ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: বাংলায়

Preparing for the Madhyamik Examination 2026 requires more than just reading textbooks. One of the most crucial scoring areas in English is Grammar, where even a small mistake can cost valuable marks. To help students overcome this challenge, I have prepared a complete and exam-oriented guide titled ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution.

ABTA Test Papers have long been trusted by Madhyamik students across West Bengal for quality practice. However, many students face a common problem — they may know the answer, but they do not clearly understand why that answer is correct. Without clarity of concept, grammar remains confusing and error-prone. Additionally, your Madhyamik textual grammar has already been solved. Hope you’ve enjoyed that one.

This blog solves that problem by providing:

• Step-by-step solutions to the entire grammar section of ABTA Test Paper 2025–2026
• Clear, logical explanations designed especially for Bengali-medium Madhyamik students
• An approach that focuses on concept building, not memorisation

This guide is ideal for students who want to strengthen their grammar foundation, avoid common exam mistakes, and gain confidence before the Madhyamik 2026 examination.

মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা শুধু একটি পরীক্ষা নয়—এটি একজন ছাত্রের শিক্ষাজীবনের প্রথম বড় মাইলস্টোন। বিশেষ করে English Grammar অংশে সামান্য ভুলও অনেক নম্বর কেটে নিতে পারে। এই জায়গাটিকে মাথায় রেখেই আমি প্রস্তুত করেছি
ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution।

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✔️ উত্তর জানা থাকলেও
✔️ কেন সেই উত্তরটি সঠিক
এই ব্যাখ্যাটা অনেক ছাত্রই ঠিকভাবে বুঝতে পারে না।

এই ব্লগে আমি ABTA Test Paper 2025-2026-এর সম্পূর্ণ Grammar অংশ ধাপে ধাপে সমাধান করেছি, যেখানে

• প্রতিটি প্রশ্নের সঠিক উত্তর দেওয়া হয়েছে
• সাথে রয়েছে সহজ ও পরীক্ষামুখী বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা
• যাতে ছাত্ররা শুধু মুখস্থ নয়, Concept বুঝে শিখতে পারে

এই গাইডটি বিশেষভাবে উপযোগী—

• ২০২৬ Madhyamik পরীক্ষার্থীদের জন্য
• Bengali Medium ছাত্রদের জন্য
• এবং যাঁরা Grammar-এ বারবার ভুল করে, তাঁদের জন্য

ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: Page – 17

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: Food ___ (keep / keeps / kept) us alive and ___ (give / gives / gave) us health. But it ___ (do / does / did) a lot of harm if we eat more than we need.

Answer: Food keeps us alive and gives us health. But it does a lot of harm if we eat more than we need.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Food একটি একবচন subject → তাই verb হবে keeps
  
• একই কারণে give হবে gives
  
• বাক্যটি সাধারণ সত্য (general truth), তাই present tense ব্যবহার হবে
  
• it → third person singular → তাই does
  

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: The ashes ___ Bapu was immersed ___ the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered ___ the bank.

Answer: The ashes of Bapu was immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered on the bank.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• ashes of Bapu → Bapu-এর ছাই → তাই of
  
• নদীর ভিতরে ডোবানো হয়েছে → তাই in
  
• মানুষ জড়ো হয়েছিল নদীর পাড়ের ওপর → তাই on
  

B. Do as directed: (i) Change the Degree of Comparison

Question: He is one of the best teachers in the town.

Answer: Very few teachers in the town are as good as he is.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• one of the best → তুলনামূলকভাবে খুব অল্প কয়েকজন তার সমান
  
• Superlative থেকে Positive degree করতে গেলে এই structure ব্যবহার হয়:
  👉 Very few + plural noun + as … as
  

(ii) Use the noun form of ‘respectfully’:

Question: We received the Chairman respectfully.

Answer: We received the Chairman with respect.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• respectfully = adverb
  
• এর noun form = respect
  
• adverb বাদ দিয়ে noun বসালে আগে with বসে
  

(iii) Make it a Complex Sentence:

Question: My sister went to Darjeeling. It is a beautiful hill-town.

Answer: My sister went to Darjeeling, which is a beautiful hill-town.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• দুটি simple sentence একত্র করা হয়েছে
  
• which দিয়ে Darjeeling সম্পর্কে অতিরিক্ত তথ্য দেওয়া হয়েছে
  
• একটি main clause + একটি dependent clause → তাই এটি complex sentence
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below:

Phrasal Verbs:

(i) Question: He continued as if nothing had happened.

Answer: He carried on as if nothing had happened.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• continue = carry on
  

(ii) Question: The patient died in his sleep.

Answer: The patient passed away in his sleep.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• pass away → মারা যাওয়া
  

(iii) Question: Have you read this book?

Answer: Have you gone through this book?

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• go through = মন দিয়ে পড়া
  

 অতিরিক্ত phrasal verb (ব্যবহৃত হয়নি):

• put up with = সহ্য করা
  

ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: Page – 52

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: By the time the train ___ (arrived / arrive / was arriving), we ___ (had packed / have packed / packed) our bags and  ___ (wait / been waiting / had waited) at the platform.

Answer: By the time the train arrived, we had packed our bags and had waited at the platform.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• By the time থাকলে → একটি কাজ আগে ঘটে → Past Perfect লাগে
  
• train arrived → সাধারণ past কাজ
  
• তার আগে আমরা ব্যাগ গুছিয়েছিলাম → had packed
  
• এবং অপেক্ষা করেছিলাম → had waited
  

Structure: By the time + Simple Past → Past Perfect

5. Do as directed: A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: We stayed at ___ hotel that is just ___ few steps away ___ the museum.

Answer: We stayed at a hotel that is just a few steps away from the museum.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• a hotel → সাধারণ কোনো হোটেল → তাই a
  
• a few → সংখ্যা বোঝাতে → সবসময় a
  
• away from → দূরত্ব বোঝাতে fixed phrase
  

B. Rewrite the following sentences:

(i) Change the voice

Question: They made him the captain of the team in spite of his inexperience.

Answer: He was made the captain of the team in spite of his inexperience.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• made (active) → was made (passive)
  
• object (him) → subject (He)
  

(ii) Change the mode of narration

Question: The teacher said to the students, “Had you revised the chapter thoroughly, you wouldn’t have faced any difficulty in the exam.”

Answer: The teacher told the students that if they had revised the chapter thoroughly, they would not have faced any difficulty in the exam.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• said to → told
  
• quotation তুলে → that ব্যবহার
  
• had you → if they had
  
• wouldn’t → would not
  

(iii) Join the sentences using ‘no sooner’:

Question: I saw the train coming. Immediately I caught hold of the little boy.

Answer: No sooner did I see the train coming than I caught hold of the little boy. Or 

No sooner had I seen the train coming than I caught hold of the little boy.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

“No sooner… than” এই বাক্যাংশটি ব্যবহার করা হয় যখন একটি কাজ শেষ হওয়ার সাথে সাথেই আরেকটি কাজ শুরু হয়ে যায়, অর্থাৎ দুটি কাজের মধ্যে সময়ের ব্যবধান প্রায় নেই বললেই চলে। এর বাংলা অর্থ হলো: ‘যেইমাত্র… অমনি…’ অথবা ‘করতে না করতেই…’।

1. গঠন (Structure)

যখন “No sooner” দিয়ে বাক্য শুরু হয়, তখন Inversion (উল্টো গঠন) ব্যবহার করতে হয়।

পদ্ধতি ১: ‘Had’ ব্যবহার করে (Past Perfect Tense)

No sooner + had + Subject + Past Participle (V3) + than + Second Action (Simple past) 

No sooner had I seen the train coming than I caught hold of the little boy.

বাংলা অর্থ: যেইমাত্র আমি ট্রেনটিকে আসতে দেখলাম, অমনি আমি ছোট ছেলেটিকে ধরে ফেললাম।

পদ্ধতি ২: ‘Did’ ব্যবহার করে (Past Simple Tense)

No sooner + did + Subject + Base Verb + than + Second Action (Simple past)

No sooner did I see the train coming than I caught hold of the little boy.

বাংলা অর্থ: যেইমাত্র আমি ট্রেনটিকে আসতে দেখলাম, অমনি আমি ছোট ছেলেটিকে ধরে ফেললাম।

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below:

Phrasal verbs:

(i) Question: I met an old friend in the market.

Answer: I ran into an old friend in the market.

run into = হঠাৎ দেখা হয়ে যাওয়া

(ii) Question: The match was postponed due to rain.

Answer: The match was put off due to rain.

put off = পিছিয়ে দেওয়া / স্থগিত করা

(iii) Question: She takes care of her younger brother.

Answer: She looks after her younger brother.

look after = যত্ন নেওয়া

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SECTION – B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: The first thing that men ___ (learn / learnt / learning), as soon as they began to study nature carefully, ___ (be / will be / was) that some events ___ (take / takes / took) place in regular order and that some causes always give rise to the same effects.

Answer: The first thing that men learnt, as soon as they began to study nature carefully, was that some events take place in regular order and that some causes always give rise to the same effects.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• men learnt → অতীতে শেখা হয়েছিল → learnt
  
• পুরো বাক্যটি past-এর ঘটনা → তাই was
  
• some events take place → এটি সাধারণ সত্য (scientific truth) → তাই take (present tense)
  

 নিয়ম: General truth হলে present tense ব্যবহার হয়

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: After ___ death of Nadir Shah in 1747, one ___ his officers named Ahmed Shah, rose ___ power and succeeded into establishing himself as the ruler of Afghanistan.

Answer: After the death of Nadir Shah in 1747, one of his officers named Ahmed Shah, rose to power and succeeded into establishing himself as the ruler of Afghanistan.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• নির্দিষ্ট মৃত্যু → the death
  
• one of his officers → নির্দিষ্ট গঠন → of
  
• rise to power → স্থির phrase
  

 তিনটিই fixed grammatical usage

B. Do as directed:

(i) Begin with ‘Hardly’:

Question: As soon as he saw the police, he ran away.

Answer: Hardly had he seen the police when he ran away.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• As soon as → Hardly … when
  
• Hardly দিয়ে বাক্য শুরু হলে → had + subject + verb (V³)
  

(ii) Change the voice:

Question: The Nation will always remember the sacrifice of the freedom fighters.

Answer: The sacrifice of the freedom fighters will always be remembered by the Nation.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Active → Passive
  
• verb ভবিষ্যৎ কাল → will be remembered
  
• object → subject
  

(iii) Change into Direct Speech:

Question: The doctor in the hospital asked my father what he (the doctor) had to do then.

Answer: The doctor in the hospital said to my father,  “What shall I do now?” [this is passive to active or direct speech]

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• asked → said to
  
• reported speech → quotation
  
• had to → shall
  
• then → now
  
• pronoun পরিবর্তন → he (doctor) → I
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below:

(i) Question: Please wear your cap before going out in the sun.

Answer: Please put on your cap before going out in the sun.

 put on = পরা

(ii) Question: The welding machine suddenly became inactive.

Answer: The welding machine suddenly left off.

 leave off = কাজ করা বন্ধ করা

(iii) Question: We have to search for the real cause of this debacle.

Answer: We have to look into the real cause of this debacle.

 look into = তদন্ত করা

ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: Page – 130 – 131

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: As sirens ___ (was echoing / echoed / have echoed) across the national capital, emergency response teams ___ (sprang / have sprung / was springing) into action for co-ordinated mock drills ___ (held / hold / was holding) at 55 locations in Delhi.

Answer: As sirens echoed across the national capital, emergency response teams sprang into action for co-ordinated mock drills held at 55 locations in Delhi.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• As sirens echoed → একটি কাজ চলছিল → Simple Past
  
• teams sprang into action → হঠাৎ সম্পন্ন কাজ → Simple Past
  
• drills held → past participle adjective হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত
  

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: A significant drop of three lakh regular examinees has been recorded ___ state’s Class XI board examinations this year, according to the data shared ___ the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

Answer: A significant drop of three lakh regular examinees has been recorded in the state’s Class XI board examinations this year, according to the data shared by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• recorded in → কোনো বিষয়ের মধ্যে পরিবর্তন
  
• data shared by → কর্তা বোঝাতে by
  

B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the voice:

Question: The man was shot last night.

