The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in a proper sequence. (a) The narrator of the book was observing the whole scene and noticed the old man as well. (b) But the old man sat there without moving. (c) Because he had to find out to what point the enemy had advanced. (d) The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steep bank from the bridge with the soldiers helping push against the spokes of the wheels. (e) There were not so many carts now and very few people on foot, but the old man was still there. (f) He was too tired to go any farther. (g) An old man with steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. (h) He did this and returned over the bridge. (i) Here the narrator's business was to cross the bridge and explore the bridgehead beyond. (j) There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks and men, women and children were crossing it.

1.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:- (a) A number of people applied for the job. (b) Once there lived a Sultan in a country. (c) They came through a passage where gold coins were kept. (d) Then he found the desired man. (e) When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance. (f) He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector. (g) All the applicants blushed and refused except one. (h) The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one. (i) So, he asked for the wise counsellor's advice. (j) Then, he invited applications.

2.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:- (a) One prize is awarded in each field. (b) The prize is instituted by a man who was the inventor of the science of destruction. (c) Nobel Prize is the world's most important prize. (d) He is Alfred Bernard Nobel. (e) Though he is a citizen of Sweden, he was educated in Russia. (f) Nobel Prizes are awarded every year for outstanding achievements in the field of science, literature and for promoting world's peace. (g) The prize is given to persons with most outstanding contribution. (h) If there are more than one recipient of the prize in one field, the prize money is equally distributed amongst all the winners. (i) Economics was added to the list in 1969 for the first time. (j) He was born in Stockholm on 21st October, 1833 and he died on 10th December, 1896

3.The sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in a proper sequence:- (i) He was one of the most renowned linguists of Bangladesh. (ii) He died in 1969 and we remember him with respect. (iii) He was second to none in Bengali Language and Literature. (iv) Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was born in 24 Porgona, West Bengal in 1885. (v) He joined Jashore Zilla School in 1910. (vi) He passed the Entrance and FA exam in 1904 and 1906 respectively. (vii) He received some awards and contributed much to Bengali Literature. (viii) He passed Hons. and M.A. in 1910 and 1912. (ix) He joined Dhaka University as a Lecturer of Bengali in 1921. (x) He got his Ph.D in 1928.

4.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:- (a) He asked him where God was. (b) He praised him highly. (c) Once, a lad went to a famous teacher. (d) The teacher thought highly of the boy's understanding. (e) The lad replied that he would answer if he would tell where He is not. (f) The boy devoted himself to earning knowledge. (g) He begged to instruct him in the arts and sciences. (h) He agreed to teach the lad. (i) He had expressed his desire to acquire knowledge. (j) The teacher wished to find out the ability of the boy.

5.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:- (i) "Please let me go to my country." (ii) An English boy was making a small boat. (iii) "I shall cross the sea and go to my country by this boat." (iv) He made all arrangements to send him to his country. (v) Suddenly he noticed a wonderful thing. (vi) Napoleon was charmed by the words of the small boy. (vii) "I haven't seen my mother for a long time." (viii) The boy said, "My country is on the other side of the sea." (ix) One day Napoleon, the King of France, was walking along the sea shore. (x) The boy was brought before him and he asked him what he would do with such a small boat.

6.Rearrange the following sentences $\to make a coherent$ order:- (i) As a result, he studied under a great thinker named Plato. (ii) He also wrote books on Biology, Literature, Economics and Comparative Politics. (iii) Plato taught Aristotle according $\to his own$ way. (iv) Aristotle was born in Greece. (v) His father wanted him $\to be a physician but he never cherished \to be$ so. (vi) Later on, Aristotle took the pen $\to write on topics suitable for human$ civilization. (vii) He is called the father of Biology because of his creativity. (viii) '$Politics^{\prime} is one of his famous books which expose fullest development of his$ wisdom. (ix) He was the son of a royal physician. (x) He wanted $\to be a free$ thinker.

7.The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in a proper sequence: (i) As Bagerhat is near the Bay of Bengal, the water is usually saline. (ii) Khan Jahan Ali was a philanthropic man. (iii) He, therefore, excavated many tanks to provide fresh water to the people. (iv) He came to Bagerhat to preach Islam and to promote the plight of common people. (v) He found Bagerhat beset with many problems. (vi) His memory will never be sunk into oblivion. (vii) Thus he redressed the problem of drinking water. (viii) The scarcity of drinking water is one of them. (ix) The people of Bagerhat remember him with great respect. (x) Gora Dighi is one of them.

8.Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:- (i) Then he invited applications. (ii) The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one. (iii) Long ago, there lived a Sultan in a country. (iv) Then he found the desired man. (v) He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector. (vi) A number of people applied for the job. (vii) All the applicants blushed and refused except one. (viii) So, he asked for the wise counselor's advice. (ix) When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance. (x) They came through a passage where gold coins were kept.

9.The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in proper sequence : (i) They were aliens in their own country and were subjected $\to all sorts of$ indignities. (ii) The blacks were treated cruelly. (iii) The great leader vowed \to put an \end{\to}the inhuman practice. (iv) They were denied all basic human rights. (v) Even dogs received a much better treatment than the blacks. (vi) Eventually, the great leader realised the goal of liberating his own people. (vii) He was thrown behind the prison

10.The following sentences are jumbled. Re-arrange them in proper sequence : — (i) In 1880, Rabindranath was called back to India. (ii) He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 for Gitanjali. (iii) He returned home without any qualification of distinction. (iv) He wrote Gitanjali, a collection of Bengali songs of superior quality. (v) Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 into a respectable family at Jorasanko in Kolkata. (vi) At the age of seventeen, in 1878, he reached London to attend school. (vii) He went to school early and wrote his first verse at the age of eight. (viii) The experience had a lasting effect on his later life. (ix) However, he never gave up his habit of writing poetry. (x) He gathered much experience from his stay in London.

11.The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Rearrange them in proper sequence. (i) A tortoise also lived nearby. (ii) The next day, both the competitors reached the venue and got ready. (iii) Thanks to his habit of eating carrot, he could spot his opponent from such a distance. (iv) The hare was proud of his speed and teased the tortolse. (v) Long ago, there lived a hare in a forest. (vi) Looking backwards, he saw the tortoise trailing far behind. (vii) He then thought it needless to expedite the victory that was a certainty to him. (viii) The hare outdistanced the tortoise soon after the race started. (ix) One day, the hare challenged the tortolse in a race and the latter accepted it. (x) Because the tortoise usually moved at a snail's pace.

12.(a) So, he was not be fooled easily. (b) The master came $\to have his meal and noticed one of the legs$ missing. (c) He said that there was no one-legged duck. (d) The cook was very stubborn. (e) The master was also very clever.\end{if}]--> (f) The cook could not check his temptation and so he ate up one of the drumsticks. (g) The cook was more than clever and he replied that it was a one-legged duck. (h) He assured that this very duck had only one leg. (i) He asked what had happened $\to the other$ leg. (j) Once a cook roasted a duck for his master and it looked very delicious.