Bcs English model test-14

1. Identify the imperative sentence.

a. I shall go to college.
b. Matin is singing a song.
c. Stand up
d. It has been raining since morning.

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. Stand up

Explanation:
আদেশ, অনুরােধসূচক বাক্যকে imperative sentence বলে।
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2. Fill in the gap with the suitable word:
To stay healthy, we must plan to have a balanced-

a. diet
b. food
c. drink
d. Environment

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. diet

Explanation:
balanced diet অর্থ সুষম খাদ্য
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3. Choose the correct alternative and mark its letter on your answer sheet:
The rich should not look down ___ the poor.

a. at
b. for
c. upon
d. towards

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. upon

Explanation:
look down upon -এর অর্থ অবজ্ঞা করা। look at- তাকানো; look for- কোনকিছু খোঁজা, look down at এবং look down for অর্থহীন।
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4. I took a map with me, as I didn't want to ___ my way on the journey.

a. loose
b. lose
c. lost
d. loss

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. lose

Explanation:
Infinitive marker 'to' এর পরে verb এর base form হবে। সেক্ষেত্রে (a) এবং (b) উভয়ই উত্তর হতে পারে। কিন্তু অর্থ বিবেচনা করলে (b) সঠিক উত্তর।
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5. Every driver must be held ___ his own actions.

a. responsible for
b. responsible to
c. liable to
d. blamed for

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. responsible for

Explanation:
কোন কাজের জন্য দায়িত্বশীলতা বুঝাতে responsible for এবং আইনগত দায়বদ্ধতা বুঝাতে liable to হয়।
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6. 'Through thick and thin' means-

a. under all conditions
b. not clear in understanding
c. to make thick and thin
d. of great density

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. under all conditions

Explanation:
'Through thick and thin এর অর্থ যে কোন পরিস্থিতিতেই ঘটুক না কেন যা under all conditions এর সাথে সংগতিপূর্ণ।
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7. 'Prior to' means__

a. before
b. immediately
c. after
d. during the period of

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. before

Explanation:
'Prior to'এর অর্থ পূর্বে।
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8. Nobody knocked him down; it was an__

a. incident
b. occurrence
c. accident
d. event

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. accident

Explanation:
knock down -এর অর্থ কোন কিছু/কাউকে আঘাত করে পতিত করা। যেহেতু কেউ তাকে knock down করেনি তাই এটি accident.
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9. What would have happened if___?

a. The bridge is broken
b. The bridge had broken
c. The bridge would broken
d. The bridge had been broken

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. The bridge had broken

Explanation:
If যুক্ত বাক্যের এক প্রান্তে would have থাকলে অন্য প্রান্তে had + verb এর past participle হয়।
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10. Explain the meaning of 'Bring to pass'.

a. Cause to destroy
b. Cause to convince
c. Cause to carry out
d. Cause to happen

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. Cause to happen

Explanation:
'Bring to pass'এর অর্থ ঘটানাে যা Cause to happen দ্বারা প্রকাশ পায়।
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11. Which of the following sentences is the correct one?

a. Paper is made of wood.
b. Paper is made from wood.
c. Paper is made by wood.
d. Paper is made on wood.

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. Paper is made from wood.

Explanation:
কোন কিছুর আকার পরিবর্তণ করে যদি কিছু তৈরি করা হয় তাহলে Made of এর পরিবর্তে made from হয়। কোন কিছু থেকে সরাসরি তৈরি করা হলে made of হয়।
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12. The word bounty is closet in meaning to

a. generosity
b. familiar
c. dividing line
d. sympathy

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. generosity

Explanation:
bounty এবং generosity- এর অর্থ উদারতা/দানশীলতা।
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13. Give the correct passive form of___
'My teacher embodies all the good qualities.'

a. All the good qualities are embodied by my teacher.
b. All the good qualities are embodied in my teacher.
c. All the good qualities are embodied to my teacher.
d. All the good qualities are embodied on my teacher.

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. All the good qualities are embodied in my teacher.

Explanation:
Embody এর পর preposotion in বসে। Embody in এর অর্থ দেহ ধারণ করা/বাস্তব রূপ দেওয়া।
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14. Choose the correct indirect speech ___
She asked me, 'Are you happy in your new job?"

a. She asked me if I was happy in my new job.
b. She asked me if I have been happy in iny new job.
c. She asked mewhether I am happy in my new job.
d. She asked me if I had been happy in my new job.

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. She asked me if I was happy in my new job.

Explanation:
Direct Speech –এ Interrogative Sentence থাকলে Indirect Speech -এ Conjunction হিসেবে if/whether বসে এবং reporting verb past tense হলে reported speech - Present Indefinite Tense রূপান্তরিত হয়ে Past Indefinite Tense হয়।
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15. The meaning of the word 'obese' is-

a. obnoxious
b. ugly
c. tardy
d. very fat

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. very fat

Explanation:
obese- খুব মােটা, ugly- কুৎসিত, tardy- মন্থর, obnoxious-আপত্তিকর/নোংরা।
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16. A person who writes about his own life writes-

a. a diary
b. a biography
c. an autobiography
d. a chronicle

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Answer: c. an autobiography

Explanation:
biography- জীবনী, , autobiography- আত্মজীবনী, chronicle- ঘটনাপঞ্জি।
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17. Which of the following sentences is correct?

a. Why you have done this?
b. Why you had done this?
c. Why have you done this?
d. Why did you done this?

