NTRCA Previous Year Question of Changing Sentences
NTRCA Exam- 2005
(a) When you heat iron, it…………………
Ans. When you heat iron, it will expand.
(b) He does not have a dictionary let alone……………
Ans. He does not have a dictionary let alone an encyclopaedia.
(c) The more you earn……………….
Ans. The more you earn the more you want.
(d) They were afraid lest you……………….
Ans. They were afraid lest you should come out unsuccessful.
(e) If you want to eliminate poverty,…………………..
Ans. If you want to eliminate poverty you will have to work hard.
(f) In fact democracy is a system which………..
Ans. In fact democracy is a system which is liked by all.
(g) It is not easy enough…………….
Ans. It is not easy enough to eliminate poverty.
NTRCA Exam- 2006
(a) Conquer the desires………
Ans. Conquer the desires if you want to be successful in life.
(b) He spoke so fluently…………..
Ans. He spoke so fluently that we could not follow him.
(c) He insisted………….
Ans. He insisted on my going there.
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(d) Justice, as well as mercy………
Ans. Justice, as well as mercy, is a divine virtue.
(e) Neither my friends nor I…………..
Ans. Neither my friends nor I did any wrong.
(f) The formation of paragraphs…………
Ans. The formation of paragraphs depends on your choice of subject.
(g) If Jeba had been a boy………………….
Ans. If Jeba had been a boy, she could have gone to university.
(h) I went to the library with a view to…………….
Ans. I went to the library with a view to borrowing a book.
NTRCA Exam-2007
(a) The plane will take off in time provided…………….
Ans. The plane will take off in time, provided that the weather is good.
(b) I wouldn’t have asked for help,…………….
Ans. I wouldn’t have asked for help unless I had fallen in distress.
(c) The thief ran away lest…………….
Ans. The thief ran away lest he should be caught by the police.
(d) The more money he makes…………….
Ans. The more money he makes, the more money he wants.
(e) That Socrates is a philosopher…………………
Ans. That Socrates is a philosopher is known to all.
(f) I look forward………………
Ans. I look forward to hearing from you.
(g) Why are bent upon………….
Ans. Why are bent upon making silly mistakes?
(h) The police will look……………….
Ans. The police will look into the disappearance of the child.
NTRCA Exam- 2008
(a) I shall not agree with you until and unless……….
Ans. I shall not agree with you until and unless you agree with me.
(b) Read diligently lest………….
Ans. Read diligently lest you should fail the examination.
(c) The winter has turned the trees……….
Ans. The winter has turned the trees into leafless.
(d) It is the self-criticism which………….
Ans. is the self-criticism which directs us to the right path.
(e) The country cannot prosper till……………
Ans. The country cannot prosper till we become educated.
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(f) Spitting indiscriminately is so hazardous that………..
Ans. Spitting indiscriminately is so hazardous that it can spread disease.
(g) Since men are curious by nature……………….
Ans. Since men are curious by nature they want to know the unknown.
(h) The land will lose its fertility if…………
Ans. The land will lose its fertility if it is not properly cultivated.
NTRCA Exam-2009
(a) If you told me earlier………..
Ans. If you told me earlier, I would attend the function.
(b) It was long since………..
Ans. It was long since I had seen her last.
(c) It is high time we……………
Ans. It is high time we started our journey.
(d) He gave me neither food…………
Ans. He gave me neither food nor shelter.
(e) They had better…………..
Ans. They had better leave the room.
(f) The sum is easy enough……….
Ans. The sum is easy enough for me to do.
(g) Were I a rich man……….
Ans. Were I a rich man, I would establish a college.
(h) I would rather suffer…………
Ans. I would rather suffer than beg.
NTRCA Exam- 2010
(a) We shall play provided…………….
Ans. We shall play provided that the weather is good.
(b) Instead of learning his lessons……….
Ans. Instead of learning his lessons, he went to the playground in order to play cricket.
(c) Wait here until……………..
Ans. Wait here until I return.
