1. “The jury delivered its verdict…” Here jury is a —
a) Collective noun
b) Common noun
c) Proper noun
d) Countable noun
Answer: Collective noun
Explanation: Collective Noun হলো এমন noun যা একজাতীয় ব্যক্তিবর্গ বা বস্তুদের সমষ্টিকে বোঝায়। উদাহরণ: flock (ঝাঁক), band (দল), herd (পাল), jury (বিচার সভা বা আদালতের আইনজ্ঞদের দল), crowd (জনতা), gang (দল), team (দল), party (দল), infantry (পদাতিক সেন দল), fleet (রণতরীর বহর), navy (নৌসেনাদল), audience (শ্রোতাবর্গ), committee (সভাসদবৃন্দ), group (দল) ইত্যাদি।
2. What is the meaning of “Call name”?
a) To praise someone
b) To call someone respectfully
c) To call someone loudly
d) To scold or insult someone
Answer: To scold or insult someone
Explanation: Call name = to insult or speak offensively Bangla Meaning: গালমন্দ করা
3. No one should waste ___ time.
a) our
b) your
c) their
d) his
Answer: his
Explanation: No/every/each + one-এর আগে singular pronoun ব্যবহৃত হয়। তাই, “No one should waste his time।” উদাহরণ: Incorrect: No one should kill away one's time. Correct: No one should kill away his/her time.
4. Who is the author of “Prometheus Unbound”?
a) William Wordsworth
b) John Keats
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) Lord Byron
Answer: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Explanation: "Prometheus Unbound" হলো একটি লিরিকাল নাটক, চারটি অংশে বিভক্ত, প্রকাশিত 1820 সালে। Shelley এর রচনায় কবিতার দক্ষতা ও রাজনৈতিক চিন্তার সমন্বয় দেখা যায়। notable works: A Defence of Poetry, Adonais, Epipsychidion ইত্যাদি।
5. They should complete the project. (Passive)
a) The project should be completed by them.
b) The project should completed by them.
c) Should the project be completed by them.
d) The project completed should by them.
Answer: The project should be completed by them.
Explanation: Passive voice গঠনের নিয়ম: can/could/should/would/must + be + past participle. উদাহরণ: Active: I can do it. → Passive: It can be done by me. Active: You must eat the mango. → Passive: The mango must be eaten by you.
6. Rinu said, “I must go there.” (Indirect)
a) Rinu said that I must go there.
b) Rinu said that he must go there.
c) Rinu said that he had to go there.
d) Rinu said that he must had to go there.
Answer: Rinu said that he had to go there.
Explanation: Direct → Indirect speech-এ rules: Reporting verb past tense হলে person পরিবর্তন হয়। Must → had to ব্যবহার হয়। উদাহরণ: Direct: Kalim said, "I must go there." Indirect: Kalim said that he had to go there.
7. He ___ home the day before yesterday.
a) came
b) has come
c) had been come
d) come
Answer: came
Explanation: Past tense নির্দেশক শব্দগুলোর জন্য যেমন: yesterday, ago, last week, day before yesterday ইত্যাদির সাথে verb-এর past form ব্যবহার হয়। উদাহরণ: He came home the day before yesterday. Incorrect: Father has come home yesterday. Correct: Father came home yesterday.
8. “She almost missed the train.” Identify the adverb.
a) Adverb of time
b) Adverb of degree
c) Adverb of manner
d) Adverb of frequency
Answer: Adverb of degree
Explanation: Adverb of Degree কোন কাজ বা গুণের মাত্রা বোঝায়। উদাহরণ: almost, quite, very, much, fully, partly, wholly, completely, strongly ইত্যাদি। Sentence: She almost missed the train। “almost” হলো Adverb of Degree.
9. Meaning of the idiom “Bird of passage”:
a) A skilled employee
b) A permanent resident
c) A temporary or migratory person
d) A bird caretaker
Answer: A temporary or migratory person
Explanation: "Bird of passage" মানে অস্থায়ী বাসিন্দা বা যাযাবর। উদাহরণ: At present the organization has to rely on young, inexperienced graduates who are usually birds of passage.
10. He said, “Good-bye my friends.” (Narration)
a) He asked his friends good-bye.
b) He says his friends good-bye.
c) He bade his friends good-bye.
d) He told his friends good-bye.
Answer: He bade his friends good-bye.
Explanation: Direct → Indirect speech-এ goodbye রূপান্তর: Structure: Subject + bade + object + good-bye Direct: He said, "Good-bye my friends." → Indirect: He bade his friends good-bye.
11. Which word functions as a demonstrative determiner?
a) Her
b) These
c) Alot of
d) Few
Answer: These
Explanation: Determiner এর প্রধান কাজ Noun/ Pronoun কে Determine করা । Noun/ Pronoun এর নির্দিষ্টতা -অনির্দিষ্টতা বুঝাতে এটি ব্যবহার হয়। তবে তা Noun কে আংশিক কিংবা পরিপূর্ণ ভাবে modify করলেও, modify করা এটির প্রধান কাজ নয়। নিম্নে Determiner এর তালিকা দেওয়া হলো : Articles: a, an, the. Demonstratives: this, that, these, those. Possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, Jahangir's. Quantifiers: some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, little, a few, few, enough, several, plenty of, all, both, no, each, every, either, neither, more, less, most, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, etc. Numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six (etc.) General Ordinals: - Last, next, other, the other, etc.
