English MCQs
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He was so exhausted that he decided to ---down for a while.
Correct Answer:
C: lie
Explanation:
He was so exhausted that he decided to ---down for a while. Correct Answer lie Lie down - বিশ্রাম বা ঘুমানোর জন্য শরীরকে সমানভাবে মেলে দেয়া।
Choose the word that forms antonym of original with the given prefix. 'Mal'
Correct Answer:
B: nutrition
Explanation:
Choose the word that forms antonym of original with the given prefix. 'Mal' Correct Answer nutrition Anticlimax, unfearful, media doesn`t have antonym.
Mr. Mehedi welcomed the delegates ----the conferences.
Correct Answer:
B: to
Explanation:
Mr. Mehedi welcomed the delegates ----the conferences. Correct Answer to কোথাও কাউকে স্বাগত জানাতে welcome - এর পর to বসে।
Onion prices have -----too much this month.
Correct Answer:
B: risen
Explanation:
Onion prices have -----too much this month. Correct Answer risen বাক্যটি Present Perfect Tense এবং Subject plural হওয়ায় verb ও plural।
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WELTER
Correct Answer:
D: Tumult
Explanation:
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WELTER Correct Answer Tumult Welter - বিশৃঙ্খলা, বিক্ষোপ, গড়াগড়ি দেওয়া; Heat - উত্তাপ, উত্তেজনা; Greeting - সম্ভাষণ; Recovery - পুনরুদ্ধার;Tumult - দাঙ্গা, ভীষণ বিশৃঙ্খলা।
A dwarfed ornamental tree of shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot ----
Correct Answer:
D: Bonsai
Explanation:
A dwarfed ornamental tree of shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot ---- Correct Answer Bonsai সৌন্দর্য় বর্ধনের জন্য ক্ষুদ্র আকারে বিশেষ উপায়ে গাছ পরিচর্য়া করার পদ্ধতিকে Bonsai বলে।
'As a result of' his inconsistency 'in represent' his constituents, the senator was not 're elected' 'to the state' legislature.
Correct Answer:
B: in represent
Explanation:
'As a result of' his inconsistency 'in represent' his constituents, the senator was not 're elected' 'to the state' legislature. Correct Answer in represent in + verb + ing হয়। তাই এখানে in representing হবে।
You must ask for apology ----him -----your rudeness.
Correct Answer:
C: to , for
Explanation:
You must ask for apology ----him -----your rudeness. Correct Answer to , for ক্ষমা চাওয়া বোঝাতে apology - এর পর to বসে।
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WARRANTY
Correct Answer:
B: Guarantee
Explanation:
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. WARRANTY Correct Answer Guarantee Warranty - নির্ভরপত্র, জামিন; Treat - হুমকি; Guarantee - জামিন; Arrest - গ্রেপ্তার; Issue - ফল, বিষয়।
'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?
Correct Answer:
B: replace 'is' with 'that'
Explanation:
'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? Correct Answer replace 'is' with 'that' এখানে is এর পরিবর্তে that ব্যবহৃত হয়। এই that এর মানে যেটি অর্থাৎ memory loss.
The principal had an inquiry ----the case.
Correct Answer:
D: into
Explanation:
The principal had an inquiry ----the case. Correct Answer into তদন্ত করা বোঝাতে - enquiry into।
Due----to, we could not continue with our business any longer.
Correct Answer:
D: lack of funds
Explanation:
Due----to, we could not continue with our business any longer. Correct Answer lack of funds Lack of funds বা পুঁজির সংকটের কারণে ব্যবসা চালিয়ে নেয়া সম্ভব হয় না।
'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?
Correct Answer:
B: the windows are locked
Explanation:
'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? Correct Answer the windows are locked এখানে sentence টির অর্থ হচ্ছে নিশ্চিত কর যে, জানালাগুলো বন্ধ।
My English Teacher said we 'should write' another composition for tomorrow 'related for ' our experience 'at' last 'week's worship.
Correct Answer:
B: related for
Explanation:
My English Teacher said we 'should write' another composition for tomorrow 'related for ' our experience 'at' last 'week's worship. Correct Answer related for Related to - (কোনো কিছুর) সাথে সম্পর্কিত। তাই Related for এর পরিবর্তে to হবে।
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. ZEALOT
Correct Answer:
C: Fanatic
Explanation:
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in the capital letters. ZEALOT Correct Answer Fanatic Zealot - ধর্মান্ধ। Beginner - শিক্ষানবিশ। Patron - অভিভাবক। Fanatic - ধর্মান্ধ। Murderer - খুনী।
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Black Sheep'
Correct Answer:
C: Person of bad character
Explanation:
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Black Sheep' Correct Answer Person of bad character Black sheep means a person of bad character.
I can give you no assurance -----help.
