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প্রকাশ | ২৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২০, ০০:০০
1. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
A brilliant student is (a) — asset. One day he may be (b) — engineer or (c) — MBBS doctor. He makes (d) — best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) — golden period of (f) — life. He has (g) — aim in life. He knows that (h) — life without (i) — aim is like (j) — ship without rudder.
Answer: (a) an (b) an (c) an (d) the (e) the (f) × (g) an (h) × (i) an (j) a
2. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
Bangladesh is a land of (a) — scenic beauty. (b) — land, (c) — rivers and the forests are (d) — sources of this beauty. Geographically Bangladesh can be divided into four regions. In many places there are a lot of amazing beautiful spots. There are many historical places also. For this reason, (e) — tourism business can flourish here. (f) — wild animals of (g) — Sundarbans are also (h) — great asset. Tourism can play (i) — vital role in national economy. But it is still in its tender age. So, we have to cross (j) — long way.
Answer: (a) × (b) The (c) the (d) the (e) × (f) The (g) the (h) a (i) a (j) a
3. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
Bangladesh is (a) — world’s most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) — great size of our population. (c) — population explosion is (d) — constant threat to our environment and (e) — society. Here population is growing at such (f) — high rates that (g) — environment may soon fail to supply (h) — people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) — alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j) — situation.
Answer: (a) the (b) the (c) ×/the (d) a (e) × (f) a (g) the (h) the (i) an (j) the
4. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
(a) — idle man and (b) — active man can not be equal. We know (c) — story of (d) — ant and (e) — grasshopper. (f) — ant was industrious. On the other hand, the grasshopper was really (g) — lazy. The ant knew that (h) — industrious shine. On (i) — contrary, (j) — lazy suffer in life.
Answer: (a) An (b) an (c) the (d) an/the (e) a/the (f) the (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the
5. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
Newspaper plays (a) — important role in our society. It is (b) — most useful thing in our modern life. We can not think of (c) — day without it. To read newspaper is (d) — good habit. (e) — more we read newspaper (f) — more we can acquire knowledge. If we don’t read it, we shall be (g) — frogs in (h) — dark well. It is (i) — looking glass of (j) — modern world.
Answer: (a) an (b) the (c) a (d) a (e) The (f) the (g) × (h) the (i) a (j) the
6. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
When (a) — great poet, Ferdousi, began to write (b) — Shahanama, the Sultan promised him (c) — piece of gold for each (d) — verse. When (e) — epic was finished, it contained sixty thousand (f) — verses. Instead of giving gold coins, he offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) — coins. The poet refused to take the silver coins and left the court with (h) — broken heart. He was (i) — aggrieved man. Later on the Sultan realized that he had made (j) — blunder.
Answer: (a) the (b) the (c) a (d) × (e) the (f) × (g) × (h) a (i) an (j) a
7. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
An angry man is not liked (a) — even by (b) — idiot. There is difference between the educated and (c) — uneducated. An educated (d) — person should come forward to educate (e) — uneducated. On the other hand (f) — rich man should have (g) — sympathy for (h) — poor. There is difference between (i) — poor man and (j) — rich man.
Answer: (a) × (b) an (c) the (d) × (e) the (f) a (g) × (h) the (i) a (j) a
8. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.
We were returning home. On (a) — way we met (b) — little girl. She was selling (c) — flowers on (d) — street. She requested us to buy (e) — flower. My mother is (f) — kind hearted woman. (g) — motherly affection rose at (h) — sight of her. She gave her (i) — ten taka note and bought some flowers. We should be kind to (j) — helpless.
Answer: (a) the (b) a (c) × (d) the (e) a (f) a (g) The (h) the (i) a (j) the