HSC Modifiers 2019:
All Board Questions with Answers
1. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dhaka Board 2019] Arsenic is a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) substance. It is (b)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dangerous for human health. (c)____(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) substance is found in the water of the tube well. There are (d)____(use quantifier to pre-modify tie noun) villages in (e)____(use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country. Most of our (f)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) people drink tube well water. As a result, many of them are suffering from the arsenic problem. This problem is (g)____(pre-modify the verb) found in North Bengal. We should take proper measures (h)____(post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). Government is trying to mark the tube wells having arsenic (i)____(use a participle to post modify the verb) red colour. People should be refrained from drinking water of (j)____(use demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) tube wells. Otherwise, they will suffer from arsenicosis.
Answer: a) harmful/poisonous/detrimental; b) very/extremely; c) this; d) many/several; e) some; f) village/common village; g) mostly/ usually /unexpectedly/nowadays; h) to remain save/to remove this problem/to purify the water; i) painting; j) those/these
2. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Rajshahi Board 2019]
Taking food is essential. We take food (a)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). We cannot survive on earth if we do not take food. In fact (b)____(use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun phrase) living beings need to take food. But it is a matter of great regret that (c) (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) food is being adulterated. (d)____(use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) adulteration is increasing (e)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adverb) alarmingly that we cannot stop it. (f)____(use a determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) dishonest businessmen use (g)____(pre-modify the noun) chemicals in food and fruits to make illegal and quick money. But they do not think about (h)____(use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) health. (i)____(use present participle) adulterated food, people get sick. They are often attacked with different fatal diseases. So (j) (use a gerund) food safety is a must today.
Answer: a) to survive/to live; b) all/every; c) our; d) Food; e) so; f) Some; g) harmful; h) our i) Taking/Eating; j) ensuring
3. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Cumilla Board 2019]
Newspaper plays a very (a)____(pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization. It publishes news and views of home and abroad. Only (b)____(pre-modify the noun) knowledge is not enough in this competitive world. A newspaper helps a man (c)____(post modify the verb with an infinitive) his general knowledge. Besides academic books, one should read newspapers (d)____(post modify the verb). The newspaper helps one (e)____(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) the facts of the world. (i)____(pre-modify the verb with a present participle phrase) regularly, one can be aware of everything. There are (g)____(pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspaper. One should select the newspaper (h)____(post modify the verb). One should choose the (i)____(pre-modify the noun) paper because many newspapers present news partially. Whatever the paper is, it (j)____(pre-modify the verb) helps a man.
Answer: a) significant/important; b) bookish; c) to increase/to enrich; d) everyday/regularly; e) to know; f) Reading newspaper; g) different/ various; h) properly/ rightly/ justly/ wisely; i) impartial; j) always / really /actually/ truly
4. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Jashore Board 2019]
Air and water are the most (a)____(pre-modify the noun with an adjective) elements of the environment. But we pollute them (b)____(post-modify the verb with an adverb). Mills and factories use fuel (c)____(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their products. The burning of this fuel creates smoke (d)____(post-modify the verb with an adverbial). Motor vehicles also pollute the air, (e)____(use an appositive). Water is polluted by (f)____(pre-modify the noun with a quantifier) kinds of waste and filth. We pollute water (g – (post-modify the verb with present participle phrase) into water. Farmers use (h)____(pre-modify the noun with an adjective) fertilizers and insecticides and pollute water. (i)____(pre-modify the noun with a past participle) water is (j)____(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) harmful to health.
Answer: a) essential/valuable; b) indiscriminately; c) to manufacture; d) on a large scale/ hugely / enormously; e) an important element of our environment; f) all/ various/ different; g) throwing waste; h) chemical; i) Polluted/Contaminated; j) very
5. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Chattogram Board-2019]
We can’t think of our existence without language. It plays a (a)____(use an intensifier) important role in our life. We use language from the time we wake up (b)____(post-modify the verb) till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c)____(pre-modify the noun) hours but also in our dreams. We use language (d)____(use an infinitive) what we feel and to say what we like or dislike. We also use language (e)____(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) information. Language is (f)____(pre-modify the adjective) present in our life. It is an (g)____(pre-modify the noun) part of our life. As an (h)____(pre-modify the noun) nation, we also have a language. But we had to struggle (i)____(post-modify the verb) to establish the right of our language. Many (j)____(pre-modify the noun) sons sacrificed their lives for the language.
Answer: a) very; b) in the morning; c) walking; d) to express; e) to get/ convey/exchange; f) ever / always; g) essential/integral; h) independent; i) hard; j) valiant
6. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Sylhet Board-2019]
A library is a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) of knowledge. The students (b)____(use a participle) to all classes visit it in their library periods. Our college library is housed in two rooms. (c)____(pre-modify the noun) almirahs are placed in one room. The other room is the (d)____(use a participle to modify the noun) room where magazines, journals and newspapers are placed. There are about five thousand books in our library which are arranged (e)____(post-modify the verb). Any type of book can be traced in no time. The books cater to the needs and interests (f)____(use a prepositional phrase). There are two separate sections in the library. One of them contains reference books like (g)____(use nouns) etc. The other section contains books (h)____(use a prepositional phrase). Every student has a library (i)____(use a noun). The reading room is always crowded (j)____(post-modify the verb) in the afternoon.
Answer: a) storehouse; b) coming; c) Some/Several; d) reading; e) systematically; f) students/of the readers; g) dictionaries /encyclopedias; h) of academic categories; i) card; j) mainly/generally
7. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Barishal Board-2019]
The roads (a)____(use an adjective phrase to post-modify the noun) are beset with problems. (b)____(pre-modify the noun) driving is o
ne of them. Most of the drivers are not (c)____ (pre-modify the participle) trained. They are not well educated. They can (d)____(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) put their signature and read Bengali. They are indifferent to (e)____(use a noun adjective) life. They do not realize that life is (f)____(use a determiner) valuable than time. They drive (g)____(post modify the verb). They do (h)____(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) drive consciously. Even they themselves are not conscious of (i)____(use a possessive) own lives. They drive (j)____(use an adverb phrase to post-modify the verb) and try to overtake others.
