Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions (questions 1-4):
1. Can you tell the difference____ butter and margarine?
a) over
b) with
c) in
d) between
Ans: d) between
[ দুই এর মধ্যে তুলনা বুঝাতে between বসে।
margarine = কৃত্রিম মাখন ]
2. When she parted __ her parents, her eyes were full of tears.
a) from
b) to
c) of
d) off
Ans: a) from
[ To part from someone means to leave someone.
➜ I just hate parting from you.
➜ I must part from this bad guy.
Another common phrasal verb in connection with part is- “part with”.
To part with something means to give something to someone although you would prefer to keep it.
➜ I don’t want to part with any of my books.]
3. Javed was acquitted ____ the charge of theft.
a) of
b) from
c) on
d) about
Ans: a) of
[ The preposition that is used with ‘acquit’ is ‘of’.
acquit of = মুক্তি দেত্তয়া / নির্দোষ প্রমাণ করা (to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime)]
4. The new government took ____ last year.
a) over
b) after
c) upon
d) out
Ans: a) over
[ To take over something means to get control of it. If someone takes over a country, they get control of it by force, for example with the help of the army.]
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions (questions 5-8):
5. The art of cooking ____ in ancient India.
a) is perfected
b) will perfect
c) were perfected
d) was perfected
Ans: d) was perfected
[ The art of cooking was perfected in ancient India. = রান্নার শিল্পকে পূর্ণতা দেওয়া হয়েছিল প্রাচীন ভারতে।
The given sentence should be in past form and also in passive form.]
6. The poor man said, ‘I ____ starve than beg’.
a) rather
b) would
c) would rather
d) better did
Ans: c) would rather
[ The poor man said, ‘I would rather starve than beg’. = দরিদ্র লোকটা বলেছিল, ‘আমি বরং না খেয়ে থাকব ভিক্ষা করার চেয়ে।’]
7. The person who has committed such an ____ crime should be severely punished.
a) uncharitable
b) abominable
c) unkind
d) unworthy
Ans: b) abominable
[ uncharitable = দয়াহীন
abominable = জঘন্য
unkind = নির্দয়
unworthy = অযোগ্য ]
8. He failed in the examination because his answers were not ____ the questions.
a) revealing of
b) allusive to
c) referential of
d) pertinent to
Ans: d) pertinent to
[ revealing = প্রকাশক
allusive = ইঙ্গিতপূর্ণ, সাঙ্কেতিক
referential = নির্দেশক, প্রসঙ্গমূলক
pertinent = প্রাসঙ্গিক, সম্পর্কযুক্ত ]
Choose the pair that expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed by the capitalized pair (questions 9-10):
9. SAW : CARPENTER
a) Scissors : Barber
b) Painter : Color
c) Cloth : Tailor
d) Wagon : Farmer
**This question also appeared in DU C Unit exam 2021-22.
Ans: a) Scissors : Barber
[ Saw = করাত
Carpenter = কাঠমিস্ত্রি
Scissors = কাঁচি
Barber = নাপিত
Wagon = মালবাহী গাড়ী
➜ কাঠমিস্ত্রি করাত দিয়ে কাজ করে (as a tool)।
➜ নাপিত কাঁচি দিয়ে কাজ করে (as a tool)।
➜ পেইন্টার ব্রাশ-রুলার দিয়ে কাজ করে (কালার দিয়ে নয়)।
➜ টেইলর (দর্জি) সুই, সুতা দিয়ে কাজ করে (cloth is not a tool)।]
10. EGG : OMELET
a) Rice : Curry
b) Flour : Cake
c) Fish : Water
d) Banana : Ice cream
Ans: b) Flour : Cake
[ Egg দিয়ে Omelet বানানো হয়,
Flour (আটা) দিয়ে Cake বানানো হয় ]
11. Find the correct spelling:
a) Leftenant
b) Lieutanent
c) Leiutenant
d) Lieutenant
Ans: d) Lieutenant
[ Lieutenant = ক্যাপটেন পদমর্যাদার নিচে সেনাবাহিনীর অফিসার।
** বানানটি মনে রাখার শর্ট টেকনিকঃ
মিথ্যা তুমি দশ পিঁপড়া = Lie u ten ant (Lieutenant)]
12. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) Our printer’s don’t work too good.
b) I introduced him to one of my friend.
c) Coming back home he found his key not anywhere.
d) Ask for assistance from someone around you.
Ans: d) Ask for assistance from someone around you.
[ Incorrect options-
➜ Our printer doesn’t work too good.
➜ I introduced him to one of my friends.
➜ Coming back home he found his key nowhere.]
13. The synonym of ‘intrepid’ is-
a) coward
b) indifferent
c) arrogant
d) fearless
**This question also appeared in DU C Unit exam 2021-22.
Ans: d) fearless
[ Intrepid = নির্ভীক
arrogant = দাম্ভিক, অহংকারী
coward = কাপুরুষ
indifferent = উদাসীন, নির্বিকার
fearless = নির্ভীক ]
14. The meaning of the idiom ‘a dime a dozen’ means-
a) something common
b) something very rare
c) something we need
d) something very costly
Ans: a) something common
[ Dime = অসার, তুচ্ছ, আমেরিকার দশ সেন্ট (পয়সা) মূল্যের মুদ্রা।
“A dime a dozen” = ঘরে ঘরে, অহরহ (Something which is very common and is of no particular value).
Examples:
➜ Experts in this field are a dime a dozen.
➜ GPA 5 holders like him / her are a dime a dozen these days.]
15. The antonym of ‘harmonious’ is-
a) discordant
b) disrespectful
c) amicable
d) ruthless
Ans: a) discordant
[ harmonious = সুরেলা, বৈরিতামুক্ত, মিলবিশিষ্ট
discordant = অসঙ্গতিপূর্ণ, বিসদৃশ, মিলহীন
disrespectful = অসম্মানজনক, অশ্রদ্ধাকর
amicable = অমায়িক, বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ
ruthless = নির্মম, দয়ামায়াহীন ]
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