1. ____ his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said to have been Kept within bounds.
a) Hence
b) However
c) In addition to
d) Because of
Ans: d) Because of
[ Hence = এই কারনে;
However = যাই হোক;
“Hence”, “However” are followed by a clause (sub+ predicate).
In addition to = এছাড়াও, (এর) পাশাপাশি;
Because of = এর কারনে;
“In addition to“, “Because of” are followed by noun (object) or noun phrase.
Because of his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said to have been Kept within bounds = তার সজাগ ও সতর্ক উপস্থিতির কারনে সকল শিকারী প্রাণীকে সীমানা/ এলাকায় থাকতে বলা হয়েছিল। ]
2. If I had a car, ______.
a) I took you to a long drive.
b) I would have been taken you to a long drive.
c) I would have taken you to a long drive.
d) I would take you to a long drive.
Ans: d) I would take you to a long drive.
[ এখানে বাক্যটির প্রথম অংশ Past Indefinite Tense, Past Perfect নয়। তাই উক্ত বাক্যটি Second Conditional এর নিয়ম অনুযায়ী হবে।
The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.
➜ If we had a garden, we could have a cat.
➜ If I had his number, I would call him.
➜ I wouldn’t worry if I were you.
The structure is usually:
If + Past Indefinite Clause + Sub + would / could + Verb 1 + extension ]
3. The organization helps ___ elderly.
a) the
b) an
c) a
d) no article
Ans: d) no article
[ Common mistake / wrong answer:
➜ The organization helps the elderly.
Articles (a, an, the) are always followed by noun. Here “elderly is not a noun but an adjective.
প্রতিষ্ঠানটি কেমন মানুষদের সাহায্য করে? – বয়স্কদের (বয়স্ক মানুষদের)।
Elderly = elderly people (adjective + noun).
Though, the word ‘elderly’ represents a noun phrase, it is a single word, an adjective. No determiner (article) is required before an adjective.
Examples:
✔ Correct: He is a happy person.
✘ Incorrect: He is a happy. ]
4. Do you get ___ well ___ your sister?
a) by, to
b) on, with
c) into, with
d) in, to
Ans: b) on, with
[ Do you get on well with your sister? = তোমার বোনের সাথে সম্পর্ক কি ভালো যাচ্ছে/ যায়?
get on = have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
➜ She isn’t getting on with her husband.
get by = manage with difficulty to accomplish something.
➜ I don’t earn a huge salary, but we get by.
get into = start discussing a subject extensively.
➜I got into a long conversation with a Canadian student.
get in = arrive at a destination.
➜ The train got in late. ]
5. Don’t make so much noise. Shibli ___ to study for his admission test!
a) try
b) tries
c) tried
d) is trying
Ans: d) is trying
[ অপশন “a)” হবে না যেহেতু Subject third person singular number. সুতরাং verb এর সাথে s/es হওয়ার কথা।
অপশন “b)” গ্রামারের দিক থেকে সঠিক কিন্তু আগের বাক্যের সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ (coherent) নয়।
অপশন “c)” গ্রামারের দিক থেকে ভুল। যেহেতু, আগের বাক্যটি Past Tense- এ রয়েছে।
Grammar এবং Coherence ঠিক রাখতে এখানে Present Continuous Tense হবে।]
6. Would you mind ___ a cup of coffee with me?
a) drink
b) having to drink
c) having
d) to drink
Ans: c) having
[ The construction “Would you mind + verb + ing” and “Do you mind + verb + ing” are used to ask people politely to do something. “Would you mind “is more polite and more common. Examples:
➜ Would you mind opening the window?
➜ Do you mind turning down the volume a little?
Related:
Another polite construction is – “Would you mind + if + sub + verb 2 + something”
Examples:
➜ Would you mind If I used your phone now?
➜ Would you mind If I borrowed your car tonight?
➜ Would you mind if we sat here? ]
7. Bangladesh is ____ huge inland open water resources.
a) equipped with
b) submerged by
c) blessed by
d) blessed with
Ans: d) blessed with
[ blessed with = to have something that makes you feel special or lucky.