Answer: a) running across the country; b) Reckless; c) well; d) hardly/not; e) public; f) more; g) recklessly/desperately/inconsiderately; h) not; i) their; j) very fast/very quickly/very desperately /very speedily
8. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dinajpur Board-2019]
Bangladesh is a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) country. Though it is a small country, it has a (b)____(pre-modify the noun) population. People (c)____(pre-modify the verb with an adverb) depend on agriculture. They grow different kinds of crops (d)____(post-modify the verb with an adverbial phrase). We earn (e)____(pre-modify the noun with a noun-adjective) currencies by exporting some of these crops. We are also rich in (f)____ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) resources. Now, we are able (g)____(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) natural gas from underground. Our industries are also rising (h)____(post-modify the verb with an adverb). We export (i)____(pre-modify the noun with a noun-adjective) products to the developed countries. In this regard, we have already earned a (j)____(pre-modify the noun) reputation.
Answer: a) small; b) large; c) mainly/basically; d) throughout the year; e) foreign; f) natural; g) to dig out; h) rapidly; i) garment; j) good
HSC Modifiers 2018:
All Board Questions with Answers
9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Combined Board Ka set-2018]
Television has become the most common and (a)____(pre-modify the noun) source of entertainment of the (b)____(pre-modify the noun) world. A wide range of programs of (c)____(pre-modify the adjective) interest is telecast on (d)____(use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) channels. Almost every middle class and even working-class families have a television set today. (e)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) programs are (f)____(pre-modify the adjective) entertaining. They can be (g)____(pre-modify the adjective) educative too. Courses (h)____(post modify the noun) by the Open University are shown on BTV. (i)____(pre-modify the noun) channels like the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly informative programs. However, watching TV has become (j)____ (use an article) addiction for many.
Answer: a) widespread/great/popular; b) present /current; c) varied/various; d) numerous; e) Various Television; f) very/highly; g) highly; h) run/conducted; i) several/some/many; j) an
10. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Combined Board Kha set-2018; Sylhet Board-2017]
Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bengali Literature. He was a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) poet. He wrote (b)____(post-modify the verb) in every branch of Bengali Literature. Nazrul, (c)____ (use an appositive), won the attention of everyone in his early childhood. He wrote ceaselessly until the death of (d)____(use possessive pronoun) poetic flair. He composed his songs (e)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). His songs are (f)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) melodious. He enriched the Bengali Literature (g)____(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb). His literary works have enriched (h)____(use a noun adjective) literature. He was (i)____(use an article) secular poet. He sang the songs of equality (j )____ (use an adverbial phrase).
Answer: a) famous/great/rebel/renowned; b) almost/extensively/profusely; c) our national poet/a rebel poet/a small boy; d) his; e) to inspire people; f) very/highly; g) greatly/vastly; h) Bangla/Bengali; i) a; j) throughout his life/in a loud voice
HSC Modifiers 2017:
All Board Questions with Answers
11. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dhaka Board-2017]
Deforestation means cutting down trees (a)____(post-modify the verb). To meet up the basic needs of food and housing, trees are being cut on a large scale and thus it causes (b)____(pre-modify the noun) imbalance. Besides, there are some dishonest people who cut trees in our forest (c)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). The (d)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) level is ‘rising and many parts of the world are going to be engulfed by the sea in near future. New areas of the world are (e)____(use a participle to pre-modify the verb) turned into desert as a result of deforestation. So, we must stop (f)____(use a participle to post-modify the verb) down trees unnecessarily. (g)____(use a participle to pre-modify the noun) trees indiscriminately will be hazardous for our future existence. If we destroy trees (h)____(use an adverbial phrase to post modify the verb) one day the country will turn into a great dessert. The (i)____(use a participle to pre-modify the noun) temperature will cause the greenhouse effect. Necessary measures should be taken (j)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb)
Answer: a) indiscriminately; b) ecological /environmental; c) to earn their livelihood/to earn money; d) sea/water; e) being; f) cutting; g) cutting; h) in an indiscriminate way/without any consideration/in an inconsiderate manner; i) rising; j) to stop deforestation
12. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Rajshahi Board 2017]
Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) farmer who used (b)____(post-modify the verb by using infinitive) on other people’s land. With great effort, they married (c)____(use a pronoun) daughters off by the time they reached teenage. The sons also started (d)____(use a present participle to modify the verb) with their father as (e)____(pre-modify the noun) labourers when they were old enough to help. By the time they were seventeen, they left for towns (f)____ (use the infinitive to post-modify the verb) money. At first, they used to send money to their parents (g)____(use an adverb to post-modify the verb) but after getting married they barely had enough to support their (h)____(pre-modify the noun) families. Out of desperation; Ayesha Begum started (i)____(post-modify the verb) in the village to feed her old, (j)____ (pre-modify the noun) husband and herself.
Answer: a) landless; b) to work; c) their; d) working; e) day; f) to earn; g) occasionally; h) own; i) begging; j) invalid
13. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Cumilla Board 2017]
A balanced diet is a good mixture of (a)____(pre-modify the noun) foods. It is essential for us (b)____(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a healthy life. There are many benefits of eating a (c)____(pre-modify the noun) diet because it prevents (d)____(use determiner to pre-modify the noun) diseases. As a result, we do not get sick (e)____(post-modify the verb with an adverb). We should select (f)____ (pre-modify the noun with possessive) diet according to our needs. We should not eat the (g)____(use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) foods for the whole week. We can keep fit (h)____(use a participle) a balanced diet. But it is not easy (i)____(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a balanced diet. Here (j)____(use a determiner) nutritionist can help us.
