HSC Article Board Question Exercises (2009-2019)
Hsc Article - Board Exam Based Exercises (2009-2019)
Grammar
1. Dhaka Board–2019
(a) ——— parliament house of Bangladesh is (b) ——— exquisitely designed building. In fact, it is (c) ——— wonder of modern architecture and technology. It is one of (d) ——— largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in (e) ——— world. It is (f) ——— highly expensive building. (g) ——— maintenance cost of the parliament house is about 50 million taka per year. An American architect (h) ——— Louis I Kahn designed this (i) ——— building. Everyday many (j) ——— visitor comes to visit the building.
2. Rajshahi Board–2019
The national flag represents (a) ——— independence of (b) ——— country. Ours is (c) ——— independent country. Hence, we have a national flag symbolizing our independence. (d) ——— cloth of a national flag is made of (e) ——— cotton, silk or linen. Our flag is rectangular in shape maintaining (f) ——— ratio of its length and breadth 10 : 6. There are different sizes of national flag. The background of our flag is green which symbolizes our life and energy. In the middle portion of the flag there is (g) ——— blood-red circle representing our hard struggle and blood-shed. (h) ——— red circle also represents the heroic blood-shed of (i) ——— martyrs. The national flag plays (j) ——— vital role in the life of a nation.
3. Jashore Board–2019; Dhaka Board–2015
Industry is (a) ——— key to success. (b) ——— industrious can prosper in life. (c) ——— man who does not undertake (d) ——— hard-work can never go (e) ——— long way in (f) ——— world. Many (g) ——— man is not conscious of (h) ——— importance of (i) ——— diligence for which they can’t reap (j) ——— benefit of success.
4. Cumilla Board–2019
An honest man is true to his (a) ——— words. He does not deviate from (b) ——— path of honesty. He knows that true happiness consists in (c) ——— honesty. He does not fall victim to (d) ——— greed. He does not hanker after (e) ——— worldly property. (f) ——— honest man abstains him from corruption. He does not mix with (g) ——— corrupted people. He is (h) ——— man who tries to get pleasure from good deeds. (i) ——— greed for wealth does not touch him. People should follow the path of (j) ——— honest people of the society.
5. Chattogram Board–2019; Dhaka Board–2017; Sylhet Board–2014
What is ‘patriotism’? It is (a) ——— noble virtue. It inspires (b) ——— man to dedicate his life for the freedom of his (c) ——— country. (d) ——— man without patriotism is no better than (e) ——— beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) ——— his countrymen. He thinks for (g) ——— betterment of his country. On the contrary, (h) ——— unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (i) ——— country are true patriots.
6. Sylhet Board–2019
I have (a) ——— uncle who has just retired from (b) ——— army. He used to be (c) ——— ABI agent, and everybody says he has been an honest man all his life. As a child, I loved him for his stories. He once told me that he met (d) ——— one-eyed alien from (e) ——— space. (f) ——— alien did not need any oxygen. And it did not make (g) ——— noise. I now understand that it was (h) ——— hard story to believe. I am not sure if he was telling me (i) ——— truth. May be he is not so (j) ——— honest, after all.
7. Barishal Board–2019; Jashore Board–2015
Mr. Bright is (a) ——— European. As he is (b) ——— Englishman, he knows (c) ——— English well. He is (d) ——— honourable to everyone though he is (e) ——— one-eyed man. Once having (f) ——— scope, he went to (g) ——— USA. His brother Johnson living there joined (h) ——— army last year. He is (i) ——— younger of the two brothers. When Bright met his brother, he could not but shed (j) ——— tears.
8. Dinajpur Board–2019; Barishal Board–2012
Childhood or boyhood is (a) ——— man’s formative period. During this period (b) ——— child receives training from its mother. (c) ——— mother’s tender heart always looks to (d) ——— welfare and well-being of her (e) ——— child. If during this period (f) ——— mother tries to bring (g) ——— child up carefully and according to her (h) ——— best ideas, (i) ——— child is sure to grow with its superiors, parents and teachers and love (j) ——— all irrespective of caste, creed and colour.
