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100 Marks (Language - 01)

1: Find the different one:

a. ambidextrous
b. adroit
c. artful
d. right handed

Ans: D.

2: Find the odd one ----

a. Equivocal
b. Ambiguous
c. Certain
d. Uncertain

Ans: C.

3: Antonym of “Euphemistic” is-----

a. constructive
b. offensive
c. changeable
d. forgiving

Ans: B.

4: Identify the antonym of Prolific---------

a) productive
b) Fertile
c) Fecund
d) Barren

Ans: D.

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5: The synonym of ‘Behest’ is-------

a) See
b) Command
c) Attach
d) Harm

Ans: A.

6: The word Paradigm means---------

a) Proof
b) Parallel
c) Advice
d) Example

Ans: D.

7: Progress is the antidote to stagnation. Here the underlined faced words are--------

a) Homonyms
b) Synonyms
c) Antonyms
d) Hyponyms

Ans: C.

8: The glass window ------ into a thousand tiny pieces.

a) broke
b) fractured
c) fell
d) shattered

Ans: D.

9: The opposite meaning of the word “Relinquish” is-----

a) Possess
b) Deny
c) Renounce
d) abdicate

Ans: A.

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10: Select the word most similar meaning to “Heralded”.

a) suspected
b) publicized
c) dragged
d) objective

Ans: b

11. The synonym of the word “Gorge” is :

a) Diet
b) Waste
c) Glut
d) Conceal
Ans: c)

12. What is Affix?

a) Suffix
b) Prefix
c) Root word
d) Suffix & prefix
Ans: d) Suffix & prefix

13.The word “Dethrone” is related to :

a) Against
b) Former
c) Down
d) Earth
Ans: c) Down

14.Which is the appropriate prefix with the root word “plane”

a) Mono
b) Male
c) Homo
d) Pre
Ans: a) Monoplane

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15. The suffix “cule” can be added to :

a) Leaf
b) Rose
c) Animal
d) Duck
Ans: c) Animalcule

16. Select the synonymous word of “ Anomaly”.

a) Aberration
b) Frugal
c) Eclectic
d) Erratic
Ans: A

17. Where does the word “Benign “ sound different in meaning?

a) Benign Personality
b) Benign tumour
c) Benign job
d) Benign revolution
Ans: B

18. Identify the synonym of “Impromptu “.

a) Improvise
b) Ad lib
c) Deliberate
d) Immediate
Ans: B

19. “First Cut”, what does it mean?

a) First choice
b) First speech
c) Superficial
d) Depth of anything
Ans: D

20. What does the word “Brochure” mean?

a) A pamphlet
b) A bibliography
c) An alphabetic lists of words
d) Anagram

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Ans: A

21. One who venerable about war?

a) Veteran
b) Player
c) Platoon
d) Amateur
Ans: a

22. Octogenarian is a person between the age of

a)11-19 years
b) 80-89 years
c) 40-50 years
d) 60-80 years
Ans: b

23. A man who has not remarried after his wife’s death is called--
a) widow
b) wifeless
c) divorced
d) widower
Ans: d

24. One who has gone off goodness --

a) Cynic
b) Ignorant
c) Irresistible
d) Humbug
Ans : a

25. ‘শঠেশােযং সমাচাঠে’ find the correct translation-

a) A pauper has nothing to lose
b) Too much courtesy, too little craft.
c) Birds of a same father flock together
d) Birds twiitter at dawn.
Ans: c

26. Which one is not Onomatopoetic?

a) My teeth are set on edge.
b) The eyes of the girl were suffused with tears.
c) I tickled you to laughter.
d) The lamp is flickering.
Ans: d

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27. ‘I was at my wit’s end’ বাক্যটিেসটেক্বাংলাঅনু বাদহঠে-

a) আটম সববস্বান্ত হইয়াটিলাম b)আটম হতবুটি হইয়াটিলাম ।
c) আটম শশষ সীমানায় টিলাম । d) আটম মধু ে স্বপ্ন শদঠেটিলাম ।
Ans: b

28. ‘Because of his being poor, he could not merry Liza ‘. Find the phrase-
a) could not
b) Because of
c) his being poor
d) there is none
Ans: c

29. Which phrase contains words opposed to each other in meaning?

a) Hopes and as privation.
b) Heat and dust.
c) Reproduction and death.
d) Emerged and advanced.
Ans : c

30. Which one Indicate celebrate?

a) Live Fast
b) Paint the town red
c) cut and thrust
d) come off with flying colors.
Ans : b

31. Let us not be misled by such ___ arguments.

a) Spacious
b) Specious
c) Sceptic
d) Septic
Ans: b) Specious

32. “Victory won by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is ___.”

a) Momentary
b) Mendacity
c) Momentous
d) Mendicity
Ans: a) momentary

33.She has ___ her brown hair peroxide blonde.

a) Given
b) Dyed

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c) Denied
d) Dried
Ans: b) Dyed