Answer: a) good/various; b) to lead/ to maintain; c) balanced; d) many; e) easily/frequently; f) our; g) same; h) eating/taking; i) to choose /select /combine/prepare; j) a
14. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Jashore Board-2017; Barishal Board-2016]
A village doctor is a very (a)____(pre-modify the noun) person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b)____(pre-modify the verb) known as quack. A village doctor is not a (c)____(pre-modify the noun) doctor. He usually sits in a small dispensary (d)____(post-modify the verb). He treats the patients (e)____(use a participle phrase to post-modify the verb). A village doctor is not a (f)____(pre-modify the noun) man. His chamber is (g)____(pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicine to (h)____(pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctors is (i) (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a great friend to the (j). (pre-modify the noun) villagers.
Answer: a) familiar/common; b) usually/ commonly; c) skilled/qualified; d) everyday /regularly; e) taking small money; f) rich/wealth; g) not/poorly; h) critical/poor; i) very/quite; j) poor
15. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Chattogram Board-2017]
The people of Bangladesh have expressed their shock (a)____(post-modify the verb) at the reaction of the Pakistan Parliament. Pakistan strongly protested the execution of two (b)____ (pre-modify the noun) collaborators who committed crimes against humanity on their own people in 1971. There is a demand for an apology from (c)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) government for the crimes of its army during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Recently Pakistan’s National Assembly may be within its rights (d)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) for the execution of two collaborators. But it is quite clear to us that Pakistan always tries to erase its past history. To erase (e)____(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) history is not easy because history continues to follow all of us. Pakistan, (j)____(post-modify the noun with an appositive), cannot come out of its military influence. As a result, the country has become (g)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) barbarous. So, Pakistan is going down (h)____ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). The founder of Pakistan Mr Jinnah was physically (i)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak and so, the state always tried to show its physical strength since (j)____ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) birth.
Answer: a) strongly/deeply; b) notorious/ignoble; c) Pakistan; d) to blame/to condemn; e) this/that; f) the mostly military-ruled country; g) so/very; h) gradually/slowly; i) very; j) its
16. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Barishal Board-2017]
Raja, (a)____ (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is known to his classmates as a good student. He has (b)____(use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) good qualities. He knows that the (c)____ (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) duty of a student is to study and he never neglects (d)____(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) duty. He prepares (e)____(use possessive to pre-modify the noun) lessons regularly. He maintains discipline. He knows the value of time. He gets up (f)____(post-modify the verb with an adverb) so that he can get enough time to study. He goes to school (g)____ (post-modify the verb with an adverb). He never wastes a (h)____(use determiner to pre-modify the noun) moment in vain. Raja is (i)____(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) gentle. He always obeys his parents and teachers. He never mixes with (j)____(pre-modify the noun) boys. A student like Raja is a great asset of a nation.
Answer: a) a schoolboy; b) some/many; c) prime/chief; d) this; e) his; f) early; g) regularly; h) single; i) very; j) bad
17. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dinajpur Board-2017]
Sabbir is (a)____ (use determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) ideal student. He prepares (b) (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) lessons in collaboration with his teachers. He does (c)____(post-modify the verb) in every examination as he does not waste time. He knows time once lost is lost forever. So, he utilizes every moment. During his free time, he goes to his native village. He teaches (d)____(pre-modify the noun) people. He wants (e)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) illiteracy from his village. (f)____ (use a present participle to pre-modify the verb) illiteracy from his village, he wants to bring about massive development there. He is (g)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) devoted to God. He says prayer (h)____(use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) times a day. He never tells a lie. He respects his parents very much. Other superiors are also respected by him. His father, (i)____(post-modify the noun phrase with an appositive) supports him cordially. His mother, an ideal housewife, (j)____(pre-modify the verb) supports him very much. Such a student like Sabbir is rarely found nowadays.
Answer: a) an; b) his; c) very well; d) illiterate; e) to remove; f) Removing; g) very; h) five; i) an ideal man; j) also
HSC Modifiers 2016:
All Board Questions with Answers
18. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dhaka Board-2016]
Rabindranath Tagore was a (a)____ (pre-modify the noun) poet of Bengali literature. He was born in a (b)____ (pre-modify the noun) family at Jarasanko, Kolkata. He went to school (c)____ (post-modify the verb). He wrote his (d)____(pre-modify the noun) verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, he went to London (e)____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) school there. He was put up in a lodging house under the care of an (f)____(pre-modify the noun) coach, Mr. Scott. He was lucky (g)____(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) an English family of Mr. Scott. He also visited the House of Parliament (h)____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) Gladstone and John Bright’s debates on Irish rule. He wrote letters to Kolkata (i)____(post-modify the verb with a present participle) English society. At this, his family thought that they might lose their son (j)____ (post modify the verb). So, he was called back to Kolkata.
Answer: a) famous/great/renowned; b) rich/solvent; c) early; d) first; e) to attend; f) professional; g) enough to get/to have/to find; h) to listen to; i) praising/admiring; j) ultimately/forever
19. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Rajshahi Board 2016]
It was a hot (a)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) day. A (b)____(pre-modify the noun) crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find any water. She felt (c)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak, almost giving up hope. Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew (d)____(post-modify the verb) to see if there was any water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug. The crow tried (e)____ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to flow out. But she found (f)____(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) jug too heavy. The Crow thought (g)____(use a phrase to post-modify the verb) what to do. (h)____(use a participle to pre-modify the verb), she saw some pebbles nearby. She (i)____(pre modify the verb) had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high (j)____(post-modify the adjective) for the crow to drink. The crow quenched her thirst and flew away.
