English MCQs

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Agrani Bank Ltd #8751

Identify the incorrect part of the sentence : Today the number of people which enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.

A: the number
B: which
C: is
D: that
Agrani Bank Ltd #8752

Identify the incorrect part of the sentence : Being that he was a good swimmer, Mir jumped into the water and rescued the drowning child.

A: that he was
B: into
C: rescued
D: drowning
Agrani Bank Ltd #8753

A shopkeeper purchases 70kg of potatoes for Tk. 420 ans sold the whole lot as the rate of Tk. 6.50 per kg. What will be his gain in percentage ?

A: 4 1/6%
B: 6 1/4%
C: 8 1/3%
D: 20%
National Bank Ltd #8754

'Transplanting' organs 'such' hearts and kidneys has 'proved' easier transplanting 'muscles'. 'No Error'

A: Transplanting
B: such
C: proved
D: muscles
National Bank Ltd #8755

'Bicyclists' 'joy' riding across 'country' and through small 'towns'. 'No Error'

A: Bicyclists
B: joy
C: country
D: towns
National Bank Ltd #8756

'The' cine camera 'has' become obsolete since 'its' invention of video recording 'technology.' 'No Error'

A: the
B: has
C: its
D: technology
National Bank Ltd #8757

'Drying' food 'by means' of solar energy 'is ancient' process 'applied' wherever food and climatic conditions make it possible. 'No Error.'

A: Drying
B: by means
C: is ancient
D: applied
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8758

Select from the alternative, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letter : PRECARIOUS

A: temporal
B: dangerous
C: heavy
D: unstable
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National Bank Ltd #8759

She held the umbrella -----her head.

A: on
B: above
C: over
D: at
National Bank Ltd #8760

As I reached home, I saw my sister ------for help.

A: to shout
B: shouting
C: shouted
D: shout
National Bank Ltd #8761

If the roof ------, we all ----die.

A: fell, would
B: fall, would
C: fallen, would
D: falling, would
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8762

Select from the alternative, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letter : SUNDRY

A: complex
B: express
C: unmatched
D: various
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National Bank Ltd #8763

If she ----her identity card, she ----in trouble.

A: lose, would be
B: loses, will be
C: will lose, would be
D: loses, would be
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8764

Select from the alternative, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letter : TORTUOUS

A: extreme
B: indirect
C: uneven
D: incidental
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8765

Select from the alternative, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letter : MELEE

A: kindness
B: brawl
C: simple song
D: primitive dance
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8766

Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: DISCORDANT

A: harsh
B: different
C: harmonious
D: separate
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National Bank Ltd #8767

Choose the one which best expresses its meaning. A snake in the grass

A: Secret or hidden enemy
B: Unforeseen happening
C: Unrecognizable danger
D: Unreliable person
National Bank Ltd #8768

Choose the one which best expresses its meaning. To blow hot and cold

A: Changing weather
B: To be untrustworthy
C: To be inconsistent
D: To be rich and poor frequently
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8769

Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: PROFOUND

A: superficial
B: obscure
C: intense
D: hidden
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8770

Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: PUNCTILIOUS

A: former
B: careless
C: observant
D: moderate
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National Bank Ltd #8771

Choose the one which best expresses its meaning. To blaze trail

A: To set on fire
B: To be annoyed
C: To vehemently
D: To initiate work in a movement
National Bank Ltd #8772

Choose the one which best expresses its meaning. A green horn

A: An envious lady
B: A trainee
C: An inexperienced man
D: A soft-hearted man
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8773

Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: MOISTURE

A: Dryness
B: delicate
C: dampness
D: defect
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8774

Select from the alternative, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letter : RECKLESS

A: rude
B: uncontrolled
C: adventurous
D: strong
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8775

Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: APPLAUD

A: request
B: criticise
C: pray
D: flatter
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Standard Bank Ltd #8776

Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. ALOOFNESS

A: Concern
B: Exaggeration
C: Complacency
D: Simplicity
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Standard Bank Ltd #8777

Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. LUCID

A: Ornate
B: Arrogant
C: Obscure
D: Embroiled
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Standard Bank Ltd #8778

Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. ENIGMATIC

A: Frenetic
B: Unambiguous
C: Genuine
D: Antagonistic
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8779

Fill in the blanks : Much as Rome ----roads through Europe in the years of the Roman Empire, britain ----Railways and strung telegraph wires in India,

A: had built, built
B: built, built
C: builds, is building
D: had built, was building
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8780

Fill in the blanks : "Well" is usually an adverb and so describes ----, but when it refers to health it can be an adjective and describle ---

A: Adjectives, Verbs
B: Nouns, Pronouns
C: Adjectives, Nouns
D: Verbs, Nouns
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8781

Fill in the blanks : Each of the students who filled out the admission form ----the test.

