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23rd BCS English Questions & Answers

1. Find out the correct translation: সকাল থেকে গুঁড়ি গুঁড়ি বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে।

a) It is drizzling since morning

b) It is raining from morning

c) It has been raining from morning

d) It has been drizzling since morning

2. Identify the correct passive form - Open the window.

a) Let the window be opened

b) Window should be opened

c) The window must be opened

d) Let the window be opened by you

3. Which phrase contains words opposed to each other in meaning?

a) Reproduction and death

b) Emerged and advanced

c) Heat and dust

d) Hopes and aspirations

4. A person whose 'head' is in the 'cloud' is-

a) a day dreamer

b) an aviator

c) useless

d) proud

5. A synonym for resentment is-

a) panic

b) fear

c) anger

d) indignation

6. Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom - Swan song

a) Last work

b) First work

c) Early work

d) Middle work

7. I spent – -with the patient

a) some time

b) some times

c) sometimes

d) sometime

8. I count – -your help

a) for

b) with

c) upon

d) after

9. Trees have – – off their leaves

a) fallen

b) cast

c) put

d) thrown

10. If I had known you were coming ___

a) I would have gone to the station

b) I would go to the station

c) I would be going to the station

d) I had gone to the station

11. The captain left the boat, because it ___

a) turned up

b) turned down

c) turned over

d) tuned bottom

12. One should be careful about ___ duty.

a) one's

b) the

c) his

d) her

13. Three-fourths of the work __ finished.

a) had

b) were

c) has been

d) have been

14. We waited until the plane ___

a) took off

b) had not taken off

c) had taken off

d) did not take off

15. She argued ___ me about the marriage.

a) to

b) from

c) with

d) for

16. Choose the correct option: Even as harvesting was going on ___

a) the rainy season had began

b) the rainy season begins

c) the rainy season began

d) the rainy season was began

17. Identify the correct sentence:

a) She had faith and hopes for the future

b) She had faith in and hopes for the future

c) She had faith and hopes in future

d) She had faith and hopes in the future

18. Choose the correct tense:

a) Javed was so exhausted that he was lying down for a sleep

b) Javed was so exhausted that he will lay down for a sleep

c) Javed was so exhausted that he had lain down for a sleep

d) Javed was so exhausted that he lain down for a sleep

19. Choose the correct sentence:

a) Rahim almost ate the whole fish

b) Almost Rahim ate the whole fish

c) Rahim ate the whole fish almost

d) Rahim ate almost the whole fish

✅Answers with Bilingual Explanations

Q#	Question Summary	Correct Answer	Explanation (English)	ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা)
1	সকাল থেকে গুঁড়ি গুঁড়ি বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে।	d) It has been drizzling since morning ✓	Present perfect continuous is used with “since”.	“Since morning” থাকায় present perfect continuous প্রয়োজন।
2	Passive of "Open the window."	a) Let the window be opened ✓	Imperative passive uses “let + object + be + past participle”.	আদেশমূলক বাক্যে passive voice হয় “let the window be opened”।
3	Words with opposite meanings	a) Reproduction and death ✓	Reproduction = beginning of life, death = end of life.	Reproduction মানে জন্ম, আর death মানে মৃত্যু — বিপরীত।
4	‘Head in the cloud’ idiom	a) a day dreamer ✓	Means someone lost in dreams or unrealistic thoughts.	মানে যে কল্পনার জগতে থাকে।
5	Synonym of resentment	d) indignation ✓	Both mean strong displeasure or anger.	Resentment এবং indignation দুটিই রাগ বা ক্ষোভ বোঝায়।
6	Meaning of ‘Swan song’	a) Last work ✓	Final performance or act before retiring/dying.	কারো শেষ কাজ বা অভিনয় বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
7	I spent – with the patient	a) some time ✓	"Some time" = a certain amount of time.	"Some time" মানে কিছু সময়, বাকিগুলো ভিন্ন অর্থ।
8	I count – your help	c) upon ✓	Correct phrase is “count upon” = rely on.	“Count upon” মানে নির্ভর করা।
9	Trees have – off their leaves	b) cast ✓	“Cast off” means to shed or throw away.	“Cast off” মানে ঝরানো বা ফেলে দেওয়া।
10	If I had known you were coming ___	a) I would have gone to the station ✓	Third conditional = If + past perfect → would have + V3.	Third conditional নিয়ম অনুসারে এটি সঠিক।
11	The captain left the boat because it ___	c) turned over ✓	“Turned over” = capsized (flipped).	“Turned over” মানে উল্টে যাওয়া।
12	One should be careful about ___ duty.	a) one's ✓	"One" → "one’s" for possessive.	“One” subject হলে possessive হয় “one’s”।
13	Three-fourths of the work __ finished.	c) has been ✓	“Work” is uncountable, so singular verb “has been”.	“Work” অগণনযোগ্য বলে “has been” হয়।
14	We waited until the plane ___	c) had taken off ✓	Past perfect for earlier past action.	“Waited” আগে, তাই “had taken off” লাগে।
15	She argued ___ me	c) with ✓	Correct phrase is “argue with someone”.	“Argue” এর পর “with” ব্যবহৃত হয়।
16	Even as harvesting was going on ___	c) the rainy season began ✓	Both actions in simple past (for parallel past events).	একই সময়ে দুইটা কাজ বোঝাতে simple past ব্যবহার হয়।
17	Identify the correct sentence	b) She had faith in and hopes for the future ✓	Proper preposition for “faith in” and “hopes for”.	“Faith in”, “hopes for” — সঠিক preposition ব্যবহার।
18	Choose the correct tense	c) Javed was so exhausted that he had lain down for a sleep ✓	“Lain” is the past participle of “lie” (to rest).	“Lie” (বিশ্রাম নেওয়া)-এর past participle “lain”।
19	Correct placement of “almost”	a) Rahim almost ate the whole fish ✓	“Almost” comes before the verb to show extent.	“Almost” ক্রিয়ার আগে বসে।

