making the sentence longer without adding meaning. Incorrect : I woke up at 6 a.m. in the morning. Correct : I woke up at 6 a.m. Incorrect : She repeated the same thing again. Correct : She repeated the same thing. Incorrect : He made a final conclusion at the end. Correct : He made a final conclusion. Incorrect : The two twins looked identical. Correct : The twins looked identical. Incorrect : In my personal opinion, I think it’s true. Correct : In my opinion, it’s true. 12. Overusing Adverbs Explanation : Overusing adverbs, especially words like “very” or “really,” can weaken writing. Stronger verbs or adjectives are more effective. Incorrect : She was really very tired after the long day. Correct : She was exhausted after the long day. Incorrect : He ran really fast to catch the bus. Correct : He sprinted to catch the bus. Incorrect : The book was very interesting. Correct : The book was fascinating. Incorrect : She was very happy with the results. Correct : She was thrilled with the results. Incorrect : The movie was really good. Correct : The movie was excellent. 13. Incorrect Prepositions Explanation : Using the wrong preposition changes the meaning of the sentence. Prepositions like “in,” “at,” “on,” “to,” and “for” are often misused. Incorrect : She is good in mathematics. Correct : She is good at mathematics. Incorrect : He is interested for learning French. Correct : He is interested in learning French. Incorrect : We will meet on next Tuesday. Correct : We will meet next Tuesday. Incorrect : She arrived to the party late. Correct : She arrived at the party late. Incorrect : I depend from him. Correct : I depend on him. 14. Using "Me" Instead of "I" Explanation : Using "me" instead of "I" happens when the subject pronoun “I” is incorrectly replaced with the object pronoun “me.” "I" is used as the subject of a sentence. Incorrect : Me and my friend are going to the concert. Correct : My friend and I are going to the concert. Incorrect : Me and John finished the project. Correct : John and I finished the project. Incorrect : Me and my parents traveled to Europe. Correct : My parents and I traveled to Europe. Incorrect : Me and her are best friends. Correct : She and I are best friends. Incorrect : Me and my sister baked cookies. Correct : My sister and I baked cookies. 15. Overuse of Clichés Explanation : Clichés are overused expressions that can make writing seem unoriginal. It's better to use fresh, specific language. Incorrect : He was as cool as a cucumber during the interview. Correct : He remained calm during the interview. Incorrect : It was a piece of cake to solve the problem. Correct : The problem was easy to solve. Incorrect : She worked hard and gave it her all. Correct : She worked hard and did her best. Incorrect : The meeting went off without a hitch. Correct : The meeting went smoothly. Incorrect : We’re in the same boat with this issue. Correct : We’re facing the same issue. 16. Incorrect Article Use Explanation : Articles "a," "an," and "the" are often misused. "A" is used before consonant sounds, "an" before vowel sounds, and "the" for specific nouns. Incorrect : She is a artist. Correct : She is an artist. Incorrect : I saw a Eiffel Tower on my trip. Correct : I saw the Eiffel Tower on my trip. Incorrect : He is the university student. Correct : He is a university student. Incorrect : She bought an car yesterday. Correct : She bought a car yesterday. Incorrect : The dog is a best friend of humans. Correct : The dog is the best friend of humans. 17. Comma Misuse in Complex Sentences Explanation : A comma is often needed after introductory clauses, phrases, or words in complex sentences. Incorrect : Before starting my homework I ate dinner. Correct : Before starting my homework, I ate dinner. Incorrect : After the movie we went to dinner. Correct : After the movie, we went to dinner. Incorrect : Since it was raining we stayed inside. Correct : Since it was raining, we stayed inside. Incorrect : Although he was tired he finished his homework. Correct : Although he was tired, he finished his homework. Incorrect : If you’re ready let’s go. Correct : If you’re ready, let’s go. 18. Double Negatives Explanation : Double negatives occur when two negative words are used in the same sentence, which can confuse meaning. Only one negative should be used. Incorrect : I don’t need no help. Correct : I don’t need any help. Incorrect : She didn’t see nobody at the party. Correct : She didn’t see anybody at the party. Incorrect : We can’t find nothing to eat. Correct : We can’t find anything to eat. Incorrect : He didn’t never tell the truth. Correct : He never told the truth. Incorrect : There isn’t no way to fix it. Correct : There isn’t any way to fix it. 19. Faulty Parallelism Explanation : Faulty parallelism happens when items in a list or series are not grammatically consistent. All parts of the sentence should follow the same structure. Incorrect : She likes dancing, to swim, and biking. Correct : She likes dancing, swimming, and biking. Incorrect : I want to cook, cleaning, and to paint. Correct : I want to cook, clean, and paint. Incorrect : He enjoys reading, to write, and playing guitar. Correct : He enjoys reading, writing, and playing guitar. Incorrect : The teacher told us to study, be on time, and that we should pay attention. Correct : The teacher told us to study, be on time, and pay attention. Incorrect : She is responsible for organizing the event, planning the schedule, and to contact vendors. Correct : She is responsible for organizing the event, planning the schedule, and contacting vendors. 20. Misusing "Literally" Explanation : The word "literally" should only be used when something is true in a literal sense. It's often misused for emphasis when it’s not literal. Incorrect : I’m literally starving to death. Correct : I’m really hungry. Incorrect : He literally jumped out of his skin when he saw the spider. Correct : He was really startled when he saw the spider. Incorrect : The speech was so boring I was literally falling asleep. Correct : The speech was so boring I was almost falling asleep. Incorrect : She literally flew through the exam. Correct : She did really well on the exam. Incorrect : I literally died laughing at his joke. Correct : I laughed really hard at his joke. 21. Inconsistent Pronoun Usage Explanation : Inconsistent pronoun usage occurs when pronouns shift unnecessarily within a sentence, confusing the reader about who or what is being referred to. Incorrect : When someone goes to college, you should study hard. Correct : When someone goes to college, they should study hard. Incorrect : If a student works hard, they will succeed. Correct : If a student works hard, he or she will succeed. Incorrect : The teacher gave their students advice about how to prepare. Correct : The teacher gave his or her students advice about how to prepare. Incorrect : If anyone wants to join us, they can let me know. Correct : If anyone wants to join us, he or she can let me know. Incorrect : People should take care of his or her health. Correct : People should take care of their health. 22. Overuse of "There is/There are" Explanation : Overusing "there is" or "there are" as sentence starters can lead to dull writing. It's better to start with the subject. Incorrect : There are many options available. Correct : Many options are available. Incorrect : There is a chance of rain tomorrow. Correct : A chance of rain exists tomorrow. Incorrect : There are several reasons why this is important. Correct : Several reasons explain why this is important. Incorrect : There is a problem with the printer. Correct : The printer has a problem. Incorrect : There are lots of things to do in the city. Correct : The city offers many activities. 23. Confusing "Who" and "Whom" Explanation : "Who" is used as the subject of a verb, while "whom" is used as the object. Mixing them up can lead to grammatical errors. Incorrect : Who did you give the book to? Correct : Whom did you give the book to? Incorrect : I wonder who you spoke to yesterday. Correct : I wonder whom you spoke to yesterday. Incorrect : She is the one who I saw at the store. Correct : She is the one whom I saw at the store. Incorrect : Who are you going to invite to the party? Correct : Whom are you going to invite to the party? Incorrect : I know who he wants to talk to. Correct : I know whom he wants to talk to. 24. Inconsistent Point of View Explanation : Inconsistent point of view occurs when a sentence shifts unexpectedly from one point of view (first, second, or third person) to another, confusing the reader. Incorrect : I walked to the store, and you should’ve seen it. Correct : I walked to the store, and I should’ve seen it. Incorrect : When you arrive at the party, they will greet you. Correct : When you arrive at the party, you will be greeted. Incorrect : The student should study hard if they want good grades. Correct : The student should study hard if he or she wants good grades. Incorrect : If I go to the gym, you will feel better. Correct : If I go to the gym, I will feel better. Incorrect : We will finish our project, and then you can review it. Correct : We will finish our project, and then we can review it. 25. Incorrect Use of "Which" and "That" Explanation : "Which" is used for non-restrictive clauses (additional information) and "that" for restrictive clauses (essential information). Mixing them up can lead to confusion about the information's importance. Incorrect : The book which I read was fascinating. Correct : The book that I read was fascinating. Incorrect : The car, which is red, is mine. Correct : The car that is red is mine. Incorrect : She has a dog which barks all night. Correct : She has a dog that barks all night. Incorrect : The cake, which she baked yesterday, was delicious. Correct : The cake that she baked yesterday was delicious. Incorrect : I visited the museum which is near my house. Correct : I visited the museum that is near my house. 26. Capitalization Errors Explanation : Capitalization errors occur when proper nouns or the first word of a sentence are not capitalized, or when common nouns are incorrectly capitalized. Incorrect : I visited paris in june. Correct : I visited Paris in June. Incorrect : She lives in the united states. Correct : She lives in the United States. Incorrect : My favorite book is pride and prejudice. Correct : My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. Incorrect : We went to the beach last summer in california. Correct : We went to the beach last summer in California. Incorrect : He works at google. Correct : He works at Google. 27. Incorrect Plurals Explanation : Incorrect plurals happen when the plural form of a noun is not used correctly, especially with irregular nouns. Incorrect : The childs are playing outside. Correct : The children are playing outside. Incorrect : I saw three mouses in the house. Correct : I saw three mice in the house. Incorrect : There are many deers in the forest. Correct : There are many deer in the forest. Incorrect : The tooths are very painful. Correct : The teeth are very painful. Incorrect : She has two foots. Correct : She has two feet. 28. Misuse of Ellipsis Explanation : Ellipses should be used sparingly and correctly to indicate omitted text or a pause in thought. Overusing them can lead to unclear writing. Incorrect : I’m not sure what to do... I guess I’ll wait. Correct : I’m not sure what to do. I guess I’ll wait. Incorrect : She said she would... be here soon. Correct : She said she would be here soon. Incorrect : It was a long day... but worth it. Correct : It was a long day, but worth it. Incorrect : I think... maybe we should go. Correct : I think maybe we should go. Incorrect : I don’t know... if I can do it. Correct : I don’t know if I can do it. 29. Confusing "Fewer" and "Less" Explanation : "Fewer" is used for countable items, while "less" is used for uncountable items. Mixing them up can lead to grammatical errors. Incorrect : I have less friends now. Correct : I have fewer friends now. Incorrect : There are less cars on the road today. Correct : There are fewer cars on the road today. Incorrect : I need to spend less time on social media. Correct : I need to spend less time on social media. (Note: “time” is uncountable, so “less” is correct here.) Incorrect : She has less apples than before. Correct : She has fewer apples than before. Incorrect : You should use less sugar in your recipe. Correct : You should use less sugar in your recipe. (Again, “sugar” is uncountable.) 30. Overusing Parentheses Explanation : Parentheses should be used sparingly, as excessive use can break the flow of writing and make sentences harder to read. Incorrect : The movie (which was really long) was boring. Correct : The movie, which was really long, was boring. Incorrect : I went to the store (to buy some groceries) and came home. Correct : I went to the store to buy some groceries and came home. Incorrect : She loves her cat (a fluffy Persian) and dog (a Labrador). Correct : She loves her cat, a fluffy Persian, and her dog, a Labrador. 31. Incorrect Word Order in Questions Explanation : Word order in questions should follow subject-auxiliary inversion. This means the auxiliary verb should come before the subject. Incorrect : You are going to the party? Correct : Are you going to the party? Incorrect : He can come with us? Correct : Can he come with us? Incorrect : You will help me with this? Correct : Will you help me with this? Incorrect : She is your sister? Correct : Is she your sister? Incorrect : They are leaving soon? Correct : Are they leaving soon? 32. Misplacing Modifiers Explanation : Misplacing modifiers occurs when descriptive words or phrases are not placed next to the words they are meant to describe. This can lead to confusion. Incorrect : Running quickly, the finish line seemed far away. Correct : Running quickly, I felt the finish line seemed far away. Incorrect : Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful. Correct : Walking down the street, I saw that the trees looked beautiful. Incorrect : After finishing dinner, the dessert tasted amazing. Correct : After finishing dinner, we thought the dessert tasted amazing. Incorrect : Covered in mud, the dog was hard to clean. Correct : The dog, covered in mud, was hard to clean. Incorrect : Waving goodbye, the train left the station. Correct : Waving goodbye, we watched the train leave the station. 33. Subject-Verb Agreement with Collective Nouns Explanation : Collective nouns (e.g., team, group, family) can take either singular or plural verbs depending on whether they are acting as a unit or as individuals. Incorrect : The team are ready to play. Correct : The team is ready to play. Incorrect : The group were arguing among themselves. Correct : The group was arguing among themselves. Incorrect : The committee have decided to meet next week. Correct : The committee has decided to meet next week. Incorrect : The family were eating dinner. Correct : The family was eating dinner. Incorrect : The jury are still deliberating. Correct : The jury is still deliberating. 34. Incorrectly Using "Like" Instead of "As" Explanation : "Like" is used to compare nouns, while "as" is used to compare clauses (with a verb). Using "like" to compare actions is a common mistake. Incorrect : She sings like a professional does. Correct : She sings as a professional does. Incorrect : He drives like he’s in a race. Correct : He drives as if he’s in a race. Incorrect : They talked like they knew each other. Correct : They talked as if they knew each other. Incorrect : The car moves like it’s new. Correct : The car moves as if it’s new. Incorrect : Cook this like I do. Correct : Cook this as I do. 35. Incorrect Comparisons with "Than" and "As" Explanation : When making comparisons, "than" and "as" should be followed by the correct pronoun or noun, including the implied part of the comparison. Incorrect : He is taller than me. Correct : He is taller than I am. Incorrect : She works as hard as him. Correct : She works as hard as he does. Incorrect : I run faster than her. Correct : I run faster than she does. Incorrect : We are stronger than them. Correct : We are stronger than they are. Incorrect : The cake tastes better than mine. Correct : The cake tastes better than my cake. 36. Overusing Adverbs Explanation : Overuse of adverbs, especially when they add little meaning to the sentence, can clutter writing. Incorrect : She really quickly ran to the store. Correct : She quickly ran to the store. Incorrect : He completely finished his homework early. Correct : He finished his homework early. Incorrect : I totally agree with you. Correct : I agree with you. Incorrect : She absolutely loves the movie. Correct : She loves the movie. Incorrect : He carefully and very slowly opened the door. Correct : He slowly opened the door. 37. Misplacing Correlative Conjunctions Explanation : Correlative conjunctions (either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also) should join parallel elements. Incorrect : She is either going to the park or will stay home. Correct : She is either going to the park or staying home. Incorrect : He not only likes to play football but also swimming. Correct : He not only likes to play football but also to swim. Incorrect : I will neither go to the movies nor staying home. Correct : I will neither go to the movies nor stay home. Incorrect : She is either very tired or has no energy. Correct : She is either very tired or lacking energy. Incorrect : They not only eat pizza but also are watching a movie. Correct : They are not only eating pizza but also watching a movie. 38. Ambiguous Pronoun Reference Explanation : Ambiguous pronoun reference occurs when it’s unclear which noun the pronoun refers to, leading to confusion. Incorrect : John told his brother that he was leaving. Correct : John told his brother that John was leaving. Incorrect : Sarah saw Lucy and told her that she was late. Correct : Sarah saw Lucy and told her that Lucy was late. Incorrect : When Jake met Tom, he shook his hand. Correct : When Jake met Tom, Jake shook Tom's hand. Incorrect : The teacher spoke to the student, and he listened carefully. Correct : The teacher spoke to the student, and the student listened carefully. Incorrect : Maria gave Ana her book. Correct : Maria gave Ana Ana's book. 39. Incorrect Use of "Between" and "Among" Explanation : "Between" is used for two items, while "among" is used for more than two. Incorrect : She had to choose between three different schools. Correct : She had to choose among three different schools. Incorrect : I’m sitting among my two best friends. Correct : I’m sitting between my two best friends. Incorrect : The discussion was between all the students. Correct : The discussion was among all the students. Incorrect : He divided the money among the two brothers. Correct : He divided the money between the two brothers. Incorrect : The agreement was among the three of them. Correct : The agreement was between the three of them. 40. Misusing Reflexive Pronouns Explanation : Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, etc.) are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person or thing. They are often misused as a substitute for subject or object pronouns. Incorrect : John and myself went to the store. Correct : John and I went to the store. Incorrect : Please give it to myself. Correct : Please give it to me. Incorrect : He completed the project by himself. Correct : He completed the project on his own. (Note: This is also correct in context, but the incorrect sentence is grammatically acceptable as well.) Incorrect : You can contact myself if you have any questions. Correct : You can contact me if you have any questions. Incorrect : They brought the pizza to ourselves. Correct : They brought the pizza to us.

Tag Questions for SSC Examination All Board Questions 2012 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2012] (a) Everybody is liable to error, –? (b) Very few students are devoted to their studies, –? (c) Please, don't waste your time, –? (d) Let us go out for a walk, –? (e) Fire burns, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2012] (a) Trees are our best friends, –? (b) We should plant more trees, –? (c) Nobody phoned me that day, –? (d) The spot is quite far from here, –? (e) Let us go out for a walk, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2012] (a) What a pity, –? (b) None of you went there, –? (c) Let us have a discussion, –? (d) Our college won the match, –? (e) He does not take sugar in tea, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2012] (a) Everyone would do so, –? (b) You need not do this, –? (c) There is a little water in this pond, –? (d) 'You' is a pronoun, –? (e) A man like you should not do this, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2012] (a) Telling lies is a great sin, –? (b) One lie begets a hundred lies, –? (c) None believes a liar, –? (d) He has to lead a miserable life, –? (e) So all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2012] (a) I'd meet you, –? (b) There are many problems in our college, –? (c) It is impossible, –? (d) You cannot be sure, –? (e) Their performance shows it, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2012] (a) Everybody loves flowers, –? (b) Today flowers are used on different occasions, –? (c) We need flowers to greet our honourable guests, –? (d) Now many people cultivate flowers, –? (e) This will better the living condition of the poor flower sellers, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2012] (a) Rana as well as his friends enjoyed the film, –? (b) Let me be alone, –? (c) We ought not to do this, –? (d) Everyone welcomed us, –? (e) I have the right to get your help, –? All Board Questions 2011 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2011] (a) Life is full of troubles and difficulties, –? (b) They have to be overcome if we are to succeed in life, –? (c) So, we should face them with courage, –? (d) We may fail at first, –? (e) But we must not lose heart, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2011] (a) Let us have a discussion, –? (b) Time and tide wait for none, –? (c) Many of us waste our time, –? (d) None could prosper in life without utilizing time, –? (e) Everybody should realize this truth, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2011] (a) Let us have a discussion, –? (b) Do not forget me, –? (c) The weather was fine yesterday, –? (d) Our college won the match, –? (e) He does not take sugar in tea, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2011] (a) His name was Jerry, –? (b) They waste their valuable time, –? (c) Everyone knows this, –? (d) He can never help people of the society, –? (e) Everybody dislikes him, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2011] (a) Health is wealth, –? (b) A sick rich man is not happier than a healthy poor man, –? (c) An unhealthy man cannot prosper in life, –? (d) Nobody pays him due respect, –? (e) We must take care of our health, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2011] (a) You must have heard the name of Jalaluddin Rumi, –? (b) He achieved fame as a spiritual leader, –? (c) He was also renowned as a mystic poet, –? (d) Thousands of people admired him in his lifetime, –? (e) Still today millions of people all over the world find pleasure in his poetic works, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2011] (a) You are not resigning from your job, –? (b) No, not yet, unless I get another job I can't, –? (c) Of course not. Well, you can use a computer, –? (d) And you do not mind working in a friend's firm, –? (e) Well if I offer you a job in my office, you won't refuse it, –? Key All Board Questions 2012 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2012] a) Everybody is liable to error, aren't they? b) Very few students are devoted to their studies, are they? c) Please, don't waste your time, will you? d) Let us go out for a walk, shall we? e) Fire burns, doesn't it? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2012] a) Trees are our best friends, aren't they? b) We should plant more trees, shouldn't we? c) Nobody phoned me that day, did they? d) The spot is quite far from here, isn't it? e) Let us go out for a walk, shall we? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2012] a) What a pity, isn't it? b) None of you went there, did you? c) Let us have a discussion, shall we? d) Our college won the match, didn't it? e) He does not take sugar in tea, does he? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2012] a) Everyone would do so, wouldn't they? b) You need not do this, need you? c) There is a little water in this pond, isn't there? d) 'You' is a pronoun, isn't it? e) A man like you should not do this, should you? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2012] a) Telling lies is a great sin, isn't it? b) One lie begets a hundred lies, doesn't it? c) None believes a liar, do they? d) He has to lead a miserable life, hasn't he? e) So all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, oughtn't we? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2012] a) I'd meet you, wouldn't I? b) There are many problems in our college, aren't there? c) It is impossible, isn't it? d) You cannot be sure, can you? e) Their performance shows it, doesn't it? 7. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2012] a) Everybody loves flowers, don't they? b) Today flowers are used on different occasions, aren't they? c) We need flowers to greet our honourable guests, don't we? d) Now many people cultivate flowers, don't they? e) This will better the living condition of the poor flower sellers, won't it? 8. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2012] a) Rana as well as his friends enjoyed the film, didn't he? b) Let me be alone, will you? c) We ought not to do this, ought we? d) Everyone welcomed us, didn't they? e) I have the right to get your help, haven't I? All Board Questions 2011 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2011] a) Life is full of troubles and difficulties, isn't it? b) They have to be overcome if we are to succeed in life, haven't they? c) So, we should face them with courage, shouldn't we? d) We may fail at first, mayn't we? e) But we must not lose heart, must we? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2011] a) Let us have a discussion, shall we? b) Time and tide wait for none, do they? c) Many of us waste our time, don't they? d) None could prosper in life without utilizing time, could they? e) Everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2011] a) Let us have a discussion, shall we? b) Do not forget me, will you? c) The weather was fine yesterday, wasn't it? d) Our college won the match, didn't it? e) He does not take sugar in tea, does he? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2011] a) His name was Jerry, wasn't it? b) They waste their valuable time, don't they? c) Everyone knows this, don't they? d) He can never help people of the society, can he? e) Everybody dislikes him, don't they? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2011] a) Health is wealth, isn't it? b) A sick rich man is not happier than a healthy poor man, is he? c) An unhealthy man cannot prosper in life, can he? d) Nobody pays him due respect, do they? e) We must take care of our health, mustn't we? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2011] a) You must have heard the name of Jalaluddin Rumi, mustn't you? b) He achieved fame as a spiritual leader, didn't he? c) He was also renowned as a mystic poet, wasn't he? d) Thousands of people admired him in his life time, didn't they? e) Still today millions of people all over the world find pleasure in his poetic works, don't they? 7. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2011] a) You are not resigning from your job, are you? b) No, not yet, unless I get another job I can't, do I? c) Of course not. Well, you can use a computer, can't you? d) And you do not mind working in a friend's firm, do you? e) Well if I offer you a job in my office, you won't refuse it, will you?

Tag Questions for SSC Examination All Board Questions 2015 1.Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2015] (a) Nobody believes a cheat, –? (b) Everybody hates him, –? (c) He has to drag a miserable life, –? (d) He can hardly succeed in life, –? (e) Let us always speak the truth, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2015] (a) I am doing very important work. Don’t disturb me, –? (b) Rupa said to Mina, "How happy you are in a nuclear family!", –? (c) Cousin lives in a village. He hardly comes here, –? (d) I study in a reputed school. I am a student, –? (e) Don’t make late. Let’s go, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2015] (a) I am sorry, Ramit. I am very late, –? (b) There was a traffic jam, –? (c) Oh! Don't worry. The train is late, –? (d) Then, have a cup of tea, –? (e) Yes. Let's go to the canteen, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2015] (a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, –? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, –? (c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us, –? (d) Nothing is more pleasant to man than the sweetest memories of childhood, –? (e) Therefore, let's practise it, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2015] (a) A nuclear family has some advantages, –? (b) There're only a few family members, –? (c) It is calm and quiet, –? (d) So, one can have peace and happiness in a nuclear family, –? (e) One need not think of others, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2015] (a) I am Rajib, a boy of class 10, –? (b) I am reading in the science group. I aim to be a doctor, –? (c) But my parents want that I shall be an army officer, –? (d) I have to work hard for whatever I want to be. Because success in life depends on hard work, –? (e) Especially, my parents always advise me to work hard, –? Key All Board Questions 2015 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2015] (a) Nobody believes a cheat,  do they? (b) Everybody hates him,  don't they? (c) He has to drag a miserable life,  hasn't he? (d) He can hardly succeed in life,  can he? (e) Let us always speak the truth,  shall we? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2015] (a) I am doing a very important work. Don’t disturb me,  will you? (b) Rupa said to Mina, How happy you are in a nuclear family!,  aren’t you? (c) Cousin lives in a village. He hardly comes here,  does he? (d) I study in a reputed school. I am a student,  aren’t I? (e) Don’t make late. Let’s go,  shall we? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2015] (a) I am sorry, Ramit. I am very late,  aren't I? (b) There was a traffic jam,  wasn't there? (c) Oh! Don't worry. The train is late,  isn't it? (d) Then, have a cup of tea,  will you? (e) Yes. Let's go to the canteen,  shall we? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2015]  a) Everyone is nostalgic in life,  aren't they? b) We hardly forget the golden past,  do we? c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us,  aren't they? d) Nothing is more pleasant to man than the sweetest memories of childhood,  is it? (e) Therefore, let's practise it,  shall we? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2015]  a) A nuclear family has some advantages,  hasn't it? b) There're only a few family members,  aren't there? c) It is calm and quiet,  isn't it? d) So, one can have peace and happiness in a nuclear family,  can't he/can't they? e) One need not think of others,  need he/need they? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2015] (a) I am Rajib, a boy of class 10,  aren't I? (b) I am reading in science group. I aim to be a doctor,  don't I? (c) But my parents want that I shall be an army officer,  shan't I? (d) I have to work hard for whatever I want to be. Because success in life depends on hard work,  doesn't it? (e) Especially¸ My parents always advise me to work hard,  don’t they?

