Text Book Exercise -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Topic: Text Book

Questions:

1. What does the phrase 'cope with' mean?

a) deal in

b) deal out

c) survive

d) deal with

2. The word 'chasm' refers to-

a) cleft

b) top

c) hatred

d) border

3. The word 'manifestation' means-

a) presentation

b) right

c) sign

d) change

4. The verb from of the word 'prison' is-

a) enprison

b) inprison

c) imprison

d) imprisonment

5. People called him Madiba. Here 'called' is-

a) Factitive verb

b) copulative verb

c) cognate verb

d) group verb

6. His prestige and charisma --- helped him --- the support of the world.

a) won

b) win

c) winning

d) wins

7. 'To retrieve' means-

a) take back

b) reset

c) upset

d) deploy

8. Only recently --- empirical research and scientific study.

a) dreams have been subjected to

b) dreams have subjected

c) have dreams been subjected to

d) dreams have been subjected

9. I could be a good cricketer --- I practiced a lot.

a) though

b) if

c) Unless

d) although

10. Which one of the followings is the meaning of the word 'vicious'?

a) malicious

b) kind

c) honour

d) pride

11. Choose the correct spelled word.

a) Netiquette

b) Netquette

c) Ntiquette

d) Netiquett

12. People who overspend --- never satisfied with what they have.

a) was

b) are

c) made

d) were

13. We spend money for different ---

a) cost

b) reasons

c) upon

d) part

14. The time of adolescence is a period of --- for adulthood.

a) to prepare

b) is prepares

c) preparation

d) to be preparing

15. The school boy is compared to-

a) a caged bird

b) a bird

c) a cage

d) a broken-winged bird

16. "Nipped in the bud" means-

a) spoil quickly

b) spoil at the last

c) spoil at the beginning

d) spoil slowly

17. The word 'morbidity' refers to

a) animation

b) lively

c) depression

d) death

18. He was then admitted --- Dhaka College.

a) in

b) to

c) on

d) by

19. He regaled us --- music and jokes.

a) to

b) with

c) by

d) of

20. She told me --- away.

a) going

b) have gone

c) to go

d) gone

21. Let me --- in the hut.

a) sleep

b) sleeping

c) be slept

d) to sleeping

22. She is considering not (go) there.

a) to going

b) to go

c) go

d) going

23. 'Tranquil' means in the passage

a) fierce

b) harsh

c) noisy

d) pacific

24. What does the phrase 'set out' mean?

a) to halt

b) to go

c) to set up

d) to start

25. He lit a lantern --- it was dark.

a) so what

b) although

c) as

d) even though

26. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a/an

a) lyric

b) epic

c) ballad

d) ode

27. The word "thoughtless" refers to -.

a) sagacious

b) unwise

c) careful

d) heedful

28. The line "Water, Water, every where" is taken from -

a) The Rime of Ancient Mariner

b) Macbeth

c) Ozymandias

d) Out, Out

29. What is the meaning of the word 'aquatic'?

a) terrestrial

b) big

c) small

d) water-born

30. The word "graze" means

a) wander

b) leave

c) tour

d) travel

31. The word 'Oral' means

a) written

b) writer

c) spoken

d) speaker

32. What is the adjective form of 'river'?

a) rivalry

b) reverie

c) rival

d) riverine

33. "Bengal's face" is an example of -

a) Personification

b) Metaphor

c) Simile

d) Paradox

34. The word 'vigilant' refers to

a) visible

b) invisible

c) quick

d) careful

35. The mother of Hercules was -

a) Hydra

b) Alcmena

c) Jupiter

d) Thisrus

Answers With Explanation:

1. d) deal with ('Cope with' means to manage or deal with a difficult situation. সামলানো।)

2. a) cleft ('Chasm' refers to a deep fissure or cleft in the earth. ফাটল।)

3. a) presentation ('Manifestation' means a sign or display (presentation) of something. বহিঃপ্রকাশ।)

4. c) imprison (The verb form of 'prison' is 'imprison'. কারারুদ্ধ করা।)

5. a) Factitive verb ('Call' takes an object and a complement. Such verbs are Factitive. যে verb অবজেক্টের পরেও অতিরিক্ত শব্দ নিয়ে অর্থ পূর্ণ করে তাকে Factitive verb বলে।)

6. b) win (Causative/Help: "Helped him (to) win". Base form is used. Help এর পর infinitive বা base form বসে।)

7. a) take back ('Retrieve' means to get or bring something back. পুনরুদ্ধার করা।)

8. c) have dreams been subjected to (Inversion is required after "Only recently". "Only recently have dreams...". Only recently দিয়ে শুরু হলে Inversion হয়।)

9. b) if (Conditional sentence. "I could be... if I practiced". শর্ত বুঝাতে if বসে।)

10. a) malicious ('Vicious' means cruel or malicious. বিদ্বেষপরায়ণ।)

11. a) Netiquette (Correct spelling is 'Netiquette' (Internet etiquette). নেটিকেট।)

12. b) are (Subject 'People' is plural, so verb is 'are'. People প্লুরাল, তাই verb প্লুরাল।)

13. b) reasons (We spend money for different reasons. বিভিন্ন কারণে আমরা টাকা ব্যয় করি।)

14. c) preparation ("A period of preparation". Preposition 'of' takes a noun. প্রস্তুতির সময়।)

15. a) a caged bird (In "The Schoolboy" poem (Blake), the boy is compared to a caged bird. খাঁচাবন্দি পাখি।)

16. c) spoil at the beginning (Idiom: Nip in the bud. শুরুতেই বিনষ্ট করা।)

17. c) depression (Morbidity can refer to a gloomy or depressed state of mind. বিষণ্ণতা।)

18. b) to (Admitted to a college/hospital. ভর্তি হওয়া অর্থে admitted to বসে।)

19. b) with (Regale with something (e.g., stories, music). আমোদিত করা।)

20. c) to go (Tell + object + infinitive (to + verb). আদেশ বা অনুরোধ বুঝাতে told ... to বসে।)

21. a) sleep (Let + object + base verb. Let এর পর verb এর base form বসে।)

22. d) going (Consider + V-ing. Consider এর পর gerund বসে।)

23. d) pacific (Tranquil means calm or pacific. শান্ত।)

24. d) to start (Set out means to start a journey. যাত্রা শুরু করা।)

25. c) as (Reason: He lit a lantern as (because) it was dark. কারণ বুঝাতে as বসে।)

26. c) ballad (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a ballad. গাথা কবিতা।)

27. b) unwise (Thoughtless means showing lack of thought; unwise. অবিবেচক।)

28. a) The Rime of Ancient Mariner (Famous line by Coleridge. কোলরিজের বিখ্যাত কবিতা।)

29. d) water-born (Aquatic means relating to water. জলজ।)

30. a) wander (In literary contexts (like "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" or similar), graze can imply wandering/feeding. Or simply cattle graze (eat grass). Here key 30.a says 'wander'. চরে বেড়ানো।)

31. c) spoken (Oral means spoken rather than written. মৌখিক।)

32. d) riverine (Adjective of river is Riverine. নদীমাতৃক বা নদী সংক্রান্ত।)

33. a) Personification ("Bengal's face" attributes human traits (face) to Bengal (in Jibanananda Das's poem translation). রূপক বা personification।)

34. d) careful (Vigilant means keeping careful watch. সতর্ক।)

35. b) Alcmena (Mother of Hercules in mythology. হারকিউলিসের মা।)