Right Form of Verbs Exercise with Answer for SSC & HSC

[CB 20. KB 13 Bepimpanj Gout. Technical High School Noakhali-2017, Barguin Zilla School-2016, Gaibandha Govt. Boys' High School-2016: Narajantala Mission High School, Sunamganj-2015]

5. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Self-control (a) _______ a great power. It (b) _______ all other virtues. Man generally (c) _______ on impulses and strong desires. Vicious desires (d) _______ the purity of heart and mind (e) _______ in the degeneration of human nature. It is self-control that can help a man (f) _______ up a pure character which is very essential (g) _______ above the level of inhumanity. Nothing can (h) ______ to self-control to (i) _______ inhumanity. So, everybody (j) _______ for being self-controlled.

[CtgB 20]

6. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Gender Inequality is a barrier to the overall development of a country. Gender equality (a) _______ to the condition in which both men and women (b) _______ equally and fairly in all circumstances. Without (c) _______ the participation of the both, the social and economic development (d) _______ . Elimination of gender disparity is a demand of the day with a view to (e) _______ human rights. Our government already (f) _______ some initiatives in different sectors so that women can (g) _______ pace with men. But our social set-up is (h) _______ a barrier in different ways. We should (i) _______ our outlook and come forward to (j) _______ gender inequality from the society.

[BB 20]

7. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Education (a) _______ mankind. It (b) _______ to light which (c) _______ the darkness of ignorance and helps us to distinguish between right and wrong. The primary purpose of education is the liberation of man from the restrictions of habits and attitudes which (d) _______ his humanity. In our country, the govt (e) _______ "Food for Education Programme" so that every man (f) _______ proper education. The govt. has taken such a programme with a view to (g) _______ the poor. In order to (h) _______ maximum benefit from education, we must (i) _______ our children morally so that they (j) _______ love for humanity.

[DjB 20, BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka-2018]

8. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

You must have (a) _______ the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He (b) _______ our national poet. He (c) _______ as a rebel poet as well. He (d) _______ in a poor family. But dire needs could not (e) _______ his potentiality. When the First World War broke out, he (f) _______ the army. After the war, he (g) _______ to write poems. At that time his poems and songs (h) _______ people against oppression. He (i) _______ the Shelley of Bangla literature. We should (j) _______ him for his great deeds.

Answer: (a) heard (b) is (c) is known (d) was born (e) hinder (f) joined (g) began (h) inspired (i) is called (j) remember

[MB 20; SB 15; Uttara High School & College Uttara, Dhaka-2019; Harimohan Govt. High School, Chapainawabganj-2018; Swarupkathi Collegiate Academy. Pirojpur-2018]

9. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

One day the great poet Ferdousi (a) _______ by Sultan Mahmood to (b) _______ Shahanama in honour of the Sultan. The Sultan (c) _______ to pay Ferdousi a gold coin for each verse. Ferdousi (d) _______ the writing and it (e) _______ found (f) _______ sixty thousand verses. Now Sultan (g) _______ to pay sixty thousand gold coins. He (h) _______ to pay silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet (i) _______ refuse to take silver coins and (j) _______ to his village.

Answer: (a) was asked (b) compose (c) promised (d) firnished (e) was (f) containing (g) didn't agree (h) wanted (i) refused (j) returned

[Combined Board '18; Motijheel Govt. Girls High School, Dhaka-2019]

10 . Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Patriotism is a noble virtue. It (a) _______ a man to shed the last drop of blood to (b) _______ the freedom of his country. A man without patriotism (c) _______ not better than a beast. A true patriot (d) _______ by all. He always (e) _______ for the welfare of his country. On the other hand, the unpatriotic men (f) _______ only for their own interest. Those who (g) _______ for the country are true patriots. They (h) _______ even after their death. That is why, the freedom fighters who (i) _______ lives in 1971 are remembered and (j) _______ forever.

Answer:  (a) inspires (b) defend (c) is (d) is honoured (e) thinks (f) think (g) die (h) are remembered (i) sacrificed (j) honoured

[DB,19; Ibn Tamaya School & College, Cumalla-2019]

11. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Edison never (a) _______ to school. All education that he ever got (b) _______ him bey his mother. At the age of twelve, he was put to (c) _______ on a railway. Having a great deal to do with newspapers, he (d) _______ to pick up the art of (e) _______ and he printed a newspaper of his own named "The Weekly Herald. One day he (f) _______ a station-master's child which was nearly (g) _______ over by a train. The station-master out of gratitude, (h) _______ him how to use the telegraph. Young Edison soon (i) _______ great skill at the telegraph. When only twenty, Edison (j) _______ a new telegraph which was extremely useful.

[DB 17; Pabna Cadet College, Patna-2017]

12 Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Bangladesh is full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country (a) _______ on the proper up our country. utilization of the resources. We should not (b) _______ a lazy life. We should all (c) _______ up our country. For this reason, we have to (d) _______ hard. No nation can prosper without industry. It should be (e) _______ that industry is the key to success. If we (f) _______ the days away, we (g) _______ behind. The nations that (h) _______ industrious (i) _______ the pinnacle of development. So we (j) _______ them.