Tag Questions for SSC Examination Board Questions-2020-2019 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board 2020; Jashore Board-2009] (a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, –? (b) I am in the habit of walking every morning, –? (c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, –? (d) No one should miss the opportunity, –? (e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2020] (a) You surely fail if you fail to plan, –? (b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, –? (c) Great people could do nothing without a plan of action, –? (d) Future also dare not fail a well-planned effort, –? (e) So, plan before proceeding, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2020, Dinajpur Board-2020, Jashore Board-2017] (a) The freedom fighters are the real heroes, –? (b) Nothing is greater than their sacrifice, –? (c) Their contribution to our country will always be remembered, –? (d) We should never neglect them, –? (e) Every citizen of Bangladesh must have due respect for them, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2020] (a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, –? (b) They fought for the independence of our country, –? (c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, –? (d) Their names are written in golden letters, –? (e) We should never forget them, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2020] (a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, –? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, –? (c) The memories of childhood are colourful, –? (d) The sweetest memory of childhood is always haunting us, –? (e) Who forgets these memories, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2020] (a) Optimism is a great quality, –? (b) Everybody believes this truth, –? (c) But all can’t be optimistic, –? (d) None but the optimists are accepted by all, –? (e) So, we all should be optimistic about life, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2020] (a) None of us can solve this problem, –? (b) There is little water in the glass, –? (c) One cannot deny this proposal, –? (d) You need to see a doctor, –? (e) Nothing was said, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Mymensingh Board-2020] (a) Nothing is more pleasant than the memories of childhood, –? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, –? (c) The memories of my childhood still attract me, –? (d) Simple things are at the centre of attraction for a child, –? (e) When a man grows up, he may laugh at those things, –? All Board Questions 2019 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2019] (a) I am an SSC examinee, –? (b) My expectation is getting A+, –? (c) Some of my classmates became addicted to using mobile phones, –? (d) They could not pass the test exam, –? (e) Everybody hates them for this reason, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2019] (a) Cutting trees is not good for us, –? (b) Because trees supply us oxygen, fruits and wood, –? (c) We can hardly live without them, –? (d) They are our best friends, –? (e) Let’s plant trees more and more, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2019] (a) Sincerity is a great virtue. A sincere man always succeeds in life, –? (b) The people who are insincere can hardly succeed, –? (c) Nobody is as successful as a sincere man, –? (d) Every student should be sincere to shine in life, –? (e) Let’s be sincere in our life, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2019] (a) You had better drink cold water, –? (b) The father rose in him at this sight, –? (c) Thank you very much, –? (d) He as well as his brother comes here, –? (e) Let us go home, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board 2019; Dhaka Board- 2017; Rajshahi Board-2016; Chattogram Board- 2012] (a) Telling lies is a great sin, –? (b) One lie begets a hundred lies, –? (c) Man hardly believes a liar, –? (d) A liar has to lead a miserable life, –? (e) So, all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2019] (a) To tell a lie is a great sin. Sinners suffer in the long run, –? (b) Flowers are the symbol of beauty and purity. Nobody dislikes flowers, –? (c) I want to meet her. She hardly comes here, –? (d) Vitamins are essential for our health. So, we must eat vegetables to get vitamins, –? (e) Truthfulness is a great virtue. So, don’t tell a lie, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2019,2017] (a) Fishes can swim, –? (b) Once our rivers abounded with fish, –? (c) But at present the water of most of the rivers has been polluted, –? (d) So, there is scarcity of fish, –? (e) We must take measures to protect the rivers from being polluted, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2019] (a) Our examination is over. Everybody is free now, –? (b) He along with his friends will pay a visit to Sylhet, –? (c) But Aslam has little interest in it, –? (d) He as well as his parents visited Sylhet last year, –? (e) As they visited many interesting places, they could enjoy a lot, –? Key All Board Questions 2020 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board 2020; Jashore Board-2009] (a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, shall we? (b) I am in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I? (c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, doesn't it? (d) No one should miss the opportunity, should they? (e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, will you? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2020] (a) You surely fail if you fail to plan, don't you? (b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, doesn't it? (c) Great people could do nothing without a plan of action, could they? (d) Future also dare not fail a well-planned effort, dare it? (e) So, plan before proceed, will you? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2020, Dinajpur Board-2020, Jashore Board-2017] (a) The freedom fighters are the real heroes, aren't they? (b) Nothing is greater than their sacrifice, is it? (c) Their contribution to our country will always be remembered, won't it? (d) We should never neglect them, should we? (e) Every citizen of Bangladesh must have due respect for them, mustn't they? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2020] (a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, don't they? (b) They fought for the independence of our country, didn't they? (c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, hasn't it? (d) Their names are written in golden letters, aren't they? (e) We should never forget them, should we? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2020] (a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, aren't they? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we? (c) The memories of childhood are colourful, aren't they? (d) The sweetest memory of childhood is always haunting us, isn't it? (e) Who forgets these memories, do they? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2020] (a) Optimism is a great quality, isn't it? (b) Everybody believes this truth, don't they? (c) But all can’t be optimistic, can they? (d) None but the optimists are accepted by all, are they? (e) So, we all should be optimistic about life, shouldn't we? 7. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2020] (a) None of us can solve this problem, can we? (b) There is little water in the glass, is there? (c) One cannot deny this proposal, can they? (d) You need to see a doctor, needn't you? (e) Nothing was said, was it? 8. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Mymensingh Board-2020] (a) Nothing is more pleasant than the memories of childhood, is it? (b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we? (c) The memories of my childhood still attract me, don't they? (d) Simple things are at the centre of attraction for a child, aren't they? (e) When a man grows up, he may laugh at those things, mayn't he? All Board Questions 2019 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2019] (a) I am an SSC examinee, aren't I? (b) My expectation is getting A+, isn't it? (c) Some of my classmates became addicted to using mobile phones, didn't they? (d) They could not pass the test exam, could they? (e) Everybody hates them for this reason, don't they? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2019] (a) Cutting trees is not good for us, is it? (b) Because trees supply us oxygen, fruits and wood, don't they? (c) We can hardly live without them, can we? (d) They are our best friends, aren't they? (e) Let’s plant trees more and more, shall we? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2019] (a) Sincerity is a great virtue. A sincere man always succeeds in life, doesn't he? (b) The people who are insincere can hardly succeed, are they? (c) Nobody is as successful as a sincere man, are they? (d) Every student should be sincere to shine in life, shouldn't they? (e) Let’s be sincere in our life, shall we? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2019] (a) You had better drink cold water, hadn't you? (b) The father rose in him at this sight, didn't it? (c) Thank you very much, don't I? (d) He as well as his brother comes here, doesn't he? (e) Let us go home, shall we? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board 2019; Dhaka Board- 2017; Rajshahi Board-2016; Chattogram Board- 2012] a) Telling lies is a great sin, isn't it? b) One lie begets a hundred lies, doesn't it? c) Man hardly believes a liar, does he? d) A liar has to lead a miserable life, hasn't he/doesn't he? e) So, all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, oughtn't we? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2019] (a) To tell a lie is a great sin. Sinners suffer in the long run, don't they? (b) Flowers are the symbol of beauty and purity. Nobody dislikes flowers, do they? (c) I want to meet her. She hardly comes here, does she? (d) Vitamins are essential for our health. So, we must eat vegetables to get vitamins, mustn't we? (e) Truthfulness is a great virtue. So, don’t tell a lie, will you? 7. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2019,2017] a) Fishes can swim, can't they? b) Once our rivers abounded with fish, didn't they? c) But at present the water of most of the rivers has been polluted, hasn't it? d) So, there is scarcity of fish, isn't there? e) We must take measures to protect the rivers from being polluted, mustn't we? 8. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2019] (a) Our examination is over. Everybody is free now, aren't they? (b) He along with his friends will pay a visit to Sylhet, won't he? (c) But Aslam has little interest in it, has he?   (d) He as well as his parents visited Sylhet last year, didn't he?   (e) As they visited many interesting places, they could enjoy a lot, couldn't theks, shouldn't he?

Tag Questions for SSC Examination All Board Questions 2010 Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2010] (a) Every student wants to do well in the examination, –? (b) But it is not an easy task, –? (c) A student should read the texts again and again, –? (d) He must not memorize the answer without knowing the meaning, –? (e) He can read social services, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2010] (a) You are not used to taking potatoes, –? (b) No, I don't like it. I think you also don't like potatoes, –? (c) It is true. But in a country like Bangladesh, we ought to take alternative food, –? (d) The wise say like that, –? (e) But I don't think they will be satisfied with potatoes instead of rice, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2010] (a) Certainly you will go there, –? (b) I know you have not hidden my pen, –? (c) A boy like you should not do this, –? (d) The earth is round, –? (e) Let us go for a walk, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2010] (a) Trees are our best friends, –? (b) They help us in many ways, –? (c) But many men do not realize the importance of trees, –? (d) The country will change into a desert without trees, –? (e) So, we should plant more trees, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2010] (a) You need not come here tomorrow, –? (b) Let's help the poor boy, –? (c) Nobody phoned me that day, –? (d) She has little idea about it, –? (e) He reads newspapers every day, –? Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2010] (a) Rimi is trying her best to make a good result, –? (b) She thinks she will complete all the subjects before December, –? (c) Her parents are also serious, –? (d) They feel her absence, –? (e) She should not miss her classes now, –? All Board Questions 2009 1. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Dhaka Board-2009] a) We're going to visit the Fantasy Kingdom today,-----? b) But we can't start our journey unless it stops raining, ---? c) Why don't we start now? It's only drizzling, ---? d) The spot is quite far from here, --? e) So, let's put off our visit for tomorrow, ---? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Rajshahi Board-2009] (a) Harnidur Rahman gave the shape to the Shaheed Minar, -----? (b) He combined in it the Bengalese aspirations, -----? (c) He was the pioneer of the new painting movement, ----? (d) People admire him for his outstanding design of the Central Shaheed Minar, -----? (e) We should never forget him,-----? 24. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Dinajpur Board-2009] a) Do you know about computer, ----? b) Of course, it is fairly a recent invention, ---? c) It has now become an essential part of modern life,----? d) It has greatly benefited us,----? e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, ---? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Jashore Board-2009] (a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, --? (b) I'm in the habit of walking every morning, ---? (c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, ---? (d) No one should miss this opportunity, --? (e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, --? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Cumilla Board-2009] (a) Nothing is certain, ---? (b) Nila knows you better, ---? (c) Let's have a discussion, --? (d) He seldom comes here, ---? (e) You are right,---? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Chattogram Board-2009] a) Congratulations Terence. You have made an excellent result, ----? b) Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit,-----? c) Right you are. We ought to remain grateful to them, -----? d) Certainly, You too studied hard, ----? e) Yes, it is our duty to study in a disciplined way, -----? 6 Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Sylhet Board-2009] a) You are going abroad,---? b) No, not yet, unless l pan manage money, I cannot go,---? c) I can't admit you because I  have not much money, -----? d) You don't know our present stale, Now my father has to maintain a very large family, -----? e) I admit, your father can manage it if he wishes, -----? 7,Make tag questions of the following statements:  [Barishal Board-2009] a) Actually I am waiting for Kamal, ---? b) Kamal? I also have come here to meet him, ---? c) No. He just told me to meet him here. I don't know more about this, ----? d) So far as I know, he wants to go to the fair, ----? e) Really? Oh, here is Kamal coming. Let's discuss this with him,----? Key All Board Questions 2010 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2010] (a) Every student wants to do well in the examination, don't they? (b) But it is not an easy task, is it? (c) A student should read the texts again and again, shouldn't he? (d) He must not memorize the answer without knowing the meaning, must he? (e) He cans reader social services, doesn't he? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2010] (a) You are not used to taking potatoes, are you? (b) No, I don't like it. I think you also don't like potatoes, do you? (c) It is true. But in a country like Bangladesh, we ought to take alternative food, oughtn't we? (d) The wise say like that, don't it? (e) But I don't think, they will be satisfied with potatoes instead of rice, won't they? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2010] (a) Certainly you will go there, won't you? (b) I know you have not hidden my pen, have you? (c) A boy like you should not do this, should you? (d) The earth is round, isn't she? (e) Let us go for a walk, shall we? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2010] (a) Trees are our best friends, aren't they? (b) They help us in many ways, don't they? (c) But many men do not realize the importance of trees, do they? (d) The country will change into a desert without trees, won't it? (e) So, we should plant more trees, shouldn't we? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2010] (a) You need not come here tomorrow, need you? (b) Let's help the poor boy, shall we? (c) Nobody phoned me that day, did they? (d) She has little idea about it, has she? (e) He reads newspapers every day, doesn't he? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2010] a) Rimi is trying her best to make a good result, isn't she? b) She thinks she will complete all the subjects before December, doesn't she? c) Her parents are also serious, aren't they? d) They feel her absence, don't they? e) She should not miss her classes now, should she? All Board Questions 2009 Answer 1. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dhaka Board-2009] a) We're going to visit the Fantasy Kingdom today, aren't we? b) But we can't start our journey unless it stops raining, can we? c) Why don't we start now? It's only drizzling, isn't it? d) The spot is quite far from here, isn't it? e) So, let's put off our visit for tomorrow, shall we? 2. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Rajshahi Board-2009] (a) Harnidur Rahman gave the shape to the Shaheed Minar, didn't he? (b) He combined in it the Bengalese aspirations, didn't he? (c) He was the pioneer of the new painting movement, wasn't he? (d) People admire him for his outstanding design of the Central Shaheed Minar, don't they? (e) We should never forget him, should we? 3. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Dinajpur Board-2009] a) Do you know about computer, don't you? b) Of course, it is fairly a recent invention, isn't it? c) It has now become an essential part of modern life, hasn't it? d) It has greatly benefited us, hasn't it? e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, shall we? 4. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Jashore Board-2009] (a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, shall we? (b) I'm in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I? (c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, doesn't it? (d) No one should miss this opportunity, should they? (e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, won't you? 5. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Cumilla Board-2009] (a) Nothing is certain, is it? (b) Nila knows you better, doesn't she? (c) Let's have a discussion, shall we? (d) He seldom comes here, does he? (e) You are right, aren't you? 6. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Chattogram Board-2009] a) Congratulations Terence. You have made an excellent result, haven't you? b) Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit, don't they? c) Right you are. We ought to remain grateful to them, shouldn't we? d) Certainly, you too studied hard, didn't you? e) Yes, it is our duty to study in a disciplined way, isn't it? 7. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Sylhet Board-2009] a) You are going abroad, aren't you? b) No, not yet, unless I can manage money, I cannot go, can I? c) I can't admit you because I have not much money, can I? d) You don't know our present state, now my father has to maintain a very large family, doesn't he? e) I admit, your father can manage it if he wishes, can't he? 8. Make tag questions of the following statements: [Barishal Board-2009] a) Actually I am waiting for Kamal, aren't I? b) Kamal? I also have come here to meet him, haven't I? c) No. He just told me to meet him here. I don't know more about this, do I? d) So far as I know, he wants to go to the fair, doesn't he? e) Really? Oh, here is Kamal coming. Let's discuss this with him, shall we?

Passage-1 The Connection Between Culture and Thought A The world’s population has surpassed 7 billion and continues to grow. Across the globe, humans have many differences. These differences can be influenced by factors such as geography, climate, politics, nationality, and many more. Culture is one such aspect that can change the way people behave. B Your culture may influence your clothing, your language, and many aspects of your life. But is culture influential enough to change the way an individual thinks? It has long been believed that people from different cultures would think differently. For example, a young boy from a farm would talk about cows while a boy from New York will talk about cars. If two young children from different countries are asked about their thoughts about a painting, they would answer differently because of their cultural backgrounds. C In recent years, there has been new research that changed this long-held belief; However, this new research is not the first to explore the idea that culture can change the way we think. Earlier research has provided valuable insight to the question. One of the earliest research projects was carried out in the Soviet Union. This project was designed to find out whether culture would affect peopled way of thought processing. The researchers focused on how living environment and nationality might influence how people think. The experiment led by Bessett aimed to question such awareness of cognitive psychology. Bessett conducted several versions of the experiment to test different cognitive processes. D One experiment led by Bessett and Masuku showed an animated video picturing a big fish swimming among smaller fish and other sea creatures. Subjects were asked to describe the scene. The Japanese participants tended to focus on the aquatic background, such as the plants and colour of the water, as well as the relationship between the big and small fish. American participants tended to focus on individual fishes, mainly the larger, more unique looking fish. The experiment suggested that members of Eastern cultures focus more on the overall picture, while members of Western culture focus more on the individuals. E In another experiment performed by Bessett and Choi, the subjects were presented with some very convincing evidence for a position. Both the Korean and the American showed strong support. And after they were given some evidence opposing the position, the Korean started to modified or decreased their support. However, the American began to give more support to the former argument. This project suggested that in Korean culture, support for arguments is based on context. Ideas and conclusions are changeable and flexible, so an individual may be more willing to change his or her mind. For Americans, they were less willing to change their original conclusion. F Bessett and Ara devised an experiment to test the thought processing of both oriental and occidental worlds. Test subject was given an argument “All animals with furs hibernate. Rabbit has fur. Therefore, rabbit hibernate”. People from the eastern world questioned the argument as not being logical, because in their knowledge some furry animals just don’t hibernate. But the American think the statement is right. They assume the logic deduction is based on a correct argument, thus the conclusion is right since the logic is right. G From these early experiments in the Soviet Union, one might conclude that our original premise— that culture can impact the way we think—was still correct. However, recent research criticises this view, as well as Bessett’s early experiments. Though these experiments changed the original belief on thought processing, how much does it result from all factors needs further discussion. Fischer thinks Bessett’s experiments provide valuable information because his research only provides qualitative descriptions, not results from controlled environment. Chang partly agrees with him, because there are some social factors that might influence the results. H Another criticism of Bessett’s experiments is that culture was studied as a sub-factor of nationality. The experiments assumed that culture would be the same among all members of a nationality. For example, every American that participated in the experiments could be assumed to have the same culture. In reality, culture is much more complicated than nationality. These early experiments did not control for other factors, such as socioeconomic status, education, ethnicity, and regional differences in culture. All of these factors could have a big effect on the individual’s response. I A third criticism of Bessett’s experiment is that the content itself should have been more abstract, such as a puzzle or an IQ test. With objective content, such as nature and animals, people from different countries of the world might have different pre-conceived ideas about these animals. Prior knowledge based on geographic location would further complicate the results. A test that is more abstract, or more quantitative, would provide a more controlled study of how cognitive processing works for different groups of people. J The research on culture’s effect on cognitive processing still goes on today, and while some criticisms exist of Bessett’s early studies, the projects still provide valuable insight. It is important for future research projects to control carefully for the variables, such as culture. Something like culture is complex and difficult to define. It can also be influenced by many other variables, such as geography or education styles. When studying a variable like culture, it is critical that the researcher create a clear definition for what is—and what is not—considered culture. K Another important aspect of modern research is the ethical impact of the research. A researcher must consider carefully whether the results of the research will negatively impact any of the groups involved. In an increasingly globalised job economy, generalisations made about nationalities can be harmful to prospective employees. This information could also impact the way tests and university admissions standards are designed, which would potentially favor one group or create a disadvantage for another. When conducting any research about culture and nationality, researchers should consider all possible effects, positive or negative, that their conclusions may have when published for the world to see. Questions 1-5 Reading Passage 1 has eleven paragraphs, A-K. Which paragraph contains the following information? NB You may use any letter more than once. 1. All people have the same reaction to a certain point of view. 2. Qualitative descriptions are valuable in exploring thought processing. 3. Different cultures will affect the description of the same scene. 4. We thought of young people as widely different at different geographical locations. 5. Eastern people are less likely to stick to their argument. Questions 6-9 Look at the following statements (Questions 6-9) and the list of researchers below. Match each statement with the correct researcher, A-C. Write the correct letter, A-C, in boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once. A Bessett & Masuku B Bessett & Choi C Bessett & Ara 6. Geographical location affects people’s position on certain arguments. 7. Animated images reveal different process strategies. 8. Eastern people challenge a deduction because they knew it is not true. 9. Eastern people find more difficulty when asked to identify the same object. Questions 10-13 Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer Researchers in the Soviet Union wanted to find out how (10)……………………and nationality will control the way people think. Bessett and Ara’s experiment shows, for Americans, so long as the logic deduction is based on a correct argument, the (11)………………………….should be right. Fischer thinks Bessett’s research is quite valuable because it is conducted in a (12)……………………way rather than in controlled environment. Future researchers on culture’s effect on cognitive processing should start with a (13)……………………of culture as a variable. Passage-2 Eco-Resort Management Practices Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists. In addition to providing the traditional resort-leisure product, it has been argued that ecotourism resort management should have a particular focus on best-practice environmental management. an educational and interpretive component, and direct and indirect contributions to the conservation of the natural and cultural environment (Ayala. I996). Conran Cove Island Resort is a large integrated ecotourism-based resort located south of Brisbane on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Australia. As the world’s population becomes increasingly urbanised, the demand for tourist attractions which are environmentally friendly, serene and offer amenities of a unique nature has grown rapidly. Couran Cove Resort, which is one such tourist attractions, is located on South Stradbroke Island, occupying approximately 150 hectares of the island. South Stradbroke Island is separated from die mainland by the Broadwater, a stretch of sea.’ kilometres wide. More than a century ago. there was only one Stradbroke Island, and there were at least four Aboriginal tribes living and limiting on the island. Regrettably, most of the original island dwellers were eventually killed by diseases such as tuberculosis, smallpox and influenza by the end of the 19th century. The second ship wrecked on the island in 1894, and the subsequent destruction of the ship (the Cambus Wallace) because it contained dynamite, caused a large crater in the sandhills on Stradbroke Island. Eventually. the ocean bloke through the weakened land form and Stradbroke became two islands. Conran Cove Island Resort is built on one of the world’s lew naturally -occurring sand lands, which is home to a wide range of plant communities and one of the largest remaining remnants of the rare livistona rainforest left on the Gold Coast. Many mangrove and rainforest areas, and Malaleuca Wetlands on South Stradbroke Island (and in Queensland), have been cleared, drained or filled for residential, industrial, agricultural or urban development in the first half of the 20th century. Farmers and graziers finally abandoned South Stradbroke Island in 1959 because the vegetation and the soil conditions there were not suitable for agricultural activities. SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF COUKAN COVE RESORT Being located on an offshore island, the resort is only accessible by means of water transport. The resort provides hourly ferry service from the marina on the mainland to and from the island. Within the resort. transport modes include walking trails, bicycle tracks and the beach train. The reception area is the counter of the shop which has not changed for 8 years at least. The accommodation is an octagonal “Bure’’. These are large rooms that are clean but the equipment is tiled and in some cases just working. Our ceiling fan only worked on high speed for example. Beds are hard but clean. There is a television, a radio, an old air conditioner and a small fridge. These “Bures” are right on top of each other and night noises do carry. So he careful what you say and do. The only tiling is the mosquitoes, but if you forget to bring mosquito repellent they sell some oil the island. As an ecotourism-based resort most of the planning and development of the attraction lies been concentrated on the need to co-exist with the fragile natural environment of South Stradbroke Island to achieve sustainable development. WATER AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT South Stradbroke Island has groundwater at the centre of the island, which has a maximum height of 3 metres above sea level. The water supply is recharged by rainfall and is commonly known as an unconfined freshwater aquifer. Couran Cove Island Resort obtains its water supply by tapping into this aquifer and extracting it via a bore system. Some of the problems which have threatened the island’s freshwater supply include pollution, contamination and over-consumption. In order to minimise some of these problems, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. The resort considers washing machines as onerous to the island’s freshwater supply, and that the detergents contain a high level of phosphates which are a major source of water pollution. The resort uses LPG-power generation rather than a diesel-powered plant for its energy supply, supplemented by wind turbine, which has reduced greenhouse emissions by 70% of diesel-equivalent generation methods. Excess heat recovered from the generator is used to heat the swimming pool. Hot water in the eco-cabins and for some of the resort’s vehicles are solar-powered. Water efficient fittings are also installed in showers and toilets. However, not all the appliances used by the resort arc energy efficient, such as refrigera­tors. Visitors who stay at the resort are encouraged to monitor their water and energy usage via the in-house television systems, and are rewarded with prizes (such as a free return trip to the resort) accordingly if their usage level is low. CONCLUDING REMARKS We examined a case study of good management practice and a pro-active sustainable tourism stance of an eco-resort. In three years of operation, Couran Cove Island Resort has won 23 international and national awards, including the 2001 Australian Tourism Award in the 4-Star Accommodation category. The resort has embraced and has effectively implemented contem­porary environmental management practices. It has been argued that the successful implemen­tation of the principles of sustainability should promote long-term social, economic and envi­ronmental benefits, while ensuring and enhancing the prospects of continued viability for the tourism enterprise. Couran Cove Island Resort does not conform to the characteristics of the Resort Development Spectrum, as proposed by Pridcaux (2000). According to Pridcaux. the resort should be at least at Phase 3 of the model (the National tourism phase), which describes an integrated resort providing 3-4 star hotel-type accommodation. The primary tourist market in Phase 3 of the model consists mainly of interstate visitors. However, the number of interstate and international tourists visiting the resort is small, with the principal visitor markets com­prising locals and residents front nearby towns and the Gold Coast region. The carrying capacity of Couran Cove does not seem to be of any concern to the Resort management. Given that it is a private commercial ecotourist enterprise, regulating the number of visitors to the resort to minimise damage done to the natural environment on South Stradbrokc Island is not a binding constraint. However, the Resort’s growth will eventually be constrained by its carrying capacity, and quantity control should be incorporated in the management strategy of the resort. Questions 14-18 Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet. 14. The Stradbroke became two islands A by an intended destruction of the ship of the Cambus Wallace. B by an explosion of dynamite on a ship and following nature erosion. C by the movement sandhills on Stradbroke Island. D by the volcanic eruption on island. 15. Why are laundry activities for the resort carried out on the mainland? A to obtain its water supply via a bore system B to preserve the water and anti-pollution C to save the cost of installing onerous washing machines D to reduce the level of phosphates in water around 16. The major water supplier in South Stradbroke Island is by A desalining the sea water. B collecting the rainfall. C transporting from the mainland. D boring ground water. 17. What is applied for heating water on Couran Cove Island Resort? A the LPG-power B a diesel-powered plant C the wind power D the solar-power 18. What does, as the managers of resorts believe, the prospective future focus on? A more awards for resort’s accommodation B sustainable administration and development in a long run C economic and environmental benefits for the tourism enterprise D successful implementation of the Resort Development Spectrum Questions 19-23 Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the Passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 19-23 on your answer sheet. Being located away from the mainland, tourists can attain the resort only by (19)……………………in a regular service provided by the resort itself. Within the resort, transports include trails for walking or tracks for both (20)……………………………and the beach train. The on-island equipment is old-fashioned which is barely working such as the (21)………………………overhead. There is television, radio, an old (22)……………………..and a small fridge. And you can buy the repellent for (23)………………………..if you forget to bring some. Questions 24-26 Choose THREE letters, A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet. Which THREE of the following statements are true as to the contemporary situation of Couran Cove Island Resort in the last paragraph? A Couran Cove island resort goes for more eco friendly practices B The accommodation standard only conforms to the Resort Development Spectrum of phase 3 C Couran Cove island resort should raise the accommodation standard and build more facilities D The principal group visiting the resort is international tourists E Its carrying will restrict the future businesses’ expansion Passage-3 The future of the World’s Language Of the world’s 6,500 living languages, around half are expected to the out by the end of this century, according to UNESCO. Just 11 are spoken by more than half of the earth’s population, so it is little wonder that those used by only a few are being left behind as we become a more homogenous, global society. In short, 95 percent of the world’s languages are spoken by only five percent of its population—a remarkable level of linguistic diversity stored in tiny pockets of speakers around the world. Mark Turin, a university professor, has launched WOLP (World Oral Language Project) to prevent the language from the brink of extinction. He is trying to encourage indigenous communities to collaborate with anthropologists around the world to record what he calls “oral literature” through video cameras, voice recorders and other multimedia tools by awarding grants from a £30,000 pot that the project has secured this year. The idea is to collate this literature in a digital archive that can be accessed on demand and will make the nuts and bolts of lost cultures readily available. For many of these communities, the oral tradition is at the heart of their culture. The stories they tell are creative as well as communicative. Unlike the languages with celebrated written traditions, such as Sanskrit, Hebrew and Ancient Greek, few indigenous communities have recorded their own languages or ever had them recorded until now. The project suggested itself when Turin was teaching in Nepal. He wanted to study for a PhD in endangered languages and, while discussing it with his professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands, was drawn to a map on his tutor’s wall. The map was full of pins of a variety of colours which represented all the world’s languages that were completely undocumented. At random, Turin chose a “pin” to document. It happened to belong to the Thangmi tribe, an indigenous community in the hills east of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. “Many of the choices anthropologists and linguists who work on these traditional field-work projects are quite random,” he admits. Continuing his work with the Thangmi community in the 1990s, Turin began to record the language he was hearing, realising that not only was this language and its culture entirely undocumented, it was known to few outside the tiny community. He set about trying to record their language and myth of origins. “I wrote 1,000 pages of grammar in English that nobody could use—but I realised that wasn’t enough. It wasn’t enough for me, it wasn’t enough for them. It simply wasn’t going to work as something for the community. So then I produced this trilingual word list in Thangmi, Nepali and English.” In short, it was the first ever publication of that language. That small dictionary is still sold in local schools for a modest 20 rupees, and used as part of a wider cultural regeneration process to educate children about their heritage and language. The task is no small undertaking: Nepal itself is a country of massive ethnic and linguistic diversity, home to 100 languages from four different language families. What’s more, even fewer ethnic Thangmi speak the Thangmi language. Many of the community members have taken to speaking Nepali, the national language taught in schools and spread through the media, and community elders are dying without passing on their knowledge. Despite Turin’s enthusiasm for his subject, he is baffled by many linguists’ refusal to engage in the issue he is working on. “Of the 6,500 languages spoken on Earth, many do not have written traditions and many of these spoken forms are endangered,” he says. “There are more linguists in universities around the world than there are spoken languages—but most of them aren’t working on this issue. To me it’s amazing that in this day and age, we still have an entirely incomplete image of the world’s linguistic diversity. People do PhDs on the apostrophe in French, yet we still don’t know how many languages are spoken.” “When a language becomes endangered, so too does a cultural world view. We want to engage with indigenous people to document their myths and folklore, which can be harder to find funding for if you are based outside Western universities.” Yet, despite the struggles facing initiatives such as the World Oral Literature Project, there are historical examples that point to the possibility that language restoration is no mere academic pipe dream. The revival of a modern form of Hebrew in the 19th century is often cited as one of the best proofs that languages long dead, belonging to small communities, can be resurrected and embraced by a large number of people. By the 20th century, Hebrew was well on its way to becoming the main language of the Jewish population of both Ottoman and British Palestine. It is now spoken by more than seven million people in Israel. Yet, despite the difficulties these communities face in saving their languages, Dr Turin believes that the fate of the world’s endangered languages is not sealed, and globalisation is not necessarily the nefarious perpetrator of evil it is often presented to be. “I call it the globalisation paradox: on the one hand globalisation and rapid socio-economic change are the things that are eroding and challenging diversity But on the other, globalisation is providing us with new and very exciting tools and facilities to get to places to document those things that globalisation is eroding. Also, the communities at the coal-face of change are excited by what globalisation has to offer.” In the meantime, the race is on to collect and protect as many of the languages as possible, so that the Rai Shaman in eastern Nepal and those in the generations that follow him can continue their traditions and have a sense of identity. And it certainly is a race: Turin knows his project’s limits and believes it inevitable that a large number of those languages will disappear. “We have to be wholly realistic. A project like ours is in no position, and was not designed, to keep languages alive. The only people who can help languages survive are the people in those communities themselves. They need to be reminded that it’s good to speak their own language and I think we can help them do that—becoming modem doesn’t mean you have to lose your language.” Questions 27-31 Complete the summary using the list of words, A-J, below. Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet. Of the world’s 6,500 living languages, about half of them are expected to be extinct. Most of the world’s languages are spoken by a (27)…………………of people. However, Professor Turin set up a project WOLP to prevent (28)……………….of the languages. The project provides the community with (29)………………….to enable people to record their endangered languages. The oral tradition has great cultural (30)……………….. An important (31)………………..between languages spoken by few people and languages with celebrated written documents existed in many communities. A similarity B significance C funding D minority E education F difference G education H diversity I majority J disappearance Questions 32-35 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 32-35 on you answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this 32. Turin argued that anthropologists and linguists usually think carefully before selecting an area to research. 33. Turin concluded that the Thangmi language had few similarities with other languages. 34. Turin has written that 1000-page document was inappropriate for Thangmi community; 35. Some Nepalese schools lack resources to devote to language teaching. 36. Why does Turin say people do PhDs on the apostrophe in French? A He believes that researchers have limited role in the research of languages. B He compares the methods of research into languages. C He thinks research should result in a diverse cultural outlook. D He holds that research into French should focus on more general aspects. 37. What is discussed in the ninth paragraph? A Forces driving people to believe endangered languages can survive. B The community where people distrust language revival. C The methods of research that have improved language restoration. D Initiatives the World Oral Literature Project is bringing to Israel. 38. How is the WOLP’s prospect? A It would not raise enough funds to achieve its aims. B It will help keep languages alive. C It will be embraced by a large number of people. D It has chance to succeed to protect the engendered languages. 39. What is Turin’s main point of globalisation? A Globalisation is the main reason for endangered language. B Globalisation has both advantages and disadvantages. C We should have a more critical view of globalisation. D We should foremost protect our identity in face of globalisation. 40. What does Turin suggest that community people should do? A Learn other languages. B Only have a sense of identity. C Keep up with the modem society without losing their language. D Join the race to protect as many languages as possible but be realistic. Answers 1. E 2. G 3. D 4. B 5. E 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. Living environment 11. Conclusion 12. Qualitative (descriptions) 13. Clear definition 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. Ferry 20. Bicycle 21. Ceiling fan 22. Air conditioner 23. Mosquitoes 24. A, C, E 25. A, C, E 26. A, C, E 27. D 28. J 29. C 30. B 31. F 32. False 33. NG 34. True 35. NG 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C

