University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - A Unit 2010- 2011 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

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Dhaka University - A (Ka) Unit Admission Question

2010 - 2011 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

DU A Unit (2010-2011) – English Questions

DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011

Read the following text and answer questions (1-5).

It is not only diet and lifestyle that make you obese. There is another factor that lies in your part of DNA called the gene that may influence the shape of your body. A study has recently revealed that genes may play a role in regulating body shape. The effect of genes may be stronger for women than for men. Scientists have found gene variations linked to obesity and fat, which explain why some people are apple-shaped and some are pear-shaped. Previous studies found that when we store fat in our bodies it can affect our health.

More fat around the waist is linked with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease while having a fat posterior and thighs may offer some protection against diabetes and heart disease. Experts have opined that in most cases obesity, is caused by “unhealthy diet and lifestyle and that tackling obesity is challenging. However, recent developments in genetics will enable more targeted approaches to obesity prevention and to the invention of new drugs.

1. The main subject of the text is

(A) The effects of fruits on the human body

(B) The challenges of facing genetic disorders

(C) The role of genes in making people overweight

(D) The role of genes in maintaining our figure ✔

2. The antonym of “discovery” is

(A)concealment ✔

(B) disclosure

(C) enclosure

(D) ascertainment

3. The adjective of “prevention” is

(A) prevent

(B) preventable

(C) preventive ✔

(D) preventing

4. “experts have opined” means

(A) according to scientists’ discovery

(B) according to experts imagination

(C) according to the views of experts ✔

(D) according to experts study

5. A “study” refers to

(A) a reading room

(B) a book

(C) a library

(D) a research ✔

Choose the correct options (6-15):

6. The police questioned each witness in——-

(A) return

(B) order

(C) turn ✔

(D) silence

7. Our thoughts——–on the missing students.

(A) based

(B) centred ✔

(C) imposed

(D) depended

8. The new airport should be fully operational——the end of the year.

(A) since

(B) till

(C) by ✔

(D) in

9. Neither Sufia nor I——–capable of solving the problem.

(A) are

(B) were

(C) am ✔

(D) is

10. The player isn’t fat;———, he’s quite skinny.

(A) in any case

(B) by rights ✔

(C) in practice

(D) on the contrary

11. It was so embarrassing. The Bride——–

(A) attended the wedding

(B) got married

(C) wore an expensive sari

(D) fell asleep during the ceremony ✔

12. The———of a camel was found lying by the side of the canal.

(A) corpse ✔

(B) corset

(C) corps

(D) casket

NB: If carcass were an option, the right answer would be a carcass.

13. ——–Mr. Forbes will be able to regain control of the company.

(A) With hard only work

(B) In spite of his hard work

(C) Only if he works hardly

(D) Only with hard work ✔

14. The discovery of penicillin was a——-discovery

(A) sensory

(B) sensible

(C) sensational ✔

(D) sensitive

15. For those who suffer——nerves, the remedy lies——perfect rest.

(A) for, with

(B) from, in ✔

(C) of, to

(D) at, into

Choose the correct meaning of the following idioms (16-17)):

16. “To wash one’s dirty linen in public”

(A) to quarrel in the open

(B) to do some ugly work in public ✔

(C) to wash one’s clothes in the open

(D) to suffer from shortage of water

17. “To smell a rat”

(A) to smell a bad smell

(B) to suspect a trick or deceit ✔

(C) to misunderstand

(D) to fall sick

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard English (18-20)

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18. Writers (A) like (B) William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not (C) only prolific but too (D) ✔ interesting.

19. News (A) of Charles Lindbergh’s famous transatlantic flight in 1927 spread (B) rapidly despite of (C) ✔ the lack of an (D) international communication system.

20. At the rate the clerks Were processing (A) the applications, Rahim figured that it will (B) ✔ take four hours for his (C) to be reviewed (D)

Identify the correct sentence (21-22)

21. Identify the correct sentence

(A) One of the problem’s are extremely easy to solve.

(B) One of the problem is extremely easy to solve.

(C) One of the problems is extremely easy to solve.✔

(D) One of the problem are extremely easy to solve.

22. Identify the correct sentence

(A) Jamal was born in 13 April in 1992

(B) Jamal was born on 13 April in 1992 ✔

(C) Jamal was born on April 13 on 1992

(D) Jamal was born in 13 April on 1992

Choose the correct synonyms of the words given in 23-24:

23. PENSIVE

(A) costly

(B) thoughtful ✔

(C) spoiled

(D) written

24. INDIGNATION

(A) humiliation

(B) anger ✔

(C) lacking dignity

(D) none

25. The word ‘subterfuge’ means

(A) subtlety

(B) cunning

(C) simplicity

(D) trickery ✔

26. The correct translation of “গাছে এখনও ফল ধরে নাই” is

(A)The tree has not yet borne fruit ✔

(B) The tree has not caught any fruit

(C) The tree cannot bear fruit

(D)The tree has not given any fruit

27. “Mutation” is a process

(A) in which due to genetic changes new forms of structures are developed ✔

(B)when a person is unable to speak because of facial paralysis

(C)when people refuse to obey orders

(D) in Which the body is damaged severely

28. In English if two different words have the same spelling and pronunciation they are called

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(A) synonyms

(B) homographs

(C) homophones

(D) homonyms ✔

29. The antonym of ‘desolate’ is

(A)populous ✔

(B) isolated

(C) abandoned

(D) disfigured

30. The verb of “hallucination” is

(A) hallucinatory

(B) hallucinogen

(C) hallucine

(D) hallucinate ✔

Answer-Key with Brief Explanations

#	সঠিক উত্তর	বিশদ ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলায়)
1	D – The role of genes in maintaining our figure	মূল অনুচ্ছেদে জিন কীভাবে শরীরের গঠন/ফ্যাট বণ্টন নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে— সেটিই আলোচনার কেন্দ্র। তাই ‘maintaining our figure’–ই যথার্থ বিষয়-বস্তু।
2	A – concealment	Discovery = আবিষ্কার ⇒ বিপরীত কাজ concealment = গোপন করা/লুকানো। অন্য বিকল্পগুলো (= প্রকাশ, পরিবেষ্টন) বিপরীতার্থ নয়।
3	C – preventive	‘Prevention’ (নিবারণ)-এর বিশেষণ preventive (রোধক/প্রতিরোধমূলক)। ‘Preventable’ মানে ‘নিবারণ-যোগ্য’, তাই ঠিক হলেও অর্থ ভিন্ন।
4	C – according to the views of experts	“have opined” = মতামত দিয়েছেন। work (A)-এ ‘discovery’ ও (D)-তে ‘study’ শব্দ থাকায় ভুল; views-ই ঠিক।
5	D – a research	একাডেমিক ভাষায় a study মানে ‘একটি গবেষণা’। তাই ‘research’–ই সঠিক।
6	C turn	in turn = একে-একটি করে/ধাপে-ধাপে। পুলিশ প্রত্যেক সাক্ষীকে পালা-ক্রমে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ করেছে।
7	B centred	ভাবনা-চিন্তা কোনো কিছুর উপর centre on হয়। centred on = “কেন্দ্রিত ছিল”।
8	C by	কাজ সম্পন্নের ডেডলাইন বোঝাতে by the end of… ব্যবহার হয় (‘শেষ হওয়ার পূর্বেই’ অর্থে)।
9	C am	Neither…nor গঠনে ক্রিয়া নিকটস্থ subject-এর সাথে মিলবে; এখানে নিকটতম ‘I’, তাই am।
10	D on the contrary	আগের বক্তব্যের ঠিক উল্টো জোর দিতে এই linking phrase-টি ব্যবহৃত হয়: “মোটা না, বরং একেবারে চিকন।”
11	D fell asleep during the ceremony	বিয়ের কনের ঘুমিয়ে পড়া বাগদারক পরিস্থিতি, বাকিরা লজিক্যাল-নয়/খবরের “embarrassing” দিক বুঝায় না।
12	A corpse	প্রাণীর মৃতদেহ = corpse (carcass-ও হতো)। Corset = পেট মোটা চেপে ধরা পোশাক; corps = দল; casket = কফিন।
13	D Only with hard work	‘শুধু কঠোর পরিশ্রমের মাধ্যমেই’ → প্রয়োজনীয় শর্ত বোঝাতে Only with + noun রূপ।
14	C sensational	Penicillin-এর আবিষ্কার ছিল “হইচই-তোলা/সমসাময়িক যুগান্তকারী” → sensational discovery।
15	B from, in	suffer from (কোনো কিছুর দ্বারা ভোগা) + remedy lies in (সমাধান নিহিত)।
16	B – to do some ugly work in public	Idiom-টি মানে ব্যক্তিগত/লজ্জাজনক ব্যাপার জনসমক্ষে প্রকাশ করা— “ঘরের অগোছালো কাপড় বাইরে ধোয়া।”
17	B – to suspect a trick or deceit	‘ইঁদুরের গন্ধ পাওয়া’ = কোনো ষড়যন্ত্র, গোলমাল বা ছলনা আঁচ করা।
18	D (too)	সমন্বয় বোঝাতে গঠন: not only A but also B. এখানে too বসানো অগ্রহণযোগ্য।
19	C despite of	Despite-এর পরে কখনো of বসে না; তাই ভুল অংশ C.
20	B will	অতীত দৃষ্টিভঙ্গিতে ভবিষ্যৎ বোঝাতে would দরকার; “figured that it would take…”.
21	C – One of the problems is…	“One of + plural noun + singular verb”. ‘problem’s’ যুক্ত ব ভুল punctuation, অন্যগুলো subject-verb বিভ্রান্তি।
22	B – born on 13 April in 1992	তারিখের আগে on, সালের আগে in.
23	B thoughtful	Pensive = ভাবলেশহীন/মনোযোগী চিন্তায় নিমগ্ন।
24	B anger	Indignation = ন্যায়সঙ্গত রাগ/ক্ষোভ।
25	D trickery	Subterfuge = ধোকা/চাতুরী দিয়ে লক্ষ্য অর্জন।
26	A – has not yet borne fruit	Present perfect, verb 3 of bear = borne; ‘fruit ধরে নাই’ বোঝায় passive ‘borne’.
27	A – genetic mutation	জিনের পরিবর্তনে নতুন বৈশিষ্ট্যের উদ্ভব।
28	D homonyms	একই বানান-উচ্চারণ, ভিন্ন অর্থ = homonyms (উদাহরণ: bat—খেলা/চামচিকি)।
29	A populous	‘Desolate = জনশূন্য/উদ্ভ্রান্ত’; বিপরীত populous = জনবহুল।
30	D hallucinate	Noun ‘hallucination’-এর verb = hallucinate (মিথ্যা দর্শন অনুভব করা)।