9. Combined Board–2018 (Code-184)
Bangladesh is (a) ——— independent country. We won freedom (b) ——— on December 16, 1971. This freedom was won as (c) ——— result of great sacrifice. (d) ——— great many people laid down their lives for (e) ——— freedom of the country. (f) ——— man who loves his country is (g) ——— patriot. (h) ——— real patriot loves his country more than his life. Being patriot, we all should try to make (i) ——— effort for the welfare and (j) ——— progress of our motherland.
10. Combined Board–2018 (Code-185)
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in (a) ——— village of Stratford-on-Avon in (b) ——— county of Warwickshire. His father John Shakespeare was (c) ——— farmer’s son who came to (d) ——— Stratford about 1531, and began to prosper as (e) ——— trader in corn, wheat, leather and agricultural products. His mother Mary Arden was (f) ——— daughter of (g) ——— prosperous farmer, descended from (h) ——— old family of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman blood. It is generally believed that neither (i) ——— poet’s mother nor his father could read or write. In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of (j) ——— peasant family. She was eight years older than Shakespeare.
11. Rajshahi Board–2017; Barishal Board–2017
Truthfulness is (a) ——— greatest of all (b) ——— virtues which makes (c) ——— man really great. If we do not cultivate the habit of speaking (d) ——— truth, we cannot command (e) ——— confidence of others. (f) ——— man whom nobody believes can never be great in life. We might succeed once or twice by telling (g) ——— lie but it never brings a good result. (h) ——— lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ——— real character of (j) ——— liar is revealed and nobody believes him.
12. Jashore Board–2017
The process of learning may very well be compared to (a) ——— undertaking of a journey. The learner or the student is (b) ——— journey taker or traveller. Just as a traveller has to undergo all (c) ——— botherations of buying his ticket, booking his baggage, showing his ticket, taking care of things, boarding a train or a bus and suffering every other irritation of (d) ——— tedious journey to reach his (e) ——— destination, so a learner has to remain active learning affair himself. It is (f) ——— laborious process and no one can do (g) ——— labour for him. And no one else can undertake (h) ——— journey for another. There is no trick or magic in it. It cannot be acquired at second hand. Just as a traveller he can enquire here and there in case of doubt and difficulty. However, the journey is (i) ——— passenger’s own concern. In (j) ——— same way, learning is entirely the concern of the student or the learner.
13. Cumilla Board–2017
In (a) ——— last 25 years (b) ——— world has lost one-third of its natural wealth, according to (c) ——— International Conservation Organization World Wild Fund. (d) ——— earth’s forest, wetlands, seas and coasts are in (e) ——— worse state today than they were before. Forests are cut down. Moreover, they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in (f) ——— increase in carbon-di-oxide and ultimately in (g) ——— water level rise as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that (h) ——— new century will face (i) ——— overwhelming environmental (j) ——— catastrophe.
14. Chattogram Board–2017
‘Rifle Roti Auret’ is (a) ——— first Bengali novel on (b) ——— Liberation war of Bangladesh. This unique novel is written by Anwar Pasha, (c) ——— professor of Bangla department at Dhaka University. He wrote this (d) ——— novel between April and June in 1971. The main character in this novel is Sudipta Shahin who searches his dream of (e) ——— new country. Professor Anwar Pasha was picked up from his Dhaka University residence two days’before (f) ——— victory. Sensing imminent defeat, the members of (g) ——— notorious killing squad Al-Badr picked up (h) ——— novelist Anwar Pasha and many other intellectuals and brutally killed them. According to (i) ——— Banglapedia, around 991 academicians, 13 journalists, 49 physicians, 42 lawyers, and 16 other intellectuals were killed during (j) ——— liberation war of Bangladesh.
