SSC: Grammar Exercise 01

*   Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use negative where necessary.
1.

prepare, command, memories, help, have, ability, write

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) ………………… answers. They do not prepare notes by themselves. They get them (b) ………………….. by their tutors. Their tutors exercise their brain for the students. So the (c) ………………. Power of the students does not develop. They do not acquire any (d) …………………. over the language. They, of course, do well in the examination. But for this they can claim no credit of their own. This result (c) ………………. them in their future.
2.

poison, adulterate, be, accumulate, destroy, hanker, curb

Food adulteration has become a subject of great concern nowadays. In spite of the government’s sincere efforts, this evil practice has (a) ……………….. yet. Still the act of (b) …………………. foods is going on. Adulterated foods are (c) ………………… taken by people every day. Consequently, the poison is (d) ………………… in our bodies day and it is very dangerous. The businessmen (e) ……………… after only money are committing this heinous deed.
3.

prepare, be, achieve, satisfy, require, result, inspire

Man has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He (a) ………………… with what he has known and seen. He wants to know and see more and more. This curiosity to know more (b) ………………… him to undertake and carry out hard and dangerous tasks which eventually (c) ………………. in epoch making discoveries and inventions. In the fields of science and technology, man in the meantime (d) ……………….. what was once inconceivable. Man has already landed on the moon and (c) ……………… for a journey to Mars.
4.

be, use, add, have, work, do, keep, change

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) ……………….. become a part of modern life. Nowadays (d) ……………… a mobile phone is not a luxury in this country like Bangladesh. People (e) ………………….. mobile phones to do rapid communication.
*   Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
5.   (a) ………………….. ideal student is (b) ………………… asset for a country. He is different from (c) ………………… idle students. (d) ………………. industrious work hard, on the other hand (e) ………………… idle waste their time. They do not know that (f) ………………… time is (g) …………………. most valuable thing. If everyone wants to shine in life, he should make (h) ………………… best use of his time. Otherwise he will suffer in (i) ……………….. long run. He will be destroyed just before (j) …………………… sun-rise of his life.
6.   Punctuality is of great value of (a) …………………. student. (b) ……………………. unpunctual boy who is late in (c) ………………….. class will miss (d) ………………. part of his lesson and fall (e) …………………… behind other students. But (f) ………………… punctual student will learn his lesson in (g) …………………. time and do well in (h) ……………………. examination. Punctuality is (i) ………………….. key to success in life. We all should be (j) …………………… punctual in our activities.
7.   (a) ……………….. story is (b) …………………… form of composition. Actually it is (c) …………………. interesting form literary composition. This type of (d) ………………….. composition is written on (e) …………………. basis of (f) …………………… ordinary aspects of life and experience. Poetry (g) ……………….. gives interest and delight to its reader. It can interest (h) ………………… reader more than (i) ………………….. other types of compositions we often deal (j) ………………….. with.
8.   Once upon a time there lived (a) …………………… young girl named Cinderella. Her mother was dead and her stepmother was dead and her stepmother used to make her work very hard in (b) ………………… house. Her two stepsisters also were very cruel. They made her stay among (c) ………………. pots and kettles and do all (d) ……………………. household works. One (e) ………………… day (f) ………………….. sisters were dancing in (g) …………………… house. “We’ve been invited to (h) ………………… king’s ball,” they cried with (i) …………………. loud voice. But (j) …………………. poor Cinderella was silent.
*   Change the form of speech of the following.
9.   “Don’t you understand what I discuss in the class ?” said the teacher. “Yes sir, but we are afraid to reading English. So we are weak in English,” replied the students. “Read attentively and you will overcome your fear”, said the teacher.
10. “Why did you not go to school yesterday?” said the mother to the girl. “I was ill, mum,” the girl replied. “How are you today?” the mother asked again. “Well,” said the girl, “Don’t worry for me.”
11. “Good morning”, said the tourist, “Have you any room vacant ?”
“Yes sir, double or single?”
“I want one double,” said the tourist.
The receptionist said, “We have a double room on the second floor.”
12. “Nasica, have you done your English lesson today ?” asked the teacher. “Yes, sir”, she replied. “But I haven’t understood one grammatical point” The teacher assured her saying. “Come to my room, I’ll help you to understand the point.” “Thank you, sir”, she smilingly said.
*    Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets.
13. (a) Strategy is important than any other thing in the examination. (Superlative) (b) Any answer in the examination should not be elaborated. (Active) (c) After getting the question paper, he should read through it carefully. (Complex) (d) At first glance the question may seem difficult. (Negative) (e) A student should attempt all the question so that he may get good marks in the examination. (Simple)
14. We live Bangladesh. (a) She is not the poorest country in the world (Positive). Too many people live here. (b) It is not possible for her to give employment to all these people (Complex). (c) People can train themselves in one or other of the vocation (Passive). (d) Bangladesh can engage her human resources only after exploring all her other resources (Complex). (e) She can fruitfully utilize her manpower in overseas employment (Compound).
15. (a) No person can be happy without friends (Affirmative). So everybody wants friend. (b) The heart is formed for love and cannot be happy without the opportunity of giving and receiving love (complex). (c) But you can not receive affection unless you give it (Simple). You can not find others to love you unless you love them. (d) Love is obtained by giving love in return (Negative). (e) Love is divine and so everybody wants it (Simple).
16. (a)The padma is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh (Comparative). (b)When it is summer, it becomes emaciated (Simple). (c)During the rainy season it assumes a terrible shape (Complex). (d) Everybody knows this (Interrogative). (e)Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore (Passive).
*   Add tag questions to the following sentences.
17. a)   There is little water in the glass, ……………………….. ?
b)   Let’s have a party, …………………… ?
c)   Everybody saw you, ……………………… ?
d)   Don’t waste time, …………………….. ?
e)   You need not depend on others, …………………. ?
18. a)   Neither of them went there, …………………….. ?
b)   Unless you are serious, you can’t shine in life, …………………. ?
c)   Neither Rjmi nor Mimi attended there, ……………………. ?
d)   They hardly phoned, ………………………… ?
e)   Allah saves us, …………………….. ?
19. a)   We ought to love our country, …………………….. ?
b)   You dare not drive at night, …………………….. ?
c)   Nothing is certain, ……………………….. ?
d)   I am busy, ……………………….. ?
e)   Let’s visit the zoo, …………………. ?
20. a)   None can do this, ………………….. ?
b)   There is a mistake, …………………. ?
c)   Most of them can do it, …………………. ?
d)   I have hardly seen her, ………………….. ?
e)   It scarcely rains in winter, ……………….. ?