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41st BCS English Questions

1. ‘Shylock’ is a character in the play-

(ক) Twelfth Night

(খ) The Merchant of Venice

(গ) Romeo and Juliet

(ঘ) Measure for Measure

2 ‘Vanity Fair’ is a novel written by-

(ক) D. H. Lawrence

(খ) William Makepeace Thackeray

(গ) Joseph Conrad

(ঘ) Virginia Woolf

3. ‘Pip’ is the protagonist in Charles Dickens’ novel-

(ক) A Christmas Carol

(খ) A Tale of Two Cities

(গ) Oliver Twist

(ঘ) Great Expectations

4.‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ was written by the author of –

(ক) Lord Jim

(খ) The Rainbow

(গ) Ulysses

(ঘ) A Passage to India

5. Identify the word that can be used as both singular and plural:

(ক) wood

(খ) issue

(গ) fish

(ঘ) light

6.Find out the correct passive form of the sentence ‘Who taught you French?

(ক)By whom you were taught French?

(খ) By whom French was taught you?

(গ) French was taught you by whom?

(ঘ) By whom were you taught French?

7.The old man was tired of walking.’ Here ‘walking is a/an-

(ক) present participle

(খ) adjective

(গ) common noun

(ঘ) gerund

8.Which one is a correct sentence?

(ক) The doctor found my pulse.

(খ) The doctor took my pulse.

(গ) The doctor examined my pulse.

(ঘ) The doctor saw my pulse.

9. ‘I will not let you go.’ In this sentence ‘go’ is a/an-

(ক) infinitive

(খ) gerund

(গ) participle

(ঘ) verbal noun

10.When Ushashi entered ——the room everybody stopped talking.

(ক) into

(খ) in

(গ) to

(ঘ) no preposition required

11.The play The Birthday Party is written by-

(ক) Samuel Beckett

(খ) Henry Livings

(গ) Harold Pinter

(ঘ) Arthur Miller

12.Who is the author of the first scientific romance The Time Machine?

(ক) H. G. Wells

(খ) Samuel Butler

(গ) Henry James

(ঘ) George Moore

13.‘Call me if you have any problems regarding your work. Here ‘regarding’ is a/an-

(ক) gerund

(খ) apposition

(গ) preposition

(ঘ) conjunction

14.Seleet the correct comparative form of the sentence- “A string of pearls was not so bright as her teeth”.

(ক) Her teeth was more brighter than a string of pearls.

(খ) Her teeth were brighter than a string of pearls.

(গ) A string of pearls was brighter than her teeth.

(ঘ) A string of pearls were very bright than her teeth.

15.”Come on, it’s time to go home. Here ‘home’ is a/an-

(ক) noun

(খ ) verb

(গ) adjective

(ঘ) adverb

16. ‘Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare. In this sentence the verb ‘arrived’ is-

(ক) intransitive

(খ) transitive

(গ) causative

(ঘ) defective

17.Which one of the following is a common gender?

(ক) king

(খ) sovereign

(গ) emperor

(ঘ) queen

18.To win a prize is my ambition. The underlined part of the Sentence is a/an-

(ক) adjective phrase

(খ) noun phrase

(গ) adverb phrase

(ঘ) conjunctional phrase

19.Choose the word opposite in meaning to ‘terse:

(ক) concise

(খ) detailed

(গ)expressive

(ঘ) descriptive

20”Who’s that? In this sentence that is a/an-

(ক) pronoun

(খ) conjunction

(গ) adjective

(ঘ) adverb

21.What is the noun form of the word ‘know’?

(ক) knowing

(খ) knowledge

(গ) knowledgeable

(ঘ) known

22.‘Why, then, ’tis none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it s ’. This extract is taken from the drama –

(ক) King Lear

(খ) Macbeth

(গ) As You Like It

(ঘ) Hamlet

23.”Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive to seek, to find, and not to yield’ is taken from the poem written by –

(ক) Robert Browning

(খ) Matthew Arnold

(গ) Alfred Tennyson

(ঘ) Lord Byron

24.”Give somebody a piece of your mind’ means to-

(ক) tell someone that you are very angry with them.

