English MCQs
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Opulent
Correct Answer:
B: rich
Explanation:
Opulent Correct Answer rich Opulent - ঐশ্বর্যশীল Hard - working - কর্মঠ Rich - সম্পদশালী Obscure - অন্ধকারময় Comfortable - আরামদায়ক অতএব, Opulent এর প্রতিশব্দ Rich
A person interested in reading books and nothing else .
Correct Answer:
B: bookworm
Explanation:
A person interested in reading books and nothing else . Correct Answer bookworm যে ব্যক্তি শুধু বই পড়া ছাড়া অন্য কিছু বোঝে না তাকে Bookworm বা বইপোকা বলা হয়। Book - keeper - হিসাব রক্ষক, Scholar - পন্ডিত, Student - শিক্ষার্থী ।
Canal are (A) artificial waterways, often constructed (B) either to transport heavy loads or to (C) delivering water (D) to cities and farms .
Correct Answer:
C: throughout
Explanation:
Canal are (A) artificial waterways, often constructed (B) either to transport heavy loads or to (C) delivering water (D) to cities and farms . Correct Answer throughout সাধারণত (to + verb) এর ক্ষেত্রে verb এর base form ব্যবহৃত হয়। তাছাড়া (B) অংশের to transport এর সাথে সামঞ্জস্য রেখে to deliver হবে।
Which one of the following words is masculine?
Correct Answer:
B: lad
Explanation:
Which one of the following words is masculine? Correct Answer lad Lad (masculine) - Lass (feminine)
Recapitulation
Correct Answer:
B: recall
Explanation:
Recapitulation Correct Answer recall Recapitulation - অনুচিন্তা, introduction - সূচনা, Recall - অনুচিন্তা/ প্রত্যাহার/ স্মরণ করা, Withdrawal - প্রত্যাহার, Capture - নিয়ন্ত্রনে আনা, গ্রহণ । অতএব, Recapitulation এর সমার্থক Recall.
Transform
Correct Answer:
B: change
Explanation:
Transform Correct Answer change Transform - রূপান্তর করা, Transfer - হস্তান্তর, Change - পরিবর্তন, Continue - অবিরত, Transact - পরিচালনা করা । অতএব, Transform এর প্রতিশব্দ Change.
A man whose wife has died is called a -
Correct Answer:
B: widower
Explanation:
A man whose wife has died is called a - Correct Answer widower A man whose wife has died is called a - widower spinster - অবিবাহিত মহিলা Bachelor - অবিবাহিত পুরুষ
Which word is similar to 'appal'?
Correct Answer:
C: dismay
Explanation:
Which word is similar to 'appal'? Correct Answer dismay Appal - Dismay ; হতাশ করা, , মর্মাহত করা, , আতঙ্কিত করা decieve - প্রতারনা করা
Complacent
Correct Answer:
B: satisfied
Explanation:
Complacent Correct Answer satisfied Complacent - আত্মসন্তুষ্টি, Recommend - সুপারিশ করা, Satisfied - সন্তুষ্ট, Witty - রসাত্মক, Confuse - বিহ্বল করা । অতএব, Complacent এর প্রতিশব্দ Satisfied.
(A) The pineapple, a fruit (B) grow in tropical climates (C) throughout the word , (D) is native to parts of South America.
Correct Answer:
B: grow
Explanation:
(A) The pineapple, a fruit (B) grow in tropical climates (C) throughout the word , (D) is native to parts of South America. Correct Answer grow প্রদত্ত বাক্যের (B) অপশনের মূল verb Grow এর সাথে ‘s' যুক্ত হবে। কারণ, pineapple কে নির্দিষ্ট ফল হিসেবে প্রকাশ করা হয়েছে।
Visceral
Correct Answer:
C: bodily
Explanation:
Visceral Correct Answer bodily Visceral - আন্ত্রিক, Cloudy - মেঘলা, Heavenly - স্বর্গীয়, Bodily - দৈহিক, Intelligent - মেধাবী। অতএব, Visceral এর প্রতিশব্দ Bodily.
Tennyson's " In Memoriam ' is an elegy on the death of -
Correct Answer:
C: Arthur Henry Hallam
Explanation:
Tennyson's " In Memoriam ' is an elegy on the death of - Correct Answer Arthur Henry Hallam Tennyson's " In Memoriam ' is an elegy on the death of - Arthur Henry Hallam elegy মানে শোক কবিতা । প্রিয় ক্যামব্রিজ বন্ধুর মৃত্যুর শোকে কবিতাটি লিখেন।
A large (A) number of automobile (B) part are now (C) made of plastic (D) instead of steel.