Passage-1 Voyage of Going: beyond the blue line 2 A One feels a certain sympathy for Captain James Cook on the day in 1778 that he “discovered” Hawaii. Then on his third expedition to the Pacific, the British navigator had explored scores of islands across the breadth of the sea, from lush New Zealand to the lonely wastes of Easter Island. This latest voyage had taken him thousands of miles north from the Society Islands to an archipelago so remote that even the old Polynesians back on Tahiti knew nothing about it. Imagine Cook’s surprise, then, when the natives of Hawaii came paddling out in their canoes and greeted him in a familiar tongue, one he had heard on virtually every mote of inhabited land he had visited. Marveling at the ubiquity of this Pacific language and culture, he later wondered in his journal: “How shall we account for this Nation spreading it self so far over this Vast ocean?” B Answers have been slow in coming. But now a startling archaeological find on the island of Efate, in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, has revealed an ancient seafaring people, the distant ancestors of today’s Polynesians, taking their first steps into the unknown. The discoveries there have also opened a window into the shadowy world of those early voyagers. At the same time, other pieces of this human puzzle are turning up in unlikely places. Climate data gleaned from slow-growing corals around the Pacific and from sediments in alpine lakes in South America may help explain how, more than a thousand years later, a second wave of seafarers beat their way across the entire Pacific. C “What we have is a first- or second-generation site containing the graves of some of the Pacific’s first explorers,” says Spriggs, professor of archaeology at the Australian National University and co-leader of an international team excavating the site. It came to light only by luck. A backhoe operator, digging up topsoil on the grounds of a derelict coconut plantation, scraped open a grave – the first of dozens in a burial ground some 3,000 years old. It is the oldest cemetery ever found in the Pacific islands, and it harbors the bones of an ancient people archaeologists call the Lapita, a label that derives from a beach in New Caledonia where a landmark cache of their pottery was found in the 1950s. They were daring blue-water adventurers who roved the sea not just as explorers but also as pioneers, bringing along everything they would need to build new lives – their families and livestock, taro seedlings and stone tools. D Within the span of a few centuries the Lapita stretched the boundaries of their world from the jungle-clad volcanoes of Papua New Guinea to the loneliest coral outliers of Tonga, at least 2,000 miles eastward in the Pacific. Along the way they explored millions of square miles of unknown sea, discovering and colonizing scores of tropical islands never before seen by human eyes: Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa. E What little is known or surmised about them has been pieced together from fragments of pottery, animal bones, obsidian flakes, and such oblique sources as comparative linguistics and geochemistry. Although their voyages can be traced back to the northern islands of Papua New Guinea, their language – variants of which are still spoken across the Pacific – came from Taiwan. And their peculiar style of pottery decoration, created by pressing a carved stamp into the clay, probably had its roots in the northern Philippines. With the discovery of the Lapita cemetery on Efate, the volume of data available to researchers has expanded dramatically. The bones of at least 62 individuals have been uncovered so far – including old men, young women, even babies – and more skeletons are known to be in the ground. Archaeologists were also thrilled to discover six complete Lapita pots; before this, only four had ever been found. Other discoveries included a burial urn with modeled birds arranged on the rim as though peering down at the human bones sealed inside. It’s an important find, Spriggs says, for it conclusively identifies the remains as Lapita. “It would be hard for anyone to argue that these aren’t Lapita when you have human bones enshrined inside what is unmistakably a Lapita urn.” F Several lines of evidence also undergird Spriggs’s conclusion that this was a community of pioneers making their first voyages into the remote reaches of Oceania. For one thing, the radiocarbon dating of bones and charcoal places them early in the Lapita expansion. For another, the chemical makeup of the obsidian flakes littering the site indicates that the rock wasn’t local; instead it was imported from a large island in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Archipelago, the springboard for the Lapita’s thrust into the Pacific. A particularly intriguing clue comes from chemical tests on the teeth of several skeletons. DNA teased from these ancient bones may also help answer one of the most puzzling questions in Pacific anthropology: Did all Pacific islanders spring from one source or many? Was there only one outward migration from a single point in Asia, or several from different points? “This represents the best opportunity we’ve had yet,” says Spriggs, “to find out who the Lapita actually were, where they came from, and who their closest descendants are today.” G There is one stubborn question for which archaeology has yet to provide any answers: How did the Lapita accomplish the ancient equivalent of a moon landing, many times over? No one has found one of their canoes or any rigging, which could reveal how the canoes were sailed. Nor do the oral histories and traditions of later Polynesians offer any insights, for they segue into myth long before they reach as far back in time as the Lapita. “All we can say for certain is that the Lapita had canoes that were capable of ocean voyages, and they had the ability to sail them,” says Geoff Irwin, a professor of archaeology at the University of Auckland and an avid yachtsman. Those sailing skills, he says, were developed and passed down over thousands of years by earlier mariners who worked their way through the archipelagoes of the western Pacific making short crossings to islands within sight of each other. Reaching Fiji, as they did a century or so later, meant crossing more than 500 miles of ocean, pressing on day after day into the great blue void of the Pacific. What gave them the courage to launch out on such a risky voyage? H The Lapita’s thrust into the Pacific was eastward, against the prevailing trade winds, Irwin notes. Those nagging headwinds, he argues, may have been the key to their success. “They could sail out for days into the unknown and reconnoiter, secure in the knowledge that if they didn’t find anything, they could turn about and catch a swift ride home on the trade winds. It’s what made the whole thing work.” Once out there, skilled seafarers would detect abundant leads to follow to land: seabirds and turtles, coconuts and twigs carried out to sea by the tides, and the afternoon pileup of clouds on the horizon that often betokens an island in the distance. Some islands may have broadcast their presence with far less subtlety than a cloud bank. Some of the most violent eruptions anywhere on the planet during the past 10,000 years occurred in Melanesia, which sits nervously in one of the most explosive volcanic regions on Earth. Even less spectacular eruptions would have sent plumes of smoke billowing into the stratosphere and rained ash for hundreds of miles. It’s possible that the Lapita saw these signs of distant islands and later sailed off in their direction, knowing they would find land. For returning explorers, successful or not, the geography of their own archipelagoes provided a safety net to keep them from overshooting their home ports and sailing off into eternity. I However they did it, the Lapita spread themselves a third of the way across the Pacific, then called it quits for reasons known only to them. Ahead lay the vast emptiness of the central Pacific, and perhaps they were too thinly stretched to venture farther. They probably never numbered more than a few thousand in total, and in their rapid migration eastward they encountered hundreds of islands – more than 300 in Fiji alone. Still, more than a millennium would pass before the Lapita’s descendants, a people we now call the Polynesians, struck out in search of new territory. Questions 1-7 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 1. Captain cook once expected the Hawaii might speak another language of people from other pacific islands. 2. Captain cook depicted number of cultural aspects of Polynesians in his journal. 3. Professor Spriggs and his research team went to the Efate to try to find the site of ancient cemetery. 4. The Lapita completed a journey of around 2,000 miles in a period less than a centenary. 5. The Lapita were the first inhabitants in many pacific islands. 6. The unknown pots discovered in Efate had once been used for cooking. 7. The urn buried in Efate site was plain as it was without any decoration. Questions 8-10 Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage, using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the Reading Passage for each answer. Scientific Evident found in Efate site Tests show the human remains and the charcoal found in the buried um are from the start of the Lapita period. Yet the (8)………………..covering many of the Efate site did not come from that area. Then examinations carried out on the (9)………………….discovered at Efate site reveal that not everyone buried there was a native living in the area. In fact, DNA could identify the Lapita’s nearest present-days (10)………………. Questions 11-13 Answer the questions below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. 11. What did the Lapita travel in when they crossed the oceans? 12. In Irwins’s view, what would the Latipa have relied on to bring them fast back to the base? 13. Which sea creatures would have been an indication to the Lapita of where to find land? Passage-2 Does An IQ Test Prove Creativity? Everyone has creativity, some a lot more than others. The development of humans, and possibly the universe, depends on it. Yet creativity is an elusive creature. What do we mean by it? What is going on in our brains when ideas form? Does it feel the same for artists and scientists? We asked writers and neuroscientists, pop stars and AI gurus to try to deconstruct the creative process-and learn how we can all ignite the spark within. A In the early 1970s, creativity was still seen as a type of intelligence. But when more subtle tests of IQ and creative skills were developed in the 1970s, particularly by the father of creativity testing, Paul Torrance, it became clear that the link was not so simple. Creative people are intelligent, in terms of IQ tests at least, but only averagely or just above. While it depends on the discipline, in general beyond a certain level IQ does not help boost creativity; it is necessary but not sufficient to make someone creative. B Because of the difficulty of studying the actual process, most early attempts to study creativity concentrated on personality. According to creativity specialist Mark Runco of California State University, Fullerton, the “creative personality” tends to place a high value on aesthetic qualities and to have broad interests, providing lots of resources to draw on and knowledge to recombine into novel solutions. “Creatives” have an attraction to complexity and an ability to handle conflict. They are also usually highly self-motivated, perhaps even a little obsessive. Less creative people, on the other hand, tend to become irritated if they cannot immediately fit all the pieces together. They are less tolerant of confusion. Creativity comes to those who wait, but only to those who are happy to do so in a bit of a fog. C But there may be a price to pay for having a creative personality. For centuries, a link has been made between creativity and mental illness. Psychiatrist Jamison of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, found that established artists are significantly more likely to have mood disorders. But she also suggests that a change of mood state might be the key to triggering a creative event, rather than the negative mood itself. Intelligence can help channel this thought style into great creativity, but when combined with emotional problems, lateral, divergent or open thinking can lead to mental illness instead. D Jordan Peterson, a psychologist at the University of Toronto, Canada, believes he has identified a mechanism that could help explain this. He says that the brains of creative people seem more open to incoming stimuli than less creative types. Our senses are continuously feeding a mass of information into our brains, which have to block or ignore most of it to save us from being snowed under. Peterson calls this process latent inhibition, and argues that people who have less of it, and who have a reasonably high IQ with a good working memory can juggle more of the data, and so may be open to more possibilities and ideas. The downside of extremely low latent inhibition may be a confused thought style that predisposes people to mental illness. So for Peterson, mental illness is not a prerequisite for creativity, but it shares some cognitive traits. E But what of the creative act itself? One of the first studies of the creative brain at work was by Colin Martindale, a psychologist from the University of Maine in Orono. Back in 1978, he used a network of scalp electrodes to record an electroencephalogram, a record of the pattern of brain waves, as people made up stories. Creativity has two stages: inspiration and elaboration, each characterised by very different states of mind. While people were dreaming up their stories, he found their brains were surprisingly quiet. The dominant activity was alpha waves, indicating a very low level of cortical arousal: a relaxed state, as though the conscious mind was quiet while the brain was making connections behind the scenes. It’s the same sort of brain activity as in some stages of sleep, dreaming or rest, which could explain why sleep and relaxation can help people be creative. However, when these quiet minded people were asked to work on their stories, the alpha wave activity dropped off and the brain became busier, revealing increased cortical arousal, more corralling of activity and more organised thinking. Strikingly, it was the people who showed the biggest difference in brain activity between the inspiration and development stages who produced the most creative storylines. Nothing in their background brain activity marked them as creative or uncreative. “It’s as if the less creative person can’t shift gear,” says Guy Claxton, a psychologist at the University of Bristol, UK. “Creativity requires different kinds of thinking. Very creative people move between these states intuitively.” Creativity, it seems, is about mental flexibility: perhaps not a two-step process, but a toggling between two states. In a later study, Martindale found that communication between the sides of the brain is also important. F Paul Howard-Jones, who works with Claxton at Bristol, believes he has found another aspect of creativity. He asked people to make up a story based on three words and scanned their brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging. In one trial, people were asked not to try too hard and just report the most obvious story suggested by the words. In another, they were asked to be inventive. He also varied the words so it was easier or harder to link them. As people tried harder and came up with more creative tales, there was a lot more activity in a particular prefrontal brain region on the right-hand side. These regions are probably important in monitoring for conflict, helping us to filter out many of of combining the words and allowing us to pull out just the desirable connections, Howard-Jones suggests. It shows that there is another side to creativity, he says. The story-making task, particularly when we are stretched, produces many options which we have to assess. So part of creativity is a conscious process of evaluating and analysing ideas. The test also shows that the more we try and are stretched, the more creative our minds can be. G And creativity need not always be a solitary, tortured affair, according to Teresa Amabile of Harvard Business School. Though there is a slight association between solitary writing or painting and negative moods or emotional disturbances, scientific creativity and workplace creativity seem much more likely to occur when people are positive and buoyant .In a decade-long study of real businesses, to be published soon, Amabile found that positive moods relate positively to creativity in organisations, and that the relationship is a simple linear one. Creative thought also improves people’s moods, her team found, so the process is circular. Time pressures, financial pressures and hard-earned bonus schemes on the other hand, do not boost workplace creativity: internal motivation, not coercion, produces the best work. H Another often forgotten aspect of creativity is social. Vera John-Steiner of the University of New Mexico says that to be really creative you need strong social networks and trusting relationships, not just active neural networks. One vital characteristic of a highly creative person, she says, is that they have at least one other person in their life who doesn’t think they are completely nuts. Questions 14-17 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? In boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this 14. High IQ guarantees better creative ability in one person than that who achieves an average score in an IQ test. 15. In a competitive society, individuals’ language proficiency is more important than other abilities. 16. A wider range of resources and knowledge can be integrated by more creative people into bringing about creative approaches. 17. A creative person not necessarily suffers more mental illness. Questions 18-22 Use the information in the passage to match the people (listed A-F) with opinions or deeds below. Write the appropriate letters A-F in boxes 18-22 on your answer sheet. A Jamison B Jordan Peterson C Guy Claxton D Howard-Jone E Teresa Amabile F Vera John-Steiner 18. Instead of producing the negative mood, a shift of mood state might be the one important factor of inducing a creative thinking. 19. Where the more positive moods individuals achieve, there is higher creativity in organizations. 20. Good interpersonal relationship and trust contribute to a person with more creativity. 21. Creativity demands an ability that can easily change among different kinds of thinking. 22. Certain creative mind can be upgraded if we are put into more practice in assessing and processing ideas. Questions 23-26 Complete the summary paragraph described below. In boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet, write the correct answer with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. But what of the creative act itself? In 1978, Colin Martindale made records of pattern of brain waves as people made up stories by applying a system constituted of many (23)…………………….The two phrases of creativity, such as (24)………………………….were found. While people were still planning their stories, their brains shows little active sign and the mental activity was showed a very relaxed state as the same sort of brain activity as in sleep, dreaming or rest. However, experiment proved the signal of (25)………………………..went down and the brain became busier, revealing increased cortical arousal, when these people who were in a laidback state were required to produce their stories. Strikingly, it was found the person who was perceived to have the greatest (26)……………………….in brain activity between two stages, produced storylines with highest level of creativity. Passage-3 Monkeys and Forests AS AN EAST WIND blasts through a gap in the Cordillera de Tilaran, a rugged mountain range that splits northern Costa Rica in half, a female mantled howler monkey moves through the swaying trees of the forest canopy. A Ken Glander, a primatologist from Duke University, gazes into the canopy, tracking the female’s movements. Holding a dart gun, he waits with infinite patience for the right moment to shoot. With great care, Glander aims and fires. Hit in the rump, the monkey wobbles. This howler belongs to a population that has lived for decades at Hacienda La Pacifica, a working cattle ranch in Guanacaste province. Other native primates -white-faced capuchin monkeys and spider monkeys – once were common in this area, too, but vanished after the Pan-American Highway was built nearby in the 1950s. Most of the surrounding land was clear-cut for pasture. B Howlers persist at La Pacifica, Glander explains, because they are leaf- eaters. They eat fruit, when it’s available but, unlike capuchin and spider monkeys, do not depend on large areas of fruiting trees. “Howlers can survive anyplace you have half a dozen trees, because their eating habits are so flexible,” he says. In forests, life is an arms race between trees and the myriad creatures that feed on leaves. Plants have evolved a variety of chemical defenses, ranging from bad-tasting tannins, which bind with plant-produced nutrients, rendering them indigestible, to deadly poisons, such as alkaloids and cyanide. C All primates, including humans, have some ability to handle plant toxins. “We can detoxify a dangerous poison known as caffeine, which is deadly to a lot of animals:” Glander says. For leaf-eaters, long-term exposure to a specific plant toxin can increase their ability to defuse the poison and absorb the leaf nutrients. The leaves that grow in regenerating forests, like those at La Pacifica, are actually more howler friendly than those produced by the undisturbed, centuries-old trees that survive farther south, in the Amazon Basin. In younger forests, trees put most of their limited energy into growing wood, leaves and fruit, so they produce much lower levels of toxin than do well-established, old-growth trees. D The value of maturing forests to primates is a subject of study at Santa Rosa National Park, about 35 miles northwest of Hacienda La Pacifica. The park hosts populations not only of mantled howlers but also of white-faced capuchins and spider monkeys. Yet the forests there are young, most of them less than 50 years old. Capuchins were the first to begin using the reborn forests, when the trees were as young as 14 years. Howlers, larger and heavier than capuchins, need somewhat older trees, with limbs that can support their greater body weight. A working ranch at Hacienda La Pacifica also explain their population boom in Santa Rosa. “Howlers are more resilient than capuchins and spider monkeys for several reasons,” Fedigan explains. “They can live within a small home range, as long as the trees have the right food for them. Spider monkeys, on the other hand, occupy a huge home range, so they can’t make it in fragmented habitat.” E Howlers also reproduce faster than do other monkey species in the area. Capuchins don’t bear their first young until about 7 years old, and spider monkeys do so even later, but howlers give birth for the first time at about 3.5 years of age. Also, while a female spider monkey will have a baby about once every four years, well-fed howlers can produce an infant every two years. F The leaves howlers eat hold plenty of water, so the monkeys can survive away from open streams and water holes. This ability gives them a real advantage over capuchin and spider monkeys, which have suffered during the long, ongoing drought in Guanacaste. G Growing human population pressures in Central and South America have led to persistent destruction of forests. During the 1990s, about 1.1 million acres of Central American forest were felled yearly. Alejandro Estrada, an ecologist at Estacion de Biologia Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico, has been exploring how monkeys survive in a landscape increasingly shaped by humans. He and his colleagues recently studied the ecology of a group of mantled howler monkeys that thrive in a habitat completely altered by humans: a cacao plantation in Tabasco, Mexico. Like many varieties of coffee, cacao plants need shade to grow, so 40 years ago the landowners planted fig, monkey pod and other tall trees to form a protective canopy over their crop. The howlers moved in about 25 years ago after nearby forests were cut. This strange habitat, a hodgepodge of cultivated native and exotic plants, seems to support about as many monkeys as would a same-sized patch of wild forest. The howlers eat the leaves and fruit of the shade trees, leaving the valuable cacao pods alone, so the farmers tolerate them. H Estrada believes the monkeys bring underappreciated benefits to such farms, dispersing the seeds of fig and other shade trees and fertilizing the soil with feces. He points out that howler monkeys live in shade coffee and cacao plantations in Nicaragua and Costa Rica as well as in Mexico. Spider monkeys also forage in such plantations, though they need nearby areas of forest to survive in the long term. He hopes that farmers will begin to see the advantages of associating with wild monkeys, which includes potential ecotourism projects. “Conservation is usually viewed as a conflict between agricultural practices and the need to preserve nature,” Estrada says. “We ’re moving away from that vision and beginning to consider ways in which agricultural activities may become a tool for the conservation ofprimates in human-modified landscapes.” Questions 27-32 The reading Passage has eight paragraphs A-H. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter A-H, in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet. 27. A reference of rate of reduction in forest habitats 28. An area where only one species of monkey survived while other two species vanished 29. A reason for howler monkey of choose new leaves as food over old ones 30. Mention to howler monkey’s diet and eating habits 31. A reference of asking farmers’ changing attitude toward wildlife 32. The advantage for howler monkey’s flexibility living in a segmented habitat Questions 33-35 Look at the following places and the list of descriptions below. Match each description with the correct place, A-E. Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 33-35 on your answer sheet. A Hacienda La Pacifica B Santa Rosa National Park C A cacao plantation in Tabasco, Mexico D Estacion de Biologia Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico E Amazon Basin 33. A place where howler monkeys benefit to the local region’s agriculture 34. A place where it is the original home for all three native monkeys 35. A place where capuchins monkey comes for a better habitat Questions 36-40 Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. The reasons why howler monkeys survive better in local region than other two species Howlers live between in La Pacifica since they can feed themselves with leaves when (36)………………….is not easily found. Howlers have better ability to alleviate the (37)…………………… which old and young trees used to protect themselves. When compared to that of spider monkeys and capuchin monkeys, the (38)………………….rate of howlers is relatively faster (round for just every 2 years). The monkeys can survive away from open streams and water holes as the leaves howlers eat hold high content of (39)…………………….which helps them to resist the continuous (40)…………………….in Guanacaste. Answers 1. Yes 2. No 3. No 4. NG 5. Yes 6. NG 7. No 8. Rock 9. Teeth 10. Descendants 11. Canoes 12. (the) trade winds 13. seabirds and turtles 14. false 15. NG 16. True 17. True 18. A 19. E 20. F 21. C 22. D 23. scalp electrodes 24. inspiration and elaboration 25. alpha wave activity 26. difference 27. G 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. H 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. Fruit 37. plant toxins 38. reproductive/birth 39. water 40. drought

