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21. The Speaker failed to make the audience……… to him patiently. Which of the following is the correct verb form in the blank above?

a) to listen	b) listening
c) listened	d) listen

Answer: d) listen

22. My uncle has three sons,……… work in the same office. Which of the following is the best form of pronoun in the above sentence?

a) All of them	b) Who all
c) they all	d) all of whom

Answer: d) all of whom

23. What is the meaning of the word 'intrepid'?

a) Arrogant	b) belligerent
c) questioning	d) fearless

Answer: d) fearless

Note : intrepid অর্থ সাহসী, নির্ভীক এবং এর সমঅর্থের word fearless যার অর্থ ভয়হীন, নির্ভীক। arrogant (উদ্ধত,আদবহীন), belligerent (কলহপ্রিয়, যুদ্ধরত), questioning (জিজ্ঞাসু)।

24. What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?

a) The final step	b) The end of the road
c) The last line of a book	d) The essential point

Answer: d) The essential point

Note: bottom lone অর্থও গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় এবং এর সমঅর্থের word The essential

point যার অর্থও গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় ।The final step (শেষ ধাপ ), The end of the road (রাস্তার শেষে), The last line of a book (বইয়ের শেষ লাইন)।

25. The word 'plurality' means-

a) The letter 'S'	b) Men and women
c) Chaos and confusion	d) The holding of more than one office at one time

Answer: d) The holding of more than one office at one time

Note : plurality অর্থ একের অধিক বা বহুত্ব ।

26. "Bootleg" means to ---

a) distribute	c) import
b) export	d) smuggle

Answer: d) smuggle

Note : Bootleg অর্থ শুল্ক ফাঁকি দিয়ে আমদানি-রপ্তানী করা, চোরা চালান দেওয়া এবং এর সমঅর্থের word smuggle যার অর্থ চোরা চালানের কারবারী । distribute (বিতরণ করা), export (রপ্তানীকারক), import (আমদানি কারক)।

27. 'Pediatric' relates to the treatment of---

a) adults	b) children
c) old people	d) women

Answer: b) children

Note : Pediatric অর্থ শিশু চিকিৎসা এবং এর সমঅর্থের word children যার অর্থ শিশু ।

28. Which of the following is a correct sentence?

a) He was too clever not to miss the point	b) He was so clever to miss the point
c) He was too clever to miss the point	d) He was clever to grasp the point

Answer: c) He was too clever to miss the point

29. The 'Poet Laureate' is-

a) the best poet of the country	b) a winner of the Nobel Prize in poetry
c) the Court Poet of England	d) a classical poet

Answer: c) the Court Poet of England

30. Which of the following school of literary writings is connected with a medical theory?

a) Comedy of Manners	b) Theater of the Absurd
c) Heroic Tragedy	d) Comedy of Humours

Answer: d) Comedy of Humours

31. Who of the following was both a poet and painter?

a) Keats	b) Donne
c) Blake	d) Spenser

Answer: c) Blake

32. Are you doing anything special - the week-end?

a) in	b) for
c) on	d) at

Answer: d) at

Note:  সপ্তাহান্তে, মাসান্তে, বছরান্তে ইত্যাদির পূর্বে সবসময় perposition at বসে।

33. What is the synonym of 'Incredible'?

a) Unbelievable	b) Unthinkable
c) Unlikely	d) Unthinking

Answer: a) Unbelievable

Note: Incredible অর্থ অবিশ্বাস্য,বিস্ময়কর এবং এর সমঅর্থের word Unbelievable যার অর্থ অবিশ্বাস্য। Unlikely (সম্ভাবনা হীন), Unthinking (চিন্তাহীন)।

34. What is the antonym of 'Famous'?

a) Opaque	b) Illiterate
c) Obscure	d) Immature

Answer: c) Obscure

Note : Famous অর্থ বিখ্যাত, সুপরিচিত এবং এর বিপরীতার্থের word Obscure যার অর্থ অখ্যাত, অপরিচিত। Opaque (অস্বচ্ছ, অস্পষ্ট), Illiterate (মূর্খ, নিরক্ষর, অজ্ঞ), Immature (অপক্ক, অপরিণত, অসাময়িক)।

35. 'Plebiscite' is a term related to-

a) Medicine	b) Technology
c) Law	d) Politics

Answer: d) Politics

Note: Plebiscite অর্থ গণভোট।

 

36. People always remember patriots. Which of the following is the best Passive form of the above sentence?

a) The patriots will always be remembered by people.	b) The patriots are always being remembered.
c) People are always remembered by the patriots.	d) The patriots are always remembered by the people.

Answer: d) The patriots are always remembered by the people.

37. Who wrote 'Beauty is truth, truth is beauty'?

a) Shakespeare	b) Wordsworth
c) Keats	d) Eliot

Answer: c) Keats

38. Which of the following ages in literary history is the latest?

a) The Augustan Age	b) The Victorian Age
c) The Georgian Age	d) The Restoration Age

Answer: c) The Georgian Age

39. Many islands make up –

a) an isles	b) an archipelago
c) a peninsula	d) a continent

Answer: b) an archipelago

Note : প্রশ্নে বলা হয়েছে অনেকগুলো দ্বীপ মিলে গঠন করে --- an isles (দ্বীপ), an archipelago (দ্বীপপুঞ্জ), a peninsula (উপদ্বীপ), a continent (মহাদেশ)।

40. The first English Dictionary was compiled by-

a) Izaak Walton	b) Samuel Johnson
c)Samule Butler	d) Sir Thomas Browne

Answer: b) Samuel Johnson

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