Notre Dame College Admission Test

Ans: c) a noun
[ Gravity = মাধ্যাকর্ষণ (noun)]

Ans: b) thin
[ Tenuous = পাতলা, ক্ষীণ, সরু ]

Ans: c) Humorous
[ Humorous = রসাত্মক, কৌতুকপূর্ণ ]

Ans: c) would rather
[➜ ভবিষ্যৎ এর কোন কাজ বা কোন অঙ্গীকারকে নির্দেশ করলে ‘would rather’ বসে।
I would rather starve than beg = আমি বরং না খেয়ে থাকব তবু ভিক্ষা করবো না।
➜ বর্তমানের কোন কাজ বা কোন বিষয়ে পরামর্শ দেয়া বুঝালে ‘had better’ বসে।
You had better go home = তুমি বরং বাড়ি যাও। ]

Ans: b) proper
[ A proper noun is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing. To distinguish them from common nouns, proper nouns are always capitalized in English. Proper nouns include personal names, place names, names of companies and organizations, and the titles of books, films etc.]

Ans: c) Formula
[ Singular — Plural
Fungus — Fungi
Agendum — Agenda
Formula — Formulae
Data — Datum ]

Ans: d) in
[ absorbed in = having one’s attention totally engaged or occupied. If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
Example: I was so absorbed in a book that I did not hear the bell.]

Ans: b) Participle
[ Verb+ing যদি Adjective এর মতো কাজ করে তাহলে তাকে Participle বলা হয়।
Example:
➜ A flying bird caught his attention.
➜ He was impressed by her smiling face.
➜ He jumped off the moving train.]

Ans: c) watches
[ always, regularly, everyday, every night- ইত্যাদি থাকলে Present Indefinite Tense হয়। My mother watches TV every night- আমার মা প্রতি রাতে টিভি সংবাদ দেখেন। ]

Ans: b) lice
[ কিছু noun যেমনঃ mouse, goose, louse- এর মধ্যবর্তী vowel পরিবর্তন করে plural করা হয়। একইভাবে louse (উকুন)- এর plural হলো lice ]

Ans: b) freezes
[ This question covers the area of ‘conditional sentences’. According to the rules of ‘zero conditionals’, each clause follows the same tense (simple present). ]

Ans: c) He is poor but honest 
[ ‘Though’ connector টি সাধারণত বিপরীতধর্মী দুটি clause কে যুক্ত করে। Compound sentence- এ অর্থ ঠিক রাখতে তাই but বসে। ]

Ans: b) broke   
[Breaking chair is not a regular event. Therefore, option a) & d) are incorrect. It might be a past event or a future event (who will break the chair). Option c) is grammatically incorrect.]

Ans: b) Mexico doesn’t either
[ Negative agreement যুক্ত এই ধরনের বাক্যের ২য় অংশের structure হবে- sub + aux + not + either (Mexico does not either) অথবা, neither + aux + sub (neither does Mexico)]

Ans: d) isn’t he
[ Costner is going to be nominated to………
is + verb+ing (or, no verb) = isn’t
will + verb = won’t
verb 2 = didn’t
verb 1 = don’t / doesn’t ]

Ans: a) to
[ alternative-এর পর সাধারণত to বসে, তবে বাক্য অনুযায়ী অনন্যা preposition ও ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে। যেমনঃ
It was a shiny gorgeous event, where…
…the alternative dress for women was an LBD.
…the alternative to a black tie was a dark blue one.
…any alternative of a bow tie was rejected by the doormen. ]

Ans: c) remember
[ ‘Call to mind’ = to remember something.
Example: I can see his face, but I just can’t call his name to mind.]