Answer: Someone shot the man last night.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Passive → Active
  
• কর্তা জানা নেই → someone ব্যবহার
  
• tense অপরিবর্তিত রাখা হয়েছে
  

(ii) Convert into a complex sentence:

Question: Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.

Answer: Swami stopped on the roadside so that he could make up his mind about Samuel.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• to + verb → purpose clause
  
• so that ব্যবহার → complex sentence
  

(iii) Change into indirect speech:

Question: I said to my father, “Have you written anything about our teacher?”

Answer: I asked my father if he had written anything about our teacher.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Question → asked
  
• quotation বাদ → if
  
• tense backshift → have written → had written
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below:

List: stand by, make out, look up, go through

(i) Question:

I could not understand what he wanted to mean.

Answer:

I could not make out what he wanted to mean.

 make out = বোঝা

(ii) Question: We all should support our country in time of crisis.

Answer: We all should stand by our country in time of crisis.

 stand by = পাশে থাকা / সমর্থন করা

(iii) Question:

I have seen the word in the dictionary.

Answer:

I have looked up the word in the dictionary.

 look up = অভিধানে খোঁজা

 Extra phrasal verb:

• go through – read
  

ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: Page – 168

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets:

Question: It ___ (rains / raining / has been raining) since morning. The boy ___ (did not go / went / has not gone) to school. He ___ (enjoyed / was enjoying / is enjoying) natural scenery sitting beside the window.

Answer: It has been raining since morning. The boy has not gone to school. He is enjoying natural scenery sitting beside the window.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• since morning → সময়ের শুরু থেকে এখনও চলছে → Present Perfect Continuous
  
• স্কুলে এখনও যায়নি → has not gone
  
• দৃশ্য উপভোগ করছে এই মুহূর্তে → is enjoying
  

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: ___ government engineering university in western Odisha has taken disciplinary action ___ 100 students ___ misconduct, breaches of discipline and poor attendance.

Answer: A government engineering university in western Odisha has taken disciplinary action against 100 students for misconduct, breaches of discipline and poor attendance.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• সাধারণ কোনো বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় → a
  
• শাস্তিমূলক ব্যবস্থা → action against
  
• কারণ বোঝাতে → for
  

B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the Mode of Narration:

Question: “Hurrah! We have won the match,” said the boys.

Answer: The boys exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Hurrah → exclaimed with joy
  
• Present Perfect → Past Perfect
  
• quotation বাদ দিয়ে that ব্যবহার
  

(ii) Change the Voice:

Question: Is not Pintu telling a lie?

Answer: Is not a lie being told by Pintu?

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Active → Passive
  
• interrogative structure অপরিবর্তিত
  
• Present continuous → is being told
  

(iii) Change the Degree of Comparison:

Question: Their energy is stronger than they are.

 (Meaning-based correct form)

Answer: They are not as strong as their energy (is).

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• stronger than → Comparative
  
• Comparative থেকে Positive/Negative form
  
• As strong as ↔ positive degree – এর নিয়ম

C. Replace the underlined verbs using correct phrasal verbs:

List: make up, bring up, look down upon, come round

(i) Question:

A lazy man despised physical work.

Answer: A lazy man looked down upon physical work.

 look down upon = ঘৃণা করা

(ii) Question:

The government should compensate the family of the victims.

Answer: The government should make up the loss of the family of the victims.

 make up = ক্ষতিপূরণ করা

(iii) Question:

The orphan was reared by one of his relatives.

Answer: The orphan was brought up by one of his relatives.

 bring up = লালন-পালন করা

 অতিরিক্ত phrasal verb:

• come round

ABTA Test Paper – 2025 – 2026 Full Grammar Solution: Page – 192

SECTION–B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: At least 87 people ___ (killed / was killed / were killed), and several houses ___ (is damaged / damaged / were damaged) when super-cyclone Amphan ___ (hit / hits / hitting) the district of North and South 24 Parganas.

Answer:

At least 87 people were killed, and several houses were damaged when super-cyclone Amphan hit the district of North and South 24 Parganas.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• 87 people → plural → were killed
  
• several houses → plural → were damaged
  
• when দিয়ে অতীতের ঘটনা → hit (simple past)
  

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question:

One day there was ___ grand wind for kite flying. I’m not sure how it happened, but as I was bringing the kite ___ the house, I tripped and fell ___ the rocks.

 Answer:

One day there was a grand wind for kite flying. I’m not sure how it happened, but as I was bringing the kite into the house, I tripped and fell on the rocks.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• a grand wind → সাধারণ কোনো বাতাস → a
  
• ঘরের ভেতরে ঢোকানো → into
  
• পাথরের ওপর পড়া → on
  

B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the voice:

Question: Call him by telephone.

Answer: Let him be called by telephone.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• Imperative sentence → Passive এ Let + object + be + V³
  
• call → be called
  

(ii) Change the mode of narration:

Question: Rita said to Mita, “Where are you going?”

 Answer: Rita asked Mita where she was going.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• said to → asked
  
• question → indirect speech → where
  
• are going → was going
  

(iii) Make it a negative sentence:

Question: As soon as I reached the station, the train left.

 Answer: No sooner had I reached the station than the train left.

ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়):

• As soon as (affirmative) → No sooner (negative sense)
  
• sentence শুরু হলে → had + subject + V³
  
• than ব্যবহার বাধ্যতামূলক
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list:

List: break out, look upon, look down upon, tell upon

(i) Question:

Netaji regarded Benimadhab Das as a guru.

Answer: Netaji looked upon Benimadhab Das as a guru.

🔹 look upon = regard

(ii) Question:

Over-eating affects our health.

 Answer: Over-eating tells upon our health.

🔹 tell upon = ক্ষতিকর প্রভাব ফেলা

(iii) Question:

Covid-19 spread throughout the world.

 Answer: Covid-19 broke out throughout the world.

🔹 break out = ছড়িয়ে পড়া (রোগ/যুদ্ধ)

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4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: The opening ceremony ___ IPL 2025 is set ___ take place at Eden Gardens Stadium ___ Saturday March 22.

Answer: The opening ceremony of IPL 2025 is set to take place at Eden Gardens Stadium on Saturday March 22.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• ceremony of → সম্পর্ক বোঝায়
  
• set to take place → নির্ধারিত
  
• on Saturday → দিন/তারিখের আগে on
  

5. A. Fill in the blanks choosing the proper verb form:

Question: When Mr. Das ___ (returned/returning/return) home, he noticed that a gang of miscreants ___ (had entered/entering/was entered) his house during his absence. The local police station ___ (was informed/informed/had informed) immediately.

Answer: When Mr. Das returned home, he noticed that a gang of miscreants had entered his house during his absence. The local police station was informed immediately.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• principal action → returned
  
• earlier action → had entered
  
• passive reporting → was informed
  

5. B. Do as directed:

(i) Use noun form and rewrite:

Question: Rama blamed her friend for the trouble.
Answer: Rama put the blame on her friend for the trouble.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

verb → noun: blame
structure: put the blame on

(ii) Repair your watch. (Change the voice.)

Answer: Let your watch be repaired.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• এটি একটি imperative sentence (আদেশমূলক বাক্য)।
  
• Passive voice-এ imperative হলে গঠন হয়:
  👉 Let + object + be + V³
  
• repair → repaired
  
• তাই সঠিক রূপ: Let your watch be repaired.
  

(iii) He said to me, “Do you know where they have gone?” (Change the mode of narration.)

Answer: He asked me if I knew where they had gone.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• said to → asked (কারণ এটি প্রশ্ন)
  
• Do you know → if I knew
  
  • Do বাদ
    
  • you → I
    
  • present → past (know → knew)
    
• they have gone → they had gone (tense backshift)
  

📌 if/whether ব্যবহার করতে হয় হ্যাঁ/না ধরনের প্রশ্নে।

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs, changing their forms where necessary:

List: turn up, carry on, take after, carry out

(i) Question: The players should execute the order of the captain.

Answer: The players should carry out the order of the captain.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

carry out = execute

(ii) Question: Very few members appeared in the meeting.

Answer: Very few members turned up in the meeting.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

turn up = উপস্থিত হওয়া

(iii) Question: The audience asked me to continue singing.

Answer: The audience asked me to carry on singing.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

carry on = চালিয়ে যাওয়া

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:

Question: A major accident ___ (averted / was averted / were averted) after the driver of the Howrah–Burdwan local managed to ___ (bring / brought / bringing) the train to a halt before it ___ (rammed / rams / ramming) into the Howrah–Masagram local.

Answer: A major accident was averted after the driver of the Howrah–Burdwan local managed to bring the train to a halt before it rammed into the Howrah–Masagram local.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• was averted → accident একবচন → passive → was averted
  
• managed to → এর পর verb-এর base form → bring
  
• আগে ঘটেছিল এমন সাধারণ past ঘটনা → rammed
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: A trainee pilot, 22, died ___ Tuesday after a single-engine aircraft belonging to a New Delhi-based company crashed ___ a residential area ___ Gujarat’s Amereli.

 Answer: A trainee pilot, 22, died on Tuesday after a single-engine aircraft belonging to a New Delhi-based company crashed in a residential area of Gujarat’s Amereli.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• on Tuesday → দিন/তারিখের আগে on
  
• crashed in a residential area → কোনো এলাকার ভেতরে
  
• area of Gujarat → মালিকানা/অংশ বোঝাতে of
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) Change the voice:

Question: He sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or so.

Answer: A mouse-hole is sometimes watched by him for an hour or so.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• watches → passive → is watched
  
• sometimes → verb-এর আগে থাকে
  
• object (a mouse-hole) → subject হয়েছে
  

(ii) Change into indirect speech:

Question: One whimpers, “What will become of me now?”

 Answer: One whimpers what will become of him now.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• reporting verb whimpers (present tense) → tense change নেই
  
• প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন বাদ
  
• me → him
  

(iii) Join the sentences into a complex sentence:

Sentences: The sun rises in the east. Everyone knows it.

Answer: Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• Everyone knows + that clause
  
• that যোগ করে complex sentence তৈরি করা হয়েছে।
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

List: look for, turn down, look down upon, call up

(i) Question: I can remember my childhood days vividly.

 Answer: I can call up my childhood days vividly.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• call up = মনে করা/স্মরণ করা

(ii) Question: Our military forces are searching for the terrorists.

 Answer: Our military forces are looking for the terrorists.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• look for = খুঁজে বের করা
  

(iii) Question: We should not hate the poor.

 Answer: We should not look down upon the poor.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• look down upon = তুচ্ছ করা / ঘৃণা করা
  

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:

Question: Swami ___ (stands / stood / was standing) at the entrance to his class. Samuel ___ (taught / had been teaching / was teaching) arithmetic. He looked at Swami. Swami ___ (hopes / hoped / was hoping) Samuel would scold him severely.

 Answer: Swami stood at the entrance to his class. Samuel was teaching arithmetic. He looked at Swami. Swami was hoping Samuel would scold him severely.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• stood → অতীতের সম্পন্ন কাজ
  
• was teaching → চলমান কাজ (Samuel পড়াচ্ছিল যখন Swami দাঁড়িয়েছিল)
  
• was hoping → সেই সময় Swami আশা করছিল
  

📌 Simple Past + Past Continuous ঘটনাগুলোর ধারাবাহিকতা বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত।

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: When family sits down ______ tea, the cat puts in ______ appearance ______ get his share.

 Answer: When family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• sit down to tea → এটি ইংরেজির একটি স্থায়ী রূপ (idiomatic expression)
  
• an appearance → appearance একবচন, তাই an
  
• to get his share → উদ্দেশ্য বোঝাতে to
  

5. B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the voice:

Question: Mother serves breakfast at 8 o’clock everyday.

