Question-Embedded & WH Question- Lesson -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
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Framing of Question (প্রশ্ন তৈরি)
"Framing of question" বলতে বোঝায় কোনো statement (উক্তি) থেকে প্রশ্ন তৈরি করা। For example:
Is Razia a student?
When does Razia study?
These questions can be broadly categorized into two types: (i) Yes/No question (ii) WH-question
[Important Note: 'Is Razia a student?' এই প্রশ্নটির উত্তর শুধুমাত্র 'Yes' অথবা 'No' দিয়ে দেওয়া যায়। কিন্তু 'When does Razia study?' এই প্রশ্নটির উত্তর Yes বা No দিয়ে দেওয়া যায় না, এখানে বিস্তারিত তথ্য দিতে হয়।]
Types of Questions:
Based on their structure and expected answers, questions are primarily of two types: (i) Yes/No question (ii) WH-word question
Key characteristics:
Yes/No question: Starts with an auxiliary verb and ends with a question mark (?). These questions require a 'Yes' or 'No' answer.
WH-question: Starts with a WH-word and ends with a question mark (?). These questions require specific information as an answer.
Yes/No Questions
Yes/No questions are those that can be answered with a simple "Yes" or "No."
1. Be verb (am, is, are, was, were):
Structure-01: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Extension? This structure is used when the "be" verb acts as the main verb (i.e., there is no other main verb).
Assertive | Interrogative |
They are present here. | Are they present here? |
He is a doctor. | Is he a doctor? |
He was an engineer. | Was he an engineer? |
Structure-02: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb + Extension? This structure is used when the "be" verb acts as an auxiliary verb, followed by a main verb (e.g., in continuous tenses).
Assertive | Interrogative |
Sohel is going to London. | Is Sohel going to London? |
We were learning English. | Were we learning English? |
He was lying in the rain. | Was he lying in the rain? |
Note: For the present indefinite tense, 'am, is, are' are used, and for the past indefinite tense, 'was, were' are used.
2. Have verb (have, has, had):
Structure-01: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Extension? This structure is used when "have/has/had" acts as the main verb, indicating possession.
Assertive | Interrogative |
We have a big house. | Have we a big house? |
He had a car. | Had he a car? |
Note: In American English, when "have" is the main verb in an assertive sentence, the interrogative form often uses the auxiliary verb "do/does/did."
Assertive | Interrogative |
You had your lunch. | Did you have your lunch? |
I have a car. | Do I have a car? |
He has difficulties. | Does he have difficulties? |
Example: Do you have any idea how to manage time? [JU, Unit- 14-15]
Options: A. how time to manage? B. when did the time manage? C. how to manage time? D. what time to manage? (Correct Answer: C)
Example: Choose the correct sentence. [RU, Unit- A, 11-12]
Options: A. Do he have a house? B. Does he have a house? C. Does he has a house? D. Does he had a house? (Correct Answer: B)
Structure-02: Auxiliary verb + Subject + V3 + Extension? This structure is used when "have/has/had" acts as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses.
Assertive | Interrogative |
Shilpi has broken the glass. | Has Shilpi broken the glass? |
You had seen the movie. | Had you seen the movie? |
Note: For the present tense, 'have, has' are used, and for the past tense, 'had' is used.
3. Modal verb (can, could, may, might, must, will, would, should):
Structure: Modal verb + Subject + V1 + Extension?
Assertive | Interrogative |
We can go home now. | Can we go home now? |
He should accept this chance. | Should he accept this chance? |
4. Do verb (do, does, did):
Structure-01: Auxiliary verb + Subject + V1 + Extension? This structure is used when there is no other auxiliary verb, and the main verb is in the present or past indefinite tense.
Assertive | Interrogative |
He drinks a glass of water. | Does he drink a glass of water? |
They worked here. | Did they work here? |
We work together. | Do we work together? |
I hated the man. | Did I hate the man? |
Example: Choose the best interrogative form of: 'Everyone hates acid throwing.' [DU, Unit- B, 19-20]
Options: A. Do anyone like acid-throwing? B. Is there anyone who can hate acid-throwing? C. Who does accept acid-throwing? D. Does anyone like acid-throwing? (Correct Answer: D)
Example: --- to Barishal by bus yesterday? [DU, Unit- D, 19-20]
Options: A. Did Jashim went B. Had Jashim go C. Did Jashim go D. Was Jashim go (Correct Answer: C)
Structure-02: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Main verb + Extension? This structure is confusingly similar to the "Be verb" continuous tense examples given earlier in the document. It seems to reiterate the use of "do/does/did" for present/past indefinite and "be" verbs for continuous tenses. It is likely an error in categorization in the original document, as "do/does/did" are not typically used with a main verb in continuous tenses to form questions. The examples provided under this "Do verb" heading actually use "Be verbs" (is, are, were) and present continuous/past continuous tense.
Assertive | Interrogative |
Sohel is going to London. | Is Sohel going to London? |
We are learning English. | Are we learning English? |
They were lying. | Were they lying? |
Rahim is living in Dhaka. | Is Rahim living in Dhaka? |
She was crying for food. | Was she crying for food? |
Note: For the present indefinite tense, 'do, does' are used, and for the past indefinite tense, 'did' is used. (This note refers to Structure-01 for "Do verbs," and not Structure-02 as it's currently placed in the original text.)
Here's the detailed explanation of WH Questions, incorporating Bengali text where present in your original document, and ensuring all information is retained, in a clear and structured format.
WH Question
যে প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দিতে বিস্তারিত তথ্যের প্রয়োজন হয় (যে প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দিতে উত্তরদাতা থেকে বিস্তারিত তথ্য জানতে চাওয়া হয়), সেই প্রশ্নগুলো WH-word (what, who, where, when, why, how) ব্যবহার করে তৈরি করা হয়। এই ধরনের প্রশ্নকে WH-question বলা হয়।
Common WH-words:
Who
Whom
Whose
What
What else
Which
Where
When
Why
How
How many
How much
How long
What type of + noun
What kind of + noun
What sort of + noun
Example: What is a 'wh' question? [JU, Unit- C, 17-18]
A. A question which expects an answer rather than just 'yes' or 'no'
B. A question which can be answered simply with 'yes'
C. None of the above
D. All of the above (Correct Answer: A)
Example: What are the four questions that adverbs can answer? [MBSTU, Unit- D: 15-16]
A. why? When? Where? Why
B. when? Where? How? Why?
C. When? Where/to what extend/what
D. To what extent/degree? what? (Correct Answer: B)
1. Who - কে/কারা:
WH-word: Subject (কর্তা) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ 'who' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: Who + verb + extension?
Ex: Who is a pilot here?
Ex: Who can sing among the girls?
Example: Choose the correct sentence. [DU, Unit- C, 19-20]
A. Who belongs to the book?
B. Whom does the book belong?
C. To who the book belongs?
D. Who does the book belong to? (Correct Answer: D)
Example: Choose the appropriate WH question: "Rabindranath wrote the novel Gora" [JnU, Unit- B, 17-18]
A. How was Gora written?
B. Who wrote Gora?
C. When was Gora written?
D. None of the above (Correct Answer: B)
2. Whom - কাকে/কাদেরকে:
WH-word: Object (কর্ম) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ 'whom' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: Whom + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Whom do you want for this work?
Ex: Whom have they invited to the party?
3. Whose - কার/কাদের:
WH-word: Adjective (বিশেষণ) হিসেবে কোনো noun এর পূর্বে 'whose' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: Whose + noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Whose book is Nadim reading?
Ex: Whose house is there?
Example: Choose the correct sentence [DU, Unit- B, 16-17]
A. Whose glasses are there? Are these yours or Sohel's?
B. Whose glasses are these? Are these your's or Sohel's?
C. Who's glasses are there? Are these yours or Sohel's?
D. Who's glasse's are there? Are these your's or Sohel's? (Correct Answer: B)
4. What - কী:
WH-word: Subject (কর্তা) বা object (কর্ম) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে 'what' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure-01 (When 'What' is the subject): What + main verb + extension?
Ex: What happened here yesterday?
Ex: What flies in the sky? (Assuming "fly" is the main verb here, "What fly in the sky?" is grammatically unusual, usually "What flies in the sky?" or "What flies?")
Structure-02 (When 'What' is the object): What + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: What does he want?
Ex: What is your father's name?
Note: কোনো ব্যক্তির পেশা (profession) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ object হিসেবে 'what' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Ex (Statement): My father is a doctor.
Q: What is your father?
Example: Choose the correct sentence: [RU, Unit- A, 18-19]
A. What are you talking about?
B. About what you are talking?
C. You are talking about what?
D. What about you are talking? (Correct Answer: A)
Example: Dhaka is famous for mosques. The correct WH question for this sentence is What is Dhaka famous for? [JnU, Unit- E, 17-18]
A. for what is Dhaka famous?
B. What is Dhaka famous for?
C. Dhaka is famous for what?
D. Why is Dhaka being famous? (Correct Answer: B)
Structure-03 (What + Noun): What + noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: What time will she go to Dhaka?
Ex: What TV has Hasan brought?
Example: What time does the train leave? [KNU, Unit-B,18-19]
A. the train leaves?
B. leaves the train?
C. is the train leaving?
D. does the train leave? (Correct Answer: D)
Example: What time will/arrive the night coach? [CoU, Unit-C,18-19]
A. will/arrive
B. does/will arrive
C. does/arrives
D. will/will arrive (This question is incomplete in the provided text. Assuming it asks for the correct verb form, "will/arrive" is the only option that makes sense in a simple future tense question. The provided answer choice is 'A' for this type of question)
5. What else - আর কী:
WH-word: কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তু সম্পর্কে অতিরিক্ত তথ্য জানতে চাইলে 'what else' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: What else + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: What else do you need?
