Sentence Completion MCQs
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'Bill of fare' is -----
Correct Answer:
D: a list of dishes at a restaurant
Explanation:
'Bill of fare' is ----- Correct Answer a list of dishes at a restaurant Bill of fare - খাদ্যতালিকা। (A menu)
No animal is so big-----the blue whale.
Correct Answer:
D: as
Explanation:
No animal is so big-----the blue whale. Correct Answer as No animal is so big as the Blue whale. এখানে as দ্বারা তুলনা বোঝানো হয়েছে।
I cannot help-----there.
Correct Answer:
C: going
Explanation:
I cannot help-----there. Correct Answer going I cannot help going there. Rule: বাক্যে cannot help থাকলে এর পরের verb এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়।
Della stood-----the window.
Correct Answer:
A: by
Explanation:
Della stood-----the window. Correct Answer by Della stood by the window. Hereere, stand by = যে ব্যাক্তি বা বস্তুর উপর নির্ভর করা চলে।
She could not but----there.
Correct Answer:
D: go
Explanation:
She could not but----there. Correct Answer go Cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but is used when someone wants to emphasize that he/she believes something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case. Structure: Verb (base form) after Cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but Example: The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it. She could not but congratulate him.
Complete the sentence : When my friend arrived I was about to ----
Correct Answer:
B: leave
Explanation:
Complete the sentence : When my friend arrived I was about to ---- Correct Answer leave 'to' এরপর principal verb - এর present form বসে।
Everyday ----begins at 9 O'clock and ends at 3 O'clock .
Correct Answer:
C: the college
Explanation:
Everyday ----begins at 9 O'clock and ends at 3 O'clock . Correct Answer the college এখানে college - কে নির্দিষ্ট করে বোঝায় 'the college' হবে।
'Writing is better than reading'--Negative form of this sentence is -----
Correct Answer:
B: Reading is not as good as writing
We take life for granted because--
Correct Answer:
C: we do not realize the value of life
Select an appropriate preposition to complete the sentence: In space, the primary necessities--- survival are air, food and water.
Correct Answer:
B: for
Sinners will suffer-----
Correct Answer:
B: in the long run
Explanation:
Sinners will suffer----- Correct Answer in the long run প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যটির অর্থ হচ্ছে - পাপীরা অবশেষে ভোগে । এ অর্থে Appropriate phrase হচ্ছে (খ) in the long run ( অবশেষে) ।
"All men must die"---Negative form of this sentence is ------
Correct Answer:
D: None can avoid death
Explanation:
"All men must die"---Negative form of this sentence is ------ Correct Answer None can avoid death অর্থগত দিক থেকে বিবেচনা করলে দেখা যায় যে, সকল মানুষ অবশ্যই মৃত্যু গ্রহণ করবে' একটি হ্যাঁ বোধক বাক্য অর্থাৎ যেটা ' must ' ব্যবহার করে emphasis করা হয় সেটা avoid করা যায় না। সুতরাং না বোধক হিসাবে বলা যায়, 'কেউ মৃত্যুকে এড়াতে পারে না' । যার ইংরেজী হচ্ছে - None can avoid death . তাই সঠিক উত্তর (ঘ) ।
Had I been rich, I----.
Correct Answer:
A: would have helped the poor
Explanation:
Had I been rich, I----. Correct Answer would have helped the poor অতীতের অপূরণীয় ইচ্ছা প্রকাশ করতে ' Had' দিয়ে বাক্য শুরু হলে পরবর্তী অংশে would have + verb এর past participle form ব্যবহৃত হয় । সুতরাং নিয়মানুসারে (ক) ই সঠিক।
Easy to shape in desired form-
Correct Answer:
A: Malleable
Explanation:
Easy to shape in desired form- Correct Answer Malleable ইচ্ছা অনুযায়ী আকৃতি দেওয়া একে এক কথায় নমনীয় বা malleable বলে । Stiff - অনমনীয় Rigid - অনমনীয় Brittle - ভঙ্গুর
Not only the --- are fooled by propaganda. we can all be misled if we are not-----.
Correct Answer:
B: gullible --- wary
The passive form of the sentence "Do it as I say" is----
Correct Answer:
B: Let it be done as I say
Explanation:
The passive form of the sentence "Do it as I say" is---- Correct Answer Let it be done as I say Imperative sentence - এর passive করতে let + object + be + মূল verb - এর past participle form ব্যবহৃত হয়। প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যে ' as I say' অংশটি অনুরুপ থাকবে, কারণ এই অংশের passive করতে গেলে বাক্য তার অর্থের যোগ্যতা হারাবে। সুতরাং (খ) ই সঠিক।
We worked hard so that we -----succeed.
Correct Answer:
B: could
Explanation:
We worked hard so that we -----succeed. Correct Answer could So that সংবলিত বাক্যে সাধারণত can , could , may, might বসে। প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যটি যেহেতু past tense - এ আছে, তাই so that এর পরে can এর past form 'could ' বসবে।
I look forward ----- you.