Answer: Breakfast is served by mother at 8 o’clock every day.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• serves → passive → is served
  
• object → subject হয়েছে: breakfast
  
• by mother = কর্তা নির্দেশ
  

(ii) Change the mode of narration:

Question: “What has he done, father?” asked Swaminathan.

 Answer: Swaminathan asked his father what he had done.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• asked father → asked his father
  
• what has he done → what he had done (tense backshift)
  
• প্রশ্নের চিহ্ন বাদ
  

(iii) Question: He knew it. (Use the noun form of knew)

Noun form: knowledge

Answer: He had the knowledge of it.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• knew → noun: knowledge
  
• structure: have knowledge of
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list:

List: set out, give away, break out, get away

(i) Question: Dengue has spread in the town.

 Answer: Dengue has broken out in the town.

বাংলায়:

break out = হঠাৎ ছড়িয়ে পড়া (রোগ/যুদ্ধ)

(ii) Question: The robbers escaped with the booty.

Answer: The robbers got away with the booty.

বাংলায়:

get away = পালিয়ে যাওয়া

(iii) Question: The prizes will be distributed after the match.

Answer: The prizes will be given away after the match.

বাংলায়:

give away = বিতরণ করা, দিয়ে দেওয়া

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: When Mr. Sen ___ (return / returned / was returning) home, he noticed at once that thieves ___ (enter / have entered / had entered) his house during his absence. The local police station ___ (was informing / had informed / was informed) immediately.

Answer: When Mr. Sen returned home, he noticed at once that thieves had entered his house during his absence. The local police station was informed immediately.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• প্রধান ঘটনা → returned (Simple Past)
  
• তার আগের ঘটনা → had entered (Past Perfect)
  
• passive form → was informed
  
• বাক্যটি সম্পূর্ণ সংবাদধর্মী past narration।
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: Manipur Chief Minister apologised ___ the people ___ his state for on-going strife.

Answer: Manipur Chief Minister apologised to the people of his state for on-going strife.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• apologise to someone → যার কাছে দুঃখ প্রকাশ করা হয়
  
• people of his state → রাজ্যের মানুষ
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) Change the voice:

Question: Call the police now. 

Answer: Let the police be called now.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• imperative sentence → passive: Let + object + be + V³
  

(ii) Change into indirect speech:

Question: She said simply, “We will walk with Bapu.” 

Answer: She said simply that they would walk with Bapu.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• will → would (tense backshift)
  
• we → they (speaker অনুযায়ী pronoun change)
  
• quotation বাদ → that clause
  

(iii) Make positive degree:

Question: The Ganga is the longest river in India.

Convert to positive degree:

Answer: No other river in India is as long as the Ganga.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• superlative → positive degree
  
• structure: No other + noun + is as + adjective + as + subject
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

(i) Question: They had quarrelled among themselves.

Answer: They had fallen out among themselves.

বাংলায়:

fall out = ঝগড়া করা / মনোমালিন্য

(ii) Question: The boy was in search of a stag.

Answer: The boy was looking for a stag.

বাংলায়:

look for = খোঁজা

(iii) Question: Gandhiji breathed his last.

Answer: Gandhiji passed away.

বাংলায়:

pass away = মারা যাওয়া (ভদ্র শব্দ)

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:

Question: A 80-year-old woman Rani Tudu ___ (is killed / had killed / was killed) last night. People there ___ (is regarded / regarded / will regard) her witch and so ___ (killed / is killed / will kill) her.

Answer: A 80-year-old woman Rani Tudu was killed last night. People there regarded her witch and so killed her.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• ঘটনা অতীতের → was killed (Passive past)
  
• regarded → মানুষরা তাকে ডাইনী মনে করত → Simple past
  
• killed → তার ফলেই (কারণসূত্রে) তাকে হত্যা করল → Simple past
  

✔️ পুরো বাক্যটি সংবাদধর্মী past narration, তাই সব verb past tense।

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: I was surprised ______ hear that ______ honest man like Mr. Das was insulted ______ the members of his own club.

Answer: I was surprised to hear that an honest man like Mr. Das was insulted by the members of his own club.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• surprised to hear → fixed structure
  
• an honest man → honest ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণের ধ্বনি নয়, স্বরধ্বনি দিয়ে শুরু
  
• insulted by → passive voice-এ কর্তা বোঝাতে by
  

5. B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the voice:

Question: Why are you beaten so mercilessly?

Answer: Why do they beat you so mercilessly?

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• Passive → Active
  
• are beaten → do … beat
  
• wh-word (Why) অপরিবর্তিত থাকে।
  

(ii) Make it complex:

Question: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Answer: A friend who helps in need is a friend indeed.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• “in need” অংশটি clause হিসেবে প্রকাশ করলে complex sentence হয়
  
• who helps in need → adjective clause
  

(iii) Make a wh-question:

Question: She dances so nicely. (Make a wh-question)

Answer: How does she dance?

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• nicely → manner নির্দেশ করে → wh-word হবে How
  
• dance → does she dance (question form)
  

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

 (i) Question: The plan did not succeed.

Answer: The plan did not come off.

📌 come off = সফল হওয়া

(ii) Question: He will recover soon.

Answer: He will come round soon.

📌 come round = সুস্থ হয়ে ওঠা, চেতনায় ফেরা

(iii) Question: I cannot remember his name.

Answer: I cannot call up his name.

📌 call up = মনে করা / স্মরণ করা

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: The comic character Donald Duck ___ (created / is created / was created) in 1934. Donald ___ (gains / gained / was gained) popularity with his strange outfits. Till now, he ___ (was seen / is seen / seen) occasionally in the cartoons.

Answer: The comic character Donald Duck was created in 1934. Donald gained popularity with his strange outfits. Till now, he is seen occasionally in the cartoons.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• was created → অতীতে সৃষ্টি হয়েছিল → passive past
  
• gained → Donald জনপ্রিয়তা অর্জন করেছিল (simple past)
  
• is seen → এখনও দেখা যায় → present passive
  

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: Last Monday ___ my way to school, I noticed ___ very old beggar almost dying ___ starvation.

Answer: Last Monday on my way to school, I noticed a very old beggar almost dying of starvation.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• on my way → পথে/যাত্রাপথে → fixed preposition
  
• a very old beggar → সাধারণ এক দুঃস্থ লোক → a
  
• die of starvation → ক্ষুধায় মারা যাওয়া → fixed use
  

5. B. Do as directed:

(i) Change the voice:

Question: The teacher delivered a lecture to a group of students.

Answer: A lecture was delivered to a group of students by the teacher.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• delivered → was delivered
  
• object (a lecture) → subject হয়েছে
  
• by the teacher → কর্তা নির্দেশ
  

(ii) Change the mode of narration:

Question: My friend said to me, “Did you enjoy the film?”

Answer: My friend asked me if I had enjoyed the film.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• said to → asked
  
• Did you enjoy → if I had enjoyed (tense backshift + question form → statement form)
  
• question mark বাদ যায়
  

(iii) Make it negative:

Question: Only an intelligent student can answer this question. 

Answer: No student except an intelligent one can answer this question.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• “Only” → negative formে No… except
  
• অর্থ অপরিবর্তিত
  

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

(i) Question: The people are demanding justice.

Answer: The people are crying for justice.

📌 cry for = জোর দাবি করা / অত্যন্ত প্রয়োজন হওয়া

(ii) Question: The patient will recover soon.

Answer: The patient will come round soon.

📌 come round = সুস্থ হয়ে ওঠা

(iii) Question: None can tolerate such an insult.

Answer: None can put up with such an insult.

📌 put up with = সহ্য করা

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: When we ___ (wish / wished / wishing) to honour somebody, we usually ___ (admired / admires / admire) him. This ___ (do / did / does) not mean that the person has only virtues, and no vices.

Answer: When we wish to honour somebody, we usually admire him. This does not mean that the person has only virtues, and no vices.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• When we wish → সাধারণ সত্য → present tense
  
• we usually admire → অভ্যাস, নিয়ম → simple present
  
• This does not mean → negative formে does ব্যবহৃত হয় কারণ subject = This (singular)
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: Heart health is ___ growing concern ___ young beating hearts. They should take care ___ conquer hypertension.

Answer: Heart health is a growing concern for young beating hearts. They should take care to conquer hypertension.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• a growing concern → একটিমাত্র বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া উদ্বেগ
  
• concern for → কার জন্য উদ্বেগ
  
• take care to → উদ্দেশ্য/উপলক্ষ নির্দেশ করে → hypertension জয় করতে
  

5. B. Do as directed:

(i) Rewrite using the noun form of the word “loafs”.

Original: All day long the cat loafs about the house.

loafs → loafing (noun)

Answer: All day long the cat spends the day in loafing about the house.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• loafs (verb) → loafing (gerund/noun)
  
• বাক্যের অর্থ অক্ষুণ্ণ রাখতে spends the day in ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
  

(ii) Change into indirect speech:

Original: “Do you want to know what became of your kite?”

Speaker mentioned as 

not given

 → Rewrite neutrally:

Answer: He asked me if I wanted to know what had become of my kite.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• Do you want → if I wanted
  
• became → had become (tense backshift)
  
• your → my
  

(iii) Turn it into complex sentence:

Original: The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning.

Structure: too…to → so…that (complex)

Answer: The people were so stunned that they could not speak in the beginning.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• too stunned to speak → এতটাই হতবাক হয়েছিল যে তারা কথা বলতে পারেনি।
  

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

List:

look down upon, act upon, carry out, put up with

(i) Shila cannot tolerate such an insult.

Answer: Shila cannot put up with such an insult.

📌 put up with = সহ্য করা

(ii) Do not hate the working class poor people.

Answer: Do not look down upon the working class poor people.

📌 look down upon = ঘৃণা/তুচ্ছ করা

(iii) Overeating may harm your health.

Answer: Overeating may act upon your health.

📌 act upon = প্রভাব ফেলা (সাধারণত নেতিবাচক)

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:

Question: A 19-year-old student from Ghum ___ (was reaching / reaches / reached) the summit of Mount Everest. Pratima Rai ___ (was / were / is) the only female cadet who ___ (was selected / selected / will be selected) from Bengal and Sikkim for the mission.

Answers: A 19-year-old student from Ghum reached the summit of Mount Everest. Pratima Rai was the only female cadet who was selected from Bengal and Sikkim for the mission.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• reached → অতীতে সম্পন্ন ঘটনা
  
• Pratima Rai → singular → was
  
• who was selected → passive past, কারণ নির্বাচন ইতিমধ্যেই হয়েছে
  

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition:

Question: Phone maker Fox-Conn is making ______  $1.5 billion investment ______  expand its focus ______ India as Apple looks to mitigate geopolitical and tariff risks by shifting production away from China.

Answer: Phone maker Fox-Conn is making a $1.5 billion investment to expand its focus in India as Apple looks to mitigate geopolitical and tariff risks by shifting production away from China.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• a, to, in → কোনো দেশ/অঞ্চলে মনোযোগ বৃদ্ধি বোঝায়
  

5. B. Do as directed :

(i) Change the voice:

Original: The teacher was inspecting the home lesson.

Answer: The home lesson was being inspected by the teacher.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• was inspecting → past continuous passive → was being inspected
  
• object → subject হয়েছে
  

(ii) Change the narration:

Original: “You are half an hour late,” Samuel said.

 Answer: Samuel said that I was half an hour late.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• are → was (tense backshift)
  
• you → I (as per reporting context)
  
• comma + quotation → that clause
  

(iii) Make it complex:

Original: People on the train sang bhajans.

Complex sentence তৈরি করতে একটি subordinate clause প্রয়োজন।

 Answer: People who were on the train sang bhajans. 