Ex: What else did he perform?
6. Which - কোনটি/কোনগুলো:
WH-word: নির্দিষ্ট কিছু বিকল্পের মধ্য থেকে পছন্দ জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ 'which' ব্যবহৃত হয় অথবা adjective (বিশেষণ) হিসেবে noun এর পূর্বে 'which' বসে।
Structure-01 (When 'Which' is the object): Which + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Which do you like among them?
Ex: Which will he bring for us?
Example: Which would you have, Ice or coffee? [DU, Unit- A,18-19]
A. rather
B. prefer
C. could
D. better (Correct Answer: B, as 'prefer' fits the context of choosing between options)
Structure-02 (Which + Noun): Which + noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Which pen do you like?
Ex: Which car had she hired?
Example: Identify the correct sentence. [JSTU, 14-15]
A. Which color you prefer more, the red or the blue?
B. Which color do you prefer, the red or the blue?
C. Which color do you prefer more, red or blue?
D. Which color do you prefer, the red or blue? (Correct Answer: B)
Example: Which is the correct sentence? [CU. Unit- D, 2004-05]
A. Which model has more pretty hair, Lisa or Tisha?
B. Which model has prettier hair, Lisa or Tisha?
C. Which model has prettiest hair, Lisa or Tisha?
D. Which model has pretty hair, Lisa or Tisha? (Correct Answer: B)
7. Where - কোথায়:
WH-word: স্থান (place) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ adverb হিসেবে 'where' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: Where + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Where have you come from?
Ex: Where should I go at the moment?
Example: Where was he living when you met him? [DU, Unit- A, 18-19]
A. does he live
B. was he living
C. was he live
D. is he living (Correct Answer: B)
Example: Which sentence is correct? [RU, Unit- A, 17-18]
A. Where did it happen?
B. Where it happened?
C. Where was it happened?
D. Where happened it? (Correct Answer: A)
8. When - কখন:
WH-word: সময় (time) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ adverb হিসেবে 'when' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: When + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: When are you going to college?
Ex: When will they come here?
9. Why - কেন/কী কারণে:
WH-word: কারণ (reason) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ adverb হিসেবে 'why' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: Why + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: Why have you done this work?
Ex: Why did she come here?
Example: Which one of the following is correct sentence? [COu, Unit- C, 18-19]
A. Why wasn't she at work yesterday?
B. Why she wasn't at work yesterday?
C. Why did she not at work yesterday?
D. Why weren't she at work yesterday? (Correct Answer: A)
Example: Select the correct sentence: [HSTU, Unit- C, 13-14]
A. Why did they went there yesterday?
B. Why did they go there yesterday?
C. Why they went there yesterday?
D. Why they gone there yesterday? (Correct Answer: B)
10. How - কীভাবে/কত:
WH-word: পদ্ধতি (method), অবস্থা (state), পরিমাণ (quantity) ইত্যাদি সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ adverb হিসেবে 'how' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: How + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: How does he maintain his family?
Ex: How is government removing the poverty?
Example: How are you feeling now? Better than before? [KNU, Unit- B, 17-18]
A. you are feeling
B. you feel
C. are you feeling
D. are you feels (Correct Answer: C)
11. How many - কতগুলো (গণনাযোগ্য):
WH-word: গণনাযোগ্য (countable) noun এর সংখ্যা জানতে চাইলে plural noun এর পূর্বে 'how many' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: How many + plural noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: How many books have you taken for him?
Ex: How many students are there in your class?
Example: How many times have I told you not to do that? [DU, Unit- A, 18-19]
A. have I told you
B. have I told
C. haven't I told
D. I told you (Correct Answer: A)
12. How much - কতটা/কতটুকু (অগণনাযোগ্য):
WH-word: অগণনাযোগ্য (uncountable) noun এর পরিমাণ জানতে চাইলে 'how much' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure-01 (When 'How much' is the object, usually for abstract concepts): How much + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: How much do you love me?
Ex: How much will I take?
Structure-02 (How much + Uncountable Noun): How much + un-count noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: How much money does he need?
Ex: How much water is there?
13. How long - কতক্ষণ/কত দিন:
WH-word: সময়কাল (duration) সম্পর্কে জানতে চাইলে WH-question এ adverb হিসেবে 'how long' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure: How long + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: How long is he waiting here?
Ex: How long did you take to reach there?
14. What type of/ What kind of/ What sort of - কোন ধরনের/কেমন:
WH-word: কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুর ধরন (type) বা প্রকার (kind) জানতে চাইলে noun এর পূর্বে 'what type of/what kind of/what sort of' ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Structure-01 (When asking about the type/kind of the subject): What type of/what kind of/what sort of + noun + verb + subject + extension?
Ex: What kinds of books are they?
Ex: What sort of product is it?
Structure-02 (When asking about the type/kind of the object): What type of/what kind of/what sort of + noun + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + extension?
Ex: What type of man do you like?
Ex: What kinds of clothes will we wear?
Note: 'Of' এর পরে plural noun হলে 'type/kind/sort' এর সাথে 'S' যোগ হয় না।
DU Questions
1. Where ____ when you met him? [A:18-19]
a) does he live
b) was he living
c) was he live
d) is he living
Answer: b) was he living
Explanation (English): This is an interrogative sentence. The structure for a WH-question in the past is: WH word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + ?. The second part of the sentence "when you met him" is in the simple past tense, indicating a past event. The first part should describe an ongoing action at that past time, which calls for the past continuous tense. "Was he living" correctly forms the past continuous interrogative. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য। অতীতে WH-প্রশ্নের গঠন হলো: WH শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া + ?। বাক্যের দ্বিতীয় অংশ "when you met him" simple past tense-এ আছে, যা একটি অতীত ঘটনা নির্দেশ করে। প্রথম অংশে সেই অতীত সময়ে চলমান একটি ক্রিয়া বর্ণনা করা উচিত, যার জন্য past continuous tense প্রয়োজন। "Was he living" সঠিকভাবে past continuous interrogative গঠন করে।
2. How many times ____ not to do that? [A:18-19]
a) have I told you
b) have I told
c) haven't I told
d) I told you
Answer: a) have I told you
Explanation (English): The phrase "How many times" suggests a repeated action up to the present, which typically uses the present perfect tense. The correct interrogative structure for the present perfect is: auxiliary verb + subject + past participle. Option (c) "haven't I told" is also grammatically correct if the question implies a negative expectation, but (a) is the more neutral and commonly expected form for this type of question. The phrasing suggests the speaker has told the person multiple times, and is now frustrated. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "How many times" বাক্যটি বর্তমান পর্যন্ত একটি পুনরাবৃত্ত ক্রিয়া নির্দেশ করে, যা সাধারণত present perfect tense ব্যবহার করে। present perfect tense-এর জন্য সঠিক প্রশ্নবোধক গঠন হলো: সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + past participle। বিকল্প (c) "haven't I told" যদি প্রশ্নটি একটি নেতিবাচক প্রত্যাশা বোঝায় তবে সেটিও ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক, তবে (a) এই ধরনের প্রশ্নের জন্য আরও নিরপেক্ষ এবং সাধারণত প্রত্যাশিত রূপ। বাক্যটি বোঝায় যে বক্তা ব্যক্তিটিকে অনেকবার বলেছেন, এবং এখন হতাশ।
3. Please let me know why ____ the class. [A: 17-18]
a) you didn't attend
b) didn't you attend
c) you didn't attend to
d) you didn't go
Answer: a) you didn't attend
Explanation (English): This is an indirect question embedded within a statement ("Please let me know"). In indirect questions, the word order is like a statement (subject + verb), not an interrogative (auxiliary verb + subject + main verb). Also, the verb "attend" does not typically take "to" when referring to attending a class or event. "Attend to" usually means to deal with or take care of something/somebody. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি পরোক্ষ প্রশ্ন যা একটি বিবৃতির ("Please let me know") মধ্যে এম্বেড করা হয়েছে। পরোক্ষ প্রশ্নে, শব্দের ক্রম একটি বিবৃতির মতো হয় (কর্তা + ক্রিয়া), প্রশ্নবোধক (সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া) নয়। এছাড়াও, "attend" ক্রিয়াটি সাধারণত "to" গ্রহণ করে না যখন এটি কোনো ক্লাস বা অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত থাকার কথা বোঝায়। "Attend to" সাধারণত কিছু বা কাউকে দেখাশোনা করা বা মোকাবেলা করা বোঝায়।
4. Choose the correct sentence [B: 15-16]
a) Whose does house belong to?
b) To whom does the house belong?
c) Who does the house belong?
d) Who belongs to the house?
Answer: b) To whom does the house belong?
Explanation (English): This question is about correct prepositional phrasing with "belong." When "whom" is the object of a preposition ("to"), the preposition often comes before "whom" in formal English. Option (d) "Who belongs to the house?" is also grammatically correct but implies a different meaning (who is a resident of the house) rather than ownership of the house itself. Option (b) correctly asks about ownership. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এই প্রশ্নটি "belong" এর সাথে সঠিক prepositional phrasing নিয়ে। যখন "whom" একটি preposition ("to") এর object হয়, তখন formal English-এ preposition প্রায়শই "whom" এর আগে আসে। বিকল্প (d) "Who belongs to the house?" ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক হলেও এটি মালিকানা বোঝানোর পরিবর্তে ভিন্ন অর্থ (কে বাড়ির বাসিন্দা) বোঝায়। বিকল্প (b) সঠিকভাবে মালিকানা সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করে।
5. When ____ Penicillin? [B: 14-15]
a) did Fleming invent
b) Fleming invented
c) Fleming invents
d) has Fleming invented
Answer: a) did Fleming invent
Explanation (English): The question asks about a specific past event ("When"), which requires the simple past tense. The structure for a WH-question in the simple past is: WH word + did + subject + base form of the verb. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): প্রশ্নটি একটি নির্দিষ্ট অতীত ঘটনা ("When") সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করে, যার জন্য simple past tense প্রয়োজন। simple past tense-এ WH-প্রশ্নের গঠন হলো: WH শব্দ + did + কর্তা + ক্রিয়ার মূল রূপ।
6. Identify the correct sentence: [A: 09-10]
a) Do you want tea? or coffee. They are both ready
b) Do you want tea or coffee'? They are both ready
c) Do you want tea or coffee, they are both ready?
d) Do you want tea or coffee. They are both ready?
