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Bangladesh Civil Service-BCS / English Language and Literature;Marks:35
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1. "To be partial to something" means to ____.
want half
like it
hate it
preserve it
Correct answer is : like it
2. Three-fourths of the work __ finished.
have been
has been
had
were
Correct answer is : has been
3. It is time to review the "protocol" on testing nuclear weapons. Here "protocol" word means --
Record of rules
Summary of rules
Procedures
Problems
Correct answer is : Record of rules
4. Choose the correct sentence -
The man that said that was a fool
The man who said that was a fool
The man said that was a fool
The man which said that was a fool
Correct answer is : The man who said that was a fool
5. I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full month. what does the idiom 'a slow coach' mean?
an irresponsible person
a careless person
an unthougtful person
a very lazy person
Correct answer is : a very lazy person
6. Oxygen : Respiration ::
improvement : care
camera : photography
sunlight : photosynthesis
drama : acting
Correct answer is : sunlight : photosynthesis
7. Racket :Tennis ::?
Horse :Polo
Glove:Boxing
Bat:Cricket
Gun:Hunting
Correct answer is : Bat:Cricket
8. Compensation - synonym
Satisfaction
Admission
Compromise
Reward
Correct answer is : Reward
9. Say what kind of sentence the following is?- Our president may live long
Optative
Assertive
Imperative
Exclamatory
Correct answer is : Assertive
10. Sita's heart ...... at the sight of the beautiful diamond necklace.
slowed
leapt
ran
stopped
Correct answer is : leapt
11. choose the meaning of the given expression: "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush."
Take what you have got readily available rather than expecting better in the future
The seen is better than the unseen
Promises are better than actuals
It is no good beating about the bush
Correct answer is : Take what you have got readily available rather than expecting better in the future
12. Antonym of - GAIN
Fall
Lose
Loose
Lost
Correct answer is : Lose
13. Water boils ___ you heat it to 100 Centigrade.
unless
until
if
although
Correct answer is : if
14. You had better --------here.
stayed
stay
staying
to stay
Correct answer is : stay
15. "He was a rather 'disagreeable' man" - Here 'disagreeable' word is a/an ---
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Correct answer is : Adjective
16. He is too dull ...... this problem.
solving
solves
to solving
to solve
Correct answer is : to solve
17. He made all of us-
laughter
laugh
to laugh
laughing
Correct answer is : laugh
18. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
Correct answer is : The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
19. What is the antonym `Honorary' ?
Literary
Honorable
Salaried
Official
Correct answer is : Salaried
20. Which is the noun of the word beautiful ?
Beautify
Beauty
Beautifully
Beautious
Correct answer is : Beauty
21. The Parthenon is said ‒ erected in the Age of Pericles.
to have become
to have begun
to have been
to have had begun
Correct answer is : to have been
22. Who is the greatest modern English Dramatist?
Verginia Woolf
George Bernard Shaw
P. B. Shelley
S. T. Coleridge
Correct answer is : George Bernard Shaw
23. The tree has been blown ‒ by the strong wind.
out
away
up
off
Correct answer is : off
24. If we want concrete proof, we are looking for - .
building material
something to cover a path
clear evidence
a cement mixer
Correct answer is : clear evidence
25. Choose the correct alternative to selected text Neither Mr. Karim nor his friend "are invited to speak at the seminar"
is invited to speak at the seminar
are invited to speak at the seminar
is to speak at the seminar
are speaking at the seminar
Correct answer is : is invited to speak at the seminar
26. Identify the incorrect word/phrase - A "more" sense of "ethics" and "integrity" is expected of a "physician".
more
ethics
integrity
physician
Correct answer is : more
27. Antonym of - REMISS
Harmful
Dutiful
Watchful
Forgetful
Correct answer is : Dutiful
28. FEATHERS : PLUCK ::
goose : duck
garment : weave
car : drive
wool : shear
Correct answer is : wool : shear
29. Synonym of the "Heed"__
Ignore
Notice
Hostile
Docile
Correct answer is : Notice
30. The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
if
and
for
but
Correct answer is : but
31. To ‒ the arrival of spring, Bangladesh Television ‒ a special function.
commemorate : launched
announce : telecast
celebrate : organized
welcome : sanctioned
Correct answer is :celebrate : organized
32. 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’?