Correct Answer:
B: part
Explanation:
A large (A) number of automobile (B) part are now (C) made of plastic (D) instead of steel. Correct Answer part প্রদত্ত বাক্যে A large number দ্বারা বৃহৎ অংশকে বুঝানাে হয়েছে। তাই (B) অপশনে part - এর স্থলে parts হবে।
Although a Kangaroo (A) normally uses (B) its large feet and strong legs (C) for hopping , (D) but it can also swim.
Correct Answer:
D: bu it can
Explanation:
Although a Kangaroo (A) normally uses (B) its large feet and strong legs (C) for hopping , (D) but it can also swim. Correct Answer bu it can প্রদত্ত Sentence এর (D) অপশনে but দ্বারা পরবর্তী বাক্যাংশে নেতিবাচক প্রতিক্রিয়া বুঝানাে হয়েছে কিন্তু তা সঠিক নয় ।
Many modern medicine are derived ---- plants and animals .
Correct Answer:
A: from
Explanation:
Many modern medicine are derived ---- plants and animals . Correct Answer from যখন কোনাে কিছু থেকে কিছু পাওয়া যায় তখন Derived from (পাওয়া) ব্যবহৃত হয়। এখানে Plants এবং Animals থেকে আধুনিক ওষুধ পাওয়ার কথা বলা হয়েছে।
Which word means the opposite of 'dearth ' ?
Correct Answer:
B: abundance
Explanation:
Which word means the opposite of 'dearth ' ? Correct Answer abundance Dearth (অভাব/ আকাল) - Abundance (প্রাচুর্য ) ;antonym
'You look terrific in that dree! ' The word 'terrific' in the above sentence means -
Correct Answer:
A: excellent
Explanation:
'You look terrific in that dree! ' The word 'terrific' in the above sentence means - Correct Answer excellent 127. 'You look terrific in that dress ' The word 'terrific' in the above sentence means - excellent মানে চমৎকার । প্রদও বাক্যটির অর্থ দাঁড়ায়, ঐ পোশাকে তোমাকে চমৎকার দেখাচ্ছে।
AIDS is not disease that can be ---- through the air or by insects .
Correct Answer:
C: transmitted
Explanation:
AIDS is not disease that can be ---- through the air or by insects . Correct Answer transmitted কোনাে ব্যক্তির থেকে অন্য কোন ব্যক্তিতে (Internally) কিছু চলে যাওয়া বুঝাতে Transmit শব্দটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। অনেক রােগ আছে যা ব্যক্তি থেকে ব্যক্তিতে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে।
Someone who is capricious is -
Correct Answer:
D: known for sudden changes in attitude or behavior
Explanation:
Someone who is capricious is - Correct Answer known for sudden changes in attitude or behavior Someone who is capricious is known for sudden changes in attitude or behavior. Capricious = অস্হিরচিত্তের মানুষ
I shall ring you up as soon as -
Correct Answer:
B: I arrive
Explanation:
I shall ring you up as soon as - Correct Answer I arrive একটি বাক্যে একাধিক Tense ব্যবহৃত হলে তাদের মধ্যে ধারাবাহিকতা বজায় রাখতে হয়। As soon as সাধারণত অতীত কালের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়। তবে Sentence - এ Tense অনুসারে এর ব্যবহার লক্ষণীয়। যেমন: I shall ring you up as soon as I arrive. I opened the door as soon as I heard the bell.
Identify the word which remains the same in its plural form :
Correct Answer:
A: aircraft
Explanation:
Identify the word which remains the same in its plural form : Correct Answer aircraft Some words are same in singular & plural: advice kennels aircraft knowledge baggage means bison moose cod music crossroads news deer offspring dice public dozen salmon fish scenery furniture series grouse sheep gymnastics species headquarters staff information swine
It's not easy to change people's --- toward a certain problem .
Correct Answer:
C: attitude
Explanation:
It's not easy to change people's --- toward a certain problem . Correct Answer attitude Attitude অর্থ - মনােভাব। It is not easy to change people's attitude toward a certain problem. অর্থাৎ কোন সমস্যা সমাধানে জনগণের মনােভাব পরিবর্তন করা সহজ নয়।
I ___ him on this point.
