Right form of Verbs Practices
1. If all the children of Bangladesh (a) — (go) to school, the country (b) — (get) rid of the curse of illiteracy. To boost up education, the government (c) — (spend) more money. Subsidies must (d) — (give) in the education sector. Teachers (e) — (need) to (f) — (train) for good teaching. The poor students can (g) — (bring) under “Food for Education” programme. We (h) — (take) care that no institution (i) — (close) down due to political clashes. All concerned (j) — (be) conscious about it.
2. Trees contribute a lot to maintain ecological balance. A month-long tree fair (a) — (begin) in Kurigram stadium recently. It (b) — (organize) by the local administration and the Department of Social Forestation. The fair (c) — (inaugurate) yesterday by the DC of Kurigram. It was also addressed by other speakers who (d) — (emphasize) the need for planting more trees. The chief guest in his speech (e) — (put) importance on planting trees so that we (f) — (save) our environment from other effects of climate change and natural disasters. A huge procession (g) — (parade) through the town streets after the inaugural session. Various government and nongovernment organizations (h) — (set) up stalls displaying saplings of different varieties. Cultural functions (i) — (arrange) every night (j) — (inspire) people to plant trees.
আরো পড়ুনঃ Consonant and Vowel Sound
3. English (a) — (be) the most widely used international language. It (b) — (learn) to communicate with the foreigners for various purposes such as (c) — (maintain) co-operation, co-existence and exchanging business information. There are also certain jobs which (d) — (require) a good functional knowledge of English. The jobs of a pilot, a postman, a telephone operator, a tour guide, a mechanic, a receptionist of an international hotel, an executive of a multinational firm, etc. (e) — (be) a few of them. Besides, a student (f) — (wish) to go for higher studies must learn English because the books on advanced education are mostly (g) — (write) in English. So, the importance and demand of learning English in our country can, in no way, be (h) — (ignore) . Rather, we should (i) — (put) high importance on (j) — (learn) English to make room for ourselves in the competitive world.
4. Air (a) — (be) an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) — (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) — (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) — (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute the air to a great extent by (e) — (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) — (happen) when coal and oil (g) — (burn) . Mills and factories can be (h) — (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) — (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) — (suffer) a lot.
5. Idle Brain is a devil’s workshop. If we (a) — (waste) our time in idleness, all sorts of evil thoughts will crowd in our brains. Idle persons who (b) — (kill) their time are burdens of society. They (c) — (sit) idle and cherish no high ideal and lofty ambition in life. They (d) — (not support) themselves. They (e) — (lead) an unhappy life and (f) — (suffer) in the long run. There should be time for reading, for office or other work, time for physical exercise, time for recreation and time for prayer. This (g) — (indicate) that we should do everything at the right moment. We (h) — (lead) a healthy and prosperous life only when we (i) — (follow) the routine which we (j) — (make) for our guidance.
আরো পড়ুনঃ The Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic Perspectives of Language
6. The Liberation War of Bangladesh inspired many artists, singers and cultural activists. Eminent artiste Shaheen Samad (a) — (join) Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha during the Liberation War. She along with others (b) — (inspire) millions with her voice (c) — (raise) funds for the refugee camps. The.cultural troupe used to (d) — (travel) to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta’ Anchal. They (e) — (perform) patriotic songs and arranged puppet shows, besides, (f) — (stage) dramas. Shaheen Samad said, “Liberation War always (g) — (be) an inspiration for me.” She sang a lot of songs during that time and now (h) — (feel) honoured to have been able to inspire the freedom fighters. She has the memorable harmonium with which she sang in 1971. Now she (i) — (wish) to hand it over to Liberation War Museum. This eminent artiste wants live performance of those moving songs on TV channel, at least one song in a week and thus (j) — (cover) all the year round.
7. To err is human. If a man commits crime anytime and repents truly for his misdeed, he may (a) — (forgive) . But the man who (b) — (not, give up) the wrong, (c) — (suffer) surely. In the long run, he (d) — (will take) to the land of death. The old sailor (e) — (be) a wrong-doer in his long journey. He committed a crime (f) — (kill) a sea bird (g) — (call) Albatross. That crime ultimately (h) — (bring) bad luck to them. The ship (i) — (leave) in the icy sea. The sun shone over their head. The wind (j) — (drop) down. It was a great disaster. [Chattogram Board-2016]
8. Road mishap (a) — (happen) in our country almost daily. Recently it (b) — (rise) to an alarming rate (c) — (take) a heavy toll of human lives. The members of a family remain anxious if someone (d) — (travel) in a bus. In most cases, reckless driving (e) — (cause) road accidents. The drivers are in the habit of (f) — (violate) traffic rules. Road accidents can be (g) — (lessen) if the drivers drive their vehicles carefully. People should be conscious in this respect. While (h) — (cross) the road, they should be careful. Some people travel (i) — (climb) on the roof of the buses and trains. Traffic rules must be maintained strictly with a view to (j) — (control) road accidents.
9. Jerry is an orphan. He (a) — (come) to the orphanage at four. He (b) — (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then, he (c) — (commit) to the orphanage’s care. He could hardly (d) — (recollect) his parents’ memory. Despite (e) — (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable morality (f) — (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) — (impress) with him. She started (h) — (show) affection for him. Jerry (i) — (take) her for his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) — (win) her heart.