15. Sylhet Board–2017
Robi is (a) ——— indigent boy. He comes of (b) ——— needy family. But he is diligent and upright. He has (c) ——— unique vision of life. He believes that honesty is (d) ——— key to success. Moreover, he has (e) ——— deep sense of patriotism. Being imbued with these ideals, he shapes (f) ——— dream of his life. From (g) ——— dawn to dusk, he works hard. He never squanders time, wastes money and dissipates (h) ——— energy. His only aim is to reach (i) ——— apex of success. We need (j) ——— ideal boy like Robi.
16. Dinajpur Board–2017
What (a) ——— surprise it was! Robin got (b) ——— first prize in (c) ——— competition. I was really (d) ——— amazed at his success. Of course he was trained by (e) ——— expert coach for (f) ——— time. He always obeyed (g) ——— instructions given by (h) ——— coach. Even he was not found outside (i) ——— campus after (j) ——— discussion. Soon (k) ——— boy like him was appreciated by the people.
17. Dhaka Board–2016
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was (a) ——— popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in (b) ——— Sagardari on (c) ——— bank of (d) ——— Kopotaksho river, in (e) ——— village in Keshobpur Upazilla under Jashore district. From (f) ——— early age, Dutt aspired to be (g) ——— Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in (h) ——— sophisticated Hindu family, he took Christianity arousing (i) ——— anger of his family. He contributed, much to (j) ——— development of Bengali literature.
18. Rajshahi Board–2016
Every student wants to do better in (a) ——— examination. But it is not (b) ——— easy work. (c) ——— student has to do something for this. From (d) ——— very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e) ——— texts again and again. He must not memorize (f) ——— answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g) ——— common source. He should have a good (h) ——— command of English. By doing all these things (i) ——— student can hope to make a good (j) ——— result.
19. Jashore Board–2016
Literacy as (a) ——— skill was first institutionalized in Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt and China soon after (b) ——— art of writing was invented. Education then was not for (c) ——— general people but (d) ——— privilege for (e) ——— chosen few who took on strategic roles in (f) ——— running of (h) ——— state and religion. In Greece, education became more widespread in about the 5th century BC. (i) ——— Greeks, however, sent only their (j) ——— male children to school.
20. Cumilla Board–2016
My mother is (a) ——— ideal housewife. She is (b) ——— affectionate lady. She manages (c) ——— family very nicely. She hopes to see me happy at (d) ——— cost of her own life. She does not enjoy (e) ——— wink of sleep if I fall sick. She is very kind to (f) ——— poor. She is also (g) ——— very religious lady. She advises us to follow (h) ——— path of truth and honesty. (i) ——— woman like her is very rare. She bears a good moral (j) ——— character.
21. Chattogram Board–2016
There is a saying that sincerity is (a) ——— key to success. (b) ——— person can prosper in life by doing hard work. The man who does not follow (c) ——— rules of sincerity can never go (d) ——— long way in (e) ——— world. Many (f) ——— man is not conscious of (g) ——— importance of (h) ——— sincerity for which they don’t have (i) ——— benefit of (j) ——— success. However, we should be sincere to our work if we want to achieve anything notable.
22. Sylhet Board–2016
Kamal is (a) ——— HSC examinee this year. He is not (b) ——— attentive to his lessons. He is very weak in (c) ——— English. Moreover he is (d) ——— lazy. So his preparation in English is not good. (e) ——— month ago before his examination he managed (f) ——— short suggestion and learnt it. On (g) ——— day of examination he started for the examination hall (h) ——— bit earlier. He entered (i) ——— examination hall with (j) ——— trembling heart.
23. Barishal Board–2016
Once there lived (a) ——— poor cobbler. He had (b) ——— rich neighbour. (c) ——— neighbour possessed (d) ——— ill-health. So, he was (e) ——— angry man. He was always (f) ——— unhappy man. Once he used to think (g) ——— richest men to be (h) ——— happiest men in (i) ——— world. But his (j) ——— idea was wrong.
24. Dinajpur Board–2016
(a) ——— morning walk is a good habit for all classes of people. It is (b) ——— simple exercise and good for health and (c) ——— mentality. In the morning (d) ——— air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (e) ——— environment makes an effect on (f) ——— walker’s health and mind. When (g) ——— man enjoys (h) ——— beauties and solemnity of (i) ——— nature in (j) ——— morning, his mind gets refreshed.