Answer: a) summer; b) thirsty; c) very; d) down; e) to drink water/to quench her thirst; f) this /that; g) for a while; h) Looking around/Roaming around the field; i) instantly/immediately; j) enough
20. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Cumilla Board 2016]
I had a peculiar experience (a)____(Post-modify the verb) while travelling to St. Martin’s Island. visited the island along with my family. Zahid, (b)____ (Post-modify the noun with an appositive), was our guide. On our way to the island, we watched (c)____ (use a determiner to pre-modify the noun) seagulls. The (d)____(pre-modify the noun) birds were flying (e)____(post-modify the verb) with the ship. They became (f)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dear and friendly to us. We entertained them with chips and biscuits. (g)____them (use a present participle to pre-modify the verb), we became (h)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) excited. We decided (i)____(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) in the idyllic island for a couple of days. We can never forget (j)____(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the adjective phrase) lovely sea birds.
Answer: (a) last year (b) a local boy (c) they (d) sea (e) along (f) very (g) Seeding (h) very (i) to stay (j) those.
21. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Jashore Board-2016]
Most of the people in (a)____(use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country do not know the importance of English. In fact, it is an (b)____(use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) language and we are living in a (c)____(pre-modify the noun) village. So, if you know English (d)____(post- modify the verb with an adverb), you can communicate with (e)____ (use the article to pre-modify the noun phrase) rest of the world. It is surely an important element of your (f)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) skill. Without the knowledge of English with proper understanding, you cannot complete (g)____(use possessive to pre-modify the noun) higher studies because most of the books are written in English in the process of higher education. Poor knowledge of English will also hamper your (h)____(use a noun-adjective) development. In short, if you do not have a good command of English, you will suffer (i)____ (post-modify the verb with prepositional phrase/ Adverbial) of your life. So, don’t waste your time and try to learn English (j)____(post-modify the verb with an adverb) from today.
Answer: a) our; b) international; c) global; d) much/well; e) the; f) language; g) your; h) career; i) in the later part; j) well/right
22. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Chattogram Board-2016]
Once there lived a (a)____ (pre-modify noun) fox in a jungle. One day, while he was walking (b)____(post-modify the verb) through the jungle, he fell into a trap and lost his tail. He felt (c)____(pre modify the adjective) unhappy and sad. But the fox was very cunning. He hit upon a plan. He invited all the foxes (d)____(post modify the verb with an infinitive) to a meeting. When all the foxes arrived, the fox without a tail said, “My dear friends, listen to me, please, I have discovered a (e)____(pre modify the noun) thing. It is that our tails are (f)____(pre-modify the adjective) useless. They look ugly and dirty. So, we all should cut off our tails, shouldn’t we?” All foxes listened to the cunning fox (g)____ (post-modify the verb). Most of them agreed (h)____(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their tails. But an old and (i)____(pre-modify the noun) fox said to him, “My friend, your plan is nice but evil. Actually, you want to cut off our tails because you have (j)____(pre-modify the noun with a determiner) tail of your own.”
Answer: a) clever/cunning; b) alone; c) very; d) to come; e) significant/wonderful; f) really/quite; g) attentively; h) to cut off; i) wise; j) no
23. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Sylhet Board-2016]
Othello, (a)____(use an appositive to post-modify the noun), had risen to become a general. He had shown his bravery in many (b)____(use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) battles against the Turks. Everyone praised him (c)____ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb) and the senate trusted and honoured him. Brabantio, a rich senator of Venice had a daughter named Desdemona (d)____(use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). Brabantio (e)____(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) invited Othello to his house where he and his daughter listened in wonder to Othello as he spoke about his adventures. He told them of deserts, of caves and of mountains high (f)____(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) to touch the sky. Desdemona had to weep (g)____(use a present participle to post-modify the verb phrase) and she never became tired of listening to it. She pitied Othello (h)____(use an adverb to post-modify the verb) for the misfortunes and
hardships of his life. Her pity (i)____(use an adverb to post-modify the verb) turned to love. She refused all the young men (j)____(use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) because she loved Othello, a noble Muslim Moor from North Africa.
Answer: a) a noble Muslim Moor; b) fierce; c) highly; d) who was very beautiful and intelligent; e) often; f) enough; g) hearing his adventure/listening to his stories; h) much/great; i) finally/soon/ultimately; j) to marry
24. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. [Dinajpur Board-2016]
Water is a (a)____(pre-modify the noun) substance. It has no colour of (b)____ (possessive to pre modify) own. The (c) (determiner to pre-modify the noun) name of water is life. By drinking water, we can quench (d)____(possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst. Thus we can survive on earth. But (e)____(pre-modify the noun) water is life killing. By drinking contaminated water, we suffer from diseases like diarrhoea, typhoid etc. We may (f)____(pre-modify the verb) face (g) (pre-modify the noun) death by drinking such type of water. We are responsible for (h)____(noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) pollution. Waste materials from mills and factories are thrown here and there. Farmers use fertilizers and insecticides on their land. During the rainy season, they are mixed with ponds and rivers. Besides, latrines (i)____(participle to post-modify the noun) on ponds and rivers cause water pollution. (j)____(pre-modify the noun) awareness should be raised to stop water pollution.
Answer: a) liquid; b) its; c) other; d) our; e) impure/contaminated; f) even; g) unexpected /sudden; h) water; i) build/standing; j) Public/ Social
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25. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed.
Smoking is (a)____(use determiner) very bad habit. It is (b)____(use adverb) dangerous habit. It affects the smoker (c)____(Modify the adverb) dangerously. It causes (d)____(use quantifier) fatal diseases in (e)____(use possessive) body. Nicotine of tobacco (f)____(pre-modify the verb) disturbs (g)____(use noun adjective) circulation through veins. It also hampers the supply of oxygen in the body and damages the lungs (h)____ (use prepositional phrase). Smoking irritates eyes, offends the nose and unsettles the minds, causes cough in the (i)____(modify the noun) age of the smoker. (j)____(pre-modify the noun) smokers sometimes cause various social evils.