(খ) say exactly what you feel or think.

(গ) return or to help somebody return to a normal situation.

(ঘ) give somebody mental peace.

25. ‘I shall help you provided you obey me. Here the underlined word is a/an-

(ক) adverb

(খ) adjective

(গ) conjunction

(ঘ) verb

26.Identify the correct spelling:

(ক) questionaire

(খ) questionoir

(গ) questionnaire

(ঘ) questionair

27.Which ‘but’ is a preposition?

(ক) It is but right to admit our faults.

(খ) What can we do but sit and wait?

(গ) We tried hard, but did not succeed.

(ঘ) There is no one but likes him.

28.Who is not a romantic poet?

(ক) P. B. Shelley

(খ) S.T. Coleridge

(গ) John Keats

(ঘ) T. S. Eliot

29.In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Hamlet was prince of –

(ক) Norway

(খ) Britain

(গ) Denmark

(ঘ) France

উত্তর: (গ) Denmark

30.Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore are characters from the novel –

(ক) David Copperfield

(খ) The Return of the Native

(গ) A Passage to India

(ঘ) Adam Bede

31.Time held me green and dying, Though I sang in my chains like the sea. These lines have been quoted from Dylan Thomas’ poem –

(ক) The Flower

(খ) Fem Hill

(গ) By Fire

(ঘ) After the Funeral

32.One whose attitude is ‘eat, drink and be merry is-

(ক) materialistic

(খ) epicurean

(গ) cynic

(ঘ) stoic

33.’Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships. And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Who speaks the famous lines?

(ক) Caesar

(খ) Antony

(গ) Faustus

(ঘ) Romeo

34.The Character ‘Alfred Doolittle’ is taken from Shaw’s play titled-

(ক) Pygmalion

(খ) Man and Superman

(গ) The Doctor’s Dilemma

(ঘ) Mrs. Warren’s Profession

35.The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ is written by-

(ক) W. B. Yeats

(খ) T. S. Eliot

(গ) Walter Scott

(ঘ) Robert Browning

41st BCS English Questions' Answers

1. ‘Shylock’ is a character in the play-

A. Twelfth Night

B. The Merchant of Venice✓

C.Romeo and Juliet

D. Measure for Measure

2. ‘Vanity Fair’ is a novel written by-

A. D. H. Lawrence

B. William Makepeace Thackeray✓

C. Joseph Conrad

D. Virginia Woolf

3. ‘Pip’ is the protagonist in Charles Dickens’ novel-

A. A Christmas Carol

B. A Tale of Two Cities

C. Oliver Twist

D. Great Expectations✓

4. ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ was written by the author of –

A. Lord Jim

B. The Rainbow✓

C. Ulysses

D. A Passage to India

5. The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ is written by-

A. W. B. Yeats

B. T. S. Eliot✓

C.  Walter Scott

D. Robert Browning

6. The play The Birthday Party is written by-

A. Samuel Beckett

B. Henry Livings

C. Harold Pinter✓

D. Arthur Miller

7. Who is the author of the first scientific romance The Time Machine?

A. H. G. Wells✓

B. Samuel Butler

C. Henry James

D. George Moore

8.‘Why, then, ’tis none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it s ’. This extract is taken from the drama –

A. King Lear

B. Macbeth

C. As You Like It

D. Hamlet✓

9. “Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive to seek, to find, and not to yield” is taken from the poem written by –

A. Robert Browning

B. Matthew Arnold

C. Alfred Tennyson✓

D. Lord Byron

10. Who is not a romantic poet?

A. P. B. Shelley

B. S.T. Coleridge

C. John Keats

D. T. S. Eliot✓

11. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Hamlet was prince of –

A. Norway

B. Britain

C. Denmark✓

D. France

12. Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore are characters from the novel –

A. David Copperfield

B. The Return of the Native

C. A Passage to India✓

D. Adam Bede

13. Time held me green and dying, Though I sang in my chains like the sea. These lines have been quoted from Dylan Thomas’ poem –

A. The Flower

B. Fern Hill✓

C. By Fire

D. After the Funeral

14. Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships. And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Who speaks the famous lines?