(d) If you had worked hard………………..
Ans. If you had worked hard, you would have prospered in life.
(e) Power corrupts and………………
Ans. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
(f) While I was reading a newspaper……………..
Ans. While I was reading a newspaper, the phone rang.
(g) He appeared in the examination despite…………………….
Ans. He appeared in the examination despite his illness.
(h) It is said that……………
Ans. It is said that exercise is good for health.
NTRCA Exam-2011
(a) Unless he works hard…………..
Ans. Unless he works hard he will not shine in life.
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(b) I cannot help……….
Ans. I cannot help laughing.
(c) He ran fast lest……….
Ans. He ran fast lest he should miss the train.
(d) I have no pen to write…………….
Ans. I have no pen to write with.
(e) The more they get………….
Ans. The more they get the more they want.
(f) Some people talk as if ………………..
Ans. Some people talk as if they knew everything.
(g) Would you mind…………………..
Ans. Would you mind having a cup of tea?
(h) If I had plenty of money…………………
Ans. If I had plenty of money, I would help the poor.
NTRCA Exam-2012
(a) You are too short to………………..
Ans. You are too short to touch the ceiling.
(b) The boy reads more so that……………..
Ans. The boy reads more so that he can get high marks.
(c) Though he is poor, he…………..
Ans. Though he is poor, he is honest.
(d) Wait for me until…………..
Ans. Wait for me until I return.
(e) Everybody loves him…………
Ans. Everybody loves him for his honesty.
(f) I cannot accept him…………..
Ans. I cannot accept him as he is lazy.
(g) The sailors’ throats were so dry that……………
Ans. The sailors’ throats were so dry that they could not speak.
(h) We shall play provided…………..
Ans. We shall play provided that the weather is good.
NTRCA Exam-2013
(a) I shall help you………….
Ans. I shall help you if you want.
(b) It is high time………………
Ans. It is high time to return home.
(c) Would you mind………….
Ans. Would you mind having a cup of tea?
(d) Vanity leads to…………..
Ans. Vanity leads to destruction.
(e) United we stand…………
Ans. United we stand, divided we fall.
(f) Unless you work hard……………….
Ans. Unless you work hard, you will not shine in life.
(g) He worked hard so that……….
Ans. He worked hard so that he could prosper in life.
(h) Hardly had we………….
Ans. Hardly had we reached the station when the train left.
NTRCA Exam-2014
(a) The plane will take off in time provided………
Ans. The plane will take off in time provided the weather is good.
(b) The car is too costly…………
Ans. The car is too costly for me to buy.
(c) He took up a part time job so that…………..
Ans. He took up a part time job so that he could bear his educational expenses.
(d) I shall be watching the match until…………….
Ans. I shall be watching the match until it ends.
(e) Had I been proposed to go………….
Ans. Had I been proposed to go I would have considered myself lucky.
(f) Trees supply oxygen which……………
Ans. Trees supply oxygen which is essential for our existence.
(g) Though Bangladesh is blessed with many rivers……………….
Ans. Though Bangladesh is blessed with many rivers, the farmers do not get enough water in the dry season.
(h) The hand that rocks the cradle………………..
Ans. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
NTRCA Exam-2014 (2nd)
(a) If you had started earlier……………..
Ans. If you had started earlier you would have reached on time.
(b) Would that………………..
Ans. Would that I could be a child again.
(c) It is high time we…………..
Ans. It is high time we started our journey.
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(d) He is rich enough…………..
Ans. He is rich enough to buy a luxurious flat.
(e) It was long since……….
Ans. It was long since I had seen her last.
(f) Man is born free…………….
Ans. Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.
(g) When one’s falsehood is brought to light……………
Ans. When one’s falsehood is brought to light one is put to shame.
(h) Women who comprise half of our population……………..
Ans. Women who comprise half of our population but a few of them can contribute to the development of our economy.
NTRCA Exam-2015
(a) A railway station is a place where………………..
