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BCS English Questions

01. Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' is a successful:

a. tragedy

b. comedy

c. tragic-comedy

d. melodrama

02. Teacher said, 'The earth ___ round the sun.'

a. moves

b. moved

c. has moved

d. will be moving

03. The romantic age in English literature began with the publication of:

a. preface to Shakespeare

b. preface to Lyrical Ballads

c. preface to Ancient Mariners

d. preface to Dr. Johnson

04. Professor Razzak was a scholar ____ refute.

a. in

b. of

c. after

d. by

05. 'David Copperfield' is a/an ____ novel.

a. Victorian

b. Elizabethan

c. Romantic

d. Modern

06. 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is written by:

a. William Wordsworth

b. Thomas Gray

c. John Keats

d. W.B. Yeats

07. John Smith is good ___ Mathematics.

a. at

b. in

c. of

d. after

08. In English Grammar, ____ deals with formation of sentences.

a. Morphology

b. Etymology

c. Syntax

d. Semantics

09. Which of the following books is written by Thomas Hardy?

a. Vanity Fair

b. The Return of the Native

c. Pride and Prejudice

d. Oliver Twist

10. He insisted ___ there.

a. on my going

b. is to go

c. over going

d. to go

11. The idiom 'A stitch in time saves nine' refers to the importance of:

a. saving lives

b. timely action

c. saving time

d. time tailoring

12. 'Frailty, thy name is woman' is a famous dialogue from:

a. Christopher Marlowe

b. John Webster

c. W. Shakespeare

d. T.S. Eliot

13. The poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is written by:

a. W.H. Auden

b. W. Wordsworth

c. W.B. Yeats

d. Ezra Pound

14. 'The Merchant of Venice' is a Shakespearean play about:

a. a Jew

b. a Moor

c. a Roman

d. a Turk

15. What would be the right antonym for 'initiative'?

a. apathy

b. indolence

c. enterprise

d. activity

16. The play 'Candida' is by:

a. James Joyce

b. Shakespeare

c. G.B. Shaw

d. Arthur Miller

17. Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literature?

a. A. Tennyson

b. Alexander Pope

c. John Dryden

d. S.T. Coleridge

18. This could have worked if I ____ been more cautious.

a. had

b. have

c. might

d. would

19. The climax of a plot is what happens:

a. in the beginning

b. at the height

c. at the end

d. in the confrontation

20. London town is found as a living being in the works of:

a. Thomas Hardy

b. Charles Dickens

c. W. Congreve

d. D.H. Lawrence

21. I have been living in Dhaka ____ 2000.

a. since

b. from

c. till

d. for

22. Give the antonym of the word 'transitory'.

a. temporary

b. permanent

c. transparent

d. short-lived

23. 'A Passage to India' is written by:

a. E.M. Forster

b. Rudyard Kipling

c. John Galsworthy

d. W.H. Auden

24. 'Gitanjali' of Rabindranath Tagore was translated by:

a. Robert Frost

b. W.B. Yeats

c. John Keats

d. Rudyard Kipling

25. 'Venerate' means:

a. defame

b. abuse

c. respect

d. accuse

26. Credit tk 5000 ____ my account.

a. with

b. against

c. to

d. in

27. 'To do away with' means:

a. to repeat

b. to start

c. to get rid of

d. to drive off

28. Who of the following writers was not a novelist?

a. Charles Dickens

b. W.B. Yeats

c. James Joyce

d. Jane Austen

29. Which one is a correct sentence?

a. Paper is made of wood

b. Paper is made from wood

c. Paper is made by wood

d. Paper is made on wood

30. Verb of 'Number' is:

a. number

b. enumerate

c. numbering

d. numerical

31. 'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem of:

a. S.T. Coleridge

b. P.B. Shelley

c. A.C. Swinburne

d. W. Wordsworth

32. Slow and steady ____ the race.

a. win

b. wins

c. has won

d. won

33. 'Man is a political animal' - who said this?

a. Dante

b. Plato

c. Aristotle

d. Socrates

34. Who is known as 'the poet of nature' in English literature?

a. Lord Tennyson

b. John Milton

c. William Wordsworth

d. John Keats

35. Identify the correct sentence:

a. Yesterday, he has gone home

b. Yesterday, he did gone home

c. Yesterday, he had gone home

d. Yesterday, he went home

36th BCS English Question

01. Shakespeare's Measure for Measure' is a successful-

a. tragedy b. comedy c. trigi-comedy d. melo drama

Ans. c. trigi-comedy

02. Teacher said, 'The earth ___ round the sun.'

a. moves b. moved c. has moved d. will be moving

Ans. a. moves

03. The romantic age in English literature began with the publication of--

a. preface to Shakespeare b. perface to Lyrical Ballads

c. preface to Ancient Mariners d. preface to Dr. Johnson

Ans. b. perface to Lyrical Ballads

04. Professor Razzak was a scholar---- refute.

a. in b. of c. after d. by

Ans. b. of b. of

05. 'David Coperfield' is a/an------novel.

