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29th BCS English Questions & Answers

1. I have not heard from him __

a) since long

b) for long

c) long since

d) for a long time

2. Honey is __ sweet.

a) much too

b) excessive

c) too much

d) very

3. Your conduct admits __ no excuse.

a) for

b) to

c) at

d) of

4. He had a __ headache.

a) acute

b) serious

c) bad

d) strong

5. I shall not __ the examination this year.

a) go for

b) give

c) appear at

d) sit

6. They travelled to Savar __

a) on their feet

b) by foot

c) on foot

d) by walking

7. He said that he __ be unable to come.

a) shall

b) will

c) would

d) should

8. Neither Rini nor Simi __ qualified for the job.

a) were

b) had

c) is

d) are

9. He said that he __ the previous day.

a) had come

b) came

c) arrived

d) has come

10. He watched the boat __ down the river.

a) had floated

b) to float

c) floating

d) was floating

11. ‘Good’ is to ‘bad’ as ‘white’ is to __.

a) black

b) ebony

c) dark

d) grey

12. ‘Botany’ is to ‘plants’ as ‘Zoology’ is to __.

a) trees

b) flowers

c) animals

d) dear

13. When one is ‘pragmatic’ he is being __.

a) practical

b) fussy

c) productive

d) wasteful

14. “Into the __ of death rode the six hundred.”

a) tunnel

b) road

c) valley

d) city

15. “To be or not to be, that is the __.”

a) issue

b) meaning

c) question

d) answer

16. “I have a __ that one day this nation will live out the true meaning of its creed that all men are created equal.”

a) dream

b) wish

c) desire

d) hope

17. Who wrote the two famous novels, ‘David Copperfield’ and ‘The Tale Of Two Cities’?

a) Jane Austen

b) Thomas Hardy

c) Charles Dickens

d) George Eliot

18. Who wrote the plays, ‘The Tempest’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’?

a) John Dryden

b) William Shakespeare

c) Christopher Marlowe

d) Ben Jonson

29th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation

#	Summary of Question	Correct Answer	Detailed Explanation (English + বাংলা)
1	Correct preposition for "I have not heard from him ___"	d) for a long time	“for a long time” is the correct time expression. বাংলা: “অনেক দিন ধরে তার কোনো খবর পাইনি”।
2	Appropriate modifier for “Honey is __ sweet.”	d) very	“very sweet” is the correct collocation. বাংলা: “Honey খুবই মিষ্টি”।
3	Preposition after "admits" in “Your conduct admits ___ no excuse.”	d) of	The correct phrase is “admits of no excuse” meaning “excuses are not acceptable”. বাংলা: “তোমার আচরণে কোনো অজুহাত চলে না”।
4	Correct adjective for headache	c) bad	“bad headache” is natural usage in English. বাংলা: “তার খুব মাথা ব্যথা ছিল”।
5	Phrase used for sitting in exams	c) appear at	British English uses “appear at an exam”. বাংলা: “আমি এই বছর পরীক্ষায় অংশগ্রহণ করব না”।
6	Phrase meaning “walking”	c) on foot	“on foot” means by walking. বাংলা: “তারা হেঁটে সাভারে গিয়েছিল”।
7	Reported speech future form	c) would	“would” is the past form of “will” in indirect speech. বাংলা: “সে বলল, সে আসতে পারবে না”।
8	Subject-verb agreement with "Neither...nor..."	c) is	“Neither...nor” takes a singular verb. বাংলা: “রিনি বা সিমি কেউই চাকরির জন্য যোগ্য নয়”।
9	Past perfect in reported speech	a) had come	Past perfect is used in reported past events. বাংলা: “সে বলেছিল, সে আগের দিন এসেছিল”।
10	Verb after "watched the boat ___"	c) floating	Use present participle after verbs of perception. বাংলা: “সে নৌকাটি নদীর নিচে ভাসতে দেখেছিল”।
11	Analogy: Good : Bad :: White : ?	a) black	Opposites: good–bad, white–black. বাংলা: বিপরীত শব্দের সম্পর্ক।
12	Analogy: Botany : Plants :: Zoology : ?	c) animals	Zoology is the study of animals. বাংলা: প্রাণীবিজ্ঞানের সম্পর্ক।
13	Meaning of “pragmatic”	a) practical	“Pragmatic” means dealing with things realistically. বাংলা: ব্যবহারিক বা বাস্তবভিত্তিক।
14	Complete the line: “Into the ___ of death...”	c) valley	From “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” বাংলা: কবিতার বিখ্যাত লাইন।
15	Complete quote: “To be or not to be, that is the ___”	c) question	From Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. বাংলা: শেক্সপিয়ারের বিখ্যাত উক্তি।
16	Quote: “I have a __...”