Printable Key to Exercises

1^st

a) Honesty is the best policy. If you maintain honesty, everybody will love you.

DhB 23

1st

b) A student should not memorize any answer blindly. If he memorizes the answer without knowing the meaning, he will not learn anything.

DhB 23

3^rd

c) It’s too late.  If we had started our journey earlier, we would not have missed the train.

RB 23

3rd

d) If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something. But I am not hungry at all.

RB 23

1st

e) If we lose the morning hours of life, we will fail to do something great in our life.

CuB 23

2^nd

f) If I had the wings of a bird, I would fly in the sky.

JB 23

2^nd

g) If he tried heart and soul, he would achieve the success. Endless effort is the precondition of success.

MaB 23

1st

h) Patriotism is a noble virtue. We all should have patriotism if we want to improve our country.

BB 23

1st

i) Mina really sings well. If she gets opportunity, she will become a famous singer.

SB 23

1st

j) You cannot shine in life if you do not work sincerely.

DiB 23

3^rd

k) There was a little rain yesterday. If it had rained heavily, we could not have gone for shopping.

MyB 23

2^nd

l) If I had a camera, I would take some photographs. I like photography very much.

RB 22

2^nd

m) The condition of Mitu’s father was not well. If I knew his mobile number, I would phone him.

DhB 19

1st

n) English is an international language. If you are weak in English, you cannot get a good job.

DhB 19

1st

o) If a man sows good seeds, he will reap a good harvest.

RB 19

2^nd

p) I wish I could fly in the sky. If I had the wings of a bird, I could fly in the sky.

RB 19

1st

q) We cannot buy a car if we do not have enough money. It costs a lot of money.

JB 19

2^nd

r) King Midas was very miser. If I were a king, I would help the poor.

MaB 19

1st

s) You are getting fat. If you want to lose weight, you have to/should take physical exercise.

ChB 19

Zero

t) Human body needs a balanced diet. If we take a balanced diet, we feel better.

ChB 17

1st

u) Honesty is the best policy. If you maintain honesty, you will be respected by all.

SB 17

1^st

v) Physical exercise keeps us healthy and strong. If you take regular physical exercises, you will be healthy and strong.

DhB 16

3^rd

w) I was not hungry at all. If I had been hungry, I would have taken my meal.

DhB 16

1^st

x) You must have confidence in your ability. If you are confident, you will be successful.

CuB 16

1^st

y) The farmers of our country are very poor, but they can work hard. If the bank gives them loan on easy term, they can produce good crops.

JB 16

a) Time plays a very crucial role in human life. We cannot prosper in life unless we utilize our time properly.

JB 23

b) You cannot become happy unless you are satisfied with what you have. Happiness lies in contentment.

MaB 23

c) But all sorts of attempts to solve food problem will fail unless our farmers work hard.

RB 19

d) Unity is power. Unless you are united, you cannot be successful.

CuB 19

e) There goes the proverb “United we stand. divided we fall”, Unless we are united, we will not get success.

RB 17

a)    English is an international language. I wish I could speak English fluently.

DhB 23

b)    There are so many poor people in our country. I wish I could help them.

DiB 23

c)    I wish I were a poet. I would express my feelings in my poems.

MyB 23

d)    Birds fly in the sky. I wish I had the wings of a bird.

ChB 22

e)    My childhood was full of joys and happiness. I wish I were a child again.

DhB 17

a) My childhood was full of joys and happiness. Would that I could be child again/I were a child again.

CuB 23

RB 16

b) Would that I had time for reading books.

c) Would that I could travel the world.

d) Would that he would stop talking.

e) Would that I had met you ten years ago.

a) The weather of that night was very rough. I would have met you provided the weather had been nice.

SB 23

b) Opportunity does not always come. You would have succeeded in life provided that you had worked sincerely.

MyB 23

c) You can take my car provided you drive carefully.

d) Provided you keep your words, I will support you.

e) I will go to college providing that there is no rain.

a) Had I earned enough money I could have bought a car.

DhB 23

b) He was not hungry at all. Had he been hungry, he would have eaten something.

BB 23

c) Had I been a rich man, I would have helped the flood affected people.

Kh 18

d) He tried his best to get the job but he could not get it. Had he got the job, he would have been very happy.

JB 16

e) Should he come late, we won’t allow him to enter the class room.

a) She spoke as if she had been an experienced doctor. She was actually a quack.

RB 23

b) He behaved as if he had been mad.

BB 19

c) Rupa is a talkative girl. She talks as if she knew everything.

MaB 17

d) He was a petty clerk. But he behaved as though he had been a high ranked officer.

SB 23

e) Sabbir Khan is a quack. He behaves as though he were an expert MBBS doctor.

JB 22

a) It is a long time since I came to Dhaka.

DhB 23

b) I can’t recall his name. It is long since I talked with him.