A. Caesar

B. Antony

C.Faustus✓

D. Romeo

15. The Character ‘Alfred Doolittle’ is taken from Shaw’s play titled-

A. Pygmalion✓

B. Man and Superman

C. The Doctor’s Dilemma

D. Mrs. Warren’s Profession

16. Identify the word that can be used as both singular and plural:

A. wood

B. issue

C. fish✓

D. light

17. Find out the correct passive form of the sentence ‘Who taught you French?

A. By whom you were taught French?

B. By whom French was taught you?

C. French was taught you by whom?

D. By whom were you taught French?✓

18. The old man was tired of walking.’ Here ‘walking is a/an-

A. present participle

B. adjective

C. common noun

D. gerund✓

19. Which one is a correct sentence?

A. The doctor found my pulse.

B. The doctor took my pulse.✓

C. The doctor examined my pulse.

D. The doctor saw my pulse.

20. ‘I will not let you go.’ In this sentence ‘go’ is a/an-

A. infinitive✓

B. gerund

C. participle

D. verbal noun

21. When Ushashi entered --- the room everybody stopped talking.

A. into

B. in

C. to

D. no preposition required✓

22. Call me if you have any problems regarding your work. Here ‘regarding’ is a/an-

A. gerund

B. apposition

C. preposition✓

D. conjunction

23. Select the correct comparative form of the sentence- “A string of pearls was not so bright as her teeth”.

A. Her teeth was more brighter than a string of pearls.

B. Her teeth were brighter than a string of pearls.✓

C. A string of pearls was brighter than her teeth.

D. A string of pearls were very bright than her teeth.

24. Come on, it’s time to go home. Here ‘home’ is a/an-

A. noun

B. verb

C. adjective

D. adverb✓

25. ‘Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare. In this sentence the verb ‘arrived’ is-