[BD 16; Monipur High School, Dhaka-2019; Jahiria MU High School, Sylhet 2019; Dhaka Residential Model College, Dhaka-2018]

13. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Today women are playing an important role in all spheres of life. Once they were (a) _______ by men. They are no longer (b) _______ within the four walls of their parents' or husbands house. They have (c) _______ out of the kitchen and are (d) _______ hand in hand with men. By (e) _______ higher education, they are becoming pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. They have (f) _______ able to prove their worth. They (g) _______ much to the economy of the country. Now it (h) _______ to the realization of the men that true development of the country is never possible (i) _______ half of the population idle at home. So, it (j) _______ no telling that women are playing a great role in the socieconomic condition of our country.

[DB 15; St. Francis Xavier's Girls School Dhala-2019; Cantt. Public School & College, Rangpur-2019; Jhenaidah Cades College-2018; St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka-2018]

14. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

In an educational institution teacher-student relationship is (a) _______ to be the most important matter. It is such a relationship that is (b) _______ on the basis of mutual (c) _______. A student always (d) _______ to his teachers because he cannot but (e) _______ help from them in case of (f) _______  knowledge. The sensible students never (g) _______ their teachers. Moreover, they (h) _______ their memorable teachers' role which helps them (i) _______ in life. So, they always (j) _______ their teachers.

[RB 19]

15. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

There are several reasons why friendship (a) _______ so necessary in human life. A man without a friend is like a man (b) _______ in wilderness. Moreover, it (c) _______ him to understand his surrounding in a better way. By (d) _______ to a friend, a man can get relief. The advice (e) _______ be a friend is sometimes more reliable than his own judgement. Thus, it is (f) _______ that friendship is really important. But a man must (g) _______ time while (h) _______ a friend. If he (i) _______ to select the right person as a friend, he (j) _______ in the long run.

[RB 17; Sun Uddin Sarker Vidyaniketan and College, Tongi-2019; Police Line High School, Faridpur-2019; Cantt. Public School & College, Nilphamari-2019]

16. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Happiness (a) _______ a relative term. A person with a crown (b) _______ in a place may not be happy whereas a day labourer may (c) _______ happiness (d) _______ in a shabby hut. Again happiness (e) _______ from person to person. A beggar (f) _______ be happy if he (g) _______ a coin but a businessman who can (h) _______ a huge sum of money a day (i) _______ not be happy. Everyone (j) _______ to be happy.

[RB 16; Noakhali Zilla School, Noakhali 2018; Habiganj Girls High School, Habiganj-2017; United Islamia Govt. High School, Madaripur-2017; Dinajpur Govt. Girls' High School, Dinajpur-2017]

17. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) _______ answers. They do not (b) _______ notes themselves. They get them (c) _______ by their tutors. Their tutors (d) _______ their brain for the students. So, the (e) _______ power of the students does not (f) _______ . They do not have any (g) _______ of their language. They, of course, (h) _______ well in the examination. But for this, they can (i) _______ no credit of their own. This result does not (j) _______ them in their later life.

[JB 19; Al-Amin Academy, Chandpur-2019; SM Model Govt. High School, Gopalgonj 2018]

18. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

One day a scholar (a) _______ a river with a boat. Suddenly a ghastly wind (b) _______ to blow. The scholar (c) _______ with fear. The boatman (d) _______ him if he (e) _______ how to swim. The answer from the scholar (f) _______ negative. Then the boatman (g) _______, "Very soon you are going to (h) _______. You (i) _______ a lot of knowledge but it (j) _______ to use at this moment."

[JB 17; Birshrestha Noor Mohammad Public College, Dhaka-2019; Rani Bhavani Model Govt. High School, Madhupur-2019]

19. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

At present Bangladesh (a) _______ unemployment problem. This problem already (b) _______ an alarming dimension. The government (c) _______ to cope with this problem. But this problem cannot be (d) _______ without (c) _______ the unemployed skillful. So, education (f) _______ a must. It (g) _______ a man to get a job. Job does not mean (h) _______ official work only. Self-employment is a solution of this problem. It means (i) _______ oneself in economic activities. The government is giving financial help and training to the educated youths with a view to (j) _______ them self-reliant.

[JB 16; SB 19; Bartshal Govt. Girls High School-2019; Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory School Sylhet-2017]

20. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

On a rainy day it (a) _______ all day long. The sky is overcast with thick clouds. The sky is not (b) _______. None can (c) _______ out without an umbrella. Water (d) _______ on roads. As a result, roads (e) _______ muddy and slippery. In Dhaka city, the roads and streets (f) _______ under water for hours together (g) _______ much inconvenience to the pedestrians. On some roads motorized vehicles or even rickshaws can (h) _______. The sufferings of the city-dwellers (i) _______ no bounds. Government has already (j) _______ steps to solve this problem.

