1. Which one is the correct active sentence of the passive form- ‘English is spoken all over the world.’
a) People speaks English all over the world.
b) All people of the world speak English.
c) People speak English all over the world.
d) All the world people speak English.
Ans: c) People speak English all over the world.
[ option a) contains singular verb which is incorrect. Option b) and d) contain inappropriate form of subject and ignore the extension.
Passive form কে Active করার বেলায়-
➜ by এর পরের object শুরুতে আসবে এবং by ভ্যানিশ হবে। ‘by + object’ না থাকলে reasonable (মানানসই) object ধরে নিতে হবে।
➜ auxiliary verb একটি ভ্যানিশ হবে। তবে ভ্যানিশ হবার আগে auxiliary verb নির্দেশ করে যাবে যে বাক্যটি কোন tense অনুযায়ী হবে। Tense অনুযায়ী Main Verb বসবে।
➜ আগের subject, object হয়ে যাবে + extension বসবে। ]
2. Which one is the correct sentence given below?
a) You, he and I went there.
b) He, you and I went there.
c) I, you and he went there.
d) You, I, and he went there.
Ans: a) You, he and I went there.
[ মনে রাখার জন্য,
ভালো কাজে বা আধুনিক নিয়ম অনুসারে,
Rule – 231
যেখানে,
2nd person (You) = 2
3rd person (He, She, They) = 3
1st person (I, We) = 1
You, he and I helped the poor man.
অন্যদিকে, খারাপ কাজে বা দোষের ক্ষেত্রে-
Rule – 123
I, you and he did the crime.
I, you and he are guilty. ]
3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition ‘He came ___ a good family.’
a) to
b) out
c) of
d) from
Ans: c) of
[ Come to = To arrive at a place (after some unexpected events). Example: I came to this city for a new life.
Come out = to emerge, to be released or published. Example: Our exam result will come out very soon.
Come of = to be descended from, to happen as a result of something. Example: I told him no good would come of it.
Come from = to be from (a place). Example; She comes (originally) from a small southern town. >> to have a specified origin; Example: Wine comes from grapes.]
4. তুমি কি আজ রাতে আসবে?’ – বাক্যটির সঠিক ইংরেজি অনুবাদ হলো :
a) Will you come today night?
b) Will you come tonight?
c) Will you come this night?
d) Will you come present night?
Ans: b) Will you come tonight?
[ tonight vs this night
➜ If you are specifying something, or making or confirming an appointment, it’s always ‘tonight’. For example: Since I am tired, I am going to bed early tonight.
➜ ‘This night’ refers back to any other night about which the conversation goes on. For instance: On this night exactly five years ago, I was staying with my friends in Australia.]
5. ‘ডাক্তার ডাক।’- বাক্যটির সঠিক ইংরেজি অনুবাদ হলোঃ
a) Call doctor
b) Call for doctor
c) Call in a doctor
d) Call in doctor
Ans: c) Call in a doctor
[ Call for – দাবি করা;
Call at – কোথাও সামান্য সময়ের জন্য থামা;
Call in – ডেকে আনা;
Call by – যাওয়ার পথে কারো সাথে দেখা করা;
A determiner (article here) is needed before a countable noun (doctor). Therefore, “Call in a doctor” – is the correct answer.
Related:
Don’t tell a lie or Don’t tell lie?
Since lie is a countable noun, possible correct expressions are-
➜ Don’t tell a lie.
➜ Don’t tell lies.
Or, simply ‘lie’ as verb-
➜ Don’t lie.]
6. ‘তার পেশা কি?’ – এ বাক্যটির ইংরেজি অনুবাদ হবেঃ
a) What is his position?
b) What is his capacity?
c) What does he do?
d) What is he?
Ans: c) What does he do?
[ Another way to say “What is his profession or job?” is to say “What does he do?”. This latter one is indeed a smarter way of asking.]
7. Synonym of ‘courteous’ is –
a) intelligent
b) well off
c) polite
d) kindness
Ans: c) polite
[ courteous = বিনয়ী (adj.)
intelligent = বুদ্ধিমান (adj.)
well off = স্বচ্ছল (adj.)
polite = ভদ্র (adj.)
kindness = উদারতা (noun) ]
8. Choose the correct sentence-
a) All that glitters is not to be gold.
b) All that glitters is not gold
c) All that glitter is not gold
d) All that glitters are not gold
Ans: b) All that glitters is not gold
[ When ‘all’ is used with a singular noun (or pronoun), it means entire and is followed by a singular verb.
When ‘all’ is used with a plural noun, it indicates a countable plural noun, and the plural verb agrees with it.
➜ All the cake was eaten by the guests.
➜ All the guests were enjoying the cake.
‘All that glitters is not gold’ (চকচক করলেই সোনা হয় না) is a saying that has been derived from a line in the Shakespeare play- “The Merchant of Venice” published in 16th century.]
9. “The convict appeared ___ the court.” Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition given below.
a) in
b) to
c) before
d) at
Ans: a) in
[ The convict appeared in the court = অপরাধী আদালতে উপস্থিত হয়েছিল।
Appeared in = কোন কিছুর সামনে আসা; The film star appeared in public last Friday.