Answer: (a) a; (b) very; (c) very/so; (d) many; (e) our; (f) also; (g) blood; (h) of our body; (i) early; (j) The.
26. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Afforestation is the (a)____(use an intensifier to per-modify the adjective) beneficial program to us. We all know about (b)____(use a determiner) harmful effects of deforestation. Deforestation (c)____(use a relative clause to post-modify the noun) is one of the causes of global warming. Not only that, it has (d)____(use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) negative impacts on our daily life. Deforestation has caused the extinction of various (e)____(pre-modify the noun) animals. On the other hand, afforestation has a (f)____(pre-modify the noun) impact on human life, animals and environment. In Bangladesh, tree plantation programme is conducted by both the government and private firms. (g)____(use a possessive) Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. (h)____(use an infinitive phrase), public awareness is also important. We all know that trees, (i)____(use an appositive), provide us with food shelter, oxygen, timber etc. They also protect us from different (j)____(pre-modify the noun) calamities.
Answer: (a) most; (b) the; (c) which means cutting down trees indiscriminately; (d) many/some; (e) wild; (f) positive/long-term; (g) Our; (h) To make tree plantation program successful; (i) an important element of environment/ our best friend; (j) natural.
27. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
The room (a)____ (use a participle phrase to post-modify the noun) is called a reading room. Since 1 am a student, I have a (b)____(pre-modify the noun) reading room of my own. It is a big room (c)____(use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). There are two doors and two spacious windows. Sunlight can (d)____(pre-modify the verb) enter (e)____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) room. There are a table, a chair and a (f)____(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) shelf in my reading room. There is also a table clock (g)____(use a prepositional phrase to post-modify the noun). The books are (h)____(pre-modify the adjective) arranged. I do not allow anyone to enter my room during my studies. I feel (i)____(post-modify the verb) in my reading room. Sometimes, Rana, (j)____(post-modify the noun with an appositive), studies in my room.
Answer: (a) having the arrangement for reading; (b) nice; (c) which is close to my bed room; (d) easily; (e) my; (f) book; (g) on the table; (h) well; (i) comfortable; (j) my friend.
28. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
One day Robert Bruce, (a)____ (post- modify the noun with an appositive), was lying in the cave. He was thinking of (f)____ (Use possessive to pre- modify the noun) misfortune. He thought that he would not be able (c)____(Use an infinitive phrase to modify the verb). Suddenly he saw a spider (d)____ (post -modify the verb with a prepositional phrase/an adverbial of place). The spider was trying to reach (e)____(Use article to pre-modify the noun) ceiling of the cave. It almost got to the point (f)____(Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) time, but fell down at the last moment. It did not lose hope. It was trying (g)____(post –modify the verb with an adverb). On the seventh attempt it reached the ceiling. Robert Bruce became very much amazed (h)____(Use an infinitive phrase to post –modify the verb) the success of the spider. He felt encouraged and came out of the cave and began to gather soldiers again. He remembered the small spider and prepared (i)____(post –modify the verb with an adverb) for the battle. He fought hard with the English and (j)____(Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) time, he came out successful. Strong will and perseverance made Robert Bruce the king of Scotland again.
Answer: (a) a king of Scotland (b) his (c) to regain his kingdom (d) climbing to the ceiling (e) the (f) some (g) hard (h) to see (i) well (j) that.
29. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Socrates, (a)____(post-modify the noun with an appositive), believed that an angry man was more of a beast than a (b)____(Use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) being. His wife used to lose (c)____(Use possessive to pre-modify the noun) temper in the slightest excuse. She tried her utmost (d)____ (Use an infinitive phrase to post –modify the noun phrase) Socrates. (e)____(Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) day the woman became more furious than ever. She began to insult (f)____(Use article to pre- modify the noun) great scholar of Gerard. Socrates went (g)____ (post-modify the verb an adverbial of place). He sat on the (h)____(Use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) step of his residence looking out on the path street. The wife found that (i)____- (Use possessive to pre-modify the noun) husband was not paying the least heed to her word. She went up to him with a bucket full of water and suddenly she poured much water over him. He (j)____(Use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) remarked. “I am expecting this. After thunder, comes rain.”
Answer: (a) great scholar (b) human (c) her (d) to irritate (e) One (f) the (g) outside (h) door (i) her (j) quietly
30. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Nelson Mandela (a)____(use an appositive to modify noun) guided South Africa to a (b)____(modify noun) democracy as (c)____(modify noun) icon of peace and reconciliation, who came to embody the struggle for justice. Imprisoned for nearly (d)____(use quantifier to modify noun) decades for his fight against white minority Rule. Mandela (e)____(pre-modify the verb) lost his resolve to fight for (f)____(use possessive to modify noun) emancipation. He was determined to avoid (g)____(modify noun) war. (h)____(modify noun with possessive) prestige and charisma helped him win in the world support. “I hate (i)____(use noun adjective) discrimination (j)____(use intensifier) intensely and in all its manifestations.”
Answer: (a) the great African leader ; (b) multi-racial; (c) an; (d) three; (e) never; (f) his people’s; (g) a civil war; (h) His; (I) race (j) most
31. In almost every country of the world unemployment is one of the (a) —— (pre-modify another adjective) social and economic problems of the day. It exists not only in the developed countries but also in the (b) —— (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) countries. The word “unemployment” means without any job or work by (c) —— (use relative pronoun to post-modify the noun) one can earn his livelihood. When a man has a job or a work for (d) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) living, he is employed and when he has no job, he is unemployed. Bangladesh is now (e) —— (post-modify the verb) facing this problem. The causes of (f) —— (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) problem are many. (g) —— (pre-modify the noun) mills and factory were not built and we had been ill fed and ill clad. Even after independence, governments failed (h) —— (use infinitive to post-modify the noun) new industries and factories. (i) —— (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) industries have almost decayed. Capital (j) —— (use past participle to post-modify the noun) in cottage industries is always at a risk.
