English MCQs
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Choose the correct sentence.
Correct Answer:
B: I asked Javed if he had passed
Explanation:
Choose the correct sentence. Correct Answer I asked Javed if he had passed sentence - টি indirect narration হবে এবং এর inverted comma - এর অংশ যদি প্রশ্নবোধক হয় এবং তা যদি yes/ no দ্বারা উত্তর করা যায়, তবে সে ক্ষেত্রে if বসে। If এর পরের অংশ past perfect tense হয়।
Who is the author of 'A Farewell to Arms'?
Correct Answer:
D: Ernest Hemingway
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Who is the author of 'A Farewell to Arms'? Correct Answer Ernest Hemingway Other works of Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls The Old Man and the Sea
Who is the author of 'Animal Farm'?
Correct Answer:
B: George Orwel
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Who is the author of 'Animal Farm'? Correct Answer George Orwel Animal Farm, anti - utopian satire by George Orwell, published in 1945. One of Orwell's finest works, it is a political fable based on the events of Russia's Bolshevik revolution and the betrayal of the cause by Joseph Stalin.
Who is the author of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?
Correct Answer:
D: Ernest Hemingway
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Who is the author of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'? Correct Answer Ernest Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls, a novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1940. The title is from a sermon by John Donne containing the famous words "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main…. Any man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind.
Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
Correct Answer:
C: Abul Kalam Azad
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Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'? Correct Answer Abul Kalam Azad India Wins Freedom is an enlightening account of the partition from the author, Maulana Azad's perspective. It includes his personal experiences when India became independent and his ideas on freedom and liberty.
What kind of noun is 'Girl'?
Correct Answer:
B: Common
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What kind of noun is 'Girl'? Correct Answer Common Girl is a common name, and a common name refers to a common noun.
What kind of noun is 'Cattle'?
Correct Answer:
C: Collective
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What kind of noun is 'Cattle'? Correct Answer Collective “cattle” is the collective noun for cows and bulls. The collective noun for a large group of cattle is “herd,” so you would say “a herd of cattle” to refer to a large group of cattle usually belonging to the same ranch.
A rolling stone gathers no moss. What 'rolling' is ?
Correct Answer:
C: Participle
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A rolling stone gathers no moss. What 'rolling' is ? Correct Answer Participle Present Participle: V + ing যখন Adjective এর কাজ করে তখন সেই ব্যবহারকে Present Participle বলে।যেমন: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'?
Correct Answer:
B: A very costly or troublesome possession
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What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'? Correct Answer A very costly or troublesome possession White elephant - An expensive item that is troublesome or useless. The term comes from a story about the king of Siam, who was said to have given an albino elephant, considered sacred, to a member of the court whom he disliked, knowing that taking care of the animal would exhaust the person's fortune.
What is the synonym of 'Incite'?
Correct Answer:
A: Instigate
Explanation:
What is the synonym of 'Incite'? Correct Answer Instigate Incite (SYNONYMS) - (উদ্দীপ্ত করা) egg on, encourage, urge, goad, provoke, spur on, drive on, stimulate, push, prod, prompt, induce, impel, motivate, make, influence. arouse, rouse, excite, inflame, stir up, sting, prick. informal put up to.
'Hold water' means-
Correct Answer:
C: Bear examination
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'Hold water' means- Correct Answer Bear examination hold water phrase of hold (of a statement, theory, or line of reasoning) appear to be valid, sound, or reasonable. "this argument just does not hold water" Similar: be tenable ring true bear examination/scrutiny survive an investigation
'May Allah help you' What kind of sentence is this?
Correct Answer:
A: Optative
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'May Allah help you' What kind of sentence is this? Correct Answer Optative The sentence in which something is wished /prayed is called optative sentence.
What is the synonym of 'Competent'?
Correct Answer:
C: Capable
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What is the synonym of 'Competent'? Correct Answer Capable competent এর বাংলা হলো সক্ষম, দক্ষ। Circumspect - Alert , Discrete - Prudent, Competent - Capable,Able, Skilled
What is the verb of the word 'Ability'?
Correct Answer:
D: Enable
Explanation:
What is the verb of the word 'Ability'? Correct Answer Enable Ability - Noun, Able - Adjective, Ably - Adverb, Enable - verb
'Out and Out' means-
Correct Answer:
B: Thoroughly
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'Out and Out' means- Correct Answer Thoroughly Out - and - out means "absolute" or "complete," often in a bad way. A terrible party is an out - and - out disaster and the people who said they'd bring cupcakes but didn't tell an out - and - out lie. The adjective out - and - out is particularly useful for providing emphasis, often in a negative way but not always.
Choose the correct sentence-
Correct Answer:
D: The rich are not always happy
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Choose the correct sentence- Correct Answer The rich are not always happy "The + Adjective " সবসময় plural noun হিসেবে কাজ করে। তাই, the rich এর পর are হবে।
What is the antonym of 'Honorary'?