12. He gave me the notes----- I wanted.
a) what
b) whom
c) whose
d) that
Answer: that
Explanation: Complete sentence: He gave me the notes that I wanted. এ বাক্যটিতে Relative pronoun বসবে , যা inactive object 'notes' বুঝানো হয়েছে । বস্তুবাচক পদার্থের ক্ষেত্রে সাধারণত Pronoun, that বসে । বস্তু সম্পর্কে জানা থাকলে that, আর জানা না থাকলে what বসবে । Example: He gave me what I wanted. He gave me the book that I wanted. এখানে whose, whom হলো Personal Pronoun. যা কেবল ব্যক্তিকে বুঝানোর ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহার করা হয়। তাই প্রদত্ত শুন্যস্থনটিতে pronoun that বসবে ।
13. The doctor recommended ----a new treatment.
a) to
b) with
c) on
d) No preposition
Answer: No preposition
Explanation: Transitive verb এরপর Preposition বসে না । সরাসরি Object বসে । কিছুকিছু Transitive verb হলো : reach, resemble, violate, discuss, resign, sign, investigate, recommend, order, command, enter ইত্যাদি । Correct Answer: The doctor recommended a new treatment.
14. Which feeling is most commonly conveyed by the interjection "Phew!"?
a) Joy
b) Relief
c) Shock
d) Criticism
Answer: Relief
Explanation: The interjection 'Phew' typically expresses -Relief. Phew (Interjection) English Meaning: A sound that people make to show that they are hot, tired, or happy that something bad has finished or did not happen Bangla Meaning: ফুঃ ; বিস্ময়, অস্থিরতা , বিরক্তি ইত্যাদি ঝোনোর জন্য ব্যবহৃত অব্যয়বিশেষ। Example sentence: Phew! It's finally over. Phew! I made it on time. Phew! That exam was hard.
15. Let them play the game. (make it passive)
a) Let the game being played by them.
b) Let the game be played by them.
c) Let the game been played by them.
d) Let the game be played with them.
Answer: Let the game be played by them.
Explanation: Imparetive sentence এর Active voice À Passive voice এ রূপান্তরের নিয়ম: Let দিয়ে Passive voice এর বাক্যটি শুরু হবে । Active voice এর object টি Passive voice এ subject হিসেবে বসে । - be বসে । মূল verb এর past participle form বসে । by বসে । Active voice এর subject টি Passive voice এ object হিসেবে বসে । Active Voice: Let them play the game. Passive Voice: Let the game be played by them.
16. Identify the collective noun in the sentence: A flock of birds is flying over the river.
a) Birds
b) Flock
c) River
d) Flying
Answer: Flock
Explanation: “Flock” refers to a group of birds, so it is a collective noun.
17. Choose the correct synonym of Abundant.
a) Scarce
b) Plentiful
c) Small
d) Empty
Answer: Plentiful
Explanation: Abundant মানে “বহুল পরিমাণে” বা “Plentiful”.
18. Identify the correct passive form: The teacher will check the exam.
a) The exam checked by the teacher
b) The exam will check by the teacher
c) The exam is checked by the teacher
d) The exam will be checked by the teacher
Answer: The exam will be checked by the teacher
Explanation: Future tense active sentence কে passive voice এ রূপান্তর করতে হবে: will + be + past participle.
19. Choose the correct preposition: He is interested ___ science.
a) on
b) at
c) in
d) by
Answer: in
Explanation: Interested + in ব্যবহার হয়।
20. Fill in the blank: She has lived here ___ 2010.
a) since
b) for
c) from
d) at
Answer: since
Explanation: Since ব্যবহার হয় starting point বোঝাতে, যেমন 2010 থেকে।
21. Choose the correct plural form of Cactus.
a) Cactuses
b) Cacti
c) Cacties
d) Cactus
Answer: Cacti
Explanation: Cactus একটি Latin-origin word; plural হয় Cacti.
22. Select the correct tense: By next year, I ___ my degree.
a) completed
b) will complete
c) will have completed
d) am completing
Answer: will have completed
Explanation: Future perfect tense বোঝাতে হবে, যখন কাজ শেষ হবে নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে।
23. Choose the correct spelling:
a) Accomodate
b) Acommodate
c) Accommodate
d) Acomodate
Answer: Accommodate
Explanation: Correct spelling with double “c” and double “m”.
24. Choose the correct idiom: He kicked the bucket.
a) He played football
b) He died
c) He traveled far
d) He worked hard
Answer: He died
Explanation: Kick the bucket একটি idiom অর্থ মৃত্যু হওয়া।
25. Select the correct synonym of Reluctant:
a) Eager
b) Active
c) Willing
d) Hesitant
Answer: Hesitant
Explanation: Reluctant মানে অনিচ্ছুক বা hesitant।
