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1.Imbibe(a)tolearn,(b)torise,(c)todrink,(d)toacquire

Ans:(c)todrink.

2.Onewhoundulyforwardsinrendingservicesforothersisnotgenerallylikedinthesociety.Suchapersonis____(a)Benevolent,(b)Official,(c)Officious,(d)Bureaucratic.

Ans:(c)Officious.

3.Stagflation(a)Controlledprices,(b)Economicslowdown,(c)Adisintegratedgovernment,(d)Culturaldullness.

Ans:(b)Economicslowdown.

4.Scuttle(a)Abandon,(b)Beweak,(c)Pileup,(d)Gossip.

Ans:(a)Abandon.

5.Stanch(a)Toreinforce,(b)Rotten,(c)Smoothout,(d)Putanendto.

Ans:(d)Putanendto.

6.Belated(a)Complaining,(b)Offhand,(c)Weak,(d)Tardy(/)

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Ans:(d)Tardy.

7.Euphemism(a)Vagueidea,(b)Inoffensiveexpression,(c)Verbalplay,(d)Wisesaying.

Ans:(b)Inoffensiveexpression.

8.Choosethecorrectsentence:

(a)Heracedquicklydownthestreet.

(b)Heraceddownthestreet.

(c)Heraceddownquicklytothestreet.

(d)Heraceddownfasttothestreet.

Ans:(b)Heraceddownthestreet.

9.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectsentence:

(a)Heearnshundredtakaaday.

(b)Heearnsahundredtakaaday.

(c)Heearnsonehundredtakaaday.

Ans:(c)Heearnsonehundredtakaaday.


(a)Pleasedoexactlyasyourdoctorsays.

(b)Pleasedoasexactlyasyourdoctorsays.

(c)Pleasedoasyourdoctorsays.

Ans:(a)Pleasedoexactlyasyourdoctorsays.


(a)Whichcolourdoyouprefer,theredortheblue?

(b)Whatcolourdoyouprefer,theredortheblue?

(c)Whichcolourdoyouprefer,theredorblue?



(d)Whatcolourdoyouprefer,theredorblue?

Ans:(a)Whichcolourdoyouprefer,theredortheblue?

12.Correctusage:

Igaveyoumyword.

Heisamanofhisword.

Itrustedhernottogobackonherword.

Iamtruetomyword.

Iamamanofword.


(a)Thereareabookandapenonthetable.

(b)Thereisabookandapenonthetable.

Ans:(a)Thereareabookandapenonthetable.


(a)Thereisnoplacefordoubtinit.

(b)Thereisnosuspensioninit.

(c)Thereisnoroomfordoubtinit.

(d)Thereisnomisunderstandinginit.

Ans:(c)Thereisnoroomfordoubtinit.

15.Findoutthecorrectsentence:

(a)Itisneutralityandhonestyisabovecontroversy.

(b)Thereisnoquestionabouthisimpartialityandhonesty.

Ans:(b)Thereisnoquestionabouthisimpartialityandhonesty.

16.Whichsentenceiscorrect:



(a)Aprofessionallawyershouldhavegoodknowledgeoflaw.

(b)Hecanrecogniseashadowindarkness.

(c)Falseevidencewillwakethecaseweak.

(d)Thealleywassowidethatmanycarscouldplyatthesametime.

Ans:(a)Aprofessionallawyershouldgoodknowledgeoflaw.

17.Youarenotamenable___reason.

Ans:to.

18.Thedisgustedmangrumbled____hisfate.

Ans:at/about/over.

[Note:Grumbleat/about/over

GrumbleoutExample:~(out)areply.]

19.Relent(a)Link,(b)Borrow,(c)Succumb,(d)Yield.

Ans:(d)Yield.

[NoteRelentTofinallyagreetosthafterrefusingtobecomelessdetermined,strongetc.]

20.Insharemarket,Bearishindicatesshowingorexpectingafallinthepricesofshares.

21.Thewordputschmeanssuddenattempttoremoveagovernmentbyforceapoliticaloverthrow.

22.Thewordpetulantmeansbadtemperedandunreasonable,especiallybecauseyoucantdoorhavewhatyouwantunreasonablyirritable.

23.Doyou___earthquakesinyourcountry?

(a)have,(b)feel,(c)see,(d)know

Ans:(b)feel.

24.Youdbettergoandseethebossandsaywhatyouvedone.Ifyouputoff___ittoher,shellonlybemoreannoyed.

(a)explain,(b)toexplain,(c)explaining,(d)tohaveexplaining.



Ans:(c)explaining.

25.Thequeenissaid___Australianextyear.

(a)tohavevisited,(b)tovisit,(c)tobevisiting,(d)thatshewillvisit.

Ans:(c)tobevisiting.

26.WhatisthenumberofauxiliaryverbsinEnglish?

Ans:12

27.TheuseofSuggest:

Isuggest(that)wegoouttoeat.

