Test 2

Full marks- 20

 1.  Complete the text with suitable prepositions.                                                                                                   .5×10 =5     

Akbar was one (a)_____ the most powerful emperors of India. He was deprived (b) _____ the light (c) _____ education. But he was actually a man of vast genius. He could think (d) _____ things very deeply. In relation (e) _____ this, he once devoted himself (f) _____the research of how a child learns a language. For this, he appointed a dumb shepherd (g) _____ a herd of lambs. He sent him to a completely isolated place (h) _____ the herd of lambs. He also sent an infant who was kept (i) _____ the lambs for a long time. It was done so that the child could not hear anything (j) _____ human beings. 

 

2.. Complete the sentences with words/phrases of special use.                                                                              .5×10 =5        

was born

Would you mind

there

would rather

had better

as if

what does---look like

have to

let alone

as soon as

 (a)     He cannot tell my name, ___ my address. He is lying.

(b)    The Banladeshi cricketers have done well in the World cup. They   ___struggle more to win the World Cup.

(c)     ___the earth___? It is not completely round.

(d)    I___ wait than get on this bus. It is very crowded.

(e)     ___ I reached the station, the train left. Really I was lucky.

(f)      Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a great linguist. He ___ in 1885 A.D.

(g)    He speaks____ he were a scholar. So nobody likes him.

(h)    Shilla looks sick. She___ go home immediately.

(i)      ____was a boy at the door. He wanted to talk to me.

(j)      ____ going to the stadium? I think you will enjoy the cricket match.

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words.       10

Once an abandoned house abounded with a large number of mice. They moved freely wherever they liked. So the mice were passing a blissful time. But their happiness did not last long because a mighty cat began to pay a regular visit to the house. So the mice were in great ------------------. 


 

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