1. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of 'Perfidious'
a) Loyal
b) Theacherous
c) Honest
d) Naive
Answer: Theacherous
Explanation: Perfidious means বিশ্বাসঘাতক বা প্রতারণাপূর্ণ।
2. Choose the word opposite in meaning to Obsequious
a) Servile
b) Fawning
c) Arrogant
d) Submissive
Answer: Arrogant
Explanation: Obsequious মানে অতিরিক্ত বাধ্য। এর বিপরীত হলো অহংকারী বা Arrogant।
3. One word substitution: 'A person who eats human flesh'
a) Carnivore
b) Cannibal
c) Omnivore
d) Herbivore
Answer: Cannibal
Explanation: যে মানুষের মাংস খায় তাকে Cannibal বলে।
4. One word substitution: 'A word inscribed on a tomb'
a) Epitaph
b) Epigram
c) Elegy
d) Eulogy
Answer: Epitaph
Explanation: সমাধির গায়ে লেখা বাক্যকে Epitaph বলে।
5. Fill in the blank: The committee consists _____ five members.
a) in
b) of
c) with
d) from
Answer: of
Explanation: "Consist of" হলো সঠিক phrase।
6. Choose the sentence with the correct use of the subjunctive mood:
a) I wish I was taller.
b) I wish I were taller.
c) I wish I am taller.
d) I wish I will be taller.
Answer: I wish I were taller.
Explanation: কল্পনা বা অবাস্তব ইচ্ছার জন্য "were" ব্যবহার হয়
7. Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) Millenium
b) Millennium
c) Milennium
d) Milenium
Answer: Millennium
Explanation: সঠিক বানান Millennium।
8. Choose the correct inversion of: 'He had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.'
a) Never he had seen such a beautiful sunset before.
b) Never had he seen such a beautiful sunset before.
c) Never did he had seen such a beautiful sunset before.
d) Never he seen had such a beautiful sunset before
Answer: Never had he seen such a beautiful sunset before.
Explanation: "Never" দিয়ে বাক্য শুরু হলে inversion হয়।
9. Change into passive voice: 'They ought to have finished the work by now.'
a) The work ought to have been finished by them by now.
b) The work ought to be finished by them by now.
c) The work had ought to be finished by now.
d) The work is ought to have finished by now.
Answer: The work ought to have been finished by them by now.
Explanation: Modal + perfect এর passive structure।
10. Change the narration: She said to him, "Would that I could fly!"
a) She told him that she wished she could fly.
b) She exclaimed with a wish that she could fly.
c) She wished that she could fly.
d) She exclaimed wishing that she could fly.
Answer: She told him that she wished she could fly.
Explanation: "Would that" প্রকাশ করে ইচ্ছা, তাই wish ব্যবহার হয়।
11. Select the correct meaning of the idiom: To throw down the gauntlet
a) To surrender
b) To issue a challenge
c) To apologise
d) To retreat
Answer: To issue a challenge
Explanation: চ্যালেঞ্জ ছুঁড়ে দেওয়া বোঝায়।
12. Select the correct meaning of the idiom: A Pyrrhic victory.
a) A victory at great cost
b) An easy victory
c) A moral defeat
d) A shared victory
Answer: A victory at great cost
Explanation: যে জয়ের জন্য অনেক ক্ষতি হয় তাকে Pyrrhic victory বলে।
13. Spot the part with an error: Each of the boys (A) / were given (B) / a prize (C) / for their performance (D).
a) Part A
b) Part B
c) Part C
d) Part D
Answer: Part B
Explanation: Each singular, তাই "was given" হবে।
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14. Spot the part with an error: Scarcely he had reached the station (A) / when (B) / the train left (C) / No error (D).
a) Part A
b) Part B
c) Part C
d) Part D
Answer: Part A
Explanation: Scarcely এর পর inversion হয় - "Scarcely had he reached"।
15. Choose the correct synonym of 'Sagacious'
a) Foolish
b) Wise
c) Cowardly
d) Reckless
Answer: Wise
Explanation: Sagacious মানে জ্ঞানী বা বিচক্ষণ।
16. Choose the correct antonym of 'Profligate'
a) Wasteful
b) Frugal
c) Extravagant
d) Lavish
Answer: Wasteful
Explanation: Profligate মানে অপচয়ী, এর বিপরীত Frugal মানে মিতব্যয়ী।
17. One word substitution: 'Government by a small group of people'
a) Oligarchy
b) Plutocracy
c) Autocracy
d) Anarchy
Answer: Oligarchy
Explanation: অল্প কয়েকজনের শাসনকে Oligarchy বলে।
18. Fill in the blank with the correct modal verb: You ______ have informed me earlier; now it's too late.
a) must
b) should
c) can
d) might
Answer: should
Explanation: অতীতের অনুশোচনা বোঝাতে "should have" ব্যবহার হয়।
19. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:
a) Had I known the truth, I would have not come.
b) Had I known the truth, I would not have come.
c) If I had known the truth, I would not came.
d) I had known the truth I would not have come.
Answer: Had I known the truth, I would not have come.
Explanation: Had I known the truth, I would not have come.
20. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
a) "The teacher said, ""Success is not final failure is not fatal.""
b) "The teacher said, ""Success is not final; failure is not fatal.""
c) "The teacher said ""Success is not final; failure is not fatal""."
d) The teacher said: Success is not final, failure is not fatal.
Answer: "The teacher said, ""Success is not final; failure is not fatal.""
Explanation: দুটি পূর্ণ বাক্যের মাঝে semicolon এবং উক্তির আগে comma প্রয়োজন।
21. One word substitution: 'A place where birds are kept'
a) Aviary
b) Apiary
c) Aquarium
d) Menagerie
Answer: Aviary
Explanation: পাখি রাখার জায়গাকে Aviary বলে।
22. Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) Embarass
b) Embarrass
c) Embaras
d) Emmbarrass
Answer: Embarrass
Explanation: সঠিক বানান Embarrass।
23. Select the correct meaning of the idiom: To rest on one's laurels
a) To keep working hard.
b) To be satisfied with past success and stop trying.
c) To retire completely.
d) To lose confidence.
Answer: To be satisfied with past success and stop trying.
Explanation: আগের সাফল্য নিয়ে বসে থাকা বোঝায়।
24. Choose the correct passive form: 'People say that honesty is the best policy.'
a) Honesty is said to be the best policy.
b) It is said honesty is the best policy.
c) Honesty is said that it is the best policy.
d) Honesty was said to be the best policy.
Answer: Honesty is said to be the best policy.
Explanation: সাধারণ সত্যের ক্ষেত্রে present passive ব্যবহার হয়।
25. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The speaker's argument was so ______ that even his critics were persuaded.
a) fallacious
b) cogent
c) verbose
d) redundant
Answer: cogent
Explanation: Cogent মানে যুক্তিযুক্ত ও প্রভাবশালী।
