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English Lesson 20 Questions By University Of Dhaka

Number For those studying or preparing for, this page contains 20 important questions and answers arranged in sequence. Each question is accompanied by the correct answer and, where necessary, a detailed explanation to help clarify your concepts. Read carefully and assess your own preparation.

1. What is the plural form of 'Cliff'?

a) Cliffss

b) Cliffves

c) Cliff

d) Cliffs

Answer: Cliffs

Explanation: • Singular Number এর শেষে f/fe থাকলে f এর পরিবর্তে v বসে এবং তারপর es যোগ করে plural করতে হয়। - যেমন- wife - wives, leaf -leaves • কিন্তু Singular Number এর শেষে যদি ief, if, oof, ff, eef থাকে, তবে Plural করার সময় f এর কোন পরিবর্তন হয় না এবং শুধু s যোগ করে Plural করতে হয়। যেমন: - Belief - Beliefs - Cliff - Cliffs

2. The plural of 'Thesis'

a) Thesis

b) Thesises

c) Thesiss

d) Theses

Answer: Theses

Explanation: • Thesis: English meaning: a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree. Bangla meaning: যুক্তির দ্বারা সমর্থিত বা সমর্থনীয় বিবৃতি বা তত্ত্ব; প্রতিপাদ্য। Plural form: Theses. Example: - Their main thesis was that war was inevitable.

3. The singular form of 'Data' is ___

a) Datu

b) Dates

c) Datas

d) Datum

Answer: Datum

Explanation: • Data (noun): English meaning: Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. Bangla Meaning - তথ্য; উপাত্ত। - Data এর singular form হচ্ছে Datum. • কিছু বিদেশী শব্দ রয়েছে যেগুলোর singular-plural স্বাভাবিক নিয়মে হয় না। নিম্নে বিদেশি ভাষা থেকে আগত কিছু উল্লেখযোগ্য শব্দের singular-plural form দেওয়া হলো: Singular → Plural Datum → Data; Phenomenon → Phenomena; Forum → Forums; Oasis → Oases; Radius → Radii; Medium → Media; Formula → Formulas; Focus → Focuses / Foci; Crisis → Crises; Curriculum → Curricula; Analysis → Analyses; Agendum → Agenda; Ultimatum → Ultimata / Ultimatums; Criterion → Criteria; Index → Indexes (in books), Indices (in mathematics).

4. Plural form of 'Memorandum' -

a) Memorandas

b) Memoranda

c) Memorandumes

d) Memorandi

Answer: Memoranda

Explanation: • Memorandum: [Singular] Bangla meaning: স্মারক। Plural form: Memoranda, Memorandums. • কিছু কিছু noun এর plural অনিয়মিতভাবে হয়ে থাকে। যেমন: Singular: Crisis - Plural: Crises, Singular: Radius - Plural: Radii, Singular: Thesis - Plural: Theses, Singular: Medium - Plural: Media, Singular: Agendum - Plural: Agenda, Singular: Datum - Plural: Data, Singular: Bacterium - Plural: Bacteria, Singular: Focus - Plural: Foci, Singular: Criterion - Plural: Criteria, Singular: Alumnus - Plural: Alumni, Singular: Fungus - Plural: Fungi, Singular: Cactus - Plural: Cacti (or Cactuses or Cactus), Singular: Octopus - Plural: Octopi (or Octopuses), Singular: Index - Plural: Indices (or Indexes), Singular: Appendix - Plural: Appendices (or Appendixes), বিঃদ্রঃ 'Cacti' is the Latin plural of cactus and 'Cactuses' is the English plural.

5. The singular form of the term 'Alumni' is -

a) Alumnus

b) Alumn

c) Alumni

d) Alumnu

Answer: Alumnus

Explanation: • Alumnus: [singular] English meaning: someone who studied at a particular school, college, or university. Bangla meaning: স্কুল, কলেজ বা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্রাক্তন ছাত্র। Plural form: Alumni.

