English MCQs

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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8901

He was so exhausted that he decided to ---down for a while.

A: lay
B: laid
C: lie
D: lied
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Exim Bank Ltd #8902

Choose the word that forms antonym of original with the given prefix. 'Mal'

A: media
B: nutrition
C: climax
D: fearful
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8903

Mr. Mehedi welcomed the delegates ----the conferences.

A: into
B: to
C: at
D: in
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8904

Onion prices have -----too much this month.

A: raised
B: risen
C: rise
D: rose
Standard Bank Ltd #8905

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WELTER

A: Heat
B: Greeting
C: Recovery
D: Tumult
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IFIC Bank Ltd #8906

A dwarfed ornamental tree of shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot ----

A: Topiary
B: Fabrication
C: Gardening
D: Bonsai
Standard Bank Ltd #8907

'As a result of' his inconsistency 'in represent' his constituents, the senator was not 're elected' 'to the state' legislature.

A: as a result
B: in represent
C: re elected
D: to the state
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8908

You must ask for apology ----him -----your rudeness.

A: to, of
B: at, for
C: to , for
D: with, by
Standard Bank Ltd #8909

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WARRANTY

A: Threat
B: Guarantee
C: Arrest
D: Issue
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IFIC Bank Ltd #8910

'Stress-induced amnesia strikes the patient apparently without warning and the memory loss can be as complete as is induced by physical trauma.' which correction should be made to this sentence?

A: replace 'strikes' with 'contracts'
B: replace 'is' with 'that'
C: remove 'apparently'
D: change 'by' to 'in'
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8911

The principal had an inquiry ----the case.

A: at
B: in
C: on
D: into
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8912

Due----to, we could not continue with our business any longer.

A: lacking borrowing
B: dearth off investment
C: shortage for money
D: lack of funds
IFIC Bank Ltd #8913

'Check whether the windows are locked.' If you rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Make sure that,' what should the next words in the sentence be?

A: you are locking the windows
B: the windows are locked
C: are checking the windows
D: you checked that the windows was locked
Standard Bank Ltd #8914

My English Teacher said we 'should write' another composition for tomorrow 'related for ' our experience 'at' last 'week's worship.

A: should write
B: related for
C: at
D: week's
Standard Bank Ltd #8915

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. ZEALOT

A: Beginner
B: Patron
C: Fanatic
D: Murdere
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Exim Bank Ltd #8916

Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Black Sheep'

A: Illiterate person
B: Sheep black in color
C: Person of bad character
D: All of a, b, c
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8917

I can give you no assurance -----help.

A: for
B: of
C: about
D: to
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8918

The Jacket costs-------.

A: too much
B: too many
C: many
D: expensive
Standard Bank Ltd #8919

'Because the committee was anxious' to attend 'the' celebration, the president dispensed 'to reading' 'minutes'.

A: 'Because the committee was anxious
B: the
C: to reading
D: minutes
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #8920

On the night before the exam, she was seen poring ----the books.

A: into
B: through
C: over
D: in
Standard Bank Ltd #8921

'The' athlete was disqualified 'from' the tournament 'for' participating 'at' an illegal demonstration.

A: the
B: from
C: for
D: at
Exim Bank Ltd #8922

Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Now and then'

A: Always
B: In future
C: Regularly
D: Rarely
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Bangladesh Krishi Bank #8923

Which one of the following is correct ?

A: This is the tallest tree I have never seen
B: This tall tree I have never seen
C: This is the tallest tree I have ever seen
D: This tall tree I have ever seen
Standard Bank Ltd #8924

Fill in the blanks : He aimed -----the lion.

A: on
B: to
C: at
D: upon
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Standard Bank Ltd #8925

Fill in the blanks : He will come back -----a week.

A: in
B: on
C: to
D: within
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Exim Bank Ltd #8926

Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Weal and Woe'

A: Joy and sorrow
B: Out and out
C: To and fro
D: Kith and kin
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Standard Bank Ltd #8927

Fill in the blanks : Do not shout -----me.

A: against
B: to
C: with
D: at
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Standard Bank Ltd #8928

Fill in the blanks : The hunter shot the bird -----a gun.