Appeared to = চিন্তায়/কল্পনায় উপস্থিত হওয়া; She appeared to me in my dream.
Appeared before = কারো সামনে আসা; The deer appeared before us with no sound.
Appeared at = কোন নির্দিষ্ট জায়গায় নির্দিষ্ট সময়ে উপস্থিত হওয়া; My favorite singer is appearing at the mall today.]
10. Antonym for ‘modern’ is –
a) outdated
b) ancient
c) past
d) medieval
Ans: a) outdated
[ Modern = আধুনিক;
outdated = সেকেলে;
ancient = প্রাচীন;
past = অতীত;
medieval = মধ্যযুগীয় ]
11. Hearing the noise, the boy woke up. Here the word ‘hearing’ is a/an-
a) noun
b) participle
c) verb
d) adverb
Ans: b) participle
[ What is a participle phrase?
A participle phrase is a group of words including a participle. A participle phrase works as an adjective. In the given sentence “Hearing the noise” is a participle phrase where the participle is “hearing”. The phrase in this given sentence describes / modifies the subject – the boy.
Example of participle phrases:
➜ Eating rice in the morning, he went to the school.
➜ Watching movies for an hour, he started studying.
Example of participles:
➜ He is playing cricket in the field. (Participle as a verb)
➜ The broken glass was removed. (Participle as an adjective)
➜ The flying (উড়ন্ত) bird was an eagle. (Participle as an adjective)
➜ Smiling (হাসতে হাসতে), she hugged the baby. (Participle as an adverb)
➜ Painting is my favorite hobby. (Participle as a noun; this form is also known as gerund)]
12. All spoke in his favour. Here the world ‘All’ is a/an-
a) noun
b) adverb
c) pronoun
d) adjective
Ans: c) pronoun
[ নামের পরিবর্তে যা বসে তাই Pronoun. “All”- is an indefinite pronoun (অনির্দিষ্ট সর্বনাম). Pronoun সাধারণত বাক্যের শুরুতে বসে।
Types of pronouns:
➜ Personal Pronouns = I, we, you, he, she, they, it.
➜ Object Pronouns = me, us, you, him, her, them.
➜ Demonstrative Pronouns = this, that, these, those, such.
➜ Possessive Pronouns = mine, ours, yours, hers, theirs. (This kinds of pronouns can act as as a subject independently.)
➜ Possessive Adjectives = my, our, your, her, his, their. (These can’t act independently rather modify a noun. Ex- his pen, my book etc.)
➜ Indefinite Pronouns = few, some, many, all, both, each, either, neither etc.
➜ Reflexive Pronouns = myself, yourself, herself, himself, etc.
➜ Interrogative Pronouns = what, which, who, whom, whose etc.
➜ Relative Pronouns = as, that, who, which, what etc.]
13. “ভাবছি, আমি যদি রাজা হতাম!” – বাক্যটির সঠিক ইংরেজি অনুবাদ হলোঃ
a) Thinking, if I could be a king!
b) I wish I could be a king!
c) I wish I were a king!
d) I wished I were a king!
Ans: a) Thinking, if I could be a king!
[ I wish I were a king (আমি আশা করি অথবা আমার ইচ্ছা আমি যদি রাজা হতাম) – এই Assertive sentence টির Exclamatory form হলো – If I were a king! or, If I could be a king! এখানে দুটি বাক্যের অর্থ একই- ” (ইস) আমি যদি রাজা হতাম!
“ভাবছি, আমি যদি রাজা হতাম!” – বাক্যটি Exclamatory form- এ আছে। বাক্যটিতে “ভাবছি” অংশটুকুর আলাদাভাবে অনুবাদ করতে হবে। সে কারনে, সঠিক উত্তর হবে- Thinking, if I could be a king! অথবা, Thinking, If I were a king!
Option b), c), d) are not in exclamatory form though an exclamatory sign has been used at the end.]
14. “কাজটি আমি করিয়ে নেবো।” – বাক্যটির সঠিক ইংরেজি অনুবাদ কোনটি?
a) I must do the work.
b) The work must be done.
c) I will have done the work surely.
d) I must have the work done.
Ans: d) I must have the work done.
[ I must do the work = আমাকে (অবশ্যই) কাজটি করতে হবে।
The work must be done = কাজটি (অবশ্যই) করতে হবে (কারো মাধ্যমে)।
I will have done the work surely = আমি নিশ্চিতভাবে কাজটি করে থাকব।
I must have the work done = কাজটি আমি (অবশ্যই) করিয়ে নেবো। ]
15. An antonym for ‘smart’ is –
a) irrelevant
b) boring
c) stupid
d) difficult
Ans: c) stupid
[ smart = তীক্ষ্ণ, বুদ্ধিমান;
irrelevant = অপ্রাসঙ্গিক;
boring = বিরক্তিকর;
stupid = বেকুব, নির্বোধ;
difficult = কঠিন ]
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