Answer: b) Do you want tea or coffee'? They are both ready
Explanation (English):
Option (a) uses incorrect punctuation and "or" as a separate word, making it awkward.
Option (c) incorrectly uses a comma before "they are both ready?" and the question mark after a statement.
Option (d) incorrectly uses a period after "coffee" and a question mark after a statement.
Option (b) correctly uses "or" within the question to offer a choice, the question mark at the end of the interrogative part, and a period for the following statement. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা):
বিকল্প (a) ভুল বিরামচিহ্ন ব্যবহার করেছে এবং "or" একটি পৃথক শব্দ হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যা এটিকে অদ্ভূত করে তুলেছে।
বিকল্প (c) "they are both ready?" এর আগে ভুলভাবে একটি কমা ব্যবহার করেছে এবং একটি বিবৃতির পরে প্রশ্নচিহ্ন ব্যবহার করেছে।
বিকল্প (d) "coffee" এর পরে ভুলভাবে একটি পূর্ণচ্ছেদ এবং একটি বিবৃতির পরে প্রশ্নচিহ্ন ব্যবহার করেছে।
বিকল্প (b) প্রশ্নে একটি পছন্দ প্রস্তাব করতে "or" সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহার করেছে, প্রশ্নবোধক অংশের শেষে প্রশ্নচিহ্ন এবং নিম্নলিখিত বিবৃতির জন্য একটি পূর্ণচ্ছেদ ব্যবহার করেছে।
7. Choose the correct interrogative. [A: 06-07]
a) When is you going to arrive?
b) When you going to arrive?
c) When are you going to arrive?
d) When you are going to arrive?
Answer: c) When are you going to arrive?
Explanation (English): The correct structure for a WH-question in English is: WH word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb/rest of the predicate. For "you," the auxiliary verb for "going to" future is "are." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): ইংরেজিতে WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া/বাক্যের বাকি অংশ। "you" এর জন্য, "going to" ভবিষ্যতের সহায়ক ক্রিয়া হলো "are"।
8. I want ____ more careful with your homework in future. [D:04-05]
a) you be
b) you to be
c) that you are
d) you will be
Answer: b) you to be
Explanation (English): The common structure after "want" followed by an object is "want + object + to-infinitive." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "Want" এর পরে একটি object থাকলে, সাধারণ গঠন হলো "want + object + to-infinitive"।
9. ____ you go to the cinema last night? [D: 98-99]
a) Would
b) Did
c) Are
d) Were
Answer: b) Did
Explanation (English): The phrase "last night" indicates a specific completed action in the past, which requires the simple past tense. For questions in the simple past tense, the auxiliary verb "Did" is used. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "last night" বাক্যটি অতীতে একটি নির্দিষ্ট সম্পূর্ণ ক্রিয়া নির্দেশ করে, যার জন্য simple past tense প্রয়োজন। simple past tense-এ প্রশ্নের জন্য, সহায়ক ক্রিয়া "Did" ব্যবহৃত হয়।
JU Questions
1. What is a 'wh' question? [C: 17-18]
a) A question which expects an answer rather than just 'yes' or 'no'
b) A question which can be answered simply with 'yes'
c) None of the above
d) All of the above
Answer: a) A question which expects an answer rather than just 'yes' or 'no'
Explanation (English): WH-questions (starting with words like what, where, when, why, who, whose, which, how) are designed to elicit specific information, not just a yes/no response. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): WH-প্রশ্নগুলি (what, where, when, why, who, whose, which, how-এর মতো শব্দ দিয়ে শুরু হয়) নির্দিষ্ট তথ্য জানার জন্য তৈরি করা হয়, শুধুমাত্র হ্যাঁ/না উত্তর পাওয়ার জন্য নয়।
RU Questions
1. Choose the correct sentence for the question- She wants to come, does she? [A: 16-17]
a) She wants to come, does she?
b) She wants to come, won't she?
c) She wants to come, isn't it?
d) She wants to come, doesn't she?
Answer: d) She wants to come, doesn't she?
Explanation (English): This is a tag question. For affirmative statements in the simple present tense (like "She wants to come"), the tag question uses the auxiliary verb "do/does" in its negative form. Since the subject is "she," "doesn't she" is the correct tag. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি ট্যাগ প্রশ্ন। Simple Present Tense-এর ইতিবাচক বিবৃতির জন্য ("She wants to come" এর মতো), ট্যাগ প্রশ্নটি "do/does" সহায়ক ক্রিয়ার নেতিবাচক রূপ ব্যবহার করে। যেহেতু কর্তা "she", তাই "doesn't she" হল সঠিক ট্যাগ।
CU Questions
1. How ____ learning English? [CU-A: 22-23]
a) long have you been
b) much time are you
c) long are you
d) many time have you been
Answer: a) long have you been
Explanation (English): The phrase "how long" is used to ask about duration, and it is commonly paired with the present perfect continuous tense ("have you been learning") to ask about an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "how long" বাক্যাংশটি সময়কাল সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়, এবং এটি সাধারণত present perfect continuous tense ("have you been learning") এর সাথে যুক্ত হয়ে অতীতে শুরু হওয়া এবং এখনও চলমান একটি ক্রিয়া সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
2. Did you see ____ [CU-B: 22-23]
a) coming
b) come
c) to come
d) came
Answer: b) come
Explanation (English): After auxiliary verb "Did" in an interrogative sentence, the main verb must be in its base form (V1). "See" is a verb of perception, and after such verbs, a bare infinitive (without "to") or a present participle (-ing form) can be used. Given the options, "come" is the base form. "Did you see him come?" or "Did you see him coming?" are both grammatically correct, but only "come" is available as a base verb option. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): একটি প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যে সহায়ক ক্রিয়া "Did" এর পরে, মূল ক্রিয়াটিকে তার মূল রূপে (V1) থাকতে হবে। "See" একটি উপলব্ধিগত ক্রিয়া, এবং এই ধরনের ক্রিয়ার পরে একটি bare infinitive (to ছাড়া) বা একটি present participle (-ing ফর্ম) ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে। প্রদত্ত বিকল্পগুলির মধ্যে, "come" হলো মূল রূপ। "Did you see him come?" অথবা "Did you see him coming?" উভয়ই ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক, তবে শুধুমাত্র "come" একটি মূল ক্রিয়া বিকল্প হিসাবে উপলব্ধ।
CGST Questions
1. What time ____ the night coach ____ ? [CoU-C:18-19]
a) will/arrive
b) does/will arrive
c) does/arrives
d) will/will arrive
Answer: a) will/arrive
Explanation (English): When asking about a scheduled event in the future (like a train or bus schedule), the simple present tense is often used, or the simple future with "will." However, in a WH-question, the structure is WH-word + auxiliary + subject + main verb. "What time will the night coach arrive?" is the correct and most natural way to ask about a future arrival time. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): ভবিষ্যতের একটি নির্ধারিত ঘটনা (যেমন ট্রেন বা বাসের সময়সূচী) সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করার সময়, প্রায়শই simple present tense বা "will" সহ simple future ব্যবহৃত হয়। তবে, একটি WH-প্রশ্নে, গঠনটি হলো WH-শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া। "What time will the night coach arrive?" ভবিষ্যতের আগমন সময় সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করার সঠিক এবং সবচেয়ে স্বাভাবিক উপায়।
2. Find out the correct sentence. [PnU-A: 17-18]
a) The building is lying half done
b) The building is lying half one
c) The building is lying half
d) The building is lying completed
Answer: a) The building is lying half done
Explanation (English): "Half done" is a common and grammatically correct compound adjective to describe something that is partially completed. Options (b) and (c) are grammatically incorrect or incomplete. Option (d) implies completion, which contradicts the "half" idea. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "Half done" একটি সাধারণ এবং ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক যৌগিক বিশেষণ যা আংশিকভাবে সম্পন্ন কিছু বর্ণনা করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়। বিকল্প (b) এবং (c) ব্যাকরণগতভাবে ভুল বা অসম্পূর্ণ। বিকল্প (d) সমাপ্তি বোঝায়, যা "half" ধারণার সাথে বিরোধপূর্ণ।
3. Choose the appropriate WH question: "Rabindranath wrote the novel Gora" [JnU-B: 17-18]
a) How was Gora written?
b) Who wrote Gora?
c) When was Gora written?
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Who wrote Gora?
Explanation (English): The original sentence provides the subject (Rabindranath) who performed the action (wrote). To ask about the subject, "Who" is the appropriate WH-word. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): মূল বাক্যটি ক্রিয়া সম্পাদনকারী কর্তা (Rabindranath) সরবরাহ করে। কর্তা সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করার জন্য, "Who" হলো উপযুক্ত WH-শব্দ।
4. Dhaka is famous for mosques. The correct WH question for this sentence is ____ . [JnU-E: 17-18]
a) for what is Dhaka famous?
b) What is Dhaka famous for?
c) Dhaka is famous for what?
d) Why is Dhaka being famous?