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• Who were on the train → Subordinate clause (adjective/relative clause). এটি “People” শব্দটিকে বিশেষণ হিসেবে বর্ণনা করছে, তাই একে relative clause বলা হয়।

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs:

(i) The brave never surrenders to evil.

Answer: The brave never give in to evil.

📌 give in = আত্মসমর্পণ করা

(ii) The old man recovered quickly.

 Answer: The old man came round quickly.

📌 come round = সুস্থ হয়ে ওঠা / চেতনা ফিরে পাওয়া

(iii) He had quarrelled with his brother.

Answer: He had fallen out with his brother.

📌 fall out = ঝগড়া করা / মনোমালিন্য হওয়া

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SECTION–B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Fill the gaps with proper forms of the verbs given in the brackets :

Question: De Jong ______ (spoke / spoken / speak) confidently about how multiple injuries to his right ankle ______ (had caused / cause / causing) significant mental trauma and how he ______ (had battled / battle / had to battle) both speculation and criticism during his road to recovery.

Answers: De Jong spoke confidently about how multiple injuries to his right ankle had caused significant mental trauma and how he had to battle both speculation and criticism during his road to recovery.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• পুরো বাক্যটি অতীতের ঘটনার বর্ণনা → spoke
  
• অতীতে ঘটনার আগের কারণ বোঝাতে past perfect → had caused
  
• here “had to battle” = বাধ্য হয়ে লড়াই করতে হয়েছে → সঠিক অর্থপূর্ণ verb phrase
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition :

Question: Recognizing ______ risks associated ______ AI outputs, Microsoft has developed the correction tool ______ mitigate these issues.

 Answer: Recognizing the risks associated with AI outputs, Microsoft has developed the correction tool to mitigate these issues.

বাংলায় ব্যাখ্যা:

• নির্দিষ্ট risks → the
  
• associated with = সম্পর্কিত
  
• tool to mitigate = উদ্দেশ্য বোঝাতে to + verb
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) It seemed impossible that he could escape. (Change into a simple sentence)

 Answer: It seemed impossible for him to escape.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• Complex → Simple করার সময় “that + clause” → for + noun/pronoun + to + verb
  
• he could escape → for him to escape
  

(ii) The thief was caught. (Change the voice.)

 Answer: They/Police caught the thief.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• Passive বাক্য Active করলে:
  was caught → caught
  
• implied subject → they/Police
  

(iii) He said, “What is a sight!” (Change the narration.)

 Answer: He exclaimed that it was a wonderful sight.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• বিস্ময়সূচক বাক্য → exclaimed
  
• What a sight! → a wonderful sight
  
• is → was (tense backshift)
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list

(i) The enemy finally retreat. (Replace “retreat”)

 Answer:

The enemy finally fell back.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• fall back = পিছিয়ে আসা / পশ্চাদপসরণ করা
  

(ii) Do not hate the poor. (Replace “hate”)

 Answer: Do not look down upon the poor.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• look down upon = তুচ্ছ জ্ঞান করা
  

(iii) The boy was knocked down by a car. (Replace “knocked down”)

 Answer:

The boy was run over by a car.

ব্যাখ্যা:

• run over = গাড়ির ধাক্কায় পড়ে আহত হওয়া / চাপা পড়া
  

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill up the blanks :

Question: I always ______ (felt / have felt / was felt) sorry for the lonely platform. I decided that one day I ______ (shall / would / will have) get off the train at Deoli, and ______ (spend / spent / spending) the day there.

Answer: I always have felt sorry for the lonely platform. I decided that one day I would get off the train at Deoli, and spend the day there.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• have felt → অভ্যাস বা দীর্ঘদিনের অনুভূতি বোঝায়।
  
• Reporting verb decided অতীতে → পরবর্তী verb would হবে।
  
• Parallel verb form → get off and spend.
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition :

Question: While taking a morning walk, she found ______ empty tin ______ the roadside. This is not an unusual thing, but ______ point is that a tin can cause a serious accident.

Answer: While taking a morning walk, she found an empty tin by the roadside. This is not an unusual thing, but the point is that a tin can cause a serious accident.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• empty tin → vowel sound → an
  
• by the roadside = সাধারণ collocation
  
• নির্দিষ্ট বক্তব্য → the point
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) Obey traffic rules. (Change the voice.)

Answer: Traffic rules must be obeyed.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা: imperative → must be + past participle

(ii) Samuel said, “Swaminathan, where is your homeworks?” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Samuel asked Swaminathan where his homework was.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:

• said → asked (question)
  
• your → his
  
• homework is uncountable → homework (not homeworks)
  
• is → was
  

(iii) She was so weak that she could not stand alone. (Turn into a simple sentence.)

Answer: She was too weak to stand alone.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:

• so…that → too…to in simple sentence
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs…

(i) The C.B.I. is investigating the case.

Answer: The C.B.I. is looking into the case.

✔ look into = তদন্ত করা

(ii) The company will establish a new office in Kolkata.

Answer: The company will set up a new office in Kolkata.

✔ set up = স্থাপন করা / প্রতিষ্ঠা করা

(iii) The book was published in 2022.

Answer: The book came out in 2022.

✔ come out = প্রকাশিত হওয়া

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks :

Question: Kolkata ______ (wakes / woke / is waking) up to an unseasonal thunderstorm and an incessant drizzle, which occasionally ______ (get / gets / got) heavier and drenched the city for more than 2 hours on the last Friday morning. The gust of wind ______ (play / plays / played) havoc with flights at the city airport leading to delay and diversions.

Answer: Kolkata woke up to an unseasonal thunderstorm and an incessant drizzle, which occasionally got heavier and drenched the city for more than 2 hours on the last Friday morning. The gust of wind played havoc with flights at the city airport leading to delay and diversions.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• woke → অতীত ঘটনা বোঝাতে simple past।
  
• got → occasionally + past context → past tense.
  
• played → gust of wind (singular) + পুরো ঘটনাই অতীতে ঘটেছে।
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition :

Question: Malda is also believed to have occupied ______ eminent position ______ ancient India as belonging ______ the kingdom of Gouda under Sasanka.

Answer: Malda is also believed to have occupied an eminent position in ancient India as belonging to the kingdom of Gouda under Sasanka.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• eminent position → vowel sound → an
  
• in ancient India → সময়/যুগ বোঝাতে in
  
• belonging to → স্থায়ী preposition
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) I was obliged to go. (Change the voice)

Answer: They obliged me to go.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা: passive → active
was obliged → obliged (active)
subject becomes “they” (general agent)

(ii) Rahul is not the tallest boy in the class. (Transform into positive degree)

Answer: Rahul is taller than many other boys in the class.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:

• Superlative negative → Positive degree
  
• not the tallest → taller than many others
  

(iii) I said to my friends, “Let us go to play”. (Turn into indirect speech)

Answer: I proposed to my friends that we should go to play.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:

• “Let us” → proposed / suggested that we should…
  
• said to → proposed to
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verb from the list

(i) The robbers escaped with the ornaments.

Answer: The robbers made off with the ornaments.

✔ make off = চুরি করে পালিয়ে যাওয়া

(ii) The workers have withdrawn the strike.

Answer: The workers have called off the strike.

✔ call off = বাতিল করা / প্রত্যাহার করা

(iii) You must not hide anything from the police.

Answer: You must not hold back anything from the police.

✔ hold back = গোপন রাখা / আটকে রাখা

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks :

Question: The police ______ (arrested / was arresting / will arrest) two persons on Friday in connection with the firing that ______ (was occurred / has occurred / had occurred) at a petrol pump. The motive behind the crime ______ (is / have been / was) not yet clear, police sources have said.

Answer: The police arrested two persons on Friday in connection with the firing that had occurred at a petrol pump. The motive behind the crime is not yet clear, police sources have said.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• arrested → অতীতে সম্পন্ন কাজ
  
• firing ঘটেছিল → অন্য একটি অতীত কাজের আগের ঘটনা → had occurred
  
• motive not yet clear → এখনও পরিষ্কার নয় → is
  

5. Do as directed

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition :

Question: DGP Kumar left Murshidabad ______ Saturday afternoon and reached ______ district ______ the evening.

Answer: DGP Kumar left Murshidabad on Saturday afternoon and reached the district in the evening.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• দিন/তারিখের আগে → on Saturday
  
• specific district → the district
  
• সময়সূচক (morning/evening/night) → in the evening
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) Father snatched the letter away from Swami. (Change the voice)

Answer: The letter was snatched away from Swami by Father.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:
Active → Passive :
snatched → was snatched
object → subject হয় (the letter)

(ii) Lalita said to Gita, “Have you done the work?” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Lalita asked Gita if she had done the work.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• said to → asked (question)
  
• Have you → if she had
  
• tense backshift: have done → had done
  

(iii) It may rain today. We shall not go out for a walk. (Join into a complex sentence)

Answer: We shall not go out for a walk if it rains today.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• may rain → if it rains
  
• দুই বাক্যকে শর্তযুক্ত complex sentenceে রূপান্তর।
  

6. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list

(i) I cannot understand what you say.

Answer: I cannot make out what you say.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• make out = বুঝতে পারা
  
• অর্থাৎ understand শব্দটির phrasal verb।
  

(ii) The Headmaster distributed the prizes.

Answer: The Headmaster gave away the prizes.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• give away = বিতরণ করা / দিয়ে দেওয়া
  

(iii) His proposal was rejected.

Answer: His proposal was turned down.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• turn down = প্রত্যাখ্যান করা
  

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

Question: Yesterday, after ___ (finish / finishing / finished) my homework, I ___ (is reading / read / was reading) a novel, but feeling tired. I ___ (fall / falling / fell) asleep while I ___ (reading / read / was reading) a novel.

Answer: Yesterday, after finishing my homework, I was reading a novel, but feeling tired. I fell asleep while I was reading a novel.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

1️⃣ after finishing my homework

• after + verb → সাধারণত after + V-ing
  
• তাই: after finishing (হোমওয়ার্ক শেষ করার পরে)
  

2️⃣ I was reading a novel

• গতকাল একসময়ে আমি উপন্যাস পড়ছিলাম → চলমান কাজ → Past Continuous
  
• Options:
  
  • is reading ❌ (present)
    
  • read ❌ (simple past – একবারের ঘটনা, চলমান নয়)
    
  • was reading ✅
    

3️⃣ I fell asleep

• পরের কাজটা হঠাৎ সম্পন্ন হল → simple past → fell
  
• fall / falling এখানে ঠিক হয় না।
  

4️⃣ while I was reading a novel

• while + Past Continuous → যখন কাজটা চলছিল
  
• তাই আবার was reading সঠিক, কারণ ঘুমিয়ে পড়ার সময়ও পড়া চলছিল।

5. Do as directed

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:

Question: People living ___ big cities are exposed ___ loud sound day and night. They don’t get complete rest ___ night.

Answer: People living in big cities are exposed to loud sound day and night. They don’t get complete rest at night.

✔ বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• live in big cities
  
• exposed to something
  
• at night → fixed expression
  

B. Do as directed:

(i) Father said, “Do you want to know what became of your kite?” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Father asked if I wanted to know what had become of my kite.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:

• said → asked (question)
  
• Do you want → if I wanted
  
• became → had become (tense backshift)
  

(ii) Father snatched the letter away from Swami. (Change the voice)

Answer: The letter was snatched away from Swami by Father.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:
Active → Passive:
snatched → was snatched

(iii) They looked like lost children. (Make it Complex)

Answer: They looked as if they were lost children.

✔ ব্যাখ্যা:
like → as if / as though (to make complex sentence)

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list:

(i) The thief escaped safely.

Answer: The thief got off safely.

✔ get off = পালিয়ে বাঁচা / escape

(ii) I have examined your papers.

Answer: I have looked over your papers.

✔ look over = পরীক্ষা করে দেখা / go through

(iii) The good harvest reduced the price of rice.

Answer: The good harvest brought down the price of rice.