Answer: a) greatest, biggest, largest b) developing c) which d) his e) greatly, largely f) unemployment g) many h) to build, to set up i) government j) plaiting
32. Macbeth is one of the (a) —— (Pre-modify the noun) tragedies ever written in the (b) —— (Use noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) literature. After winning in a battle, Macbeth happened to meet three witches (c) —— (Use relative clause to post-modify the noun) that he would become the King someday. Hearing their prophecy, Macbeth became convinced and wrote a letter to his wife (d) —— (Use participle phrase to post-modify the verb). After some days, Duncan, (e) —— (Use appositive to post-modify the noun) arrived at Macbeth’s castle. But now a strong sense of conscience grew in him. He decided not to kill the King. But Lady Macbeth instigated him (f) —— (Use infinitive to post-modify the verb). Macbeth (g) —— (Pre-modify the verb) killed the king when he was sleeping. But, killing the (h) —— (Use participle to pre-modify noun) king, Macbeth killed (i) —— (Use possessive to premodify the noun) own sleep for ever. From (j) —— (Use demonstration to pre-modify the noun) night onward, Macbeth could not sleep even for a single movement.
Answer: a) greatest b) English, world c) who told him d) narrating their prophecy, highlighting their prophecy e) the king of Scotland, the then king of Scotland f) to kill g) unwillingly, brutally, unkindly h) sleeping i) his j) that
33. Most of the people in (a) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country do not know the importance of English. In fact, it is an (b) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) language and we are living in a (c) —— (pre-modify the noun) village. So, if you know English (d) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb), you can communicate with (e) —— (use article to pre-modify the noun phrase) rest of the world. It is surely an important element of your (f) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) skill. Without the knowledge of English with proper understanding, you cannot complete (g) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) higher studies because most of the books are written in English in the process of higher education. Poor knowledge of English will also hamper your (h) —— (use an adjective) development. In short, if you do not have a good command of English, you will suffer (i) —— (post-modify the verb with prepositional phrase). So, do not waste your time and try to learn English (j) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb) from today.
Answer: a) our b) international c) global d) fluently, properly, correctly e) the f) communication g) your h) skill, career, communication i) in the long run, in your future, in your life j) properly, correctly, fluently
34. A village doctor is a very (a) —— (pre-modify the noun) person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b) —— (post-modify the verb) known as a quack. A village doctor is not a (c) —— (pre-modify the noun) doctor. He usually sits in a small dispensary (d) —— (postmodify the verb). He treats the patients (e) —— (use a participle phrase to post-modify the verb). A village doctor is not a (f) —— (pre-modify the noun) man. His chamber is (g) —— (pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicine to (h) —— (pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctors is (i) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a great friend to the (j) —— (pre-modify the noun) villagers.
Answer: a) familiar, famous, well-known, important b) mostly, greatly, highly c) qualified, certified, skilled d) daily, everyday e) applying his own method, taking a small fee, taking no fee f) rich g) poorly h) serious, village, poor i) very j) poor
35. Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bengali literature. He was a (a) —— (pre-modify the noun) poet. He wrote (b) —— (post-modify the verb) in every branch of Bengali literature. Nazrul, (c) —— (use an appositive), won the attention of everyone in his early childhood. He wrote ceaselessly until the death of (d) —— (use possessive pronoun) poetic flair. He composed his songs (e) —— (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). His songs are (f) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) melodious. He enriched the Bengali literat
ure (g) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb). His literary works have enriched (h) —— (use a noun adjective) literature. He was (i) —— (use an article) secular poet. He sang the songs of equality (j) —— (use an adverbial phrase).
Answer: a) great, rebel, secular, famous b) many, greatly, largely c) our national poet, a secular poet, our pride d) his e) to guide us, to protest all evils, to rebel against all evils f) very g) greatly, largely, mostly h) Bangla i) a j) in his writing, in his whole life, in his work.
36. Corruption is dishonesty (a) —— (use a participle to post-modify the noun) by people in position or power. We find (b) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) dishonesty in almost all sectors of our life, society and in government departments. At present corruption has been so (c) —— (pre-modify the verb) rooted in our national life that it becomes a curse. Businessmen, doctors, lawyers, service holders, teachers, politicians, engineers are (d) —— (post-modify the verb). We increase the problem (e) —— (use a participle to post-modify the verb) bribes. We do not want our papers (f) —— (use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) stuck in the piles of dusty files. Thus corruption is spreading (g) —— (use an adverb to post-modify the verb) like cancer. The corrupt people flourish at the expense of the society and the nation (h) —— (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). This malpractice should be stopped (i) —— (use an adverb post-modify the verb). Corruption is ingrained in human nature (j) —— (use a participle to post-modify the noun) power and pelf in pursuit of happiness.
Answer: a) applying, making b) this c) acute d) mostly involved, largely involved, greatly involved e) taking, receiving, demanding f) to get g) quickly, epidemically, largely h) largely i) quickly, strictly j) applying, utilizing
37. Nelson Mandela, (a) —— (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is one of the greatest leaders of the world. During (b) —— (use determiner) time of Mandela, the Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans. It was (c) —— (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) policy of racial segregation. The blacks were subjected to (d) —— (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) sorts of indignities. They were denied all basic (e) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) rights. They were in fact aliens in (f) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun phrase) own country. The blacks were also treated (g) —— (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). Even dogs received a much better treatment than the blacks. The (h) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice. Unfortunately, (i) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) great man was thrown behind the prison bars. But the oppressive ruler could not break his (j) —— (use a present participle to pre-modify the noun) spirit.