25. Rajshahi Board–2015; Jashore Board–2012
Long long ago, (a) ——— mirror was found in (b) ——— paddy field by (c) ——— farmer. Neither this farmer nor anybody else in (d) ——— area had ever seen (e) ——— mirror. So, when (f) ——— farmer looked into (g) ——— mirror, he was surprised to see (h) ——— man looking straight at him. Now, this farmer very much resembled his father who had died (i) ——— years ago. He thought that it was his father inside it and saluted him with (j) ——— love and respect.
26. Cumilla Board–2015
(a) ——— discipline is seen even in (b) ——— nature. Every morning (c) ——— sun rises in (d) ——— east. Day follows (e) ——— night, birds sing and (f) ——— plants blossom. Everywhere in (g) ——— nature, there is (h) ——— harmony. If there was no discipline in (i) ——— nature, there would have been (j) ——— chaos everywhere.
27. Chattogram Board–2015
Television is (a) ___ part and parcel of modern life. At present we can enjoy various TV channels through satellite. Among these, (b) ___ Discovery Channel is my favourite one. This TV channel is very interesting and attractive. I think both (c) ___ young and (d) ___ old get pleasure from this channel. When I watch this TV channel, I forget (e) ___ everything of practical life. The introducer narrates everything in (f) ___ most appropriate way. He turns our attention to (g) ___ unknown and mysterious world of (h) ___ history and animals. (i) ___ sea-view is excellent. I think it attracts (j) ___ attention of all kinds of viewers.
28. Sylhet Board–2015
Life is full of (a) ___ unfavourable circumstances. (b) ___ great men in (c) ___ world bravely faced (d) ___ adverse situations. These situations bring out (e) ___ man's latent qualities. (f) ___ people in such circumstances learn many virtues like fortitude and bravery. Only (g) ___ virtuous and brave men can conquer (h) ___ obstacles of life: (i) ___ adverse situations have glorified (j) ___ mind and character of great men.
29. Barishal Board–2015
The process of globalisation obviously requires (a) ___ common language for international (b) ___ communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c) ___ prestige of being that (d) ___ language because it is (e) ___ international language. It is no longer (f) ___ unique possession of the British or the Americans or other native-speakers, but (g) ___ language that belongs to (h) ___ world's people. This phenomenon has led to (i) ___ bewildering variety of (j) ___ English around us.
30. Dinajpur Board–2015
Ferdousi, (a) ___ great poet, began to write (b) ___ Shahnama and the Sultan promised him (c) ___ piece of gold coins for each (d) ___ verse. (e) ___ epic contained sixty thousand (f) ___ verses. But instead of gold coins, he offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ___ coins. So, the poet refused to accept the silver coins and left the court with (h) ___ broken heart. He was (i) ___ aggrieved man. Later on, the Sultan realised that he had made (j) ___ blunder.
31. Dhaka Board–2014
Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012) was (a) ___ great novelist, screenwriter, playwright and film-maker of Bangladesh. He went to many (b) ___ schools in Sylhet, Cumilla, Chattogram, Dinajpur and Bogura as his father lived in many places upon official assignment. He passed (c) ___ S.S.C Examination as (d) ___ student of Bogura Zilla School in 1965. Later he was admitted to Dhaka College and passed (e) ___ H.S.C Examination in 1967. He initially planned to study (f) ___ Economics but suddenly changed his (g) ___ mind and got admitted into the University of Dhaka to study (h) ___ Chemistry. He passed both B.Sc (Honours) and M.Sc with First Class. Subsequently, he joined the University of Dhaka as (i) ___ Lecturer in Chemistry. Later, he went to (j) ___ United States to do his Ph.D.
32. Rajshahi Board–2014; Jashore Board–2014; Cumilla Board–2014, 2009
(a) ___ idle man and (b) ___ active man cannot be equal. We know (c) ___ story of (d) ___ ant and (e) ___ grasshopper. (f) ___ ant was industrious. On the other hand, the grasshopper was really (g) ___ lazy. The ant knew that (h) ___ industrious shine. On (i) ___ contrary, (j) ___ lazy suffer in life.