✔ bring down = কমানো

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4. Use the appropriate alternative in the blanks :

(i) The Taj Mahal in Agra ___ (consider / considered / considers) to be the finest example of the Mughal Architecture and symbol of India’s rich history. It ___ (takes / took / has taken) twenty two years to complete. The monument which ___ (makes / was made / has made) of gleaming white marble, is said to be suffering from Marble Cancer.

Answer: The Taj Mahal in Agra is considered to be the finest example of the Mughal Architecture and symbol of India’s rich history. It took twenty two years to complete. The monument, which was made of gleaming white marble, is said to be suffering from Marble Cancer.

5. DO AS DIRECTED

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition :

Wordsworth is regarded as ______ pioneer of ______ Romantic Age. He was born ______ Cockermonette Cumberland.

Wordsworth is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic Age. He was born in Cockermonette Cumberland.

✔ Bengali Explanation:

• a pioneer → pioneer শব্দটি consonant sound দিয়ে শুরু, তাই a।
  
• the Romantic Age → নির্দিষ্ট যুগ, তাই the।
  
• born in → জায়গার ক্ষেত্রে in ব্যবহৃত হয়।
  

B. Rewrite the following sentences :

(i) Personally he was much more friendly than the other teacher. (Change into Positive Degree.)

✔ Positive: The other teacher was not as friendly as he personally was.

Bengali: Positive Degree-তে not as…as গঠন ব্যবহার হয়।

(ii) Everyone wants to be happy. (Make it Negative.)

✔ Negative: There is no one who does not want to be happy.

Bengali: Negative করতে → everyone → no one…does not।

(iii) Iron feels hard. (Change the voice.)

✔ Passive: Iron is hard when it is felt.

Explanation: Quassi-passive voice like Rose smells sweet (Rose is sweet when it is smelt). 

6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASAL VERBS

(i) Green represents civility.

✔ stand for
Bengali: stand for = represent করা বোঝায়।

(ii) Save money for the adversity.

✔ put by
Bengali: put by = সঞ্চয় করে রাখা।

(iii) The boy was never to surrender.

✔ yield in
Bengali: yield in = আত্মসমর্পণ করা।

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks :

Question: A month later a letter ___ (come / came / comes) from father. After he ___ (finishes / finish / finished) reading it, his eyes ___ (looked / look / looking) as if he had been crying.

Answer: A month later a letter came from father. After he finished reading it, his eyes looked as if he had been crying.

Bengali Explanation:

• came → ঘটনাটি অতীতে, তাই past tense ব্যবহার হবে।
  
• finished → পড়া শেষ করা ঘটেছে অতীতে।
  
• looked → চোখের দেখতে পাওয়া ঘটনাও অতীতে হয়েছে।
  

5. Do as directed :

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition :

Question: On the other hand, India had asked ____ appointment ____ a neutral expert to look into ____ issues.

Answer: On the other hand, India had asked for an appointment with a neutral expert to look into the issues.

Bengali Explanation:

• for an appointment → ask for (কিছুর জন্য অনুরোধ করা), appointment-এর আগে an।
  
• with a neutral expert → কার সাথে appointment → with।
  
• the issues → নির্দিষ্ট সমস্যাগুলি, তাই the।
  

B. Do as directed :

(i) Question: “Headache,” replied Swami. (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Swami replied that he had a headache.

Bengali Explanation:

Direct থেকে indirect →

• “Headache” পরিবর্তিত হয়ে হয় he had a headache
  
• replied → replied that
  
• pronoun পরিবর্তন হয়েছে।
  

(ii) Question: The bell rang. The boys entered their classes. (Join into a simple sentence)

Answer: The bell having rung, the boys entered their classes.

Bengali Explanation:

এই বাক্যটিকে একটি Simple Sentence (সরল বাক্য) করার জন্য “Absolute Participial Phrase” বা “Nominative Absolute” ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে। 

(iii) Question: The question was so easy that everyone could answer it.
(Rewrite using ‘too’)

Answer: The question was too easy for anyone to fail to answer.

Bengali Explanation:

• সাধারণত, ‘too… to’ গঠনটি একটি নেতিবাচক বা অসম্ভব ফলাফল বোঝায়:
  • Example (উদাহরণ): The tea is too hot to drink. (চা এত গরম যে পান করা অসম্ভব।)
  • অর্থাৎ: এটি এত গরম যে পান করা যাচ্ছে না।
• তাই structure: too easy for + person + to + verb (negative meaning)
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list

List: take after, go through, run after, bring up

(i) Question: The dog was chasing a rabbit. (Replace with phrasal verb)

Answer: The dog was running after a rabbit.

Bengali Explanation:

run after = পিছন পিছন দৌড়ানো।

(ii) Question: The child was reared by his aunt. (Replace with phrasal verb)

Answer: The child was brought up by his aunt.

Bengali Explanation:

bring up = লালন-পালন করে বড় করা।

(iii) Question: Sahil has read the book. (Replace with phrasal verb)

Answer: Sahil has gone through the book.

Bengali Explanation:

go through = ভালোভাবে পড়া / পরীক্ষা করা।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Little did his mother ___ (thought / was thinking / think) when she ___ (beheld / behold / beholding) that her newborn baby ___ (destined / was destined / destiny) to explain many matters of the universe.

Answer: Little did his mother think when she beheld that her newborn baby was destined to explain many matters of the universe.

Bengali Explanation:

• “Little did…” → এর পরে verb-এর base form হয় → think
  
• beheld → behold-এর past form, অতীতে দেখা
  
• was destined → ছিল নিয়তির দ্বারা নির্ধারিত (passive form)
  

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

Question: According to police ___ explosion occurred ___ around 8.45 am ___ a seed and fertilizer shop in the city. 

Answer: According to police, an explosion occurred at around 8.45 am in a seed and fertilizer shop in the city. 

Bengali Explanation:

• an explosion → কারণ explosion vowel sound দিয়ে শুরু।
  
• occurred at a specific time → at 8.45 am
  
• in a … → কোনো স্থান/অবস্থান নির্দেশ করলে “in”
  

B. Do as directed

(i) Question: How have you done it? (Change the voice)

Answer: How has it been done by you?

Bengali Explanation:

• Active → Passive
  
• “How have you done it?” → object it সামনে আসে
  
• helping verb পরিবর্তন হয়ে হয় has been done
  
• by you শেষে যোগ হয়।
  

(ii) Question: His behaviour proved his innocence. (Use the adjective form of ‘innocence’)

Answer: His behaviour proved that he was innocent.

Bengali Explanation:

• innocence (noun) → innocent (adjective)
  
• বাক্যকে grammatically ঠিক রাখতে clause ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
  

(iii) Question: Where but in home can you find such joy?
(Turn into a statement)

Answer: You can find such joy nowhere but in home.

Bengali Explanation:

• Interrogative → Statement
  
• “Where but in home” মানে—বাড়ি ছাড়া আর কোথাও নয়
  
• তাই statement হবে → nowhere but in home
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

List: run after, keep up with, break off, put down

(i) Question: He stopped suddenly in the middle of his speech. (Replace the underlined word)

Answer: He broke off suddenly in the middle of his speech.

Bengali Explanation:

• break off = হঠাৎ থেমে যাওয়া।
  

(ii) Question: The cat chased the rat. 

Answer: The cat ran after the rat.

Bengali Explanation:

• run after = পিছনে দৌড়ে ধাওয়া করা।
  

(iii) Question: He fails to go with the progress of the class.

Answer: He fails to keep up with the progress of the class.

Bengali Explanation:

• keep up with = সমান গতিতে এগোনো, পিছিয়ে না পড়া।
  

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Sudha was back to the stage. She ___ (forgets / forgot / will forget) all about her accident and all about her artificial limb. Some mysterius powers ___ (is impelling/impel/impelled) Sudha to ___ (performing/performed/perform) with the same form, style and vivacity.

Answer: Sudha was back to the stage. She forgot all about her accident and all about her artificial limb. Some mysterious powers impelled Sudha to perform with the same form, style and vivacity.

Bengali Explanation:

1) forgot

• প্রথম বাক্যটি অতীতে: Sudha was back → past tense।
  
• তাই পরের ঘটনাও অতীত হবে।
  
• forgets (present), will forget (future) মানায় না।
  ✔️ সঠিক: forgot
  

2) impelled

• বাক্যের ঘটনাটি অতীতের ধারাবাহিকতা বোঝাচ্ছে।
  
• mysterious powers কী করেছে? → Sudha-কে এগিয়ে যেতে বাধ্য করেছিল।
  
• তাই past tense impelled ব্যবহার হবে।
  ✔️ সঠিক: impelled
  

3) perform

• “to + verb-এর base form” → infinitive form লাগে।
  
• to performing ❌
  
• to performed ❌
  ✔️ সঠিক: to perform

5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: He has been studying ___ ___ University of Chicago. It is ___ University of repute.

Answer: He has been studying at the University of Chicago. It is a University of repute.

Bengali Explanation:

• University-এর আগে at the ব্যবহৃত হয় যখন নির্দিষ্ট প্রতিষ্ঠান বোঝানো হয়।
  
• “a University of repute” → এটি সাধারণ বিবৃতি, তাই a ব্যবহার হয়।
  

B. Do as directed

(i) Question: We elected him captain. (Change the voice)

Answer: He was elected captain by us.

Bengali Explanation:

• Active → Passive
  
• object (him) → subject (He)
  
• verb → elected → was elected
  
• agent → by us
  

(ii) Question: The captain said, “The man will be on duty tonight.” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: The captain said that the man would be on duty that night.

Bengali Explanation:

• will → would
  
• tonight → that night
  
• reporting verb said → said that
  
• no change in subject (the man)
  

(iii) Question: I have read the book. It is very interesting. (Join into a simple sentence)

Answer: Having read the book, I found it very interesting.

Bengali Explanation:

• দুটি বাক্য simple করতে “Having + past participle” ব্যবহার করা হয়।
  
• have read → having read
  
• meaning ঠিক রাখতে “I found it” যোগ হয়েছে।
  

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

List: come round, come back, put on, give away

(i) Question: The poet remembers the past.

Answer: The poet comes back to the past.

Bengali Explanation:

• come back = স্মৃতিতে ফিরে যাওয়া, মনে করা।
  
• অর্থের সঙ্গে সবচেয়ে মানানসই।
  

(ii) Question: The secretary distributed the prizes.

Answer: The secretary gave away the prizes.

Bengali Explanation:

• give away = বিতরণ করা, দিয়ে দেওয়া।
  

(iii) Question: He wore a beautiful dress.

Answer: He put on a beautiful dress.

Bengali Explanation:

• put on = পরা (dress, shoes, coat)।
  

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: I ___ (see / saw / seen) a large number of cottages in that village, but I ___ (not see / don’t see / didn’t see) a single human being.  No child ___ (cry / cried / has cried), nor a dog.

✔ Answer: I saw a large number of cottages in that village, but I didn’t see a single human being. No child cried, nor a dog.

Bengali Explanation:

• বাক্য অতীত কালে → saw
  
• negative past → didn’t see
  
• ঘটনার সময় অতীত হিসেবে → cried
  

5. Do as directed

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: The recent price-rise is a headache ___ most ___ ___ people.

✔ Answer: The recent price-rise is a headache to most of the people.

Bengali Explanation:

• headache to someone → কারো কাছে সমস্যা
  
• most of people → মানুষের বেশিরভাগ
  

B. Rewrite the following sentences

(i) Nobody trusts a liar. (Turn into a question)

✔ Answer: Who trusts a liar?

Bengali Explanation:

• Nobody → question form → Who
  
• verb অপরিবর্তিত থাকে → trusts
  

(ii) You do not take care of your health. (Change the voice)

✔ Answer: Your health is not taken care of by you.

Bengali Explanation:

• object → Your health
  
• passive → is not taken care of
  
• by you শেষে যোগ হয়
  

(iii) The doctor asked the patient what his problem was. (Change the mode of narration)

Answer: The doctor said to the patient, “What is your problem?”

