English 2nd paper Model Question for Class-IX

Class - IX

Subject: English 2nd paper

Time : 3hrs.                                                                                                                                      Marks. 100

PART -A

1.Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.                                                                                                                                           1x5=5

be

drink

save

kill

grow

live

found

When we say water is essential for our life we mean clean water. It is sure that man can (a)______without water. But it is also true that water is the carrier of germs of many fatal diseases. Clean water (b) _____ our life. On the other hand unclean water (c) ______ us. We (d) _____ and use water in various ways. About eighty per cent of our body (e) ____ water.

2.         Here is a part of the letter written by a boy to his foreign friend from Bangladesh. Put in suitable prepositions in the blanks.                                                                                                                           1x5=5

You will be enchanted (a) _____the beauty of tea gardens in Sylhet. Tall trees clinging (b) _____the sides of the hills and hillocks look very fascinating. Then if you go to see the waterfall of Madhab Kunda (c) _____the top of the hill, you will be amazed by the crystal clear water coming (d) ____ from a great height and crashing (e) ___the ground below like garlands of pearls.

3.         Use articles where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed.                                   

Mr. Munim went to (a) _____ railway station. He wanted to go to (b) _____ Sylhet. He approached the ticket officer and asked for six tickets. (c) _____ticket officer wanted to know the time and date on which he had (d) _____planned to travel. He also wanted to know (e)_____class of (f) _____train in which he desired to travel. Mr. Munim stated that he would travel (g) _____ next morning. (h)_____ ticket offficer gave him the tickets and told him to give (i) _____taka 1500. After giving him (j) _____ money, Mr. Munim thanked him.

4.         Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list.                                                                1x5=5

           

So

similarly

while

that

and

than

so that

New friends are compared to silver and old friends to gold. (a) ____ it is a common knowledge (b) ____ gold is a more valuable metal (c) _____silver. (d) _____, old friends are much more important than new ones. (e) _____ old friends have been tried, new ones have not been put to any test as yet.

5.         Rewrite the following in the reported speech.                                                                                    5

My friend said, " I shall write a letter to my mother. I feel sad when I remember my mother. She loves me very much." I said, " Every mother loves her child. But alas! My mother is dead."

6.         Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets.          1x5=5

(a)        On my return they asked me many questions (complex). (b) I answered all their questions successfully (passive). (c)  None of them had any more confusion about what I did (Simple).  I also felt very much happy to see them pleased. (d)  When I arrived home, my mother was overwhelmed with joy to see me (Simple). It was also so much emotional that I could not hold my tears. (e) Mother did the same (Passive). For the first time I knew people shedding tears not only at the sorrowful events but also at the happy events.

7.         Add tag questions to the following sentences.                                                                                   1x5=5

            a)         They will not go to market,_______?

            b)         We would not go there, ________?

            c)         He cannot swim ________?

            d)         Reza couldn't get a job _________?

            e)         Birds can't swim _______?

8.         Complete these sentences.                                                                                                                  1x5=5

            a)         If you search his pocket, ______.

            b)         The boy confessed that ______.

            c)         They still live here though ______.

            d)         Let the door be opened so that_____.

            e)         No sooner had the teacher come than _______.

PART -B

9.         Write a paragraph on a street accident. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions.

            (a)  When / Where / How did the accident take place?  (b)  Who/ How were the victims? 

            (c) What's your feeling?

10.       Recently you have visited a place of historical interest. Write a short composition about it.             15

11.       Read the following advertisement from the Daily Star.                                                                     10

Debate Competition! Debate Competition From 01st January - 20 January ( 11 am -4 pm) Organised by Motijheel Model High School Debating Club Write to : Organising Secretary MMHSDC Last date of application 20 December  (Including name, Class, Class Roll, etc.)

Imagine you are M. Saidur Rahman Now write an application for participating in the competition.

12.       Siraj is a student whose sister is ill. He wants a leave of absence from his teacher.                           10

            Now write a dialogue between the student and the teacher.

13.       Read the following outlines and develop them into a complete story. Give a suitable title to          15

            your story.

Once a dog stole a piece of meat  _____ he tried to go to a safer place ______ looked down in the canal____ the dog stopped on the bridge _______ took it for another dog _____ remained unfed.