Prepositions
প্রিয় পরীক্ষার্থী, আজ ইংরেজি ২য় পত্রের Part-A-এর ২ নম্বর প্রশ্ন, অর্থাত্ Prepositions নিয়ে আলোচনা করব।
Set-28
Bangladesh is a small country but has a huge population. Most people here live (a) — the poverty line and cannot therefore afford (b) — educate their children. Many poor children either drop out (c) — school after just a few years or simply do not go to school at all. Despite this situation, we have far too many students (d) — educate compared to the number of institutions available. Bangladesh needs more schools, colleges and universities to provide (e) — the increasing number of students. But owing (f) — financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the requisite number (g) — educational institutions. At present every educational institution is (h) — crowded and class size is unusually large. As facilities in these institutions are poor, students do not get a standard education. Moreover, many educational institutions in Bangladesh are troubled (i) — politics and violence. Sometimes institutions are closed (j) — to avoid clashes between rival groups of students. Such closures badly affect academic progress.
Set-29
Rabindranath went to school early and wrote his first verse (a) — the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, in 1876, he arrived (b) — London, on his way to Brighton, to join his brother’s family and attend school there. London made a poor impression (c) — him. Though he was happy in Brighton, a friend of the family persuaded his brother (d) — send him to London in order to benefit (e) — his education in the West. He was put (f) — in a lodging house facing Regent park but later moved (g) — the house of a professional coach. Young Tagore joined London University, where he attended Henry Morley’s lecture (h) — English literature and read Religio Medici and Shakespeare (i) — him. He often visited the Houses of Parliament and listened (j) — Gladstone and John Bright’s debates on Irish Home Rule.
Set-30
The main duty (a) — the students is to study and earn knowledge to make themselves eligible (b) — future leadership. But (c) — Bangladesh present situation is far (d) — the ideal one. Students are now involved (e) — politics. Although they are few in number, they control the overall environment of the educational institutions. Other than academic routine, students can contribute to building the society as a happy abode. Students can offer some social services (f) — community. Most (g) — the people of our country are illiterate. Students can open night schools to teach the illiterate people. Female students can teach the uneducated women how to keep their house neat and clean, how to bring (h) — children and look (i) — their health. They can also teach general people (j) — the basic rules of health and environment. During floods and cyclones and famines, they can raise funds, rescue people, feed the hungry, nurse the sick and clothe the naked. All these will help us build nation well in future.
Set-31
A great part (a) — Arabia is desert. Here and there is nothing but sand and rock. The sand is so hot that you cannot walk (b) — it with bare feet (c) — the day time. Here and there in the desert are springs (d) — water that come from (e) — the ground, so deep that the sun cannot dry them (f) —. Wherever there is a spring, trees grow tall and graceful, making a cool green, shady place (g) — it. Such a place is called an oasis. Oases provide habitat (h) — animals and even humans if the area is big enough. The location (i) — oases has been of critical importance (j) — trade and transportation routes in desert areas.
সহকারী অধ্যাপক, ঢাকা স্টেট কলেজ, ঢাকা
উত্তর
ইংরেজি ২য় পত্র (Prepositions)
Ans.-28: (a) below (b) to (c) of (d) to (e) for (f) to (g) of (h) over (i) with (j) down
Ans.-29: (a) at (b) in (c) on (d) to (e) from (f) up (g) to (h) in (i) with (j) to
Ans.-30: (a) of (b) for (c) in (d) from (e) in (f) for/to (g) of (h) up (i) after (j) about/on
Ans.-31: (a) of (b) on (c) during (d) of (e) under (f) out (g) around (h) for (i) of (j) for.