A. intransitive✓

B. transitive

C. causative

D. defective

26. Which one of the following is a common gender?

A. king

B. sovereign✓

C. emperor

D. queen

27. To win a prize is my ambition. The underlined part of the Sentence is a/an-

A. adjective phrase

B. noun phrase✓

C. adverb phrase

D. conjunctional phrase

28. Choose the word opposite in meaning to terse:

A. concise

B. detailed✓

C. expressive

D. descriptive

29. Who’s that? In this sentence that is a/an-

A. pronoun✓

B. conjunction

C. adjective

D. adverb

30. What is the noun form of the word ‘know’?

A. knowing

B. knowledge✓

C. knowledgeable

D. known

31. Give somebody a piece of your mind means to-

A. tell someone that you are very angry with them.✓

B. say exactly what you feel or think.

C. return or to help somebody return to a normal situation.

D. give somebody mental peace.

32. I shall help you provided you obey me. Here the underlined word is a/an-

A. adverb

B.adjective

C. conjunction✓

D. verb

33. Identify the correct spelling:

A. questionaire

B. questionoir

C. questionnaire✓

D. questionair

34. Which ‘but’ is a preposition?

A. It is but right to admit our faults.

B. What can we do but sit and wait?✓

C. We tried hard, but did not succeed.

D. There is no one but likes him.

35. One whose attitude is ‘eat, drink and be merry is-

A. materialistic

B. epicurean✓

C. cynic

D. stoic

41st BCS English Questions' Answers with Explanation

No.	Answer	Explanation (English & Bangla)
1	(খ) The Merchant of Venice	English: Shylock is a central character in Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice." বাংলা: শাইলক শেক্সপিয়ারের নাটক "দ্য মার্চেন্ট অফ ভেনিস" এর একটি প্রধান চরিত্র।
2	(খ) William Makepeace Thackeray	English: "Vanity Fair" is a novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray. বাংলা: "ভ্যানিটি ফেয়ার" উইলিয়াম মেকপিস থ্যাকারির লেখা একটি উপন্যাস।
3	(ঘ) Great Expectations	English: Pip is the protagonist in Charles Dickens’ novel "Great Expectations." বাংলা: পিপ চার্লস ডিকেন্সের উপন্যাস "গ্রেট এক্সপেকটেশনস" এর প্রধান চরিত্র।
4	(খ) The Rainbow	English: "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" was written by D.H. Lawrence, who also authored "The Rainbow." বাংলা: "লেডি চ্যাটারলেজ লাভার" ডি.এইচ. লরেন্সের লেখা, যিনি "দ্য রেইনবো"ও লিখেছেন।
5	(গ) fish	English: "Fish" can be used both as singular and plural without changing its form. বাংলা: "Fish" শব্দটি একবচন ও বহুবচন উভয় অর্থেই একইভাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
6	(ঘ) By whom were you taught French?	English: This is the correct passive form of "Who taught you French?" বাংলা: এটি "Who taught you French?" এর সঠিক প্যাসিভ রূপ।
7	(ঘ) gerund	English: "Walking" functions as a noun here, making it a gerund. বাংলা: এখানে "walking" একটি ক্রিয়া থেকে গঠিত নাম, অর্থাৎ এটি একটি জেরান্ড।
8	(খ) The doctor took my pulse.	English: The correct expression is "take one's pulse," meaning to measure heartbeat. বাংলা: সঠিক অভিব্যক্তি "take one's pulse," যার অর্থ হৃদস্পন্দন মাপা।
9	(ক) infinitive	English: "Go" is an infinitive verb here, even though "to" is omitted. বাংলা: এখানে "go" একটি ইনফিনিটিভ ক্রিয়া, যদিও "to" উহ্য রয়েছে।
10	(ঘ) no preposition required	English: "Enter" doesn't require a preposition when followed by a place. বাংলা: "Enter" ক্রিয়ার পর স্থান উল্লেখ করলে কোনো preposition প্রয়োজন হয় না।
11	(গ) Harold Pinter	English: "The Birthday Party" is a play written by Harold Pinter. বাংলা: "দ্য বার্থডে পার্টি" হ্যারল্ড পিন্টারের লেখা একটি নাটক।
12	(ক) H. G. Wells	English: H.G. Wells authored "The Time Machine," considered the first scientific romance. বাংলা: এইচ.জি. ওয়েলস "দ্য টাইম মেশিন" লিখেছেন, যা প্রথম বৈজ্ঞানিক রোমান্স হিসেবে বিবেচিত।
13	(গ) preposition	English: "Regarding" functions as a preposition meaning "about." বাংলা: "Regarding" একটি preposition হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়, যার অর্থ "সম্পর্কে।"
