English MCQs
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He --- his leg while he--- football.
Correct Answer:
C: broke, was playing
Explanation:
He --- his leg while he--- football. Correct Answer broke, was playing While এরপরে subject থাকলে past continuous tense হয় । While, sentence টির মাঝে থাকায় এর পূর্বের clause টি past indefinite tense হয়েছে।
He considered ------ himself to the board.
Correct Answer:
B: introducing
Explanation:
He considered ------ himself to the board. Correct Answer introducing এইধরনের format এ একটি verb এরপর আরেকটি verb ‘ing’ format হয়।
Find the odd word from the list of words in each of the following question.
Correct Answer:
C: Impersonate
Explanation:
Find the odd word from the list of words in each of the following question. Correct Answer Impersonate Impersonate অর্থ অভিনয় করা, অন্য সবগুলো word এর অর্থ নির্বাসন দেয়া বা কারারুদ্ধ করা ।
They --- the jewelry and walked out of the retail outlet as if they hadn't done anything .
Correct Answer:
C: stole
Explanation:
They --- the jewelry and walked out of the retail outlet as if they hadn't done anything . Correct Answer stole as if এর পূর্ববর্তী clause present tense হলে পরবর্তী clause past indefinite tense হয় এবং পরবর্তী clause past indefinite tense হলে পরবর্তী clause past perfect tense হয় ।
Select the appropriate word from the options .
Correct Answer:
A: points
Explanation:
Select the appropriate word from the options . Correct Answer points Points অর্থাৎ report টি অঙ্গুলি নির্দেশ করে ।
For each of these sentences, identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'At the eyes' 'of the' law, 'robbery' is a greater offence 'than' theft.
Correct Answer:
A: at the eyes
Explanation:
For each of these sentences, identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'At the eyes' 'of the' law, 'robbery' is a greater offence 'than' theft. Correct Answer at the eyes ‘In the eyes’ instead of ‘At the eyes’.
Select from the alternatives, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letters : CORROBORATE
Correct Answer:
C: verify
Explanation:
Select from the alternatives, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letters : CORROBORATE Correct Answer verify Hints: corroborate = সত্য বলে সমর্থন করা। disprove = খণ্ডন করা refute = খণ্ডন করা verify = সত্যতা প্রমান করা disapprove = অগ্রাহ্য করা। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তরঃ verify
The young wrestler --- when opponent caught him in a hold from which he could not escape.
Correct Answer:
C: gave in
Explanation:
The young wrestler --- when opponent caught him in a hold from which he could not escape. Correct Answer gave in gave in অর্থ হাল ছেড়ে দেওয়া।
For each of these sentences, identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'Whenever' people 'live' together in 'one' place, they 'formed' a community.
Correct Answer:
D: formed
Explanation:
For each of these sentences, identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'Whenever' people 'live' together in 'one' place, they 'formed' a community. Correct Answer formed ‘Form’ Instead of ‘formed’, the right use of tense is present.
`justice delayed is justice denied' was stated by_
Correct Answer:
C: Gladstone
Explanation:
`justice delayed is justice denied' was stated by_ Correct Answer Gladstone বৃটিশ নেতা William E. Gladstone বলেছেন - " বিচারকার্য যত দেরি হয় তত এটি সুবিচার পায় না"/ "Justice delayed is justice denied". এছাড়া তার আরেকটি বিখ্যাত উক্তি - "Justice hurried is justice barried"/ "বিচার দ্রুত সম্পন্ন মানে বিচারককে কবর দেওয়া"
who is the author of a farewell to arms
Correct Answer:
D: Earnest Hemingway
Explanation:
who is the author of a farewell to arms Correct Answer Earnest Hemingway 'A Farewell to Arms' Ernest Hemingway - এর একটি বিখ্যাত উপন্যাস। এ লেখায় তিনি তার যুদ্ধ দেখার অভিজ্ঞতা বর্ণনা করেন।
If I were you 'I handle the situation more carefull .which of the following verb form does best complete the above entence ?