Answer: a) the first black president of South Africa b) that c) government, ruler d) all, many e) human, f) their g) badly, brutally, unkindly h) great i) this j) rising
- Bangladesh, (a) —— (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is a developing country. (b) —— (pre-modify the noun) parents are engaging their children to work from an (c) —— (use adjective to pre-modify the noun) age. They have to work (d) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) hard to earn their living. (e) —— (use determiner) child labourers in Bangladesh are (f) —— (pre-modify the noun) workers. They are obliged (g) —— (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the noun) in cheap hotels and shops. (h) —— (use adjective as pre-modifier) children work as (i) —— (use noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) hawkers (j) —— (use participle as the post-modifier) different items to the passengers-by.
Answer: a) an agricultural country, a land of rivers, a riverine country, a land of South Asia b) some, poor, most c) early, immature d) very e) the f) child g) to work in all day long h) some i) street j) selling
- There lived a (a) —— (pre-modify the noun) fox in a jungle. Once the fox was feeling (b) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) hungry. He roamed here and there (c) —— (use prepositional phrase to post-modify the verb), but he could not find anything to eat. He became (d) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) tired. (e) —— (use infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb), he sat under a (f) —— (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) tree. When he looked up, he saw a crow (g) —— (use a participle to post-modify the noun) on one of the branches of the tree. The crow was holding a piece of meat (h) —— (use prepositional phrase to post-modify the verb), (i) —— (use a participle phrase to pre-modify the verb), the mouth of the fox began to water and he wished to have (j) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) piece of meat.
Answer: a) cunning, clever b) very c) in search of food, in order to get food d) very e) to lose hope f) mango, banyan g) sitting h) in its beak i) seeing it, watching the peace of meat j) that
- Beauty is (a) —— (use determiner) creation of art. But it is very difficult (b) —— (infinitive phrase) beauty. We may (c) —— (pre-modify the verb) appreciate it. Beauty may not be identified (d) —— (post-modify the verb) or objectively. It may depend on (e) —— (use possessive) sense of perfection. Another problem is that ugliness has (f) —— (use possessive) beauty too. Now the question arises whether beauty and ugliness are the (g) —— (pre-modify the noun) parts of art. Poet and artists have infused both in (h) —— (use possessive) works. They say that (i) —— (use quantifiers) truths are always objects of beauty. There are two poems on beauty written by two poets of (i) —— (pre-modify the noun) ages.
Answer: a) the b) to define c) always d) subjectively e) our f) its g) opposite, appreciating h) their i) all j) different
- Once a fox was feeling (a) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the adjective) hungry. He roamed here and there (b) —— (post-modify the verb with prepositional phrase) food but could not find anything (c) —— (use and infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). To take rest it sat under a tree. When the fox looked up, he saw, to (d) —— (use possessive to premodify the noun) great joy, a crow sitting on one of the branches of the tree. He was holding a piece of meat (e) —— (post-modify the verb with prepositional phrase). On seeing this, his mouth began to water and started thinking about (f) —— (use article to premodify the noun) piece of meat. At last he hit upon a plan to get (g) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) piece of meat from the crow. He got up and said to crow, “How handsome you look! What a nice beak you have! But if you could sing (h) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb), you could win for yourself the title of the ‘Queen of the birds’.” The foolish crow was taken in by the oily talk of the fox. He felt happy. He (i) —— (pre-modify the verb with an adverbial of time) opened his beak (j) —— (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) and the piece of meat fell down on the ground. The fox picked it up and ate it up at once.
Answer: a) very b) in search of c) to remove his hunger, to satisfy his hunger d) his e) in his beak f) the g) that h) nicely, sweetly i) then, at once j) to sing a song
- Robi, (a) —— (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is known to his classmates as a good student. He has (b) —— (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) good qualities. He knows that the (c) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) duty of student is to study and he never neglects (d) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) duty. He prepares (e) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) lessons regularly. He maintains discipline. He knows the value of time. He gets up (f) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb) so that he can get enough time to study. He goes to school (g) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb). He never wastes a (h) —— (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) moment in vain. Robi is (i) —— (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) gentle. He always obeys his parents and teachers. He never mixes with (j) —— (pre-modify the noun) boys. A student like Robi is a great asset of a nation.
Answer: a) my best friend b) many c) main, fundamental d) this e) his f) early g) regularly, timely, daily h) single i) very j) bad
- Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haq (a) —— (post-modify the noun with an appositive), was very meritorious from his boyhood. His father Kazi Wazed Ali was a (b) —— (Use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) pleader in the Barisal Bar. (c) —— (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) day the boy Fazlul Haq was reading (d) —— (post-modify the verb with prepositional phrase). His father was passing by. He was reading his lessons and tearing off (e) —— (use article to pre-modify then noun) pages of his book one after another. He (f) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) entered the room and said, “O my boy, do not play with your book”. “I am not playing. I have already gone through (g) —— (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) pages. So I don’t need them at all,” said he (F.H). (h) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) father wanted to test him. He asked him to quote (i) — — (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) lines from such and such pages of his book. Fazlul Haq quoted the pieces from memory word for word. He was (j) —— (use an adverb to pre-modify the adjective) charmed at the wonderful memory of his son.
Answer: a) the tiger of Bengal b) famous, great c) one d) in his room e) the f) at once, then g) these h) his i) some j) very
- A balance diet is a good mixture of (a) —— (pre-modify the noun) foods. It is essential for us (b) —— (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a healthy life. There are many benefits of eating a (c) —— (pre-modify the noun) diet because it prevents us from (d)—— (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) diseases. As a result, we do not get sick (e) —— (postmodify the verb with an adverb). We should select (f) —— (pre-modify the verb with possessive) diet according to our needs. We should not eat the (g) —— (use adjective to pre-modify the noun) foods for the whole week. We can keep fit (h) —— (use a participle) a balanced diet. But it is not easy (i) —— (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a balanced diet. Here (j) —— (use a determiner) nutrionist can help us.