CuB 23

c) It was long time since I had visited my hometown.

MaB 23

d) I could not recognize you at first. It was many years since we had met last.

DhB 22

e) “Do you know this man?” “Yes, I know him. He has been known to me since he was a boy.”

SB 19

a) Corruption is the main hindrance to the development of our country. It is high time we stood against corruption.

DhB 23

b) It is high time you gave up smoking. It is detrimental to health.

JB 23

c) Most of the rivers are getting polluted day by day. It is high time we stopped water pollution.

SB 23

d) Overeating is harmful to health. It is high time we changed our habit of eating more.

DiB 23

e) Water is polluted in different ways. It is high time we stopped water pollution.

DhB 22

a) The thief was afraid of police. He ran away lest he might be arrested.

RB 23

b) The old man is very weak. He walks very slowly lest he should get injury.

MB 23

c) I think you are not regular in studies. Be attentive lest you should fail in the examination.

DhB 22

d) We are late. The class will start soon. Walk fast lest we should miss the class.

DhB 19

e) He ran fast lest he should miss the bus. He had to reach his office in time.

MaB 19

a) The old man is very weak. He is walking slowly so that he can avoid unpleasant situation.

DhB 23

b) The martyrs laid down their lives in 1971. They did it so that we could achieve our independence.

RB 23

c) We work hard so that we can get success in our life. Success does not come automatically.

MaB 23

d) Our freedom fighters risked their lives in the war of liberation so that we could get our independence.

BB 23

e) Milk is rich in food values. We should take milk everyday so that we can be healthy.

SB 23

a) Rima is a good singer. She sings so well that she can give pleasure to anyone.

JB 23

b) Kiran got a foreign scholarship. She was so happy that she could not stop crying.

MB 23

c) The man was so weak that he could not walk. He should consult with a doctor.

JB 19

d) Flood is a natural calamity. Neither the government nor the individual can resist it.

MaB 19

e) He is so short that he cannot do the work. So, you should find someone else to do the work.

MaB 18

a) The beggar was very hungry. No sooner had he got a piece of loaf on the road than he started to eat.

DhB 23

b) No Sooner had the police gone there than the thief left the house.

MaB 23

c) No sooner had she crossed the main gate than the rain started. 

BB 23

d) No sooner had I reached the college than the class started.

DiB 23

e) Hardly had we seen the police when we cried for help. Thus, we were saved.

JB 19

a) He had come here before I finished my work.

MaB 23

b) Do not worry about me.  I will come back after I have finished my study.

CuB 17

c) He was very hopeful about winning the game. He had practiced a lot before he took part in the competition.

ChB 17

d) Don’t worry. I will help you after I have finished my study.

JB 16

e) I requested him to join me in playing cricket. He joined me after he had finished his homework.

JB 16

a) We met the strange person while going to college/ we were going to college.

CuB 23

b) Jamil had an accident yesterday while he was driving his new car.

RB 22

c) She loves reading. She will be reading while we are playing in the field.

ChB 19

d) We had to walk through a jungle. We saw a snake while we were crossing the jungle.

Kh 18

e) We had to walk through a jungle. We saw a snake while we were walking.

CuB 17

a) Though he was a regular student, he failed to get good marks in English. It was his bad luck.

MaB 23

b) Bangladesh is a small country. Though it has a small area, its land is very fertile.

SB 23

c) I work hard although I am not paid well.

DiB 23

d) Though junk foods look appetizing, it is bad for our health. We should avoid them.

MyB 23

e) Though he was brilliant, he did not pass in the exam. He was very irregular in his college.

RB 22

f) Though Bangladesh is a small country, it has many world heritage sites. We are proud of our world heritage sites.

MaB 22

g) Though he is dull of hearing, he is serious is his studies. He can make a good result.

JB 19

a) Since Bangladesh is an agricultural country, the economy of Bangladesh depends on agriculture to a great extent. We should put emphasis on our agricultural sectors.

JB 23

b) Since it was raining heavily, we could not go to the field. We stayed at home.

JB 19

c) Since there was no more question to discuss, our teacher decided to end the class.

DhB 17

d) English is an international language. We need to learn it as it is used widely all over the world.

MyB 23

e) Neighbours are those persons who live adjacent to us. As man cannot live alone, he has to live with his neighbours.

ChB 22

f) Bangladesh is my motherland. It is blessed with rivers. In spite of that, we do not get water during dry season because we do not have rainfall in that time.

CuB 23

g) 21st February is a red-letter day in our national history, because on this day we had to shed blood for our mother tongue. 

BB 23

a) They continued to walk until they reached the airport.

BB 23

b) Please wait here until I return. I have a serious matter to discuss with you.

DhB 16

c) Wait here for me until I come back.

MaB 16

d) Rina waited until I gave the book to her. She went after getting it.