Passage -1 The politics of pessimism Newspaper headlines and TV or radio news bulletins would have us believe erroneously that a new age has come upon us, the Age of Cassandra. People are being assailed not just with contemporary doom, or past gloom, but with prophecies of disasters about to befall. The dawn of the new millennium has now passed; the earth is still intact, and the fin de siècle Jeremiahs have now gone off to configure a new date for the apocalypse. It can, I believe, be said with some certainty that the doom-mongers will never run out of business. Human nature has an inclination for pessimism and anxiety, with each age hav­ing its demagogues, foretelling doom or dragging it in their wake. But what makes the modern age so different is that the catastrophes are more “in your face”, Their assault on our senses is relentless. Whether it be sub-conscious or not, this is a situation not lost on politicians. They play upon people’s propensity for unease, turning it into a very effective political tool. Deluding the general public All too often, when politicians want to change the status quo, they take advantage of peo­ple’s fears of the unknown and their uncertainties about the future. For example, details about a new policy may be leaked to the press. Of course, the worst case scenario is pre­sented in all its depressing detail. When the general public reacts in horror, the government appears to cave in. And then accepting some of the suggestions from their critics, ministers water down their proposals. This allows the government to get what It wants, while at the same time fooling the public into believing that they have got one over on the government. Or even that they have some say in the making of policy. There are several principles at play here. And both are rather simple: unsettle people and then play on their fears; and second, people must be given an opportunity to make a con­tribution, however insignificant, in a given situation; otherwise, they become dissatisfied, not fearful or anxious. A similar ruse, at a local level, will further illustrate how easily people’s base fears are ex­ploited. A common practice is to give people a number of options, say in a housing devel­opment, ranging from no change to radical transformation of an area. The aim is to persuade people to agree significant modifications, which may involve disruption to their lives, and possibly extra expenditure. The individuals, fearful of the worst possible outcome, plump for the middle course. And this, incidentally, is invariably the option favoured by the authorities. Everything is achieved under the guise of market research, but it is obviously a blatant exercise in the manipulation of people’s fears. Fear and anxieties about the future affect us still. People are wracked with self-doubt and low self-esteem. In the struggle to exist and advance in life, a seemingly endless string, of obstacles is encountered, so many, in fact, that any accomplishment seems surprising. liven when people do succeed they are still nagged by uncertainty. Not surprisingly, feelings like doubt, fear, anxiety and pessimism are usually associated with failure. Yet, if properly harnessed, they are the driving force behind success, the very engines of genius. if things turn out well for a long time, there is a further anxiety: that of constantly waiting for something to go wrong. People then find themselves propitiating the gods: not walking on lines on the pavements, performing rituals before public performances, wearing particu­lar clothes and colours so that they can blame the ritual not themselves when things go wrong, But surely the real terror cornea when success continues uninterrupted for such a long period of time that we forget what failure is like! We crave for and are fed a daily diet of anxiety, Horror films and disaster movies have an increasing appeal. Nostradamus pops his head up now and again. And other would-be prophets make a brief appearance, predicting the demise of human kind. Perhaps, this is all just a vestige of the hardships of early man – our attempt to recreate the struggles of a past age, as it’s becomes more and more comfortable. Mankind cannot live by contentment alone. And so, a world awash with anxieties and pessimism has been created. Being optimistic is you struggle. Hut survival dictates that mankind remain ever sanguine. Questions 1-5 Choose one phrase (A-K) from the List of phrases to complete each Key point below. Write the appropriate letters (A-K) in Boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet. The information in the completed sentences should be an accurate summary of the points made by the writer. NB. There are more phrases (A-K) than sentences, so you wilt not need to use them all. You may use each phrase once only. Key points 1. Newspaper headlines and TV or radio news bulletins 2. Doom-mongers are popular, because people 3. Today, catastrophes 4. To politicians, people’s Inclination for fear 5. The government List of phrases A are not as threatening as in the past B tell the truth C blame them D try to make us believe mistakenly that we are in a new era E calm people down F are uncertain about the future G are less comfortable H are natural pessimists and worriers I are more immediate J get what they want by deceiving the public K is something they can make use of Questions 6-9 Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in Boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet. 6. The housing development example shows that people … A are not that easily deceived B like market research C lead their fears D are easy to delude 7. Which one of the following statements is true, according to the passage? A Market research uses people’s fears for their own good B People are scared by market research techniques C Market research techniques are used as a means of taking advantage of people’s fears D Market research makes people happy 8. The engines of genius are … A properly harnessed B the driving force behind success C driven by feelings like fear D usually associated with failure 9. Continual success … A makes people arrogant B worries people C does not have any negative effects on people D increases people’s self-esteem Questions 10-13 Do the statements below agree with the information in Reading Passage 1? In Boxes 10-13, write: YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 10. The complex relationship between failure and success needs to be addressed carefully. 11. People perform certain rituals to try to avoid failure. 12. Anxiety in daily life is what we want. 13. The writer believes that Nostradamus and certain other prophets are right about their predictions for the end of the human race. Passage -2 Crows Can be Craftsmen too A remarkable colony of inventors has emerged on an isolated Pacific island. They can fashion tools out of materials scavenged from the rainforest. They can even customise a tool for a given job. Meet the crows of New Caledonia. Thinkers as diverse as Freud, Engels and Thomas Carlyle once pointed to the use of tools as being a defining behaviour of human beings. Then it was found that many animals also used them, from the ’fishing sticks’ of apes to the rocks dropped on ostrich eggs by Egyptian vultures. Crows are particularly crafty. Earlier studies showed that they are almost human-like in their use of tools, with technological features that match the stone and bone tool cultures that emerged among primitive humans between 2.5 million and 70,000 BC. But only humans were thought to have the brain power required for cumulative technological evolution. This is the skill for innovation that took our ancestors two million years ago from creating flakes of flint, for use in cutting, to honing knives, blades, arrowheads and axeheads. Now this ‘unique’ attribute of humans has also turned out to be a flattering delusion. A new study shows that the crows of New Caledonia are inventive. With their evolving leaf tools, the birds have levered man off his pedestal. Dr Gavin Hunt and Dr Russell Gray of the University of Auckland have spent the past decade studying feathered technology in New Caledonia, 900 miles north-east of Australia. After an intensive field survey of local crow industry, the scientists found that the birds rip the leaves of the pandanus tree to fashion three distinct types of tool for grub and insect extraction: wide, narrow and tapered. Long ago, the birds discovered that they could rip the serrated edge off the leaves to make a wide tool. The skill spread and the crows honed tools with finer working tips, by either narrowing tools or tapering them. (Because the leaves are reinforced by tough parallel fibres, the tapered design is made in steps. The crow nips the leaf, rips along the fibres, makes another cut and tears again, repeating until it has a tool with usually two, three or four steps.) Leaf tool manufacture is an example of culture: the birds leam through example and their tool-making wisdom grows in sophistication down the generations. The crows appear to have the cognitive requirements for cumulative, though rudimentary, technological evolution, said Dr Gray. Tool manufacture in New Caledonian crows shows striking flexibility and innovation.’ The ability of the birds to innovate is further shown by their making of other tools. They often strip a twig of leaves and cut it off just below a shortened offshoot to create a hook to get bugs out. They also use simpler tools to extract grubs from the dead wood of trees. Prof Alex Kacelnik, fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, praised the study as extremely important’. It complements his own research, with Dr Jackie Chappell and Alex Weir, which has turned Betty the New Caledonian crow into a star by revealing her to be the first animal, other than man, to show a basic understanding of cause and effect. Betty began making tools after her partner snatched away a hook made for her by the researchers, forcing her to make her own from garden wire to fish out morsels from a tube. She wedged the end of the wire into the base of the food tube and turned her head to form the hook. What amazed the researchers is that she can even adapt her hooks if they are not up to the job, something that even chimpanzees are unable to do. Although chimps use sticks in experiments, they have not shown any human-like understanding of basic physical laws. ’When she starts bending the wire it is as if she has a clear objective, even correcting the angle of the hook if it is not right,’ said Prof Kacelnik. ’Although many animals use tools, purposeful modification of objects to solve new problems, without training or prior experience, is virtually unknown.’ ‘While we have been emphasising the individual ability of animals like Betty to solve problems, the New Zealand team has been emphasising tool manufacture, the cultural traditions and transmission of information in the wild,’ said Prof Kacelnik. Both strands of research are related by how the crows are not genetically programmed to use a tool, like a spider and his web. Instead, the birds creatively invent new kinds of tools to solve problems and can share skills with others. The crow family are the Einsteins of the avian world, though Prof Kacelnik added that, at least in terms of tool making, the Pacific crows are smarter than their British cousins. We have not yet identified what it is that makes these crows so special, though it is something to do with ecological circumstances, ’said Prof Kacelnik. Once scientists have got to the bottom of what makes Pacific crows master toolmakers, they may have to think again about how this skill evolved in humans. Questions 14-17 Complete the diagrams. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Questions 18-22 Classify the following statements as referring to the crow(s) in A the study by Hunt and Gray B the study by Kacelnik, Chappell and Weir C both studies 18. can share tool-making skills with other crows 19. can make special tools for a particular purpose 20. can solve problems by understanding rather than learning 21. can make tools better than British crows can 22. can manufacture hooks to extract food Questions 23-26 Complete the summary. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. It used to be thought that only human beings used tools. Even after we learned that many other (23)…………….also do so, it was still believed that only humans were intelligent enough to gradually evolve better tools. A study of crows in (24)…………………..however, shows that these birds use a leaf tool which has been evolved over several generations. A crow in another study has shown the human­like ability to understand (25)…………………..in order to manufacture tools, which not even (26)………………………can do. Passage-3 Coming into the World A little-known island community comes in from the cold Back in early 1961, few outside the corridors of dwindling British power had heard of the archipelago centred on the main island of Tristan da Cunha, from which the scattered islands that make up the group took their name. It would take a dramatic volcanic eruption, and an emergency evacuation that would grab the attention of the media, to bring attention to this mysterious outpost of the British Empire. It seemed that the islands, no more than pin-pricks in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, almost equidistant between Buenos Aires in South America and Cape Town in South Africa, preferred not to be found. The same can be said of the 290 or so residents of Tristan da Cunha at that time. They lived on the remotest island on the entire planet. There was no airport, nor was there space to build one on this mountainous carbuncle projecting from the ocean. The only harbour, impenetrable during rough weather, was 1,500 miles distant from the nearest mainland port. Cape Town. Communications with the outside world relied predominantly on signals to passing fishing boats and the annual visit of the vessel that supplied the islanders with the goods they could not produce themselves. For this was a self-reliant community, proud of their ability to survive and help each other in times of adversity. Colonised early in the 19th century, until December 1942, money had not been exchanged on the island. However, war-time conditions and new development, in particular a new fishing industry, saw the beginnings of links which meant that the islanders had to accept they were now part of the modern world, however much the older members of the community might resist such change. The lives of the islanders ticked quietly along, largely ignored as the government of Britain struggled with larger events on the world stage, until the beginning of August 1961. Earth tremors and rock falls began on the 6th, but by October the situation had got so bad that the island had to be evacuated. The entire population eventually found themselves in England, where they were met with unwanted and unexpected attention from the media. They were housed at a military camp just outside the port of Southampton. Coming from a sub-tropical island and having had little exposure to the illnesses and chill endured by the natives of the British Isles during winter, several of the elder islanders succumbed. The government did not seem to know what to offer the islanders, there was no news about what was happening to their homeland, and the future looked very bleak. These were people who had built up their own way of life for over one hundred and fifty years. They were a compact community who shared only seven family names between them, and now it seemed that their way of life was to be destroyed. Fortunately, and despite the islanders reluctance to have any dealings with the media, who they suspected looked on them as historical curiosities, the attention helped keep their plight in the public eye. Eventually, word came through that the island was again habitable and, despite strong resistance from the British Government, the vast majority of the islanders voted to return, turning their backs on the temptations of the brighter lights of their temporary home in favour of their own. The last of the returning islanders arrived in November 1963 and, with the rebuilding of the crawfish canning industry and a growing demand for the island’s stamps amongst dedicated collectors following the publicity caused by the volcanic eruption, the local economy soon recovered, although communications remained as difficult as they had ever been. Michael Parsons, a young British teacher who was employed on the island, recalls that there was no television and mail from the outside world arrived just eight times a year. ‘I was allowed to send a 100-word telegram home once a month, ’he recalls,’ and getting news from home brought a lump to my throat’ Things have changed with developments in technology, but at the beginning of the present century the island was again cut off from the rest of the world when, on May 23rd2001, a hurricane tore through the area. It caused extensive damage, knocking out the radio station and satellite telephone link as well as leaving the islanders without electricity. It would be a week before news of the disaster reached London and several more weeks before a rescue package could be agreed to help the islanders rebuild. Today the island boasts its own internet café. For the first time people can see what the items they wish to obtain from abroad actually look like before they purchase them – a big bonus in a place where you have to wait many months to receive an order which might prove to be unsuitable for the purpose you had in mind. At last, it seems, Tristan da Cunha has joined the world. Questions 27-28 Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 27. The writer describes the islands of Tristan da Cunha as A difficult to find in an emergency. B a place the media didn’t understand. C somewhere different countries claimed to own. D unknown to most members of the public. 28. What does the writer say about the islanders? A They could go for years with no contact with outsiders. B They had no means of leaving the island to speak to others. C They exchanged messages with boats that went past them. D They travelled to the mainland on the supply ship. Questions 29-34 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? Write YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 29. People living on Tristan da Cunha are totally self-sufficient. 30. The islanders often get ill. 31. Some islanders were reluctant to return after the volcanic eruption. 32. The selling of postage stamps has generated revenue for the islanders. 33. There is no television service on Tristan da Cunha. 34. Communications with the island are often interrupted. Questions 35-40 Complete the summary. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. First colonised in the early part of the 19th century, Tristan da Cunha remained unknown to many people in the rest of the world until a (35)…………………….forced the small population of this remote island to evacuate their homes and brought their existence to the attention of (36)……………………After spending two years as refugees in (37)…………………………, the British Government reluctantly allowed them to return to the island once it had been established that the danger had passed. The (38)………………………of the island improved when rebuilding work had been completed, partly because of a new interest in the (39)……………………..Disaster was to strike the island again nearly forty years later when a (40)…………………………destroyed many buildings on the island. Answers 1. D 2. H 3. I 4. K 5. J 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. NG 11. Yes 12. Yes 13. NG 14. Rips 15. Pandanus 16. Wide 17. Tapered 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. C 23. Animals 24. New Caledonia 25. Physical laws 26. chimpanzees/chimps 27. D 28. C 29. No 30. NG 31. Yes 32. Yes 33. NG 34. NG 35. volcanic eruption 36. the media 37. England 38. (local) economy 39. Island’s stamps 40. Hurricane

Transformation Worksheet -3.0 JSC Examination-2019 All Board Questions               A+   A- 1. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2019] (a) Don't look down upon the poor. (Passive) (b) Suddenly I noticed a very nice deer. (Interrogative) (c) It only remained sleeping. (Negative) (d) What a sound sleep it slept! (Assertive) (e) A deer is found nowhere but in the zoo now. (Affirmative)   2. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2019] (a) Bangladeshi cuisine is full of variety. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (b) We use different spices to make our food tasty. (Make it passive sentence) (c) We like Bangladeshi food very much. (Make it a negative sentence) (d) Let us take Bangladeshi food. (Make it an assertive sentence) (e) Bangladeshi food is very appetizing. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)   3. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2019] Bangladesh is a land of rivers. (a) The Padma is a big river in Bangladesh. (Make it an exclamatory sentence) (b) It is called the river of destruction. (Make it an active) (c) The river is very turbulent. (Make it a negative sentence) (d) Everybody knows this. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore. (Make it passive)   4. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2019]   (a) Who does not know the name of Hazi Mohammad Mohsin? (Make it passive) (b) He was unmarried. (Make it negative) (c) He was born in Hoogly. (Make it negative-interrogative) (d) He is respected everywhere. (Make it active) (e) I wish I were Hazi Mohammad Mohsin. (Make it exclamatory)     5. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Tree plantation is an important task. (Negative) (b) It is not a difficult task. (Interrogative) (c) People cannot but plant trees for their existence. (Affirmative) (d) An important role is played by trees. (Active) (e) Trees are very important in our life. (Exclamatory)   6. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) (b) People of all ages like this game. (Passive) (c) It is a very popular game in our country. (Negative) (d) How enjoyable the game is! (Assertive) (e) Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)     7. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it interrogative) (b) People enjoy this game. (Make it passive) (c) It is a very costly game. (Make it negative) (d) Nobody dislikes it. (Make it affirmative) (e) I wish I could play it. (Make it exclamatory)    8. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Mymensingh Board-2019] (a) Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was a very kind man. (Make it a negative sentence) (b) He inherited vast property from his father and sister. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (c) He was not married. (Make it an affirmative sentence) (d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Make it a passive sentence) (e) He was very generous. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)   9. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2019] (a) Rana is a regular student. (Make it a negative sentence) (b) He is a very hard-working boy. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (c) He never comes to the class late. (Make it an affirmative sentence) (d) He makes good results in all exams. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) For this. teachers love him very much. (Make it a passive sentence)     JSC Examination-2018 All Board Questions 10. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2018] (a) Acid throwing is a very heinous act. (Exclamatory) (b) Everyone hates it. (Interrogative) (c) It is not a human act. (Affirmative) (d) The acid throwers should be punished. (Active) (e) We must become aware of it. (Negative)   11. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2018] (a) None can prosper in life without industry. (Interrogative) (b) The idle always lag behind. (Negative) (c) Hard work is very essential to succeed in life. (Exclamatory) (d) A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity. (Passive) (e) We cannot but work hard to be established in life. (Affirmative)     12. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2018] Ruplal lived in a small village. (a) He lived with his family. (Interrogatively) (b) Ruplal wanted a peaceful life. (Passive) (c) The village people were very quarrelsome. (Exclamatory) (d) Ruplal's life was not peaceful in the jungle. (Interrogative) (e) Ruplal took only a bag with him. (Negative)   13. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2018] (a) Riad is a very industrious boy. (Exclamatory) (b) He is sincere in his duties. (Negative) (c) He does not put off any work for tomorrow. (Interrogative) (d) He finishes his duties in time. (Passive) (e) Nobody hates him. (Affirmative)   14. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2018] (a) Jubair and Saad are two brothers. (Interrogative) (b) They never miss their classes. (Affirmative) (c) The weak students are always helped by them. (Active) (d) They are always obedient to their teachers and parents. (Negative) (e) They want to become famous personalities in the world.(Interrogative)     15. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2018] (a) We are proud of our freedom fighters. (Interrogative) (b) Their contribution will never be forgotten. (Affirmative) (c) Today many freedom fighters lead a very miserable life. (Exclamatory) (d) Their allowances should be increased. (Active) (e) We should regard their sacrifice.(Negative)     16. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2018] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Passive) (c) Cricket is very costly game. (Negative) (d) Nobody dislikes a cricketer. (Affirmative) (e) Would that I could be a great cricketer! (Assertive) 17. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2018] (a) Frugality is a good habit. (Negative) (b) A frugal man does not like to spend money without reasons. (Affirmative) (c) We should practise it. (Passive) (d) He can save money. (Interrogative) (e) He leads a happy life. (Exclamatory)       Transformation Worksheet-3.0  JSC Examination-2019 All Board Questions Answer 1. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2019] (a) Don't look down upon the poor. (Passive) (b) Suddenly I noticed a very nice deer. (Interrogative) (c) It only remained sleeping. (Negative) (d) What a sound sleep it slept! (Assertive) (e) A deer is found nowhere but in the zoo now. (Affirmative)   Answer: (a) Let not the poor be looked down upon. (b) Didn't I notice a very nice deer suddenly? Or. Did I not notice (c) It did nothing but remained sleeping. (d) It slept a very sound sleep. (e) A deer is found only in the zoo now. very nice deer suddenly?   2. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2019] (a) Bangladeshi cuisine is full of variety. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (b) We use different spices to make our food tasty. (Make it passive sentence) (c) We like Bangladeshi food very much. (Make it a negative sentence) (d) Let us take Bangladeshi food. (Make it an assertive sentence) (e) Bangladeshi food is very appetizing. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)   Answer: (a) Isn't Bangladeshi cuisine full of variety? Or. Is Bangladeshi culsine not full of variety? (b) Different spices are used by us to make our food tasty. (c) We don't dislike Bangladeshi food at all. (d) We should take Bangladeshi food. (e) How appetizing Bangladeshi food is!   3. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2019] Bangladesh is a land of rivers. (a) The Padma is a big river in Bangladesh. (Make it an exclamatory sentence) (b) It is called the river of destruction. (Make it an active) (c) The river is very turbulent. (Make it a negative sentence) (d) Everybody knows this. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore. (Make it passive)   Answer: (a) What a big river the Padma is in Bangladesh! (b) People/We call it the river of destruction. (c) The river is not calm at all. (d) Who doesn't know this? Its shore is visited by tourists from home and abroad.   4. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2019]   (a) Who does not know the name of Hazi Mohammad Mohsin? (Make it passive) (b) He was unmarried. (Make it negative) (c) He was born in Hoogly. (Make it negative-interrogative) (d) He is respected everywhere. (Make it active) (e) I wish I were Hazi Mohammad Mohsin. (Make it exclamatory)   Answer: (a) To whom is the name of Hazi Mohammad Mohsin not known? (b) He was not married. Or, He did not marry. (c) Wasn't he born in Hoogly? (d) People/We respect him everywhere. (e) If I were Hazi Mohammad Mohsin!   5. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Tree plantation is an important task. (Negative) (b) It is not a difficult task. (Interrogative) (c) People cannot but plant trees for their existence. (Affirmative) (d) An important role is played by trees. (Active) (e) Trees are very important in our life. (Exclamatory)   Answer: (a) Tree plantation is not an unimportant task. Or. Tree plantation is not a trivial task. (b) Is it a difficult task? (c) People must plant trees for their existence. (d) Trees play an important role. (e) How important trees are in our life!   6. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) (b) People of all ages like this game. (Passive) (c) It is a very popular game in our country. (Negative) (d) How enjoyable the game is! (Assertive) (e) Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)   Answer: What an exciting game cricket is! (b) This game is liked by people of all ages. (c) It is not at all an unpopular game in our country. (d) The game is very enjoyable. (e) Who does not know this?   7. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it interrogative) (b) People enjoy this game. (Make it passive) (c) It is a very costly game. (Make it negative) (d) Nobody dislikes it. (Make it affirmative) (e) I wish I could play it. (Make it exclamatory)    Answer: (a) Isn't cricket a very exciting game? (b) This game is enjoyed by people. (c) It is not a cheap/inexpensive game at all. (d) Everybody likes it. (e) If I could play it!   8. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Mymensingh Board-2019] (a) Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was a very kind man. (Make it a negative sentence) (b) He inherited vast property from his father and sister. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (c) He was not married. (Make it an affirmative sentence) (d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Make it a passive sentence) (e) He was very generous. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)   Answer: (a) Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was not at all an unkind man. (b) Didn't he inherit vast property from his father and sister? (c) He was unmarried. (d) During his lifetime, money was spent lavishly by him to help the poor. (e) How generous he was!   9. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2019] (a) Rana is a regular student. (Make it a negative sentence) (b) He is a very hard-working boy. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (c) He never comes to the class late. (Make it an affirmative sentence) (d) He makes good results in all exams. (Make it an interrogative sentence) (e) For this. teachers love him very much. (Make it a passive sentence)   Answer: (a) Rana is not an irregular student. (b) Isn't he a very hard-working boy? (c) He always comes to the class in time. (d) Doesn't he make good results in all exams? (e) For this, he is loved very much by his teachers.   JSC Examination-2018 All Board Questions Answer 10. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2018] (a) Acid throwing is a very heinous act. (Exclamatory) (b) Everyone hates it. (Interrogative) (c) It is not a human act. (Affirmative) (d) The acid throwers should be punished. (Active) (e) We must become aware of it. (Negative)   Answer: (a) What a heinous act acid throwing is! (b) Is there anybody who does not hate it? Or, Who does not hate it? (c) It is an inhuman act. (d) The government should punish the acid throwers. (e) We cannot but become aware of it. Or. We cannot help becoming aware of it.   11. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2018] (a) None can prosper in life without industry. (Interrogative) (b) The idle always lag behind. (Negative) (c) Hard work is very essential to succeed in life. (Exclamatory) (d) A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity. (Passive) (e) We cannot but work hard to be established in life. (Affirmative)   Answer: (a) Who can prosper in life without industry? Or. Can anyone prosper in life without industry? (b) The idle never advance/prosper. (c) How essential hard work is to succeed in life (d) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard-working person. (e) We must work hard to be established in life.   12. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2018] Ruplal lived in a small village. (a) He lived with his family. (Interrogatively) (b) Ruplal wanted a peaceful life. (Passive) (c) The village people were very quarrelsome. (Exclamatory) (d) Ruplal's life was not peaceful in the jungle. (Interrogative) (e) Ruplal took only a bag with him. (Negative) Answer: (a) Didn't he live with his family? (b) A peaceful life was wanted by Ruplal. (c) How quarrelsome the village people were! (d) Was Ruplal's life peaceful in the jungle? (e) Ruplal took nothing but a bag with him.   13. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2018] (a) Riad is a very industrious boy. (Exclamatory) (b) He is sincere in his duties. (Negative) (c) He does not put off any work for tomorrow. (Interrogative) (d) He finishes his duties in time. (Passive) (e) Nobody hates him. (Affirmative)   Answer: (a) What an industrious boy Riad is! (b) He is not insincere in his duties. (c) Does he put off any work for tomorrow? (d) His duties are finished in time by him. (e) Everybody loves him.   14. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2018] (a) Jubair and Saad are two brothers. (Interrogative) (b) They never miss their classes. (Affirmative) (c) The weak students are always helped by them. (Active) (d) They are always obedient to their teachers and parents. (Negative) (e) They want to become famous personalities in the world.(Interrogative)   Answer: (a) Aren't Jubair and Saad two brothers? (b) They always attend their classes. (c) They always help the weak students. (d) They are never disobedient to their teachers and parents. (e) Don't they want to become famous personalities in the world?   15. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2018] (a) We are proud of our freedom fighters. (Interrogative) (b) Their contribution will never be forgotten. (Affirmative) (c) Today many freedom fighters lead a very miserable life. (Exclamatory) (d) Their allowances should be increased. (Active) (e) We should regard their sacrifice.(Negative)   Answer: (a) Aren't we proud of our freedom fighters? (b) Their contribution will always be remembered. (c) What a miserable life many freedom fighters lead today! (d) Government should increase their allowances. (e) We should not disregard their sacrifice. Or. We should not ignore their sacrifice.   16. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2018] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Passive) (c) Cricket is very costly game. (Negative) (d) Nobody dislikes a cricketer. (Affirmative) (e) Would that I could be a great cricketer! (Assertive) Answer: (a) What an exciting game cricket is! (b) This game is enjoyed by people of all ages. (c) Cricket is not a cheap game at all. (d) Everybody likes a cricketer. (e) I wish I could be a great cricketer.   17. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2018] (a) Frugality is a good habit. (Negative) (b) A frugal man does not like to spend money without reasons. (Affirmative) (c) We should practise it. (Passive) (d) He can save money. (Interrogative) (e) He leads a happy life. (Exclamatory)   Answer: (a) Frugality is not a bad habit. (b) A frugal man dislikes to spend money without reasons. (c) It should be practised by us. (d) Can't he save money? (e) What a happy life he leads!     1. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2019] (a) Don't look down upon the poor.  (Passive) Answer:  Let not the poor be looked down upon. (b) Suddenly I noticed a very nice deer.  (Interrogative) Answer:  Didn't I notice a very nice deer suddenly? (c) It only remained sleeping.  (Negative) Answer:  It did nothing but remained sleeping. (d) What a sound sleep it slept!  (Assertive) Answer:  It slept a very sound sleep. (e) A deer is found nowhere but in the zoo now.  (Affirmative) Answer:  A deer is found only in the zoo now. 2. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2019] (a) Bangladeshi cuisine is full of variety.  (Make it an interrogative sentence) Answer:  Isn't Bangladeshi cuisine full of variety? (b) We use different spices to make our food tasty.  (Make it passive) Answer:  Different spices are used by us to make our food tasty. (c) We like Bangladeshi food very much.  (Make it a negative sentence) Answer:  We don't dislike Bangladeshi food at all. (d) Let us take Bangladeshi food.  (Make it an assertive sentence) Answer:  We should take Bangladeshi food. (e) Bangladeshi food is very appetizing.  (Make it an exclamatory sentence) Answer:  How appetizing Bangladeshi food is! 3. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2019] (a) The Padma is a big river in Bangladesh.  (Make it an exclamatory sentence) Answer:  What a big river the Padma is in Bangladesh! (b) It is called the river of destruction.  (Make it an active sentence) Answer:  People/We call it the river of destruction. (c) The river is very turbulent.  (Make it a negative sentence) Answer:  The river is not calm at all. (d) Everybody knows this.  (Make it an interrogative sentence) Answer:  Who doesn't know this? (e) Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore.  (Make it passive) Answer:  Its shore is visited by tourists from home and abroad. 4. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2019] (a) Who does not know the name of Hazi Mohammad Mohsin?  (Make it passive) Answer:  To whom is the name of Hazi Mohammad Mohsin not known? (b) He was unmarried.  (Make it negative) Answer:  He was not married. (c) He was born in Hoogly.  (Make it negative-interrogative) Answer:  Wasn't he born in Hoogly? (d) He is respected everywhere.  (Make it active) Answer:  People/We respect him everywhere. (e) I wish I were Hazi Mohammad Mohsin.  (Make it exclamatory) Answer:  If I were Hazi Mohammad Mohsin! 5. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Tree plantation is an important task.  (Negative) Answer:  Tree plantation is not an unimportant task. (b) It is not a difficult task.  (Interrogative) Answer:  Is it a difficult task? (c) People cannot but plant trees for their existence.  (Affirmative) Answer:  People must plant trees for their existence. (d) An important role is played by trees.  (Active) Answer:  Trees play an important role. (e) Trees are very important in our life.  (Exclamatory) Answer:  How important trees are in our life! 6. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game.  (Exclamatory) Answer:  What an exciting game cricket is! (b) People of all ages like this game.  (Passive) Answer:  This game is liked by people of all ages. (c) It is a very popular game in our country.  (Negative) Answer:  It is not at all an unpopular game in our country. (d) How enjoyable the game is!  (Assertive) Answer:  The game is very enjoyable. (e) Everybody knows this.  (Interrogative) Answer:  Who does not know this? 7. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2019] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game.  (Make it interrogative) Answer:  Isn't cricket a very exciting game? (b) People enjoy this game.  (Make it passive) Answer:  This game is enjoyed by people. (c) It is a very costly game.  (Make it negative) Answer:  It is not a cheap/inexpensive game at all. (d) Nobody dislikes it.  (Make it affirmative) Answer:  Everybody likes it. (e) I wish I could play it.  (Make it exclamatory) Answer:  If I could play it! 8. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Mymensingh Board-2019] (a) Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was a very kind man.  (Make it a negative sentence) Answer:  Hazi Mohammad Mohsin was not at all an unkind man. (b) He inherited vast property from his father and sister.  (Make it an interrogative sentence) Answer:  Didn't he inherit vast property from his father and sister? (c) He was not married.  (Make it an affirmative sentence) Answer:  He was unmarried. (d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor.  (Make it a passive sentence) Answer:  During his lifetime, money was spent lavishly by him to help the poor. (e) He was very generous.  (Make it an exclamatory sentence) Answer:  How generous he was! 9. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2019] (a) Rana is a regular student.  (Make it a negative sentence) Answer:  Rana is not an irregular student. (b) He is a very hard-working boy.  (Make it an interrogative sentence) Answer:  Isn't he a very hard-working boy? (c) He never comes to the class late.  (Make it an affirmative sentence) Answer:  He always comes to the class in time. (d) He makes good results in all exams.  (Make it an interrogative sentence) Answer:  Doesn't he make good results in all exams? (e) For this, teachers love him very much.  (Make it passive) Answer:  For this, he is loved very much by his teachers. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dhaka Board-2018] (a) Acid throwing is a very heinous act. (Exclamatory) What a heinous act acid throwing is! (b) Everyone hates it. (Interrogative) Is there anybody who does not hate it? Or Who does not hate it? (c) It is not a human act. (Affirmative) It is an inhuman act. (d) The acid throwers should be punished. (Active) The government should punish the acid throwers. (e) We must become aware of it. (Negative) We cannot but become aware of it. Or We cannot help becoming aware of it. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Rajshahi Board-2018] (a) None can prosper in life without industry. (Interrogative) Who can prosper in life without industry? Or Can anyone prosper in life without industry? (b) The idle always lag behind. (Negative) The idle never advance/prosper. (c) Hard work is very essential to succeed in life. (Exclamatory) How essential hard work is to succeed in life! (d) A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity. (Passive) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard-working person. (e) We cannot but work hard to be established in life. (Affirmative) We must work hard to be established in life. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Cumilla Board-2018] (a) He lived with his family. (Interrogative) Didn't he live with his family? (b) Ruplal wanted a peaceful life. (Passive) A peaceful life was wanted by Ruplal. (c) The village people were very quarrelsome. (Exclamatory) How quarrelsome the village people were! (d) Ruplal's life was not peaceful in the jungle. (Interrogative) Was Ruplal's life peaceful in the jungle? (e) Ruplal took only a bag with him. (Negative) Ruplal took nothing but a bag with him. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Jashore Board-2018] (a) Riad is a very industrious boy. (Exclamatory) What an industrious boy Riad is! (b) He is sincere in his duties. (Negative) He is not insincere in his duties. (c) He does not put off any work for tomorrow. (Interrogative) Does he put off any work for tomorrow? (d) He finishes his duties in time. (Passive) His duties are finished in time by him. (e) Nobody hates him. (Affirmative) Everybody loves him. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Sylhet Board-2018] (a) Jubair and Saad are two brothers. (Interrogative) Aren't Jubair and Saad two brothers? (b) They never miss their classes. (Affirmative) They always attend their classes. (c) The weak students are always helped by them. (Active) They always help the weak students. (d) They are always obedient to their teachers and parents. (Negative) They are never disobedient to their teachers and parents. (e) They want to become famous personalities in the world. (Interrogative) Don't they want to become famous personalities in the world? Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Barishal Board-2018] (a) We are proud of our freedom fighters. (Interrogative) Aren't we proud of our freedom fighters? (b) Their contribution will never be forgotten. (Affirmative) Their contribution will always be remembered. (c) Today many freedom fighters lead a very miserable life. (Exclamatory) What a miserable life many freedom fighters lead today! (d) Their allowances should be increased. (Active) Government should increase their allowances. (e) We should regard their sacrifice. (Negative) We should not disregard their sacrifice. Or We should not ignore their sacrifice. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Chattogram Board-2018] (a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory) What an exciting game cricket is! (b) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Passive) This game is enjoyed by people of all ages. (c) Cricket is a very costly game. (Negative) Cricket is not a cheap game at all. (d) Nobody dislikes a cricketer. (Affirmative) Everybody likes a cricketer. (e) Would that I could be a great cricketer! (Assertive) I wish I could be a great cricketer. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. [Dinajpur Board-2018] (a) Frugality is a good habit. (Negative) Frugality is not a bad habit. (b) A frugal man does not like to spend money without reasons. (Affirmative) A frugal man dislikes to spend money without reasons. (c) We should practise it. (Passive) It should be practised by us. (d) He can save money. (Interrogative) Can't he save money? (e) He leads a happy life. (Exclamatory) What a happy life he leads!