34. The mismatching of “Carven” is __

a) Fearful
b) Cowardly
c) Faint
d) Valiant
Ans: d) Valiant

35. The matching of “confute” is___

a) Prove
b) Confirm
c) Dulcet
d) Refute
Ans: d) Refute

36.He wants me to play that role. - Make it Complex.

a) He wants my playing that role.
b) He wants that me should play that role.
c) He wants me so that I can play that role.
d) He wants that I should play that role. ✔️

37. The more you read, the more you learn. - Make it Simple.
a) You read to learn.
b) If you read, you will learn.
c) Your reading will enrich your learning.
d) Your learning increases in proportion to your reading. ✔️

38.He is poor but honest. - This is an example of -

a) simple
b) compound ✔️
c) complex
d) negative

39. Certainly, I will attend the class. (Complex)

a) It is certain that I will attend the class. ✔️
b) It is uncertain that I will attend the class.
c) I am sure to attend the class.
d) You should believe that I will certainly attend the class.

40.The passive form of the sentence "Do it as I say" is-

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a) Let it be done as I say. ✔️

b) Let it be done as it is said by me.
c) It should be done as I said.
d) It should be done by you as I said.

41. I want him to solve the problem. (Passive) -

a) The problem should be solved by him that I want.
b) I want the problem to be solved by him. ✔️
c) The problem is wanted to be solved by him.
d) I am to solve the problem is wanted by him.

42.I advised calling in a doctor. (passive)

a) I advised that a doctor should be called in. ✔️
b) It was advised to call in a doctor.
c) A doctor should be called in by you.
d) Calling in a doctor was advised by me.

43. A promise should be kept. - Change the voice. -

a) One should keep his promise.
b) He should keep his promise.
c) One should keep one's promise. ✔️
d) One's promise should be kept.

44. Please wear mask. (Passive)-

a) You are requested to wear mask. ✔️
b) You are asked to wear mask.
c) You are requested for wear mask.
d) You are told to wear mask.

45.I know how he did it. (Passive)-

a) It is known by me how it was done by him.
b) It is known to me how he did it.
c) I know how it was donw by him.
d) It is known to me how it was done by him. ✔️

46. The question is ______ easier.

a) much ✔️
b) many
c) more
d) most.

47. Which one is an example of superlative degree?

a) worse

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b) less
c) elder
d) foremost ✔️

48. What is the passive form of "You must respect your parents"-
a) Your parents must respected by you.
b) Your parents must be respected by you. ✔️
c) Your parents should be respected by you.
d) Your parents must been respected by you.

49. Though the doctor tried his best, he couldn’t save the patient's life. - make it compound.
a) The doctor tried his best but couldn’t save the patient's life. ✔️
b) Despite of trying his best he couldn’t save the patient's life.
c) As the doctor tried his best, he couldn’t save the patient's life.
d) The doctor tried his best so that he could save the patient's life.

50. My phone is costlier than ____

a) you
b) there
c) yours ✔️
d) their

51: I remember the place where i was born. Here the underlined part is a/an-----

a) noun clause
b) adverbial clause
c) Co-ordinate clause
d) adjective clause

Ans: D

52: The people in the room stood up to greet him. Here the underlined part is a/an-----

a) a prepositional phrase
b) an adjective phrase
c) an adjective clause
d) an adverbial phrase.

Ans: B.

53: They have lived in that place ------- they were children.

a) until

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b) when
c) since
d) from

Ans: C.

54: They ---------- at home all day.

a) were
b) was
c) have been being
d) have been

Ans: D.

55: After Rima had served lunch to the guests, they -------- down.

a) sit
b) were sitting
c) sat
d) sitted.

Ans: C

56: Identify the correct one from the following sentences-----

a) Several theories on this subject has been proposed.

b) Several theories on this subject have been proposed
c) Several theories on this subject was proposed.
d) Several theories on this subject is proposed.

Ans: B.

57: Man’s happiness or misery --------- in a great measure in his own hands.

a) are
b) is
c) has
d) have

Ans: B

58: --------------- received BSc degrees as today.

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a) Never so many students have.

b) Never have so many students
c) Never student’s aren’t ever
d) student who have never

Ans: B.

59: Only after food has been dried or canned ------------

a) That it should be stored for later consumption

b) should be stored for later consumption
c) should it be stored for later consumption
d) It should be stored for later consumption.

Ans: C

60: Which one of the following is not an example of adverbial clause?

a) He reads how he wants.

b) He decided when he would come.
c) He told me the time when he would come.
d) We read that we can learn.

Ans: C.

61: If you make promise, you must keep it. The underlined clause is:

a) an adverbial clause
b) a noun clause
c) an adjective clause
d) a principal clause

62: He fled where his pursuers could not follow. Underlined part is a----

a) adjective clause
b) adverbial clause
c) noun clause
d) adverbial phrase

Ans: B.

63: If the story were false, what should you do? Here the underlined part is a/an?

a) Adverbial clause of reason

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b) Adverbial clause of condition

c) Adverbial clause of result
d) Adjective clause

Ans: B.

64: I will call you ---------------------

a) when I’ll get home

b) when i go home.
c) as i go home
d) while i get home.

Ans: B.

