University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - A Unit 2014- 2015 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - A (Ka) Unit Admission Question

2014 - 2015 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2014-2015

Read the following passage and answer the questions below (1-6)

Recently, significant problems regarding energy use have emerged. Enormous amounts of pollutants are being emitted from power plants, factories, and automobiles, which are worsening the condition of the earth.

This environmental degradation is a dear result of acid rain, increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and other forms of air pollution. Acid rain and air pollution, for instance, are devastating forests, crops, and lakes over wide areas all over the world. Since the 1950s, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased by 13%, setting the stage for global warming. As atmospheric temperature rise, grain output may significantly decrease, making it more difficult for farmers to keep pace with the growth of population. In urban areas, air pollution is taking a toll on the buildings and human health.

To reduce the amount of environmental damage in cities, developed countries- have devised technology to control the harmful emissions. However, as these countries already have an abundance of vehicles that continue to grow in number, the efficacy of these measures is diminished. Since cars and other vehicles create more air pollution than any other human activity, the most effective means to reduce pollution is to decrease the number of vehicles. A major shift away from automobile usage in urban areas may be possible with the aid of urban planning.

1. The passage is about:

A)The role of pollutants in increasing air pollution all over the world. ✔

A)Hazardous effects of air pollution and the role of urban planners in improving living conditions.

B)The devastating effect of acid rain on forest resources, crops and water bodies.

C)The extensive use of cars and vehicles is diminishing the growth of a risk-free society.

2. The word ‘pollutants’ in the passage is a/an

A) adjective

B) adverb

C) verb

D) noun ✔

3. The word ’emitted’ can be replaced by:

A) engaged

B) discharged

C) derived ✔

D) reduced

4. What happens with the increase in the atmospheric temperature?

A) The weather becomes very pleasant.

B) It causes flooding in urban areas

D) Crop production is reduced

D) Urban areas become overpopulated. ✔

5. “taking a toll” on the passage means:

A) being expensive

B) causing a barrier

C) causing damage ✔

D) ringing a bell

6. An antonym of ‘efficacy’ is:

A) Uselessness ✔

B) representation

C) reproduction

D) efficiency

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7. The correct spelling is:

A) Intuishon

B) intusion

C) intution

D) intuition ✔

8. Since I——for our lunch, I——-to attract the waiter’s attention.

A) Paid, tried ✔

B) paid, will be trying

C) pay, tried

D) was paying, tried

9. We——-a cat, but one day it just disappeared.

A) would have

B) have

C) used to have ✔

D) do have

10. I—–at six o’clock, but——to be up by five.

A) normally get up—–I have sometime

B) normally get up ——sometimes I have ✔

C) get normally up——sometimes

D) get normally up —— I sometime have

11. The antonym of “sporadic” is –

A) occasional

B) intermittent

C) frequent ✔

D) isolated

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12. “Illuminate” means

A) deviant

B) brighten ✔

C) illegal

D) deceptive

13. When—— here?

A) have you get

B) did you get ✔

C) you get

D) had you get

14. Why ——-return the money?

A) you did not

B) you

C) did you not ✔

D) you did’t

15. High school students should not be——- as being immature or naive.

A) helped

B) directed

C) taught

D) categorized ✔

16. Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity——–the foundation of the possibility of time travel.

A) Will lay

B) laying

C) laid ✔

D) lay

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17. Although the telescope——–into space in 1990, its inception was almost a half-century earlier.

A) launched

B) launching

C) was launched ✔

D) launch C

18. There is still no way to wholly escape——-the effects on the layers of gases enveloping the earth.

A) in

B) of

C) from ✔

D) at C

19. The 32,000-word novel ‘The Time Machine’——H.G. Wells, popularized time travel.

A) into

B) of

C) by ✔

D) in

20. The U.S. Congress restored the Medal of Honor was first presented in 1965 to a woman—–name few of us have heard.

A) which

B)who

C) whose ✔

D)whom

21. Dr Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon, soldier, ——fighter for women’s rights.

A) With

B. and ✔

C) of

D) also

22. Because of discrimination——-women, she was required to work as a nurse rather than a doctor.

A) for

B) of

C) against ✔

D) with

23. A good teacher is one who can help his/her student——errors in their work and suggest ways to—– them.

A) identify/rectify ✔

B) commit, overcome

C) find, resist

D) eliminate, perpetuate

24. We need to do more to——– the poor flood victims.

A) reach out to

B) live up to

C) put up with

D) make up for ✔

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25. In some countries, much of the natural environment has been transformed——– farmland —–a subsequent loss of species richness.

A) out of, along with

B) into, with ✔

C) into, as a result of

D) away from, resulting from

26. Students should learn, in an environment——-pressure and with the freedom to choose what they want to learn.

A) soaked in

B) deprived of

C) devoid of ✔

D) regardless of

27. We have to——-our political differences and come together to ——a joint fight against poverty and corruption.

A) cover, venture ✔

B) rise over, pull off

C) mend, prevail

D) transcend, lead

28. Teaching can be a tough job, particularly when you have to ——aggressive and unruly students.

A) cope on

B) deal with ✔

C) handle to

D) work out

29. ———the importance of zoos as tourist attractions, until recently there has been little research to investigate the nature, attitudes and motivations of zoo visitors.