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. Why have you done this?

Explanation:
উপরিউক্ত correction এর structure হলাে Wh- word + Auxilary verb (have/has) + main verb এর past participle + object+?
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18. What will be the correct preposition to complete the sentence?
'I am not good ___ translation.'

a. in
b. about
c. with
d. at

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. at

Explanation:
কোন বিষয়ে দক্ষতা বুঝাতে good at ব্যবহার করা হয়।
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19. Which is the noun of the word 'beautiful'?

a. Beauty
b. Beautify
c. Beauteous
d. Beautifully

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. Beauty

Explanation:
Beautiful (adj)- সুন্দর, Beauty (Noun)- সৌন্দর্য, Beautifully(adv)- সুন্দরভাবে / সুন্দর করে।
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20. Fill in the the blank blank with with appropriate preposition:
'Hurry up! we have to go ___ five minutes.'

a. on
b. by
c. for
d. in

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. by

Explanation:
কোন নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে বুঝাতে 'by' preposition বসে।
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21. Who is the author of the novel 'A Golden Age'?

a. Parl S. Bank
b. Tahmina Anam
c. Virginia Wolf
d. Tony Morrison

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. Tahmina Anam

Explanation:

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22. 'Faerie Queene' is a-

a. play
b. short story
c. an epic
d. novel

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. an epic

Explanation:

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23. Who wrote the 'Madam Bovary'?

a. Leo Tolstoy
b. James Joyce
c. E. M Forster
d. Gustave Elaubert

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. Gustave Elaubert

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24. A Doll's House is written by

a. Francis Bacon
b. Henrick Ibsen
c. E.M Forster
d. R. K Narayan

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. Henrick Ibsen

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25. “My Experiment with Truth' was written by-

a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Michel Anderson
c. Winston Chrchill
d. James

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

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26. SYMPHONY: COMPOSER

a. rain: flood
b. light : switch
c. novel : author
d. song:music

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. novel : author

Explanation:
Composer (সুরকার, গীতিকার) গানের সুর (sumphony) তৈরি করে থাকেন। তেমনি author (লেখক) উপন্যাস বা novel লিখে থাকেন।
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27. UNEQUIVOCAL: CLEAR

a. gloss : agile
b. excuse : barrier
c. genuine : invisible
d. frisky: playful

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. frisky: playful

Explanation:
Unequivocal (স্পষ্ট) : clear(স্পষ্ট) এরা সমার্থক শব্দ । frisky (প্রাণ চঞ্চল) এবং playfiul (চঞ্চল)ও সমার্থক।
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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

28. Venerate

a. Condemn
b. Respect
c. Severe
d. Inculcate

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Answer and explanation

Answer: a. Condemn

Explanation:
Venerate (show deep respect) সম্মান দেখানো, Respect – সম্মান, Condemn — শাস্তি দেয়া , Inculcate (teach earnestly), Severe (high, extreme) – তীব্র
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29. Eulogistic

a. Pretty
b. Stern
c. Critical
d. Brief

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. Critical

Explanation:
Eulogistic (praise) – প্রশংসাপূর্ণ , Pretty – সুন্দর, Stern কঠোর, Critical – সমালােচনাপূর্ণ, Brief - সংক্ষিপ্ত
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30. A person claiming to be superior in culture and intellect to others-

a. Elite
b. Aristocrate
c. Highbrow
d. Intellectual

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. Highbrow

Explanation:
Elite - অভিজাত, Aristrocate সম্ভ্রান্ত ব্যক্তি, High brown অতি বিদ্বান ব্যক্তি , Intelluctual- বুদ্ধিজীবিী
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31. The plants and vegetation of a region-

a. Fauna
b. Flora
c. Landscape
d. Climate

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. Flora

Explanation:
Fauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time.
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32. "This is the fashion of the day.” Here 'fashion' is-

a. a pronoun
b. a verb
c. a noun
d. an adverb

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. a noun

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33. Working in the slums brought her in against the realities of poverty.

a. Brought forward
b. Brought her up
c. Brought her on
d. Brought her to

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Answer and explanation

Answer: b. Brought her up

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34. As soon as he became rich he cast __ his old friend.

a. Off
b. Down
c. Along
d. Aside

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Answer and explanation

Answer: d. Aside

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35. Myself, Yourself, Herself and himself are -

a. Relative pronoun
b. Personal Pronoun
c. Reflexive pronoun
d. Demonstrative pronoun

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Answer and explanation

Answer: c. Reflexive pronoun

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