Adjective - Exercise -2 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

TOPIC: ADJECTIVE

1. An adjective modifies - [খাদ্য পরিদর্শক-০০, গণপূর্ত অধিপ্তরের কম্পিউটার অপারেটর-১৬] A. a noun B. an adverb C. a verb D. a preposition Ans: A (Note: Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns).

2. An adjective qualifies a [NU (মানবিক) 14-15, বিভিন্ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের সহকারী প্রোগ্রামার-১৭] A. verb B. adverb C. noun D. pronoun Ans: C (Note: Qualifies a noun or pronoun).

3. An adjective is a [বিআরসি সিনিয়র অফিসার-০০] A. naming word B. modifying word C. qualifying word D. substituting word Ans: B, C (Note: It is both a modifying and qualifying word. Source might prefer one based on context, usually 'qualifying word' for traditional grammar or 'modifying word' for modern structural grammar).

4. The function of an adjective is to modify a [COU (B) 08-09] A. noun B. pronoun C. noun phrase D. noun or anything equivalent to a noun Ans: D

5. The two types of adjectives are: [বিদ্যুৎ ও খনিজ সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়ের অফিসার ও কলকারখানা তত্ত্বাবধায়ক-১১, IU (Law) 11-12] A. attributive and relative B. predicative and collective C. attributive and predicative D. predicative and alternative Ans: C

6. 'I like Japanese cars' - Which form of adjective is the underlined word? [পরিবার পরিকল্পনা পরিদর্শক-১৮] A. possessive B. exclamatory C. proper D. relative Ans: C (Explanation: 'Japanese' is derived from the proper noun 'Japan', so it is a Proper Adjective).

7. Few students come to school today. Here 'few' is an adjective of - [RU (A5) 12-13] A. quality B. quantity C. numeral D. none Ans: C (Explanation: 'Few' indicates number/indefinite number).

8. Which one is an example of ordinal numeral adjective? [পরিবার পরিকল্পনা সহকারী/পরিদর্শক-১৮] A. five B. third C. single D. some Ans: B

9. Which one of the following is a cardinal numeral adjective? [গণপূর্ত অধিদপ্তর-০৫] A. second B. single C. multiple D. five Ans: D

10. Rahim is the third child of his family. Here 'third' is - [RU (মার্কেটিং) 09-10] A. Cardinal numeral B. Ordinal numeral C. Multiplicative numeral D. Indefinite numeral Ans: B

11. He is a man of few words. (তিনি অল্প কথার মানুষ/ তিনি বেশি কথা বলেন না) [RU (Law) 06-07] A. Demonstrative B. Descriptive C. Distributive D. Indefinite numeral Ans: D

12. This is his pen. What kind of adjective 'his' is? [সরকারী মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-০৯] Which pen have you bought? [KUET 07-08] A. Numeral adjective B. Pronominal adjective C. Quantitative adjective D. Descriptive adjective Ans: B (Explanation: 'His' is a possessive adjective, which falls under pronominal adjectives).

13. She was one of - people who are forever worried about money. [DU (D, AE) 14-15] A. these B. those C. this D. that Ans: B

14. The adjective 'this' is [CU (জ) 08-09] A. Proper B. Numeral C. Distributive D. Demonstrative Ans: D

15. Say the same thing twice over. (একই কথা প্রথম থেকে শেষ পর্যন্ত দুবার বলো) [RU (Law) 06-07] A. Demonstrative B. Descriptive C. Distributive D. Indefinite Numeral Ans: A (Explanation: 'The same' acts as a demonstrative adjective).

16. Gone are - days when we used to go fishing. (ওসব দিন চলে গেছে যখন আমরা মাছ ধরতে যেতাম) [IU (খ) 05-06] A. these B. that C. this D. those Ans: D (Explanation: 'Those days' refers to the past).

17. Every man is potential. Here 'every' is - [৯ম শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন-১৩, IU (H) 17-18] A. noun B. adjective C. pronoun D. adverb Ans: B (Explanation: 'Every' is a Distributive Adjective modifying 'man').

18. - parent plays a different but important role in a child's life. [DU (D) 11-12] A. Each B. One C. Anyone D. The Ans: A

19. Neither report is true. (প্রতিবেদন দুটির কোনটিই সত্যি নয়) 'Neither' is - [RU 08-09] A. verb B. pronoun C. adverb D. adjective Ans: D

20. What type of adjective is the word 'neither' in the following sentence. "I shall support neither party" [KUET 12-13] A. Descriptive B. Distributive C. Quantitative D. Demonstrative Ans: B

21. Which colour do you like best? Here the word 'Which' is a/an [IU (আইন) 04-05] A. Interrogative pronoun B. Relative pronoun C. Demonstrative pronoun D. Interrogative adjective Ans: D

22. Choose the sentence which shows possessive adjective: [SUST 03-04] A. This is his car. B. That book is mine C. It's a business of their's. D. This house is belongs to them Ans: A (Explanation: 'His' modifies 'car').

23. Which one is adjective? [IU (B) 09-10] A. Own (ওন) B. Beauty C. Win D. Boldness Ans: A (Explanation: 'Own' is an emphatic adjective, e.g., 'my own book').

24. The man was carrying a ........... bag. [রাজশাহী কৃষি উন্নয়ন ব্যাংকে (কর্মকর্তা, ২য় শ্রেণি)-১৫] A. black small plastic B. small and black C. small black plastic D. plastic small black Ans: C (Explanation: Order of adjectives: Size (small) -> Colour (black) -> Material (plastic)).

25. Fill in the blank: The house was - building. [NU (বিজ্ঞান) 14-15] A. a nice old stone B. a nice stone old C. a stone old nice D. an old nice stone Ans: A

(Explanation: Order of adjectives: Opinion (nice) -> Age (old) -> Material (stone)). 

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