Answer: b) What is Dhaka famous for?
Explanation (English): In modern standard English, it is common and acceptable to end a question with a preposition. Option (b) is the most natural and grammatically correct way to form this question. Options (a) is grammatically correct but less common in conversational English. Options (c) is structured as a statement with a question mark, and (d) uses incorrect tense ("being famous"). ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): আধুনিক প্রমিত ইংরেজিতে, একটি প্রশ্ন একটি preposition দিয়ে শেষ করা সাধারণ এবং গ্রহণযোগ্য। বিকল্প (b) এই প্রশ্নটি গঠনের সবচেয়ে স্বাভাবিক এবং ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক উপায়। বিকল্প (a) ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক তবে কথোপকথনমূলক ইংরেজিতে কম প্রচলিত। বিকল্প (c) একটি বিবৃতি হিসাবে গঠিত যার শেষে একটি প্রশ্নচিহ্ন রয়েছে, এবং (d) ভুল tense ("being famous") ব্যবহার করে।
5. How ____ now? Better than before? [JKKNIU-B: 17-18]
a) you are feeling
b) you feel
c) are you feeling
d) are you feels
Answer: c) are you feeling
Explanation (English): This is a direct interrogative question about a current state/progress, typically asked in the present continuous tense. The correct interrogative structure is "How + auxiliary verb (are) + subject (you) + present participle (feeling)." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি বর্তমান অবস্থা/অগ্রগতি সম্পর্কে একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নবোধক প্রশ্ন, যা সাধারণত present continuous tense-এ জিজ্ঞাসা করা হয়। সঠিক প্রশ্নবোধক গঠন হলো "How + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (are) + কর্তা (you) + present participle (feeling)"।
6. What ____ at ten o'clock when I phoned? [BU-14-15]
a) did you do
b) you were doing
c) were you doing
d) did you
Answer: c) were you doing
Explanation (English): The phrase "at ten o'clock when I phoned" indicates an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted or taking place at a specific past moment. This requires the past continuous tense. The correct interrogative structure is "What + auxiliary verb (were) + subject (you) + present participle (doing)." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "at ten o'clock when I phoned" বাক্যাংশটি অতীতে একটি নির্দিষ্ট মুহূর্তে চলমান একটি ক্রিয়া নির্দেশ করে যা বাধাগ্রস্ত হয়েছিল বা ঘটছিল। এর জন্য past continuous tense প্রয়োজন। সঠিক প্রশ্নবোধক গঠন হলো "What + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (were) + কর্তা (you) + present participle (doing)"।
7. Which one will be a grammatically correct answer to the question - Have you ever had your bag snatched? [MBSTU-D: 14-15]
a) Yes, I had.
b) Yes I have
c) Yes, I was
d) Yes, I did
Answer: b) Yes, I have
Explanation (English): When answering a "yes/no" question that uses "have" as the auxiliary verb (present perfect tense), the short answer should also use "have." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): যখন "have" সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (present perfect tense) ব্যবহার করে একটি "হ্যাঁ/না" প্রশ্নের উত্তর দেওয়া হয়, তখন সংক্ষিপ্ত উত্তরেও "have" ব্যবহার করা উচিত।
8. What time ____ ? [D: 14-15]
a) the train leaves?
b) leaves the train?
c) is the train leaving?
d) does the train leave?
Answer: d) does the train leave?
Explanation (English): This asks about a scheduled event (train departure), which is typically expressed using the simple present tense. The correct interrogative structure for the simple present tense with "What time" is "What time + auxiliary verb (does) + subject (the train) + base form of the verb (leave)." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি নির্ধারিত ঘটনা (ট্রেন ছাড়ার সময়) সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করে, যা সাধারণত simple present tense ব্যবহার করে প্রকাশ করা হয়। "What time" সহ simple present tense-এর জন্য সঠিক প্রশ্নবোধক গঠন হলো "What time + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (does) + কর্তা (the train) + ক্রিয়ার মূল রূপ (leave)"।
9. Which of the following has a correct tag? [JnU-B: 2010-11]
a) I am late, shan't I?
b) Don't forget, could you?
c) There are some chairs stairs, are there?
d) Let's have a party, shall we?
Answer: d) Let's have a party, shall we?
Explanation (English):
a) The tag for "I am" is "aren't I," not "shan't I."
b) For imperative sentences (like "Don't forget"), the tag can be "will you" or "would you," but "could you" is not standard.
c) The correct tag for "There are" would be "aren't there?" The sentence also has a typo ("chairs stairs").
d) For sentences starting with "Let's," the standard tag question is "shall we?". This is the only option with a correct tag. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা):
a) "I am" এর ট্যাগ হলো "aren't I", "shan't I" নয়।
b) Imperative sentence (যেমন "Don't forget") এর জন্য, ট্যাগ "will you" বা "would you" হতে পারে, কিন্তু "could you" স্ট্যান্ডার্ড নয়।
c) "There are" এর জন্য সঠিক ট্যাগ হবে "aren't there?"। বাক্যটিতে একটি মুদ্রণ ত্রুটিও রয়েছে ("chairs stairs")।
d) "Let's" দিয়ে শুরু হওয়া বাক্যগুলির জন্য, স্ট্যান্ডার্ড ট্যাগ প্রশ্ন হলো "shall we?"। এটিই একমাত্র বিকল্প যেখানে সঠিক ট্যাগ রয়েছে।
Mi3BS & BDS Questions
1. 'Do you know ____ speaking to?' [1997-98]
a) who are you
b) whom are you
c) whom you are
d) that whom you are
Answer: c) whom you are
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question (also known as an indirect question). In embedded questions, the typical word order of a direct question (auxiliary verb + subject) is inverted to that of a statement (subject + verb). The object of the preposition "to" is a person, and in formal English, "whom" is used for the object pronoun. Therefore, "whom you are speaking to" is the correct structure. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন (বা পরোক্ষ প্রশ্ন)। এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে, প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের সাধারণ শব্দক্রম (সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা) একটি বিবৃতির শব্দক্রমের (কর্তা + ক্রিয়া) মতো হয়। "to" preposition-এর object একজন ব্যক্তি, এবং আনুষ্ঠানিক ইংরেজিতে, object pronoun-এর জন্য "whom" ব্যবহৃত হয়। সুতরাং, "whom you are speaking to" হল সঠিক গঠন।
BCS & Other Job Questions
1. Which of the following sentences is correct? [27th BCS]
a) Why have you done this?
b) Why you had done this?
c) Why you have done this?
d) Why did you done this?
Answer: a) Why have you done this?
Explanation (English): This is a direct WH-question in the present perfect tense. The correct structure for a direct WH-question is: WH-word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb (past participle for present perfect).
Option (b) uses incorrect word order ("you had done") for a direct question.
Option (c) uses incorrect word order ("you have done") for a direct question.
Option (d) incorrectly uses "did" (simple past auxiliary) with "done" (past participle), which is grammatically wrong. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি Present Perfect Tense-এর একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন। প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া (Present Perfect-এর জন্য Past Participle)।
বিকল্প (b) একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের জন্য ভুল শব্দক্রম ("you had done") ব্যবহার করেছে।
বিকল্প (c) একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের জন্য ভুল শব্দক্রম ("you have done") ব্যবহার করেছে।
বিকল্প (d) ভুলভাবে "did" (simple past auxiliary) এর সাথে "done" (past participle) ব্যবহার করেছে, যা ব্যাকরণগতভাবে ভুল।
Part-4 : SELF TEST - MCQ
1. Why ____ return the money?
a) you did not
b) you
c) did you not
d) you didn't
Answer: c) did you not
Explanation (English): This is a direct interrogative sentence in the simple past tense asking for a reason. The correct structure for a WH-question in simple past is: WH-word + auxiliary verb (did) + subject + not + base form of the main verb. Options (a) and (d) have incorrect word order for a direct question. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি simple past tense-এর একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য যা একটি কারণ জানতে চাইছে। simple past-এ WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (did) + কর্তা + not + মূল ক্রিয়ার base form। বিকল্প (a) এবং (d)-তে একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের জন্য ভুল শব্দক্রম রয়েছে।
2. Would you please tell us ____
a) when the next bus comes
b) when comes the next bus
c) when does the next bus come
d) when the next bus does come
Answer: a) when the next bus comes
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question starting with "Would you please tell us." In embedded questions, the word order is that of a statement (subject + verb), even if it's asking a question indirectly. The future scheduled event ("the next bus comes") is often expressed in the simple present tense. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি "Would you please tell us" দিয়ে শুরু হওয়া একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন। এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে, শব্দক্রম একটি বিবৃতির মতো হয় (কর্তা + ক্রিয়া), যদিও এটি পরোক্ষভাবে একটি প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করে। ভবিষ্যতের নির্ধারিত ঘটনা ("the next bus comes") প্রায়শই simple present tense-এ প্রকাশ করা হয়।
3. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
a) why did you not speak
b) that why did you not speak
c) why you did not speak
d) why you not speak
Answer: c) why you did not speak
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question starting with "Can you tell me." The original sentence contains an error in the embedded part. In embedded questions, the word order should be subject + verb (like a statement), not auxiliary verb + subject (like a direct question). Therefore, "why you did not speak" is the correct structure. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি "Can you tell me" দিয়ে শুরু হওয়া একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন। মূল বাক্যে এম্বেডেড অংশে একটি ভুল রয়েছে। এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে, শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া (একটি বিবৃতির মতো) হওয়া উচিত, সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা (একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের মতো) নয়। অতএব, "why you did not speak" হল সঠিক গঠন।
4. Write down the correct sentence:
a) Tell me why have you come here?
b) What time did you go to bed last night?
c) Why you are angry with me`?
d) When you passed your Diploma Examination'?