33. Chattogram Board–2014
Poverty is (a) ___ acute problem in (b) ___ LDC like Bangladesh. Many people live below (c) ___ poverty line here. They regard (d) ___ poverty as (e) ___ great evil. It degrades (f) ___ dignity of (g) ___ individual as well as (h) ___ nation. But (i) ___ poverty alleviation is (j) ___ mammoth task.
34. Barishal Board–2014
Recently a detective watched (a) ___ well dressed woman who always went into (b) ___ large store on Monday morning. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop. So it was easier for (c) ___ detective to watch her. The woman first bought (d) ___ few small articles. After (e) ___ little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to (f) ___ assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop. When she was arrested, it was discovered that (g) ___ sales assistant was her (h) ___ daughter. The girl gave her (i) ___ expensive dress once, i.e. every week. She was (j) ___ thief.
35. Dinajpur Board–2014
The 16th December is (a) ___ red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved (b) ___ freedom through (c) ___ long, bloody battle. (d) ___ new nation named Bangladesh came into being and made a place in (e) ___ world map as (g) ___ independent country. Every year this day is celebrated in (h) ___ enthusiastic atmosphere. We remember (i) ___ great sacrifice of our heroic sons who died for this country. We also pay (j) ___ great tribute to them.
36. Dhaka Board–2013; Rajshahi Board–2010
Though newspaper is not always (a) ___ unmixed blessing, it is (b) ___ most useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c) ___ good without reading (d) ___ newspaper. Reading newspaper is one of (e) ___ good habits of a man. We shall be like (f) ___ frog in a dark well if we neglect developing this habit. However, some people prefer (g) ___ electronic media to reading (h) ___ newspaper. But (i) ___ newspaper offers more to its readers than (j) ___ electronic media.
37. Dhaka Board–2012
Tea is a drink. It is also (a) ___ refreshing drink. The preparation of tea is a long but (b) ___ interesting process. (c) ___ water is first boiled in (d) ___ kettle and (e) ___ desired quantity of (f) ___ tea dust is put in it. After (g) ___ few minutes (h) ___ boiled leaves are separated from (i) ___ liquor. Then the liquor is poured into (j) ___ cup and some milk and sugar are mixed with it.
38. Dhaka Board–2011; Jashore Board–2009
Bangladesh is (a) ___ world's most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) ___ great size of our population. (c) ___ population explosion is (d) ___ constant threat to our environment and (e) ___ society. Her population is growing at such (f) ___ high rate that (g) ___ environment may soon fail to supply (h) ___ people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) ___ alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j) ___ situation.
39. Dhaka Board–2009
A brilliant student is (a) ___ asset. One day he may be (b) ___ engineer or (c) ___ M.B.B.S doctor. He makes (d) ___ best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ___ golden period of (f) ___ life. He has (g) ___ aim in life. He knows that (h) ___ life without (i) ___ aim is like (j) ___ ship without a rudder.
40. Rajshahi Board–2010
Mosquito menace is one of (a) ___ most talked topics. (b) ___ fear and nuisance of mosquito is called (c) ___ mosquito menace. For (d) ___ city dwellers it is (e) ___ constant nuisance. Particularly at (f) ___ night, it becomes more when thousands of mosquitoes start singing around (g) ___ us. Even during daytimes, we are not free from (h) ___ attack of mosquitoes. To prevent (i) ___ nuisance of mosquitoes, we have to be alert and work on (j) ___ assorted efforts.
41. Rajshahi Board–2012
Once upon (a) ___ time there was (b) ___ king. His palace was surrounded by (c) ___ beautiful gardens. Then one day, (d) ___ He called in (d) ___ doctor. But (e) ___ doctor could not say what wrong was with him. More (f) ___ doctors were called. Finally they said that (g) ___ king could be healed if (h) ___ he wrote (i) ___ happy man. (j) ___ messengers were sent everywhere, but no happy man could be found.