Answer: a) healthy, nutritive, balanced b) to lead, to enjoy c) balanced d) fatal, many, serious, great e) regularly, easily f) our g) same h) taking, having, eating i) to maintain, to have, to manage j) a
- Tea is the most (a) —— (pre-modify noun) drink in the modern world. It is (b) —— (pre-modify adjective) refreshing. Tea plants grow (c) —— (post-modify verb) on the slope of the hills. In the garden, tea plants are (d) —— (pre-modify verb) planted in rows. (e) —— (pre-modify noun) leaves are plucked for times a year. (f) —— (participle phrase to pre-modify subject), they are processed in a machine and then dried in a cauldron over a furnace. After (g) —— (determiner to pre-modify noun) process, tea is ready for consumption. As a drink, tea is prepared in a (h) —— (pre-modify noun) way. Now, it is a common drink (i) —— (infinitive phrase to post-modify noun). However, taking too much tea is harmful (j) —— (prepositional phrase to post-modify adjective).
Answer: a) popular, common b) always c) well, plenty d) always e) tender, green f) plucking the leaves, collecting the leaves g) the, this h) healthy, serious i) to refresh our mind, to make us fresh j) for all ages people.
- It is said that the other name of (a) —— (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) water is life. By drinking, we quench (b) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst. So we need pure water (c) —— (use infinitive to post-modify the verb) on the earth. But (d) —— (use participle to pre-modify the noun) water is life-killing. By drinking unsafe water, we suffer from (e) —— (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) diseases. We may (f) —— (use pre-modify the verb) face (g) —— (pre-modify the noun) death by taking contaminated water. We are responsible for (h) —— (use demonstrative) pollution. So, (i) —— (pre-modify the noun) awareness is necessary (j) —— (infinitive) water pollution.
Answer: a) pure, fresh, uncontaminated b) our c) to live d) polluted, contaminated e) many f) even g) sudden, pre-mature h) this i) public j) to stop, to control, to remove
- A (a) —— (pre-modify the noun with a noun adjective) morning is misty and cold. There is dense fog (b) —— (post-modify the verb). The sun rises (c) —— (post-modify verb) in the morning. People wear (d) —— (pre-modify the noun) clothes. They get comforts (e) —— (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) in the sun. Those who don’t have clothes suffer from (f) —— (pre-modify the noun) cold. Sometimes, the fog is so dense even things at a distance can (g) —— (pre-modify the verb) be seen. People like (h) —— (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) in doors. The fog disappears when the sun rises up. Dew drops (i) ——, (post-modify the noun with a prepositional phrase) look like pearls. Rural people gather around the fire (j) —— (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase).
Answer: a) winter b) everywhere c) late d) warm e) to bake f) dangerous g) hardly h) to sit i) on the grasses j) to bake themselves
- Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a (a) —— (pre-modify the noun) farmer who used (b) —— (post-modify the verb by using infinitive) on other people’s land. With great effort they married (c) —— (use a pronoun) daughters off by the time they reached teenage. The sons also began (d) —— (use present participle to modify the verb) with their father as (e) —— (pre-modify the noun with a noun adjective) labourers when they were old enough to help. By the time they were seventeen, they left for towns (f) —— (use infinitive to post-modify the verb) money. At first they used to send money to their parents (g) —— (use an adverb to post-modify the verb) but after getting married they barely had enough to support their (h) —— (pre-modify the noun) families. Out of desperation, Ayesha Begum started (i) —— (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) in the village to feed her old, (j) —— (pre-modif
y the noun) husband and herself.
Answer: a) poor, landless b) to cultivate, to work c) their d) working e) day f) to earn g) timely, monthly h) own i) to work, to beg j) sick, helpless
- Once there lived a (a) —— (use a pre-modifier of the noun) woodcutter. But he was (b) —— (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) honest. He earned his livelihood by cutting wood and selling them in the market. One day while he was cutting wood near a pond, suddenly (c) —— (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) axe slipped from his hand and fell into the water and soon it sank (d) —— (use a prepositional phrase). The woodcutter could not find any way to get back his axe. He sat by the side of the pond (e) —— (post-modify the verb with an adverb). He was thinking how he could cut wood without axe and maintain (f) —— (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) family. Then a (g) —— (pre-modify the noun) incident took place. A (h) —— (use a pre-modifier of the noun) fairy was passing near the pond. She saw the woodcutter (i) —— (use a present participle to post-modify the verb) by the pond. She asked him with a sweet voice. “Why are you (j) —— (use an intensifier to premodify the adjective) sad? What happened to you?”
Answer: a) poor b) very c) his d) down in the river e) sadly, helplessly, emotionally f) his g) strange h) water i) sitting, crying j) very
- Road accident is a common phenomenon in (a) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country. It occurs almost every day. Consequently, people have to face (b) —— (premodify the noun) death. I saw a terrible road accident (c) —— (post-modify the verb). A Dhakabound bus (d) —— (pre-modify the verb) collided with a Chittagongbound bus in Comilla. (e) —— (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) died on the spot. (f) —— (use demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) passengers (g) ——(use past participle to postmodify the noun) in the accident were immediately hospitalized. (h) —— (pre-modify the noun) scream was heard from every corner. (i) —— (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) road was covered with blood. The police surrounded the whole area. They were investigating the spot. I could not sleep (j) —— (post-modify the verb) last night.
Answer: a) our b) premature, untimely, sudden c) yesterday, last week d) greatly e) some, many f) those g) injured, wounded h) a i) the j) properly, peacefully, fully