Correct Answer:
A: for
Explanation:
I can give you no assurance -----help. Correct Answer for কোনো কিছুর নিশ্চয়তা প্রদান করা বোঝাতে assurance - এর পর for বসে।
The Jacket costs-------.
Correct Answer:
A: too much
Explanation:
The Jacket costs-------. Correct Answer too much অনেক বেশি বোঝাতে too এবং uncountable noun - এর আগে much বসে।
'Because the committee was anxious' to attend 'the' celebration, the president dispensed 'to reading' 'minutes'.
Correct Answer:
C: to reading
Explanation:
'Because the committee was anxious' to attend 'the' celebration, the president dispensed 'to reading' 'minutes'. Correct Answer to reading To এর পরে verb এর base form হয়। এছাড়াও সঠিক ব্যবহার dispended with (বাদ দেয়া) হবে।
On the night before the exam, she was seen poring ----the books.
Correct Answer:
C: over
Explanation:
On the night before the exam, she was seen poring ----the books. Correct Answer over Pore over - সতর্কতার সাথে বা মনোযোগের সাথে কোনো কিছু পড়া।
'The' athlete was disqualified 'from' the tournament 'for' participating 'at' an illegal demonstration.
Correct Answer:
D: at
Explanation:
'The' athlete was disqualified 'from' the tournament 'for' participating 'at' an illegal demonstration. Correct Answer at Participate in - কিছুতে অংশগ্রহণ করা। Participate at এর বদলে Participate in হবে।
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Now and then'
Correct Answer:
C: Regularly
Explanation:
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Now and then' Correct Answer Regularly Now and then means often, regularly.
Which one of the following is correct ?
Correct Answer:
C: This is the tallest tree I have ever seen
Explanation:
Which one of the following is correct ? Correct Answer This is the tallest tree I have ever seen Suppose cost price = 100 Tk. Gain on 25Tk = 2.50 Tk = Selling price = 25 + 2.50 = 27.50 TK Loss on 75 Tk = 15 Tk Selling price = 75 - 15 = 60 Tk Total selling price = 60 + 27.50 = 87.50 Loss = 100 - 87.50 = 12.50
Fill in the blanks : He aimed -----the lion.
Correct Answer:
C: at
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks : He aimed -----the lion. Correct Answer at কোনো কিছুর প্রতি বুঝাতে at ব্যবহিত হয়।
Fill in the blanks : He will come back -----a week.
Correct Answer:
A: in
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks : He will come back -----a week. Correct Answer in নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে বুঝতে in ব্যবহিত হয়।
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Weal and Woe'
Correct Answer:
A: Joy and sorrow
Explanation:
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Weal and Woe' Correct Answer Joy and sorrow Weal and woe means joy and sorrow.
Fill in the blanks : Do not shout -----me.
Correct Answer:
D: at
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks : Do not shout -----me. Correct Answer at Shout at অর্থ চিৎকার কর ডাকা। তাই Preposition হবে at.
Fill in the blanks : The hunter shot the bird -----a gun.
Correct Answer:
B: with
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks : The hunter shot the bird -----a gun. Correct Answer with ‘দ্বারা’ বুঝাতে with ব্যবহিত হয়।
Fill in the gap : You will have to speak louder Robin; he is as deaf as a --------.
Correct Answer:
B: post
Explanation:
Fill in the gap : You will have to speak louder Robin; he is as deaf as a --------. Correct Answer post It`s an idiom. Deaf as a post means can`t hear anything.
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.
Correct Answer:
B: Cursory
Explanation:
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. Correct Answer Cursory Hints: Perfunctory - অযত্ন Philosophical - দর্শনভিত্তিক Cursory - বেশি কিছু চিন্তা না করে তাড়াতাড়ি করে কিছু করা। Tangential - কোনো কর্মপন্থা Considered - গণ্য করা। সুতরাং perfunctory এর substituted হলো Cursory
Fill in the gap : The tiger was killed ----a stick.
Correct Answer:
A: by
Explanation:
Fill in the gap : The tiger was killed ----a stick. Correct Answer by Killed by is an use of appropriate preposition.
Fill in the blanks : He lives ----- Mirpur ----Dhaka.
Correct Answer:
C: at, in
Explanation:
Fill in the blanks : He lives ----- Mirpur ----Dhaka. Correct Answer at, in ছোট স্থান বোঝাতে at, বড় স্থানের ক্ষেত্রে in হয়।
Fill in the gap : The bag is not heavy; it is as light as -----.
Correct Answer:
A: feather
Explanation:
Fill in the gap : The bag is not heavy; it is as light as -----. Correct Answer feather Here light means not heavy.
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.