Complete the following sentences with suitable clauses/phrases: SSC Completing Sentence all Boards 2016 1. Completing the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2016] (a) Smoking is a habit which ¬¬___________________________. (b) Many people go on smoking though ¬-___________________________. (c) ¬¬___________________________, we will suffer a lot. (d) People can't give up smoking easily because ¬-___________________________. (e) So, attempts must be taken by us to ¬-___________________________. 2. Completing the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2016;Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Acid rain is harmful because ¬¬___________________________. (b) The wind was so strong that ¬¬___________________________. (c) Had he been a little careful, ¬¬___________________________. (d) They were frightened when ¬¬___________________________. (e) Take your umbrella lest ¬¬___________________________. 3. Completing the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2016] a) Five years have passed since ¬¬___________________________. b) It is a matter of sorrow that ¬¬___________________________. c) I tried to write to you but ¬¬___________________________. d) In fact, we all are always ¬¬___________________________. e) We hope that we ¬¬___________________________. 4. Completing the following sentences. [Sylhet Board-2016 & 2015] a) Yesterday I could not get up from bed in time because ¬-___________________________. b) As soon as I got up from bed, ¬¬___________________________. c) Since I could not avail the bus, ¬¬___________________________. d) On the way to school, I walked fast lest ¬-___________________________. e) If I reached late ¬¬___________________________. 5. Completing the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) He asked me ¬¬___________________________. (b) ¬¬___________________________how it can be done. (c) Hardly had he started for school ¬¬___________________________. (d) He told me that ¬¬___________________________.. (e)Where is well ¬¬___________________________. 6. Completing the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2016] a) We come to know about the happenings of home and abroad if ¬-___________________________. b) People read newspaper lest ¬¬___________________________. c) Many students do not read the newspaper regularly as ¬-___________________________. d) I become happy when ¬¬___________________________. e) Many people earn their living by ¬¬___________________________. 7. Completing the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2016] (a) An educational institution is a seat of learning so ¬-___________________________. (b) It should be a peaceful place where ¬-___________________________. (c) But nowadays peaceful atmosphere is absent from educational institutions because ¬¬___________________________. (d) The students who ¬¬___________________________. (e) The sooner it can be controlled, ¬¬___________________________. 8. Completing the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2016] (a) 1971 is the year when ¬¬___________________________. (b) Though Bangladesh has limited natural resources, ¬-___________________________. (c) ¬¬___________________________because he is not attentive to study. (d) Be truthful if ¬¬___________________________. (e) His silence proves that ¬¬___________________________. SSC Completing Sentence all Board 2015 1. Completing the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2015] a) Many people cut trees ¬¬___________________________.. b) Trees cause rainfall which ¬¬___________________________. c) If we cut trees at random, ¬¬___________________________. d) Trees supply oxygen ¬¬___________________________. e) Since tress helps us in many ways, ¬-___________________________. 2. Completing the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2015] a) If you do not waste your time, ¬¬___________________________. b) This is the boy who ¬¬___________________________. c) ¬¬___________________________I were a child. d) United we stand, ¬¬___________________________. e) The boy is so weak in mathematics ¬-___________________________. 3. Completing the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2015] a) We must work hard in order that ¬¬___________________________. b) ¬¬___________________________cannot shine in life. c) It is hard work that ¬¬___________________________. d) The idle cannot reach their target because ¬-___________________________. e) ¬¬___________________________unless you work hard. 4. Completing the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2015] (a) United we stand, ¬¬___________________________. (b) It is high time ¬¬___________________________. (c) Unless you are united, ¬¬___________________________. (d) ¬¬___________________________know this wise saying? (e) The story of the old man and his sons teaches us ¬-___________________________. 5. Completing the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2015] a) ¬¬___________________________if he told me. b) The answer that he ¬¬___________________________. c) Finishing the work, ¬¬___________________________. d) I saw my mother ¬¬___________________________. e) To walk in the morning ¬¬___________________________. 6 Completing the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2015] a) No sooner had I reached home than ¬-___________________________. b) He was so lazy that ¬¬___________________________. c) It is health which ¬¬___________________________. d) He succeeded though ¬¬___________________________. e) As our elders love us, ¬¬___________________________. 7 Completing the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2015] a) As the flower is a symbol of love, beauty and purity, it is ¬-___________________________. b) There is hardly any person ¬¬___________________________. c) We can turn our enemies into friends if we ¬-___________________________. d) It is said that those who do not love flowers ¬-___________________________. e) Many people cultivate flowers because ¬-___________________________. SSC Completing Sentence all Boards 2016   1. Complete the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2016] (a) Smoking is a habit which  harmful to our health. (b) Many people go on smoking though  they know its bad impact. (c)  If we smoke,  we will suffer a lot. (d) People can't give up smoking easily because  they become accustomed to it . (e) So, attempts must be taken by us to  stop smoking.   2. Complete the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2016;Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Acid rain is harmful because  it pollutes the environment. (b) The wind was so strong that  it blew some huts way. (c) Had he been a little careful,  he would not have made a mistake. (d) They were frightened when  they were angry. (e) Take your umbrella lest  you should get wet in the rain.   3. Complete the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2016] a) Five years have passed since  we met last. b) It is a matter of sorrow that  you didn't answer my last letter. c) I tried to write to you but  could not manage time. d) In fact, we all are always  busy with our work. e) We hope that we  will meet soon.   4. Complete the following sentences. [Sylhet Board-2016 & 2015] a) Yesterday I could not get up from bed in time because  I was ill. b) As soon as I got up from bed,  it was 10 am. c) Since I could not avail the bus,  I started to walk. d) On the way to school, I walked fast lest  I should miss the class. e) If I reached late  I would miss a task .   5. Complete the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) He asked me  if I could recognize him. (b)  He will show me  how it can be done. (c) Hardly had he started for school  when the rain started. (d) He told me that  honesty is the best policy. (e)Where is well  there is away.   6. Complete the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2016] a) We come to know about the happenings of home and abroad if  we read the newspaper regularly. b) People read newspaper lest  they should miss the current affairs. c) Many students do not read the newspaper regularly as  they don't know the importance of it. d) I become happy when  I get a daily newspaper. e) Many people earn their living by  selling the newspaper.   7. Complete the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2016] (a) An educational institution is a seat of learning so  students can gain knowledge. (b) It should be a peaceful place where  students can acquire knowledge. (c) But nowadays peaceful atmosphere is absent from educational institutions because  of political violence and terrorism. (d) The students who  are involved in violence can never acquire knowledge. (e) The sooner it can be controlled, the  better the result will be.   8. Complete the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2016] (a) 1971 is the year when  Bangladesh became independent. (b) Though Bangladesh has limited natural resources,  she cannot utilize them properly. (c)  He cannot pass  because he is not attentive to study. (d) Be truthful if  you want to gain others' respect. (e) His silence proves that  he is a thief.   SSC Completing Sentence all board 2015   1. Complete the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2015] a) Many people cut trees  indiscriminately but do not plant any tree. b) Trees cause rainfall which  is essential for our environment. c) If we cut trees at random,  the country will soon lose ecological balance. d) Trees supply oxygen  which we breathe in. e) Since tress helps us in many ways,  we should plant more trees.   2. Complete the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2015] a) If you do not waste your time,  you will succeed in life. b) This is the boy who  is a Studious. c)  I wish  I were a child. d) United we stand,  divided we fall. e) The boy is so weak in mathematics  that he can't pass the examination. 3. Complete the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2015] a) We must work hard in order that  we can succeed. b) A man who  is lazy  cannot shine in life. c) It is hard work that  makes a man successful. d) The idle cannot reach their target because  of their idleness. e)  You will not succeed  unless you work hard.   4. Complete the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2015] (a) United we stand,  divided we fall. (b) It is high time  we changed our bad habits. (c) Unless you are united,  others may harm you. (d)  Who doesn't  know this wise saying? (e) The story of the old man and his sons teaches us  unity is strength.   5. Complete the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2015] a)  I would help him  if he told me. b) The answer that he  wrote was incorrect. c) Finishing the work,  I went to bed. d) I saw my mother  cooking food in the kitchen. e) To walk in the morning  is good for your health.   6. Complete the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2015] a) No sooner had I reached home than  the rain started. b) He was so lazy that  he could do nothing in his life. c) It is health which  is wealth. d) He succeeded though  he was lazy. e) As our elders love us,  we also should love them.   7. Complete the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2015] a) As the flower is a symbol of love, beauty and purity, it is  used on different occasions. b) There is hardly any person  who dislikes flowers. c) We can turn our enemies into friends if we  treat them with flowers. d) It is said that those who do not love flowers  are cruel. e) Many people cultivate flowers because  flower cultivation is profitable. Bangla Translation- 2016 Complete the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2016] (a) Smoking is a habit which is harmful to our health. ধূমপান একটি অভ্যাস যা আমাদের স্বাস্থ্যের জন্য ক্ষতিকর। (b) Many people go on smoking though they know its bad impact. অনেক মানুষ ধূমপান চালিয়ে যায় যদিও তারা এর খারাপ প্রভাব জানে। (c) If we smoke, we will suffer a lot. যদি আমরা ধূমপান করি, আমরা অনেক কষ্ট ভোগ করব। (d) People can't give up smoking easily because they become accustomed to it. মানুষ সহজে ধূমপান ত্যাগ করতে পারে না কারণ তারা এতে অভ্যস্ত হয়ে পড়ে। (e) So, attempts must be taken by us to stop smoking. তাই, ধূমপান বন্ধ করার জন্য আমাদের উদ্যোগ নিতে হবে। Complete the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2016; Sylhet Board-2019] (a) Acid rain is harmful because it pollutes the environment. অ্যাসিড বৃষ্টি ক্ষতিকর কারণ এটি পরিবেশ দূষিত করে। (b) The wind was so strong that it blew some huts away. বাতাস এত শক্তিশালী ছিল যে এটি কিছু কুঁড়ে উড়িয়ে নিয়ে গেছে। (c) Had he been a little careful, he would not have made a mistake. যদি সে একটু সতর্ক হত, তবে সে ভুল করত না। (d) They were frightened when they were angry. তারা ভয় পেয়েছিল যখন তারা রেগে গিয়েছিল। (e) Take your umbrella lest you should get wet in the rain. তোমার ছাতা নিয়ে নাও, যাতে বৃষ্টিতে ভিজে না যাও। Complete the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2016] (a) Five years have passed since we met last. পাঁচ বছর পেরিয়ে গেছে যে আমরা শেষবার দেখা করেছি। (b) It is a matter of sorrow that you didn't answer my last letter. এটি একটি দুঃখজনক বিষয় যে তুমি আমার শেষ চিঠির উত্তর দাওনি। (c) I tried to write to you but could not manage time. আমি তোমাকে লিখতে চেষ্টা করেছিলাম কিন্তু সময় বের করতে পারিনি। (d) In fact, we all are always busy with our work. বাস্তবে, আমরা সবাই সব সময় আমাদের কাজের মধ্যে ব্যস্ত থাকি। (e) We hope that we will meet soon. আমরা আশা করি যে আমরা শীঘ্রই দেখা করব। Complete the following sentences. [Sylhet Board-2016 & 2015] (a) Yesterday I could not get up from bed in time because I was ill. গতকাল আমি সময়মতো বিছানা থেকে উঠতে পারিনি কারণ আমি অসুস্থ ছিলাম। (b) As soon as I got up from bed, it was 10 am. যেমনই আমি বিছানা থেকে উঠলাম, তখন ১০টা বেজে ছিল। (c) Since I could not avail the bus, I started to walk. যেহেতু আমি বাস ধরতে পারিনি, আমি হাঁটতে শুরু করলাম। (d) On the way to school, I walked fast lest I should miss the class. স্কুলে যাওয়ার পথে, আমি দ্রুত হাঁটলাম যাতে আমি ক্লাস মিস না করি। (e) If I reached late, I would miss a task. যদি আমি দেরিতে পৌঁছাতাম, আমি একটি কাজ মিস করতাম। Complete the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2016] (a) He asked me if I could recognize him. সে আমাকে প্রশ্ন করেছিল যে আমি তাকে চিনতে পারি কিনা। (b) He will show me how it can be done. সে আমাকে দেখাবে কীভাবে এটি করা যেতে পারে। (c) Hardly had he started for school when the rain started. সে স্কুলে যাওয়া শুরু করার সাথে সাথে বৃষ্টি শুরু হয়ে গেল। (d) He told me that honesty is the best policy. সে আমাকে বলেছিল যে সততা হল শ্রেষ্ঠ নীতি। (e) Where there is a will, there is a way. যেখানে ইচ্ছা সেখানে উপায়। Complete the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2016] (a) We come to know about the happenings of home and abroad if we read the newspaper regularly. আমরা যদি নিয়মিত পত্রিকা পড়ি, তবে দেশের ও বিদেশের ঘটনার খবর জানতে পারি। (b) People read newspapers lest they should miss the current affairs. মানুষ পত্রিকা পড়ে যাতে তারা বর্তমান বিষয়গুলি মিস না করে। (c) Many students do not read the newspaper regularly as they don't know the importance of it. অনেক ছাত্র পত্রিকা নিয়মিত পড়ে না কারণ তারা এর গুরুত্ব জানে না। (d) I become happy when I get a daily newspaper. আমি আনন্দিত হই যখন আমি একটি দৈনিক পত্রিকা পাই। (e) Many people earn their living by selling the newspaper. অনেক মানুষ পত্রিকা বিক্রি করে তাদের জীবিকা নির্বাহ করে। Complete the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2016] (a) An educational institution is a seat of learning so students can gain knowledge. একটি শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান হল জ্ঞান লাভের আসন, যাতে ছাত্ররা জ্ঞান অর্জন করতে পারে। (b) It should be a peaceful place where students can acquire knowledge. এটি একটি শান্তিপূর্ণ স্থান হওয়া উচিত যেখানে ছাত্ররা জ্ঞান অর্জন করতে পারে। (c) But nowadays peaceful atmosphere is absent from educational institutions because of political violence and terrorism. কিন্তু বর্তমান সময়ে রাজনৈতিক সহিংসতা ও সন্ত্রাসবাদের কারণে শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোতে শান্তিপূর্ণ পরিবেশ অনুপস্থিত। (d) The students who are involved in violence can never acquire knowledge. যারা সহিংসতায় জড়িত, তারা কখনই জ্ঞান অর্জন করতে পারে না। (e) The sooner it can be controlled, the better the result will be. যত দ্রুত এটি নিয়ন্ত্রণে আনা যাবে, ফলাফল তত ভালো হবে। Complete the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2016] (a) 1971 is the year when Bangladesh became independent. ১৯৭১ হল সেই বছর যখন বাংলাদেশ স্বাধীন হয়েছিল। (b) Though Bangladesh has limited natural resources, she cannot utilize them properly. যদিও বাংলাদেশের সীমিত প্রাকৃতিক সম্পদ রয়েছে, সে সেগুলো সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহার করতে পারে না। (c) He cannot pass because he is not attentive to study. সে পাস করতে পারে না কারণ সে পড়াশোনায় মনোযোগী নয়। (d) Be truthful if you want to gain others' respect. সৎ হও, যদি তুমি অন্যদের শ্রদ্ধা পেতে চাও। (e) His silence proves that he is a thief. তার নীরবতা প্রমাণ করে যে সে একজন চোর। 2015 Complete the following sentences. [Dhaka Board-2015] (a) Many people cut trees indiscriminately but do not plant any tree. অনেক মানুষ অযথা গাছ কেটে ফেলে কিন্তু কোনো গাছ রোপণ করে না। (b) Trees cause rainfall which is essential for our environment. গাছ বৃষ্টি ঘটায় যা আমাদের পরিবেশের জন্য অত্যাবশ্যক। (c) If we cut trees at random, the country will soon lose ecological balance. যদি আমরা এলোমেলোভাবে গাছ কাটি, তবে দেশটি দ্রুত পারিসংকৃতিক ভারসাম্য হারাবে। (d) Trees supply oxygen which we breathe in. গাছ অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ করে যা আমরা শ্বাসে গ্রহণ করি। (e) Since trees help us in many ways, we should plant more trees. যেহেতু গাছ আমাদের অনেকভাবে সাহায্য করে, আমাদের আরো গাছ রোপণ করা উচিত। Complete the following sentences. [Rajshahi Board-2015] (a) If you do not waste your time, you will succeed in life. যদি তুমি তোমার সময় নষ্ট না করো, তুমি জীবনে সফল হবে। (b) This is the boy who is a studious. এটি সেই ছেলে যে একজন পরিশ্রমী ছাত্র। (c) I wish I were a child. আমি আশা করি আমি একটি শিশু হতাম। (d) United we stand, divided we fall. একত্রে আমরা দাঁড়াই, বিভক্ত হলে পড়ে যাই। (e) The boy is so weak in mathematics that he can't pass the examination. ছেলেটি গাণিতিক বিষয়গুলোতে এত দুর্বল যে সে পরীক্ষা পাস করতে পারে না। Complete the following sentences. [Barishal Board-2015] (a) We must work hard in order that we can succeed. আমাদের কঠোর পরিশ্রম করতে হবে যাতে আমরা সফল হতে পারি। (b) A man who is lazy cannot shine in life. যে ব্যক্তি আলস্যী, সে জীবনে সফল হতে পারে না। (c) It is hard work that makes a man successful. এটি কঠোর পরিশ্রম যা একজন মানুষকে সফল করে তোলে। (d) The idle cannot reach their target because of their idleness. অলসরা তাদের লক্ষ্য অর্জন করতে পারে না কারণ তাদের অলসতা। (e) You will not succeed unless you work hard. তুমি সফল হবে না যদি তুমি কঠোর পরিশ্রম না করো। Complete the following sentences. [Dinajpur Board-2015] (a) United we stand, divided we fall. একত্রে আমরা দাঁড়াই, বিভক্ত হলে পড়ে যাই। (b) It is high time we changed our bad habits. এখনই সময় যে আমরা আমাদের খারাপ অভ্যাস পরিবর্তন করি। (c) Unless you are united, others may harm you. যদি তুমি একত্রিত না হও, অন্যরা তোমাকে ক্ষতি করতে পারে। (d) Who doesn't know this wise saying? কে এই প্রজ্ঞাময় উক্তি জানে না? (e) The story of the old man and his sons teaches us unity is strength. বৃদ্ধ ব্যক্তি এবং তার ছেলেদের গল্প আমাদের শেখায় যে একতা শক্তি। Complete the following sentences. [Cumilla Board-2015] (a) I would help him if he told me. আমি তাকে সাহায্য করতাম যদি সে আমাকে বলত। (b) The answer that he wrote. যে উত্তরটি সে লিখেছে। (c) Finishing the work, I went to bed. কাজ শেষ করে, আমি বিছানায় চলে গেলাম। (d) I saw my mother cooking food in the kitchen. আমি আমার মাকে রান্নাঘরে খাবার রান্না করতে দেখেছিলাম। (e) To walk in the morning is good for your health. সকালে হাঁটা তোমার স্বাস্থ্যের জন্য ভালো। Complete the following sentences. [Jashore Board-2015] (a) No sooner had I reached home than the rain started. আমি বাড়িতে পৌঁছানোর সঙ্গে সঙ্গে বৃষ্টি শুরু হয়ে গেল। (b) He was so lazy that he could do nothing in his life. সে এত অলস ছিল যে সে তার জীবনে কিছুই করতে পারতো না। (c) It is health which is wealth. স্বাস্থ্যই হলো দান যা আসল সম্পদ। (d) He succeeded though he was lazy. সে সফল হয়েছে যদিও সে অলস ছিল। (e) As our elders love us, we also should love them. যেমন আমাদের প্রবীণরা আমাদের ভালোবাসে, আমরাও তাদের ভালোবাসা উচিত। Complete the following sentences. [Chattogram Board-2015] (a) As the flower is a symbol of love, beauty, and purity, it is used on different occasions. যেহেতু ফুল হল ভালোবাসা, সৌন্দর্য এবং শুদ্ধতার প্রতীক, এটি বিভিন্ন উপলক্ষে ব্যবহৃত হয়। (b) There is hardly any person who dislikes flowers. এমন কোনো ব্যক্তি প্রায় নেই যিনি ফুল পছন্দ করেন না। (c) We can turn our enemies into friends if we treat them with flowers. আমরা আমাদের শত্রুদের বন্ধুতে পরিণত করতে পারি যদি আমরা তাদের ফুল দিয়ে আচরণ করি। (d) It is said that those who do not love flowers are cruel. এটি বলা হয় যে যারা ফুল ভালোবাসে না তারা নিষ্ঠুর। (e) Many people cultivate flowers because flower cultivation is profitable. অনেক মানুষ ফুল চাষ করে কারণ ফুলের চাষ লাভজনক।

Complete the following sentences with suitable clauses/phrases: SSC Right form of verbs all Boards 2022 1. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box: [Mymensingh Board -2022] make help become do conduct use be enhance send increase Mobile phone is an important medium of modern communication which (a) --- intercommunication. It (b) --- our life very easy and comfortable. The world (c) --- smaller due to the rapid use of it. Mobile phone connected with the Internet (d) --- users watch TV, and use social media like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. We (e) --- almost everything by using various mobile apps. We can check emails and (f) --- through it. The use of mobile phone (g) --- its reply noticeably during COVID-19. Nowadays, teachers and students (h) --- dependent on it greatly. It has played a vital role in (i) --- online education. But excessive use of it causes unpredictable health hazards. So, we (j) --- it excessively. 2. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Rajshahi Board-2022] understand be prevail respect stop prosper feel preach reign defeat Truth always (a) --- in the world. Falsehood may (b) --- for the time being. Those who (c) --- engaged in (d) --- the truth are (e) --- by the people. Those who (f) --- interest in telling lies cannot (g) --- in life. They may prosper seemingly. But, after all, they become really (h) ---. Socrates throughout his life would preach the truth. He tried to make people (i) --- what was good for them. He was troubled by the powerful people. Yet, he never (j) --- teaching good things. 3. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Sylhet Board-2022] develop have need go emphasize motivate keep enrich learn modify Communicative competence in English is urgently (a) --- in our country. The present world (b) --- fast and (c) --- on with the advancement of technology. With a view to (d) --- pace with the present world, we cannot help (e) --- English. The present curriculum has (f) --- learning English by (g) --- the books (h) --- with modern information. But readers should be (i) --- to read more supplementary books. (j) --- an ICT-based skill can be very productive to keep pace with this advanced world. 4. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Barishal Board-2022] get continue upgrade see read retrain take observe be start 1st January (a) --- now as the book festival in Bangladesh. On this day, students (b) --- in schools and madrasas get new textbooks free of cost. Books (c) --- the most important teaching aids for the students. If students (d) --- books in time, their academic progress will be greatly hampered. So, the present government (e) --- this epoch-making program. This program will undoubtedly play a vital role in (f) --- the standard of education. By getting books on this day, students can start (g) --- their preparation from the very beginning of the academic year. Guardians of the students also become happy to (h) --- new books in the hands of their children. So, this program should be (i) --- for building an educated nation. The people of Bangladesh (j) --- ever grateful to the present government for taking this noble initiative. With Key 1. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box: [Mymensingh Board -2022] make help become do conduct use be enhance send increase Mobile phone is an important medium of modern communication which (a) --- intercommunication. It (b) --- our life very easy and comfortable. The world (c) --- smaller due to the rapid use of it. Mobile phone connected with the Internet (d) --- users watch TV, and use social media like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. We (e) --- almost everything by using various mobile apps. We can check emails and (f) --- through it. The use of mobile phone (g) --- its reply noticeably during COVID-19. Nowadays, teachers and students (h) --- dependent on it greatly. It has played a vital role in (i) --- online education. But excessive use of it causes unpredictable health hazards. So, we (j) --- it excessively. Answer :(a) enhances; (b) has made; (c) has become; (d) helps; (e) can do; (f) send; (g) has increased; (h) are; (i) conducting; (j) should not use 2. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Rajshahi Board-2022] understand be prevail respect stop prosper feel preach reign defeat Truth always (a) --- in the world. Falsehood may (b) --- for the time being. Those who (c) --- engaged in (d) --- the truth are (e) --- by the people. Those who (f) --- interest in telling lies cannot (g) --- in life. They may prosper seemingly. But, after all, they become really (h) ---. Socrates throughout his life would preach the truth. He tried to make people (i) --- what was good for them. He was troubled by the powerful people. Yet, he never (j) --- teaching good things. Answer :(a) prevails; (b) reigns; (c) are; (d) preaching; (e) respected; (f) feel; (g) prosper; (h) defeated; (i) understand; (j) stopped 3. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Sylhet Board-2022] develop have need go emphasize motivate keep enrich learn modify Communicative competence in English is urgently (a) --- in our country. The present world (b) --- fast and (c) --- on with the advancement of technology. With a view to (d) --- pace with the present world, we cannot help (e) --- English. The present curriculum has (f) --- learning English by (g) --- the books (h) --- with modern information. But readers should be (i) --- to read more supplementary books. (j) --- an ICT-based skill can be very productive to keep pace with this advanced world. Answer :(a) needed; (b) is going; (c) advancing; (d) keeping; (e) learning; (f) emphasized; (g) modifying; (h) enriched; (i) motivated; (j) Developing 4. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Barishal Board-2022] get continue upgrade see read retrain take observe be start 1st January (a) --- now as the book festival in Bangladesh. On this day, students (b) --- in schools and madrasas get new textbooks free of cost. Books (c) --- the most important teaching aids for the students. If students (d) --- books in time, their academic progress will be greatly hampered. So, the present government (e) --- this epoch-making program. This program will undoubtedly play a vital role in (f) --- the standard of education. By getting books on this day, students can start (g) --- their preparation from the very beginning of the academic year. Guardians of the students also become happy to (h) --- new books in the hands of their children. So, this program should be (i) --- for building an educated nation. The people of Bangladesh (j) --- ever grateful to the present government for taking this noble initiative. Answer :(a) is observed; (b) studying; (c) are; (d) don’t get; (e) has started; (f) upgrading; (g) preparing; (h) see; (i) continued; (j) will be Vocabulary: W ords/phrases in alphabetical order Word/Phrase Meaning (English) Meaning (Bengali) Meaning (Hindi) Academic year School year একাডেমিক বছর शैक्षणिक वर्ष Advanced Developed উন্নত उन्नत Apps Applications অ্যাপস एप्स Benefits Advantages সুবিধা लाभ Challenges Difficulties চ্যালেঞ্জ चुनौतियां Comfortable Providing ease আরামদায়ক आरामदायक Communication Exchange of information যোগাযোগ संचार Competence Skill or ability দক্ষতা योग्यता Connected Linked সংযুক্ত जुड़ा हुआ Contribution Role অবদান योगदान COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic কোভিড-১৯ कोविड-१९ Curriculum Course of study পাঠ্যক্রম पाठ्यक्रम Dependent Relying on something নির্ভরশীল निर्भर Drawbacks Disadvantages অসুবিধা नुकसान Educated Knowledgeable শিক্ষিত शिक्षित Education Process of learning শিক্ষা शिक्षा Emails Electronic messages ইমেল ईमेल Effective Successful in results কার্যকর प्रभावी Efforts Attempts প্রচেষ্টা प्रयास Emphasize To highlight or stress জোর দেওয়া ज़ोर देना Excessive use Overuse অত্যধিক ব্যবহার अत्यधिक उपयोग Falsehood Lies মিথ্যা झूठ Festival Celebration উৎসব त्योहार Grateful Thankful কৃতজ্ঞ आभारी Guardians Caretakers অভিভাবক अभिभावक Happy Joyful সুখী खुश Health hazards Health risks স্বাস্থ্য ঝুঁকি स्वास्थ्य जोखिम ICT-based Technology-driven তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি-ভিত্তিক आईसीटी-आधारित Initiative First step উদ্যোগ पहल Intercommunication Mutual communication আন্তঃযোগাযোগ आपसी संपर्क Internet Global online network ইন্টারনেট इंटरनेट Learning Gaining knowledge শেখা सीखना Limitations Restrictions সীমাবদ্ধতা सीमाएं LinkedIn Professional networking site লিঙ্কডইন लिंक्डइन Medium A means or channel মাধ্যম माध्यम Misuse Incorrect use অপব্যবহার दुरुपयोग Mobile phone Portable communication device মোবাইল ফোন मोबाइल फोन Modern Contemporary আধুনিক आधुनिक Motivation Encouragement অনুপ্রেরণা प्रेरणा Noble Honorable মহৎ महान Online education Internet-based learning অনলাইন শিক্ষা ऑनलाइन शिक्षा Pace Speed গতি गति Preaching Teaching প্রচার उपदेश Preparation Readiness প্রস্তুতি तैयारी Prevail Triumph বিজয়ী হওয়া, প্রচলিত হওয়া प्रबल होना Productive Yielding results ফলপ্রসূ उत्पादक Progress Improvement অগ্রগতি प्रगति Rapid Quick দ্রুত तेज Readers Book users পাঠক पाठक Respect To value or honor সম্মান জানানো सम्मान करना Seemingly Appearing to be আপাতদৃষ্টিতে प्रतीत होता है Significant Important গুরুত্বপূর্ণ महत्वपूर्ण Skills Abilities দক্ষতা कौशल Social media Online interaction platforms সামাজিক মাধ্যম सोशल मीडिया Standard Level of quality মান स्तर Start Begin শুরু করা शुरू करना Students Learners শিক্ষার্থী छात्र Supplementary Additional পরিপূরক पूरक Teachers Educators শিক্ষক शिक्षक Technology Scientific advancements প্রযুক্তি प्रौद्योगिकी Textbooks Academic books পাঠ্যপুস্তক पाठ्यपुस्तक Triumph Victory জয় विजय Undoubtedly Without doubt নিঃসন্দেহে निस्संदेह Unjust Unfair অন্যায্য अन्याय Unpredictable Not foreseeable অনির্দেশ্য अप्रत्याशित Upgrade To improve উন্নত করা उन्नति करना Users People who use something ব্যবহারকারী उपयोगकर्ता Vital Crucial অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ अत्यावश्यक World The earth and its inhabitants বিশ্ব दुनिया