42. Rajshahi Board–2011
There was (a) ___ idle man who inherited vast property from his father. He did not like physical labour. As a result, he became very fat and could not move from one place to another. He called in (b) ___ European doctor. (d) ___ doctor was very intelligent. He did not prescribe any medicine for (e) ___ man. He advised him to buy (f) ___ heavy club and move it in (g) ___ air till he got tired. Following the advice of the doctor, he became (h) ___ thin from (i) ___ obese man.
43. Rajshahi Board–2009
Bangladesh is a land of (a) ___ scenic beauty. (b) ___ land, (c) ___ rivers and the forests are (d) ___ sources of this beauty. Geographically Bangladesh can be divided into four regions. In many places there are a lot of amazing beautiful spots. There are many historical places also. For this reason, (e) ___ tourism business can flourish here. (f) ___ water and animals of (g) ___ Sundarbans are also (h) ___ great asset. Tourism can play (i) ___ vital role in national economy. But it is still in its tender age. So, we have to cross (j) ___ long way.
44. Jashore Board–2013; Chattogram Board–2013
Adnan is a brilliant student. He is (a) ___ asset. One day he may be (b) ___ engineer or (c) ___ doctor. He makes (d) ___ best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ___ golden period of (f) ___ life. He has (g) ___ aim in life. He knows that (h) ___ aim is like (i) ___ ship without (j) ___ rudder.
45. Jashore Board–2011
"Under the Greenwood Tree" is (a) ___ song derived from "As You Like It", (b) ___ comedy by Shakespeare. In this song (c) ___ writer’s love of nature has found (d) ___ eloquent expression, as has, as he (e) ___ undertaken his deep concern for (f) ___ limitations of (g) ___ human society. In the forest (h) ___ only enemy of man is bitter winter and rough weather. Nature has no particular enmity towards man, and it treats all equally. The forest is the place for one who is content with (i) ___ small pleasure of life and has (j) ___ little ambition.
46. Jashore Board–2010
Once you have completed (a) ___ initial diagnosis of your students, you are faced with selecting subject-matter appropriate to their (b) ___ interests, abilities and personal-social adjustment as well as your own teaching objectives. Frequently, (c) ___ selection and planning of content are not seen as integral (d) ___ parts of (e) ___ evaluation process. (f) ___ techniques you select to evaluate how well you and your students have achieved your objectives are inextricably bound to (g) ___ subject-matter used to teach these objectives. In (h) ___ sense, you must evaluate (i) ___ subject-matter itself to (j) ___ determine if it is appropriate for your objectives.
47. Cumilla Board–2013
(a) ___ morning walk is (b) ___ good habit for all classes of (c) ___ people. It is (d) ___ simple exercise and good for health and (e) ___ mentality. In the morning, (f) ___ air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (g) ___ environment makes (h) ___ effect on (i) ___ nature in (j) ___ mind.
48. Cumilla Board–2012
(a) ___ 16th December is (b) ___ red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we achieved (c) ___ freedom at the cost of (d) ___ bloody battle and Bangladesh came into (e) ___ being and made a place in (f) ___ world map as (g) ___ independent country. Every year this day is celebrated in (h) ___ enthusiastic atmosphere. We remember (i) ___ great sacrifice of our heroic sons who died for this country. We also pay (j) ___ great tribute to them.
49. Cumilla Board–2011
(a) ___ honest boy is he who never tells a lie. He carries out (b) ___ orders of his parents. He has (c) ___ aim in life. He develops (d) ___ attitude to serve his nation. He is (e) ___ active worker and upholds (f) ___ interest of his nation above everything. He thinks that he has (g) ___ role to play in all matters. We cordially expect such (h) ___ boy to change (i) ___ selfish motive of (j) ___ people.
