English

1. The meaning of phrase "Pros and Cons"----

a. Good and bad

b. Light and drak

c. In and out

d. Advantage and disadvantage

e. Nice and ulgly

2. Which one of the following has the correct spelling?

a. Miscelanous

b. Miscillaneous

c. Miscelaneous

d. Miscellaneous

e. Miscalenous

3. Identify the synonym : MUTINY

a. Malignity

b. Revolt

c. Plane

d. Demise

e. Burst

4. Identify the synonym : HINDRENCE

a. Solution

b. Opportunity

c. Answer

d. Criticize

e. Barrier

5. Fill in the blanks : Rezwan got more and more bored ----his job.

a. To

b. On

c. Of

d. In

e. Upon

6. Fill in the blanks : We suspected our cashier ---stealing the funds.

a. On

b. Of

c. With

d. For

e. Off

7. Fill in the blanks : I saw ----of my friends.

a. None

b. Nobody

c. No

d. No one

e. The none

8. Fill in the blanks : Salam has reconciled ----his fate.

a. For

b. In

c. Towards

d. With

e. From

9. Indicate the correct sentence :

a. I know to doing it

b. I know to do it how

c. I know how to do it

d. I know how to doing it

e. I know to does it

10. Indicate the correct sentence :

a. Karim claimed he has never been there

b. Karim claimed he was never been there

c. Karim claimed he had never been there

d. Karim claimed he is never been there

e. Karim claimed he been has never been there

11. Even though the reputation was ----- by the false allegation of misconduct, yet it emerged ----- from the ordeal.

a. destroyed, intact

b. shaken, unscathed

c. damaged, perfect

d. strengthened, poor

e. tranish, sullied

12. Mr. Salehin prefers jeep ---- car for long drive.

a. from

b. to

c. than

d. for

e. rather than

13. No body knows why ---- postponed until next week.

a. the meeting

b. was the meeting

c. did the meeting

d. the meeting was

e. does the meeting is

14. Would you mind ----- the window?

a. closing

b. to close

c. close

d. closed

e. if to close

15. In the past six months, the company has already received twice ----- gross revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year.

a. as much

b. more

c. as many

d. as more

e. as the number

16. It is ------- that students do not repay their student loans and thereby make it more ------ for future generations of students to obtain them.

a. unfortunate, urgent

b. regrettable, difficult

c. laudable, likely

d. worrisome, unable

e. unexpected, eassay

17. Of the two new trainers, one is experienced and -------.

a. the others are not

b. other is unexperienced

c. the other is not

d. other lacks experience

e. other is not experience

18. How ----- money do you have in your pocket?

a. many

b. few

c. much

d. some

e. a few

19. ------- better, the team would have been able to defeat the opponent.

a. If it prepares

b. If prepares

c. Had it prepared

d. Preparing

e. Would it prepared

20. Karim looks ----- his father.

a. after

b. from

c. into

d. with

e. upon

21. What is the antonym of 'Insolent'?

a. Sullen

b. Rich

c. Determine

d. Kind

e. Affable

22. Find the best alternative that has similar analogy as in the pair : COMMAND : REQUEST

a. presume : inquire

b. recommend : propose

c. summon : invite

d. refuse : rebel

e. authorize : permit

23. What is the most appropriate meaning of the word 'Obnoxious'

a. Rude

b. Pleasant

c. Loathsome

d. Suave

e. Ordinary

24. Find the antonym of the word 'Defend'

a. Protect

b. Secure

c. Measure

d. Preserve

e. Attack

25. William Shakespeare authored :

a. Pride and Prejudice

b. Waiting for Godot

c. Sound of Music

d. King lear

e. Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner

26. If people were a little more tolerant, our world ---- a better place.

a. will become

b. would be

c. will be

d. would have been

e. was

27. Their office consisted of three rooms, ----- was used as a conference room.

a. larger of which

b. the largest of which

c. the largest of them

d. largest

e. the most larger one

28. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the original plans were no longer ----- and were therefor ------.

a. relevant, adaptable

b. applicable, rejected

c. expendient, appraised

d. acceptable, appraised

e. capable, aalyed

29. When ---- to her?

a. you talked

b. talked you

c. did you talk

d. did you talked

e. you have

30. The government has stepped ------- measures to curb swine flue.

a. in

b. out

c. on

d. up

e. for

31. Mr. Bashir is ---- willing to cooperate than his attitude suggests.

a. less

b. least

c. leastest

d. lesser

e. leaster

32. ------- better, the team would have been able to defeat the opponent.

