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1. When you think someone is introspective, you think s/he is

A. selfish

B. thoughtful

C. rude

D. reserved

Answer: B. thoughtful

2. To lose heart is

A. to have a heart attack

B. to lose courage

C. to fall in love

D. to be without passion

Answer: B. to lose courage

3. He stood before me. The underlined word is

A. Noun

B. Adverb

C. Verb

D. Preposition

Answer: D. Preposition

4. Choose the pair which is out of place

A. ambiguity/clarity

B. humane/kind

C. colossal/tiny

D. worsen/improve

Answer: B. humane/kind

5. The synonym for Nepotism is

A. Terrorism

B. Desposition

C. Neatness

D. Favouritism

Answer: D. Favouritism

Fill in the blanks (6 8)

6. Please leave your key ________ the reception.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. with

Answer: C. at

7. We better ________ the schedule of the

examination.

A. to check

B. checked

C. checking

D. check

Answer: D. check

8. Ill call you ________

A. when Ill go home. B. when I go home.

C. while I get home.

D. as I go home.

Answer: A. when Ill go home.

Answer the questions according to the instructions

provided. (9 12)

9. Which of the following is a positive attribute?

A. haughty

B. conceited

C. irritable

D. unassuming

Answer: D. unassuming

10. Select the correct spelling

A. reminiscience

B. reminiscense

C. reminiscence

D. reminisence

Answer: C. reminiscence

11. A cobbler is a person who

A. sells shoes

B. mends cobblestones

C. mends shoes

D. exports cobblestones

Answer: C. mends shoes

12. Dog days means

A. a period of being carefree

B. a period of misfortune

C. days when dogs breed

D. hot weather

Answer: D. hot weather

13.

A. Misfortunes comes never alone.

B. Misfortunes never come alone.

C. Misfortunes never alone comes.

D. Misfortunes comes alone ever.

Answer: B. Misfortunes never come alone.

14.

A. It is easy to find fault of others.

B. It is easy to find out fault of others.

C. It is easy to find fault with others.

D. It is easy to find out faults of others.

Answer: D. It is easy to find out faults of others.

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the

keyword in italics. (18 19)

15. It was indiscreet action on their part.

A. unfair

B. secret

C. imprudent

D. hasty

Answer: C. imprudent

16. The back charges an exorbitant rate of interest.

A. moderate

B. excessive

C. fair

D. increasing

Answer: B. excessives

Which of the following sentences is correct? (17 20):

17.

A. I insist that she come along.

B. I insist that she comes along.

C. I insist that she came along.

D. I insist that she may come along.

Answer: A. I insist that she come along.

18.

A. I have looked for a good doctor before I met you.

B. I had looked for a good doctor before I met you.

C. I looked for a good doctor before I meet you.

D. I am looking for a good doctor before meeting you.

Answer: A. I have looked for a good doctor before I

met you.

19.

A. Silver as well as cotton have fallen is price.

B. Bangla as well as English are taught here.

C. The mayor, with his councilors, is to be present.

D. The king, with his ministers, are going on a trip.

Answer: C. The mayor, with his councilors, is to be

present.

20.

A. He chose well and prospered.

B. He choose well and prospered.

C. He choiced well and prospered.

D. He chosen well and prospered.

Answer: A. He chose well and prospered.

Read the following passage carefully and answer

Questions (21 25):

Researches suggest that there are creatures that do

not know what light means at the bottom of the sea.

They dont have either eyes or ears; the can only

feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no

winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars.

It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed,

with nothing to see or hear. How different our own

life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet

and the heavens above us the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning and the sunset. It

shows us day and night. We are able to hear voice,

the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste,

we smell. How fortunate we are!

21. We discover that the sea creatures in the story

________.

A. have the same sense that we do

B. have no sense of hearing as well as sight

C. live in darkness because they do not like light

D. do not hear the sound of sea as they are

accustomed to it.

Answer: B. have no sense of hearing as well as

sight

22. Which statement is true in the context of the

passage?

A. We are unfortunate because we cannot

experience winter and summer.

B. We can feel, smell and taste unlike the deep sea

creatures.

C. We can spend our lives in darkness in bed.

D. We can see the ground beneath our feet and the

depth of the ocean.

Answer: B. We can feel, smell and taste unlike the

deep sea creatures.

23. Judging from the passage, we can say that this

passage is mainly about __________.

A. life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea

B. how changes in the seasons are perceived by the

deep-sea creatures

C. how wonderful our lives were and will be

D. the superiority of human beings over some

creatures in terms of senses

Answer: D. the superiority of human beings over

some creatures in terms of senses

24. Researches in line 1 suggest

A. stories one hears about the deep sea creatures

from sailors

B. scientific discoveries about the deep sea

C. laboratory tests conducted by marine biologists

D. Detailed studies about the deep sea creatures to

discover new information about them.

Answer: D. Detailed studies about the deep sea

creatures to discover new information about them.

25. In the passage a child in darkness is likened to

___________.

A. someone who lives where there are no season

B. an animal without the sense of touch

C. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability

D. a deaf child unaffected by the environment

Answer: C. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing

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