50. Cumilla Board–2010
It is (a) ___ known fact that English is (b) ___ international language. (c) ___ language used internationally is important. Statistics show that 350 million people speak English as (d) ___ first language and another 300 million use it as (e) ___ second language. It is (f) ___ official language in over 60 countries. All over the world books of (g) ___ science and technology are written in English. So a good (h) ___ knowledge of English helps a man to get (i) ___ good job and to earn more. If we do not know (j) ___ English, reading English beggars description. It is (j) ___ must.
51. Chattogram Board–2012
Today women are playing (a) ___ important role in all spheres of (b) ___ life. They are no longer confined within (c) ___ four walls of the kitchens. They have come out of their cocoons and are working hand in hand with (d) ___ men. They are joining (e) ___ wide range of professions and making a great (f) ___ contribution to the economy. Now it has come to (g) ___ realisation of all that it is not possible to develop the country keeping women, (h) ___ large section of (i) ___ population, in (j) ___ dark.
52. Dinajpur Board–2013; Chattogram Board–2011
At present Bangladesh faces (a) ___ number of (b) ___ problems. Of all these problems (c) ___ population problem is (d) ___ most acute one. Population is undoubtedly (e) ___ great asset of a country. But when (g) ___ country fails to feed and provide them with (h) ___ bare necessities of life, they become (i) ___ burden. Similar is (j) ___ case with Bangladesh.
53. Chattogram Board–2010
James Norman Hall was (a) ___ American writer. He wrote (b) ___ story about (c) ___ wonderful piece of business that took place between him and a farmer. While in (d) ___ Tahiti, he was short of (e) ___ money and rented (f) ___ one room house about 22 kilometres from (g) ___ town. He was doing (h) ___ interesting writing there. To save money he wanted to make (i) ___ vegetable garden in front of his house. But (j) ___ land was full of ants and land-crabs. They foiled all his attempts.
54. Chattogram Board–2009
An angry man is not liked (a) ___ even by (b) ___ idiot. There is difference between the educated and (c) ___ uneducated. An educated (d) ___ person should come forward to educate (e) ___ uneducated. On the other hand (f) ___ rich man should have (g) ___ sympathy for (h) ___ poor. There is difference between (i) ___ poor man and (j) ___ rich man.
55. Sylhet Board–2013
A library is (a) ___ part and parcel of (b) ___ educational institution. It is (c) ___ unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) ___ reading. It enables (e) ___ readers to read books of their choice that creates (f) ___ enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) ___ visit to (h) ___ library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) ___ certain period and return them after (j) ___ given time.
56. Sylhet Board–2012
Socrates believed that (a) ___ angry man was more of (b) ___ beast than human being. He had a wife who used to lose her temper on (c) ___ slightest excuse. One day (d) ___ wife got more furious and began to insult him. He went out and sat on the door step of his (e) ___ house. He looked out on the public (f) ___ street. The wife found that he was not paying (g) ___ least heed to her. So she began to pour hot water on (h) ___ head of Socrates. The passers-by were very amused at (i) ___ incident. They had not seen such (j) ___ incident before.
57. Sylhet Board–2011
I live in (a) ___ Jigatola near (b) ___ Rifles Square. When I was (c) ___ student of (d) ___ University of Dhaka, stayed at (e) ___ Atwari in (f) ___ old Dhaka. Actually, it was in (g) ___ Bonogram Lane that originates from (h) ___ BCC Road which is a branch of (i) ___ Rankin Street. (j) ___ Bangabhaban and (j) ___ Baldha Garden are adjacent to this area.
58. Sylhet Board–2010
Providing enough energy to meet (a) ___ ever-increasing demand is one of (b) ___ gravest problems (c) ___ world is now facing. Energy is (d) ___ key to (e) ___ industrialized economy, which calls for (f) ___ doubling of electrical output every ten to twelve years. Meanwhile (g) ___ days of cheap, abundant and environmentally acceptable power may be coming to (h) ___ end. Coal is plentiful but polluting, natural gas is (i) ___ scarce, oil is not found everywhere. Nuclear power now appears (j) ___ costly and risky.