Correct Answer:
C: Salaried
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What is the antonym of 'Honorary'? Correct Answer Salaried Honorary - সম্মানজনকSalaried - বৈতনিক (বেতনভোগী)
What is the synonym of 'Jovial'?
Correct Answer:
A: Jolly
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What is the synonym of 'Jovial'? Correct Answer Jolly Jovial (প্রফুল্ল/আমুদে/উৎফুল্ল) - Jolly, Happy(প্রফুল্ল,বলিষ্ঠ) (Synonym) Jovial - Jealous (Antonym)
Fill in blank 'He has assured me.............safety'
Correct Answer:
D: Of
Explanation:
Fill in blank 'He has assured me.............safety' Correct Answer Of After assure, of/about is used & means 'ensure'.
'He has been ill-Friday last' fill in the blank.
Correct Answer:
A: Since
Explanation:
'He has been ill-Friday last' fill in the blank. Correct Answer Since "Since" is used to indicate definite time.
Who is the modern philosopher who was awarded Nobel Prize for literature?
Correct Answer:
C: Bertrand Russel
Explanation:
Who is the modern philosopher who was awarded Nobel Prize for literature? Correct Answer Bertrand Russel Bertrand Arthur William Russell Bertrand Russell. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.
Fill in the blanks 'What is the time-your watch ?'
Correct Answer:
A: by
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks 'What is the time-your watch ?' Correct Answer by The correct answer is 'by'. 'by' is the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank as 'by your watch' has the idiomatic meaning of "according to". It generally means that the person is asking the time shown/displayed by your watch.
Who is the greatest modern English dramatist?
Correct Answer:
B: George Bernard Shaw
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Who is the greatest modern English dramatist? Correct Answer George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (/ˈbɜːrnɑːrd/; 26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.জর্জ বার্নার্ড শ ('b3:rna:rd/; 26জুলাই 1856 - 2 নভেম্বর 1950), তার পীড়াপীড়িতে কেবল বার্নার্ড নামে পরিচিত। শ, একজন আইরিশ নাট্যকার, সমালোচক, বিতর্কবাদী এবং রাজনৈতিক কর্মী ছিলেন। পাশ্চাত্য থিয়েটার, সংস্কৃতি এবং রাজনীতিতে তার প্রভাব 1880 এর দশক থেকে তার মৃত্যু এবং তার পরেও বিস্তৃত ছিল।
'Syntax' means-
Correct Answer:
B: Sentence building
Explanation:
'Syntax' means- Correct Answer Sentence building The syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences. The format in which words and phrases are arranged to create sentences is called syntax.
Which is the noun of the word 'beautiful' ?
Correct Answer:
B: Beauty
Explanation:
Which is the noun of the word 'beautiful' ? Correct Answer Beauty Beautiful is an adjective, which is formed from the noun, beauty. Beauty is the root word.
What is the antonym of 'Queer'?
Correct Answer:
B: Orderly
Explanation:
What is the antonym of 'Queer'? Correct Answer Orderly queer (adjective) অদ্ভুত, বিচিত্র, অস্বাভাবিক strange; odd. Opposite: ordinary conventional normal orderly
What is the synonym of 'Delude'?
Correct Answer:
D: Deceive
Explanation:
What is the synonym of 'Delude'? Correct Answer Deceive Delude(v. a.)প্রতারণা করা; বিভ্রান্ত করা; অভিভূত করা; ভোলানো; Synonyms: deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, diddle, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error.
What is the adjective of the word 'Heart'?
Correct Answer:
C: Heartening
Explanation:
What is the adjective of the word 'Heart'? Correct Answer Heartening Heart - Noun Hearten - Verb Heartening - Adjective
Select the answer of the word 'stagflagation'.
Correct Answer:
B: economic slow down
Explanation:
Select the answer of the word 'stagflagation'. Correct Answer economic slow down In economics, stagflation, or recession - inflation, is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high. It presents a dilemma for economic policy, since actions intended to lower inflation may exacerbate unemployment.
'Caesar and Cleopatra' is-
Correct Answer:
B: a play By G. B. Shaw
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'Caesar and Cleopatra' is- Correct Answer a play By G. B. Shaw Caesar and Cleopatra is a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw that depicts a fictionalized account of the relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. It was first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans.
What is the verb of the word 'Shortly'?
Correct Answer:
C: Shorten
Explanation:
What is the verb of the word 'Shortly'? Correct Answer Shorten What is the verb of the word 'Shortly'? Short = (Adjective) যার অর্থ খাটো, ছোট ইত্যাদি। Shorten = (Verb) যার অর্থ খাটো /ছোট করা। Shortness = (Noun) খাটো Shorter = (Comperative Form of Shor) অর্থ তুলনামূলক খাটো।
What is the meaning of the word 'stanch'?
Correct Answer:
D: put an end to
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What is the meaning of the word 'stanch'? Correct Answer put an end to Stance - Put an end to/Finish/Terminate
What is the noun of the word 'Waste'?