Answer: b) What time did you go to bed last night?
Explanation (English):
Option (a) is an embedded question but uses the direct question word order ("have you come") instead of statement word order ("you have come").
Option (c) is a direct question but uses statement word order ("you are angry") instead of interrogative word order ("are you angry").
Option (d) is a direct question but uses statement word order ("you passed") instead of interrogative word order ("did you pass").
Option (b) correctly forms a direct WH-question in the simple past tense: WH-word + did + subject + base verb. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা):
বিকল্প (a) একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন কিন্তু এটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের শব্দক্রম ("have you come") ব্যবহার করেছে বিবৃতির শব্দক্রম ("you have come") এর পরিবর্তে।
বিকল্প (c) একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্ন কিন্তু এটি বিবৃতির শব্দক্রম ("you are angry") ব্যবহার করেছে প্রশ্নবোধক শব্দক্রম ("are you angry") এর পরিবর্তে।
বিকল্প (d) একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্ন কিন্তু এটি বিবৃতির শব্দক্রম ("you passed") ব্যবহার করেছে প্রশ্নবোধক শব্দক্রম ("did you pass") এর পরিবর্তে।
বিকল্প (b) simple past tense-এ একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন সঠিকভাবে গঠন করেছে: WH-শব্দ + did + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া।
5. Nobody knows why ____ postponed until next week.
a) the meeting
b) was the meeting
c) did the meeting
d) the meeting was
Answer: d) the meeting was
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question ("why the meeting was postponed"). After "why" in an embedded question, the word order should be subject + verb. "The meeting was postponed" is a passive voice statement, correctly formatted for the embedded clause. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন ("why the meeting was postponed")। একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে "why" এর পরে, শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া হওয়া উচিত। "The meeting was postponed" একটি passive voice-এর বিবৃতি, যা এম্বেডেড খণ্ডবাক্যের জন্য সঠিকভাবে বিন্যাসিত হয়েছে।
6. This highway patrol stopped our car and asked us where ____.
a) were we going
b) are we going
c) we are going
d) we were going
Answer: d) we were going
Explanation (English): This is an indirect question. The main verb "asked" is in the past tense, so the embedded question should also be in a past tense. In indirect questions, the word order is subject + verb (like a statement), not auxiliary + subject. "We were going" is the past continuous tense, appropriate for an ongoing action in the past. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি পরোক্ষ প্রশ্ন। মূল ক্রিয়া "asked" past tense-এ রয়েছে, তাই এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নটিও past tense-এ হওয়া উচিত। পরোক্ষ প্রশ্নে, শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া (একটি বিবৃতির মতো), সহায়ক + কর্তা নয়। "We were going" হল past continuous tense, যা অতীতের একটি চলমান ক্রিয়ার জন্য উপযুক্ত।
7. I asked him ____
a) what is his name
b) what was his name
c) what his name is
d) what his name was
Answer: d) what his name was
Explanation (English): This is an indirect question. The reporting verb "asked" is in the past tense, so the tense in the embedded clause must be shifted to the past. The word order in the embedded clause should be subject + verb. Therefore, "what his name was" is correct. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি পরোক্ষ প্রশ্ন। রিপোর্টিং ক্রিয়া "asked" past tense-এ রয়েছে, তাই এম্বেডেড খণ্ডবাক্যে tense-টি অতীতে স্থানান্তরিত করতে হবে। এম্বেডেড খণ্ডবাক্যে শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া হওয়া উচিত। অতএব, "what his name was" হল সঠিক।
8. Where ____?
a) were you born
b) are you born
c) have you been born
d) did you born
Answer: a) were you born
Explanation (English): The question "Where were you born?" is a standard idiomatic expression in English asking about the place of birth. It uses the simple past passive voice. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "Where were you born?" প্রশ্নটি জন্মস্থান সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করার জন্য ইংরেজিতে একটি মানক বাগধারা। এটি simple past passive voice ব্যবহার করে।
9. Select the correct sentence.
a) What time it is?
b) What time is it?
c) Is what time now?
d) It's what time now?
Answer: b) What time is it?
Explanation (English): This is a direct WH-question. The correct structure for a direct question about time is: WH-word ("What time") + auxiliary verb ("is") + subject ("it"). ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন। সময় সম্পর্কে একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ ("What time") + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া ("is") + কর্তা ("it")।
10. Which of the following sentence is correct?
a) Why you have done this?
b) Why did you have done this?
c) Why have you done this?
d) Why you had done this?
Answer: c) Why have you done this?
Explanation (English): This is a direct WH-question in the present perfect tense. The correct structure is WH-word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb (past participle). Options (a) and (d) have incorrect word order for a direct question. Option (b) incorrectly mixes "did" with "have done." ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি Present Perfect Tense-এর একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন। সঠিক গঠন হলো WH-শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া + কর্তা + মূল ক্রিয়া (Past Participle)। বিকল্প (a) এবং (d)-তে একটি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের জন্য ভুল শব্দক্রম রয়েছে। বিকল্প (b) ভুলভাবে "did" এর সাথে "have done" মিশিয়ে দিয়েছে।
11. What you (to do) last night?
a) What did you do last night?
b) What you did last night?
c) What had you done last night?
d) What have you done last night?
Answer: a) What did you do last night?
Explanation (English): The phrase "last night" indicates a specific completed action in the past, requiring the simple past tense. The correct structure for a direct WH-question in the simple past is: WH-word + did + subject + base form of the verb. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): "last night" বাক্যাংশটি অতীতে একটি নির্দিষ্ট সম্পূর্ণ ক্রিয়া নির্দেশ করে, যার জন্য simple past tense প্রয়োজন। simple past tense-এ একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ + did + কর্তা + ক্রিয়ার মূল রূপ।
12. I don't remember ____
a) what is her name
b) her name is what
c) what her name is
d) is what her name
Answer: c) what her name is
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question. After the introductory phrase "I don't remember," the clause takes the word order of a statement (subject + verb), not a direct question. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন। "I don't remember" এই পরিচিতি মূল বাক্যাংশের পরে, খণ্ডবাক্যটি একটি বিবৃতির শব্দক্রম (কর্তা + ক্রিয়া) গ্রহণ করে, প্রত্যক্ষ প্রশ্নের মতো নয়।
13. 'How' ____? 'Nobody knows'
a) happened accident
b) did happened the accident
c) did the accident happen
d) happened the accident
Answer: c) did the accident happen
Explanation (English): This is a direct WH-question about a past event. The correct structure for a direct WH-question in the simple past is: WH-word + did + subject + base form of the verb. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি অতীত ঘটনা সম্পর্কে একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন। simple past-এ একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ + did + কর্তা + ক্রিয়ার মূল রূপ।
14. "Do you know where ____?" "No he didn't say."
a) Asif has gone
b) has Asif gone
c) has gone Asif
d) None
Answer: a) Asif has gone
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question. After "where" in an embedded question, the word order is subject + verb, not auxiliary + subject. "Asif has gone" is the correct present perfect statement structure. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন। একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে "where" এর পরে, শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া হওয়া উচিত, সহায়ক + কর্তা নয়। "Asif has gone" হলো সঠিক Present Perfect Statement গঠন।
15. How much she-(owe) you now?
a) owes
b) is owing
c) does she owe
d) owed
Answer: c) does she owe
Explanation (English): This is a direct WH-question in the simple present tense asking about a current state (how much she owes). The correct structure for a direct WH-question is: WH-word + auxiliary verb (does) + subject (she) + base form of the verb (owe). ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি simple present tense-এর একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্ন যা বর্তমান অবস্থা (সে কত ঋণী) সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসা করে। একটি প্রত্যক্ষ WH-প্রশ্নের সঠিক গঠন হলো: WH-শব্দ + সহায়ক ক্রিয়া (does) + কর্তা (she) + ক্রিয়ার মূল রূপ (owe)।
16. I don't know ____
a) where is the police station.
b) where the police station is.
c) the police station is where.
d) the police station where is.
Answer: b) where the police station is.
Explanation (English): This is an embedded question. After "where" in an embedded question, the word order is subject + verb, like a statement. ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা): এটি একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্ন। একটি এম্বেডেড প্রশ্নে "where" এর পরে, শব্দক্রম কর্তা + ক্রিয়া হওয়া উচিত, একটি বিবৃতির মতো।
WH QUESTION & EMBEDDED QUESTION
Questions
1. Where ..............? (কোথায় তোমার জন্ম হয়েছিল?) [রাজশাহী কৃষি উন্নয়ন ব্যাংক (কর্মকর্তা, ২য় শ্রেণি)-১০, সহকারী সচিব (আইন, ড্রাফটিং)-০৫]
A. were you born
B. are you born
C. have you been born
D. did you born
Ans: A
(Explanation: Questions about birth are typically in the passive voice and past tense because the event (being born) happened in the past. "Where were you born?" is the standard correct form.)
2. Choose the correct sentence. [তুমি পুরাতন গাড়িটা কেন কিনলে?] [সাইফার অফিসার (প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়)-৯৯]
A. Why you bought the old car?
B. Why did you buy the old car?
C. Why you did buy the old car?
D. Why do you bought the old car?
Ans: B
(Explanation: In Wh-questions in the Past Simple tense, the auxiliary verb "did" comes before the subject, and the main verb returns to its base form. Structure: Wh + did + Subject + Verb (base form). "Why did you buy...?")