Isuggestedgoingintomycar.

28.ChoosethepassiveformofHedecidedtosellthehouse.

(a)Hedecidedthatthehouseshouldbesold.

(b)Thehousewasdecidedtobesoldbyhim.

Ans:(a)Hedecidedthatthehouseshouldbesold.

29.Subjunctivemoodexpressescondition,doubt,uncertainlyetc.(Example:Ifwestartednow,wewouldreachintime.)

30.FactitiveVerb:Averbfollowedbyadirectobjectandacomplement.Factitiveverbsdescribeasituationwherethereisaresulttoanaction.InIpainteditredandTheymadehercaption.Herepaintedandmadearefactitive.

CausativeVerb:Itexpressesacause.Forexampleblackenwhichmeanstoequaltobecomeblack.

CopulativeVerb:Itisalsocalledlinkingverb.Example:appear,become,feel,get,go,grow,look,prove,seem,remain,smell,sound,taste,turnandtobeverb.

31.Sedan:Automobile(a)hangar:airplane,(b)rocker:chair,(c)rung:ladder,(d)marble:statue.

Ans:(b)rocker:chair.

32.Shewascomprisedofninemembersallofwhomwerepresentatthemeeting.Findouttheincorrectportionofthissentence.



(a)Whom,(b)iscomprisedof,(c)atthemeeting

Ans:(c)atthemeeting.

[Note:AtthemeetingInthemeeting

CompriseactivevoiceofPassivevoiceof]

33.Whichoneiscorrect?

(a)WecantraveltoDhakainbus,intrainorinplane.

(b)WecantraveltoDhakainbus,trainorplane.

(c)WecantraveltoDhakabybus,bytrainorbyplane.

(d)WecantraveltoDhakabybus,trainorplane.

Ans:(d)WecantraveltoDhakabybus,trainorplane.

[Note:by]

34.Hehasagreatapathy___hisstudies.

(a)for,(b)in,(c)to,(d)at

Ans:(c)to.

35.TheycrossedtheEnglishchannel___asmallboat.

(a)by,(b)in,(c)with,(d)on.

Ans:(a)by/(b)in.

36.Whichiscorrect?

(a)Hecopiedtheanswerwordbyword

(b)Hecopiedtheanswerwordforword

(c)Hecopiedtheanswerwordafterword

Ans:(c)Hecopiedtheanswerwordafterword

37.Thewordexpunge(+from)meanserase.



Thewordpurgemeanstoremovepeoplefromorganization.

38.Whichiscorrect?

(a)Hisnamehasbeencutofftheregister.

(b)Hisnamehasbeenstruckofftheregister.

Ans:(b)Hisnamehasbeenstruckofftheregister.

39.Iamfatiguedwithtravelling.

Hehasanantipathyto/towardssmoking.

40.Simulate:Pretend

(a)selfabnegate:denyoneself

(b)castigate:precise

(c)vacillate:decide

(d)alleviate:makeworse

Ans:(a)selfabnegate:denyoneself

41.Ephemeral:Eternal

(a)Dexterous:Skillful

(b)Sinister:Threatening

(c)Vicarious:Actual

(d)Clandestine:Hidden

Ans:(c)Vicarious:Actual

42.Credulous:Skeptical

(a)placate:irritate

(b)cogent:brilliant

(c)proscale:prohibit



Ans:(a)placate:irritate.

43.Intothe___ofdeathrodethesixhundred.

(a)road,(b)tunnel,(c)valley,(d)city.

Ans:(c)valley

[Note:ThechargeofthelightbrigadeLordAlfredTennyson]

44.Ihavea___thatonedaythisnationwillriseupandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed.(Dr.MartinLutherKing)

Ans:dream.

45.Hurryup!Wehavetogo___fiveminutes.

(a)in,(b)by,(c)within,(d)at,(e)for

Ans:(c)within

[Note:in]

46.JuliusCaesarwastherulerofRomeabout

(a)1000yearsago,(b)1500yearsago,

(c)2000yearsago,(d)3000yearsago

Ans:(c)2000yearsago.

[Note:49BC.]

47.TheParthenonissaid___erectedintheAgeofPericles.

(a)tohavebecome,(b)tohavebeen

Ans:(b)tohavebeen

48.Whichwordisnotrelatedtoliterature?

(a)Demagogue,(b)Epilogue,(c)Monologue,(d)Prologue.

Ans:(a)Demagogue.

49.Haggardmeans(a)hairy,(b)irregular,(c)stale(),(d)wornout.



Ans:(d)wornout.

[Note:lookingverytiredbecauseofillness,worryorlackofsleep.]

50.Itmaybeusefultothinkofcharacterinfictionasafunctionoftwo___impulses:theimpulsetoindividualiseandtheimpulseto___.

