1. Which type of speech is delivered for the first time by a person?
a)
free speech
b)
extempore speech
c)
maiden speech
d)
rousing speech
Answer:
maiden speech
2. Which one has the identical singular and plural form?
a)
Memorandum
b)
Stimulus
c)
Dice
d)
Oasis
Answer:
Dice
Explanation:
Memorandum (sing.) → Memoranda (pl.) Stimulus (sing.) → Stimuli (pl.) Dice (sing.) → Dice (pl.) Oasis (sing.) → Oases (pl.)
3. Select the sentence in which ‘fast’ is an adverb:
a)
Don't drive so fast!
b)
Technology is expanding at a fast pace.
c)
Muslims fast during Ramadan
d)
Ushashi went on a 24-hour fast to detox.
Answer:
Don't drive so fast!
Explanation:
fast (adv.) = quickly → option (ক) fast (adj.) = fast pace fast (verb) = Muslims fast fast (noun) = a 24-hour fast
4. “It was a cowardly attack on a defenceless man.” Here ‘cowardly’ is a/an—
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
noun
d)
conjunction
Answer:
adjective
Explanation:
Cowardly describes the noun attack → describing word = adjective
5. “The river flows past the village.” Here ‘past’ is a/an—**
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adverb
d)
preposition
Answer:
preposition
Explanation:
Past + object (the village) → preposition always takes an object
6. “Ihana sleeps only for four hours a night.” The verb ‘sleeps’ is—**
a)
causative
b)
intransitive
c)
transitive
d)
factitive
Answer:
intransitive
Explanation:
Sleep (verb) does not take an object → intransitive verb (যে সকল এর object বা কর্ম থাকে না ). Causative verb: subject যখন নিজে কাজ না করে অন্যকে দিয়ে করিয়ে নেয়। Causative verb: help, get, have. let, make. Ex: I shall get the work done by him. Transitive verb: subject+verb+object. বাক্যে verb এর পরে object থাক এবং তা noun অথবা pronoun হয় ।Example: She reads a book. Factitive Verb: Object বসানোর পরও অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে objective complement লাগে। Example: They elected him captain.
7. “He started teaching Hamlet.” Here ‘teaching’ is a/an—
a)
participle
b)
infinitive
c)
verbal noun
d)
gerund
Answer:
gerund
8. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: “She was married ___ a rich man.”
a)
with
b)
to
c)
of
d)
off
Answer:
to
9. Which gender is the word ‘sibling’?
a)
Mascuiline
b)
Feminine
c)
Neuter
d)
Common
Answer:
Common
Explanation:
Sibling = brother or sister
10. Find out the correctly spelt word:
a)
reminiscence
b)
reminescence
c)
remeniscence
d)
reminicence
Answer:
reminiscence
Explanation:
reminiscence= remembering past events