3. Can you tell me where —? Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence? [14th BCS, জাতীয় সংসদের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা ও প্রটোকল অফিসার-০৬, BSMRSTU (গ) 11-12]
A. Does Mr. Ali live
B. Mr. Ali does live
C. Mr. Ali lives
D. lives Mr. Ali
Ans: C
(Explanation: This is an Embedded Question. When a question is part of a larger sentence (after "Can you tell me"), the word order changes from question format to statement format (Subject + Verb). The auxiliary "does" is removed. "...where Mr. Ali lives".)
4. Which of the following sentences is not correct? [ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ মন্ত্রণালয়ের হিসাবরক্ষণ কর্মকর্তা-০৫]
A. Where did he went?
B. What does he want?
C. What are they doing?
D. What do they do?
Ans: A
(Explanation: In Past Simple questions using "did", the main verb must be in the base form. "Where did he go?" would be correct. "Went" is incorrect because double past marking is not allowed.)
5. Choose the correct sentence. [আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তরের অধীলে সহকারী আবহাওয়াবিদ-০০]
A. What you passed your BA examination?
B. Please tell me why have you come to me
C. What time did you go to bed last evening?
D. Why you are angry with your brother?
Ans: C
(Explanation:
A: Incorrect structure ("When did you pass...?" or "Have you passed...?").
B: Embedded question error (should be "why you have come").
C: Correct Past Simple question structure: Wh + did + Subject + Verb.
D: Incorrect word order (should be "Why are you...").)
6. Choose the correct sentence. [বইটা কার?] [NU (বিজ্ঞান) 13-14, DU (D) 14-15, (A) 16-17 (C) 19-20]
A. Who belongs to the book?
B. Whom does the book belong?
C. To who the book belongs?
D. Who does the book belong to?
Ans: D
(Explanation: The verb "belong" takes the preposition "to". In questions, the preposition often goes to the end. Structure: Who + auxiliary (does) + Subject (the book) + Verb (belong) + to? "Who does the book belong to?")
7. Which one is the sentence? [সেখানে কি ঘটেছে?] [RU C 19-20]
A. What happened there?
B. What was happened there?
C. What did happen there?
D. Did anything happened there?
Ans: A
(Explanation: When "What" is the subject of the question, no auxiliary "did" is needed for the Past Simple. We simply use the past form of the verb. "What happened there?" is the correct standard form.)
8. What surprised me the most was how — and reacted exactly like you, said the banker to me. [DU (A) 18-19]
A. did he look
B. does he look
C. he looked
D. could he look
Ans: C
(Explanation: This is an embedded clause after "how". The word order should be Subject + Verb. "how he looked".)
9. Do you know when —? (তুমি কি জানো কবে/কখন ঢাবি প্রতিষ্ঠা করা হয়েছিল?) [JU (B) 17-18]
A. DU was founded
B. was DU founded
C. had DU been founded
D. DU founded
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question structure: Subject + Verb. Also, "founded" requires passive voice here (was founded). "...when DU was founded".)
10. Please let me know why — the class. (আমাকে বল ক্লাসে যাওনি কেন) [DU (A) 17-18]
A. you didn't attend
B. didn't you attend
C. you didn't attend to
D. you didn't go
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question format: Subject ("you") + Verb ("didn't attend"). "why you didn't attend".)
11. I often wonder how —. (আমি প্রায়ই ভাবি তুমি কিভাবে চলছো) [DU (A) 15-16, BRUR (D) 17-18]
A. you are get on
B. are you get on
C. you are getting on
D. are you getting on
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "how you are getting on".)
12. Choose the correct sentence: (বাড়িটা কার?) [DU (B-EE) 15-16]
A. Whose does the house belong to?
B. To whom does the house belong to?
C. Who does the house belong to?
D. Who belongs to the house?
Ans: C
(Explanation: Similar to Q6. "Who does the house belong to?" is the standard modern structure. Option A is redundant ("Whose" implies possession, "belong to" also implies possession). B repeats the preposition "to" (To whom... to).)
13. Which one of the following sentences is correct? (তুমি কি জানো বাড়িটা কার?) [DU (D) 15-16]
A. Do you know who the house belongs to?
B. Do you know whom does the house belong to?
C. Do you know to whom the house belongs to?
D. Do you know who the house belong to?
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question structure: "...who the house belongs to". Subject "the house" is singular, so verb is "belongs".)
14. I don't remember —. (আমি তার নাম মনে করতে পারি না।) [DU (A) 15-16]
A. what is her name
B. her name is what
C. what her name is
D. is what her name
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Wh-word + Subject + Verb. "what her name is".)
15. When — here? (তুমি কখন এখানে পৌঁছেছো/তুমি কখন এখানে এলে?) [JU (A) 14-15]
A. have you get
B. did you get
C. you get
D. had you get
Ans: B
(Explanation: "When" usually asks for a specific past time, requiring the Past Simple. "When did you get here?")
16. Why — return the money? (তুমি টাকা ফেরত দাওনি কেন?) [DU (A) 14-15]
A. you did not
B. you
C. did you not
D. you didn't
Ans: C
(Explanation: In a direct question, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. "Why did you not..." (or "Why didn't you..."). Option A and D are statement word order. Option C maintains the question word order.)
17. I do not know —. [আমি জানি না সে কোথায় থাকে] [DU (A) 11-12, JnU (B) 11-12]
A. where does he live
B. where is he live
C. where he does live
D. where he lives
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question: Wh + Subject + Verb. "where he lives".)
18. When — Penicillin? (ফ্লেমিং কখন পেনিসিলিন আবিষ্কার করেছিলেন?) [DU (A) 14-15]
A. did Fleming invent
B. Fleming invented
C. Fleming invents
D. has Fleming invented
Ans: A
(Explanation: Inventions in the past with "When" require Past Simple question format: When + did + Subject + Verb.)
19. Choose the correct sentence. [বলতে পার কি কয়টায় সিনেমা শুরু হয়?] [DU (D) 06-07]
A. Can they tell you what time does the movie start?
B. Can they say you what time the movie starts?
C. Can they tell you when time the movie starts?
D. Can they tell you what time the movie starts?
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Can they tell you..." introduces an embedded question. The embedded part uses statement order: "what time the movie starts".)
20. Choose the correct sentence from the following. [NU (বিজ্ঞান) 12-13]
A. Where you think this story took place?
B. Where did you think did this story take place?
C. Where do you think this story took place?
D. Where do you think this story take place?
Ans: C
(Explanation: This is a complex question. The main question is "Where do you think...?". The second part is a clause functioning as the object of "think", so it takes statement order and tense: "this story took place".)
21. Could you tell me —? (আমাকে বলতে পারবেন কি বাস স্টপটি কোথায়?) [COU (B) 17-18]
A. where is the bus stop
B. the bus stop is where
C. where the bus stop is
D. is where the bus stop
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question structure: Wh + Subject + Verb. "where the bus stop is".)
22. Which sentence is correct? [এটা কোথায় ঘটেছিল?] [RU (A1) 17-18]
A. Where did it happen?
B. Where it happened?
C. Where was it happened?
D. Where happened it?
Ans: A
(Explanation: Standard Past Simple question: Wh + did + Subject + Verb base form. "Where did it happen?")
23. Why — use the medieval Bengali legend in the poem? [CU (A) 17-18]
A. the poet
B. is the poet
C. does the poet
D. do every poet
Ans: C
(Explanation: The subject "the poet" is singular. The auxiliary verb for Present Simple question is "does".)
24. Which one is the correct sentence? [BSMRSTU (E) 17-18]
A. Tell me why have you done this?
B. Tell me why you have done this.
C. Tell me why did you done this?
D. Tell me why do done this you?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Indirect command/question: "Tell me" + embedded clause (Subject + Verb). "why you have done this".)
25. Which one is correct? [আমাকে বলতে পারো কি সে কখন আসে?] [BRRU (E) 16-17]
A. Can you tell me what the time of his arrival?
B. Can you tell me what is the time he will arrive?
C. Can you tell me what the time of his arrival is?
D. Can you tell me what is the time of his arrival?
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question: Wh-phrase ("what the time of his arrival") + Verb ("is"). The subject of the embedded clause is "the time of his arrival". So, "what the time... is" is the strict grammatical order, though D is often heard colloquially.)
26. What (to speak) to her about last night? (গতরাত্রে তার সাথে কি ব্যাপারে কথা বলেছিলে?) [KU (BBA) 15-16]
A. What have you spoken to her about last night?
B. What you spoke to her about last night?
C. What did you speak to her about last night?
D. Had you spoken to her about last night?
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last night" requires Past Simple. Structure: What + did + Subject + Verb. "What did you speak...")
27. How long — to cross the Atlantic by ship? (জাহাজে আটলান্টিক মহাসাগর পার হতে কত সময় লাগে?) [BSMRSTU E 18-19]
A. is it
B. does it need
C. does it take
D. does it want
Ans: C
(Explanation: The idiomatic verb for duration is "take". "How long does it take...?")
28. Choose the sentence. (আমাকে বলো তুমি কেমন আছো?) [BSMRSTU (E) 18-19]
A. Tell me how are you?
B. Tell me how you are?
C. Tell me how you are.
D. How are you tell me.
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question implies a statement structure within the sentence. "Tell me how you are." (ends with a period, not a question mark, as the main sentence is imperative).)
29. How much — to buy the ticket for the match? [MBSTU (D) 16-17]
A. it cost
B. it does cost
C. does it cost
D. it costs
Ans: C
(Explanation: Question format: Auxiliary + Subject + Verb. "does it cost".)