SB 16

e) e) She won’t be able to drive until she gets her driving licence.

a) Wait for me. Don’t go there as long as I continue my meeting.                      MaB 18

b) You can use my computer as long as you don’t delete any important files.

c) I’ll support you as long as you’re honest with me.

d) He’ll keep practicing as long as he improves his skills.

e) I’ll keep going to the gym as long as I see progress.

a) Give me your address. I will send the documents as soon as I can.

DiB 22

b) Last night I did not have a sound sleep I feel sleepy as soon as I start watching TV.

JB 17

c) I will give him the message as soon as I see him.

BB 16

d) The thief stole my watch and I saw it. As soon as I saw him, I went after him.

DiB 16

e) She’ll start studying as soon as she finishes her dinner.

Who

1. He talks too much while doing his work. I don’t like people who are talkative.

DhB 23

2. Honesty is the best policy. The people who are honest are always respected by everybody.

DiB 23

3. Manners define a man. We always appreciate a person who has good manner.

MB 23

4. Honesty is a great virtue. We should not be like those who are dishonest.

CuB 22

5. All around us are not friends. In fact, friends who stand by us in our danger are real friends.

ChB 22

Whom

1. The old man whom you see in the picture is my grandfather.

DiB 23

That as relative pronoun

1. Birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds. We should not kill them.

DiB 17

2. There were five boys. I took five books that were expensive but very important.

SB 16

That as conjunction

1. Development of a country depends on the active participation of every citizen. Bangladesh expects that every citizen will actively participate in its development.

DiB 22

2. I have never been suspicious of his honesty. I have always believed that he is a very honest man.

SB 19

3. He confessed that he was guilty. So, I forgave him.

DhB 17

4. Female education is a crying need for our country. It is a good sign that nowadays women are getting educated.

DhB 17

5. Female education is a crying need for our country. It is a good sign that nowadays women are getting educated.

ChB 16

What

1. He is satisfied with what he earns.

BB 19

2. What is lotted cannot be blotted.

BB 19

3. You are getting weak day by day. Eat whatever you like.

MaB 17

Which

1. It is love which gives us the meaning of our life.

JB 22

2. Trees are most important for our survival. They supply oxygen without which we cannot survive.

BB 17

When

1. I like to play cricket in my leisure time. When I get a chance, I go to play with my friends.

SB 23

2. A rainy day is the day when it rains almost all day long.

CuB 22

3. We are a free nation now. 1971 is the year when we became free from the Pakistani domination.

MaB 22

4. I am waiting for the chairman. Can you tell me when he will come?

DiB 22

5. She was thirty years old when she took nursing as her profession.

RB 19

Whenever

1. My younger brother is very fond of me. Whenever I go out, he wants to go with me.

CuB 23

2. Whenever my uncle comes to our house, he brings something for us. I have never seen him coming to our house empty-handed.

JB 23

3. John is fond of reading. Whenever he goes to the book fair, he buys a lot of books.

JB 23

4. Whenever he speaks in English, he makes mistakes. In fact, we learn through mistakes.

BB 22

5. You are now very helpless. Call me whenever you need help.

JB 19

Where

1. Danger comes where danger is feared. So, we have to be careful in our life.

RB 23

2. Mira has not been able to recall (স্মরণ করা) where she has kept her glasses. 

BB 23

3. English is an international language. There is not a country in the world where English is not spoken.

SB 23

4. Samudra Haque is a great journalist. Do you know where he was born?

CuB 19

5. Dhaka stands on the Buriganga. It is the city where a lot of people live.

MaB 19

Why

1. I don’t know why you go there, most probably, you want to meet your friend.

RB 19

2. There are a good number of reasons why the students in Bangladesh fail in English. That English is a foreign language is the main reason.

RB 16

3. The students were sympathetic and patriotic. That’s why they worked for the flood affected people.

SB 16

How

1. Now-a-days, we depend on computer. Everyone should learn how to use it.

MaB 22

2. Many people of our country are illiterate. They do not know how to read or write.

ChB 19

3. We depend on computer. Everyone should learn how to operate it.

MaB 18

a) My brother will come to Rajshahi from Dhaka. So, I have to go to station with a view to receiving him.

DhB 23

b) Florence Nightingale wanted to be a nurse with a view to serving the common people.

JB 23

c) Mr. John is very interested in tourism. He wants to visit Bangladesh with a view to enjoying the beauty of our country.

SB 23

d) I was really in great danger. He came here with a view to helping me.

DhB 19

e) Our country is beset with many problems. We all should come forward with a view to solving these problems.

DiB 19

a) All of us should try our best to do something for the welfare of the country.

CuB 22

b) Our country is beset with many problems. We all should come forward in order to solve these problems.

BB 22

c) 4. The bee is one of the busiest insects. It flies from flower to flower to collect honey.