Correct Answer:
B: agreed with
Explanation:
I ___ him on this point. Correct Answer agreed with admitted to - কোন কিছু স্বীকার বা কোন কাজে যোগ দেওয়াতে ব্যবহৃত হয়, Agree with - কোন ব্যক্তির সাথে কোন বিষয়ে সম্মতি দেয়ার অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয়, Agree to - কারো প্রস্তাবে রাজি হওয়ার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয় ।
Identify the determiner in the following sentence : ' I have no news for you."
Correct Answer:
C: no
Explanation:
Identify the determiner in the following sentence : ' I have no news for you." Correct Answer no determiner (noun) 1. a person or thing that determines or decides something. 2. GRAMMAR a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has, for example: a, the, every.
The specialist __ you want to meet is available only on Thursday .
Correct Answer:
C: whom
Explanation:
The specialist __ you want to meet is available only on Thursday . Correct Answer whom দুই clause বিশিষ্ট বাক্যে Gap এর পরে noun/pronoun থাকলে এবং antecedent টি person হলে Gap এ whom বসে ।
They___ living here since 2000.
Correct Answer:
B: have been
Explanation:
They___ living here since 2000. Correct Answer have been কোন কাজ পূর্বে শুরু হয় বর্তমানে চলছে এরূপ বোঝাতে present perfect continuous tense ব্যবহৃত হয় । এর গঠন: Subject + have been/has been + মূল verb + ing + Extension. যেমন: They have been living here since 2000.
'He ran with great speed.' The underlined part of the sentence is a-
Correct Answer:
B: adverb phrase
Explanation:
'He ran with great speed.' The underlined part of the sentence is a- Correct Answer adverb phrase An adverb phrase is simply a group of two or more words that function as an adverb in a sentence. Just as an adverb can modify a verb, adjective or another adverb, an adverb phrase of more than one word can further describe a verb, adverb, or adjective. Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why or when something was done,
The word 'substantiate' is -
Correct Answer:
A: Verb
Explanation:
The word 'substantiate' is - Correct Answer Verb Substantiate - Verb Substantial - adjective
A lost opportunity never returns . 'here' lost' is a -
Correct Answer:
D: participle
Explanation:
A lost opportunity never returns . 'here' lost' is a - Correct Answer participle participle nounGRAMMAR a word formed from a verb (e.g. going, gone, being, been ) and used as an adjective (e.g. working woman, burnt toast ). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g. is going, has been ).
Being the tallest in the class --
Correct Answer:
A: the teacher asked her to sit at the back .
Explanation:
Being the tallest in the class -- Correct Answer the teacher asked her to sit at the back . Being the tallest in the class - - the teacher asked her to sit at the back. (Simple Sentence, Past Indefinite Tense)
Do not look ___ on women.
Correct Answer:
D: down
Explanation:
Do not look ___ on women. Correct Answer down কাউকে ঘৃণা করার অর্থে 'look down' group verb টি ব্যবহৃত হয়। কোন কিছু তন্ন তন্ন করে খোঁজা/ মূল্য বেড়ে যাওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে 'look up' ব্যবহৃত হয় । Look right - দ্বারা কোথাও male - কে বুঝায়। অন্যদিকে look left - দ্বারা মনোবিজ্ঞানে মিথ্যা বোঝায় ।
The saying ' enough is enough' is used when you want-
Correct Answer:
B: something to stop
Explanation:
The saying ' enough is enough' is used when you want- Correct Answer something to stop Definition of enough is enough. —used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it. I don't mind lending her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!
The stranger ___ in through the window last night .
Correct Answer:
B: crept
Explanation:
The stranger ___ in through the window last night . Correct Answer crept প্রদত্ত বাক্যে last night দ্বারা অতীতকাল বুঝানো হয়েছে। তাই verb - এর past form অর্থাৎ Crept in (অলক্ষিতভাবে প্রবেশ করা) ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে ।
Change the voice : 'Who is calling me?"
Correct Answer:
C: By whom am I being called?
Explanation:
Change the voice : 'Who is calling me?" Correct Answer By whom am I being called? Passive: By whom + am + Subject (I) + being + v3 + ?