Correct Answer:
C: to hearing from
Explanation:
I look forward ----- you. Correct Answer to hearing from Look forward to - একটি phrase যার অর্থ অধীর আগ্রহে অপেক্ষা করা । এর পরে verb + ing ব্যবহৃত হয়। সুতরাং (গ) to hearing from সঠিক।
There's --- dust on these books. Fetch me a duster.
Correct Answer:
A: a lot of
Explanation:
There's --- dust on these books. Fetch me a duster. Correct Answer a lot of বাংলা একাডেমির প্রমিত বাংলা বানানের নিয়ম অনুসার, পদের শেষে ‘ - জীবী’ ঈ - কার হবে।যেমন— চাকরিজীবী, পেশাজীবী, শ্রমজীবী, কৃষিজীবী, আইনজীবী ইত্যাদি।
A compound sentence has--
Correct Answer:
C: two or more co-ordinate clauses
Explanation:
A compound sentence has-- Correct Answer two or more co-ordinate clauses A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas.The independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or by a semicolon. He confessed his guilt. He confessed that he was guilty. He was guilty and he confessed it.
If you read, you'll learn. The sentence is a ----
Correct Answer:
C: complex sentence
Explanation:
If you read, you'll learn. The sentence is a ---- Correct Answer complex sentence একটি Independent clause ও একটি dependent clause নিয়ে complex sentence গঠিত হয়। 'If you read' হচ্ছে dependent clause এবং ' you will learn ' হচ্ছে Independent clause. তাই (গ) - ই Correct answer.
Which one of these sentences is a compound sentence?
Correct Answer:
C: I am weak but I can walk
Explanation:
Which one of these sentences is a compound sentence? Correct Answer I am weak but I can walk দুটি main clause যখন co - ordinate conjunction (and, or,but) দ্বারা যুক্ত হয় তখন প্রাপ্ত structure - কে compound sentence - এর structure হিসেবে গণ্য করা হয়। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর 'গ'।
No sooner had I reached the station ---- the train left.
Correct Answer:
C: than
Explanation:
No sooner had I reached the station ---- the train left. Correct Answer than When no sooner comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. The structure no sooner is used to talk about something that happens immediately after something else. Example: No sooner had I received her call, than I left for her place. Means: I had received her call. I left for her immediately.
'He acted on my advice' ---- complex form of this sentence is ----
Correct Answer:
D: He acted as I advised him.
Explanation:
'He acted on my advice' ---- complex form of this sentence is ---- Correct Answer He acted as I advised him. He acted on my advice বাক্যটি একটি simple sentence । Complex sentence এর clause গুলো as, since , because , if, till, although ইত্যাদি দ্বারা যুক্ত থাকে। সঠিক উত্তর (ঘ)।
Had I been a king, I ----
Correct Answer:
B: would have helped the poor.
Explanation:
Had I been a king, I ---- Correct Answer would have helped the poor. Third conditional - এর structure হচ্ছে প্রথমে Past Perfect tense থাকলে, পরে Subject + Would /Could /might + have + v3 ব্যবহৃত হবে। সঠিক উত্তর (খ)।
We helped him ----- the work.
Correct Answer:
A: to finish
Explanation:
We helped him ----- the work. Correct Answer to finish Help verb - টির infinitive এবং bare infinitive দুটিই ব্যবহার করা যায়। তাই সঠিক উত্তর (ক) এবং (ঘ) ।
When you make a promise, you must not go -----on it.
Correct Answer:
C: back
Explanation:
When you make a promise, you must not go -----on it. Correct Answer back Go back on - একটি Phrasal verb যার অর্থ খেলাপ করা। Go along - মেনে নেয়া ; Go by - পরিচিত হওয়া এবং Go around - চক্রাকারে ঘোরা / যথেষ্ট থাকা। সঠিক উত্তর (গ)।
He - go to his office yesterday-
Correct Answer:
B: did not
Explanation:
He - go to his office yesterday- Correct Answer did not প্রশ্নোক্ত sentence এ yesterday থাকায় এটি past Indefinite। এই tense এর Negative sentence গঠন করতে did not + verb এর present ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Can you draw any - from this analysis?
Correct Answer:
C: conclusion
Explanation:
Can you draw any - from this analysis? Correct Answer conclusion Foreword - ভূমিকা, মুখবন্ধ Testing - পরীক্ষা, বিশ্লেষণ Conclusion - সমাপ্তি, সিদ্ধান্ত Suggestion - পরামর্শ প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যের অর্থ অনুসারে Conclusion শব্দটি শূন্যস্থানে appropriate। বাক্যের অর্থ - 'এই বিশ্লেষণ থেকে কি কোনো সিদ্ধান্ত নিতে পারো'?
Have you ever - England?
Correct Answer:
A: been to
Explanation:
Have you ever - England? Correct Answer been to 'কোথাও যে আবার ফিরে আসা' - এমনটা বোঝানোর জন্য 'been' শব্দটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। সুতরাং প্রশ্নোক্ত বাক্যে verb হিসেবে 'been to' ই most appropriate। বাক্যের অর্থ হয় - তুমি কি কখনো ইংল্যান্ডে গিয়েছো ?