Correct Answer:
A: Would handle
Explanation:
If I were you 'I handle the situation more carefull .which of the following verb form does best complete the above entence ? Correct Answer Would handle If + Past Indefinite Tense + Past Conditional (Subject + would/could/might + Present form of verb)
The pasive form of the sentence 'do not open tje door'is -
Correct Answer:
B: Let not the door be opened
Explanation:
The pasive form of the sentence 'do not open tje door'is - Correct Answer Let not the door be opened Do not যুক্ত Imperative sentence কে Active Voice থেকে Passive Voice এ রূপান্তরের নিয়ম: Let not + Subject (Active voice এর object) + be + Verb এর Past Participle.
who was a statesman but awarded nobel prize in english Literature
Correct Answer:
C: churchill
Explanation:
who was a statesman but awarded nobel prize in english Literature Correct Answer churchill Winston Churchill, in addition to his careers of soldier and politician, was a prolific writer under the pen name 'Winston S. Churchill'. After being commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1895, Churchill gained permission to observe the Cuban War of Independence, and sent war reports to The Daily Graphic. He continued his war journalism in British India, at the Siege of Malakand, then in the Sudan during the Mahdist War and in southern Africa during the Second Boer War.
It is too diffcult totolerate bad temper for long whech of the following phrases does replce tolerate in the above sentence ?
Correct Answer:
B: put up with
shakespeare`s marchant ofvenice is a
Correct Answer:
B: comedy
Explanation:
shakespeare`s marchant ofvenice is a Correct Answer comedy Shylock নামে একজন Jewish (ইহুদি) merchant (money lender ) - এর উপর ভিত্তি করে Shakespeare 'The Merchant of Venice ' comedy - টি লেখেন।
Fill in the blanks : All of a sudden the students went ----each other with sticks.
Correct Answer:
B: against
which is the noun lf the word 'brief?
Correct Answer:
A: Brevity
Explanation:
which is the noun lf the word 'brief? Correct Answer Brevity আমার জানি কোনো শব্দের সাথে ty,ment,tion,ance,ence,ness,ism,age,ee,er,th, ইত্যাদি suffix /prefix যোগ করে noun গঠন করা যায়। যেমন, Honesty, Brevity,beauty ইত্যাদি।
Fill in the blanks : It is time that the Central Bank -----interest rates.
Correct Answer:
B: put down
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : To take a leap in the dark
Correct Answer:
D: To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result
Explanation:
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : To take a leap in the dark Correct Answer To do a hazardous thing without any idea of the result To take leap in the dark - অবিবেচকের মত কাজ করা। যা option (c) এর সাথে মিলে যায়।
Fill in the blanks : It is a good idea to buy gold in an attempt to hedge----inflation.
Correct Answer:
C: against
Fill in the blanks : Success in the aptitude test may be helpful for you to be taken ---as a Probationary Officer.
Correct Answer:
B: in
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : Castles in the air
Correct Answer:
C: Fanciful schemes
Explanation:
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : Castles in the air Correct Answer Fanciful schemes Castle in the air আকাশ কুসুম কল্পনা, option (c) তে Fanciful scheme অর্থ অবাস্তব কল্পনা।
Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much an achievement as ----a 400 page novel.
Correct Answer:
D: finishing
Fill in the blanks : The baby had ----her teddy bear down in bed next to her before she fell asleep.
Correct Answer:
D: laid
What will be the correct preposition to complete the sentence? "I am not bed _tenni
Correct Answer:
A: at
Explanation:
What will be the correct preposition to complete the sentence? "I am not bed _tenni Correct Answer at কোন বিষয়ে ভালো বা দক্ষ হলে হয় Good at। তদ্রূপ কোন বিষয়ে খারাপ হলে সে ক্ষেত্রে হয় bad at।
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : To blow hot and cold
Correct Answer:
C: To be inconsistent
Explanation:
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : To blow hot and cold Correct Answer To be inconsistent To blow hot and cold - দ্বিধাগ্রস্থ হওয়া, যা option(c) তে To be inconsistent (সঙ্গতিহীন হওয়া) এর সাথে মিলে যায়।
By the time I had reached the bottom of the mountain, I ---extremely tired.