[JB 15; Chattogram City Corporation Inter School-2018; Ibn Taimiya School & College, Cunilla-2017; Inter Cantt. Board High School, Bagura-2015; The Aided High School, Sylhet-2015]

21. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Love for one's own country (a) _______ as patriotism. Everyone should (b) _______ a great love for his country. Many of our freedom-fighters (c) _______ their lives in 1971 for the sake of our country. The countrymen (d) _______ them forever. Some people are (e) _______ persistently for the development of the country. They are also patriots. Everybody (f) _______ a patriot. When any natural calamity (g) _______ in the country, a patriot (h) _______ by the affected people. We (i) _______ the footprint of the patriots. We should refrain from (j) _______ any crime that is harmful to our country.

[CB 19]

22. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Student life (a) _______ a golden season of life. This (b) _______ the time when we should (c) _______ ourselves for future. The very habits (d) _______ in the student life (c) _______ the later phases of life. Right from the student life, they (f) _______ be careful in (g) _______ discipline. They should (h) _______ their time properly. If they do not use their time, they will not (i) _______ in life. They should (j) _______ punctual from the very beginning of their student life.

[CB 17; Gaibandha Islamia High School-2019; Harachandra Girls High School Jhalakati-2018; Gaibandha Islamia High School, Gaibandha-2018]

23. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

"Health (a) _______ wealth." (b) _______ the proverb. We cannot (c) _______ it. We cannot (d) _______ it. We must (e) _______ our body by (f) _______ the rules of health. People (g) _______ against germs that (h) _______ the body since their birth. Medicines (i) _______ to kill germs, but we have to (j) _______ the body fit by ourselves through the maintenance of the rules of health.

[CB 16; Govt. Laboratory High School, Mymensingh-2011; Srijanee Bidyaniketon Higher Secondary School, Putuakhali-2018]

24. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

There (a) _______ different kinds of exercises. Walking (b) _______ one of them. We (c) _______ early in the morning for (d) _______ a morning walk. While (e) _______ in the morning, we can (f) _______ fresh air. But in towns and cities air is being (g) _______ in many ways. As a result, people (h) _______ from different problems. To (i) _______ this problem, people and the government should (j) _______ forward. 

[CB 15; Shahjalal Jamiia Islamia School & College, Sylhet 2019; Sitakunda Govt. Model High School-2018; Pabna Zilla School-2017]

25. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Oneday Mina and her parrot, Mithu (a) _______ a tall tree to pick a mango. She (b) _______ the mango and (c) _______ it to her mother. Although Mina had picked the mango, her mother (d) _______ the largest share of the fruit to Raju. Mina (e) _______ very disappointed. At dinner Mina (f) _______ that Raju as usual (g) _______ an egg but she (h) _______ not. Mithu was not pleased to see that. Mother (i) _______ to see if the children (j) _______ their hands before they started eating.

[CtgB 19]

26. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Price hike of household products (a) _______ now a problem for us. Everyday we (b) _______ it. Most of our people (c) _______ low income are in danger. They (d) _______ of purchasing meat and fish as they (e) _______. The price of vegetables is also high. We are to bargain (f) _______ simple product. Many times the buyers (g) _______. There (h) _______ a fixed price for every time. Then it (i) _______ possible to make the buyers free from harassment. Government (j) _______ to fulfil our expectation.

[CtgB 17; Patuakhali Govt. Jubilee High School, Patuakhali-2019; Milestone College, Uttara, Dhaka-2018; Binapani Govt. Girls High School, Gopalganj-2017; Sabera Sobhan Govt. Girls High School, B.Baria-2017; Bangladesh Teachers' Association (Ashish Das Gupta), Barishal-2017]

27. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Many students (a) _______ their studies from the beginning of the year. When the examination (b) _______ they start (c) _______ very seriously. Sometimes they (d) _______ notes from their friends. Most of the time they get their notes (e) _______ by their private tutors. They (f) _______ these notes without (g) _______. As a result, their power of (h) _______ does not develop. If they firnd any new question in the examination, they can't (i) _______ it properly. As a result, many students can't do well in the examination. If they had read seriously from the very beginning of the year, they (j) _______ better result in the examinations.

[CtgB 16; Motijheel Model High School & College, Dhaka-2019; Savar Cantt. Public School & College, Savar-2018; Khagrachari Govt. Girls High School, Khagrachari-2018; Ali Amzad Govt. Girls High School, Moulvibazar-2016; BIAM Model School & College, Rangpur-2016]

28. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

Today women (a) _______ an important role in all spheres of life. They, no longer, (b) _______ to the four walls of their husband's house. They have come out of the kitchens and (c) _______ hand in hand with men in all the development works of the government. By (d) _______ higher education they (e) _______ pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. They have (f) _______ able to prove their worth. They (g) _______ much to the economy of the country. Now it has (h) _______ to the realization of the men that true development of the country is never possible (i) _______ half of the population idle at home. So, it (j) _______ no telling that women are playing a great role in the socio-economic condition of our country.

[Ctg 15; Rajshahi Govt. Laboratory High School, Rajshahi-2019; Shibgonj Govt. Model High School, Shibgonj 2018; Panchagarh Govt. Girls High School, Panchagarh-2018; Lalmonirhat Govt. Girls High School, Lalmonirhat-2018]