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English Language And Grammar:
10th BCS:
Q1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence? ‘He --------- to see us if he had been able to.’
A. would come
B. would have come
C. may have come
D. may come
[If যুক্ত clause-টি past perfect tense থাকলে অন্য clause-এ would/could/might + have + past participle form হয়।]
Q2. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentence. ‘He had a ----- of fever.’
A. strong attack
B. severe attack
C. serious kind
D. bad attack
Q3. Choose the correct sentence.
A. I asked Javed had he passéd
B. I asked Javed if he had passed
C. I asked Javed if you had passed
D. I asked Javed that had he passed
Q4. Choose the correct sentence.
A. A few of the three boys got a prize
B. Each of the three boys got a prize
C. Every of the three boys got a prize
D. All of the three boys got a prize
Q5. Choose the correct sentence.
A. The man that said that was a fool
B. The man who said that was a fool
C. The man that said that was a fool
D. The man which said that was a fool
Q6. Choose the correct answer. How long did you wait?
A. Till lunch time
B. Till he came
C. Until six o’clock
D. Since this morning
Q7. What will be the correct preposition to complete the sentence? ‘I am not bad ____ tennis’.
A. in
B. at
C. about
D. with
Q8. What is the antonym of ‘gentle’?
A. harsh
B. modest
C. clever
D. rude
Q9. What is the synonym of ‘Jovial’?
A. Jolly
B. Gay
C. Jealous
D. Happy
[Merriam-Webster dictionary অনুযায়ী Jovial এর synonym হলো Jolly, Gay, Happy.]
Q10. What is the synonym of ‘Competent’?
A. Circumspect
B. Discrete
C. Capable
D. Prudent
Q11. What kind of noun is ‘Cattle’?
A. Proper
B. Common
C. Collective
D. Material
Q12. What kind of noun is ‘Girl’?
A. Proper
B. Common
C. Collective
D. Material
Q13. What is the meaning of ‘White Elephant’?
A. An elephant of white colour
B. A very costly or troublesome possession
C. A black marketer
D. A hoarder
11st BCS:
Q1. What is the synonym of ‘Incite’?
A. Instigate
B. Permit
C. Urge
D. Deceive
Q2. What is the antonym of ‘Honorary’?
A. Offical
B. Honorable
C. Salaried
D. Literary
Q3. What is the verb of the word ‘Ability’?
A. Ableness
B. Able
C. Ably
D. Enable
Q4. Fill in the blank ‘ He has assured me ____ safety’
A. With
B. At
C. For
D. of
Q5. ‘May Allah help you’ What kind of sentence is this?
A. Optative
B. Imperative
C. Assertive
D. Exclamatory
Q6. A rolling stone gathers no moss. What ‘rolling’ is?
A. Gerund
B. Verbal noun
C. Participle
D. Adjective
Q7. ‘He has been ill ____ Friday last’ Fill in the blank.
A. Since
B. In
C. From
D. On
Q8. Which is the noun of the word ‘beautiful’?
A. Beauteous
B. Beauty
C. Beautifully
D. Beautify
Q9. ‘Hold water’ means-
A. Keep water
B. Drink water
C. Bear examination
D. Store water
Q10. ‘Out and Out’ means–
A. Not at all
B. Thoroughly
C. To be last
D. Man of outside
Q11. Choose the correct sentence–
A. Rice is not always happy
B. The rich is not always happy
C. The rich is not happy always
D. The rich are not always happy
Q12. Choose the correct sentence –
A. He had been hunged for murder
B. He has been hunged for murder
C. He was hanged for murder
D. He was hunged of murder
Q13. ‘Syntax’ means –
A. Manner of speech
B. Sentence building
C. Supplementary tax
D. Synchrounizing act
12nd BCS:
Q1. What is the verb of the word ‘Shortly’?
A. Short
B. Shorter
C. Shorten
D. Shortness
Q2. Choose the correct sentence -
A. Let he and you be witnesses
B. Let you and him be witnesses
C. Let you and he be witnesses
D. Let you and he be witness
Q3. Choose the correct sentence-
A. The matter was informed to the police.
B. The matter has been informed of the police.
C. The police was informed of the matter.
D. The police were informed of the matter.
Q4. Who, Which, What are –
A. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Relative pronoun
C. Reflexive Pronoun
D. Indefinite pronoun
Q5. Choose the correct one –
A. Mispel
B. Misspell
C. Mispell
D. Misspel
Q6. Fill in the blank ‘What is the time ____ your watch’?
A. by
B. in
C. at
D. with
Q7. Fill in the blanks ‘Give my ____ to him’.
A. Warm compliment
B. Compliments
C. Best compliment
D. Heartiest compliment
Q8. What is the synonym of- ‘Delude’?
A. Demand
B. Permit
C. Aggravate
D. Deceive
Q9. What is the noun of the word ‘Waste’?
A. Waste
B. Wasting
C. Wastage
D. Wasteful
Q10. What is the antonym of ‘Queer’?
A. Integrated
B. Orderly
C. Abnormal
D. Odd
Q11. What is the adjective of the word ‘Heart’?
A. Heart
B. Hearten
C. Heartening
D. Heartful
13rd BCS:
Q1. Select the answer of the word 'stagflation'.