Bengali Explanation:

• asked → said to
  
• indirect question → direct question
  
• was → is
  
• his → your
  

C. Replace the underlined words with proper phrasal verbs

(i) Try to abandon your bad habits.

✔ Answer: Try to give up your bad habits.

Bengali: give up = ছেড়ে দেওয়া / ত্যাগ করা।

(ii) I have read the whole book.

✔ Answer: I have gone through the whole book.

Bengali: go through = মনোযোগ দিয়ে পড়া / পরীক্ষা করা।

(iii) Your grandmother will recover soon.

✔ Answer: Your grandmother will come round soon.

Bengali: come round = সুস্থ হয়ে ওঠা / চেতনা ফিরে পাওয়া।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: The Rajdhani Express ___ (left / had left / has left) the platform before we ___ (reached / would reach / have reached) the station. We ___ (are compelled / were compelled / have been compelled) to wait for the next train.

Answer: The Rajdhani Express had left the platform before we reached the station. We were compelled to wait for the next train.

Bengali Explanation:

• had left → past perfect (আগে হওয়া কাজ)
  
• reached → simple past (পরের কাজ)
  
• were compelled → অতীতে বাধ্য হয়েছিলাম → simple past passive
  

5. (A) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: Dengue has broken ___ in Kolkata. Every day at least five people are admitted to ___ ID Hospital and two or three of the five patients are dying ___ this disease.

Answer: Dengue has broken out in Kolkata. Every day at least five people are admitted to the ID Hospital and two or three of the five patients are dying of this disease.

Bengali Explanation:

• break out = রোগ ছড়িয়ে পড়া
  
• the ID Hospital → নির্দিষ্ট হাসপাতাল
  
• die of disease → রোগে মারা যাওয়া
  

5. (B) Do as directed

(i) The hike was challenging but the view from the top was worth it. (Use ‘although’)

Answer: Although the hike was challenging, the view from the top was worth it.

Bengali: although → বিপরীত ভাব বোঝায়, তাই ‘but’ বাদ দিতে হয়।

(ii) The girls are playing chess. (Change the voice)

Answer: Chess is being played by the girls.

Bengali: present continuous passive → is being played.

(iii) “Be creative,” said the teacher to her students. (Turn into indirect speech)

Answer: The teacher advised her students to be creative.

Bengali:

• আদেশ/উপদেশ → advised
  
• verb → to + base form → to be creative
  

5. (C) Choose the correct phrasal verbs

List: leave out, do away with, cry out, break out

(i) Fire erupted in the market last night.

Answer: Fire broke out in the market last night.

Bengali:

break out = হঠাৎ শুরু হওয়া (আগুন, রোগ)

(ii) The man shouted for help.

Answer: The man cried out for help.

Bengali: cry out = চিৎকার করে সাহায্য চাওয়া।

(iii) A very important point has been omitted from the paragraph. 

Answer: A very important point has been left out from the paragraph.

Bengali: leave out = বাদ দেওয়া।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Four persons ___ (kill / was killed / were killed) when a matador van ___ (collides / collided / was colliding) with a scooter last night. The driver of the matador van ___ (is arrested / have arrested / has been arrested).

Answer: Four persons were killed when a matador van collided with a scooter last night. The driver of the matador van has been arrested.

Bengali Explanation:

• were killed → অনেক ব্যক্তি, এবং ঘটনাটি অতীতে → passive past plural
  
• collided → simple past (গতরাতে ঘটেছে)
  
• has been arrested → বর্তমানে ফলাফল দেখা যাচ্ছে → present perfect passive
  

5(A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

Question: There was a very old mosque ___ our locality where my father would take me ___ evening prayers. I had not ___ faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers.

Answer: There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers. I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers.

Bengali Explanation:

• mosque in our locality → locality-এর ভিতরে।
  
• take me for prayers → উদ্দেশ্য বোঝাতে for।
  
• the faintest idea → fixed expression; faintest-এর আগে সর্বদা the থাকে।
  

5(B). Rewrite the following sentences

(i) He ought to help the poor. (Change the voice)

Answer: The poor ought to be helped by him.

Bengali Explanation:

• ought to + be + past participle → passive form।
  

(ii) Father said to Swami, “Give it to your headmaster.” (Change the mode of narration)

Answer: Father told Swami to give it to his headmaster.

Bengali Explanation:

• order/command → told
  
• imperative → to + base verb
  
• your → his (pronoun change)
  

(iii) Water is more useful than any other drink. (Change the degree of comparison)

Positive Degree:

No other drink is as useful as water.

Superlative Degree:

Water is the most useful of all drinks.

Bengali Explanation:

• comparative → positive: No other + noun
  
• comparative → superlative: the most + adjective
  

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The soldier executed the orders.

Answer: The soldier carried out the orders.

Bengali: carried out = আদেশ পালন করা।

(ii) Do not hate the poor.

Answer: Do not look down upon the poor.

Bengali: look down upon = ঘৃণা করা / তুচ্ছজ্ঞান করা।

(iii) He has read the poem carefully.

Answer:

He has gone through the poem carefully.

Bengali: go through = মনোযোগ দিয়ে পড়া।

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4. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the verbs

Question: Some days after the funeral, a special train ___ (was taking / had taken / took) Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment ___ (was decked / decked / was decking) with flowers. People on the train ___ (were singing / are singing / had sung) bhajans.

Answer: Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment was decked with flowers. People on the train were singing bhajans.

Bengali Explanation:

• took → simple past (ঘটনা অতীতে)
• was decked → passive form (compartment সাজানো হয়েছিল)
• were singing → অতীতে চলমান কাজ (bhajan গাওয়া চলছিল)

5(A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate article and preposition

Question: John Edward Masefield (1878–1967) was ___ English poet, writer and Poet Laureate ___ the United Kingdom ___ 1930 till his death.

Correct Answer: John Edward Masefield (1878–1967) was an English poet, writer and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 till his death.

Bengali Explanation:

• an English poet → vowel sound (English) → an
• Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
• from 1930 → সময়ের শুরু বোঝাতে from

5(B). Do as directed

(i) Does he always scold the students? (Change the voice)

Answer: Are the students always scolded by him?

Bengali Explanation:

• Does + verb → passive-এ are + past participle
• students subject হয়ে যায়।

(ii) Everyday on the mainland had relations. (Make it Negative)

Answer: Nobody on the mainland had any relations.

Bengali Explanation:

• Everybody → Negative form = Nobody
  
• Positive “had relations” → Negative = had any relations

(iii) The family had finished tea. They gathered round the fire. (Join using adverbial clause)

Answer: After the family had finished tea, they gathered round the fire.

Bengali Explanation:

• দুটি কাজ—একটি আগে, একটি পরে
• তাই adverbial clause → After + past perfect

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The boy resembles his father.

Answer: The boy takes after his father.

Bengali: take after = কারো মতো হওয়া বা দেখতে/স্বভাবে মিল থাকা।

(ii) The soldiers were forced to surrender.

Answer: The soldiers were forced to give in.

Bengali: give in = আত্মসমর্পণ করা।

(iii) The strike has been withdrawn.

Answer: The strike has been called off.

Bengali: call off = বাতিল করা বা প্রত্যাহার করা।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Having ___ (finish / finished / finishing) our breakfast, we took half an hour to ___ (got / get / getting) ready. We thought that it ___ (will take / takes / would take) three hours to reach the destination.

Answer: Having finished our breakfast, we took half an hour to get ready. We thought that it would take three hours to reach the destination.

Bengali Explanation:

• Having finished → perfect participle (আগে কাজ সম্পন্ন হয়েছে বোঝায়)
• to get → to + base form
• thought → past tense, তাই পরের clause → would take

5(A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

Question: When the family sits ___ to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself ___ the legs of ___ family members.

Answer: When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members.

Bengali Explanation:

• sit down to tea → fixed expression
• rubs himself against → কিছুর সাথে ঘষাঘষি করা
• the family members → নির্দিষ্ট দলের সদস্যদের বোঝায়

5(B). Do as directed

(i) The sun rose. We started our journey. (Join into a simple sentence using nominative absolute)

Answer: The sun having risen, we started our journey.

Bengali Explanation:

• nominative absolute structure: noun + having + past participle
• দুটি কাজের মধ্যে একটি আগে ঘটেছে।

(ii) Let him submit the account. (Change the voice)

Answer: Let the account be submitted by him.

Bengali Explanation:

• Let + object + be + past participle → passive structure

(iii) He will succeed in the examination. (Use noun form of the verb “succeed”)

Answer: He will have success in the examination.

Bengali Explanation:

• succeed (verb) → success (noun)
• will succeed → will have success

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) I cannot understand what he writes.

Answer: I cannot make out what he writes.

Bengali: make out = বুঝতে পারা।

(ii) Don’t despise the poor.

Answer: Don’t look down upon the poor.

Bengali: look down upon = তুচ্ছজ্ঞান/ঘৃণা করা।

(iii) Three fire engines extinguished the fire.

Answer: Three fire engines blew out the fire.

Bengali: blow out = নেভানো।

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4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks

Question: An accident ___ (occurred / was occurred / had occurred) yesterday on Jessore Road near Madhyamgram Chowmatha. A lorry ___ (was running / had run / running) at a high speed from Barasat ___ (was hit / hit / had been hit) a rickshaw.

Correct Answer: An accident occurred yesterday on Jessore Road near Madhyamgram Chowmatha. A lorry was running at a high speed from Barasat hit a rickshaw.

Bengali Explanation:

• occurred → accident ঘটে → simple past।
• was running → লরি চলছিল → past continuous।
• A lorry hit → active simple past (যা বাক্যের গঠনে সবচেয়ে স্বাভাবিক)।

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: Most people are fond ___ mystery stories. They find ___ extra pleasure ____ trying to solve the mystery along with the investigators.

Answer: Most people are fond of mystery stories. They find an extra pleasure in trying to solve the mystery along with the investigators.

Bengali Explanation:

• fond of → fixed preposition।
• an extra pleasure → extra vowel sound দিয়ে শুরু, তাই an।
• এখানে ‘in’ একটি Preposition, এবং এর পরে আসা Verb হলো ‘try’। তাই এটিকে Gerund ফর্মে ‘trying’ হিসেবে ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।

5(B). Do as directed

(i) Ashim knew the solution to the problem. (Change the voice)

Answer: The solution to the problem was known to Ashim.

Bengali Explanation:

• knew → was known
• object → subject করা হয়েছে।

(ii) Hena said, “Honesty is the best policy.” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Hena said that honesty is the best policy.

Bengali Explanation:

• Universal truth → tense পরিবর্তন হয় না।
• তাই is একই থাকে।

(iii) The lady is too fat to do exercise. (Omit ‘too’)

Answer: The lady is so fat that she cannot do exercise.

Bengali Explanation:

• too…to → so…that (negative meaning)।
• cannot যোগ হয় অর্থ ঠিক রাখতে।

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The chief guest arrived exactly at 11 a.m.

Answer: The chief guest turned up exactly at 11 a.m.

Bengali: turn up = উপস্থিত হওয়া।

(ii) There was none to nurse him.

Answer: There was none to look after him.

Bengali: look after = যত্ন নেওয়া।

(iii) Save something for old age.

Answer: Lay by something for old age.

Bengali: lay by = সঞ্চয় করে রাখা।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Rina who ___ (have been / had been / is) ill for a month ___ (will visit / has visited / had visited) the doctor on the next Monday. The doctor ___ (advised / had advised / may advise) her complete bed rest.

Answer: Rina who has been ill for a month will visit the doctor on the next Monday. The doctor may advise her complete bed rest.

Bengali Explanation:

• has been → বর্তমান পর্যন্ত অসুস্থ, present perfect continuous
• will visit → next Monday → future time
• may advise → ভবিষ্যতে সম্ভাব্য পরামর্শ

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: Rag pickers are ___ most exploited group ___ children. They pick ___ rags because they are forced to do that to earn a livelihood.

