Connectors Exercise for HSC Students | Extra Exercise

Connectors Exercise for HSC Students | Extra Exercise

1. Use the appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.

Health is one of the most important phenomena in human life. (a)---, a healthy man can earn money and accumulate health. (b) ---health is compared to wealth. (c) ---it is that can give us bliss and make us happy. (d)---health alone can enable us to enjoy our life to the full. (e) ---it is not easy to have sound health. For this, we have to maintain some certain rules and habit. (f) ---we have to eat a balanced diet. (g) ---we must take physical exercise regularly. (h) ---we have to be an early riser. (i) ---we have to lead a decent life. (j) ---we can attain good health and consequently wealth also.

2. Use the appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.

Rice is the main or staple food grain of Bangladesh. (a)---, we get it from paddy plants. (b) ---, the paddy grows three to six feet high. It grows well in many countries (c) ---Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Myanmar, China, the USA. etc. (d) ---, there are four kinds of paddy or rice in our country. They are Aus, Aman, IRRI and Boro. (e) ---, the Aman is the best kind of rice. (f) ---, it is fine and good quality. The cultivation of rice is not easy. (g) --- the farmer ploughs the field well and harrows it again and again. Then paddy seeds are sown. (h) ---, little plants come out. The farmer needs out grass from the fields. When paddy is reaped, it is cut and tied into bundles and brought home. (i) ---it is boiled and dried. (j) ---, we get rice by husking dried paddy.

3. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Though man has made tremendous technological progress, he has not been able to conquer nature completely. (a)--- he is hit by natural calamities. (b) ---devastating flood very often occurs in Bangladesh. (c)--- huge loss is caused to life and property. Crops are washed away. (d) ---scarcity of foods is crated. Trees are uprooted. They are often seen to fall on roads and streets. (e) ---communication is disrupted. Houses are destroyed. At this, homeless people have to live under the open sky. (f) ---their sufferings know no bounds during and after a natural disaster. It is true that some relief materials are found during the disaster. (g) --- they are very scarce in quality. (h) --- everyone of us should come forward to help affected people during a natural disaster. (i) ---disaster management department should be strengthened enough to face disaster and remove sufferings of affected people. If the disaster management department is weak, affected people will suffer a lot. We do not want to increase the sufferings of the affected people. We should take proper measures to mitigate the sufferings of the affected people. (j) ---we should not dream to lead the nation.

4. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Mobile Phone has become an essential thing for everybody. (a)--- it has become very popular. (b) --- it is creating a number of problems. It has (c) --- advantages (d) --- disadvantages. (e) --- it helps to connect people. (f) --- it helps to exchange information. (g) --- it can be used for various purposes. (h)--- it has a few disadvantages. (i) --- it can cause a lot of troubles. (j) --- its advantages are more than its disadvantages.

5. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Mobile phone has added a new dimension in our communication system. It has made the world closer to us. (a)---, it has made worldwide communication easier. We use it for our day to day communication. (b) ---, it has been a part and parcel in our life as we cannot go for a single day without using it. We use it for rapid communication. (c) ---, the mobile phone is not free from defect. It has some negative sides as well. (d) ---, excessive use of mobile phone may damage our hearing power. (e) ---, it is a means of money wastage. (f) ---, it is seen that many underworld crimes are being done with the use of the mobile network. (g) ---, the radiation from a mobile phone may cause cancer to the user. (h) ---, we are aware of these harmful effects. (j) ---, we are not aware of using the mobile phone. (j) ---, we have to be conscious of the negative impact of the mobile phone.

6. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

A street accident is a regular phenomenon in the highways and cities of our country. Every year it kills hundreds of lives. A number of factors are responsible for this mishap. (a) ---road management is very bad. (b) ---the drivers are inattentive. (c) ---the drivers work over too long a time at a stretch. (d) — the conditions of the streets are not good. (e) ---, the drivers are often engaged in the maudlin competition. In Bangladesh every day we find road accident news in daily newspapers. (f) ---it makes us very shocked. Last month I faced such type of pathetic road accident. It occurred in Mirpur road near Kolabagan bus stand. (g) ---daily activities I was going on my bus. (h) ---I was standing beside the stand and waiting for the bus, I saw a little boy crossing the busy road. (i) ---a bus was coming towards him with a great speed. (j) ---the driver tried to stop the bus desperately; he failed to save the boy. In a twinkle of an eye, the boy turned into a lump of flesh.

7. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

The gap between the old people and the young is called the generation gap. It becomes different in the attitudes, priorities (a) ---views among the generations. As to the different attitudes of life, the people belonging to the old generation always wonder (b) ---has gone wrong with the new generation. They feel (c) ---during their times, young boys and girls were better behaved, more obedient and had greater respect for elders. Young people, (d) ---, feel that they are capable enough to learn on their own, rather (e) ---the older generation learns. (f) ---the differences also appear in some other ways. (g) ---, we see a huge change in entertainment. (h) ---young people like to enjoy band music (i) ---folk music (j) --- any other religious music. This change will never stop and it will continue in course of time.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Most of our records in the modern age are on paper. (a) ---writing was invented very early, the paper is a more modern invention. For long in history, people transferred ideas through speaking and listening, (b) ---there came the art of writing. (c) ---, to record thoughts in writing was difficult (d) ---the material was not available. For writing, people used various things (e) ---the surface of stone, metal, wood, bark, leaves etc. Those things were not easy to carry. People looked for easy writing materials. (f) ---paper was invented in China in 105 AD. Before paper age, it was not possible to produce and carry tons of heavy stone books. (g) ---, in our age we can carry the entire world of encyclopedia in a briefcase, (h) ---people have made publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. (i) --- you can see (j) ---paper has changed our life. 

9. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

The population of the country is an asset. (a) ---when it grows limitless, it becomes a problem. Bangladesh is a small country. But it has a large population which causes a lot of problems for us. There are many reasons for this problem. (b) ---, most of our people are illiterate. (c) ---they do not know the result of their problem. They give birth to many children in their life. (d) ---there are many superstitions that Allah has made us and he will feed us. (e) ---many parents want a male child. (f) ---our climate is another cause of the growth of population. (g) ---many people do not know about family planning. (h) ---it creates many problems for us. (i) ---we should control this growth of population. (j) ---it will hamper out development.

10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

There is none in the world who is altogether a realist or a hundred per cent idealist or emotionalist. (a) ---anybody claims this or that, he is surely mad or mentally imbalanced. (b) ---no sane person can deny this truth. (c) ---we see both the classic and romantic poets, both realistic and idealistic poets and writers. (d) ---those who are realistic or metaphysical or classical or modern poets or writers give more emphasis on reason, good sense, intellect and argument and those (e) ---are idealists or romanticists lay more emphasis on feeling or emotion or idea. (f) --- none can deny this or that altogether. (g) ---the most realistic and modern poet TS Eliot, (h) ---disregards emotion, does not and cannot altogether deny the term 'emotion', (i) ---he speaks of art- emotion'. (j) ---, we find many of his verses enriched with feeling and throb with emotion, though not powerfully.

11. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader of South Africa. (a)---, he was one of the greatest leaders of the world. All his life, he struggled against apartheid. The Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans (b)--- it was the government policy of racial segregation. (c)---, the blacks were treated cruelly. (d)---, they were denied all basic human rights. (e)---, the blacks were subjected to all sorts of indignities. (f)--- dogs received much better treatment than the blacks. (g)---, they were aliens in their own country. (h)---, the great leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice. He was thrown behind the prison bars. (i)---, the oppressive rulers could not break his spirit. (j)---, the great realised the goal of liberating his own people.

12. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Dowry is a social curse. This system prevails in our society. (a)---, there is no written statement about this system. (b) ·it is available in our society. (c)---, it is a tradition that exposes our narrow mentality. (d)---, it is an inhuman torture for both the brides and their guardians. (e)---, the bridals guardians have to suffer a lot to meet up the demand of the bridegroom. (f)---, the brides are to undergo mental and even physical torture in their law's houses for being unable to pay the dowry. (g)---, this social curse must be removed. (h)---, laws against dowry should be enforced strictly. (i)---, female education should be ensured and more employment opportunities have to be created. (j)---, public awareness should be increased.

13. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Smoking in a public place is strictly prohibited in some Asian countries. (a)---, Bangladesh government has made a ban on smoking in a public place. (b)---, smoking is very injurious to our health, life and environment. (c)---it is a very dangerous habit. (d)--- it can cause fatal diseases like bronchitis, cancer, tuberculosis, high blood pressure, kidney and heart diseases (e)--- it also pollutes our environment. (f)--- a smoker can harm a non-smoker. (g)--- in my family, there is not a single smoker. (h)--- the environment of our home always remains fresh. (i)--- some people think smoking is a part of fashion. (j)--- they completely wrong.

Answer Sheet:

1.Answer:

(a) Truly speaking; (b) However; (c) In fact; (d) In addition; (e) But; (f) Firstly; (g) Secondly; (h) Thirdly; (i) Fourthly; (j) Then/Thus.

2.Answer: 

(a) Naturally/generally; (b) Normally; (c) such as/like; (d) However; (e) On the whole; (f) and; (g) Firstly; (h) After that; (i) Then; (j) Finally.

3.Answer: 

(a) Very often/Naturally; (b) Besides; (c) As a result; (d) Consequently; (e) So; (f) Actually /No doubt; (g) But; (h) So; (i) Besides; (j) Otherwise.

4.Answer: 

(a) Nowadays; (b) But; (c) both; (d) and; (e) Basically; (f) In addition; (g) Moreover; (h) Still; (i) Also; (j) Nevertheless.

5.Answer: 

(a) Besides/In fact; (b) Nowadays/ Actually; (c) However/But; (d) For example; (e) Again; (f) Besides/Then; (g) Moreover; (h) Actually/Indeed; (i) But; (j) So/Therefore.

6.Answer:

 (a) Firstly/For example; (b) Secondly/ Besides; (c) Also/Again; (d) Thirdly/Also; (e) Last of all/Not only that; (f) Generally/Really; (g) After; (h) While; (i) At the same time; (j) Though.

7.Answer: 

(a) and; (b) what; (c) that; (d) however; (e) than; (f) Sometimes/In fact; (g) For example; (h) usually; (i) and; (j) instead of/than.

8.Answer:

 (a) Though; (b) then; (c) At the beginning; (d) because; (e) like/such as; (f) Finally/At last; (g)  But/On the other hand; (h) and; (i) So; (j) that.

9.Answer:

 (a) But/However; (b) Firstly; (c) So; (d) Secondly; (e) Again; (f) In addition; (g) And/Also; (h) Then/So; (i) Anyway/Anyhow; (j) Otherwise.

10.Answer: 

(a) If; (b) Because; (c) For this; (d) Actually; (e) who; (f) Truly speaking; (g) Rather/ But; (h) however; (i) instead; (j) Therefore.

11.Answers: 

(a) in fact; (b) as; (c) Basically; (d) Moreover; (e) Furthermore; (f) Even; (g) In other words; (h) So; (i) Nevertheless; (j) Eventually

12.Answers: 

(a) however/but; (b) still/yet; (c) in fact; (d) moreover; (e) because; (f) besides; (g) so ; (h) at the same time (i) moreover; (j) above all

13.Answers: 

(a) similarly; (b) in fact; (c) at the same time ; (d) because ; (e) and ; (f) besides; (g) fortunately; (h) so/as a result; (i) nowadays; (j) but/in fact

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