20th BCS Preliminary Test English | Top Questions, Answers & Preparation Guide

18 Aug, 2025
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English Analogies & Grammar (Q21–40) — Practice with Answers

English Analogies & Grammar (Q21–40)

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Analogies — Questions 21–24

21. EXCITE : CALM

  1. restrain : compose
  2. agitate : trouble
  3. upset : perturb
  4. stimulate : cool down
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Answer: d) stimulate : cool down Correct

Note: Excite অর্থ উত্তেজিত করা এবং Calm অর্থ শান্ত বা স্থির করা। stimulate (উত্তেজিত করা বা হওয়া) : cool down (শান্ত বা স্থির হওয়া) — বিপরীতার্থক সম্পর্ক এখানে সবচেয়ে ভালো মিলে।

22. DELAY : EXPEDITE

  1. related : halt
  2. block : obstruct
  3. drag : procrastinate
  4. detain : dispatch
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Answer: d) detain : dispatch Correct

Note: Delay = দেরি/বিলম্ব করা, Expedite = ত্বরান্বিত করা। detain (বিলম্ব করানো) : dispatch (দ্রুত করা) — পরস্পরবিরোধী ক্রিয়া।

23. ANARCHY : GOVERNMENT

  1. penury : wealth
  2. chaos : disorder
  3. monarchy : republic
  4. verbosity : words
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Answer: a) penury : wealth Correct

Note: Anarchy = অরাজকতা, Government = শাসন/শৃঙ্খলা। penury (দারিদ্র্য) : wealth (ধনসম্পদ) — প্রকট বিপরীত।

24. VACCINE : PREVENT

  1. wound : heal
  2. victim : attend
  3. antidote : counteract
  4. diagnosis : cure
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Answer: c) antidote : counteract Correct

Note: Vaccine প্রতিষেধক যা রোগ prevent (প্রতিরোধ) করে; অনুরূপভাবে antidote বিষক্রিয়া counteract (প্রতিরোধ/প্রভাব নষ্ট) করে।

Sentence Completion — Questions 25–30

25. ------glass is, for all practical purposes, a solid, its molecular structure is that of a liquid.

  1. because
  2. since
  3. although
  4. if
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Answer: c) although

26. An intensive search was conducted by the detectives to locate those criminals who----

  1. have had escaped
  2. had escaped
  3. are escaping
  4. have been escaping
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Answer: b) had escaped

27. The intellectual can no longer be said to live --- the margins of society.

  1. against
  2. beyond
  3. inside
  4. before
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Answer: b) beyond

28. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, ---

  1. my education will be employed by the University
  2. employment with be given to me by the University
  3. the University will employ me
  4. I will be imployed of the University
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Answer: d) I will be imployed of the University

Note: প্রদত্ত উত্তরে বানান/ব্যাকরণগত ত্রুটি রয়েছে (imployed → employed). এই পৃষ্ঠায় প্রশ্নকারীর সরবরাহিত উত্তর অপরিবর্তিত রাখা হয়েছে।

29. If a substance is cohesive, it tends to ---.

  1. retain heat
  2. bend without too difficulty much
  3. stick together
  4. break easily
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Answer: c) stick together

30. He stopped his car --- when the light turned red.

  1. abruptly
  2. equitably
  3. ambiguously
  4. incisively
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Answer: a) abruptly

Double-Blank Sentences — Questions 31–33

31. The influence of technological revolution in — and — the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few should worry us all.

  1. proliferating, diminishing
  2. undermining, neutralizing
  3. accelerating, intensifying
  4. aggravating, demolishing
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Answer: c) accelerating, intensifying

32. Few people would care to take the negative side of the proposition that the women of the world are — and —.

  1. admired, provoked
  2. oppressed, scorned
  3. rebuked, regaled
  4. slighted, celebrated
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Answer: b) oppressed, scorned

33. Anger, even when it is — has one virtue, it overcomes —.

  1. sinful, sloth
  2. inevitable, desire
  3. unnecessary, malice
  4. intense, hate
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Answer: c) unnecessary, malice

Vocabulary — Questions 34–36

34. The word “dilly-dally” means—

  1. to dilute
  2. wait impatiently
  3. repeat
  4. waste time
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Answer: d) waste time

35. The word “Euphemism” means—

  1. stating one thing like another
  2. description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name
  3. contrast of words is made in the same sentence
  4. a statement is made emphatic by overstatement
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Answer: b) description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name

36. The passive form of the sentence “Some children were helping the wounded man” —

  1. The wounded man was helped by some children
  2. The wounded man was helping some children
  3. The wounded man was being helped by some children
  4. The wounded man was to be helped by some children
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Answer: c) The wounded man was being helped by some children

Reading Comprehension — Passage & Questions 37–40

Read the passage and answer correctly:

Rumor is the most primitive way of spreading stories—by passing them on from mouth to mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better sources of news than rumor. They have radio, television and newspapers. In times of stress and confusion, however, rumor emerges and becomes rife. At such times different kinds of news are in competition: the press, television and radio versus the grape vine.

Especially do rumors spread when war requires censorship on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer give out enough information. Since the people cannot learn through legitimate channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up news whenever they can and when this happens, rumor thrives.

Rumors are often repeated even by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is that the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims—the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to voice directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and anxious. Optimistic rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency or confidence and often to overconfidence.

37. The author is mainly concerned with —

  1. the nature of rumor
  2. the fascination of rumors
  3. rumor as primitive man's newspaper
  4. the breeding places of rumors
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Answer: a) the nature of rumor

38. The author suggests that rumors usually —

  1. alarm their hearers
  2. are hardy in their growth
  3. are disheartening
  4. can be suppressed by censorship
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Answer: b) are hardy in their growth

39. The author states that during war time the regular sources of news present only —

  1. optimistic reports
  2. pessimistic reports
  3. limited information
  4. government propaganda
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Answer: c) limited information

40. Which of the following best describes the author's personal attitude toward rumor?

  1. Excited enthusiasm
  2. Morbid curiosity
  3. Philosophical interest
  4. Acute indignation
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Answer: d) Acute indignation

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