English

1. EPHEMERAL (Choose the similar meaning from the given options)

a. Unimportant

b. Small

c. Everlasting

d. Temporary

e. Eternal

2. BEMUSE (Choose the similar meaning from the given options)

a. Illuminate

b. Fascinate

c. Captivate

d. Illustrate

e. Amuse

3. ENCUMBER (Choose the similar meaning from the given options)

a. Hold

b. Imply

c. Hinder

d. Embrace

e. None of these

4. COHORT (Choose the similar meaning from the given options)

a. Group

b. Cooperate

c. Conspire

d. Object

e. None of these

5. ABSOLVE (Choose the similar meaning from the given options)

a. condemn

b. Disregard

c. Pardon

d. Obey

e. Agree

6. Now a days banking is a sought profession. ( Identify the missing word from the given choices)

a. after

b. growing

c. claim

d. all of these

e. None of these

7. No problem can be solved violence. ( Identify the missing word from the given choices)

a. through

b. in

c. bye

d. way

e. where

8. It would be difficult for a woman to that work. ( Identify the missing word from the given choices)

a. do

b. did

c. why

d. all

e. of

9. Next Monday be a holiday for the all the staff. ( Identify the missing word from the given choices)

a. was

b. will

c. be

d. is

e. not

10. I asked Razia to come to cinema me.( Identify the missing word from the given choices)

a. to

b. with

c. by

d. into

e. None of these

11. Those who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly _________.

a. apprehensive

b. complacent

c. confident

d. ardent

e. composed

12. I told him everything _______ he misunderstand me.

a. would

b. should

c. could

d. must

e. might

13. He won the case because the _______ of the evidence was on his side.

a. brunt

b. insignificance

c. preponderance

d. accuracy

e. paucity

14. After a slow start,sales of PC has been gaining _______ the increasing availability of cheap laptop PC.

a. In view of

b. as a result of

c. in spite of

d. despite

e. because of

15. Considering how long you have been waiting for this news, your reaction is very _________.

a. meditative

b. confusing

c. tepid

d. categorical

e. None of these

16. Sheep "have" been "domesticated" for "over" five thousands years "ago". (Find out which quoted part has an err

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

17. "Not everyone" realizes "that" the "most" largest organ of" human" body is the skin. (Find out which quoted part has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

18. Ceramics ca be harder, "light" and more "resistant" to "heat" than "metals". (Find out which quoted part has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

19. The way child "plays" with other children reveals "a lots" about "child's" emotional "development". (Find out which quoted part has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

20. Dhaka university "has" an "outstanding" "collecting" of historical "documents". (Find out which quoted part has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

21. ABCD is a square. EFGH is a rectangle. AB=3, EF=4, FG=6. The area of the region outside of ABCD and inside of EFGH is-

a. 6

b. 9

c. 12

d. 15

22. If n and p both are odd numbers, which of the following numbers must be an even number?

a. n+p

b. np

c. np+2

d. n+p+1

23. Mr. Jamal bought a house at Tk. c in 2008. Three years later he sold the house for 25% more than he paid for it. He has to pay a tax of 50% of the gain. How much tax must Mr. Jamal pay?

a. C/24

b. C/8

c. C/4

d. C/2

24. A bus uses one gallon of gasoline to travel 15 miles.After a tune-up,the bus travels 15% farther on one gallon. How many gallons of gasoline (to the nearest tenth) will it takes for the bus to travel 150 miles after a tune-up?

a. 8.7

b. 8.5

c. 8.9

d. 9

25. The examination will test your "ability to understand" "spoken" English "to" read non-technical language and "writing" correctly. (Find out the which underlined part of the following sentences has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

26. The value of "the taka" "declines" as the "rate of inflation" "raises". (Find out the which underlined part of the following sentences has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

27. "Even though" Miss Colombia "lost" the beauty contest,she was still "more prettier" than the "other girls" in the pageant. (Find out the which underlined part of the following sentences has an error)

a. a

b. b

c. c

d. d

28. CLARITY ( Choose one is opposite in meaning to the given word)

a. Exaggeration

b. Candour

c. Confusion

d. Reserve

29. LENIENT ( Choose one is opposite in meaning to the given word)

a. Obstinate

b. Annoyed

c. Rude

d. Harsh

30. NAIVE ( Choose one is opposite in meaning to the given word)

a. Cunning

b. Wealthy

c. Sophisticated

d. Complicated