A) Despite ✔

B) Although

C) In spite

D) Given

30. I haven’t been feeling very well—–

A) of late

B) not long ago

C) currently

D) by now ✔

Answer-Key with Brief Explanations

#	উত্তর	বিস্তারিত ব্যাখ্যা (বাংলা)
1	B	প্যাসেজে বলা হয়েছে—দূষণ (অ্যাসিড রেইন, CO₂, ইত্যাদি) কীভাবে বন-জলাভূমি-স্বাস্থ্য নষ্ট করছে এবং শহরে গাড়ির আধিক্য কেন প্রধান কারণ। সমস্যার সমাধানে urban planning-এর মাধ্যমে গাড়ি কমানো প্রয়োজন। অর্থাৎ “Hazardous effects of air-pollution and the role of urban planners”—এই বিষয়টাই সারসংক্ষেপ।
2	D	Pollutants → ‘দূষক পদার্থ’—এটি বস্তু বা জিনিস নির্দেশ করে, তাই এটি বিশেষ্য (noun)।
3	B	Emit = নির্গত / বের করে দেওয়া। সমার্থক ‘discharge’। ‘Engage’ (জড়ানো), ‘derive’ (উৎসারিত নয়, “উৎস থেকে পাওয়া”), ‘reduce’ (কমানো) সমার্থক নয়।
4	C	প্যাসেজ: “As atmospheric temperature rise, grain output may significantly decrease.”—তাপ বাড়লে ফসল কমে, তাই crop production is reduced.
5	C	Idiom take a toll on = ধীরে ধীরে (অথবা বড় আকারে) ক্ষতি/ধ্বংস ডেকে আনা।
6	A	Efficacy (কার্যকারিতা, সফলতা)-এর বিপরীত হল uselessness (অকার্যকরিতা)। ‘Efficiency’ সমার্থক।
7	D	“intuition” (ইন্‌টুইশন) মানে স্বজ্ঞা। অপর তিনটি ভুল বানান।
8	A	কাজ অতীতে—“আমি বিল পরিশোধ করেছি, তারপর ওয়েটারকে ডাকতে চেষ্টা করেছি।” Past simple দু’টিতেই ঠিক: paid, tried.
9	C	অতীতে অভ্যাস ছিল, এখন নেই → used to have. ‘Would have’ শর্ত সাপেক্ষ; ‘have/do have’ বর্তমান বোঝায়।
10	B	Habit: “I normally get up at 6, but sometimes I have to…” → Adverb ‘normally’ verb-এর আগে, ‘sometimes’ ক্লজ-এর মাঝে (I have)।
11	C	‘Sporadic’ = অনিয়মিত। বিরোধী শব্দ frequent (ঘনঘন)। ‘Occasional’ আংশিক বিপরীত হলেও frequency কম; নিখুঁত বিপরীত frequent.
12	B	“Illuminate” = আলোকিত করা, স্পষ্ট করা → brighten সমার্থক।
13	B	প্রশ্ন করায় অতীত ব্যঞ্জনা: “When did you get here?”—simple past interrogative।
14	C	“Why did you not return the money?”—WH-+ did + subject + bare verb.
15	D	‘categorize’ অর্থ শ্রেণিবদ্ধ করা/লেবেল দেওয়া; বাক্যে বলা “immature বলে শ্রেণিবদ্ধ করা উচিত নয়” → categorized সঠিক ক্রিয়া।
16	C	“laid the foundation” — lay (ভিত স্থাপন) এর past simple laid; future ‘will lay’ নয়, কারণ বাক্যে অতীত বোঝাচ্ছে।
17	C	টেলিস্কোপ 1990-এ উৎক্ষেপণ হয়েছিল → passive past: was launched.
18	C	escape from something (কোনো কিছুর হাত থেকে নিস্তার)। অন্যান্য preposition শুদ্ধ নয়।
19	C	গ্রন্থের লেখক দেখাতে by ব্যবহৃত: “by H. G. Wells”.
20	C	‘Whose’ হলো possessive relative pronoun: “a woman whose name few have heard”.
21	B	সমন্বয় (surgeon, soldier and fighter)-এ coordinating conjunction ‘and’।
22	C	“discrimination against women”—প্রিপোজিশন against.
23	A	উত্তম শিক্ষক ভুল identify (চিহ্নিত) করতে সাহায্য করেন ও পরে rectify (সংশোধন)-এর পথ দেখান।
24	A	reach out to = সহায়তা/যোগাযোগে এগিয়ে যাওয়া। বন্যাদুর্গতদের কাছে পৌঁছাতে হবে।
25	B	“transformed into farmland, with a subsequent loss...”—into দ্বারা পরিবর্তন, with দ্বারা সহগামী ফলাফল।
26	C	“environment devoid of pressure” = চাপ-বিহীন পরিবেশ।
27	A	‘Cover our political differences’ = মতভেদ ঢেকে রাখা; এরপর venture (সাহসী প্রচেষ্টা) in a joint fight.
28	B	Unruly students-কে deal with (সামলানো) করতে হয়।
29	A	“Despite the importance … little research”—despite = সত্ত্বেও; although/though দিতেও পারত, তবে despite-এর পর noun phrase লাগে → সঠিক।
30	A	of late = সম্প্রতি / lately. বাকিগুলো সময়ভেদে ঠিক নয় (‘currently’ বর্তমানে বর্তমান কাল, তবে here context adverbial phrase)।