RB 17

d) Jui is studying medicine. She wants to serve the poor in her village.

BB 17

e) Rifat does not like to eat rich foods. He knows that rich food does not contain rich vitamins.

DiB 17

a) The poem is too difficult for me to understand alone.

RB 23

b) The old lady wants too weak to cross the road. So, I helped her crossing the road.

MaB 23

c) It was my first lecture. I was too nervous to take a class.

MyB 23

d) I am not a rich man. The car is too expensive for me to buy.

RB 22

e) I found a box in the room. The box was too heavy for me to carry.

JB 22

a) Because of greenhouse effect, the climate is under great risk.

DiB 23

b) He has become poor as a result/because of his idleness.

Ka 18

c) Samia is good at all of her subjects except English.  She cannot compete with her classmates because of her weakness in English.

Kh 18

d) We were unable to go by train because of not getting train ticket.

BB 16

e) She missed her flight due to traffic on the highway.

f) They had to evacuate the building owing to a fire alarm.

a) Bangladesh is my motherland. It is blessed with rivers. In spite of that, we do not get water during dry season because we do not have rainfall in that time.

CuB 23

b) In spite of having all facilities, the boy is not utilizing them.

DiB 23

c) Mr. Karim is a hardworking man. In spite of working hard he cannot turn the wheels of his fortune.

ChB 16

d) Despite his poverty, he helps his relatives.

RB 23

e) He is an honest worker. Despite his honest work, he is not paid well.

ChB 16

a) He took Logic instead of/in lieu of History. History seems to be difficult to him.

RB 23

b) He chose Higher Math instead of Biology. He does not like biology.

MaB 23

c) He took biology in lieu of agriculture. Biology is not difficult for him.

JB 19

d) Instead of a text book, he has bought a note book.

e) Why are you using smartphone in lieu of completing your home task?

a) He cannot recognise my face let alone remember my name.

MaB 23

b) She can’t ride a bicycle, let alone a car.

BB 23

c) You are a late. You cannot eat a mango let alone ten mangoes.

BB 19

d) Jhon wasn’t getting his hopes up, let alone encouraging others.

e) She didn’t expect to find him alive, let alone in sound health.

a) Would you mind giving me a glass of water? I am very thirsty.

CuB 23

b) I have lost my cell phone. Would you mind giving me your cellphone so that I can talk to my mother.

BB 17

c) Would you mind closing that window?

d) Would you mind waiting outside?

e) Would you like going a dinner with me?

a) I am very hungry today. I had better take my dinner early.

BB 19

b) It is very cold outside. You had better stay inside.

RB 16

c)  I am an early riser. I am used to getting up early in the morning.

ChB 19

d) We are getting used to traffic jam for a long time. Nobody seems want to slove traffic jam problem.

e) Sohan used to walk early in the morning.

a) The box is very heavy. Are you strong enough to lift the box?

JB 23

b) A good student must possess some good qualities.

SB 22

c) He must be honest in thought, active in habit and obedient to his parents and teachers.

SB 22

d) Maintaining sound health is another quality of an ideal student.

SB 22

e) Her son died in an accident. She was so grief-stricken that she even could not cry. She had to cry or share her sorrow to her nearest person.

DiB 22

f) Time will decide everything. Do your best without any hesitation.

DhB 19

g) I don’t know why you go there, most probably, you want to meet your friend.

RB 19

h) Could you avoid quarreling with your neighbors?

CuB 19

i) Democratic Govt. will provide freedom of speech for all.

CuB 19

j) Let us play in the field, shall we?

CuB 19

k) The bee is one of the busiest insects. We should follow the lifestyle of bees.

CuB 19

l) Speak the truth or keep silent. A truthful man is always honoured everywhere.

JB 19

m) The Pakistani army were so cruel that they could not show any mercy to the common people. But finally, they were defeated.

MaB 19

n) English is an international language. So, to keep pace with the process of globalization we must learn English.

ChB 19

o) Women constitute half of the total population of our country. No progress is possible without their contribution.

ChB 19

a) Danger comes where danger is feared. So, we have to be careful in our life.

RB 23

b) There is a wise saying that united we stand, divided we fall. So, we must be united to reach our expected goal.

CuB 23

c) There goes a proverb that time and tide wait for none.

BB 23

d) No nation can develop without education. So, it is rightly said that education is the backbone of a nation.

SB 23

e) There goes a proverb that morning shows the day.

DiB 23

f) There goes a proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps. So, we should make friendship with a gentleman.

RB 22

g) A proverb goes that morning shows the day.

JB 22

h) Time once lost is lost forever. So, we should utilize time properly.

ChB 22

i) Man proposes, God disposes.

MyB 22

j) There goes a proverb that time and tide wait for none. So, we must make proper use of time.

DhB 19