14	(খ) Her teeth were brighter than a string of pearls.	English: This is the correct comparative form, using "brighter" appropriately. বাংলা: এটি সঠিক তুলনামূলক রূপ, যেখানে "brighter" সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
15	(ঘ) adverb	English: "Home" functions as an adverb indicating direction. বাংলা: এখানে "home" একটি ক্রিয়া বিশেষণ হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যা গন্তব্য নির্দেশ করে।
16	(ক) intransitive	English: "Arrived" is an intransitive verb as it doesn't take a direct object. বাংলা: "Arrived" একটি অকর্মক ক্রিয়া, কারণ এটি সরাসরি কোনো বস্তু গ্রহণ করে না।
17	(খ) sovereign	English: "Sovereign" is a common gender noun, applicable to any gender. বাংলা: "Sovereign" একটি সাধারণ লিঙ্গবিশেষ নাম, যা যেকোনো লিঙ্গের জন্য প্রযোজ্য।
18	(খ) noun phrase	English: "To win a prize" functions as a noun phrase, serving as the subject. বাংলা: "To win a prize" একটি নামবিশেষ্য বাক্যাংশ হিসেবে কাজ করে, যা subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
19	(খ) detailed	English: "Terse" means brief; its antonym is "detailed," meaning elaborate. বাংলা: "Terse" অর্থ সংক্ষিপ্ত; এর বিপরীত শব্দ "detailed," যার অর্থ বিস্তারিত।
20	(ক) pronoun	English: "That" functions as a pronoun referring to a person or thing. বাংলা: এখানে "that" একটি সর্বনাম হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যা কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুকে নির্দেশ করে।
21	(খ) knowledge	English: The noun form of "know" is "knowledge." বাংলা: "Know" এর নামবিশেষ্য রূপ হলো "knowledge।"
22	(ঘ) Hamlet	English: This quote is from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." বাংলা: এই উক্তিটি শেক্সপিয়ারের নাটক "হ্যামলেট" থেকে নেওয়া হয়েছে।
23	(গ) Alfred Tennyson	English: The lines are from Tennyson's poem "Ulysses." বাংলা: এই লাইনগুলো টেনিসনের কবিতা "ইউলিসিস" থেকে নেওয়া হয়েছে।
24	(ক) tell someone that you are very angry with them.	English: The phrase means to express anger towards someone. বাংলা: এই বাক্যাংশের অর্থ হলো কারো প্রতি রাগ প্রকাশ করা।
25	(গ) conjunction	English: "Provided" functions as a conjunction meaning "if." বাংলা: এখানে "provided" একটি conjunction হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যার অর্থ "যদি।"
26	(গ) questionnaire	English: "Questionnaire" is the correct spelling. বাংলা: "Questionnaire" হলো সঠিক বানান।
27	(খ) What can we do but sit and wait?	English: Here, "but" functions as a preposition meaning "except." বাংলা: এখানে "but" একটি preposition হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যার অর্থ "ছাড়া।"
28	(ঘ) T. S. Eliot	English: T.S. Eliot is a modernist poet, not a romantic poet. বাংলা: টি.এস. এলিয়ট একজন আধুনিকতাবাদী কবি, রোমান্টিক কবি নন।
29	(গ) Denmark	English: In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. বাংলা: শেক্সপিয়ারের নাটকে, হ্যামলেট ডেনমার্কের রাজপুত্র।
30	(গ) A Passage to India	English: Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore are characters in "A Passage to India." বাংলা: অ্যাডেলা কুয়েস্টেড এবং মিসেস মুর "আ প্যাসেজ টু ইন্ডিয়া" উপন্যাসের চরিত্র।
31	(খ) Fern Hill	English: These lines are from Dylan Thomas's poem "Fern Hill." বাংলা: এই লাইনগুলো ডিলান থমাসের কবিতা "ফার্ন হিল" থেকে নেওয়া হয়েছে।
32	(খ) epicurean	English: An "epicurean" seeks pleasure, especially in fine food and drink. বাংলা: "Epicurean" এমন একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি আনন্দ, বিশেষ করে ভালো খাবার ও পানীয় উপভোগ করেন।
33	(গ) Faustus	English: The line is spoken by Doctor Faustus in Marlowe's play. বাংলা: এই লাইনটি মার্লোর নাটক "ডক্টর ফস্টাস" এ ফস্টাস বলেন।
34	(ক) Pygmalion	English: Alfred Doolittle is a character in Shaw's play "Pygmalion." বাংলা: আলফ্রেড ডুলিটল শ'র নাটক "পিগমেলিয়ন" এর একটি চরিত্র।
35	(খ) T. S. Eliot	English: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a poem by T.S. Eliot. বাংলা: "দ্য লাভ সং অফ জে. আলফ্রেড প্রুফরক" টি.এস. এলিয়টের একটি কবিতা।