A. controlled prices
B. economic slowdown
C. a disintegrating government
D. Cultural dullness
Q2. What is the meaning of the word ‘scuttle’?
A. to tease
B. abandon
C. Pile up
D. gossip
Q3. What is the meaning of the word 'stanch'?
A. to reinforce
B. be weak
C. smooth out
D. put an end to
Q4. What is the meaning of the word ‘belated’?
A. complaining
B. off hand
C. weak
D. tardy
Q5. What is the meaning of the word ‘sequences’?
A. to follow
B. round up
C. withdraw
D. question closely
Q6. Anything ‘Pernicious’ tends to injure or destroy. Something which has no such harmful effect is -
A. innocuous
B. innocent
C. immaculate
D. salutary
Q7. Do not worry, English grammar is not ----- to understand. Which of the following best fits in the blank space?
A. so difficult
B. very difficult
C. too difficult
D. difficult enough
Q8. We (not have) a holiday since the beginning of the year. -which of the following verb forms best completes the above sentence?
A. did not have
B. have not had
C. are not having
D. had not had
Q9. If I were you, I (handle) the situation more carefully. -Which of the following verb forms best completes the above sentence?
A. would handle
B. will handle
C. handle
D. would have handled
Q10. It’s time (you realize) your mistakes. Which of the following clause best fits in the above sentence?
A. you realized
B. that you realize
C. you would realize
D. you have realized
Q11. We have recently entered ----- an agreement with the Inland Co-operative Society. -Which of the following best fits in the blank space?
A. no preposition
B. upon
C. in
D. into
Q12. The boy from the village said, “I ----- starve than beg.” -Which of the following best completes the above sentence?
A. better
B. rather
C. would rather
D. would better
Q13. It is too difficult to ‘tolerate’ a bad temper for long. -Which of the following phrases best replaces ‘tolerate’ in the above sentence?
A. cope up with
B. put up with
C. stand up for
D. pull on with
Q14. I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full months. - What does the idiom’ a slow coach’ mean?
A. an irrespomnsible person
B. a careless person
C. an unthoughtful person
D. a very lazy person
14th BCS:
Q1. You should show good manners in the company of young ladies. -Which is the appropriate phrase for the quotation expression above?
A. behave gently
B. practice manners
C. behave yourself
D. do not talk rudely
Q2. The invention of computer has turned over a new leaf in the history of modern technology. -Which of the following is nearest in meaning to the italicized idiom above?
A. created a new history
B. began a new civiliztion
C. opened a new chapter
D. created a sensation
Q3. Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions. -which of the following says nearly the same as ‘against’ above?
A. in the wake of
B. in the guise of
C. in the plea of
D. in the teeth of
Q4. Not many people can commit such a heinous crime IN COLD BLOOD -What does the ITALICIZED idiom above mean?
A. in cool brain and calculated thought
B. so patiently and thoughtfully
C. so impatintly and thoughtlessly
D. stirred by sudden emotion
Q5. The condition of most slum dwellers is SO MESARABLE THAT IT CANNOT BE DESCRIBED IN WORDS. -Which is the best phrase for the underlined expression above?
A. beggars description
B. cuts to the quick
C. boils down to this
D. keeps open house
Q6. A speech full of too many word is–
A. A big speech
B. Maiden speech
C. An unimportant speech
D. A verbose speech
Q7. To meet trouble half-way means –
A. To be puzzled
B. To get nervous
C. To be disappointed
D. To bear up
Q8. What is the meaning of the idiom ‘a round dozen’?
A. a little less than a dozen
B. a little more than a dozen
C. a full dozen
D. round about a dozen
Q9. What is the meaning of ‘Soft Soap’?
A. Flatter for self motives
B. To speak ill of others
C. To speak high of others
D. To recognise other’s good deeds
Q10. People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly–
A. ardent
B. complacent
C. confident
D. apprehensive
Q11. One who unduly forwards in rendering services for others is not generally liked in society. -Which of the following words represents truely the character of the person mentioned above?
A. Benevolent
B. Offical
C. Officious
D. Bureaucratic
Q12. What kind of man is quite the opposite type of ‘supercilious’?
A. Affable
B. Haughty
C. Disdainful
D. Wicked
Q13. How many eggs have your hens__ this month? ____ Which of the following words best completes the above sentence?
A. lain
B. laid
C. lay
D. lied
Q14. The walls of our house have been painted ___ green. -Which is the correct preposition in the blank above?
A. no preposition
B. by
C. in
D. with
Q15. Can you tell me where____? -Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence?
A. Does Mr. Ali live
B. Mr. Ali does live
C. Mr. Ali lives
D. Lives Mr. Ali
Q16. Now-a-days many villages are lit____ electricity. -Which is the correct preposition in the above blank?
A. With
B. by
C. from
D. on
Q17. The second anniversary celebration of our college will be held on December 15. -Which of the following is the correct phrase for ‘will be held’ above?
A. takes off
B. comes off
C. will bring about
D. will come round
Q18. Dog days means –
A. a period of being carefree
B. a period of having youthful flings
C. a period of misfortune
D. hot weather
15th BCS:
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