English MCQs
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A partner in crime is-
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A: an accomplice
The expression 'straw vote' means-
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A: unofficial poll of the public opinion
The synonym of 'legacy' is-
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C: bequest
Here ..... note book and report that I promised you last week.
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B: are the
..... received law degrees as today.
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B: Never have so many women
I told him everything lest he ..... misunderstand me.
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C: should
people who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly -
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C: confidient
Mary had John ..... the car.
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B: wash
The indirect speech of "He said, Let me have some milk"-
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D: He desired that he might have some milk
A land is 'arable' means that the land-
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C: is fit for plughing
S.S. Titanic sank only two days after it sailed in 'maiden voyage. In this sentence the quotation mark means-
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D: inaugural
His speech ..... upon the audience
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C: fell flat
He is all but ruined. Here 'all but'-
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D: nearly
Who wrote 'Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world'?
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D: Shelly
William Wordsworth is-
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B: an English poet
The committee voted to ratify the amendment ..... the objections.
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C: despite
What political problem existed in the colonies at that time?
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A: Government officials were corrupt
The main idea of this passage is -
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B: Zenker's persistent fight pave the way for freedom of the press
The synonyms of 'repercussion' is-
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A: reaction
All of the following are true except.
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C: the jury obeyed the judge's orders and convicted Zenger
Three score is-
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C: three times twenty
The word 'defying' is closest in meaning to-
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B: disregarding
'Power lends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely' was stated by-
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C: Lord Acton
Javed went home ..... seeing his mother.
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C: with a view to
A stitch in time saves nine' The proverb relates to _____
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A: Proper use of time
It was long since since we (visit) Sylet. The right form of verb is-
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C: had visited
Which will be a proper question for the following answer? I am going to Cox's Bazar tomorrow.
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B: Are you going Cox's Bazar tomorrow
The synonym of adjourn' is
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D: postnone
Fill in the blank proper expression :- ____ the word in the dictionary.
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B: Look up
A person who is .... is not ......
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B: meticulous ..... careless
The correct spelling is____
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A: Permanence
In an admission test, to answer correctly is more important than=
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D: to finish quickly
The antonym of edible is____
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A: Indigestible
Fast- food restaurants have become popular in our country because many working people want-
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A: to eat quickly and cheaply
....................... discovery of fire, our ancestors used to eat uncooked food.
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B: Prior to the
Who said " Man is born free, and everywhere he is chains ?
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A: Rousseau
'Elegy' is-
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C: song of lamentation
Who was the statesman but awarded Nobel Prize in literature ?
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A: Churehill
Correctly spelt word is-
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B: Assassination
"Carried the day" means-
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A: won
Noise is arisen when sound is acute and___ to the ear. The appropriate word is-
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C: acrimonious
'Dead Letter' means
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D: Law not in force
The sentence with correct punctuations is-
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A: Rajib, my student, is on leave today
Who is the author of "Asain Drama' ?
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A: Gunnar Myrdal
The resolution reiterates the demand .... election.
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B: for holding
The synonym of 'Franchise' is-
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A: suffrage
A government by one man is-
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B: Autocracy
She sees a group of teenage girls _____ the street in ____ conversation .
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A: walking down - animated
She boasted that no other car could run _____.
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B: as fast as her car
We human beings tend to forget __ we have come as a species in a relatively short period of time .
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B: how far