1. Which one is the correct word to fill up the gap in this sentence: Safrina has lost her cellphone again. This is the second time this ____.
a) has happened
b) happens
c) happened
d) is happening
Ans: a) has happened
[ This question came from the area of understanding coherence which means the quality of being logical and consistent.
In this given question, an examinee needs to relate the second sentence with the first one. Keeping relevance (প্রাসঙ্গিকতা), the second sentence should be- “This is the second time this has happened” (এই নিয়ে দ্বিতীয়বার এই ঘটনা ঘটেছে) ]
2. Which one of the following is not a noun?
a) Purity
b) Loneliness
c) Childhood
d) Fairly
Ans: d) Fairly
[ Purity = বিশুদ্ধতা (noun)
Loneliness = নিঃসঙ্গতা (noun)
Childhood = শৈশব (noun)
Fairly = নিরপেক্ষভাবে, মোটামুটি (adv.)]
3. She said, “I taught in many schools” – What is the indirect speech of the sentence?
a) She said: she had taught in many schools.
b) She said that she taught in many schools.
c) She said she had education in many schools.
d) She said that she had taught in many schools.
Ans: d) She said that she had taught in many schools.
[ Reporting speech turns into Past Perfect Tense if it is given in Past Indefinite Tense in the direct speech. Using ‘that’ between the clauses is not imperative (আবশ্যক); however, it makes the statements clear to the readers.
➜ She said, “I phoned you last night”.
= She said (that) she had phoned me the previous night.]
4. For present continuous tense, which of the following is correct?
a) Don’t make so much noise, I was trying to work.
b) Don’t make so much noise, I had tried to work.
c) Don’t make so much noise, I am trying to work.
d) Don’t make so much noise, I tried to work.
Ans: c) Don’t make so much noise, I am trying to work.
[ This was a fairly easy question. The examiner examined the basic knowledge of a student regarding Tense.]
5. Which one of the following is an example of present perfect continuous tense?
a) It had been raining.
b) It has been raining.
c) It was raining.
d) it rained.
Ans: b) It has been raining.
[ Again, examining students if they covered the basic of Tense.]
6. Which one of the following sentences is correct?
a) If I win the lottery, I shall buy a big house.
b) If I won the lottery. I shall buy a big house.
c) If I won the lottery, I bought a big house.
d) If I won the lottery, I will buy a big house.
Ans: a) If I win the lottery, I shall buy a big house.
[ This question came from the area of “Conditional Sentence”.
1st Conditional sentence = If + Present Indefinite Clause + Sub + shall/will + verb1 + remaining part. (If I win the lottery, I shall buy a big house.)
2nd Conditional sentence = If + Past Indefinite Clause + Sub + would + verb1 + remaining part. (If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.)]
7. Which one of the following sentences is in the passive form?
a) Somebody has cleaned the room.
b) Somebody is using the computer now.
c) The room has been cleaned.
d) They are building a new road in the city.
Ans: c) The room has been cleaned.
[ Passive voice – এ মিনিমাম একটি Auxiliary থাকবে, Verb 3 থাকবে। আগে থেকে have, has, had থাকলে বাড়তি been থাকবে। বাক্যের শেষে সাধারণত “by someone / by something থাকবে (অনেক সময় উহ্য / লুকানো / hidden থাকে)।
The room has been cleaned (by someone) = রুমটি পরিষ্কার করা হয়েছে (কারো মাধ্যমে)]
8. The word ‘right’ has been used as a verb in which of the following sentences?
a) It is such a fault that it will right itself.
b) Serve him right.
c) He is the right man for the job.
d) It is a matter of right.
Ans: a) It is such a fault that it will right itself.
[ Here, in the first option (second clause), a main verb is definitely needed after the modal auxiliary verb- ‘will’. This way a student can identify the word ‘right’ as a verb.
Uses of right in,
Option a) right = শুদ্ধ করা (verb);
Option b) right = সঠিকভাবে; adv.
