1. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank
spaces.
Newspaper plays a very (a) — (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization.
It publishes news and view of home and abroad. Only (b) — (pre-modify the noun)
knowledge is not enough in this competitive world. A newspaper helps man (c) —
(post-modify the verb with infinitive) his general knowledge. Besides academic
books, one should read newspapers (d) — (post-modify the verb). Newspaper helps
one (e) — (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) the fact of the world. (f)
— (pre-modify the verb with a present participle phrase) regularly, one can be
aware of everything. They are (g) — (pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspapers.
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.
2. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank space of the
following passage.
Sports are a popular form of entertainment. (a) — many international sporting
events are organized from time to time. (b) — these events are sponsored by
multinational manufacturing companies and business firms. (c) — they pay for
the sports events in exchange for the right to advertise their products during
those events (d) —, the sponsors products receive maximum media coverage thus giving
companies international recognition. This is only the commercial aspect of the
international sport. (e) — there are other aspects too. (f) — the sports venue
becomes a meeting place of the people from different countries, (g) — people of
different nation get together on the occasion of an international sporting
event, they come closer to each other. (h) — they can share views, opinions and
friendship. This opportunity creates a sense of brotherhood. (i) —, getting
acquainted with different culture helps to break down prejudice and broaden
outlook. (j) — globalization has anything to do with the development of
international relationship, sporting events can certainly contribute in a big
way.
3.
Read the passage and then write
the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below:
“It will be better than for me to try to send him things. I could so easily
duplicate- skates, for instance.” She blinked her” honest spinster’s eyes.
“There’s not much use for skates here,” she said. Her stupidity annoyed me.
What mean,” I said “Is that I don’t want to duplicate the things his mother
sends him. I might have chosen skates if I didn’t know she had already given
them to him.” She stared at me. “I don’t understand,” she said. “He has no
mother, He has no skates.’”
(a) try (synonym) (b) duplicate (synonym) (c) instance
(synonym) (d) blinked (synonym) (e) stupidity (antonym) (f) annoyed (antonym)
(g) mean (synonym) (h) send (synonym) (i) understand (synonym) (j) no
(antonym).
4. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the
following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.
Dhaka the capital of our country has been remarked as a mega city. Side by side
it has also been remarked as the most polluted city of the world. The
population of Dhaka city is on ever increase no one knows when it will stop.
Rather instead of decreasing the population of the city is increasing very
rapidly day by day. The question arises who are responsible for this. The
answer is not very far to seek but cannot be told because the destroyers should
have been the protectors.
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