DU – A Unit (2023-24)

[Exam Date: March 1, 2024 (Friday)]

1. Choose the correct word:

The whole incident did not last long, but ——.

(A) It happened only yesterday
(B) It felt like eternity
(C) It was forgotten quickly
(D) It took just a few seconds

2. Choose the correct word:

Psychologists conclude that our childhood experiences often have a strong influence on the way we —— the world later in life.

(A) perceive
(B) appropriate
(C) anticipate
(D) portend

3. Choose the correct word:

Andrew Kishore was raised in a —— Christian family of Bangladesh.

(A) reliable
(B) overwhelmingly
(C) stalwart
(D) devout

4. Choose the correct word:

The author seems to invite us to —— with the tragic characters of his book.

(A) connive
(B) ridicule
(C) commiserate
(D) contemplate

5. Choose the correct word:

“Most scientists find a chasm between theory and practice.” A synonym of the word ‘Chasm’ is ——.

(A) fissure
(B) expertise
(C) density
(D) chivalry

6. Choose the correct word:

Recent data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that COVID infections did not spare ——.

(A) nobody
(B) everybody
(C) anybody
(D) somebody

7. Choose the correct word:

—— you like a cup of tea?

(A) Should
(B) Could
(C) Shall
(D) Would

8. Choose the correct word:

Travelling alone at night is not a —— option.

(A) versatile
(B) verifiable
(C) veritable
(D) viable

9. Choose the correct word:

People who are usually ill-tempered are ——.

(A) perhaps unhappy in life
(B) guilty of crimes
(C) quite impudent
(D) very self-centered

10. Choose the correct word:

An antonym of ‘artless’ is ——.

(A) guileless
(B) gullible
(C) cunning
(D) unassuming

11. Choose the correct word:

The mechanic said the refrigerator would be expensive to repair, and recommended buying a new one ——.

(A) instead
(B) however
(C) though
(D) despite

12. Choose the correct word:

An antonym of the word ‘honour’ is ——.

(A) empathy
(B) stigma
(C) prejudice
(D) dogma

13. Choose the correct word:

We kept in touch with the authorities, —— some of the street lights were broken in our neighborhood.

(A) therefore
(B) for
(C) in case of
(D) because of

14. Choose the correct word:

The economic recession means that some of our employees —— redundant in the coming years.

(A) are being made
(B) may be made
(C) should be making
(D) would be making

15. Choose the correct word:

They preferred to live underground so that the land could —— them from that scorching heat of the sun and external noise.

(A) levitate
(B) connive
(C) divulge
(D) insulate

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