Correct Answer:
D: Flagging
Explanation:
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. Correct Answer Flagging Hints: Languishing - নিস্তেজ হওয়া। Flagrant - বিষম। Emerging - আবির্ভাব হওয়া। Buoyant - প্লবনশীল। Flagging - ধীর গতি সম্পন্ন সুতরাং Languishing এর substitute word হবে এখানে Flagging .
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.
Correct Answer:
D: pertinent
Explanation:
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. Correct Answer pertinent Hints: Germane - কোনোকিছুর সঙ্গে সম্পর্কযুক্ত। Anomalous - ব্যাতিক্রম। Inconsequential - অকিঞ্চিৎকরন। Peripheral - সীমান্তবর্তী। Pertinent - মিল বা সঙ্গীতপূর্ণ। সুতরাং Germane এর. substituted হলো Pertinent
Fill in the gap : The young wrestler -----when his opponent caught him in a hold from which he could not escape.
Correct Answer:
C: gave in
Explanation:
Fill in the gap : The young wrestler -----when his opponent caught him in a hold from which he could not escape. Correct Answer gave in Give in means to quit, to surrender.
Identify which quotation section is incorrect. 'Learning' a second language 'can have' a positive 'affect' on development 'of the' brain. 'No Error'
Correct Answer:
C: affect
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.
Correct Answer:
C: Lampoom
Explanation:
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. Correct Answer Lampoom Hints: Ridicule - উপহাস। Disparage - অবমূল্যায়ন। Enlighten - জ্ঞান দান করা। Lampoon - ব্যাঙ্গ করা। Laud - প্রশংসা করা। সুতরাং Ridicule এর substituted হলো Lampoon.
The term "mould-breaking" can be best substituted with :
Correct Answer:
C: Radical
Explanation:
The term "mould-breaking" can be best substituted with : Correct Answer Radical Hints: mould - breaking অর্থ আগের ধারাবাধা নিয়ম ভেঙে নতুন কিছু। Radical word টি সাধারণত কোনো কিছুর মৌলিক বা অমূল্য পরিবর্তন বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
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'
Correct Answer:
B: by screaming
Explanation:
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' Correct Answer by screaming Screaming (without by).
The word grappling means :
Correct Answer:
A: Contend
Explanation:
The word grappling means : Correct Answer Contend Hints: Grappling - ধরে রাখা। Contend - কোন কিছুর বিরুদ্ধে সংগ্রাম করা।
The word squabbles can be best substituted with :
Correct Answer:
D: Tiffs
Explanation:
The word squabbles can be best substituted with : Correct Answer Tiffs Hints: Squabble এবং Tiff অর্থ ছোট খাটো তর্ক।
According to the Skeptics which of the following is true :
Correct Answer:
A: China's current government is devising an innovation conducive environment
Explanation:
According to the Skeptics which of the following is true : Correct Answer China's current government is devising an innovation conducive environment Hints: True : Chinas current government is devising an innovation conducive environment.
'The' refugees are very much 'upset' because they 'have been' 'deprived to ' their homeland and their families.
Correct Answer:
D: deprived
Explanation:
'The' refugees are very much 'upset' because they 'have been' 'deprived to ' their homeland and their families. Correct Answer deprived Deprived of - বঞ্চিত করা (কিছু থেকে)। Deprived to - এর বদলে Deprived of হবে।
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Hard and Fast'
Correct Answer:
C: Rigid
Explanation:
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'Hard and Fast' Correct Answer Rigid Hard and fast means definite, strict or rigid - usually applied to rule.
According to the extract, China will be able to succeed in 'independent innovation' by :
Correct Answer:
D: All of (a) (b) (c)
Explanation:
According to the extract, China will be able to succeed in 'independent innovation' by : Correct Answer All of (a) (b) (c) Hints : True: all of (a) (b) (c)
Find the odd word from the list of words in each of the following questions.
Correct Answer:
D: Sacrilege
Explanation:
Find the odd word from the list of words in each of the following questions. Correct Answer Sacrilege Hints: Sacrilege অর্থ পবিত্র, অন্যগুলোর অর্থ অনভিজ্ঞ।
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'At Large'
Correct Answer:
D: Free
Explanation:
Find out the meaning of the following idioms/phrases. 'At Large' Correct Answer Free At large means free, for example ‘Birds fly at large.’
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.
Correct Answer:
B: casualties
Explanation:
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. Correct Answer casualties Mortality - এর অর্থ মৃত্যুহার; refugee - উদ্বাস্তু, tenant - ভাড়াটিয়া, casualty - (যুদ্ধ বা দুঘর্টনায়) আহত বা মৃত ব্যাক্তি, celebrity - বিখ্যত ব্যাক্তি। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর (b)
We were -------by heave traffic on our way to the airport.
Correct Answer:
A: caught down
Explanation:
We were -------by heave traffic on our way to the airport. Correct Answer caught down ব্যাখাঃ Help up মানে আটকে থাকা।