English: Important Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
সরকারি ও বেসরকারি চাকরির উদ্দ্যেসে বিভিন্ন প্রতিযোগিতামূলক পরিক্ষার উপযোগী ‘ইংরাজি বিভাগের’ গুরুত্বপূর্ণ প্রশ্নোত্তর এখানে দেওয়া হল -
1.____________ is mortal. (Choose the right alternative to fill in the blank)
(A) Man (B) Sky (C) Nature (D) Ocean
2. Out of the alternatives given below, select the correct adjectival form of the word underlined.
The Minister of a state has specific duties and responsibilities
(A) Ministerial (B) Ministry (C) Secretarial (D) Governmental
3. Fill in the blank with appropriate options supplied:
Charity begins ________ home.
(A) In (B) At (C) Within (D) Without
4. Choose the correct option:
‘Lay off’ can mean to stop working and also
(A) To go on strike (B) To leave alone (C) To spread out (D) To go to sleep
5. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition of verb.
He _________ the bus when it came.
(A) Got on (B) Got off (C) Got in (D) None of above
6. Choose the exact meaning of the following phrases out of the alternatives given below:
Au revoir
(A) Meet to part (B) Last till the end (C) Adieu till the next revolution (D) Adieu until we meet again
7. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
Use of this _________ for seven days will cure you of your
(A) Physic (B) Physique (C) Physics (D) Physical
8. Fill in the blank with appropriate options supplied:
The hand that rocks the cradle __________the world,
(A) Wins (B) Shapes (C) Enriches (D) Rules
9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Solemn
(A) Serious (B) Ordinary (C) ignorant (D) Furious
10. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Rahul said to his mother, "Can I go out and play now?"
(A) Rahul asked his mother if he could go out and play then.
(B) Rahul asked his mother that could he go out and play then.
(C) Rahul asked his mother if can he go out and play now.
(D) Rahul asked to his mother could he go out and play now.
11. The noun form of the adjective 'rare' is –
(A) rareness (B) rarement (C) rarely (D) rarity
12. Choose the correct option:
Are you more cleverer than us?
(A)) more cleverer to us (B) cleverer to us (C) cleverer than us (D) No improvement
Directions (Qs. 13-17): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Our alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
13. The housewife ________the cakes burning and ran to switch off the oven.
(A) smell (B) smells (C) smelt (D) smelling
14. _________ an old legend, King Shirharm lived in India.
(A) In the event of (B) Due to (C) According to (D) n reference, to
15. _________ you leave now, you will be late
(A) Until (B) Till (C) Unless (D) Although
16. The ____________ were arrested for illegally hunting the bears
(A) poachers (B) rangers (C) soldiers (D) villagers
17. If you had followed the rules, you ___________ disqualified.
(A) will not be (B) would not be (C) will not have been (D) would not have been
Directions Qs. 18-19: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
18. Detailed plan of a journey:
(A) Travelogue (B) travel kit (C) Schedule (D) itinerary
19. A school boy who cuts classes frequently is a
(A) Defeatist (B) Sycophant (C) Truant (D) Martinet
20. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Mellifluous
(A) Shiver (B) Frank(C) Immoral (D) Dulcet
21. Find out, from the given options, the expressions nearest to the meaning of the respective underlined portions.
The young princess chimed with the plan of elopement made by the magician.
(A) Felt unsafe (B) Fully agreed (C) Felt pleased (D) Gave assent to
22. Choose the exact meaning of the given phrases from the alternatives given below:
In loco parentis
(A) Acting for a parent (8) Parental (C) Local guardian (D) Locomotive
23. Choose the appropriate preposition from the following and fill in the blank
I want to go to the restaurant ________ the street.
(A) Across (B) Beyond (C) on (D) Over
24. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Eye wash
(A) A problem (B) A fact (C) A solution (D) A deception
25. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of ‘tedious'.
(A) tiresome (B) painful (C) lengthy (D) difficult
26. Choose the most appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks in the given sentence.
Since I ________ read every book, I only ____________ the well-known ones.
(A) must; ignore (B) should; collect (C) cannot; buy (D) can; purchase
27. Find out from the given options the nominal form of the word underlined:
The culinary materials are of the highest quality available.
(A) Collection (B) Kindergarten (C) Kitchen (D) Curator
28. Choose the correct options:
I cannot make out what he wishes to say.
(A) Guess (B) Discover (C) Understand (D) Explain
Direction for Question Nos. 29 and 30. Point out, from the given options, the expression nearest in meaning to each underlined part:
29. I do not know the ABC of Economics.
(A) The Alphabet (B) The first three letters (C) The most important facts (D) The simplest facts
30. When we speak of alpha and omega, we mean-
(A) The beginning and the end. (B) The letters "a" and "m" (C) River and watch. (D) Office manners.
Answers
| 1(A). | 2(A). | 3(B). | 4(C). | 5(A). | 6(D). |
| 7(A). | 8(D). | 9(A). | 10(A). | 11(D). | 12(C). |
| 13(C). | 14(C). | 15(C). | 16(A). | 17(D). | 18(A). |
| 19C). | 20(D). | 21(B). | 22(A). | 23(A). | 24(D). |
| 25(A). | 26(C). | 27(C). | 28(C) | 29(D). | 30(A). |
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