30. 'When —?' I'm sure. More than 100 years ago. [BSMRSTU (G) 18-19]
A. did the telephone invent
B. has the telephone invented
C. was invented the telephone
D. was the telephone invented
Ans: D
(Explanation: Passive voice question (the telephone was invented). Question order: Wh + Auxiliary + Subject + V3. "When was the telephone invented?")
31. Which one is incorrect sentence? [বাংলাদেশ মেরিন একাডেমি (বি) ১৪-১৭]
A. Why do you do it?
B. Why did you do it?
C. Why will you do it?
D. Why you do it?
Ans: D
(Explanation: Option D "Why you do it?" lacks the auxiliary verb (do/did/will). A correct question must have an auxiliary before the subject.)
32. A: Do you know —? (তুমি জানো কি সে কে?) [CU (খ) 05-06] B: No. I've never seen him before. (না। আমি তাকে আগে কখনো দেখিনি)
A. who is he
B. who he's
C. who's he
D. who he is
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question: "...who he is".)
33. Can anybody tell me — (কেউ বলতে পার কি সে দেখতে কেমন লম্ব?) [BSMRSTU (D) 15-16]
A. How tall does she look?
B. How tall she looks?
C. How tall is she look?
D. How tall is she looking?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Embedded question format: Subject + Verb. "How tall she looks".)
34. What time —? (ফিল্ম কয়টায় শুরু হয়?) [COU (A) 15-16]
A. begins the film
B. does begin the film
C. does the film begin
D. does the film begins
Ans: C
(Explanation: Present Simple question: Auxiliary (does) + Subject (the film) + Base Verb (begin). "does the film begin".)
1. Which of the following sentences is correct? [16th BCS, 27th BCS, দুর্নীতি দমন ব্যুরোর পরিদর্শক-০৩, RU 09-10, DU (C) 12-13, প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক (করতোয়া)-১৩, IU (D) 17-18, সরকারী মাধ্যমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক-১৯]
A. Why you have done this?
B. Why did you have done this?
C. Why have you done this?
D. Why you had done this?
Ans: C
(Explanation: In a direct question using the Present Perfect Tense, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. Structure: Wh + Have/Has + Subject + V3. Correct: "Why have you done this?")
2. Choose the correct sentence. (তুমি কি জানো সে কোথায় থাকে?) [DU (D) 01-02, BRUR (BBA) 08-09, খাদ্য পরিদর্শক-০৯, ৪র্থ বিজেএস (সহকারী জজ)-০৯, সমাজসেবা অধিদপ্তরের প্রবেশন অফিসার-১৩, প্রত্নতত্ত্ব অধিদপ্তরের এস্টিমেটর-১৯]
A. Do you know where does he live?
B. Do you know where he lives?
C. Do you know where does he lives?
D. Do you know does he lives where?
Ans: B
(Explanation: This is an Embedded Question. When a question (Where does he live?) is inside another sentence (Do you know...), the word order changes to statement form: Subject + Verb. The auxiliary "does" is removed. Correct: "...where he lives".)
3. Choose the correct interrogative: [দুর্যোগ ব্যবস্থাপনা অধিদপ্তরের অফিস সহকারী-১৯]
A. Where you come from?
B. Where you came from?
C. Where do you come from?
D. Where from you come?
Ans: C
(Explanation: Standard Present Simple question structure: Wh + Do/Does + Subject + Verb. Correct: "Where do you come from?")
4. He asked me - [দুর্যোগ ব্যবস্থাপনা ও ত্রাণ মন্ত্রণালয়ের অডিটর-১৯]
A. when I go there
B. when did I go there
C. when I were there
D. when I have gone there
Ans: C
(Explanation: In indirect speech reported in the past ("He asked me"), the tense usually shifts back. The original question was likely "When did you go there?" (Past Simple). This shifts to Past Perfect ("when I had gone there") or stays Past Simple ("when I went there"). Option C "when I were there" is grammatically incorrect (should be "was" or "went"), but based on common errors in local exam keys, it is often the intended answer for "when I went/was there". Ideally, the answer should be "when I went there".)
5. Choose the correct sentence. [১৩তম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১৬]
A. I know what does he want?
B. I know what does he wants?
C. I know what does he want.
D. I know what he wants.
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question after "I know". Structure: Subject + Verb. Correct: "I know what he wants.")
6. Choose the correct sentence. [পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়ের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা-১৯]
A. He asked me why did I go there.
B. He asked me why have you gone there.
C. He asked me why I had done it.
D. He asked me why I had do it.
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect speech structure: Wh + Subject + Verb. Tense shifts from Past Simple ("Why did you do it?") to Past Perfect ("why I had done it").)
7. Why — done this? (তুমি এটা কেন করেছ?) [পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরোর ডেটা এন্ট্রি অপারেটর-১৬, দুদকের অফিস সহায়ক-১৯]
A. you have
B. did you have
C. have you
D. you had
Ans: C
(Explanation: Present Perfect Question: Wh + Have + Subject + V3. Correct: "Why have you done this?")
8. Write down the correct sentence: [জনস্বাস্থ্য প্রকৌশল অধিদপ্তর (এস্টিমেটর)-১৮]
A. Tell me why have you come here?
B. What time did you go to bed last night?
C. Why you are angry with me?
D. When you passed your Diploma Examination?
Ans: B
(Explanation:
A: Incorrect embedded question (should be "why you have come").
B: Correct Past Simple question structure.
C: Missing auxiliary (should be "Why are you...").
D: Missing auxiliary (should be "When did you pass...").)
9. Select the correct sentence. (কোথায় তোমার জন্ম হয়েছিল?) [একটি বাড়ি একটি খামার প্রকল্পের মাঠকর্মী-১৮]
A. Where have you born?
B. Where were you born? [JnU (B) 15-16]
C. Where had you born?
D. Where are you born?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Questions about birth use the passive voice in the Past Simple. Correct: "Where were you born?")
10. We don't know how did the thief made an escape. [স্ট্যান্ডার্ড ব্যাংক লি. (TAO)-১৮]
A. how the thief did make
B. how the thief does make
C. how the thief made
D. how was the thief made
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question structure: Subject + Verb. "We don't know how the thief made an escape.")
11. I wish you would tell me —. (তুমি যদি আমাকে বলতে পাশের বাড়িতে কে থাকে) [সিটি ব্যাংক (MTO)-১৮]
A. who is being lived next door
B. who does live next door
C. who lives next door
D. who was living next door
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question where "Who" is the subject. Correct: "who lives next door".)
12. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth? [স্ট্যান্ডার্ড ব্যাংক (TAO)-১৮]
A. why did you not speak
B. that why did you not speak
C. Why you did not speak
D. why you not speak
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "Can you tell me why you did not speak...?")
13. Would you please tell us — [ডাক, টেলিযোগাযোগ ও তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি মন্ত্রণালয়ের সহকারী প্রোগ্রামার-১৭]
A. when the next bus comes
B. when comes the next bus
C. when does the next bus come
D. when the next bus does come
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...when the next bus comes".)
14. I'd like to know — (আমি জানতে চাই সে কেন চলে গেল।) [রেলপথ মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপ-সহকারী প্রকৌশলী-১৭]
A. why did he leave
B. why he left
C. why have he left
D. why did he left
Ans: B
(Explanation: Embedded question in Past Simple: Subject + Verb (past form). "...why he left".)
15. Why — angry with me yesterday? [BAPEX-17, বাংলাদেশ ট্যুরিজম বোর্ড (হিসাবরক্ষক)-১৭]
A. were you
B. was you
C. you were
D. have you been
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Yesterday" requires Past Simple. The subject "you" takes "were". Correct: "Why were you angry...?")
16. Do you know —? (জানো/জানেন আমি কে?) [পোস্টমাস্টার জেনারেল/পোস্টাল অপারেটর-১৬]
A. who I am?
B. who am I?
C. who I was?
D. who I shall
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "Do you know who I am?")
17. I asked him —. (আমি তাকে জিজ্ঞেস করলাম তার নাম কি) [RU (B) 12-13, BRUR (A) 13-14, উপজেলা পোস্টমাস্টার-১৬]
A. what is his name
B. what was his name
C. what his name is
D. what his name was
Ans: D
(Explanation: Indirect speech requires tense shift (is -> was) and statement order. Correct: "...what his name was".)
18. What you (to do) last night? [গতরাত্রে কি করেছিলে?] [৯ম প্রভাষক নিবন্ধন-১৩, IU (G) 14-15]
A. What did you do last night?
B. What you did last night?
C. What had you done last night?
D. What have you done last night?
Ans: A
(Explanation: "Last night" indicates Past Simple. Question structure: Wh + did + Subject + Verb. Correct: "What did you do...?")
19. Select the correct sentence. [তুমি কি জান তুমি কার সাথে কথা বলছ?] [ইসলামিক ফাউন্ডেশনের ম্যানেজার-১৬]
A. Do you know who are you talking to?
B. Do you know whom you are talking to?
C. Do you know you are talking to who?
D. Do you know are you talking to whom?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Embedded question. "Whom" is the object of "to". Structure: Whom + Subject + Verb. Correct: "Do you know whom you are talking to?")
20. Nobody knows why — postponed until next week. [বা.. এনার্জি বিগুঃ কর্পোরেশন (সিনিয়র অফিসার)-১১]
A. the meeting
B. was the meeting [RU (B-Law) 15-16, (C) 16-17]
C. did the meeting
D. the meeting was
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...why the meeting was postponed...")
21. Nobody knows why — postponed until next week. [নর্থ ওয়েস্ট পাওয়ার জেনাঃ কোম্পানি (সিনিয়র অফিসার)-১১]
A. is the meeting
B. was the meeting
C. did the meeting
D. the meeting was
Ans: D
(Explanation: Same as above. Correct: "...why the meeting was postponed".)