➜ I was blessed with good health.
equipped with = to get ready with necessary things for a particular purpose.
➜ Equipped with travel gears, I headed for an adventure.
submerged by = to get under water or covered by something.
➜ The town was submerged by the flood.
blessed by = this is an inappropriate use of phrase linked with the word ‘blessed’.]
8. By this time next year, I ___ all my exams.
a) will taken
b) have taken
c) will have taken
d) took
Ans: c) will have taken
[ ভবিষ্যতের কোন নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে কোন কিছু করার উল্লেখ থাকলে Future Perfect Tense হয়। The future perfect tense is only for actions that will be completed before a specified point in the future. In other words, the action we’re talking about must have a deadline.
Structure:
Sub + will have + verb 3 + time frame (at the end or at the beginning).
➜ I will have cleaned my room before my parents come home.
➜ By the time you read this I will have left.
➜ In five years’ time, I’ll have finished studying medicine.
** Question from the same topic area (future perfect tense) also appeared in DU A Unit (2018-19).]
9. The synonym of ‘incompatible’ is-
a) disqualified
b) incomprehensible
c) unsuitable
d) incompetent
Ans: c) unsuitable
[ incompatible = বেমানান;
disqualified = অযোগ্য;
incomprehensible = দুর্বোধ্য;
unsuitable = অনুপযুক্ত;
incompetent = অক্ষম, যোগ্যতাহীন ]
10. If you are skeptical, you are-
a) credulous
b) villainous
c) philosophical
d) doubtful
Ans: d) doubtful
[ skeptical = সন্দেহপ্রবণ;
credulous = বিশ্বাসযোগ্য;
villainous = নীচ, জঘন্য;
philosophical = দার্শনিক;
doubtful = সন্দিহান, দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত;]
11. Change the voice of the sentence: “He does not like people laughing at him”.
a) People laughing at him are not liked by him.
b) He does not like being laughed at.
c) To be laughed at by people are not like by him.
d) He does not like him being laughed at by People.
Ans: a) People laughing at him are not liked by him.
[ “He does not like people laughing at him”
– সে কি পছন্দ করে না?
– তাকে নিয়ে হাসাহাসি করা মানুষ (people laughing at him)
The whole noun phrase is the object here.
The given sentence is not in continuous form. Therefore, no ‘being’.
Example:
➜ He saw a flying kite. (passive)
= A flying kite was seen by him.]
12. The noun of ‘bore’ is-
a) boring
b) bores
c) bored
d) boredom
Ans; d) boredom
[ bore = বিরক্ত করা, ছিদ্র করা; verb
boredom = একঘেয়েমি, বিষণ্ণতা; noun
boring = বিরক্তিকর ; adjective
bored = বিরক্ত; adjective (v2 / v3) ]
13. Whose book is that?
a) It’s of Mita’s.
b) It’s Mitas’.
c) It’s Mita’s.
d) Its Mita’s.
Ans: c) It’s Mita’s.
[ It’s Mita’s = It is Mita’s (ইহা হয় মিতার)
“It’s” is normally read as “it is.” The apostrophe comma indicates that part of a word has been removed. On the other hand, “Its” without apostrophe comma, is a possessive word, like “his” and “her”]
14. The antonym of ‘malign’ is-
a) hostile
b) bad
c) benign
d) harmful
Ans: c) benign
[ malign = ক্ষতিকর, অপকারী;
hostile = শত্রুতাপূর্ণ;
bad = মন্দ, খারাপ;
benign = সদাশয়, বিপজ্জনক নয় এমন;
harmful = ক্ষতিকারক; ]
15. Choose the correctly spelled word.
a) Synonymus
b) Hippopotamous
c) Hypocrisy
d) Antonymus
Ans: c) Hypocrisy
[ Hypocrisy = ভণ্ডামি
synonymous = সমার্থক
Hippopotamus = জলহস্তী
antonymous = বিপরীতার্থক ]
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