(a)analogous.....humanize

(b)disparate.....aggrandize

(c)divergent.....typify

(d)comparable.....delineate

Ans:(c)divergent.....typify.

51.Meandering:Directness

(a)menacing:ambition,(b)affable:permissiveness,

(c)digressive:conciseness,(d)circuitous:rotation.

Ans:(c)digressive:conciseness.

52.Aberration:Deviation

Enunciate:(Antonym=Mumble.)

53.Manyspeciesofintridalfishhavedeveloped___abilitiesthatenablethemto___aparticularlocation,generallyatiedpoolthatprovidessuitablerefuge.

(a)foraging.....dowithout,(b)natural...vanishfrom,

(c)homing.....returnto,(d)singular.....escapefrom

Ans:(c)homing.....returnto.

54.Thetreehasbeenblown___byastrongwind.

Ans:up.

55.Theintellectualcannolongerbesaidto___themarginsofthesociety.

Ans:livebeyond.



56.Euphemism:(contrastofwordsmadeinthesamesentence)||apolitewordorexpressionthatyouuseinsteadofamoredirectonetoavoidshockingorupsettingsomeone:Passawayisaneuphemismfordie.||

57.Ametaphoricalstatementisanimpliedcomparisonitdoesnotcomparethingsexplicitly,butsuggestsalikenessbetweenthem.

58.?

(a)Decathlon,(b)Decatholon,(c)Decatholone,(d)Decathlone

Ans:(a)Decathlon.

[Note:Decathlon:asportingeventinwhichpeoplecompeteintendifferentsports.]

59.?

(a)Paediatric,(b)Pediatric,(c)Peadiatric.

Ans:(a)Paediatric.

[Note:Pediatric:thebranchofmedicineconcernedwithchildrenandtheirdiseases.]

60.ThenounformofAdmitis

(a)Admission,(b)Admittance

Ans:(a)Admission.

61.Everythinghinges___whathappensnext.

Ans:on/upon.

[Note:Hingon/upon=]

62.Youneednot____atyourmistake.

Ans:blushwithshame/embarrassment

[Usage:(i)youneednotblushwithshameatyourfault.

(ii)Sheblushedwithshameforme.]

63.Donotcrydownyourenemy(a),(b),(c),(d)



Ans:(b)

64.Everyoneshouldrespecthis/onesteachers.

Ans:ones.

65.Waterischanged___vapour.

Ans:(a)in,(b)into,(c)to,(d)at.

Ans:(b)into.

66.One,some,any,many,moreare(a)Personalpronoun,(b)Interrogativepronoun,(c)Demonstrativepronoun,(d)Indefinitepronoun.

Ans:(d)Indefinitepronoun.

67.FindthemeaningofLookout(a),(b),(c),(d)

Ans:(c)

68.Weshouldbealive___ourproblems.

(a)to,(b)by,(c)on,(d)for

Ans:(a)to.

[Note:tobeawareof]

69.NazrulisTheByronofBangladesh.HereTheByronis

(a)Propernoun,(b)Commonnoun,(c)Collectivenoun,(d)Abstractnoun.

Ans:(b)Commonnoun.

70.Ballad___?(a)akindofshortnarrativepoem,(b)akindofshortlovepoem,(c)akindofshortpatrioticpoem,(d)akindofshortcondolingpoem.

Ans:(a)akindofshortnarrativepoem.

71.TheverbformofthewordPublic

Ans:Publicise.

72.Whichofthefollowingwordsdenotesapluralnumber?



(a)Fixture,(b)Machinery,(c)Scenery,(d)Public.

Ans:(d)Public.

73.Hesatbehindme,butinfrontofyou.HereButisusedasa

(a)adverb,(b)preposition,(c)conjunction.

Ans:(c)conjunction.

74.TheGoldenAgeofEnglishLiteratureis

Ans:ElizabethanAge/Era/Period.

75.SamuelTaylorColeridgeiscalled

Ans:Thepoetofsupernaturalism.

76.Hewasterribly___bythe___ofhisefforts.

(a)Delighted,Thrills(b)Upset,Outcome

(c)Intoxicated,Dreams(d)Activated,Prospects.

Ans:(b)Upset,Outcome.

[Note:Hereterriblyisusedinnegativesense.]

77.Whichoneisright?

(a)Hisneutralityandhonestyisabovecontroversy.

(b)Thereisnoquestionabouthisimpartialityorhonesty.

(c)Norhisneutralityorhonestyisaquestion.

(d)Thereisnoquestionofhishonesty.

Ans:(a))Hisneutralityandhonestyisabovecontroversy.

78.Hedied___injury.

(a)by,(b)from,(c)for,(d)over.

Ans:(b)from.



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(a)Ireallylikedoing.

(b)Ifoundnecessary.

(c)Iusuallylikedtoavoid.

(d)Ifeltishouldlookfor.

Ans:(a)Ireallylikedoing.

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Ans:(c)Muddy.

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