Correct Answer:
C: felt
The antonym of 'climax' is-
Correct Answer:
A: Nadir
Explanation:
The antonym of 'climax' is- Correct Answer Nadir Climax (শীর্ষবিন্দু; চূড়া) - এর বিপরীত শব্দ হলো Nadir (পাদবিন্দু)) Option - এর বাকি তিনটি শব্দ Climax - এর সমার্থক শব্দ।
The expression 'put out to pasture' means :
Correct Answer:
C: to impose early retirement
Authority ----when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
Correct Answer:
A: crumbles
Explanation:
Authority ----when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user. Correct Answer crumbles Crumble - ভেঙ্গে টুকরো টুকরো হওয়া। Prevail - জয় করা, Empower - ক্ষমতা প্রদান করা, শুন্যস্হানে Crumble শব্দটি বসালে বাক্যটি অর্থপূর্ণ হয়। তাই option - (a) সঠিক উত্তর।
The Synonym for the word 'BUYOUT' is ----
Correct Answer:
C: takeover
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : to smell a rat
Correct Answer:
C: To suspect a trick of deceit
Explanation:
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : to smell a rat Correct Answer To suspect a trick of deceit To smell a rat সন্দেহ করা (প্রতারণা সংক্রান্ত বিষয়ে) যা option (c) এর সাথে মিলে যায়। তাই সঠিক উত্তর (c)
The expression,"Take into account" means-
Correct Answer:
D: Consider
Explanation:
The expression,"Take into account" means- Correct Answer Consider ‘Take into account’ শব্দসমষ্টি অর্থ বিবেচনা করা অর্থাৎ consider.
"Perhaps I wont go out this evening" means-
Correct Answer:
A: I may not go out this evening
Explanation:
"Perhaps I wont go out this evening" means- Correct Answer I may not go out this evening প্রদত্ত বাক্যে perhaps দ্বারা সমম্ভাবনা এবং বাক্যটি ভবিষ্যৎ কালের হওয়ায় ভবিষ্যৎ সম্ভাবনা প্রকাশ করেছে আর এদিক দিয়ে সঠিক একই অর্থবোধক বাক্য হলো option (a). কেননা may দ্বারা বর্তমান বা ভবিষ্যৎ সম্ভাবনা প্রকাশ পায়। আর should দ্বারা উচিত; might দ্বারা অতীত সম্ভাবনা এবং shall দ্বারা ভবিষ্যৎ নিশ্চয়তা প্রকাশ পায়।
The Antonym for 'EFFUSIVE' is ----
Correct Answer:
B: reserved
Explanation:
The Antonym for 'EFFUSIVE' is ---- Correct Answer reserved Effusive = FrankReserved = self-contained, shy, close.
No one likes to be forced into ----situations.
Correct Answer:
C: humiliating
Explanation:
No one likes to be forced into ----situations. Correct Answer humiliating Humble - নম্র ও বিনয়ী, Insulting - অপমানকর, Humiliating - অপমানকর, Infuriating - বিরক্তিকর। এখানে শূন্যস্থানে Insulting অথবা Humiliating বসতে পারে কিন্তু বেশি যথোপযুক্ত।
The indirect form of the sentence : He said, 'I had an accident yesterday', is ----
Correct Answer:
B: He said that he had had an accident the day before.
The reward is a ----of her service to mankind.