a. If it prepares

b. If prepares

c. Had it prepared

d. Preparing

e. Would it prepared

33. Her brother along with her parents ---- that she remain in school.

a. insist

b. insists

c. are insisting

d. were insisting

e. have insisted

34. Alas! Ayesha showed everything but ------- for the favour done by her friends.

a. gratitude

b. generously

c. favourable

d. fear

e. courage

35. I have just finished reading a book ----- the sub-Saharan economy.

a. about

b. from

c. on

d. against

e. upon

36. What is the analogy of "Adulterate : Purity"

a. relax : liberation

b. inform : knowledge

c. transfer : recklessness

d. mastermind : plot

e. dilute : concentration

37. What is the antonym of 'Opacity'?

a. Opaqueness

b. Impermeability

c. Density

d. Transparency

e. Obscurity

38. To 'fill the bill' is an expression meaning :

a. To satisfy all requirements

b. To pay the full price

c. To equip oneself

d. To settle one's choice

e. To add something

39. Find the best alternative that has similar analogy as in the pair : "Hill : Mountain"

a. grass : rocks

b. autumn : winter

c. creek ; river

d. star : sun

e. Cliff : slope

40. What is the noun of the word 'Beautify'?

a. Beautification

b. Beauty

c. Beautiful

d. Beautifully

e. Beautiness

41. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. A taxi 'ran into' the back of a bus.

a. caught up

b. passed

c. met

d. collided

e. None of these

42. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. Mr. Rahim 'deals in' diamonds.

a. do business

b. costly

c. amuggling

d. understands

e. None of these

43. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. We should give a 'wide berth' to bad characters.

a. give publicity to

b. publicly condemn

c. keep away from

d. not sympathize

e. None of these

44. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. As this is his first job, he will have to 'put up with' the inconvenience.

a. endure

b. adapt

c. overcome

d. avoid

e. None of these

45. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. I requested him 'to put in a word' for me.

a. introduce

b. oppose

c. support

d. reconcile

e. None of these

46. Select the word/phrase that is/are closest in meaning to the word(s) quotation. The manager 'looked into' the matter.

a. take decision

b. ivestigate

c. neglect

d. ignore

e. None of these

47. Fill in the blanks : Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich-quick schemes to ---.

a. Proliferate

b. remiss

c. stupefy

d. synoptic

e. None of these

48. Fill in the blanks : The content of philosophical works is ----in nature and requires much thought.

a. decapitate

b. cerebral

c. verve

d. renounce

e. None of these

49. Fill in the blanks : Because of her hatred of the family, she ---all who are friendly to them.

a. strut

b. dispassionate

c. malign

d. vitriolic

e. None of these

50. Fill in the blanks : French ----is noted for its use of special sauces.

a. cuisine

b. dilettante

c. multiplicity

d. subsidiary

e. None of these

51. Fill in the blanks : She offered a ----of excuses for her shortcomings.

a. somber

b. plethora

c. officious

d. delineate

e. None of these

52. Fill in the blanks : Although Rajib is ---for public office, he is not willing to accept the dictates of bosses.

a. Psychopathetic

b. aspirant

c. animated

d. estranged

e. None of these

53. "Where there is a will, there is a way." --means in Bangla ---

a. যেখানে মত, সেখানে পথ

b. যত মত, তত পথ

c. যতক্ষণ শ্বাস, ততক্ষণ আশ

d. ইচ্ছা থাকলে উপায় হয়

54. One who compiles dictionary is called a ---

a. Demographer

b. Dictionary-maker

c. Lexicographer

d. Monographer

55. 'Thespian art' refers to ---

a. The art of tragedy

b. The art of history

c. Tribal art

d. The art of story-telling

56. A synonym of the word 'Erratic' is ---

a. Vague

b. Irregular

c. Adore

d. Amity

57. Fill in the blanks : ' ----till her baby is due?'

a. How long is it

b. How long time there is

c. How long it is

d. How long she has

58. 'It is high time he (change) his bad habits.' The right form of the verb in bracket is ---

a. changing

b. changed

c. has changed

d. has been changing

59. Sentence Correction : Mumps 'are' a very 'common' disease 'which' 'usually' affects children. which bold-faced section is an error?

a. are

b. common

c. which

d. usually

60. Which one is a correct indirect narration?

a. You told me that you would be careful.

b. You said to me that you are careful.

c. You told me that you will be careful.

d. You said to me that you have been careful.

61. 'Do it as I say.' The passive form is ---

a. Be it done as it is said

b. Let it be done as I say.

c. It should be done as I say.

d. Let it be done as is said by me.