A: by
B: with
C: through
D: at
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Exim Bank Ltd #8929

Fill in the gap : You will have to speak louder Robin; he is as deaf as a --------.

A: brick
B: post
C: mummy
D: dog
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8930

Select the word that can be substituted for the quotation word. The teacher was so abstracted that she gave a 'perfunctory' evaluation of what was really an interesting solution to the problem she had set.

A: philosophical
B: Cursory
C: Tangential
D: Considered
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Exim Bank Ltd #8931

Fill in the gap : The tiger was killed ----a stick.

A: by
B: from
C: of
D: with
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Standard Bank Ltd #8932

Fill in the blanks : He lives ----- Mirpur ----Dhaka.

A: in, at
B: within, at
C: at, in
D: at, within
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Exim Bank Ltd #8933

Fill in the gap : The bag is not heavy; it is as light as -----.

A: feather
B: flea
C: lamp
D: lamb
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8934

Select the word that can be substituted for the quotation word. The new institute provides intensive postgraduate teaching to a wide range of students, in the hope that these students will use their knowledge to boost the country's 'languishing' economy.

A: Flagrant
B: Emerging
C: Buoyant
D: Flagging
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8935

Select the word that can be substituted for the quotation word. The human mind can often reject the most 'germane' data in favor of something that, though valueless, at least sounds familiar.

A: Anomalous
B: Inconsequential
C: peripheral
D: pertinent
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Exim Bank Ltd #8936

Fill in the gap : The young wrestler -----when his opponent caught him in a hold from which he could not escape.

A: came about
B: call off
C: gave in
D: gave onto
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Exim Bank Ltd #8937

Identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'Learning' a second language 'can have' a positive 'affect' on development 'of the' brain. 'No Error'

A: learning
B: can have
C: affect
D: of the
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8938

Select the word that can be substituted for the quotation word. It is a waste of time to 'ridicule' someone so dimwitted; he is too dull to recognize your bards.

A: Disparage
B: Enlighten
C: Lampoom
D: Laud
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8939

The term "mould-breaking" can be best substituted with :

A: Orthodox
B: Conventional
C: Radical
D: Mundane
Exim Bank Ltd #8940

Identify which quotation section is incorrect. Rina 'ran out' of the front door of the house 'by screaming' loudly 'as if ' she 'had seen' a ghost. 'No Error'

A: ran out
B: by screaming
C: as if
D: had seen
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8941

The word grappling means :

A: Contend
B: Dissertation
C: Derivation
D: Conceive
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8942

The word squabbles can be best substituted with :

A: Barter
B: Divulge
C: Pacts
D: Tiffs
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8943

According to the Skeptics which of the following is true :

A: China's current government is devising an innovation conducive environment
B: China's despotic government stifles ground-breaking innovation
C: China should focus on mass production and routine assemble
D: China should invest only in copycat technologies.
Standard Bank Ltd #8944

'The' refugees are very much 'upset' because they 'have been' 'deprived to ' their homeland and their families.

A: the
B: upset
C: have been
D: deprived
Exim Bank Ltd #8945

Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Hard and Fast'

A: Quick
B: Solid
C: Rigid
D: Difficult
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Mercantile Bank Ltd #8946

According to the extract, China will be able to succeed in 'independent innovation' by :

A: Companies moving their focus away from primarily adapting western innovations.
B: Forming a democratic government
C: Implementing stringent intellectual rights.
D: All of (a) (b) (c)
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8947

Find the odd word from the list of words in each of the following questions.

A: Fledgling
B: Neophyte
C: Greenhorn
D: Sacrilege
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Exim Bank Ltd #8948

Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'At Large'

A: Vast
B: Disorder
C: Often
D: Free
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Standard Bank Ltd #8949

Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. Labor rights activists claimed the number of 'mortalities' in the fire is much higher than the official count.

A: refugees
B: casualties
C: celebrities
D: tenant
Mercantile Bank Ltd #8950

We were -------by heave traffic on our way to the airport.

A: caught down
B: made late
C: held up
D: meet