'We must not be late, else we will miss the train' This is a -
Correct Answer:
A: compound sentence
Explanation:
'We must not be late, else we will miss the train' This is a - Correct Answer compound sentence A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought.
The antonym for 'INGENIOUS' is -
Correct Answer:
C: Incompetent
Explanation:
The antonym for 'INGENIOUS' is - Correct Answer Incompetent ingenious. Antonyms: unskillful, slow, uninventive, unready. Synonyms: skillful, adept, clever, inventive, ready, frank, sincere.
The government requires ____ before the end of the financial year.
Correct Answer:
B: that these forms be submitted
Explanation:
The government requires ____ before the end of the financial year. Correct Answer that these forms be submitted 'that these forms be submitted' means there is an obligation that these forms must be submitted.
An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called -
Correct Answer:
B: postscript
Explanation:
An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called - Correct Answer postscript An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called - postscript.
Feminine gender of 'Wizard' is :
Correct Answer:
B: Witch
Explanation:
Feminine gender of 'Wizard' is : Correct Answer Witch witch (noun) a woman thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat and flying on a broomstick. Similar: sorceress enchantress occultist necromancer Wiccan
'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet' Who said this?
Correct Answer:
A: Juliet
Explanation:
'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet' Who said this? Correct Answer Juliet "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular reference to William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague, that is, that he is named "Montague".
Sweet Helen' make me immortal with a kiss. ' The sentence has been taken from the play -
Correct Answer:
C: Doctor Faustus
Explanation:
Sweet Helen' make me immortal with a kiss. ' The sentence has been taken from the play - Correct Answer Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus, a respected German scholar, is bored with the traditional types of knowledge available to him. He wants more than logic, medicine, law, and religion. He wants magic. His friends, Valdes and Cornelius, begin to teach him magic, which he uses to summon a devil named Mephistophilis.
'Man's love is of man's life a thing apart , 'Tis woman's whole existence .' - This is taken from the poem of -
Correct Answer:
B: Lord Byron
Explanation:
'Man's love is of man's life a thing apart , 'Tis woman's whole existence .' - This is taken from the poem of - Correct Answer Lord Byron ‘Man’s love is of man’s life a thing apart, ‘Tis woman’s whole existence.’ - This is taken from the poem of - Lord Byron
Which of the following has the correct spelling ?
Correct Answer:
D: jaundice
Explanation:
Which of the following has the correct spelling ? Correct Answer jaundice সঠিক বানান যুক্ত word হলো Jaun - dice যার অর্থ পান্ডু রোগ বিদ্বেষপরায়ণ বা সংশয়গ্রস্ত মনোভাব।
The short story 'The Diamond Necklace' was written by -
Correct Answer:
A: Guy de Maupassant
Explanation:
The short story 'The Diamond Necklace' was written by - Correct Answer Guy de Maupassant The Necklace" or "The Diamond Necklace" (French: La Parure) is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant.
Who translated the ' Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ' into English?
Correct Answer:
B: Edward Fitzgerald
Explanation:
Who translated the ' Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ' into English? Correct Answer Edward Fitzgerald Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048 – 1131), dubbed "the Astronomer - Poet of Persia".
He is ___ sweet .
Correct Answer:
A: very
The synonym of the word s'lunatic' is -
Correct Answer:
D: mad
Explanation:
The synonym of the word s'lunatic' is - Correct Answer mad Lu - na - tic (লুনাটিক) শব্দটির বাংলা অর্থ পাগলাটে, মানসিক রোগী। Lunatic শব্দটির সমার্থক শব্দ mad। তাছাড়া lazy অর্থ অলস, hypnotized অর্থ সম্মোহিত।
'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand . ' - Who said this?
Correct Answer:
B: Lady Macbeth
Explanation:
'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand . ' - Who said this? Correct Answer Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth says this because she has realized that nothing in the world will erase the stain of King Duncan's death from her conscience.
'Ulysses' is a novel written by -
Correct Answer:
D: James Joyce
Explanation:
'Ulysses' is a novel written by - Correct Answer James Joyce Ulysses (novel) Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's 40th birthday.But Ulysses (POEM) written by Alfred Lord tennyson
'Where are the songs of spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too - . Who worte this?
Correct Answer:
C: John Keats
Explanation:
'Where are the songs of spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too - . Who worte this? Correct Answer John Keats Where are the songs of spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too - John Keats