SSC All Board Questions-2020 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Sylhet Board-2015; Dhaka Board-2020] why are you going to barisal said father i want to buy some important books said saad do you need money yes father don't go alone as time is not going well. 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Rajshahi Board-2020] arent you going to have any said i no i never eat asparagus i know there are people who dont like them the fact is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat she said. 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Dinajpur Board-2015; Cumilla Board-2020] is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat i have teacher i clearly remember what happened in that journey said Jamal. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the text below: [Cumilla Board-2016; Jashore Board-2020] my dear mother your letter is just to hand it seems to me that you are anxious for me why you need not think about me 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Sylhet Board-2020] the teacher said to the girl do you think that honesty is the best policy yes sir i think so said the girl then learn to be honest from your childhood thank you sir said the girl may allah to bless you said the teacher 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Barishal Board-2020] do not worry about a few mistakes said the teacher you can learn a lot through your mistakes do we learn from our mistakes asked the boy. 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Chattogram Board-2020] how is your father bilkis said mr rahman he is very well thank you bilkis replied i am glad to hear that he is in good health said mr rahman 8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Dinajpur Board-2020] hello old lady what are you doing said the princess i am spinning a yarn around the spindle replied the old woman 9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Mymensingh Board-2020] would you please tell me one reason of air pollution yes the smoke from our household activities vehicles factories etc is mainly causing air pollution SSC All Board Questions-2019 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2019] have you heard the name of alexander asked mr ahmed no sir razu replied how strange it is said he will you tell me about alexander please well he was the great king of macedonia 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2019] go to bed now mother said you can complete your assignment in the morning no mom ill finish it now 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Cumilla Board-2019] why ard you late always try to attend the class regularly yes sir the student said to the teacher 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Jashore Board-2019] zaman can you tell me what i am teaching the teacher asked im sorry sir i can't follow replied zaman you can't because you are not attentive the teacher said 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barishal Board-2019] don't you have any relative here to stay with no sir so i need a transfer certificate to be admitted there 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary: [Chattogram Board-2019] do you know me yes i know you from my childhood whats your name my name is sumon thank you a lot said mr jamal 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2019] stop you are eating all our bread shouted the two rats i m not doing My best but I have told you. that its difficult said the monkey give us that little Piece said the rats this is My Piece havent I laboured a lot for you replied the Monkey how foolish we are believing you said the two rats Key SSC All Board Questions-2020 Answer 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Sylhet Board-2015; Dhaka Board-2020] why are you going to barisal said father i want to buy some important books said saad do you need money yes father don't go alone as time is not going well. Answer:  “Why are you going to Barisal?” said father. “I want to buy some important books,” said Saad. “Do you need money?” “Yes, father.” “Don't go alone as time is not going well.” 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Rajshahi Board-2020] arent you going to have any said i no i never eat asparagus i know there are people who dont like them the fact is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat she said. Answer:   “Aren't you going to have any?” said I. “No, I never eat asparagus.” “I know there are people who don't like them. The fact is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat,” she said. 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Dinajpur Board-2015; Cumilla Board-2020] is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat i have teacher i clearly remember what happened in that journey said Jamal. Answer:  “Is there any anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat?” “I have, teacher. I clearly remember what happened in that Journey,” said Jamal. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the text below: [Cumilla Board-2016; Jashore Board-2020] my dear mother your letter is just to hand it seems to me that you are anxious for me why you need not think about me Answer:  My dear mother, your letter is just to hand. It seems to me that you are anxious for me. Why? You need not think about me. 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Sylhet Board-2020] the teacher said to the girl do you think that honesty is the best policy yes sir i think so said the girl then learn to be honest from your childhood thank you sir said the girl may allah to bless you said the teacher Answer:   The teacher said to the girl, “Do you think that honesty is the best policy?" "Yes, sir, think so," said the girl. "Then learn to be honest from your childhood." "Thank you sir," said the girl. "May Allah bless you," said the teacher. 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Barishal Board-2020] do not worry about a few mistakes said the teacher you can learn a lot through your mistakes do we learn from our mistakes asked the boy. Answer:  “Do not worry about a few mistakes,” said the teacher. “You can learn a lot through your mistakes.” “Do we learn from our mistakes?” asked the boy. 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Chattogram Board-2020] how is your father bilkis said mr rahman he is very well thank you bilkis replied i am glad to hear that he is in good health said mr rahman Answer:  “How is your father, Bilkis?” said Mr. Rahman. “He is very well. Thank you,” Bilkis replied. “I am glad to hear that he is in good health,” said Mr. Rahman. 8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Dinajpur Board-2020] hello old lady what are you doing said the princess i am spinning a yarn around the spindle replied the old woman Answer:   “Hello, old lady, what are you doing?” said the Princess. “I am spinning a yarn around the spindle,” replied the old woman. 9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Mymensingh Board-2020] would you please tell me one reason of air pollution yes the smoke from our household activities vehicles factories etc is mainly causing air pollution Answer: “Would you please tell me one reason of air pollution” “Yes, the smoke from our household activities, vehicles, factories etc. is mainly causing air pollution.” SSC All Board Questions-2019 Answer 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2019] have you heard the name of alexander asked mr ahmed no sir razu replied how strange it is said he will you tell me about alexander please well he was the great king of macedonia Answer:  “Have you heard the name of Alexander?” asked Mr. Ahmed. “No, sir.” Razu replied. “How strange it is!” said he. “Will you tell me about Alexander, please?” “Well, he was the great king of Macedonia.” 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2019] go to bed now mother said you can complete your assignment in the morning no mom ill finish it now Answer:   "Go to bed now," Mother said. "You can complete your assignment in the morning.” "No, Mom! I'll finish it now." 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Cumilla Board-2019] why ard you late always try to attend the class regularly yes sir the student said to the teacher Answer:  "Why are you late? Always try to attend the class regularly." "Yes sir," the student said to the teacher. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Jashore Board-2019] zaman can you tell me what i am teaching the teacher asked im sorry sir i can't follow replied zaman you can't because you are not attentive the teacher said Answer:   "Zaman, can you tell me what I am teaching?" the teacher asked. "I'm sorry sir. I can't follow," replied Zaman. "You can't because you are not attentive," the teacher said. 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barishal Board-2019] don't you have any relative here to stay with no sir so i need a transfer certificate to be admitted there Answer:   "Don't you have any relative here to stay with?" "No, sir. So, I need a transfer certificate to be admitted there." do you know me yes i know you from my childhood whats your name my name is sumon thank you a lot said mr jamal Answer:   “Do you know me?” “Yes, I know you from my childhood.” “What's your name?” “My name is Sumon.” “Thank you a lot.” said Mr. Jamal. 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2019] stop you are eating all our bread shouted the two rats i m not doing My best but I have told you. that its difficult said the monkey give us that little Piece said the rats this is My Piece havent I laboured a lot for you replied the Monkey how foolish we are believing you said the two rats Answer:   “Stop! You are eating all our bread,” shouted the two rats. “I'm doing my best, but I have told you that it's difficult,” said the monkey. “Give us that little piece,” said the rats. “This is my piece. Haven't I laboured a lot for you?” replied the Monkey. “How foolish we are believing you!” said the two rats.

SSC All Board Questions-2018 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [SSC Exam-2018]  whats your programme after the examination asked ratul nabil said i havent yet decided can you suggest any lets go on a picnic said ratul what an excellent idea SSC All Board Questions-2017 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2017] in a certain school a student, once found a one hundred taka note in the play ground he took it to his teacher what shall i do with it asked the teacher 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2017] the teacher said to me dont you like to practise english its an important subject and you should be more careful about it 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Cumilla Board-2017] how daring you are to wake me up the lion roared i shall kill you for that please let me go the mouse cried i did not mean to wake you up 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Jashore Board-2017] my sons listen to me said rahman an old farmer a great treasure lies hidden in the land there i am going to leave it for you the sons asked how shall we find it 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Sylhet Board-2017] why don't you attend classes regularly the teacher said to the boy you cannot expect good résult unless you attend classes be regular in class. 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barisal Board-2017] oh my lord please dont kill the child said the first woman to the king solomon let her have it king solomon said to them now everything is clear to me pointing the first woman he said to the servant give her the child she is the mother of the baby.  7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2017] thomas alva edison a great scientist was born in 1847 in ohio america as a little boy he was very inquisitive he always wanted to know how things were done very early in life he showed that he was full of curiosity a quality which is so important to inventors. 8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2017] why are you putting up the food in your pocket why don't you eat asked the noble man i am doing the right thing replied sheikh saadi Key SSC All Board Questions-2018 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [SSC Exam-2018]  whats your programme after the examination asked ratul nabil said i havent yet decided can you suggest any lets go on a picnic said ratul what an excellent idea Answer: “What's your programme after the examination?” asked Ratul. Nabil said, “I haven't yet decided, Can you suggest any?” “Let's go on a picnic,” said Ratul. “What an excellent idea!” SSC All Board Questions-2017 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2017] in a certain school a student, once found a one hundred taka note in the play ground he took it to his teacher what shall i do with it asked the teacher Answer:  In a certain school a student once found a one hundred taka note in the play ground. He took it to his teacher. “What shall I do with it?" asked the teacher. 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2017] the teacher said to me dont you like to practise english its an important subject and you should be more careful about it Answer:  The teacher said to me, "Don't you like to practise English? It's an important subject and you should be more careful about it." 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Cumilla Board-2017] how daring you are to wake me up the lion roared i shall kill you for that please let me go the mouse cried i did not mean to wake you up Answer:  "How daring you are to wake me up?" the lion roared. "I shall kill you for that." "Please, let me go", the mouse cried." I did not mean to wake you up." 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Jashore Board-2017] my sons listen to me said rahman an old farmer a great treasure lies hidden in the land there i am going to leave it for you the sons asked how shall we find it Answer:  “My sons, listen to me,” said Rahman, an old farmer. "A great treasure lies hidden in the land there. I am going to leave it for you." The sons asked, "How shall we find it?" 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. [Sylhet Board-2017] why don't you attend classes regularly the teacher said to the boy you cannot expect good résult unless you attend classes be regular in class. Answer:  “Why don't you attend classes regularly?” the teacher said to the boy. “You can't expect good result unless you attend classes. Be regular in class.” 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barisal Board-2017] oh my lord please dont kill the child said the first woman to the king solomon let her have it king solomon said to them now everything is clear to me pointing the first woman he said to the servant give her the child she is the mother of the baby.  Answer:  “Oh my lord! Please don't kill the child,” said the first woman to the king Solomon. "Let her have it," King Solomon said to them. "Now everything is clear to me." Pointing the first woman he said to the servant, "Give her the child. She is the mother of the baby." 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2017] thomas alva edison a great scientist was born in 1847 in ohio america as a little boy he was very inquisitive he always wanted to know how things were done very early in life he showed that he was full of curiosity a quality which is so important to inventors. Answer:  Thomas Alva Edison, a great scientist was born in 1847 in Ohio, America. As a little boy he was very inquisitive. He always wanted to know how things were done. Very early in life he showed that he was full of curiosity, a quality which is so important to inventors. 8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2017] why are you putting up the food in your pocket why don't you eat asked the noble man i am doing the right thing replied sheikh saadi Answer:   "Why are you putting the food in your pocket? Why don't you eat?" asked the nobleman. "I am doing the right thing," replied Sheikh Saadi.

SSC All Board Questions-2016 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2016] the lion roared how dare you wake me up ill kill you the mouse cried please let me go i didn't mean to wake you up 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2016; Sylhet Board-2019] who are jolly those who have sound health are jolly sound mind lies in sound body minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure.  3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Jashore Board-2016] give me a few grains of corns i am dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do in the summer didn't you store any grain the ant remarked to i was too busy in singing. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Sylhet Board-2016] are you ill he said coldly no i said then why are you sitting when all others are working go out at once and give them a hand 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barishal Board-2016] i was born in a village near tangail a small river flows beside the village the villagers bathe in the river and catch fish how happy they are what they want is peace 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2016] did people use stamps in those days asked rafiq yes answered mr jamal the first stamps were used in 1840 are they easy to get now asked rafiq they are very difficult to get his uncle replied 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2016] after supper when I began to set out lucy trembled in fear and said alfred dear are you quite sure that the letter really came from your chief I laughed told her not to be afraid and hurried out of the room and walked down the street. SSC All Board Questions-2015 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Dhaka Board-2015] the man said to me where are you going i am going to school said i did you go to school yesterday no i replied why didn't you go i was very busy said i 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Rajshahi Board-2015] the teacher said to the boy where are you going now i am going to school said the boy did you go to school yesterday no the boy replied why did you not go i was suffering from fever said the boy 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Cumilla Board-2015] robert bruce the king of scotland was defeated at a war and failed to regain his country's freedom several times naturally he was in a very dejected mood sitting in his hide out he lost himself in deep thought. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Jashore Board-2015] the king said what harm did I do then that you should seek to take my life with your own hand you killed my father and my two brothers the young man replied. 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barisal Board-2015] once my mother said to me who came to you my friend Rafiq mom she asked what did he want i said his mother is ill he needs some money i have given him five hundred taka my mother said wonderful. 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2015] bangladesh is a small country with a population of about sixteen crores she can hardly make headway so we should work hard to keep pace with the rest of the world Key SSC All Board Questions-2016 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dhaka Board-2016] the lion roared how dare you wake me up ill kill you the mouse cried please let me go i didn't mean to wake you up Answer:  The lion roared, “How dare you wake me up? I'll kill you.” The mouse cried, “Please, let me go. I didn't mean to wake you up.” 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Rajshahi Board-2016; Sylhet Board-2019] who are jolly those who have sound health are jolly sound mind lies in sound body minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure.  Answer:  Who are jolly? Those who have sound health are jolly. Sound mind lies in sound body. Minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure. 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Jashore Board-2016] give me a few grains of corns i am dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do in the summer didn't you store any grain the ant remarked to i was too busy in singing. Answer:  "Give me a few grains of corns. I am dying of hunger," said the grasshopper. "But what did you do in the summer? Didn't you store any grain?" the ant remarked to. "I was too busy in singing." 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Sylhet Board-2016] are you ill he said coldly no i said then why are you sitting when all others are working go out at once and give them a hand Answer:  "Are you ill?" he said coldly. "No", I said. "Then why are you sitting when all others are working? Go out at once and give them a hand 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barishal Board-2016] i was born in a village near tangail a small river flows beside the village the villagers bathe in the river and catch fish how happy they are what they want is peace Answer:  I was born in a village near Tangail. A small river flows beside the village. The villagers bathe in the river and catch fish. How happy they are! What they want is peace. 6. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2016] did people use stamps in those days asked rafiq yes answered mr jamal the first stamps were used in 1840 are they easy to get now asked rafiq they are very difficult to get his uncle replied Answer:  “Did people use stamps in those days?” asked Rafiq. “Yes,” answered Mr. Jamal. “The first stamps were used in 1840.” “Are they easy to get now?” asked Rafiq. “They are very difficult to get,” his uncle replied. 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Dinajpur Board-2016] after supper when I began to set out lucy trembled in fear and said alfred dear are you quite sure that the letter really came from your chief I laughed told her not to be afraid and hurried out of the room and walked down the street. Answer:  After supper when I began to set out, Lucy trembled in fear and said, “Alfred dear, are you quite sure that the letter really came from your chief”?" I laughed, told her not to be afraid and hurried out of the room and walked down the street. SSC All Board Questions-2015 1. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.[Dhaka Board-2015] the man said to me where are you going i am going to school said i did you go to school yesterday no i replied why didn't you go i was very busy said i Answer:  The man said to me, “Where are you going?” “I am going to school.” said I. "Did you go to school yesterday?" "No," I replied. "Why didn't you go?" "I was very busy." said I. 2. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Rajshahi Board-2015] the teacher said to the boy where are you going now i am going to school said the boy did you go to school yesterday no the boy replied why did you not go i was suffering from fever said the boy Answer:  The teacher said to the boy, “Where are you going now?” “I am going to school,” said the boy. “Did you go to school yesterday?” “No,” the boy replied. “Why did you not go?” “I was suffering from fever,” said the boy. 3. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Cumilla Board-2015] robert bruce the king of scotland was defeated at a war and failed to regain his country's freedom several times naturally he was in a very dejected mood sitting in his hide out he lost himself in deep thought. Answer:  Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland, was defeated at a war and failed to regain his country's freedom several times. Naturally he was in a very dejected mood. Sitting in his hide out, he lost himself in deep thought. 4. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:[Jashore Board-2015] the king said what harm did I do then that you should seek to take my life with your own hand you killed my father and my two brothers the young man replied. Answer:  The King said, “What harm did I do then that you should seek to take my life with your own hand?” “You killed my father and my two brothers,” the young man replied. 5. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Barisal Board-2015] once my mother said to me who came to you my friend Rafiq mom she asked what did he want i said his mother is ill he needs some money i have given him five hundred taka my mother said wonderful. Answer: Once my mother said to me, “Who came to you?” “My friend, Rafiq, Mom.” She asked, “What did he want?” I said, “His mother is ill. He needs some money. I have given him five hundred taka.” My mother said, “Wonderful!” 7. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: [Chattogram Board-2015] bangladesh is a small country with a population of about sixteen crores she can hardly make headway so we should work hard to keep pace with the rest of the world Answer:  Bangladesh is a small country. With a population of about sixteen crores, she can hardly make headway. So, we should work hard to keep pace with the rest of the world.

Punctuation and Capitalization Worksheet-5.0 HSC Examination-2024 all Board Questions 1.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Dhaka Board-2024] Sumi said to Rumi what will you do after hsc exam ill take preparation for varsity admission whats about you said Rumi  2.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Rajshahi Board-2024] Jerry: You look like my mother  Writer: Do you meet your mother frequently when have you met her does she visit you Jerry: she often visits me She sends gifts for me Did you see the skates I put on yesterday  Writer: Why do you not live with her doesn't your heart bleed for her Jerry: Im fated to live alone  3.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Barishal Board-2024] Son: Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War Father: Yes, I did. Son: Can I have a look at it? Father: I'm afraid, I've lost it. Father: Yes, I remember one event. There were a lots of sounds and bangs outside one night. You wanted to look out but we didn't let you. Father: Because, it was very dangerous. You were only four years old. Son: I cant remember anything. Father: Its natural. No one can remember all from early childhood  4.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Chattogram Board-2024] Have you seen your mother Jerry I see her every summer She sends for me I wanted to cry out Why are you not with her How can she left you go away again He said She comes up here from Manville whenever she can She doesn't have a job now. Answer: “Have you seen your mother, Jerry?” “I see her every summer. She sends for me.” I wanted to cry out. “Why are you not with her? How can she let you go away again?” He said, “She comes up here from Manville whenever she can. She does not have a job now.” 5.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Dinajpur Board-2024] Student: May I come in, sir Headmaster: Yes come in. Student: Good morning sir. Headmaster: Good morning. What do you want Student: Sir I want a transfer certificate. Headmaster: A transfer certificate Why do you need a transfer certificate Its the middle of the session. Student: My father has been transferred from Dhaka to Khulna. Headmaster: oh I see. Cant you stay here for the rest of the session Student: Sorry sir, I cant. My father is unable to afford me here. Headmaster: Don't you have any relative here? Student: No, I havent. Headmaster: Where is your application? Student: Here it is, sir. Headmaster: Have you cleared your tuition fees? Student: Yes, sir. Here is the receipt. Headmaster: Meet the head clerk. Student: Thank you, sir. 6.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Jashore Board-2024] Jerry : I can chop some wood today Writer: But Ive a boy coming from the orphanage. Jerry : Im the boy Writer: You But youre small Jerry : Size doesnt matter chopping wood, some of the big boys dont chop well we been chopping wood for a long time. Writer: Very well theres the axe go ahead see what you can do. 7.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Mymensingh Board-2024] Rahim: We are about to finish our HSC examination are you: thinking about your future Karim: Yes, What about you Rahim I want to pursue higher education. What are your plans: Karim: I rather follow some vocation course to make my career. Rahim: Really have you thought of any particular vacation Karim: Yes I would like to join the fashion design course. This career has a prospect these days. Rahim: It is suitable for boys. Karim: Why not Boys are as good as girl in many profession now a days. Whats your future plan Rahim: I would like to go for teaching. Karim: Its good profession for a studious boy like you. 8.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Cumilla Board-2024] Yasha: What happened to you!Meem, Youre not looking normal. Meem: you are right my friend. Im really very upset today. Yasha: But why Wont you say me the reason Meem: Why not A road accident took the life of our Chairman yesterday He was a well known person in our village. How pathetic it is for his family Yasha: Oh Thats very shocking. Meem: Its very sad that such accidents are occuring frequently in our country. HSC Examination-2023 all board question questions   1.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Jashore Board -2023] Rodela: Hello Rahela what are you doing Rahela: Im reading a newspaper Rodela: Do you read them regularly  Rahela: Yes everyday before breakfast Dont you Rodela: No I don't. Whats the use of it Rahela: Newspaper is an indispensable part of our life It helps us in many ways. 2.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Sylhet Board -2023] Ratan said to his father I want to go outside for sometime. Why is it not the suitable time for going out. I need to meet my friend Shimul. Now it is 8 PM. You should not waste time doing this type of activities father replied. Ill come back before 9 O clock said Ratan. "This is the last time I think," father said. 3.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Barishal Board -2023] Ishtiak: Excuse me,where is the nearest hospital Fuad: Its about 2km from here You will have to hire a taxi You can also go there by bus Ishtiak: I see is there a bus station near here Fuad: Yes there is a bus stop at the corner Ishtiak: Thank you Fuad: Dont mention it 4.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Dinajpur Board -2023] He said i can chop some wood today. you but youre small said I. Size dont matter chopping wood some of the big boys dont chop good. ive been chopping wood at the orphanage a long time.  5.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Mymensingh Board-2023] Son Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War Father: Yes I did Son: Can I have a look at it  Father: Im afraid Ive lost it. Son: Do you remember anything about it  Father: Yes I remember one event there were lots of sounds and bangs outside one night you wanted to look out but we didnt let you. Son: Why Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old then. Key HSC Examination-2024 all Board Questions Answers 1.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts  [Dhaka Board-2024] Sumi said to Rumi what will you do after hsc exam ill take preparation for varsity admission whats about you said Rumi  Answer: Sumi said to Rumi, “What will you do after HSC exam?” I'll take preparation for varsity admission.” “What's about you?” said Rumi. 2.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts  [Rajshahi Board-2024] Jerry: You look like my mother  Writer: Do you meet your mother frequently when have you met her does she visit you Jerry: she often visits me She sends gifts for me Did you see the skates I put on yesterday  Writer: Why do you not live with her doesn't your heart bleed for her Jerry: Im fated to live alone  Answer: Jerry: You look like my mother!  Writer: Do you meet your mother frequently? When have you met her? Does she visit you? Jerry: She often visits me. She sends gifts for me. Did you see the skates I put on yesterday? Writer: Why do you not live with her? Doesn't your heart bleed for her? Jerry: I'm fated to live alone. 3.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Barishal Board-2024] Son: Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War Father: Yes, I did. Son: Can I have a look at it? Father: I'm afraid, I've lost it. Father: Yes, I remember one event. There were a lots of sounds and bangs outside one night. You wanted to look out but we didn't let you. Father: Because, it was very dangerous. You were only four years old. Son: I cant remember anything. Father: Its natural. No one can remember all from early childhood  Answer: Son: Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War? Father: Yes I did Son: Can I have a look at it. Father: Im afraid, I've lost it. Father: Yes I remember one event there were a lots of sounds and bangs outside one night. You wanted to look out but we didn't let you. Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old. Son: I can't remember anything. Father: It's natural. No one can remember all from early childhood  4.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts  [Chattogram Board-2024] Have you seen your mother Jerry I see her every summer She sends for me I wanted to cry out Why are you not with her How can she left you go away again He said She comes up here from Manville whenever she can She doesn't have a job now. Answer: “Have you seen your mother, Jerry?” “I see her every summer. She sends for me.” I wanted to cry out. “Why are you not with her? How can she let you go away again?” He said, “She comes up here from Manville whenever she can. She does not have a job now.” 5.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Dinajpur Board-2024] Student: May I come in, sir Headmaster: Yes come in. Student: Good morning sir. Headmaster: Good morning. What do you want Student: Sir I want a transfer certificate. Headmaster: A transfer certificate Why do you need a transfer certificate Its the middle of the session. Student: My father has been transferred from Dhaka to Khulna. Headmaster: oh I see. Cant you stay here for the rest of the session Student: Sorry sir, I cant. My father is unable to afford me here. Headmaster: Don't you have any relative here? Student: No, I havent. Headmaster: Where is your application? Student: Here it is, sir. Headmaster: Have you cleared your tuition fees? Student: Yes, sir. Here is the receipt. Headmaster: Meet the head clerk. Student: Thank you, sir. Answer: Student: May I come in, sir? Headmaster: Yes, come in. Student: Good morning, sir. Headmaster: Good morning. What do you want? Student: Sir, I want a transfer certificate. Headmaster: A transfer certificate! Why do you need a transfer certificate? It's the middle of the session. Student: My father has been transferred from Dhaka to Khulna. Headmaster: Oh, I see. Can't you stay here for the rest of the session? Student: Sorry, sir, I can't. My father is unable to afford me here. Headmaster: Don't you have any relative here? Student: No, I haven't. Headmaster: Where is your application? Student: Here it is, sir. Headmaster: Have you cleared your tuition fees? Student: Yes, sir. Here is the receipt. Headmaster: Meet the head clerk. Student: Thank you, sir. 6.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Jashore Board-2024] Jerry : I can chop some wood today Writer: But Ive a boy coming from the orphanage. Jerry : Im the boy Writer: You But youre small Jerry : Size doesnt matter chopping wood, some of the big boys dont chop well we been chopping wood for a long time. Writer: Very well theres the axe go ahead see what you can do. Answer: Jerry : I can chop some wood today. Writer: But I've a boy coming from the orphanage. Jerry : I'm the boy. Writer: You? But you're small. Jerry : Size doesn't matter chopping wood, some of the big boys don't chop well. I've been chopping wood for a long time. Writer: Very well. There's the axe. Go ahead. See what you can do. 7.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Mymensingh Board-2024] Rahim: We are about to finish our HSC examination are you: thinking about your future Karim: Yes, What about you Rahim I want to pursue higher education. What are your plans: Karim: I rather follow some vocation course to make my career. Rahim: Really have you thought of any particular vacation Karim: Yes I would like to join the fashion design course. This career has a prospect these days. Rahim: It is suitable for boys. Karim: Why not Boys are as good as girl in many profession now a days. Whats your future plan Rahim: I would like to go for teaching. Karim: Its good profession for a studious boy like you. Answer: Rahim: We are about to finish our HSC examination. Are you thinking about your future? Karim: Yes, What about you? Rahim: I want to pursue higher education. What are your plans? Karim: I rather follow some vocation courses to make my career. Rahim: Really? Have you thought of any particular vocation? Karim: Yes, I would like to join the fashion design course. This career has a prospect these days. Rahim: It is suitable for boys. Karim: Why not? Boys are as good as girl in many professions now a days. What's your future plan? Rahim: I would like to go for teaching. Karim: It's good profession for a studious boy like you. 8.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Cumilla Board-2024] Yasha: What happened to you!Meem, Youre not looking normal. Meem: you are right my friend. Im really very upset today. Yasha: But why Wont you say me the reason Meem: Why not A road accident took the life of our Chairman yesterday He was a well known person in our village. How pathetic it is for his family Yasha: Oh Thats very shocking. Meem: Its very sad that such accidents are occuring frequently in our country. Answer: Yasha: What happened to you, Meem? You're not looking normal. Meem: You are right, my friend. I'm really very upset today. Yasha: But why? Won't you say me the reason? Meem: Why not? A road accident took the life of our Chairman yesterday. He was a well known person in our village. How pathetic it is for his family. Yasha: Oh! That's very shocking. Meem: It's very sad that such accidents are occuring frequently in our country. HSC Examination-2023 all Board questions with Answers 1.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Jashore Board -2023] Rodela: Hello Rahela what are you doing Rahela: Im reading a newspaper Rodela: Do you read them regularly  Rahela: Yes everyday before breakfast Dont you Rodela: No I don't. Whats the use of it Rahela: Newspaper is an indispensable part of our life It helps us in many ways. Answer: Rodela: Hello Rahela. What are you doing?  Rahela: I'm reading a newspaper. Rodela: Do you read them regularly? Rahela: Yes, everyday before breakfast. Don't you?  Rodela: No, I don't. What's the use of it? Rahela Newspaper is an in dispensable part of our life. It helps us in many ways. 2.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts  [Sylhet Board -2023] Ratan said to his father I want to go outside for sometime. Why is it not the suitable time for going out. I need to meet my friend Shimul. Now it is 8 PM. You should not waste time doing this type of activities father replied. Ill come back before 9 O clock said Ratan. "This is the last time I think," father said. Answer: Ratan said to his father, “ I want to go outside for sometime. Why is it not the suitable time for going out? I need to meet my friend, Shimul.” "Now, it is 8 PM. You should not waste time doing this type of activities," father replied. “I'll come back before 9 o'clock," said Ratan. "This is the last time I think," father said. 3.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Barishal Board -2023] Ishtiak: Excuse me,where is the nearest hospital Fuad: Its about 2km from here You will have to hire a taxi You can also go there by bus Ishtiak: I see is there a bus station near here Fuad: Yes there is a bus stop at the corner Ishtiak: Thank you Fuad: Dont mention it Answer: Ishtiak: Excuse me, where is the nearest hospital? Fuad : It's about 2km from here. You will have to hire a taxi. You can also go there by bus. Ishtiak : I see. Is there a bus station near here? Fuad : Yes, there is a bus stop at the corner. Ishtiak: Thank you. Fuad : Don't mention it. 4.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts [Dinajpur Board -2023] He said i can chop some wood today. you but youre small said I. Size dont matter chopping wood some of the big boys dont chop good. ive been chopping wood at the orphanage a long time.  Answer: He said, “I can chop some wood today. ” "You? But you're small," said I." Size don't matter, chopping wood. Some of the big boys don't chop good. I've been chopping wood at the orphanage a long time."  5.   Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following texts  [Mymensingh Board-2023] Son Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War Father: Yes I did Son: Can I have a look at it  Father: Im afraid Ive lost it. Son: Do you remember anything about it  Father: Yes I remember one event there were lots of sounds and bangs outside one night you wanted to look out but we didnt let you. Son: Why Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old then. Answer: Son: Did you keep a diary during the Liberation War? Father: Yes, I did. Son: Can I have a look at it? Father: I'm afraid I've lost it.  Son: Do you remember anything about it? Father: Yes, I remember one event. There were lots of sounds and bangs outside one night . You wanted to look out but we didn't let you. Son: Why? Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old then.