22. When — to her? (তুমি কখন তার সাথে কথা বলেছিলে?) [হাউজ বিল্ডিং ফিন্যান্স কর্পোরেশন (অফিসার)-১১]
A. you talked
B. talked you
C. did you talk
D. did you talked
Ans: C
(Explanation: Past Simple Question: When + did + Subject + Base Verb. Correct: "When did you talk...?")
23. Where ..............? (কোথায় তোমার জন্ম হয়েছিল?) [রাজশাহী কৃষি উন্নয়ন ব্যাংক (কর্মকর্তা, ২য় শ্রেণি)-১০, সহকারী সচিব (আইন, ড্রাফটিং)-০৫]
A. were you born
B. are you born
C. have you been born
D. did you born
Ans: A
(Explanation: Standard expression: "Where were you born?")
24. Choose the correct sentence. [তুমি পুরাতন গাড়িটা কেন কিনলে?] [সাইফার অফিসার (প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়)-৯৯]
A. Why you bought the old car?
B. Why did you buy the old car?
C. Why you did buy the old car?
D. Why do you bought the old car?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Past Simple Question: Wh + did + Subject + Base Verb. Correct: "Why did you buy...?")
25. Can you tell me where —? Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence? [14th BCS, জাতীয় সংসদের প্রশাসনিক কর্মকর্তা ও প্রটোকল অফিসার-০৬, BSMRSTU (গ) 11-12]
A. Does Mr. Ali live
B. Mr. Ali does live
C. Mr. Ali lives
D. lives Mr. Ali
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...where Mr. Ali lives".)
26. Which of the following sentences is not correct? [ডাক ও টেলিযোগাযোগ মন্ত্রণালয়ের হিসাবরক্ষণ কর্মকর্তা-০৫]
A. Where did he went?
B. What does he want?
C. What are they doing?
D. What do they do?
Ans: A
(Explanation: Incorrect because "did" is followed by the past tense "went". It should be the base verb "go". Correct: "Where did he go?")
27. Choose the correct sentence. [আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তরের অধীলে সহকারী আবহাওয়াবিদ-০০]
A. What you passed your BA examination?
B. Please tell me why have you come to me
C. What time did you go to bed last evening?
D. Why you are angry with your brother?
Ans: C
(Explanation:
A: Missing auxiliary.
B: Incorrect embedded order ("why you have come").
C: Correct Past Simple question.
D: Incorrect order ("Why are you...").)
28. Choose the correct sentence. [বইটা কার?] [NU (বিজ্ঞান) 13-14, DU (D) 14-15, (A) 16-17 (C) 19-20]
A. Who belongs to the book?
B. Whom does the book belong?
C. To who the book belongs?
D. Who does the book belong to?
Ans: D
(Explanation: "Who does the book belong to?" is the correct structure. "Belong" requires "to".)
29. Which one is the sentence? [সেখানে কি ঘটেছে?] [RU C 19-20]
A. What happened there?
B. What was happened there?
C. What did happen there?
D. Did anything happened there?
Ans: A
(Explanation: "What" is the subject, so no "did" is needed. Correct: "What happened there?")
30. What surprised me the most was how — and reacted exactly like you, said the banker to me. [DU (A) 18-19]
A. did he look
B. does he look
C. he looked
D. could he look
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded clause after "how": Subject + Verb. "...how he looked...")
31. Do you know when —? (তুমি কি জানো কবে/কখন ঢাবি প্রতিষ্ঠা করা হয়েছিল?) [JU (B) 17-18]
A. DU was founded
B. was DU founded
C. had DU been founded
D. DU founded
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb (Passive). "...when DU was founded".)
32. Please let me know why — the class. (আমাকে বল ক্লাসে যাওনি কেন) [DU (A) 17-18]
A. you didn't attend
B. didn't you attend
C. you didn't attend to
D. you didn't go
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...why you didn't attend...")
33. I often wonder how —. (আমি প্রায়ই ভাবি তুমি কিভাবে চলছো) [DU (A) 15-16, BRUR (D) 17-18]
A. you are get on
B. are you get on
C. you are getting on
D. are you getting on
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...how you are getting on".)
34. Choose the correct sentence: (বাড়িটা কার?) [DU (B-EE) 15-16]
A. Whose does the house belong to?
B. To whom does the house belong to?
C. Who does the house belong to?
D. Who belongs to the house?
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Who does the house belong to?" is the standard correct form.)
35. Which one of the following sentences is correct? (তুমি কি জানো বাড়িটা কার?) [DU (D) 15-16]
A. Do you know who the house belongs to?
B. Do you know whom does the house belong to?
C. Do you know to whom the house belongs to?
D. Do you know who the house belong to?
Ans: A
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...who the house belongs to?")
36. I don't remember —. (আমি তার নাম মনে করতে পারি না।) [DU (A) 15-16]
A. what is her name
B. her name is what
C. what her name is
D. is what her name
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Wh + Subject + Verb. "...what her name is".)
37. When — here? (তুমি কখন এখানে পৌঁছেছো/তুমি কখন এখানে এলে?) [JU (A) 14-15]
A. have you get
B. did you get
C. you get
D. had you get
Ans: B
(Explanation: Past Simple question: When + did + Subject + Verb. "When did you get here?")
38. Why — return the money? (তুমি টাকা ফেরত দাওনি কেন?) [DU (A) 14-15]
A. you did not
B. you
C. did you not
D. you didn't
Ans: C
(Explanation: Formal Direct Question: Auxiliary + Subject + Not. "Why did you not return...?" Option D is often acceptable informally as "Why didn't you...", but C represents the formal non-contracted structure.)
39. I do not know —. [আমি জানি না সে কোথায় থাকে] [DU (A) 11-12, JnU (B) 11-12]
A. where does he live
B. where is he live
C. where he does live
D. where he lives
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question: Subject + Verb. "...where he lives".)
40. When — Penicillin? (ফ্লেমিং কখন পেনিসিলিন আবিষ্কার করেছিলেন?) [DU (A) 14-15]
A. did Fleming invent
B. Fleming invented
C. Fleming invents
D. has Fleming invented
Ans: A
(Explanation: Past Simple Question about history: When + did + Subject + Verb. "When did Fleming invent...?")
41. Choose the correct sentence. [বলতে পার কি কয়টায় সিনেমা শুরু হয়?] [DU (D) 06-07]
A. Can they tell you what time does the movie start?
B. Can they say you what time the movie starts?
C. Can they tell you when time the movie starts?
D. Can they tell you what time the movie starts?
Ans: D
(Explanation: Embedded question inside "Can they tell you...": Subject + Verb. "...what time the movie starts".)
42. Choose the correct sentence from the following. [NU (বিজ্ঞান) 12-13]
A. Where you think this story took place?
B. Where did you think did this story take place?
C. Where do you think this story took place?
D. Where do you think this story take place?
Ans: C
(Explanation: Complex question. Main clause "Do you think", embedded clause "this story took place". "Where do you think this story took place?")
43. Could you tell me —? (আমাকে বলতে পারবেন কি বাস স্টপটি কোথায়?) [COU (B) 17-18]
A. where is the bus stop
B. the bus stop is where
C. where the bus stop is
D. is where the bus stop
Ans: C
(Explanation: Embedded question: Wh + Subject + Verb. "...where the bus stop is".)
44. Which sentence is correct? [এটা কোথায় ঘটেছিল?] [RU (A1) 17-18]
A. Where did it happen?
B. Where it happened?
C. Where was it happened?
D. Where happened it?
Ans: A
(Explanation: Standard Past Simple Question: Where + did + Subject + Verb. "Where did it happen?")
45. Why — use the medieval Bengali legend in the poem? [CU (A) 17-18]
A. the poet
B. is the poet
C. does the poet
D. do every poet
Ans: C
(Explanation: Present Simple Question: Why + does + Subject + Verb. "Why does the poet use...?")
46. Which one is the correct sentence? [BSMRSTU (E) 17-18]
A. Tell me why have you done this?
B. Tell me why you have done this.
C. Tell me why did you done this?
D. Tell me why do done this you?
Ans: B
(Explanation: Embedded question/Indirect imperative: Subject + Verb. "Tell me why you have done this.")
47. Which one is correct? [আমাকে বলতে পারো কি সে কখন আসে?] [BRRU (E) 16-17]
A. Can you tell me what the time of his arrival?
B. Can you tell me what is the time he will arrive?
C. Can you tell me what the time of his arrival is?
D. Can you tell me what is the time of his arrival?
Ans: C
(Explanation: Strict grammar for embedded questions requires the verb "is" at the end. "...what the time of his arrival is?")
48. What (to speak) to her about last night? (গতরাত্রে তার সাথে কি ব্যাপারে কথা বলেছিলে?) [KU (BBA) 15-16]
A. What have you spoken to her about last night?
B. What you spoke to her about last night?
C. What did you speak to her about last night?
D. Had you spoken to her about last night?
Ans: C
(Explanation: "Last night" -> Past Simple. "What did you speak to her about...?")
49. How long — to cross the Atlantic by ship? (জাহাজে আটলান্টিক মহাসাগর পার হতে কত সময় লাগে?) [BSMRSTU E 18-19]
A. is it
B. does it need
C. does it take
D. does it want
Ans: C
(Explanation: Idiomatic expression for duration: "take". "How long does it take...?")
50. Choose the sentence. (আমাকে বলো তুমি কেমন আছো?) [BSMRSTU (E) 18-19]
A. Tell me how are you?
B. Tell me how you are?
C. Tell me how you are.
D. How are you tell me.
Ans: C
(Explanation: Indirect question functioning as a statement (Imperative). "Tell me how you are.")
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