takes off
comes off
will bring about
will come round
Correct answer is: comes off
33. He ----- prefers ----- speak very little.
doesn’t, to
himself, to
himself, for
does, for
Correct answer is: himself ,to
34. Pakistan lost a ...... wicket just when they seemed to be doing so well, and that led to their eventual defeat.
sensitive
crucial
providential
critical
Correct answer is :crucial
35. We must keep our fingers __ that the weather will stay fine for the picnic tomorrow.
raised
pointed
lifte
crossed
Correct answer is :crossed
want half
like it
hate it
preserve it
Correct answer is : like it
2. Three-fourths of the work __ finished.
have been
has been
had
were
Correct answer is : has been
3. It is time to review the "protocol" on testing nuclear weapons. Here "protocol" word means --
Record of rules
Summary of rules
Procedures
Problems
Correct answer is : Record of rules
4. Choose the correct sentence -
The man that said that was a fool
The man who said that was a fool
The man said that was a fool
The man which said that was a fool
Correct answer is : The man who said that was a fool
5. I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full month. what does the idiom 'a slow coach' mean?
an irresponsible person
a careless person
an unthougtful person
a very lazy person
Correct answer is : a very lazy person
6. Oxygen : Respiration ::
improvement : care
camera : photography
sunlight : photosynthesis
drama : acting
Correct answer is : sunlight : photosynthesis
7. Racket :Tennis ::?
Horse :Polo
Glove:Boxing
Bat:Cricket
Gun:Hunting
Correct answer is : Bat:Cricket
8. Compensation - synonym
Satisfaction
Admission
Compromise
Reward
Correct answer is : Reward
9. Say what kind of sentence the following is?- Our president may live long
Optative
Assertive
Imperative
Exclamatory
Correct answer is : Assertive
10. Sita's heart ...... at the sight of the beautiful diamond necklace.
slowed
leapt
ran
stopped
Correct answer is : leapt
11. choose the meaning of the given expression: "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush."
Take what you have got readily available rather than expecting better in the future
The seen is better than the unseen
Promises are better than actuals
It is no good beating about the bush
Correct answer is : Take what you have got readily available rather than expecting better in the future
12. Antonym of - GAIN
Fall
Lose
Loose
Lost
Correct answer is : Lose
13. Water boils ___ you heat it to 100 Centigrade.
unless
until
if
although
Correct answer is : if
14. You had better --------here.
stayed
stay
staying
to stay
Correct answer is : stay
15. "He was a rather 'disagreeable' man" - Here 'disagreeable' word is a/an ---
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Correct answer is : Adjective
16. He is too dull ...... this problem.
solving
solves
to solving
to solve
Correct answer is : to solve
17. He made all of us-
laughter
laugh
to laugh
laughing
Correct answer is : laugh
18. The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
Correct answer is : The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
19. What is the antonym `Honorary' ?
Literary
Honorable
Salaried
Official
Correct answer is : Salaried
20. Which is the noun of the word beautiful ?
Beautify
Beauty
Beautifully
Beautious
Correct answer is : Beauty
21. The Parthenon is said ‒ erected in the Age of Pericles.
to have become
to have begun
to have been
to have had begun
Correct answer is : to have been
22. Who is the greatest modern English Dramatist?
Verginia Woolf
George Bernard Shaw
P. B. Shelley
S. T. Coleridge
Correct answer is : George Bernard Shaw
23. The tree has been blown ‒ by the strong wind.
out
away
up
off
Correct answer is : off
24. If we want concrete proof, we are looking for - .
building material
something to cover a path
clear evidence
a cement mixer
Correct answer is : clear evidence
25. Choose the correct alternative to selected text Neither Mr. Karim nor his friend "are invited to speak at the seminar"
is invited to speak at the seminar
are invited to speak at the seminar
is to speak at the seminar
are speaking at the seminar
Correct answer is : is invited to speak at the seminar
26. Identify the incorrect word/phrase - A "more" sense of "ethics" and "integrity" is expected of a "physician".
more
ethics
integrity
physician
Correct answer is : more
27. Antonym of - REMISS
Harmful
Dutiful
Watchful
Forgetful
Correct answer is : Dutiful
28. FEATHERS : PLUCK ::
goose : duck
garment : weave
car : drive
wool : shear
Correct answer is : wool : shear
29. Synonym of the "Heed"__
Ignore
Notice
Hostile
Docile
Correct answer is : Notice
30. The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
if
and
for
but
Correct answer is : but
31. To ‒ the arrival of spring, Bangladesh Television ‒ a special function.
commemorate : launched
announce : telecast
celebrate : organized
welcome : sanctioned
Correct answer is :celebrate : organized
32. 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’?
takes off
comes off
will bring about
will come round
Correct answer is: comes off
33. He ----- prefers ----- speak very little.
doesn’t, to
himself, to
himself, for
does, for
Correct answer is: himself ,to
34. Pakistan lost a ...... wicket just when they seemed to be doing so well, and that led to their eventual defeat.
sensitive
crucial
providential
critical
Correct answer is :crucial
35. We must keep our fingers __ that the weather will stay fine for the picnic tomorrow.
raised
pointed
lifte
crossed
Correct answer is :crossed