Option c) right = সঠিক; adj.
Option d) right = অধিকার; noun ]
9. Antonym of ‘Refractory’ is:
a) Obedient
b) Cussed
c) Stubborn
d) Intractable
Ans: d) Obedient
[ Refractory = অবাধ্য
Obedient = বাধ্য
Cussed = বেয়াড়া
Stubborn = জেদী
Intractable = অবাধ্য ]
10. Fill in the gap with appropriate preposition. I am accustomed ___ such a life.
a) by
b) to
c) with
d) in
Ans: b) to
[ I am accustomed to such a life = আমি এমন একটা লাইফে অভ্যস্ত।
accustomed to = অভ্যস্ত হওয়া; Example: My eyes grew accustomed to the fog.
accustomed in is a rarely used phrase. Example: Many people have become accustomed in recent years to make purchase online. Even here in this latter example we see ‘to’ after the adverbial phrase ‘in recent years’.
accustomed with, accustomed by are not appropriate uses of preposition.]
11. Choose the correct word to fill up the gap in the following sentence: Alam ____ in Dhaka for ten years. Now he lives in Rangpur.
a) lived
b) is living
c) has lived
d) has been living
Ans: a) lived
[ “Option d) has been living (বাস করছে)” could have been right; however, the following sentence of the question makes it clear that he does not live in Dhaka anymore. So, the first sentence should be in the past indefinite form.]
12. Synonym of ‘Ability’ are all of the following except:
a) Talent
b) Competency
c) Avail
d) Skill
Ans: c) Avail
[ Ability = সামর্থ্য (noun);
Talent = মেধা, বিশেষ দক্ষতা (noun);
Competency = কর্মদক্ষতা (noun);
Avail = কাজে লাগা (verb);
Skill = দক্ষতা (noun)]
13. Which one of the following is past participle form of ‘swim’?
a) sweem
b) swom
c) swam
d) swum
Ans: d) swum
[ Swim is an irregular verb (having 3 different verb forms). Swam is the past tense of swim, while swum is the past participle form. Swum is used in perfect tense.
Swim (v1) – Swam (v2) – Swum (v3)
➜ I have swum in that pool before.]
14. For present perfect tense, which one of the following is correct?
a) Ashraf has been to Faridpur.
b) Ashraf went to Faridpur.
c) Ashraf had gone to Faridpur.
d) Ashraf has gone to Faridpur.
Ans: d) Ashraf has gone to Faridpur
[ Here, option a) and option d) are both in present perfect tense. But option a) is an incomplete sentence. Generally, a sentence with ‘been to a place’ ends with the answer of ‘how many times’. Therefore, option d) is the correct answer.]
15. In which of the following sentences ‘but’ is used as a preposition?
a) It is but right to admit our faults.
b) We tried hard but did not succeed.
c) There is no one but likes him.
d) None but the brave deserves victory.
Ans: d) None but the brave deserves the fair.
[ option a) It is but right to admit our faults. Here, ‘but’ is acting as an adverb like the word ‘only’. It is but (only) right to admit our faults (meaning- আমাদের ভুল স্বীকার করাই একমাত্র সঠিক পথ/সমাধান).
option b) We tried hard but did not succeed = conjunction (meaning- আমরা চেষ্টা করেছিলাম কিন্তু সফল হতে পারিনি).
option c) There is no one but likes him. Here are two main verbs- ‘is’ and ‘likes’. This sentence can also be written as “There is no one who does not like him (meaning- এমন কেউ নেই যে তাকে পছন্দ করে না). Here, ‘but’ is replacing the phrase ‘who does not’ and making a connection with rest of the sentence. Therefore, ‘but’ has been used here as a conjunction.
option d) None but the brave deserves victory. Here, ‘but’ is working like the preposition ‘without’. (Meaning- সাহসীরা ছাড়া কেউ বিজয় আশা করে না). So, ‘but’ is a preposition here.
** This question also appeared in 41st BCS Preliminary Test.]
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