Ans. A railway station is a place where trains stop for people to get on or off.
(b) The writer was too young to have…………………..
Ans. The writer was too young to have to say ‘no’ to a woman.
(c) Although there are many rivers in Bangladesh,……………………..
Ans. Although there are many rivers in Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of water in our country during winter.
(d) Uneasy lies the head that……………………..
Ans. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
(e) Since she was well into her work,…………………….
Ans. Since she was well into her work, she became successful.
(f) Number of educational institutions in our country are so poor that……………..
Ans. Number of educational institutions in our country are so poor that all of our children cannot get access to education.
(g) Swimming is an excellent exercise in the sense that………………….
Ans. Swimming is an excellent exercise in the sense that it moves our whole body against the resistance of the water.
(h) Scarcely had he gone out without an umbrella in his hand
Ans. Scarcely had he gone out without an umbrella in his hand before the rain started.
NTRCA Exam-2016
a) 1971 is the year………………….
Ans. 1971 is the year when we became independent.
b) No sooner had we heard the news………………….
Ans. No sooner had we heard the news than we burst into laughter.
c) He took up a part-time job so that……………………..
Ans. He took up a part-time job so that he could meet his educational expenses himself.
d) He saved some money in order that……………………….
Ans. He saved some money in order that he could buy a new car.
e) If she had tried,…………………………
Ans. If she had tried, she would have passed.
f) The old man walks carefully lest……………………..
Ans. The old man walks carefully lest he should fall down.
g) ……………….in case it does not rain.
Ans. We will go out for a walk in case it does not rain.
h) This is the house that………………..
Ans. This is the house that we bought in 2010.
NTRCA Exam- 2017
(a) I had better……………..
Ans. I had better be careful.
(b) The load is too heavy for me………………..
Ans. The load is too heavy for me to carry.
(c) If I had my launch………………..
Ans. If I had my launch, I would stay a lot more.
(d) Study sincerely lest…………….
Ans. Study sincerely lest you should fail in the examination.
(e) Though the boy is intelligent………………………….
Ans. Though the boy is intelligent, he cannot answer all the questions.
(f) Unless you work hard…………………….
Ans. Unless you work hard, you will fail in your life.
(g) Since he did not study well…………………….
Ans. Since he did not study well, he could not pass in the examination.
(h) I went to the market with a view to…………………..
Ans. I went to the market with a view to buying a new shirt.
NTRCA Exam- 2018
(a) It was five years since we…………….
Ans. It was five years since we first met.
(b) If the bank gives the farmers loan on easy term, they……………….
Ans. If the bank gives the farmers loan on easy term, they will be able to grow bumper crops.
c) ………………after I have finished my study.
Ans. I want to join the army after I have finished my study.
(d) No sooner had the passengers seen the bus……………
Ans. No sooner had the passengers seen the bus than they began to jostle with one another to get on the bus.
(e) Had I been you………………..
Ans. Had I been you, I would have studied at a foreign university.
(f) He spoke as if………………..
Ans. He spoke as if he had known everything.
(g) It was high time for us……………..
Ans. It was high time for us to give up bad habits.
(h) We will go there provided………………….
Ans. We will go there provided that there is no rain.
NTRCA Exam- 2019
(a) Having he fell asleep………….
Ans. Having been tired, he fell asleep.
(b) Had I possessed a vast property……….
Ans. Had I possessed a vast property, I would have helped the poor.
(c) He started saving money lest…………..
Ans. He started saving money lest he should face a rainy day.
(d) He donated money as if………….
Ans. He donated money as if he had been a billionaire.
(e) When a child remains close to its mother……….
Ans. When a child remains close to its mother, she/he will not explore very much.
(f) Even though Ishrat made efforts…………..
Ans. Even though Ishrat made efforts, she could not came out successful.
(g) Every week I go to my village with a view to………………
Ans. Every week I go to my village with a view to enjoying natural beauty.
(h) It is time for us………………
Ans. It is time for us to give up bad habits.