62. The negative form of the sentence : 'Man is mortal.' is ---

a. Man is not mortal.

b. Man cannot be mortal.

c. Man is not immortal.

d. Man will not be mortal.

63. The bold-faced phrase in the sentence --"Swimming in the river" is difficult. is :

a. Verb

b. adjective

c. Adverb

d. Noun

64. 'Animals that eat flesh of another animal.' Substitute in one word ---

a. Man-eater

b. Carnivorous

c. Beast

d. Cannibal

65. I"castigated" myself for being so stupid. The bold-faced word means ---

a. Eulogized

b. Appreciated

c. Criticized

d. Extolled

66. 'Birds of a same feather' means ---

a. Same kind of bird

b. Persons of similar nature

c. Birds of prey

d. Persons of weak nae

67. The antonym of 'Abundant' is ---

a. Plentiful

b. Copious

c. Scanty

d. Lavish

68. 'Crowded' is synonymous to ----

a. Jam-packed

b. Jammed

c. Vacant

d. Forlorn

69. 'To make a mess of things'--এর বঙ্গানুবাদ ---

a. রাই কুড়িয়ে বেল

b. অধিক সন্ন্যাসীতে গাজন নষ্ট

c. ভূতের বাপের শ্রাদ্ধ

d. নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা

70. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word. Prognosis

a. identification

b. forecast

c. preface

d. scheme

71. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word. Contract

a. expand

b. tract

c. give

d. abridge

72. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word. Docile

a. stupid

b. gentle

c. vague

d. stubborn

73. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word. Lethargy

a. impassivity

b. listlessen

c. serenity

d. none

74. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word. Emaciated

a. very sleepy

b. very tall

c. very thin

d. very aged

75. Fill in the blanks : Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the ----.

a. haughty

b. coward

c. brute

d. ignorant

76. Fill in the blanks : The speaker painted a ---picture of hunger in parts of Bangladesh.

a. passionate

b. chimerical

c. parisimonious

d. poignant

77. Fill in the blanks : Do not ----him, he has done no harm to any of you.

a. refer

b. admire

c. discuss

d. accuse

78. Fill in the blanks : The controversy is likely to create------between the two communities.

a. doubt

b. bitterness

c. amity

d. revenge

79. Fill in the blanks : So many servants attended ----him during his illness.

a. upon

b. at

c. on

d. with

80. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence. The art of beautiful handwriting

a. Painter

b. Calligraphy

c. draftsman

d. paleography

81. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence. An insect with many legs is called

a. mammal

b. centipede

c. herbivorous

d. vertebrate

82. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence. A writer who steals ideas from others.

a. editor

b. copier

c. plagiarist

d. translator

83. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence. A person suffering from nervous breakdown.

a. lunatic

b. neurotic

c. eccentric

d. mongrel

84. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence. One who knows many languages.

a. polyglot

b. linguist

c. stylist

d. debator

85. Choose the exact meaning of idomatic expressions/ phrases. To give currency to

a. to pay much attention to

b. to give someone

c. to carry heavy load to

d. to offer bribe

86. Choose the exact meaning of idomatic expressions/ phrases. To have cold feet

a. to be reluctant

b. to pay much attention to

c. to fell very cold

d. to pour water on something

87. Choose the exact meaning of idomatic expressions/ phrases. To scale up

a. to discuss

b. to measure

c. to divide

d. to deliver

88. Choose the exact meaning of idomatic expressions/ phrases. Between the devil and the deep sea

a. to live dangerously

b. to be in a temper

c. to choose correctly

d. to be in a dilemma

89. Choose the exact meaning of idomatic expressions/ phrases. To cut the crackle

a. to dig a well

b. to stop talking and start

c. to annoy others

d. to act in a friendly way

90. The following words are spelt wrong; the addition of a letter to each to each will make it correct. Identify the missing letter. Ameba

a. u

b. m

c. o

d. i

91. The following words are spelt wrong; the addition of a letter to each to each will make it correct. Identify the missing letter. Ocurrence

a. a

b. e

c. c

d. u

92. The following words are spelt wrong; the addition of a letter to each to each will make it correct. Identify the missing letter. Desicant

a. s

b. e

c. c

d. s

93. The following words are spelt wrong; the addition of a letter to each to each will make it correct. Identify the missing letter. Deliquent

a. n

b. l

c. m

d. e

94. The following words are spelt wrong; the addition of a letter to each to each will make it correct. Identify the missing letter. Copuete

a. i

b. o

c. u

d. t