6. Which is the plural form of 'mouse'?

a) mice

b) mouse

c) mouss

d) mices

Answer: mice

Explanation: • The plural form of the word 'Mouse' is - Mice. - আবার, কম্পিউটার mouse বুঝালে তখন 'Mouse' এর plural number হিসেবে সাধারণত Mouses হয়, তবে mice ও ব্যবহৃত হয়। - More than one computer mouse can be called "mouses". • Mouse (noun) - plural: mice (ইঁদুর বোঝালে)। - plural: mouses/ mice (কম্পিউটার মাউস বোঝালে)। • সাধারণ হিসাবে Mouse অর্থ ইঁদুর ই হয়, তাই সে অনুযায়ী সঠিক উত্তর Mice রাখা হয়েছে।

7. Which of the following is the plural form of 'Index'?

a) Indices

b) Indexies

c) Indiceis

d) Indexs

Answer: Indices

Explanation: • Index: [Singular form] English meaning: an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is on. Bangla meaning: সূচক; দেশক; নির্দেশক। Plural form: Indices, Indexes. Example sentence: The index is divided into two sections.

8. Identify the singular number.

a) Gulliver's Travels

b) mice

c) Indices

d) Alumni

Answer: Gulliver's Travels

Explanation: • Gulliver's Travels - Singular Number. • যে কোনো বইয়ের নাম বুঝালে Singular Number হয়।

9. What is the plural form of the word "wolf"?

a) wolves

b) wolfes

c) wolfs

d) none

Answer: wolves

Explanation: • Wolf - এর Plural form হচ্ছে Wolves. - Noun এর শেষে f বা fe থাকলে, f বা fe এর স্থানে 'ves' যোগ করে Plural হয়। উদাহরণ: Calf - Calves, Half - Halves, Knife - Knives, Loaf - Loaves etc.

10. What is the plural form of 'sheep’?

a) sheep

b) sheeps

c) sheepes

d) sheepses

Answer: sheep

Explanation: • Sheep: English meaning: a farm animal with thick curly hair that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat. Bangla meaning: ভেড়া; মেষ; গড্ডল। Plural form: Sheep • কতগুলো শব্দ আছে যাদের singular এবং plural form একই রকম থাকে। - যেমন- Sheep, Dear, Deer, Corps, Offspring, Series, Dozen, Species, Aircraft, Hovercraft, Spacecraft,Public, Gross, Hundred, Thousand, Million ইত্যাদি।

11. Choose the correct plural form.

a) Memorandum

b) Memorandumes

c) Memoranda

d) Both B & C

Answer: Memoranda

Explanation: • Memorandum: [Singular] English meaning: a short written report prepared specially for a person or group of people that contains information about a particular matter. Bangla meaning: স্মারক। Plural form: Memoranda, Memorandums. Example: Michael Davis has prepared a memorandum outlining our need for an additional warehouse. • Option, →Memorandumes ভুল।

12. Which of the following is the plural form of Ovum?

a) Ovum

b) Ovumes

c) Ova

d) Ovums

Answer: Ova

Explanation: • Ovum: English meaning: an egg cell produced by a woman or female animal. Bangla meaning: ডিম্বাণু। • 'Ovum' is a singular number. - Plural form: ova. • অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে, singular number এর শেষে um থাকলে plural করার সময় um কে a দ্বারা পরিবর্তন করতে হয়। - সুতরাং, the plural form of ovum is 'Ova'.

13. Which of the following is a singular number?

a) Axis

b) Oases

c) Media

d) Data

Answer: Axis

Explanation: • Axis: [singular] Meaning - অক্ষরেখা। - Singular number হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়। - এর Plural form হচ্ছে Axes. • কিছু বিদেশী শব্দ রয়েছে যেগুলোর singular-plural স্বাভাবিক নিয়মে হয় না। নিম্নে বিদেশি ভাষা থেকে আগত কিছু উল্লেখযোগ্য শব্দের singular-plural form দেওয়া হলো: Singular → Plural: Datum → Data; Phenomenon → Phenomena; Forum → Forums; Oasis → Oases; Radius → Radii; Medium → Media; Formula → Formulas; Focus → Focuses / Foci; Crisis → Crises.

