Model Test 02 (Full): Class Eight (অষ্টম শ্রেণী) English 2nd Paper

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box0.5 × 10 = 5

• think
• positive
• arise
• hinders
• normal
• avoid
• mainly
• hampered
• causes
• prosperity

Student politics (a) ______ the normal progress of a student. It brings (b) ______ to a few but (c) ______ harm to many. Because of student politics (d) ______ administration of a college or university is (e) ______. As a result, there (f) ______ session jam. For this problem of the campus student politics is (g) ______ responsible. So, we should (h) ______ about the necessity of student politics. Either we should (i) ______ student politics or we should bring about a (j) ______ change in this sector.

2. Make five sentences from the substitution table1 × 5 = 5

Choose the correct phrase from the options to complete each sentence.

• means strong attraction for any harmful thing.
• is not only a national but also a global problem.
• have grasped the young generation of our country.
• are taking heroin, opium etc.
• leads a man to death.

1. a. Drug addiction ______
2. b. Drug addiction ______
3. c. The drugs ______
4. d. Young boys and girls ______
5. e. The frequent taking of these drugs ______

3. Complete the text with suitable verbs in the right form1 × 5 = 5

• use
• add
• become
• work
• keep

Mobile phone is one of the wonders of modern science. It has (a) ______ a new dimension to our way of life and to the communication system. It is a telephone system that (b) ______ without any wire. Obviously, mobile telecommunication (c) ______ a part of modern life. Nowadays (d) ______ a mobile phone is not a luxury in this poor country like Bangladesh. People (e) ______ mobile phones to rapid communication.

4. Change the following passage into indirect speech5

"I came to Bogra this afternoon. I sent you a message before starting from home," Roka said. "Did you receive it in time?" she asked. "No, I did not receive it," I replied.

Rewrite the passage in indirect speech.

5. Change the sentences as directed1 × 5 = 5

Write your transformed sentence.

6. Rewrite the passage using capitalization and punctuation5

the traveller said to the peasant can you tell me the way to the nearest inn the peasant said yes i can do you want one in which you can spend the night i do not wish to stay there but i only want a meal

Rewrite the passage with correct capitals and punctuation marks.

7. Write a letter to your pen-friend about the anti-discrimination student movement8

Suppose, you are Abir. You have a pen-friend named Zim who lives in Australia. He wants to know about the anti-discrimination student movement in Bangladesh. Now, write a letter to him about it.

8. Write a composition on “The Role of Newspaper in Modern Life”12

Write a composition on “The Role of Newspaper in Modern Life” in about 250 words.