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MUH_VII_English_Fortnightly Examination
**Please answer the given questions as directed. You are requested to maintain proper
capitalization.**

1. Why waste time? (Assertive) points: 1

You should not waste
time.
It is no use wasting
time.
Nobody should waste
time.
all o

2. He is not a frugal man. (Affirmative) points: 1

He is nothing but a frugal
man.
He is not but a prodigal
man.
He is a frugal
woman.
He is a prodigal
man

3. Every cloud has a silver lining. (Negative) points: 1

There is no cloud without a silver
lining.
There is no cloud which does not have a silver
lining
There is no cloud but has a silver
lining.
both (a) &
(b)

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4. He is a great worker. (Exclamatory) points: 1
How great a worker he
is!
What a worker he
is!
What a great worker he
is!
How worker he
is!

5. Let us shine like a diamond in our life. (Assertive) points: 1

We should shine like a diamond in our
life.
You should shine us like a diamond in our
life.
We should like to shine a diamond in our
life.
all of the
above

6. Fill in the blanks points: 5

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the
list. **round — from — away — down — from** When a boy George Washington was
about to go to sea as a sailor, everything was ready. A box had been carried (a)
___________________ to the boat. When he came to his mother to bid her farewell, he
saw tears bursting (b) ___________________ her eyes. However, he said nothing to her,
turned (c) ___________________ to his servant and said. ‘Fetch my box back. I will not go
(d) ___________________ to break my mother’s heart.’ He abstained (e)
___________________ going to sea.

7. **Complete the following text with suitable verb/verbs.** Rafiq ------------

from typhoid for a long time. points: 1
was suffering
suffered
had been suffering
was
su

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8. **Complete the following text with suitable verb/verbs.** Suddenly his
condition deteriorated. So, he ------------ to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
points: 1
was taken
took
was taking
taking

9. **Complete the following text with suitable verb/verbs.** Receiving this

news, I ------------ to the hospital to see him. I found him seriously ill. points: 1
was
rushing
rushed
rushes
rush

10. **Complete the following text with suitable verb/verbs.** To my utter

surprise, I saw that the doctors were not cordial at all. They ------------ any care
of him. points: 1
took
were not taken
did not take
take

11. **Complete the following text with suitable verb/verbs.** Even they ---------
--- with his parents. points: 1
are misbehaving
were misbehaving
misbehaved
was misbehave

12. I have a shop in ---------------- Mirpur street. points: 1

a
the
an

13. Pull him by ---------- ear. points: 1

the
an
a
x

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14. -------- mother in her arises at the sight of the sufferings of the needy girl.
points: 1
A
The
An

15. Tamzid is (a) --------- university student. He studies at Jahangirnagar

University. His best friend is Bijoy. Bijoy studies at Dhaka University. He is one
of the most talented students of (b) ------- university. points: 2
a,
x
a,
the
an ,
an
an ,
the