Correct Answer:
C: Wastage
Explanation:
What is the noun of the word 'Waste'? Correct Answer Wastage Waste, wasting - verb Wasteful - adjective Wastage - noun
'The rainbow' is-
Correct Answer:
C: a novel by D. H. Lawrence
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'The rainbow' is- Correct Answer a novel by D. H. Lawrence The Rainbow is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, particularly focusing on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life.
The literary work 'Kubla Khan' is-
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B: a verse by Coleridge
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The literary work 'Kubla Khan' is- Correct Answer a verse by Coleridge Kubla Khan: or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment /ˌkʊblə ˈkɑːn/ is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. ... Upon waking, he set about writing lines of poetry that came to him from the dream until he was interrupted by "a person from Porlock".
Choose the correct one-
Correct Answer:
B: Misspell
Explanation:
Choose the correct one- Correct Answer Misspell Mis(wrong) + spell = Misspell
What is the meaning of the word 'belated'?
Correct Answer:
D: tardy
Explanation:
What is the meaning of the word 'belated'? Correct Answer tardy belated (adjective)(দেরি করা) coming or happening later than should have been the case. "a belated apology" Similar: late overdue behindhand behind time not on time behind schedule delayed running late tardy unpunctual Opposite: early
What was the real name of the great American short writer, 'O Henry'?
Correct Answer:
B: William Sydney Porter
Explanation:
What was the real name of the great American short writer, 'O Henry'? Correct Answer William Sydney Porter William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.
Fill in the blanks 'Give my-to him.'
Correct Answer:
B: Compliments
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks 'Give my-to him.' Correct Answer Compliments 'Compliments' is always plural. Best, heartiest, warm are not used before compliments.
Who is the poet of the 'Victorian Age'?
Correct Answer:
D: Robert Browning
Explanation:
Who is the poet of the 'Victorian Age'? Correct Answer Robert Browning Robert Browning (1812 – 89) and Alfred Tennyson (1809 – 92) were Victorian England's most famous poets. Mathew arlond also victorian poet
Do not worry, English grammar is not-to understand. Which of the following best fits in the blank space
Correct Answer:
C: too difficult
Explanation:
Do not worry, English grammar is not-to understand. Which of the following best fits in the blank space Correct Answer too difficult Too + adjective (difficult) + to + present form of verb (understand)
'Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding was first published in-
Correct Answer:
C: the 1st half of 18th century
Explanation:
'Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding was first published in- Correct Answer the 1st half of 18th century The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel.
What is the meaning of the word 'scuttle'?
Correct Answer:
B: abandon
Explanation:
What is the meaning of the word 'scuttle'? Correct Answer abandon Scuttle - (পরিত্যাগ করা)Abandon/Desert
'Justice delayed is justice denied' was stated by-
Correct Answer:
C: Gladstone
Explanation:
'Justice delayed is justice denied' was stated by- Correct Answer Gladstone According to Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, it is attributable to William Ewart Gladstone, but such attribution was not verifiable. Alternatively, it may be attributed to William Penn in the form "to delay Justice is Injustice".
It is too difficult to 'tolearte' bad temper for long.- Which of the following phrases best replaces 'tolerate ' in the above sentence ?
Correct Answer:
B: put up with
Explanation:
It is too difficult to 'tolearte' bad temper for long.- Which of the following phrases best replaces 'tolerate ' in the above sentence ? Correct Answer put up with Tolerate = সহ্য করা, put up with = সহ্য করা
We have recently entered--an agreement with the Inland Co-operative Socicty. - Which of the following best fits in the blank space ?
Correct Answer:
D: into
Explanation:
We have recently entered--an agreement with the Inland Co-operative Socicty. - Which of the following best fits in the blank space ? Correct Answer into Enter into - make an agreement
What is the meaning of the word 'sequences'?
Correct Answer:
A: to follow
Explanation:
What is the meaning of the word 'sequences'? Correct Answer to follow Sequence - follow Round up - gather/collect
We (not have) a holiday since the beginning of the year.- Which of the following verb forms best completes the above sentence ?
Correct Answer:
B: have not had
Explanation:
We (not have) a holiday since the beginning of the year.- Which of the following verb forms best completes the above sentence ? Correct Answer have not had Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous Tense + since/for + period of time
What is the meaning of the word 'euphemism'?
Correct Answer:
B: in offensive expression
Explanation:
What is the meaning of the word 'euphemism'? Correct Answer in offensive expression The term euphemism refers to polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant. ... For example, “kick the bucket” is a euphemism that describes the death of a person.
Who, Which, What are-
Correct Answer:
B: Relative pronoun
Explanation:
Who, Which, What are- Correct Answer Relative pronoun A relative pronoun is a type of pronoun that often introduces dependent (or relative) clauses in sentences. They also can stand alone as the subject or object of a sentence. There is a specific list of relative pronouns, and here they are: who, whoever, whom, whomever, that, which, when, where, and whose.