a. Victorian b. Elizabethan c. Romantic d. Modern

Ans. a. Victorian

06. 'Elegy written is a country churchyard' is written by---

a. William Wordsworth b. Thomas Gray

c. John Keats d. W.B. Yeats

Ans. b. Thomas Gray

07. John Smith is good ___ Mathematics.

a. at b. in c. of d. after

Ans. a. at

08. In English Grammar, ____ deals with formation of sentences.

a. Morphology b Etymology c. Syntax d. Semantics

Ans. c. Syntax

09. Which of the followings books is written by Thomas Hardy?

a. Vanity Fair b. The Return of the Native

c. Pride and Prejudice d. Oliver Twist

Ans. b. The Return of the Native

10. He insisted___ there.

a. on my going b. is to go c. over going d. to go

Ans. a. on my going

11. The idiom 'A stitch is times saves nine' refers to the importance of--

a. saving lives b. timely action c. saving time d. time tailoring

Ans. b. timely action

12. 'Frailty thy name is woman'-is a famous dialouge from---

a. Christopher Marlow b. Johns Webstar

c. W. Shakespeare d. T.S. Eliot

Ans. c. W. Shakespeare

13. The poem 'The Solitary Reaper' is written by--

a. W.H. Auden b. W. Wordsworth

c. W.B. Yeats d. Ezra Pound

Ans. b. W. Wordsworth

14. 'The Merchant of Venice' is a Shakespearean play about--

a. a Jew b. a Moor c. a Roman d. a Turk

Ans. a. a Jew

15. What word be the right antonym for 'initiative'?

a. apathy b. indolence c. enterprise d. activity

Ans. b. indolence

16. The play 'Candida' is by----

a. James Joyce b. Shakespeare c. G.B. Shaw d. Arthur Miller

Ans. c. G.B. Shaw

17. Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literatue?

a. A. Tennyson b. Alexander Pope c. John Dryden d. S.T. Colerideg

Ans.d. S.T. Colerideg

18. This could have worked if I ---- benn more cautious.

a. had b. have c. might d. would

Ans. a. had

19. The climax of a plot is what happens----

a. in the beginning b. at the height

c. at the end d. in the confrontation

Ans. b. at the height

20. London town is found a livign being in the works of--

a. Thomas Hardy b. Charles Dickens

c. W. Congreve d. D.H. Lawrence

Ans. b. Charles Dickens

21. I have been living in Dhaka----2000.

a. since b. from c. till do. for

Ans. a. since

22. Give the antonym of the word 'transitory'.

a. temporary b. permanent

c. transparent d. short-lived

Ans. b. permanent

23. 'A Passage to India' is written by---

a. E.M. Forster b. Rudyard Kipling

c. Galls Worthy d. A.H. Auden

Ans. a. E.M. Forster

24. 'Gitanjali' of Robindranath Tagore was translated by---

a. Robert Frost b. W.B. Yeats

c. John Keats d. Rudyard Kipling

Ans. b. W.B. Yeats

25. 'Venerate' means--

a. defame b. abuse c. respect d. accuse

Ans. c. respect

26. Credit tk 5000---- my account.

a. with b. against c. to d. in

Ans. c. to

27. 'To do away with' means--

a. to repeat b. to start c. to get rid of d. to drive off

Ans. c. to get rid of

28. Who of the following writers was not a novelist?

a. Charles Dickens b. W.B. Yeats

c. James Joyce d. Jane Austen

Ans. b. W.B. Yeats

29. Which one is a correct sentence?

a. Paper is made of wood b. Paper is made from wood

c. Paper is made by wood d. Paper is made on wood

Ans. b. Paper is made from wood

30. Verb of 'Number' is---

a. number b. enumerate c. numbering d. numerical

Ans. b. enumerate

31. 'Child is the father of man' is taken from the poem of--

a. S.T coleridge b. P.B. Shelley

c. A.C. Swinburne d. W. Wordsworth

Ans. d. W. Wordsworth

32. Slow and steady---- the race.

a. win b. wins c. has won d. won

Ans.b. wins

33. 'Man is a political animal'- who said this?

a. Dante b. Plato c. Aristotle d. Socrates

Ans. c. Aristotle

34. Who is known as 'the poet of nature' in English literature?

a. Lord Tennyson b. John Milton c. William Words Worth d. John Keates

Ans. c. William Words Worth

35. Identify the correct sentnece--

a. Yesterday, he has gone home

b. Yesterday, he did gone home

c. Yesterday, he had gone home

d. Yesterday, he went home

Ans. d. Yesterday, he went home

36th BCS English questions and answers

Literature

1. Who of the following writers was not a novelist?

A. Charles Dickens

B. W. B. Yeats✓

C. James Joyce

D. Jane Austen

2. ‘Gitanjali’ of Rabindranath Tagore was translated by—–

A. W. B. Yeats✓

B. Robert Frost

C. John Keats

D. Rudyard Kipling

3. Who is known as ‘the poet of nature ‘ in English literature?

A. Lord Tennyson

B. John Milton

C. William Wordsworth✓

D. John Keats

4. “A Passage to India” is written by—

A. E. M. Forster✓

B. Rudyard Kipling

C. Galls Worthy

D. A. H. Auden

5. ‘Man is a political animal’—who said this?