Cambridge IELTS 10 Speaking Test- 2 PART 1: Music What types of music do you like to listen to? Why? At what times of day do you like to listen to music? Why? Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child? Why/Why not? Do you think all children should learn to play a musical instrument? Why/Why not? PART II: Describe a Shop Near Where You Live You should say: What sorts of products or services it sells What the shop looks like Where it is located And explain why you use this shop PART III: Discussion Topics Local Business What types of local businesses are there in your neighborhood? Are there any restaurants, shops, or dentists, for example? Do you think local businesses are important for a neighborhood? In what way? How do large shopping malls and commercial centers affect small local businesses? Why do you think that is? People and Business Why do some people want to start their own business? Are there any disadvantages to running a business? Which is the most serious? What are the most important qualities that a good business person needs? Why is that? Questions and Answers PART 1: Music What types of music do you like to listen to? Why? I enjoy listening to a variety of music genres, including pop, classical, and jazz. I appreciate pop for its catchy melodies, classical for its complexity and emotional depth, and jazz for its improvisational elements. Each genre brings a unique vibe that fits different moods. At what times of day do you like to listen to music? Why? I often listen to music in the morning to energize my day, and in the evening, I enjoy relaxing with some soft tunes. Music helps set the tone for my day and provides a soothing atmosphere at night. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child? Why/Why not? Yes, I learned to play the piano as a child. My parents encouraged me to take lessons because they believed it would help develop my discipline and creativity. I enjoyed the experience, and it fostered my love for music. Do you think all children should learn to play a musical instrument? Why/Why not? I believe learning to play a musical instrument can be beneficial for children. It teaches them patience, enhances their cognitive skills, and allows for creative expression. However, it should be an option, not an obligation, as not every child may have an interest in music. PART II: Describe a Shop Near Where You Live One shop I often visit is a local grocery store called FreshMart. It’s located just a few blocks from my house, making it very convenient for me. FreshMart sells a variety of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, snacks, and household items. The store has a bright and welcoming atmosphere, with colorful displays of produce and friendly staff who are always ready to help. I use this shop because it offers quality products at reasonable prices, and I appreciate the personalized service. It’s also a great place to quickly grab items I need without having to go to a larger supermarket. PART III: Discussion Topics Local Business What types of local businesses are there in your neighborhood? Are there any restaurants, shops, or dentists, for example? In my neighborhood, there are several local businesses, including family-owned restaurants, boutique shops, and a dental clinic. These businesses provide essential services and contribute to the community's unique character. Do you think local businesses are important for a neighborhood? In what way? How do large shopping malls and commercial centers affect small local businesses? Why do you think that is? Yes, local businesses are crucial for a neighborhood because they create jobs, foster community ties, and keep the local economy vibrant. Large shopping malls can draw customers away from small businesses by offering a wider selection and lower prices, which can be challenging for these businesses to compete against. People and Business Why do some people want to start their own business? Some people want to start their own businesses to pursue their passions, achieve financial independence, and have more control over their work-life balance. Entrepreneurship can be an exciting and fulfilling journey for many. Are there any disadvantages to running a business? Which is the most serious? Yes, running a business comes with challenges, such as financial risks, long hours, and the pressure to succeed. The most serious disadvantage is the financial instability it can bring, especially in the early stages when a business may not generate a steady income. What are the most important qualities that a good business person needs? Why is that? A good business person should possess qualities such as resilience, adaptability, and strong communication skills. Resilience is essential for overcoming setbacks, adaptability helps in navigating changing markets, and effective communication is crucial for building relationships with clients and employees. Vocabulary Words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Genres Categories of music or art শৈলী "I enjoy listening to a variety of music genres, including pop, classical, and jazz." Catchy melodies Tunes that are easy to remember and enjoyable স্মরণীয় সুর "I appreciate pop for its catchy melodies." Complexity The state of being intricate or complicated জটিলতা "I appreciate classical music for its complexity and emotional depth." Improvisational elements Spontaneous and creative aspects of performance সৃষ্টিশীল দিকগুলি "Jazz is known for its improvisational elements." Energize To give vitality or energy উদ্দীপনা প্রদান করা "I often listen to music in the morning to energize my day." Soothing atmosphere A calming and relaxing environment প্রশান্তিকর পরিবেশ "Music provides a soothing atmosphere at night." Discipline Training to act in accordance with rules or standards শৃঙ্খলা "Learning an instrument helps develop discipline." Creativity The ability to produce original ideas or things সৃষ্টিশীলতা "My parents believed learning piano would help develop my creativity." Beneficial Having a positive effect উপকারি "Learning to play a musical instrument can be beneficial for children." Cognitive skills Mental abilities related to knowledge and understanding জ্ঞানগত দক্ষতা "It enhances their cognitive skills." Creative expression The ability to convey thoughts and feelings through art সৃষ্টিশীল প্রকাশ "It allows for creative expression." Convenient Easy to access or use সুবিধাজনক "FreshMart is located just a few blocks from my house, making it very convenient." Welcoming atmosphere An inviting and friendly environment স্বাগতিক পরিবেশ "The store has a bright and welcoming atmosphere." Quality products Items that are well-made and reliable গুণমানের পণ্য "It offers quality products at reasonable prices." Reasonable prices Prices that are fair and not excessively high যৌক্তিক মূল্য "I appreciate the reasonable prices at FreshMart." Personalized service Custom-tailored assistance or attention to individual needs ব্যক্তিগতকৃত সেবা "I appreciate the personalized service at my local shop." Essential services Necessary support or facilities জরুরি সেবা "Local businesses provide essential services to the community." Unique character Distinctive qualities that define a place অনন্য বৈশিষ্ট্য "They contribute to the community's unique character." Financial risks Potential monetary losses or challenges আর্থিক ঝুঁকি "Running a business comes with financial risks." Long hours Extended periods of work দীর্ঘ সময় "Running a business often involves long hours." Pressure to succeed The stress of needing to achieve positive results সফলতার চাপ "There is often pressure to succeed in business." Financial instability Uncertainty in income and expenses আর্থিক অস্থিতিশীলতা "The most serious disadvantage is the financial instability it can bring." Resilience The ability to recover from difficulties স্থিতিস্থাপকতা "Resilience is essential for overcoming setbacks." Adaptability The ability to adjust to new conditions অভিযোজন ক্ষমতা "Adaptability helps in navigating changing markets." Communication skills The ability to convey information effectively যোগাযোগের দক্ষতা "Effective communication is crucial for building relationships."

Cambridge IELTS 14 Speaking Test- 4 PART 1: Your Neighbourhood Do you like the neighbourhood you live in? Why/Why not? What do you do in your neighbourhood in your free time? Why/Why not? What new things would you like to have in your neighbourhood? Why/Why not? Would you like to live in another neighbourhood in your town or city? Why/Why not? PART II: Describe a Website You Have Bought Something From You should say: What the website is What you bought from this website How satisfied you were with what you bought And explain what you liked and disliked about using this website. PART III: Discussion Topics Shopping Online What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops? Why has online shopping become so popular in many countries? What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops? Online Retail Businesses Do you agree that the prices of all goods should be lower on internet shopping sites than in shops? Will large shopping malls continue to be popular, despite the growth of internet shopping? Do you think that some businesses (e.g. banks and travel agents) will only operate online in the future? Questions and Answers PART 1: Your Neighbourhood Do you like the neighbourhood you live in? Why/Why not? Yes, I really like my neighbourhood. It has a friendly atmosphere and a strong sense of community. There are plenty of parks and recreational areas, which makes it a great place to relax and enjoy outdoor activities. What do you do in your neighbourhood in your free time? Why/Why not? In my free time, I often go for walks in the park or visit local cafes with friends. I also enjoy attending community events, which help me connect with my neighbours and discover new activities happening in the area. What new things would you like to have in your neighbourhood? Why/Why not? I would love to see more green spaces, like community gardens or outdoor exercise areas. These would not only beautify the neighbourhood but also encourage healthier lifestyles and community engagement. Would you like to live in another neighbourhood in your town or city? Why/Why not? I’m happy in my current neighbourhood, but I sometimes think about living in a more urban area with more entertainment options. However, I value the peaceful environment here, so I’m not sure if I would actually want to make the change. PART II: Describe a Website You Have Bought Something From One website I frequently buy from is Amazon . I recently purchased a new set of headphones from this website. I chose these headphones after reading several reviews and comparing different models, and I was very satisfied with my purchase. The sound quality is excellent, and they’re quite comfortable to wear for long periods. What I liked about using Amazon was the convenience of browsing a wide variety of products and reading customer reviews. The delivery was quick, which was another plus. However, I found it a bit overwhelming at times due to the sheer number of options available. It can be difficult to decide on the best product when there are so many choices. PART III: Discussion Topics Shopping Online What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops? In my country, people often buy electronics, clothing, and groceries from online shops. The convenience of home delivery and the ability to compare prices easily make online shopping very appealing. Why has online shopping become so popular in many countries? Online shopping has become popular due to its convenience. People can shop at any time without leaving their homes, and they have access to a wider range of products than what is typically available in local stores. What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops? One disadvantage is that customers can’t physically inspect items before purchasing, which can lead to dissatisfaction if the product doesn’t meet expectations. Additionally, shipping costs and delivery times can be inconvenient, and there’s also the risk of online fraud. Online Retail Businesses Do you agree that the prices of all goods should be lower on internet shopping sites than in shops? I believe that online prices should generally be lower due to lower overhead costs for online retailers. However, prices can vary based on demand and availability, so it’s not always the case. Will large shopping malls continue to be popular, despite the growth of internet shopping? I think large shopping malls will continue to attract visitors, especially for experiences like dining and entertainment. While online shopping is convenient, many people still enjoy the social aspects of shopping in person. Do you think that some businesses (e.g., banks and travel agents) will only operate online in the future? Yes, I believe many businesses, especially banks and travel agents, may move primarily online due to cost efficiency and customer convenience. However, there will likely still be a demand for physical locations for specific services or customer support.   Vocabulary Words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. sentences: Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Friendly atmosphere A pleasant and welcoming environment বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ পরিবেশ "My neighbourhood has a friendly atmosphere and a strong sense of community." Sense of community A feeling of belonging to a group of people কমিউনিটির অনুভূতি "There is a strong sense of community in my neighbourhood." Recreational areas Spaces for leisure and outdoor activities বিনোদনের এলাকা "There are plenty of parks and recreational areas for outdoor activities." Community events Activities organized for local residents কমিউনিটি অনুষ্ঠান "I enjoy attending community events to connect with my neighbours." Green spaces Areas with vegetation, parks, or gardens সবুজ এলাকা "I would love to see more green spaces, like community gardens." Urban area A densely populated area with buildings and infrastructure শহুরে এলাকা "I think about living in a more urban area with more entertainment options." Entertainment options Activities or venues for enjoyment বিনোদনের বিকল্প "A more urban area would have more entertainment options." Convenience The state of being able to do something easily সুবিধা "The convenience of browsing a wide variety of products makes online shopping appealing." Customer reviews Feedback from people who have purchased a product গ্রাহক পর্যালোচনা "I chose my headphones after reading several customer reviews." Sound quality The clarity and richness of audio produced শব্দের মান "The sound quality of the headphones I bought is excellent." Overwhelming Feeling unable to cope due to too much information or choice অভিভূত করা "I found it a bit overwhelming at times due to the sheer number of options available." Home delivery The service of bringing products to customers' homes বাড়িতে বিতরণ "People appreciate the convenience of home delivery for groceries." Price comparison Evaluating different prices for the same product দাম তুলনা "The ability to compare prices easily makes online shopping appealing." Disadvantage A factor that puts one at a loss or disadvantage অসুবিধা "One disadvantage of online shopping is that customers can’t physically inspect items." Shipping costs The fees charged for delivering goods শিপিং খরচ "Shipping costs can be inconvenient for online shoppers." Delivery times The duration taken for a product to arrive বিতরণের সময় "Delivery times can sometimes be inconvenient." Online fraud Scams or deceitful activities conducted on the internet অনলাইন প্রতারণা "There’s a risk of online fraud when shopping." Overhead costs Ongoing expenses for running a business পরিচালনার খরচ "Online retailers usually have lower overhead costs than physical shops." Cost efficiency The ability to provide services at a lower cost খরচের কার্যকারিতা "Many businesses may move online due to cost efficiency." Physical locations Actual, tangible places where services are provided শারীরিক স্থান "There will still be a demand for physical locations for specific services." Customer support Assistance provided to customers গ্রাহক সহায়তা "Physical locations are important for customer support." Shopping malls Large retail complexes with multiple shops শপিং মল "Large shopping malls will continue to attract visitors for dining and entertainment." Social aspects The community and interpersonal interactions involved সামাজিক দিক "Many people enjoy the social aspects of shopping in person." Online shopping Buying products over the internet অনলাইন শপিং "Online shopping is popular due to its convenience." Wide variety A large selection of different types বৈচিত্র্যময় "I love the convenience of browsing a wide variety of products on Amazon." Satisfaction A feeling of pleasure or contentment সন্তুষ্টি "I was very satisfied with my purchase." Experience Knowledge or skill gained through involvement অভিজ্ঞতা "Shopping malls attract visitors for the experience."

Cambridge IELTS 15 Speaking Test- 1 Questions PART 1: Email What kinds of emails do you receive about your work or studies? Do you prefer to email, phone, or text your friends? Why? Do you reply to emails and messages as soon as you receive them? Why/Why not? Are you happy to receive emails that are advertising things? Why/Why not? PART II: Describe a Hotel That You Know You should say: Where this hotel is What this hotel looks like What facilities this hotel has And explain whether you think this is a nice hotel to stay in. PART III: Discussion Topics Staying in Hotels What things are important when people are choosing a hotel? Why do some people not like staying in hotels? Do you think staying in a luxury hotel is a waste of money? Working in a Hotel Do you think hotel work is a good career for life? How does working in a big hotel compare with working in a small hotel? What skills are needed to be a successful hotel manager? Questions and Answers PART 1: Email What kinds of emails do you receive about your work or studies? I receive a variety of emails related to my studies, including assignment notifications, lecture schedules, and updates from professors. I also get emails about group projects and events happening at my school. Do you prefer to email, phone, or text your friends? Why? I prefer texting my friends because it's quick and convenient. I can send a message anytime without worrying about interrupting them, and I like being able to share photos easily. Do you reply to emails and messages as soon as you receive them? Why/Why not? I usually try to reply to important emails and messages as soon as I can because I believe it's respectful and helps maintain clear communication. However, if I'm busy, I might wait until I have more time to respond thoughtfully. Are you happy to receive emails that are advertising things? Why/Why not? I’m generally not happy to receive advertising emails because they often clutter my inbox. I prefer to get information that is relevant to me, but occasionally I find useful promotions that catch my interest. PART II: Describe a Hotel That You Know A hotel that I know well is the Hilton Hotel located in the city center. The Hilton is a modern hotel with sleek architecture and a welcoming lobby that features elegant décor. The rooms are spacious and well-furnished, providing a comfortable environment for guests. This hotel has various facilities, including a gym, a swimming pool, and a restaurant that serves a diverse menu. There’s also a business center for guests who need to work while traveling. I believe this is a nice hotel to stay in because it offers excellent service, convenient amenities, and a prime location for exploring the city. Overall, it’s a great choice for both business and leisure travelers. PART III: Discussion Topics Staying in Hotels What things are important when people are choosing a hotel? When choosing a hotel, people usually consider factors like location, price, cleanliness, and available facilities. Reviews and recommendations also play a significant role in their decision-making process. Why do some people not like staying in hotels? Some people don’t like staying in hotels because they feel it lacks the comfort of home. Others may find hotel environments impersonal or feel that they have to follow strict rules, which can be inconvenient. Do you think staying in a luxury hotel is a waste of money? It depends on the individual's perspective. For some, staying in a luxury hotel is a worthwhile experience due to the high-quality service and unique amenities. However, for others, it may seem excessive, especially if they’re on a budget. Working in a Hotel Do you think hotel work is a good career for life? Yes, I think hotel work can be a good career for life for those who enjoy customer service and a dynamic work environment. It offers various opportunities for growth and advancement in different areas of hospitality. How does working in a big hotel compare with working in a small hotel? Working in a big hotel often involves more specialized roles and a faster pace, while working in a small hotel might allow employees to take on multiple responsibilities and build closer relationships with guests and colleagues. What skills are needed to be a successful hotel manager? A successful hotel manager needs strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a good understanding of customer service. Additionally, they should be skilled in problem-solving and possess organizational skills to manage operations efficiently. Vocabulary words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Assignment notifications Emails that inform about school assignments কাজের নোটিফিকেশন "I receive assignment notifications to stay updated on my studies." Lecture schedules Timetables for classes and lectures লেকচার সূচি "The lecture schedules help me plan my study time effectively." Group projects Collaborative academic tasks involving multiple students গ্রুপ প্রকল্প "I often get emails about group projects we need to complete." Convenient Easy to use or access সুবিধাজনক "Texting my friends is quick and convenient." Interrupting Causing a break in communication বাধা দেওয়া "I can send a message without worrying about interrupting them." Thoughtfully In a careful and deliberate manner চিন্তাভাবনাপ্রসূত "I might wait to respond thoughtfully if I’m busy." Advertising emails Emails that promote products or services বিজ্ঞাপনমূলক ইমেইল "I’m generally not happy to receive advertising emails." Clutter To fill with unnecessary items বিশৃঙ্খলা "Advertising emails often clutter my inbox." Welcoming lobby An inviting entrance area of a hotel স্বাগত জানানো লবি "The hotel features a welcoming lobby that greets guests." Sleek architecture Modern and smooth design of a building স্লিক স্থাপত্য "The Hilton has sleek architecture that stands out in the city." Spacious Having a lot of space প্রশস্ত "The rooms are spacious and well-furnished." Well-furnished Having good quality furniture ভাল ফার্নিচার সহ "The hotel rooms are well-furnished, providing comfort to guests." Diverse menu A variety of food options বৈচিত্র্যময় মেনু "The restaurant serves a diverse menu that caters to different tastes." Business center A facility for work-related activities ব্যবসায়িক কেন্দ্র "There's a business center for guests who need to work while traveling." Excellent service High-quality assistance provided to guests চমৎকার সেবা "The hotel is known for its excellent service." Prime location A highly desirable place প্রাথমিক অবস্থান "The Hilton's prime location makes it easy to explore the city." Leisure travelers People traveling for relaxation and enjoyment অবকাশ যাত্রীরা "It’s a great choice for both business and leisure travelers." Cleanliness The state of being clean পরিষ্কারতা "Cleanliness is an important factor when choosing a hotel." Recommendations Suggestions or advice সুপারিশ "Reviews and recommendations play a significant role in my decision-making." Impersonal Lacking warmth or friendly atmosphere ব্যক্তিগত অনুভূতি নেই "Some people find hotel environments impersonal." Worthwhile experience An experience that is valuable or meaningful মূল্যবান অভিজ্ঞতা "For some, staying in a luxury hotel is a worthwhile experience." Excessive More than is necessary or appropriate অতিরিক্ত "For others, it may seem excessive, especially if they’re on a budget." Dynamic work environment A fast-paced and changing workplace গতিশীল কর্মক্ষেত্র "Hotel work can provide a dynamic work environment for employees." Specialized roles Specific job functions tailored to certain tasks বিশেষায়িত ভূমিকা "Big hotels often involve more specialized roles for staff." Multiple responsibilities Having various tasks to handle একাধিক দায়িত্ব "Working in a small hotel might allow employees to take on multiple responsibilities." Problem-solving The ability to find solutions to challenges সমস্যা সমাধান "A hotel manager needs strong problem-solving skills." Organizational skills The ability to plan and arrange tasks effectively সংগঠনমূলক দক্ষতা "Organizational skills are essential to manage operations efficiently."

Cambridge IELTS 15 Speaking Test- 3 PART 1: Swimming 1.       Did you learn to swim when you were a child? Why/Why not? 2.       How often do you go swimming now? Why/Why not? 3.       What places are there for swimming where you live? Why? 4.       Do you think it would be more enjoyable to go swimming outdoors or at an indoor pool? Why? PART 2: Describe a Famous Business Person Describe a famous business person you admire.You should say: ·         who this person is ·         what this person’s business or field is ·         what you know about their workand explain why you admire this person. PART 3: Discussion Topics Famous People Today 1.       What kinds of people are most famous in your country today? 2.       Why are there so many stories about famous people in the news? 3.       Do you agree or disagree that many young people today want to be famous? Advantages of Being Famous 1.       Do you think it is easy for famous people to earn a lot of money? 2.       Why might famous people enjoy having fans? 3.       In what ways could famous people use their influence to do good things in the world?   Questions and Answers PART 1: Swimming Did you learn to swim when you were a child? Why/Why not? Yes, I learned to swim as a child because my parents believed it was an essential skill for safety and enjoyment. They took me to swimming lessons, which I really enjoyed. How often do you go swimming now? Why/Why not? I go swimming about once a month. I enjoy it, but I often get busy with work and other activities, so I don’t swim as much as I would like. What places are there for swimming where you live? Why? There are several places for swimming in my area, including local pools and a nearby lake. The pools are great for lessons and exercise, while the lake is perfect for a relaxing swim in the summer. Do you think it would be more enjoyable to go swimming outdoors or at an indoor pool? Why? I think swimming outdoors is more enjoyable because you can appreciate nature and the fresh air. However, indoor pools are nice for year-round swimming, especially during colder months. PART II: Describe a Famous Business Person I would like to talk about Elon Musk . He is the CEO of several companies, including Tesla and SpaceX . Tesla is known for its electric vehicles, while SpaceX focuses on space exploration and technology. Elon Musk is known for his innovative ideas and ambitious goals. For instance, he aims to make space travel accessible to everyone and to create sustainable energy solutions through electric cars and solar energy. I admire Elon Musk for his vision and determination. He inspires many people to think big and pursue their dreams, but I also recognize that he has faced criticism for his management style and some controversial statements. Overall, I think he is a significant figure in the business world and has the potential to make a positive impact on society. PART III: Discussion Topics Famous People Today What kinds of people are most famous in your country today? In my country, most famous people are celebrities, athletes, and influencers. They often gain popularity through social media, reality shows, and sports achievements. Why are there so many stories about famous people in the news? Stories about famous people attract attention because they intrigue the public. People are often curious about their lives, successes, and challenges, which makes for interesting news coverage. Do you agree or disagree that many young people today want to be famous? I agree that many young people aspire to be famous. With the rise of social media, it seems more attainable, and many see fame as a way to gain influence and success. Advantages of Being Famous Do you think it is easy for famous people to earn a lot of money? Yes, I think famous people can earn a lot of money easily due to endorsements, sponsorships, and their established brands. However, it often comes with significant pressure and expectations. Why might famous people enjoy having fans? Famous people might enjoy having fans because it provides them with a sense of validation and support. Fans can also create a loyal following that boosts their careers and helps them succeed. In what ways could famous people use their influence to do good things in the world? Famous people can use their influence to raise awareness about important issues, support charitable causes, and inspire their fans to get involved in community service. Their platform allows them to reach a wide audience and make a positive impact. Vocabulary words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Essential Absolutely necessary or important অপরিহার্য "Learning to swim is essential for safety around water." Safety The condition of being protected from harm নিরাপত্তা "Knowing how to swim enhances personal safety." Swimming lessons Instructional sessions to teach swimming সাঁতার শেখানোর ক্লাস "My parents enrolled me in swimming lessons when I was young." Exercise Physical activity to improve health and fitness ব্যায়াম "Swimming is a great form of exercise that works many muscles." Local pools Community swimming facilities স্থানীয় সুইমিং পুল "Local pools offer swimming lessons and recreational activities." Nearby lake A lake located close to a person's residence কাছাকাছি একটি হ্রদ "The nearby lake is a popular spot for summer swimming." Relaxing swim A leisurely swim for enjoyment আরামদায়ক সাঁতার "A relaxing swim in the lake can be refreshing on a hot day." Nature The physical world collectively, including plants and animals প্রকৃতি "Swimming outdoors allows you to enjoy nature and the fresh air." Fresh air Unpolluted and healthy air শুদ্ধ বায়ু "I love swimming outdoors because of the fresh air." CEO Chief Executive Officer; the highest-ranking person in a company প্রধান নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা "Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX." Innovative ideas Creative and original concepts or plans উদ্ভাবনী ধারণা "His innovative ideas have transformed the electric vehicle industry." Ambitious goals Highly determined objectives that are challenging to achieve উচ্চাকাঙ্খী লক্ষ্য "He has ambitious goals for space exploration." Space exploration The investigation of outer space and celestial bodies মহাকাশ অনুসন্ধান "SpaceX focuses on space exploration and technology." Sustainable energy solutions Energy sources that are renewable and environmentally friendly টেকসই শক্তির সমাধান "He aims to create sustainable energy solutions through solar energy." Vision The ability to think about or plan for the future দৃষ্টি "His vision for the future includes making space travel accessible." Determination Firmness of purpose; resoluteness সংকল্প "Her determination to succeed has inspired many." Criticism Expressing disapproval or finding faults সমালোচনা "He has faced criticism for some of his controversial statements." Management style The approach and methods used in managing a team or organization ব্যবস্থাপনা শৈলী "His management style can be both praised and criticized." Significant figure An important person in a particular field গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি "He is a significant figure in the business world." Celebrities Famous people, especially in entertainment তারকারা "Celebrities often influence trends and public opinion." Athletes Individuals who compete in sports ক্রীড়াবিদ "Many athletes gain fame through their achievements." Influencers Individuals who have the power to affect others' purchasing decisions প্রভাবশালী "Social media influencers can sway consumer behavior." Social media Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content সামাজিক মাধ্যম "Social media has changed how celebrities connect with their fans." Curiosity A strong desire to learn or know something কৌতূহল "People's curiosity drives stories about famous people in the news." Aspiring Desiring to achieve something আকাঙ্ক্ষী "Many young people are aspiring to be famous in today's digital age." Endorsements Public support for a product or service পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা "Endorsements can significantly boost a celebrity's income." Validation Recognition or affirmation of worth স্বীকৃতি "Having fans provides famous people with a sense of validation." Charitable causes Organizations or activities that help those in need দাতব্য কাজ "Famous people often support charitable causes to make a difference." Positive impact A beneficial effect on a person, community, or environment ইতিবাচক প্রভাব "Celebrities can create a positive impact by raising awareness for important issues."