A paragraph deals with _____theme/themes .
Correct Answer:
A: One
Explanation:
A paragraph deals with _____theme/themes . Correct Answer One Paragraph A group of sentences which are examples of the general idea of the topic sentence. Theme A group of paragraphs which develop the three main points of the thesis sentence. Thesis Sentence One sentence, usually the last sentence of the introductory paragraph, which contains three main points. This sentence should clearly specify the theme’s main purpose. The thesis NEVER asks a question. Introductory Paragraph The first paragraph of the theme. Therefore, A paragraph should have at least one theme.
Which one of the following is a wrong sentence?
Correct Answer:
B: How long do you know her?
What is the passive form of the sentence- 'Give the order'?
Correct Answer:
B: Let the order be given
Explanation:
What is the passive form of the sentence- 'Give the order'? Correct Answer Let the order be given Give the order(active) = Let the order be given(passive) Rule: আদেশ /উপদেশ বোঝালে Let + object কে subject + be + verb এর past participle form + extension
The sentence "This school was built in 1971" is-
Correct Answer:
C: passive
Explanation:
The sentence "This school was built in 1971" is- Correct Answer passive The school was built in 1971 - is a passive voice because মূল verb এর পরে verb এর past participle form আছে।
Which one is imperative sentence?
Correct Answer:
B: Close the door
Explanation:
Which one is imperative sentence? Correct Answer Close the door Imperative sentence :যে sentence দ্বারা আদেশ, উপদেশ, প্রার্থনা, অনুরোধ করা বোঝায় তাকে imperative Sentence বলে। Here, Close the door বলতে আদেশ করা বোঝায়, তাই এটিটি একটি imperative Sentence.
The man called the priest to -- the ghost from his house. (Choose one which best completes the sentence)
Correct Answer:
C: exorcise
He did not let me -- the guitar.
Correct Answer:
B: play
Complete the sentence . I Will phone you when I -- the news.
Correct Answer:
B: get
Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence. A new house--- before I came.
Correct Answer:
B: is being built
I _____ whether our opponant company will make any profit at all.
Correct Answer:
C: doubt
Explanation:
I _____ whether our opponant company will make any profit at all. Correct Answer doubt কোন বিষয়ে সন্দেহ বা অনিশ্চয়তা প্রকাশ করতে doubt verb ব্যবহৃত হয়।
The kidney transplant operation was _____ complited so the oprating team had to take special care to ensure the success.
Correct Answer:
D: extremly
Explanation:
The kidney transplant operation was _____ complited so the oprating team had to take special care to ensure the success. Correct Answer extremly Operation টি " অত্যান্ত " জটিল ছিল বোঝাতে extremely শব্দটি ব্যবহৃত হবে।
'He is rich but honest'- Which is the complex from of this compound sentence?
Correct Answer:
A: Although he is rich, he is honest
Explanation:
'He is rich but honest'- Which is the complex from of this compound sentence? Correct Answer Although he is rich, he is honest compound sentence এ ' but' main clause এর সাথে শুরুতেই though/ although ব্যবহৃত হয়ে complex sentence গঠন করা হয়।
I do not know his father's name. Make it a complex sentence.?
Correct Answer:
C: I do not know what his father's name is
"Sometimes reports are misleading --- in this sentence "Sometimes is---
Correct Answer:
C: Adverb
Explanation:
"Sometimes reports are misleading --- in this sentence "Sometimes is--- Correct Answer Adverb adverb Sometimes is a one-word adverb that means “occasionally” or “now and then.”
"Who broke the pencil"? --- What is the passive form of this sentence?
Correct Answer:
B: By whom was the pencil broken?
Explanation:
"Who broke the pencil"? --- What is the passive form of this sentence? Correct Answer By whom was the pencil broken? Active : +verb+object+?Passive করার নিয়ম :By whom + auxiliary verb (tense অনুসারে) + subject + v3 + extension + ?
Complete the sentences : "If she had studied harder---"
Correct Answer:
C: she would have done well
The poor man said, "I - starve than beg". Fill up the space by-
Correct Answer:
C: would rather
Explanation:
The poor man said, "I - starve than beg". Fill up the space by- Correct Answer would rather মরবো তবুও করবো না/ উপোস থাকবো তবুও ভিক্ষা করবো না - এমন ভাব প্রকাশ করতে - 'would rather.... than' structure টি ব্যবহৃত হয়। উল্লেখ্য, এ ধরনের বাক্য দুটি ভিন্ন verb ব্যবহৃত হয় তারা present form - এ অবস্থান করে।
do you know_____ her name is?
Correct Answer:
B: what
Explanation:
do you know_____ her name is? Correct Answer what Hints: - নাম' কি' এ অর্থে এখানে শূন্যস্থানে what বসবে। ans: - Do you know what her name is?
We would never have had the accident if you ___ so fast.
Correct Answer:
D: hadn't driven
It was __
Correct Answer:
B: we who had left before be arrived