14. Which of the following is the Plural form?

a) Criteria

b) Criterion

c) Criteri

d) Criterii

Answer: Criteria

Explanation: • Criterion: [Singular] English meaning: a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something. Bangla meaning: বিচারের মাপকাঠি; মানদণ্ড। - Plural form: criteria, criterions. • Criteria হলো plural form, যার মানে অনেকগুলো মানদণ্ড বা পরিমাপ। • Criterion হলো singular form, যার মানে একটি মানদণ্ড বা পরিমাপ। Example: - The criterion for success is hard work. - The criteria for the award were clearly defined.

15. The plural of Cactus is -

a) Cactus

b) Cactuses

c) Cacti

d) All of these

Answer: All of these

Explanation: Cactus (Noun): - Bangla Meaning: নাগফণী; ফণিমনসা। - English Meaning: any of a family (Cactaceae, the cactus family) of plants. - Plural of cactus is 'cactuses', Cactus এবং 'Cacti'.

16. Plural of 'Vertex' -

a) Verticse

b) Vertices

c) Vertexess

d) Vertexiss

Answer: Vertices

Explanation: • Vertex: English meaning: (in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape/ the highest point of something. Bangla meaning: শীর্ষ; শীর্ষবিন্দু; চূড়া। Plural form: Vertices, vertexes. Example: At the vertex of the mountain, we could see the entire valley spread out below us.

17. The plural form of 'Mr' -

a) Mrs.

b) Ms.

c) Miseters.

d) Messrs.

Answer: Messrs.

Explanation: Mr: English meaning: a title used before the family name or full name of a man who has no other title, or when talking to man who holds a particular official position. Bangla meaning: পুরুষের নামের আগে যুক্ত খেতাব; জনাব; শ্রী ইত্যাদি। Plural form: Messrs.

18. Choose the plural of 'Fez'.

a) Fezii

b) Fezi

c) Fezzes

d) All of these

Answer: Fezzes

Explanation: Answer - Fezzes. Fez (noun): English meaning: a brimless cylindrical or somewhat cone-shaped hat with a flat top that usually has a tassel, is typically made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries. Bangla meaning: একধরনের টুপি। Plural: fezzes also fezes.

19. Identify the word that can be used as both singular and plural:

a) Light

b) Cliff

c) Yoke

d) Children

Answer: Yoke

Explanation: • The correct answer is- গ) Yoke. • Yoke (noun) - English Meaning: a wooden bar that is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling. - Bangla Meaning: (১) জোয়াল; লাঙল বা গাড়ি টানার সময়ে বলদের গলায় কাঠের যে সংযোজক বেঁধে দেওয়া হয়। (২) (plural -এ অপরিবর্তিত) একত্রে বাঁধা বা কর্মরত বলদযুগল: four yoke of oxen. - অর্থাৎ, জোয়াল বুঝাতে প্রচলিত plural form হলো- yoke. - তবে, yoke এর plural 'yokes' ও হয়। অন্যদিকে, • Light [uncountable noun] - আলোক; আলো। → singular: light, plural: lights. • Cliff (noun) - উঁচু খাড়া পাহাড় ; বিশেষত সমুদ্র কিনারে। → singular: Cliff, plural: Cliffs. • Children (plural noun) - ছেলেমেয়ে। → এটি শুধু plural (singular: child).

20. Plural of 'Phenomenon' -

a) Phenomenii

b) Phenomen

c) Phenomena

d) Phenomenonses

Answer: Phenomena

Explanation: • Phenomenon: [singular] English meaning: a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood. Bangla meaning: ইন্দ্রিয়গোচর বস্তু বা বিষয়। Phenomenon এর plural হলো Phenomena.

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