59. Sylhet Board–2009
Newspaper plays (a) ___ important role in our society. It is (b) ___ most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c) ___ day without it. To read newspaper is (d) ___ good habit. (e) ___ more we read newspaper (f) ___ more we can acquire knowledge. If we don’t read it, we shall be (g) ___ frogs in (h) ___ wells. It is (i) ___ looking glass of (j) ___ modern world.
60. Barishal Board–2013
Galib works in (a) ___ nationalized bank in Dhaka, (b) ___ capital city of Bangladesh. Being (c) ___ sensitive young man and (d) ___ ex-student of (e) ___ English literature, he takes the job as (f) ___ source of pleasure. As (g) ___ honest officer, he tries to give his best to (h) ___ clients. Every day hundreds of people come to (i) ___ bank and Galib happens to come across many of them with (j) ___ smiling face.
61. Barishal Board–2011
We live on (a) ___ ground floor of (b) ___ old house on (c) ___ river Kirtankhola. We are very much afraid of (d) ___ burglars and always lock up (e) ___ house very carefully before we go to (f) ___ bed. We also take (g) ___ precaution of looking under (h) ___ bed to see if (i) ___ burglar is hiding there. (j) ___ modern burglars do not hide under beds but we go on looking just (j) ___ same.
62. Barishal Board–2010
A cellular telephone, also called cellular telephone or cell phone provides voice telephone and other services to (a) ___ mobile users. Cellular telephones primarily operate like portable corded telephones. However, unlike conventional wire-based cordless phones, cell phones are completely portable and do not require (b) ___ jack to access (c) ___ wire-based networks operated by local telephone companies. (d) ___ new generation of services for cell phones include video conferencing and (e) ___ internet access with (f) ___ ability to send e-mail. Cellular telephones have become very popular with (g) ___ professionals and (h) ___ consumers as (i) ___ way to communicate easily. They offer (j) ___ alternative to conventional wire-based services.
63. Barishal Board–2009
When (a) ___ great poet Ferdousi began to write (b) ___ epic Shahanama, the sultan promised him (c) ___ piece of gold for each (d) ___ verse. When (e) ___ epic was finished, it contained sixty thousand (f) ___ verses. Instead of giving gold coins, the sultan offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ___ coins. The poet refused to take the silver coins and left the court with (h) ___ broken heart. He was (i) ___ aggrieved man. Later on the sultan realised that he had made (j) ___ blunder.
64. Dinajpur Board–2012
(a) ___ ant is (b) ___ industrious insect. Bees are also (c) ___ industrious insects. If we observe the life of (d) ___ successful man, we will find that he is also (e) ___ industrious. (f) ___ industrious are appreciated by all. On the other hand, (g) ___ idle are disliked by all. So industry is (h) ___ must to prosper in (i) ___ life. We all know that industry is the key to success and laziness leads us to (j) ___ misfortune.
65. Dinajpur Board–2011
You must have heard (a) ___ name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is our national poet. He is known as (b) ___ rebel poet. He was born in (c) ___ poor family. He passed his boyhood in great hardship. When (d) ___ First World War broke out, he joined (e) ___ army. After (f) ___ war, he began to write poems. He wrote specially for (g) ___ oppressed and down trodden people. He is called (h) ___ Shelley of Bengali literature. His poems and songs inspired (i) ___ Bangladeshi in (j) ___ War of Liberation.
66. Dinajpur Board–2010
We know (a) ___ man is (b) ___ rational creature. It is (c) ___ rationality in him which makes him (d) ___ different species. He can differentiate between (e) ___ right and (f) ___ wrong. This is why (g) ___ man is considered (h) ___ best creation of (i) ___ Creator of (j) ___ universe.
67. Dinajpur Board–2009
We were returning home. On (a) ___ way we met (b) ___ little girl. She was selling (c) ___ flowers on (d) ___ street. She requested us to buy (e) ___ flower. My mother is (f) ___ kind-hearted woman. (g) ___ motherly affection rose at (h) ___ sight of her. She gave her (i) ___ ten taka note and bought some flowers. We should be kind to (j) ___ helpless.