Cambridge IELTS 16 Speaking Test- 1 Cambridge IELTS 16 Test-1 Questions PART 1: People You Study/Work With 1.     Who do you spend most time studying/working with? [Why?] 2.     What kinds of things do you study/work on with other people? [Why?] 3.     Are there times when you study/work better by yourself? [Why/Why not?] 4.     Is it important to like the people you study/work with? [Why/Why not?] PART II: Describe a Tourist Attraction You Enjoyed Visiting You should say: ·         What this tourist attraction is. ·         When and why you visited it. ·         What you did there. ·         And explain why you enjoyed visiting this tourist attraction. PART III: Discussion Topics Different Kinds of Tourist Attractions 1.     What are the most popular tourist attractions in your country? 2.     How do the types of tourist attractions that younger people like to visit compare with those that older people like to visit? 3.     Do you agree that some tourist attractions (e.g., national museums/galleries) should be free to visit? The Importance of International Tourism 1.     Why is tourism important to a country? 2.     What are the benefits to individuals of visiting another country as tourists? 3.     How necessary is it for tourists to learn the language of the country they’re visiting?   Questions and Answers PART 1 – IELTS Speaking Test The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies, and other familiar topics. People you study/work with Who do you spend most time studying/working with? I spend most of my study time with a close group of classmates who are all focused and supportive. We’ve got similar academic goals, so we encourage each other to stay on track. We share resources, discuss ideas, and keep each other motivated, which makes studying a lot more enjoyable. What kinds of things do you study/work on with other people? When we study together, we mostly work on assignments, group projects, or even preparing for presentations. We also help each other understand tricky topics, like complex theories, and sometimes even role-play for presentations. Working together helps us cover more ground and get different perspectives on the material. Are there times when you study/work better by yourself? Absolutely, there are times when I find studying alone much more productive. For example, when I need to memorize things or work on a specific skill like writing, I prefer to do it alone to stay fully focused without distractions. Group study can be great, but sometimes the quiet focus of solo study is unbeatable. Is it important to like the people you study/work with? Yes, it’s really helpful to get along well with the people you study with. When you like them, there’s a sense of teamwork and trust, which makes discussions and problem-solving smoother. Plus, studying with friends or people you enjoy being around makes the whole experience more positive and enjoyable. PART 2 – IELTS Speaking Test Describe a tourist attraction you enjoyed visiting. You should say: what this tourist attraction is when and why you visited it what you did there and explain why you enjoyed visiting this tourist attraction. Answer: One tourist attraction I absolutely loved visiting is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I visited it last year during a family vacation in France. Ever since I was a kid, I’d seen the Eiffel Tower in movies and pictures, and I’d always wanted to see it in real life. When we finally arrived in Paris, it was the first thing on our list. The Eiffel Tower is even more breathtaking in person, towering over the city with its intricate iron structure. We went up to the viewing deck on one of the upper floors, and the view was just stunning. You could see the whole city laid out below, with famous landmarks like the Seine River, the Louvre, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. We spent a lot of time taking photos, enjoying the view, and even had a meal at one of the restaurants there. What made the visit unforgettable for me was the sheer beauty of the structure itself and the amazing views. Being up there made me feel like I was on top of the world, looking out over one of the most beautiful cities. The whole experience had a magical quality that made it a real highlight of our trip. PART 3 – IELTS Speaking Test Discussion Topics Different Kinds of Tourist Attractions What are the most popular tourist attractions in your country? In my country, the most popular tourist attractions are usually a mix of natural and cultural sites. We have a lot of ancient temples, forts, and palaces, which attract visitors who love history and architecture. Alongside these, our national parks, beaches, and mountains draw people looking for a natural escape. These spots are popular with both locals and international tourists because they showcase our heritage and the beauty of our landscape. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re interested in exploring historical sites or just want to relax in a beautiful place. How do the types of tourist attractions that younger people like to visit compare with those that older people like to visit? Generally, younger people seem to prefer places that are vibrant and interactive, like amusement parks, adventure spots, or popular city attractions. They often enjoy destinations that have some excitement or that make for good photos. Older visitors, on the other hand, tend to go for quieter attractions where they can take their time, such as museums, historical sites, or scenic areas. I think these preferences reflect the energy and interests of each age group. Younger people might look for more dynamic experiences, while older people enjoy taking in the details and history of a place. Do you agree that some tourist attractions (e.g., national museums/galleries) should be free to visit? Yes, I believe national museums and galleries should ideally be free. These places hold educational and cultural value, so making them accessible to everyone can help promote knowledge and cultural appreciation. It allows people from all backgrounds to learn about history and art without financial barriers. Of course, maintenance and preservation require funds, so some special exhibits might still need a ticket. But generally, having free entry can boost interest in culture and help preserve our heritage. The Importance of International Tourism Why is tourism important to a country? Tourism is incredibly valuable to a country for several reasons. Economically, it creates jobs and generates revenue, which can support local businesses and communities. Tourism also promotes cultural exchange, where visitors and locals share perspectives and learn from each other. This exchange can bring in new ideas and contribute to a country’s global image. Additionally, when tourists explore different parts of the country, it often encourages local governments to improve infrastructure, which benefits both residents and visitors alike. What are the benefits to individuals of visiting another country as tourists? Visiting another country opens up a world of new experiences for an individual. It allows them to learn about different cultures, try new foods, and even pick up new languages. Traveling also helps people broaden their perspectives, making them more open-minded and adaptable. It’s not just about seeing famous landmarks but about understanding how people in other parts of the world live. These experiences can be very enriching and can even change the way someone views their own life and culture. How necessary is it for tourists to learn the language of the country they’re visiting? While it’s not strictly necessary to be fluent, learning at least a few basic phrases can make a big difference. It shows respect for the local culture and helps with simple things like ordering food, asking for directions, or even just saying “hello.” In places where English is not widely spoken, knowing some local language can make the trip smoother and more enjoyable. Plus, locals often appreciate the effort, even if it’s just a few words, and it can lead to friendlier interactions. Vocabulary words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples.  sentences: Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Occasionally From time to time; not regularly মাঝে মাঝে "I wear jewellery occasionally for special occasions." Special occasions Important events or celebrations বিশেষ অনুষ্ঠান "I wear jewellery for weddings and parties, which are special occasions." Accessories Items added to enhance an outfit আনুষঙ্গিক দ্রব্য "I enjoy dressing up with accessories when the moment calls for it." Necklaces A type of jewellery worn around the neck নেকলেস "I like necklaces because they can enhance an outfit without being too flashy." Elegant Graceful and stylish মার্জিত "I prefer simple and elegant designs in jewellery." Versatile Able to be adapted or used in many different ways বহুমুখী "Necklaces are versatile and can be worn with various outfits." Symbolizes Represents or stands for something প্রকাশ করে "Jewellery symbolizes love, commitment, and celebration in my culture." Commitment A pledge or promise to do something প্রতিশ্রুতি "Giving jewellery signifies commitment in relationships." Cherish To hold something dear or value it highly মূল্যবান করা "I wanted to give my sister something special that she could cherish." Climate change Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন "The TV programme discussed the causes and effects of climate change." Documentary A factual film or television programme তথ্যচিত্র "I watched a documentary on climate change a few months ago." Greenhouse effect A process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere গ্রিনহাউস প্রভাব "The programme explained the greenhouse effect and its role in global warming." Global warming The increase in Earth's average surface temperature বৈশ্বিক উষ্ণায়ন "Global warming is a major consequence of climate change." Renewable energy Energy from sources that are naturally replenished নবায়নযোগ্য শক্তি "The documentary highlighted solutions like renewable energy sources." Conservation efforts Actions taken to protect and preserve natural resources সংরক্ষণ প্রচেষ্টা "Conservation efforts are crucial in combating climate change." Stunning visuals Beautiful and striking images চমত্কার চিত্র "The programme combined stunning visuals with important information." Environmental issues Problems affecting the environment পরিবেশগত সমস্যা "The programme made me more aware of the environmental issues we face." Moderate interest A fair or average level of curiosity মাঝারি আগ্রহ "Most people in my country show moderate interest in science." Scientific achievements Significant advancements or discoveries in science বৈজ্ঞানিক অর্জন "There is enthusiasm around scientific achievements in my country." Resources Available assets or materials for learning সম্পদ "Children today have access to more resources for learning science." Educational apps Applications designed to provide learning opportunities শিক্ষামূলক অ্যাপ "Educational apps help children understand scientific concepts." Accessible media Forms of media that are easy to reach or use প্রবেশযোগ্য মিডিয়া "The public can learn about science through accessible media like documentaries." Curiosity A strong desire to learn or know something কৌতূহল "Schools should encourage curiosity to promote interest in science." Major breakthroughs Significant and impactful discoveries গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আবিষ্কার "There are still many potential areas for major breakthroughs in science." Public health The health and well-being of the general population জনস্বাস্থ্য "Government funding is crucial for public health initiatives." Collaboration Working together to achieve a common goal সহযোগিতা "Collaboration between governments and private companies can lead to significant advancements." Funding Financial support for a project or activity তহবিল "Both governments and private companies should provide funding for scientific research." Innovative solutions New and creative ways to solve problems উদ্ভাবনী সমাধান "Innovative solutions are needed to tackle environmental challenges." Society A community of people living together সমাজ "Science plays a vital role in advancing society and improving lives."

Cambridge IELTS 16 Speaking Test- 3 PART 1: Summer 1.       Is summer your favorite time of year? [Why/Why not?] 2.       What do you do in summer when the weather’s very hot? [Why?] 3.       Do you go on holiday every summer? [Why/Why not?] 4.       Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school? [Why/Why not?] PART II: Describe a Luxury Item You Would Like to Own in the Future You should say: ·         What item you would like to own. ·         What this item looks like. ·         Why you would like to own this item. ·         And explain whether you think you will ever own this item. PART III: Discussion Topics Expensive Items 1.       Which expensive items would many young people (in your country) like to buy? 2.       How do the expensive items that younger people want to buy differ from those that older people want to buy? 3.       Do you think that people are more likely to buy expensive items for their friends or for themselves? Rich People 1.       How difficult is it to become very rich in today’s world? 2.       Do you agree that money does not necessarily bring happiness? 3.       In what ways might rich people use their money to help society?   Questions and Answers Questions and Answers PART 1: Summer 1.       Is summer your favorite time of year? [Why/Why not?] Yes, summer is my favorite time of year because I love the warm weather and the long days. It’s a great time for outdoor activities, and I enjoy spending time with family and friends during this season. 2.       What do you do in summer when the weather’s very hot? [Why?] When the weather is very hot, I like to stay hydrated and spend time by the pool or at the beach. I also enjoy activities like swimming  and having picnics in the shade to keep cool. 3.       Do you go on holiday every summer? [Why/Why not?] Yes, I try to go on holiday every summer if possible. It gives me a chance to relax and explore new places, which is refreshing after a busy school year. 4.       Did you enjoy the summer holidays when you were at school? [Why/Why not?] Absolutely! I loved the summer holidays because I could take a break from studies, enjoy outdoor activities, and spend time with friends. It was a time of freedom and adventure. PART II: Describe a Luxury Item You Would Like to Own in the Future One luxury item I would like to own in the future is a designer handbag . It would be made of high-quality leather, with intricate stitching and a stylish design. The color would be a classic black, making it versatile for any outfit. I would like to own this handbag because it symbolizes elegance and sophistication. Plus, it would be a practical accessory that I could use every day, enhancing my overall style. I believe I will eventually own this item, as I plan to save money and prioritize investing in quality accessories that last. It’s a goal of mine to have such a luxury item in my collection. PART III: Discussion Topics Expensive Items 1.       Which expensive items would many young people (in your country) like to buy? Many young people in my country often aspire to buy the latest smartphones , fashionable clothing , and laptops . These items are popular because they represent status and are essential for daily life and social interaction. 2.       How do the expensive items that younger people want to buy differ from those that older people want to buy? Younger people tend to focus on trendy  and technological  items, like gadgets and fashion. In contrast, older people often prefer investments in real estate  or quality home appliances  that provide long-term benefits. 3.       Do you think that people are more likely to buy expensive items for their friends or for themselves? I think people are generally more likely to buy expensive items for themselves. However, there are occasions, like birthdays or holidays, when they might choose to invest in luxurious gifts for friends to show appreciation or celebrate their relationship. Rich People 1.       How difficult is it to become very rich in today’s world? Becoming very rich in today’s world can be quite challenging. It often requires a combination of hard work, strategic investments, and sometimes a bit of luck. Additionally, the competitive nature of the job market makes it harder for individuals to climb the financial ladder. 2.       Do you agree that money does not necessarily bring happiness? Yes, I agree that money does not necessarily bring happiness. While it can provide comfort and opportunities, true happiness often comes from relationships, experiences, and personal fulfillment rather than material wealth. 3.       In what ways might rich people use their money to help society? Rich people can use their money to help society in various ways, such as philanthropy , funding education , supporting healthcare initiatives , or investing in sustainable projects . Their contributions can make a significant positive impact on communities and help address pressing social issues. Vocabulary Words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Hydrated Having enough water or fluids হাইড্রেটেড "Staying hydrated in summer is important to avoid dehydration." Designer handbag A high-end, branded handbag ডিজাইনার ব্যাগ "She dreams of owning a luxury designer handbag someday." Intricate Complicated or detailed জটিল বা সূক্ষ্ম "The designer handbag has intricate stitching that makes it unique." Versatile Flexible or adaptable to many uses বহুমুখী "A black handbag is versatile and matches almost any outfit." Sophistication Elegance or cultured refinement পরিশীলন "The luxury handbag adds sophistication to her style." Prioritize To treat as more important অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া "She plans to prioritize savings for buying quality accessories." Aspire To have a strong desire to achieve something উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী "Young people often aspire to buy the latest gadgets." Status Social or professional position মর্যাদা "Owning luxury items often symbolizes a higher status in society." Trendy Very fashionable or in style চলতি ফ্যাশনের "Young people prefer trendy gadgets and clothing." Real estate Property consisting of land or buildings রিয়েল এস্টেট "Older people often invest in real estate for long-term security." Luxurious Very comfortable and expensive বিলাসবহুল "She gifted her friend a luxurious watch for their anniversary." Strategic investments Calculated decisions to invest money wisely কৌশলগত বিনিয়োগ "Building wealth often requires strategic investments." Financial ladder Levels of wealth or financial status আর্থিক সিঁড়ি "Climbing the financial ladder can be challenging in today’s market." Personal fulfillment Satisfaction from achieving one’s own goals ব্যক্তিগত পরিপূর্ণতা "Personal fulfillment is more valuable to many people than material wealth." Philanthropy The act of donating money to help society দাতব্য কাজ "Many rich people contribute to society through philanthropy." Funding Providing money for a particular purpose অর্থায়ন "Rich individuals can support society by funding educational programs." Healthcare initiatives Programs to improve public health স্বাস্থ্যসেবা উদ্যোগ "They donated money to support healthcare initiatives in rural areas." Sustainable projects Environmentally-friendly programs টেকসই প্রকল্প "Rich people can invest in sustainable projects to benefit the environment." Pressing social issues Urgent problems in society জরুরি সামাজিক সমস্যা "Addressing pressing social issues requires collective effort and resources." Material wealth Wealth in the form of money and possessions ভৌত সম্পদ "Material wealth alone does not guarantee happiness."

Cambridge IELTS 16 Speaking Test- 2 PART 1: Flowers and Plants 1.       Do you have a favorite flower or plant? [Why/Why not?] 2.       What kinds of flowers and plants grow near where you live? [Why/Why not?] 3.       Is it important to you to have flowers and plants in your home? [Why/Why not?] 4.       Have you ever bought flowers for someone else? [Why/Why not?] PART II: Describe a Review You Read About a Product or Service You should say: ·         Where you read the review. ·         What the product or service was. ·         What information the review gave about the product or service. ·         And explain what you did as a result of reading this review. PART III: Discussion Topics Online Reviews 1.       What kinds of things do people write online reviews about in your country? 2.       Why do some people write online reviews? 3.       Do you think that online reviews are good for both shoppers and companies? Customer Service 1.       What do you think it might be like to work in a customer service job? 2.       Do you agree that customers are more likely to complain nowadays? 3.       How important is it for companies to take all customer complaints seriously?   Questions and Answers Questions and Answers PART 1: Flowers and Plants 1.       Do you have a favorite flower or plant? [Why/Why not?] Yes, my favorite flower is the rose . I love its beauty and fragrance, and it symbolizes love and appreciation, making it a meaningful flower for me. 2.       What kinds of flowers and plants grow near where you live? [Why/Why not?] In my area, you can find various flowers like sunflowers , daisies , and lotus  plants. The climate here is quite favorable for growing these plants, and they add color and vibrancy to the surroundings. 3.       Is it important to you to have flowers and plants in your home? [Why/Why not?] Yes, having flowers and plants at home is essential for me. They create a calming atmosphere, improve air quality, and bring a touch of nature indoors, which makes my living space feel more welcoming. 4.       Have you ever bought flowers for someone else? [Why/Why not?] Yes, I have bought flowers for my friends and family on special occasions, like birthdays or anniversaries. I believe flowers are a lovely way to express my feelings and show appreciation for the important people in my life. PART II: Describe a Review You Read About a Product or Service Recently, I read a review about a smartphone  on a tech website. The review provided an in-depth analysis of the phone's features, such as its camera quality, battery life, and user interface. The review highlighted both the pros and cons of the smartphone, detailing how the camera performed exceptionally well in low light but pointed out that the battery drained quickly when using demanding applications. Additionally, it included user testimonials and comparisons with similar models in the market. As a result of reading this review, I decided to purchase the smartphone  because the positive aspects outweighed the negatives. I was particularly impressed by the camera's capabilities, which were crucial for my photography hobby. This experience taught me the importance of reading reviews before making a significant purchase. PART III: Discussion Topics Online Reviews 1.       What kinds of things do people write online reviews about in your country? People in my country often write online reviews about a variety of products and services, including restaurants , hotels , electronic devices , and books . These reviews help others make informed decisions based on personal experiences. 2.       Why do some people write online reviews? Some people write online reviews to share their experiences, help others find quality products or services, and express their opinions. Additionally, they might feel compelled to warn others about poor experiences or to praise outstanding service. 3.       Do you think that online reviews are good for both shoppers and companies? Yes, online reviews can be beneficial for both shoppers and companies. For shoppers, reviews provide valuable insights and help them make informed choices. For companies, feedback can highlight areas for improvement and foster better customer relations by addressing concerns. Customer Service 1.       What do you think it might be like to work in a customer service job? Working in a customer service job might be challenging yet rewarding. It involves interacting with people daily, resolving issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction. It can be demanding, especially when dealing with difficult customers, but helping someone find a solution can be very fulfilling. 2.       Do you agree that customers are more likely to complain nowadays? Yes, I agree that customers seem more likely to complain now than in the past. With the rise of social media and online reviews, people feel empowered to voice their concerns publicly, and they expect quick responses from companies. 3.       How important is it for companies to take all customer complaints seriously? It is crucial for companies to take all customer complaints seriously. Addressing issues promptly can lead to higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, and positive word-of-mouth. Ignoring complaints can damage a company's reputation and lead to a loss of customers. Vocabulary words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. sentences: Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Fragrance A pleasant and sweet smell সুগন্ধ "The rose's fragrance fills the room with a soothing scent." Symbolizes Represents an idea or quality প্রতীকায়িত করে "The rose symbolizes love and appreciation." Vibrancy Brightness and liveliness উজ্জ্বলতা "Flowers add vibrancy to the surroundings, making the area more colorful." Calming atmosphere A peaceful and relaxing environment শান্ত পরিবেশ "Plants create a calming atmosphere in my home." In-depth analysis Detailed and thorough examination গভীর বিশ্লেষণ "The review gave an in-depth analysis of the phone's features." User interface How users interact with a device or application ব্যবহারকারী ইন্টারফেস "The phone's user interface is user-friendly and intuitive." Pros and cons Advantages and disadvantages সুবিধা এবং অসুবিধা "The review lists the pros and cons of the smartphone clearly." Testimonials Statements about others' experiences সাক্ষ্য "User testimonials helped me decide to buy the product." Photography hobby An activity of taking photos for enjoyment আলোকচিত্র শখ "The camera features were essential for my photography hobby." Informed decisions Choices made with knowledge and insight তথ্যভিত্তিক সিদ্ধান্ত "Reviews help people make informed decisions." Compelled Forced or driven to act বাধ্য "She felt compelled to warn others about the product’s issues." Empowered Given power or authority ক্ষমতায়ন "Social media has empowered customers to voice their complaints." Customer satisfaction The level of happiness with a product or service গ্রাহক সন্তুষ্টি "Customer satisfaction is vital for a business's success." Customer loyalty The tendency of customers to return to a brand or service গ্রাহক আনুগত্য "Good service increases customer loyalty." Word-of-mouth Information passed from person to person মুখের কথা "Positive word-of-mouth can boost a company's reputation." Resolve Find a solution to a problem সমাধান করা "The customer service team resolves issues quickly." Fulfillment A feeling of satisfaction and achievement পরিপূর্ণতা "Helping others brings a sense of fulfillment to many customer service representatives." Damaging reputation Hurting a company's public image খ্যাতি ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত করা "Ignoring complaints can damage a company's reputation." Essential Absolutely necessary or important অপরিহার্য "It is essential to have plants at home for a calming atmosphere." Complicated Difficult to understand or manage জটিল "Customer complaints can sometimes be complicated but need careful handling." Praise Express admiration or approval প্রশংসা "She praised the excellent customer service she received." Outstanding Exceptionally good চমৎকার "The restaurant received an outstanding review for its service." Promptly Quickly and without delay দ্রুত "Companies should respond promptly to customer complaints." Significant purchase A major or important buy গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কেনাকাটা "Reading reviews helped me with my significant purchase." Challenging Difficult but requiring determination চ্যালেঞ্জিং "Working in customer service is challenging but rewarding." High expectations Strong hopes or demands উচ্চ প্রত্যাশা "Customers have high expectations for prompt responses." Brand A particular name associated with products or services ব্র্যান্ড "Popular brands often gain customer loyalty through quality service." Community service Voluntary work intended to help people in a community সামাজিক সেবা "Famous people often inspire fans to engage in community service." Quality products Well-made and reliable goods মানসম্পন্ন পণ্য "Online reviews help identify quality products."

Cambridge IELTS 16 Speaking Test- 4 Questions PART 1: Fast Food 1.       What kinds of fast food have you tried? [Why/Why not?] 2.       Do you ever use a microwave to cook food quickly? [Why/Why not?] 3.       How popular are fast food restaurants where you live? [Why/Why not?] 4.       When would you go to a fast-food restaurant? [Why/Why not?] PART II: Describe Some Technology You Decided to Stop Using You should say: ·         When and where you got this technology. ·         Why you started using this technology. ·         Why you decided to stop using it. ·         And explain how you feel about the decision you made. PART III: Discussion Topics Computer Games 1.       What kinds of computer games do people play in your country? 2.       Why do people enjoy playing computer games? 3.       Do you think that all computer games should have a minimum age for players? Technology in the Classroom 1.       In what ways can technology in the classroom be helpful? 2.       Do you agree that students are often better at using technology than their teachers? 3.       Do you believe that computers will ever replace human teachers?   Questions and Answers Questions and Answers PART 1: Fast Food 1.       What kinds of fast food have you tried? [Why/Why not?] I have tried various types of fast food, such as burgers, pizzas, and fried chicken. I enjoy trying different cuisines, and fast food is convenient when I'm in a hurry or out with friends. 2.       Do you ever use a microwave to cook food quickly? [Why/Why not?] Yes, I often use a microwave to cook food quickly. It saves time, especially when I have a busy schedule or when I just want to heat up leftovers without much hassle. 3.       How popular are fast food restaurants where you live? [Why/Why not?] Fast food restaurants are quite popular where I live. Many people enjoy the convenience and variety they offer, making them a go-to choice for quick meals, especially among young people and families. 4.       When would you go to a fast-food restaurant? [Why/Why not?] I would go to a fast-food restaurant when I’m looking for a quick meal after work or when I’m out with friends and want something easy and casual. It’s a fun option for a quick bite without the commitment of a sit-down restaurant. PART II: Describe Some Technology You Decided to Stop Using I decided to stop using a social media app  that I downloaded about two years ago. I got it on my phone while looking for ways to connect with friends and share experiences online. I started using this app because it seemed like a great way to keep in touch with people and discover new trends. Initially, I enjoyed sharing updates and seeing what others were up to. However, over time, I realized it was becoming a distraction and affecting my productivity. I found myself scrolling for hours instead of focusing on important tasks or spending quality time with family and friends. Ultimately, I decided to delete the app. I feel relieved and more focused since I made that decision. It has allowed me to be more present in my daily life and engage more meaningfully with people around me. PART III: Discussion Topics Computer Games 1.       What kinds of computer games do people play in your country? People in my country enjoy a variety of computer games, including action, adventure, and simulation games. Many also play multiplayer online games, which allow them to connect and compete with friends. 2.       Why do people enjoy playing computer games? People enjoy playing computer games because they provide an escape from reality, offer exciting challenges, and allow for social interaction. Gaming can also be a great way to relax and unwind after a busy day. 3.       Do you think that all computer games should have a minimum age for players? Yes, I believe that all computer games should have a minimum age for players. This helps ensure that younger audiences are not exposed to content that may be inappropriate or too mature for their age. Technology in the Classroom 1.       In what ways can technology in the classroom be helpful? Technology in the classroom can be helpful by providing interactive learning experiences, easy access to information, and tools for collaboration. It can enhance engagement and make learning more accessible for students. 2.       Do you agree that students are often better at using technology than their teachers? Yes, I agree that students are often better at using technology than their teachers, especially since many grew up with it. They tend to be more familiar with the latest apps and tools, which can sometimes create a gap in knowledge. 3.       Do you believe that computers will ever replace human teachers? I don’t believe that computers will ever fully replace human teachers. While technology can aid in education, human teachers provide essential emotional support, mentorship, and personalized guidance that machines cannot replicate. Vocabulary words/expressions from the text, with meanings in English and Bangla, and examples. sentences: Word/Expression Meaning (English) Meaning (Bangla) Example Cuisine A style of cooking associated with a country or region খাবারের ধরন "Trying different cuisines at fast-food restaurants can be an exciting experience." Convenient Easy to use or quick to access সুবিধাজনক "Fast food is convenient for busy days when I don’t have time to cook." Leftovers Food that remains after a meal and can be eaten later বেঁচে যাওয়া খাবার "I often use the microwave to heat up leftovers for a quick meal." Go-to choice A preferred or frequent option প্রিয় পছন্দ "Fast food is a go-to choice for quick meals with friends." Distraction Something that prevents focus on tasks মনোযোগের ব্যাঘাত "Social media became a distraction, affecting my work productivity." Productivity Efficiency in accomplishing tasks উৎপাদনশীলতা "Reducing distractions helped me improve my productivity." Simulation game A game that mimics real-life scenarios সিমুলেশন গেম "Simulation games allow players to experience lifelike activities in a virtual world." Escape from reality A break from daily life or stress বাস্তবতা থেকে মুক্তি "Many people play games as an escape from reality and to relax." Minimum age The lowest age allowed for something সর্বনিম্ন বয়স "Setting a minimum age for games helps protect younger audiences from inappropriate content." Interactive Involving active participation ইন্টারেকটিভ "Interactive learning tools in the classroom make studying more engaging for students." Familiar Well-known or easily recognized পরিচিত "Students are familiar with the latest apps and tools, making them quick learners." Knowledge gap A difference in understanding between two groups জ্ঞানগত পার্থক্য "The knowledge gap between students and teachers in technology is noticeable in many schools." Emotional support Care and comfort provided through understanding feelings মানসিক সমর্থন "Teachers offer emotional support that computers cannot provide." Personalized guidance Customized advice or help for individuals ব্যক্তিগত নির্দেশনা "Human teachers provide personalized guidance, helping students reach their full potential." Aid To assist or help সাহায্য করা "Technology aids teachers in delivering lessons effectively."