Answer: Rag pickers are the most exploited group of children. They pick up rags because they are forced to do that to earn a livelihood.

Bengali Explanation:

• the most → superlative degree
• group of children → শিশুদের একটি শ্রেণি
• pick up rags → phrasal verb (জমা করা/তোলা)

5(B). Do as directed

(i) The authorities postponed the cricket match. (Change the voice)

Answer: The cricket match was postponed by the authorities.

Bengali Explanation:

object → subject; postponed → was postponed

(ii) “Is there anybody there?”, said the traveller. (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: The traveller asked if there was anybody there.

Bengali Explanation:

• Is there → if there was
• said → asked (কারণ প্রশ্ন)

(iii) We should not show cruelty to animals. (Rewrite using adjective form of ‘cruelty’)

Answer: We should not be cruel to animals.

Bengali Explanation:

cruelty (noun) → cruel (adjective)

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The dog followed the thief.

Answer: The dog went after the thief.

Bengali: go after = পিছু নেওয়া / ধাওয়া করা।

(ii) Have you read this book?

Answer: Have you gone through this book?

Bengali: go through = ভালোভাবে পড়া।

(iii) The chief guest distributed the prizes.

Answer: The chief guest gave away the prizes.

Bengali: give away = বিতরণ করা।

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4. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the verbs

Question: Having ___ (finish/finished/finishing) our breakfast, we took half an hour to ___ (get/got/getting) ready. We thought that it ___ (will take/takes/would take) three hours to reach the destination.

Answer: Having finished our breakfast, we took half an hour to get ready. We thought that it would take three hours to reach the destination.

Bengali Explanation:

• Having + past participle → Having finished
• to + base form → to get
• thought → past tense → পরের অংশে would take

5(A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

Question: The whole class is anxious ___ know who will win the prize this year. ___ friend of mine has come ___ a new science model.

Answer: The whole class is anxious to know who will win the prize this year. A friend of mine has come with a new science model.

Bengali Explanation:

• anxious to know → fixed expression
• A friend of mine → “friend” countable, প্রথমবার উল্লেখ
• come with → নিয়ে আসা

5(B). Do as directed

(i) He was pleased to be greeted by the audience. (Change the voice)

Answer: The audience greeted him with pleasure.

Bengali Explanation:

Passive → active
was pleased → with pleasure
to be greeted → greeted him

(ii) Brad Pitt said to Angelina Jolie, “Let us go to the museum.” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: Brad Pitt proposed to Angelina Jolie that they should go to the museum.

Bengali Explanation:

• Let us → proposed / suggested that we should
• said to → proposed to

(iii) They raised a timid protest. (Rewrite using the adverb form of the underlined word)

Answer: They protested timidly.

Bengali Explanation:

timid (adj) → timidly (adverb)

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The wall collapsed during rain.

Answer: The wall broke down during rain.
Correct meaning is “fell down”.

(ii) We requested you to help us.

Answer: We called on you to help us. ❌ (not in list)

(iii) He is addicted to smoking.

Answer: He cannot get away from smoking.

Bengali: get away from = মুক্তি পাওয়া / এড়িয়ে চলা।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: A competition ___ (organised / is organised / was organised) by a cold drink manufacturer in Delhi University campus. As it was ___ (report / reported / reporting), a young person who ___ (drinks / had drunk / will drink) eight bottles of cold drinks was the highest taker.

✅ Answer: A competition was organised by a cold drink manufacturer in Delhi University campus. As it was reported, a young person who had drunk eight bottles of cold drinks was the highest taker.

Bengali Explanation:

• was organised → অতীত passive
• was reported → সংবাদটি রিপোর্ট হয়েছিল
• had drunk → drinking happened earlier, so past perfect

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: Words of Bapuji’s death has spread ___ Delhi like ___ flame fanned ___ wind.

Answer: Words of Bapuji’s death has spread in Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.

Bengali Explanation:

• in Delhi → স্থানের ক্ষেত্রে in
• a flame → indefinite article
• fanned by wind → agent → “by”

5(B). Do as directed

(i) She knows the solution to this problem. (Change the voice)

Answer: The solution to this problem is known to her.

Bengali: knows → is known (passive)

(ii) It is better to starve than to beg. (Change the degree of comparison)

Answer: To beg is worse than to starve.

Bengali:

• better → worse (opposite comparative degree)
• meaning same রাখতে বাক্য পুনর্গঠন।

(iii) They did not make a sound. They did not stir. (Join using Neither…Nor)

Answer: They neither made a sound nor stirred.

Bengali:
Neither…nor = “না…না”

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The dog followed the thief.

Answer: The dog went after the thief.

(ii) Have you read this book?

Answer: Have you gone through this book?

(iii) The chief guest distributed the prizes.

Answer: The chief guest gave away the prizes.

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Four persons ___ (killed / were killed / was killed) when a Tata-sumo ___ (collides / collided / was colliding) with a heavily loaded lorry last night. The driver of the lorry ___ (arrested / has arrested / was arrested) by the police.

Correct Answer: Four persons were killed when a Tata-sumo collided with a heavily loaded lorry last night. The driver of the lorry was arrested by the police.

Bengali Explanation:

• were killed → plural subject + past passive
• collided → simple past (গতরাতে ঘটে গেছে)
• was arrested → passive voice (ড্রাইভারকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়েছিল)

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: When I was ___ college, I used to spend my summer vacations ___ Dehra ___ my grandmother.

Answer: When I was in college, I used to spend my summer vacations in Dehra with my grandmother.

Bengali Explanation:

• in college → কলেজে থাকা/কলেজ জীবন বোঝাতে in
• vacations in Dehra → স্থানের ক্ষেত্রে in
• with my grandmother → কার সঙ্গে থাকতাম → with

B. Do as directed

(i) We decorated our house with flowers. (Change the voice)

Answer: Our house was decorated with flowers by us.

Bengali Explanation:

Active → Passive
decorated → was decorated
subject “we” → by us
object comes first → our house

(ii) We said to our father, “Why did you leave your house and come here?” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: We asked our father why he had left his house and come there.

Bengali Explanation:

• said to → asked
• Why did you leave → why he had left
• your → his
• here → there

(iii) Big Half Moon island is the loveliest island in summer. (Turn into positive degree)

Answer: No other island in summer is as lovely as Big Half Moon island.

Bengali Explanation:

• superlative (loveliest) → positive degree
• Structure: No other + noun + is as + positive adjective + as + subject

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The soldiers surrendered at last.

Answer: The soldiers gave in at last.

Bengali: give in = আত্মসমর্পণ করা।

(ii) We must obey the traffic rules.

Answer: We must abide by the traffic rules.

Bengali: abide by = আইন/নিয়ম মেনে চলা।

(iii) I have read the book.

Answer: I have gone through the book.

Bengali: go through = মনোযোগ দিয়ে পড়া।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Sentence: As children ___ (were / are / been) the future citizens of our country, parents should keep ____ (motivate/motivating/motivated) them to ____ (following/be followed/follow) the right since their childhood. 

Correct Answers: As children are the future citizens of our country, parents should keep motivating them to follow the right since their childhood.

Bengali Explanation (Simple & Clear)

1) are: বাক্যটি একটি general truth (সর্বজনবিদিত সত্য)।

2) motivating: Structure: keep + (verb + ing) – Parents should keep motivating them → বাবা-মাকে তাদের উৎসাহিত করে যেতে হবে।

3) follow: Structure: motivate someone to + base verb

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: It was eight o’clock and most of ___ early risers had finished their morning walk ___ necks wrapped ___ mufflers.

Answer: It was eight o’clock and most of the early risers had finished their morning walk with necks wrapped in mufflers.

Bengali Explanation:

• the early risers → নির্দিষ্ট একটি গোষ্ঠী
• walk with necks wrapped → সঙ্গে
• wrapped in mufflers → কোনও কিছুর মধ্যে মোড়া থাকলে in

5(B). Rewrite the following sentences

(i) The mountain was beautiful indeed. (Change into an exclamatory sentence)

Answer: How beautiful the mountain was!

Bengali:

Indeed বোঝাতে exclamatory → How + adjective

(ii) A man who is dead cannot feel anything. (Change into a simple sentence)

Answer: A dead man cannot feel anything.

Bengali: who is dead → dead (adjective phrase)

(iii) He was obliged to go. (Change the voice)

Answer: Circumstances obliged him to go.

Bengali:

Passive → Active
was obliged → obliged
(Agent added: circumstances)

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) Ultraviolet ray affects our health.

Answer: Ultraviolet ray acts on our health.

Bengali: act on = প্রভাব ফেলা।

(ii) He managed the situation efficiently.

Answer: He dealt with the situation efficiently.

Bengali: deal with = সামলানো/পরিচালনা করা।

(iii) Wait for a moment.

Answer: Hold on for a moment.

Bengali: hold on = একটু অপেক্ষা করা।

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Sentence: When I ___ (was returning / return / returned) from school, mother told me that my friend Pritam ___ (wait / is waiting / had been waiting) for me for about an hour. I ___ (rush / rushed / had rushed) upstairs to meet him.

Answer: When I was returning from school, mother told me that my friend Pritam had been waiting for me for about an hour. I rushed upstairs to meet him.

Bengali Explanation:

• when + was returning → চলমান অতীত কাজ
• had been waiting → আগে থেকে অপেক্ষা চলছিল (past perfect continuous)
• rushed → পরপর ঘটে যাওয়া কাজ, তাই simple past

5(A). Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: Rabindranath was awarded ___ Nobel Prize ___ literature ___ 1913.

Answer: Rabindranath was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.

Bengali Explanation:

• the Nobel Prize → নির্দিষ্ট পুরস্কার
• for literature → কোন বিষয়ের জন্য
• in 1913 → সাল বোঝাতে in

5(B). Do as directed

(i) The song is very sweet. (Turn into an exclamatory sentence)

Answer: How sweet the song is!

বাংলা: very sweet → How sweet!

(ii) The sun having set, the workers returned home. (Split the sentence)

Answer: The sun had set. The workers returned home.

বাংলা: participle clause ভেঙে দুটি বাক্য

(iii) Do it now. (Change the voice)

Answer: Let it be done now.

বাংলা: imperative active → passive

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) I have read the book thoroughly.

Answer: I have gone through the book thoroughly.

বাংলা: go through = মনোযোগ দিয়ে পড়া

(ii) He will be cured soon.

Answer: He will come round soon.

বাংলা: come round = সুস্থ হওয়া

(iii) Please remove your shoes here.

Answer: lease take off your shoes here.

বাংলা: take off = খুলে ফেলা

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: When the Tsar approached, the hermit ___ (is digging / was digging / were digging) the ground in front of his hunt. Seeing the Tsar, he ___ (greeted / greets / has greeted) him and went on digging. The hermit ___ (is / was / were) frail and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and turned a little earth, he breathed heavily. 

Correct Answer: When the Tsar approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. Seeing the Tsar, he greeted him and went on digging. The hermit was frail and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and turned a little earth, he breathed heavily. 

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• was digging → অতীতে একটি কাজ চলছিল (past continuous)
• greeted → অতীতে সম্পন্ন কাজ (simple past)
• was → একবচন subject (the hermit)

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: When their mother saw the kite patched ___ the letter, she turned pale. It was ___ very letter she had once written ___ her brother.

Answer: When their mother saw the kite patched with the letter, she turned pale. It was the very letter she had once written to her brother.

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• patched with → কোনো কিছু দিয়ে জোড়া লাগানো
• the very → নির্দিষ্ট জিনিস বোঝাতে
• written to → কাউকে চিঠি লেখা

5(B). Do as directed

(i) Father asked him, “Have you no school today?” (Change the mode of narration)

Answer: Father asked him if he had no school that day.