A: have appeared at
B: has appeared at
C: are appearing at
D: is appearing
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Standard Bank Ltd #8782

Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. 'when' the sun is setting is Dhaka, on the directly 'side opposite' of the earth New York 'is just emerging' 'into sunlight'.

A: when
B: side opposite
C: is just emerging
D: into sunlight
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8783

Fill in the blanks : One -third of the students-----present in the class.

A: is
B: are
C: remains
D: do not
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8784

Fill in the blanks : Let's discuss--the ways of improving the basic skills of English.

A: about
B: on
C: no preposition needed
D: of
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Standard Bank Ltd #8785

Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. Trenches in the ocean floor are of 'great interest' because they are lines 'where' the earth crust often is 'so weak' to resist the impact of 'frequent earthquakes'.

A: great interest
B: where
C: so weak
D: frequent earthquakes
Standard Bank Ltd #8786

Choose the appropriate word which can be substituted for the given sentence: To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time

A: Convene
B: Terminate
C: Adjourn
D: Procrastinate
Standard Bank Ltd #8787

Choose the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given. CONCATENATE

A: Disclaim
B: Impede
C: Derail
D: Unlink
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Standard Bank Ltd #8788

Choose the appropriate word which can be substituted for the given sentence: One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen

A: Alien
B: Native
C: Foreigner
D: Prodigal
Standard Bank Ltd #8789

Fill in the blanks: they fired upon the enemy from behind trees, walls and any other ---point they could find.

A: conspicuous
B: definitive
C: vantage
D: indefensible
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Standard Bank Ltd #8790

Fill in the blanks: Some student are ----and want to take only courses for which they see immediate value.

A: theoretical
B: pragmatic
C: impartial
D: idealistic
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Standard Bank Ltd #8791

Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. when an object 'heated'. The molecules 'move faster' and the faster 'the move', the 'hot' object.

A: heated
B: move faster
C: they move
D: hot
Standard Bank Ltd #8792

Choose the appropriate word which can be substituted for the given sentence: A funny imitation of a poem

A: Counterfeit
B: Sonnet
C: Caricature
D: Parody
Standard Bank Ltd #8793

Fill in the blanks: The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the -----.

A: abridgement
B: bibliography
C: epitaph
D: commentary
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National Bank Ltd #8794

This passage is mainly about

A: using folk medicines in place of modern medicines
B: antibiotics in the field medicine
C: the validity of folk remedies and their use for advances in modern medicines
D: isolating antibiotics in cheese sugar, and slime
Standard Bank Ltd #8795

Fill in the blanks: this island is a colony; however, in most matters, it is ----and receives no orders from the mother country.

A: autonomous
B: amorphous
C: distant
D: submissive
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National Bank Ltd #8796

It can be inferred from the passage that Alexander Fleming

A: discovered moldy cheese
B: suspected medicinal properties of mold
C: isolated infectious patients
D: enjoyed eating cheese
National Bank Ltd #8797

According to the passage

A: bacteria feed on sugar
B: kills unhealthy cells
C: glass is formed from sugar
D: sugar promotes healing
National Bank Ltd #8798

The gel-like substance which promotes healing comes from

A: catfish bodies
B: Arab fishermen
C: coagulants
D: catfish venom
National Bank Ltd #8799

Find out which quotation parts of the following sentences has an error. The 'oceans' contain many 'forms' of life that 'has' not 'yet' been discovered.

A: oceans
B: forms
C: has
D: yet
Sonali Bank Ltd #8800

------ the northern frontier of India is the Himalayan range. (Fill in the blanks)

A: Aside
B: Along
C: Beside
D: Between