10. Many events of great importance (a) — (take) place during the last century. Significant advances (b) — (make) in science and technology. Many European colonies (c) — (gain) independence. The democracy movement (d) — (become) prominent in many parts of the world. Two World Wars (e) — (break) out in this century. It also (f) — (witness) the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely (g) — (destroy) as a result of the dropping of atom bombs. However, the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) — (be) a momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) — (bear) . Now we (i) — (hold) our heads high in the community of nations.
11. many people (a) — (not take) physical exercise. They can hardly (b) — (realize) that they (c) — (ruin) their health. They (d) — (fall) victim to many diseases. Life (e) — (become) dull to them. They (f) — (remain) always ill-tempered. We (g) — (build) good health and sound mind through physical exercise. Physical exercise (h) — (make) our body active and the muscles strong. It also (i) — (improve) our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (j) — (give) strength to our brain. [Barishal Board-2016]
আরো পড়ুনঃ Why does Arnold call poetry “The Criticism of Life”?
12. It has been over three hundred years since emperor Shah Jahan of Delhi (a) — (build) the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife in Agra. Architecturally, it (b) — (be) one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The building (c) — (make) of fine white marble with inlays of colored marble. It (d) — (have) eight sides and many open arches. It (e) — (rest) on a platform of terrace of red sandstone. Four slender white towers (f) — (rise) from the corners of the terrace. A large dome (g) — (stand) above the center of the building. Around this large dome, there (h) — (be) four smaller domes. Just inside the outer walls, there is an open corridor from which the visitors (i) — (look) through carved marble screens into a central room. The bodies of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz (j) — (lie) in two graves below this room.
13. Most of the people who (a) — (appear) most often and most gloriously in the pages of history (b) — (be) great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really (c) — (help) civilization forward are often never (d) — (mention) at all. We do not know who first (e) — (set) a broken leg or launched a sea-worthy boat or (f) — (calculate) the length of a year, but we (g) — (know) all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in great cities of the world, you (h) — (find) figures of a conqueror, general, or soldier. And I think that most people (i) — (believe) that the greatest countries are those that (j) —(beat) in the battle the greatest number of countries and ruled over them as conquerors.
14. I (a) — (get) sufficient time in the last autumn vacation. So I (b) — (make) up my mind to journey from Dhaka to Chattogram. I (c) — (reach) the station about half an hour before the departure of the train. It (d) — (be) then a very busy time. Rickshaws, motorcars, and other vehicles (e) — (come) to the station with passengers. Coolies (f) — (run) behind them. There (g) — (be) shouts and rush of the passengers and the coolies. After hearing a whistle, the passengers (h) — (stand) in a queue before the ticket counter. I also (i) — (stand) in the line and (j) — (buy) a second-class ticket.
15. Parents (a) — (be) blessings of God to us. When a child (b) — (bear) , their joys (c) — (know) no bounds. They (d) — (start) (e) — (think) of (f) — (nurse) and (g) — (bring) up their children. They (h) — (remain) safe under the custody of their parents since birth. Parents never mind (i) — (take) pains for the upbringing of their offspring. We (j) — never (offend) our parents.
আরো পড়ুনঃ Preface to the Lyrical Ballads Bangla Summary
Answer to These Passages
- (a) go (b) will get (c) should spend (d) be given (e) need to be trained (g) be brought (h) should take (i) closes (j) should be
- (a) has been begun (b) was organized (c) was inaugurated (d) emphasized (e) put (f) can save (g) paraded (h) set up (i) are arranged (j) to inspire
- (a) is (b) is learned (c) to maintain (d) require (e) are (f) wishing (g) written (h) ignored (i) put (j) learning
- (a) is (b) being polluted (c) do (d) contaminates (e) burning (f) happens (g) are burned (h) held (i) should check (j) will suffer
- (a) waste (b) kill (c) sit (d) do not support (e) lead (f) suffer (g) indicates (h) can lead (i) follow (j) make
- (a) joined (b) inspired (c) raised (d) travel (e) performed (f) staged (g) has been (h) feels (i) wishes (j) cover
- (a) be forgiven (b) does not give up (c) will suffer (d) will be taken (e) was (f) by killing (g) called (h) brought (i) was left (j) dropped
- (a) happens (b) has risen (c) taking (d) is traveling (e) causes (f) violating (g) lessened (h) crossing (i) by climbing (j) controlling
- (a) came (b) lost (c) was committed (d) recollect (e) being (f) drew (g) was impressed (h) showing (i) took (j) to win
- (a) took (b) were made (c) gained (d) became (e) broke (f) witnessed (g) destroyed (h) was (i) was born (j) hold
- (a) do not take (b) realize (c) ruin (d) fall (e) becomes (f) remain (g) can build (h) makes (i) improves (j) gives
- (a) built (b) is (c) is made (d) has (e) rests (f) rise (g) stands (h) are (i) can look (j) lie
- (a) appear (b) are (c) help (d) mentioned (e) set (f) calculated (g) know (h) will find (i) believe (j) have beaten
- (a) got (b) made (c) reached (d) was (e) came (f) ran (g) were (h) stood (i) stood (j) bought
- (a) are (b) is born (c) know (d) start (e) thinking (f) nursing (g) bringing (h) remain (i) taking (j) should never offend.