বাংলা:

• yes/no প্রশ্ন → if/whether
• today → that day
• have → had

(ii) The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning. (Omit ‘too’)

Answer: The people were so stunned that they could not speak in the beginning.

বাংলা:
too…to → so…that (negative)

(iii) I heard a thud. I rushed to the spot. (Join into a simple sentence)

Answer: Hearing a thud, I rushed to the spot.

বাংলা: Present participle ব্যবহার করে simple sentence

5(C). Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) Bapan had died but his India would continue to live in his children.

Answer: Bapan had passed away but his India would continue to live in his children.

(ii) I can not remember your name.

Answer: I cannot call up your name.

(iii) Amal was reared by his uncle.

Answer: Amal was brought up by his uncle.

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4. Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative

Sentence: Neeraj Chopra ___ (win / won / wins) India’s first Olympic gold in athletics. He says, “My focus ___ (is / was / were) on my game and if you ___ (manage / managed / managing) to do well, sponsors and money follow.”

Answer: Neeraj Chopra won India’s first Olympic gold in athletics. He says, “My focus is on my game and if you manage to do well, sponsors and money follow.”

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• won → অতীতে একটি নির্দিষ্ট ঘটনা (Olympic জয়)
• is → সাধারণ সত্য / বর্তমান বক্তব্য
• if you manage → First Conditional → present tense ব্যবহার হয়

5(A). Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: The teacher distributed the candy ___ two monitors of the class and asked them ___ distribute among the students ___ 26th January.

Correct Answer: The teacher distributed the candy between two monitors of the class and asked them to distribute among the students on 26th January.

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

• distribute between → দুজনের মধ্যে
• asked them to → infinitive
• on + নির্দিষ্ট তারিখ

5(B). Do as directed

(i) The teacher was inspecting home lessons. (Change into passive voice)

Answer: Home lessons were being inspected by the teacher.

বাংলা: Past continuous passive → was/were + being + V³

(ii) The stranger said to me, “Can you help me?” (Change the mode of narration)

Answer: The stranger asked me if I could help him.

বাংলা:

• Yes/No প্রশ্ন → if
• can → could
• me → him

(iii) Dhoni is one of the best captains in the world cricket. (Turn it into positive degree)

Answer: Very few captains in the world cricket are as good as Dhoni.

বাংলা:
Superlative → Positive
one of the best → very few … as … as

5(C). Replace the underlined verbs with phrasal verbs

(i) I can tolerate such insult.

Answer: I can put up with such insult.

(ii) The boy resembles his mother.

Answer: The boy takes after his mother.

(iii) Do not hate the poor.

Answer: Do not look down upon the poor.

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

A tiger strayed into a village at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, _____ (enters/entered/is entering) a cowshed and ______ (killed / was killed / had killed) three cows last night. Soon after sunset yesterday, the villagers of Kumirmari ______ (were roused / are roused / was roused) by the wild lowing of cows from a cowshed. 

A tiger strayed into a village at Gosaba in the Sundarbans, entered a cowshed and killed three cows last night. Soon after sunset yesterday, the villagers of Kumirmari were roused by the wild lowing of cows from a cowshed.

Entered –  Simple past tense

killed – Past tense — completed action

were roused – Passive voice in past tense

5. Do as directed

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition

A French journalist has died ______ her injuries after she was hit by landmine blast ______ Masul.

A French journalist has died of her injuries after she was hit by a landmine blast in Mosul.

Filled correctly:

of her injuries → correct preposition used with die

a landmine blast → indefinite article (not a specific blast)

in Mosul → correct preposition for place

B. Do as directed

(i) Their glory can never fade. (Turn into an interrogative sentence)

Answer: Can their glory ever fade?

(ii) The spoon is made of silver. (Frame a question using “What”)

Answer: What is the spoon made of?

(iii) He said to me, “Where have you got it?” (Change into indirect speech)

Answer: He asked me where I had got it.

C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The villagers were chasing the herd of elephants.

Answer: The villagers were running after the herd of elephants.

(ii) I cannot tolerate this insult.

Answer: I cannot put up with this insult.

(iii) He had to postpone his journey.

Answer: He had to put off his journey.

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4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Question: Incidentally, this is not the first time that Hossain ___ (cracks / has cracked / cracked) the Civil Services. He ___ (has achieved / achieved / would achieve) for Forest Service, Revenue and Police but ___ (is / was / be) not happy with them.

Answer: Incidentally, this is not the first time that Hossain has cracked the Civil Services. He has achieved Forest Service, Revenue and Police but is not happy with them.

📘 বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

1. has cracked
   • “This is the first / second time that …” → সবসময় Present Perfect (has/have + V³)
   • তাই has cracked সঠিক।
2. has achieved
   • অর্জনটি এখনও প্রাসঙ্গিক → Present Perfect
   • তাই has achieved।
3. is
   • বর্তমান মানসিক অবস্থা বোঝাচ্ছে → Present tense
   • তাই is not happy।

5. Do as directed

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Question: The poem ‘The Snail’ takes us ___ the private world ___ a snail, where it is seen to lead ___ self-sufficient life.

Answer: The poem ‘The Snail’ takes us into the private world of a snail, where it is seen to lead a self-sufficient life.

📘 বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:

1. into → কোনো জগতে প্রবেশ বোঝাতে
2. of → অধিকার বা সম্পর্ক বোঝাতে
3. a → self-sufficient (ব্যঞ্জনধ্বনি দিয়ে শুরু)

5. B. Rewrite the following sentences

(i) “What a fine morning it is!”, said Swami’s father. (Change the mode of narration)

Answer: Swami’s father exclaimed that it was a very fine morning.

📘 ব্যাখ্যা:

• Exclamatory → exclaimed that
• Present → Past (is → was)

(ii) You should not take pride in your wealth. (Use adjective form of ‘pride’)

Answer: You should not be proud of your wealth.

📘 ব্যাখ্যা:

• pride (noun) → proud (adjective)

(iii) A lost moment is lost forever. (Turn into a complex sentence)

Answer: A moment which is lost is lost forever.

📘 ব্যাখ্যা:

• Relative clause (which) ব্যবহার করে complex sentence

5. C. Phrasal Verb (দৃশ্যমান অংশ)

(i) The patient will recover within a week.

Answer: The patient will come round within a week.

📘 ব্যাখ্যা:

• recover = come round

(ii) Please do not reject my proposal.

✔️ Answer: Please do not turn down my proposal.

📘 reject = turn down

(iii) He wore a white shirt.

✔️ Answer: He put on a white shirt.

📘 wear = put on

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SECTION–B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: Henry is ___ honest man. He abides ___ the rules and regulations of his institution. He always remains absorbed ___ studies.

Answer: Henry is an honest man. He abides by the rules and regulations of his institution. He always remains absorbed in studies.

✔️ Correct Answers:

• an
• by
• in

5. A. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Sentence: One of my friends ___ (injured / was injured / were injured) in a bus accident. I would have ___ (help / helped / helping) him if I ___ (was / were / am) a doctor.

Answers: One of my friends was injured in a bus accident. I would have helped him if I were a doctor.

• was injured
• helped
• were

5. B. Do as directed

(i) Change into indirect speech

Direct: He said to me, “How did you get all that money?”

✔️ Indirect: He asked me how I had got all that money.

(ii) Join into a simple sentence

Sentence: I saw the strange vision. I could not believe my own eyes.

✔️ Answer: Seeing the strange vision, I could not believe my own eyes.

(iii) Change into the positive degree

Sentence: The silver pot was the most beautiful thing in the house.

✔️ Answer: No other thing in the house was as beautiful as the silver pot.

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) I cannot tolerate this insult.

✔️ Answer: put up with

➡️ I cannot put up with this insult.

(ii) He will be cured soon.

✔️ Answer: come round

➡️ He will come round soon.

(iii) I cannot understand what is written here.

I cannot make out what is written here.
(কিন্তু make out তালিকায় নেই)

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SECTION–B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks

Sentence: The engine ___ (found / was found / is found) in a disused well nearby, with its back up. I prayed to heaven to save me from fresh troubles. But when the owner of the house ___ (saw / was seen / sees) what ___ (happened / was happening / had happened), he laughed heartily.

Answers: The engine was found in a disused well nearby, with its back up. I prayed to heaven to save me from fresh troubles. But when the owner of the house saw what had happened, he laughed heartily.

• was found
• saw
• had happened

📌 Past passive → was found
📌 Earlier action before another past action → had happened

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: A man stood holding ___ pole ___ yellow, red, green and purple balloons flying ___ it.

Completed sentence: A man stood holding a pole with yellow, red, green and purple balloons flying on it.

✔️ Correct Answers:

• a
• with
• on

5. B. Rewrite the following sentences

(i) Change the voice

Sentence: I took the frightened, angry boy by the hand.

Answer (Passive): The frightened, angry boy was taken by the hand by me.

(ii) Change into indirect speech

Direct: The man said to her, “Do you try teaching your son to talk properly?”

Indirect: The man asked her whether/if she tried teaching her son to talk properly.

(iii) Join into a complex sentence using an adverbial clause

Sentence: The load was light. It was too much for the old man.

Answer: Though the load was light, it was too much for the old man.

5. C. Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) The brave never surrenders to evil.

✔️ Answer: gives in

➡️ The brave never gives in to evil.

(ii) The girl was reared carelessly.

✔️ Answer: brought up

➡️ The girl was brought up carelessly.

(iii) Our school was founded in 1967.

✔️ Answer: set up

➡️ Our school was set up in 1967.

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SECTION–B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks

Sentence: India ____ (won / had won / wins) the ICC Champions Trophy in March, 2025 ____ (was defeating / defeating / defeated) New Zealand. After the tournament, the players of the Indian team ____ (were rewarding / will be rewarded / were rewarded) in the same year.

Answers: India won the ICC Champions Trophy in March, 2025 defeating New Zealand. After the tournament, the players of the Indian team were rewarded in the same year.

1. won
2. defeating
3. were rewarded

📝 Bengali Explanation:

• নির্দিষ্ট অতীত সময় (March 2025) → Simple Past (won)
• main verb-এর সাথে চলমান কাজ বোঝাতে → defeating
• passive past action → were rewarded

5. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article or preposition

Sentence: They went to Puri ___ 24.12.24. All the members of their family went to the Howrah station to see them off. ___ train left ___ Puri at 9.30 P.M.

✔️ Correct Answers: They went to Puri on 24.12.24. All the members of their family went to the Howrah station to see them off. The train left from Puri at 9.30 P.M.

1. on
2. The
3. from

5. B. Rewrite the following sentences

(i) Change the voice

Sentence: You may catch the ball.

Answer (Passive): The ball may be caught by you.

(ii) Change the mode of narration

Direct: The vendor said, “How many will you eat, old man?”

Indirect: The vendor asked the old man how many he would eat.

(iii) Use noun form of ‘learn’

Sentence: You were quick to learn my language.

Answer: You were quick in learning my language.

Choose the correct phrasal verbs

(i) We can not ______ what he says.

Correct answer: make out

Completed sentence: We can not make out what he says.

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:
make out = বুঝতে পারা
→ আমরা সে কী বলছে বুঝতে পারছি না।

(ii) He ______ the order of his boss in the next week.

Correct answer: will carry out

Completed sentence: He will carry out the order of his boss in the next week.

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:
carry out = কার্যকর করা / পালন করা
→ সে তার বসের আদেশ কার্যকর করবে।

(iii) You should not have ______ with your friend.

✔️ Correct answer: fallen out

Completed sentence: You should not have fallen out with your friend.

বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা:
fall out = ঝগড়া হওয়া / সম্পর্ক খারাপ হওয়া
→ তোমার বন্ধুর সাথে ঝগড়া করা উচিত হয়নি।

Grammar does not have to be difficult or frightening. When rules are explained properly and practised correctly, grammar can become one of the highest scoring sections in the Madhyamik English paper.

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• Simplify complex rules into easy-to-understand explanations
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