65: He has just -------- out.

a) went
b) going
c) gone
d) getting

Ans: C.

66: Nuzhat ------------ this movie three times.

a) has watch
b) has seen
c) has been seeing
d) has been watching

Ans: D.

67: which one of the following sentence is correct?

a) Did he finish the work yet?

b) Did he finished the work yet?
c) Has he finish the work yet?
d) Has he finished the work yet?

Ans: D.

68: It is high time you --------- up smoking.

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a) give
b) gave
c) have given
d) will give

Ans: B.

69: Choose the correct sentence.

a) The thickness of the books vary.

b) The thickness of the book is vary.
c) The thickness of the books varies.
d) The thickness of the books vary.
Ans: C.

70: We cannot start while it is raining. Here the underlined part is a -----

a) Participle
b) Gerund
c) Phrase
d) Clause
Ans: D.

71: The singing of the birds -------------- us.

a) delight
b) delights
c) are delight
d) was delight

Ans: B.

72: Show me how to do it. Here the underlined part is a/an----

a) Adjective phrase
b) Adverbial phrase
c) Noun phrase
d) Noun clause

Ans: C.

73: I will phone you when he ----------- back.

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a) comes
b) will come
c) came
d) come

Ans: A

74: Identify the correct sentence------

a) The train will have arrived before we reach the station.

b) The train arrives before we reached the station.
c) The train have arrived before we reach the station.
d) The train has arrived before we reach the station.

Ans: A.

75: I ------------- for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain.

a) have walked
b) had walked
c) have been walking
d) had been walking

Ans: D.

76. No spelling mistake occurs in __

a) Hoarse
b) Hoarose
c) Hoarise
d) Hoerse

Ans: a) Hoarse

77. Pick up the correct word.

a) Falacy
b) Falalcy
c) Fallacy
d) Fallicy
Ans: c) Fallacy

78. The word "Sine mora" means :

a) Without delay
b) Without a day being appointed
c) Without issue

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d) Without charge of care

Ans: a) Without delay

79." Noscete ipsum" means___

a) Take notice
b) Know thyself
c) Not proven
d) it is said

Ans: b) Know thyself

80. I don't want to ___spending money on the issue.

a) Drop in
b) Drive on
c) Keep on
d) Turn on
Ans: c) keep on

81. The family member of the farmer ______.

a) Die in
b) Die from
c) Die by
d) Die off
Ans: d) Die off

82. The writer will give ____ necessary commodities to the street infant.
a) Away
b) on
c) over
d) in
Ans: a) give away

83. Bees have compound eyes made up6000 tiny lenses. Here “made up ” means__-
a) Start for
b) Thorough going
c) Resolve upon
d) Compose of
Ans: b) Thorough going

84. “অভাব ক্ািাঠনা” অঠথব শক্ান গ্রুপভাববটি বযবহৃত হয়?

a) Run without
b) Look out

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c) Go without
d) Stand out
Ans: c) Go without

85. The children finish the homework _____

a) Off
b) Of
c) On
d) Out
Ans: a) Off

86. Instead of “Deviate from” we can say___?

a) Turn against
b) Turn up
c) Turn aside
d) Turn away
Ans: c) Turn aside

87. Let the discussion stand ___ till the next meeting
a) Of
b) Over
c) To
d) Up for
Ans: b) Stand over

88. He ____ an air of innocence.

a) put out
b) put on
c) put down
d) put off
Ans: b) put on

89. What does the group verb “act up to” means __?
a) tell upon
b) actrelate to
c) act according to
d) act in obedience to
Ans: c) act according to

90. “Fait accompli” is the ____ expression.

a) French
b) Latin
c) Italian
d) Greek

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Ans: a) French

91. Choose the correctly spelled word from the given options:

a) Quarantine
b) Quarentine
c) Quarentin
d) Quarantinn
Ans: a) Quarantine

92. Choose the correct spelling:

a) Kingdergarten
b) Kindergarden
c) Kingdargarden
d) Kindergarten
Ans: d) Kindergarten
93. The meeting of foreign customer met up has been _____ with the deal of foreign
country.

e) Come along
f) Get through
g) Carry through
h) Go through
Ans: a) Carry through
94. Choose the correctly spelled word from the given answer :
a) Ranaissance
b) Rediculous
c) Reharsal
d) Reminiscence

Ans: d) Reminiscence

95. There is no point __ to you.

a) Talking
b) Talk
c) To talk
d) To be talked
Ans: a

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96. Which one is a correct sentence?

a) She minds waiting.

b) She doesn't mind waiting.
c) Do you mind waiting?
d) b & c both
Ans: d

97. Which of the following words can be used as a verb?

a) Mister
b) Mistress
c) Master
d) Mastery
Ans: c

98. Your conduct admits __ no excuse.

a) To
b) For
c) Of
d) At
Ans: c

99. The painting is __ on the wall.

a) Hang
b) Hung
c) Hanged
d) Hunged
Ans : b

100. We __ to respect our parents.

a) Should
b) Must
c) Need
d) Ought
Ans: d

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