Correct Answer:
D: recognition
Explanation:
The reward is a ----of her service to mankind. Correct Answer recognition Memento স্মারকচিহ্ন Memorial - স্বারক Witness - স্বাক্ষী Recognition - স্বীকৃতি। Reward হলো একটি Recognition।
The verb form of "Politics" is -
Correct Answer:
C: Politicize
Explanation:
The verb form of "Politics" is - Correct Answer Politicize Noun, Politics (রাজনীতি) - এর verb from হলো politicize (রাজনীতি সচেতন করা বা হওয়া)। Politics - এর adjective এবং adverb রূপ হলো যথাক্রমে political এবং politically। অপরতিকে policy (পরিকল্পনা) হলো noun কিন্তু politics সাথে সম্পর্কিত word নয়।
The plural of "Spectrum" is-
Correct Answer:
A: Spectra
Explanation:
The plural of "Spectrum" is- Correct Answer Spectra Singular noun `Spectrum’ (বর্ণচ্ছটা বার্ণালি) - এর plural number হলো spectra এবং spectrums উভয়ই।
The correctly spelt word is-
Correct Answer:
C: Autism
Explanation:
The correctly spelt word is- Correct Answer Autism Option গুলোর মধ্যে সঠিক বানানযুক্ত word টি হলো Autism (শিশুদের কঠিন মানসিক পীড়া বিশেষ; আত্মসংবৃত্তি)।
Which is not an English prefix?
Correct Answer:
A: er-
Explanation:
Which is not an English prefix? Correct Answer er- Prefix অর্থ যা পূর্বে যোগ করা। option গুলোর im = impure; un = unnecessary এবং in = incorrect হলো prefix কারণ তারা শব্দের পূর্বে যোগ হতে পারে অন্যদিকে er prefix নয় suffix যা শব্দের শেষে যুক্ত হয়। যেমন - er = reader.
You need ---shoes for walking in the hills.
Correct Answer:
D: sturdy
Explanation:
You need ---shoes for walking in the hills. Correct Answer sturdy Comfortable - আরামদায়ক, Satisfactory - সন্তোষজনক, Sturdy - শক্ত, পাহাড়ে হাঁটার জন্য অবশ্যই sturdy shoes (শক্ত জুতা) প্রয়োজন ।
"It cannot be done." -The active voice-
Correct Answer:
A: No one can do it
Explanation:
"It cannot be done." -The active voice- Correct Answer No one can do it By + object বিহীন passive বাক্যকে active করতে সুবিধাজনক sub ধরে নিতে হয় এক্ষেত্রে বাক্যটির active voice form হলো we cannot do it.
"A child likes sweets only.'' The negative form of the sentence is-
Correct Answer:
A: A child likes none but sweets
Explanation:
"A child likes sweets only.'' The negative form of the sentence is- Correct Answer A child likes none but sweets Only দ্বারা যুক্ত থাকা বাক্যকে negative করতে nothing but অথবা none but যোগ করতে হয়। যেহেতু only বাক্য sweets অর্থাৎ বস্তুকে নির্দেশ করেছে। সুতরাং nothing but যুক্ত করে বাক্যটিকে negative করতে হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক negative বাক্য A child likes nothing but sweets।
I can give you no assurance _______ help
Correct Answer:
B: Of
Explanation:
I can give you no assurance _______ help Correct Answer Of Assurance of something অর্থ কোন কিছুর নিশ্চয়তা। সুতরাং শূন্যস্হানে of বসবে এবং বাক্যটির বাংলা অর্থ: আমি তোমাকে সাহায্যর নিশ্চয়তা নিতে পাচ্ছি না।
The number of female students graduating ______________ from 1995 to 2015
Correct Answer:
D: Had more than doubled
Explanation:
The number of female students graduating ______________ from 1995 to 2015 Correct Answer Had more than doubled By more than twice এবং more than two times phrase দুটি সঠিক নয়। আর past time উল্লেখ থাকায় had ব্যবহার ভুল। তাই (b) more than doubled সঠিক উত্তর।
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : By the rule of thumb
Correct Answer:
B: By practical experience which is rather rough
Explanation:
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given IDIOM : By the rule of thumb Correct Answer By practical experience which is rather rough The rule of thumb - অভিজ্ঞতা ও অনুশীলনের পর প্রতিষ্ঠীত পদ্ধতি বা প্রক্রিয়া, যা হল practical experience এর সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ। তাই সঠিক উত্তর option(b).
When water ________ , it _____ into ice
Correct Answer:
B: Freezes,turns
Explanation:
When water ________ , it _____ into ice Correct Answer Freezes,turns Scientific truth - এর ক্ষেত্রে when যুক্তদুটি clause - ই present indefinite tense হয়। তাই সঠিক উত্তর (b)।