Ans: a) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
[ This idiom is used to say that it is foolish to take action if one does not know much about what he or she is doing. প্রবাদটির বাংলা অর্থ- হাতি ঘোড়া হল তল, মশা বলে কত জল ]

Ans: b) from
[ come from = to have as one’s birth place or residence. Example: I come from Liverpool ]

Ans: c) where there are
[ Here, between the main clause and the subordinate clause, a connector is needed followed by a introductory subject and a verb. ]

Ans: b) some
[ ‘information’ হলো uncountable noun. আর, uncountable noun এর পূর্বে some বসে। ]

Ans: c) many
[ ‘people’ হলো countable noun. আর, countable noun এর পূর্বে many (or, any article or, a fixed number) বসে। ]

Ans: b) had been admitted
[ Taking admission is a passive event. Therefore, ‘if-clause’ here should be in passive form. The sentence being 3rd conditional or perfect conditional in nature, ‘if-clause’ should include- sub + had + (been) + verb3 ]

Ans: b) ever
[ এখানে been শব্দটি visited হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে। Have you ever been to London? = তুমি কি কখনো লন্ডন গিয়েছ? ]

Ans: a) stay
[ would rather (বরং) এর পর verb 1 বসে। I would rather stay = আমি বরং থাকব / থেকে যাব]

Ans: a) to go
[ This question examines the knowledge of using ‘infinitive (to + verb)’ of a student. ]

Ans: b) neither
[Negative agreement এর নিয়ম অনুযায়ী এই ধরনের বাক্যের ২য় অংশের structure হবে- neither + aux + sub (neither do I) অথবা, sub + aux + not + either (I don’t either) ]

Ans: b) do
[ “Do” means to accomplish something. “Make” means to create something. One can not “create” his homework. ] 

Ans: c) don’t I
[ Tag question এর নিয়ম অনুযায়ী need, main verb হলে don’t/ doesn’t/ didn’t বসবে। অন্যদিকে, ‘need’ (not সহ) auxiliary verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হলে need + pronoun বসবে। যেমনঃ You needn’t worry, need you? ]

Ans: a) She was accused of murdering her husband.
[ accused এর পর of বসে।
accused of = অভিযুক্ত ]

Ans: d) It is ages since I saw my brother last.
[ এই ধরনের বাক্যে since এর আগের অংশ Present Indefinite / Present Perfect Tense হলে পরবর্তী অংশ Past Indefinite Tense হয়। Since এর আগের অংশ Past Indefinite Tense হলে পরবর্তী অংশ Past Perfect Tense হয়।
Example:
It is many years since I met him.
It has been many years since I met him.
It was many years since I had met him. ]

Ans: c) The tree was flashed with lightening.
[The tree was flashed with lightening = বজ্রপাতে গাছটি জ্বলে গিয়েছিল। ]

Ans: d) had
[ The sentence is an example of 3rd conditional or perfect conditional. Therefore, ‘if-clause’ should include- sub + had (not) + verb3 ]

Ans: have
[ Collective nouns like team, class, family, jury, herd work as a singular form when they agree on a specific decision. But when they don’t agree on a decision, a collective noun is treated like a plural form. In this above sentence, the team is apparently in a disagreement. Therefore, has is not the correct answer. ]

Ans: Tamim said that he had to go home.
[ Reporting verb, past form হলে এবং reporting speech- এ must থাকলে indirect speech- এ had to বসে। ]

Ans: Let never a pen made by China be used.
[ The alternative answers is- Let not a pen made by China ever be used.
** Remember, there is no direct passive form of an imperative. The more acceptable answers could be- You are expected / supposed / ordered not to use a pen made by China. ]

Ans: Do the sum in brief, will you?
[To make a tag question in an imperative sentence, both positive or negative short from can be used. Therefore, “Do the sum in brief, won’t you?”- is also correct answer.]

Ans: তোহা আসার পূর্বে মমিন লিখছিল।
[ The sentence is an example of Past Perfect Tense. This Tense normally includes two past events where one of them is the earliest event which is expressed using Past Perfect Tense. ]

Ans: ✖, a
[Gold is a material noun. No article is needed before a material noun. Example: Honey/Milk is good for our health]

Ans: কয়লা ধুলে ময়লা যায় না।
[The proverb “Black will take no other hue.” means that an evil can take many disguises but it is always black (evil). In other words, the evil may take many disguises but it never changes.]