A. Dante

B. Plato

C. Aristotle✓

D. Socrates

6. ‘Child is the father of man’ is taken from the poem of—–

A. W. Wordsworth✓

B. S. T. Coleridge

C. P. B. Shelley

D. A. C. Swinburne

7. London town is found a living being in the works of—

A. Thomas Hardy

B. Charles Dickens✓

C. W. Congreve

D. D. H. Lawrence

8. The Climax of a plot is what happens—

A. in the beginning

B. at the height✓

C. at the end

D. in the confrontation

9. The play ‘Candida’ is by—–

A. James Joyce

B. Shakespeare

C. G. B. Shaw✓

D. Arthur Miller

10. Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literature?

A. Tennyson

B. Alexander Pope

C. John Dryden

D. S. T. Coleridge✓

11. ‘Frailty the name is woman’–is a famous dialogue from.

A. Christopher Marlowe

B. John Webster

C. W. Shakespeare✓

D. T. S. Eliot

12. The poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’ is written by —

A. W. H. Auden

B. W. Wordsworth✓

C. W. B. Yeats

D. Ezra Pound

13. ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a Shakespearean play about—

A. a Jew✓

B. a Moor

C. a Roman

D. a Turk

14. Which of the following books is written by Thomas Hardy ?

A. Vanity Fair

B. The Return of the Native✓

C. Pride and Prejudice

D. Oliver Twist

15. ‘David Copperfield’ is a/an—-novel.

A. Victorian✓

B. Eligabethan

C. Romantic

D. Modern

16. ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ is written by —

A. William Wordsworth

B. Thomas Gray✓

C. John Keats

D. W. B. Yeats

17. Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ is a successful—–

A. tragedy

B. comedy✓

C. tragi-comedy

D. melodrama

Note: William Shakespeare others comedy are Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream etc.

18. The romantic age in English literature began with the publication of —

A. Preface to Shakespeare

B. Preface to Lyrical Ballads✓

C. Preface to Ancient Mariners

D. Preface to Dr. Johnson

Grammar

19. Professor Razzak was a scholar—- refute. (Fill in the gap)

A. in

B. of

C. after

D. by

Note: Refute word verb বলে এর পূর্বে preposition বসে না। If the word repute answer is of.

20. John Smith is good——Mathematics. (Fill in the gap)

A. at✓

B. in

C. of

D. after

21. Teacher said, ‘The earth–round the sun’.

A. moves✓

B. moved

C. has moved

D. will be moving

22. In English grammar,——– deals with formation of sentences.

A. Morphology

B..Etymology

C. Syntax✓

D. Semantics

Answer : C

23. He insisted—there. (Fill in the gap)

A. on my going✓

B. is to go

C. over going

D. to go

24. The idiom ‘A stitch in time saves nine’—refers to the importance of—

A. saving lives

B. timely action✓

C. saving time

D. time tailoring

25. What would be the right antonym for ‘initiative’?

A. apathy✓

B. indolence

C. enterprise

D. activity

26. This could have worked if I —-been more cautious.

A. had✓

B. have

C. might

D. would

27. I have been living in Dhaka—2000.

A. since✓

B. from

C. after

D. till

28. Give the antonym of the word ‘transitory’.

A. temporary

B. permanent✓

C. transparent

D. short-lived

29. Verb of ‘Number’ is—

A. number✓

B. enumerate

C. numbering

D. numerical

30. Slow and steady—– the race. (Fill in the gap)

A. win

B. wins✓

C. has won

D. won

31. Identify the correct sentence?

A. Yesterday, he has gone home.

B. Yesterday, he did gone home.

C. Yesterday, he had gone home.

D. Yesterday, he went home.✓

32. ‘Venerate’ Means—-

A. defame

B. abuse✓

C. respect

D. accuse

33. Credit tk 5000—- my account.

A. in

B. with

C. against

D. to✓

34. ‘To do away with’ means—-

A. to repeat

B. to start

C. to get rid of✓

D. to drive off

35. Which one is a correct sentences?

A. paper is made of wood.

B. paper is made from wood.✓

C. paper is made by wood.

D. paper is made on wood.