37. Find out the correct translation: সকাল থেকে গুঁড়ি গুঁড়ি বৃষ্টি হচ্ছে।

a. It is drizzling since morning.

b. It is raining from morning.

c. It has been raining from morning.

d. It has been drizzling since morning.

Correct answer is: d. It has been drizzling since morning

38. Identify the correct passive form - Open the window.

a. Let the window be opened

b. Window should be opened

c. The window must be opened

d. Let the window be opened by you

Correct answer is: a. Let the window be opened

70. Which phrase contains words opposed to each other in meaning?

a. Reproduction and death

b. Emerged and advanced

c. Heat and dust

d. Hopes and aspirations

Correct answer is: a. Reproduction and death

71. A person whose ‘head’ is in the ‘cloud’ is-

a. a day dreamer

b. an aviator

c. useless

d. proud

Correct answer is: a. a day dreamer

72. A synonym for resentment is-

a. panic

b. fear

c. anger

d. indignation

Correct answer is: c. anger

73. Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom - Swan song

a. Last work

b. First work

c. Early work

d. Middle work

Correct answer is: a. Last work

74. I spent – -with the patient

a. some time

b. some times

c. sometimes

d. sometime

Correct answer is: a. some time

75. I count – -your help

a. for

b. with

c. upon

d. after

Correct answer is: c. upon

76. Trees have – – off their leaves

a. fallen

b. cast

c. put

d. thrown

Correct answer is: b. cast

77. If I had known you were coming ___.

a. I would have gone to the station.

b. I would go to the station.

c. I would be going to the station.

d. I had gone to the station.

Correct answer is: a. I would have gone to the station.

78. The captain left the boat, because it ___.

a. turned up

b. turned down

c. turned over

d. tuned bottom

Correct answer is: c. turned over

79. One should be careful about ___ duty.

a. one’s

b. the

c. his

d. her

Correct answer is: a. one’s

80. Three-fourths of the work __ finished.

a. had

b. were

c. has been

d. have been

Correct answer is: c. has been

81. We waited until the plane ___.

a. took off

b. had not taken off

c. had taken off

d. did not take off

Correct answer is: a. took off

82. She argued ___ me about the marriage.

a. to

b. from

c. with

d. for

Correct answer is: c. with

83. Choose the correct option: Even as harvesting was going on ___

a. the rainy season had began

b. the rainy season begins

c. the rainy season began

d. the rainy season was began

Correct answer is: c. the rainy season began

84. Identify the correct sentence:

a. She had faith and hopes for the future.

b. She had faith in and hopes for the future.

c. She had faith and hopes in future.

d. She had faith and hopes in the future.

Correct answer is: b. She had faith in and hopes for the future.

85. Choose the correct tense:

a. Javed was so exhausted that he was lying down for a sleep

b. Javed was so exhausted that he will lay down for a sleep

c. Javed was so exhausted that he had lain down for a sleep

d. Javed was so exhausted that he lain down for a sleep

Correct answer is: a. Javed was so exhausted that he was lying down for a sleep

86. Choose the correct sentence:

a. Rahim almost ate the whole fish

b. Almost Rahim ate the whole fish

c. Rahim ate the whole fish almost

d. Rahim ate almost the whole fish

Correct answer is: d. Rahim ate almost the whole fish