University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - A Unit 2017- 2018 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - A (Ka) Unit Admission Question

2017- 2018 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

English (MCQ)

Read the following passage and answer questions 1-5.

Ageing is a normal process of human development that takes place on several levels: biological, psychological and social. Although it is not certain what causes ageing, most gerontologists would agree that ageing is the result of a combination of both internal and external processes. The “wear-and-tear theory” compares the human body to a machine that over time wears down from use. According to this theory, bodily systems receive cumulative damage from both external forces, such as stress, the environment, diet, and life style; and internal forces, such as toxins, released as a result of metabolism. Cells become damaged and increasingly fail to reproduce or repair themselves. They die off in larger numbers as we age. The “combination theory” explains that although individuals can prolong life by modifying outside influences such as stress and diet, each person is born with a genetically predetermined life expectancy that cannot be exceeded. This interaction of external factors and internal programming would account for individual variations in the life span. The mystery surrounding why we age is still a topic of numerous ongoing studies. Perhaps, one day we will truly know why we age. 

01. According to the “wear-and-tear theory”, ageing takes place due to______

(a) biological and social consequences

(b) psychological and biological consequences

(c) psychological and social consequences 

(d) biological, mental and social consequences 

[Ans: a]

02. Gerontologists are-

(a) researchers who look into the mental states of human beings. 

(b) people who study old age. 

(c) nutritionists who study the impacts of food on our health.

(d) scientists who study the physiological processes of human organs. 

[Ans: b] 

3. ‘Cumulative’ the passage is a/an___.

(a)Verb        (b) adverb        (c) adjective       (d)noun

[Ans: c]

04. ‘Metabolism’ is___

(a) the process of ageing. 

(b) the extract of toxic elements from our body. 

(c) the intake of toxic elements through our diet.

(d) the chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life. 

[Ans: d]

05. A synonym of ‘prolong’ is___. 

(a) redeem        (b) protract          (c) curtail          (d) reduce 

[Ans: b]

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word/words (Questions 6-25): 

06. He said he had left the parcel___ the chair___ the window. 

(a) on, by        (b) in, near        (c) under, on        (d) on, at 

[Ans: a]

07. We were expecting a beautiful weather at the beach, but it was so cold and rainy that___ getting a sun tan, I caught a cold. 

(a) in case of           (b) just as           (c) instead of            (d) no way 

[Ans: c]

08. You have to take the full course of your antibiotics___ you feel better,___ , your illness will

simply return.

(a) although, so that         (b) even if, otherwise          (c) so that, or          (d) unless, and 

[Ans: b]

09. Outside the bright primary rainbow,___ much fainter secondary rainbow may be visible.

(a) so            (b) still             (c) a             (d) as 

[Ans: c]

10. Many books___ about success, but one of the best is by Dale Carnegie.

(a) have written

(b) have been written

(c) had written

(d) has written 

[Ans: b]

11. ___withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but we may retain it.

(a) If a hypothesis

(b) That a hypothesis

(c) A hypothesis

(d) Hypothesis 

[Ans: a]

12. A strict vegetarian___.

(a) rarely eats animal products

(b) sometimes eats eggs 

(C) never eats any animal products         

(d) never eats protein 

[Ans: c]

13. The fact that some birds fly hundreds of miles to___ without ever having to stop is simply

amazing. 

(a) flight           (b) settle          (c) submerge          (d) migrate 

[Ans: d]

14. Although she ___a part of the excavation team, she was not allowed to actively___ in the field.

(a) is, working         (b) is, worked              (c) was, working (d) was, work 

[Ans: d]

15. Rahim found a laptop in the classroom, but could not determine ___ it belonged to. 

(a) who            (b) whose                (c) who’s       (d) who is 

[Ans: a]

16. Scientists have discovered a liquid which boils at about 165°C with___ decomposition. 

(a) partial              (b) partly   (c) partially           (d) parting

[Ans: b]

17. Since the bus companies compete with one another, the drivers have every incentive to drive

aggressively and take more passengers than the buses___ hold. 

(a) can   (b) could (c) should    (d) would 

[Ans: c]

18. One and a half million people drive rickshaws for a living, plus___ hundred thousand who own

and repair them.

 (a) few    (b) a few (c) little (d) a little 

[Ans: a]

19. The government___ its own initiative has encouraged and created financing opportunities biogas and solar power projects, such as the Bangladesh Bank’s green banking programme. 

(a) in (b) at     (c) on (d) beside 

[Ans: c]

20. I could not___ laughing. 

(a) but (b) assist

(c) help  (d) though

[Ans: c]

21. ___unless the government brings about necessary changes in the laws and creates an

environment of zero tolerance towards child violence of any sorts. 

(a) The situation may not improve

(b) The situation do not improve 

(c) The situation does not improve

(d) The situation is not improve

[Ans: a]

22. The future of the planet doesn’t look too good, but there isn’t much___. 

(a) I can make about it (b) I can do about it

 (c) can I do about it (d) I can’t do about it 

[Ans: b]

23. Please let me know why___ the class.

(a) you didn’t attend (b) didn’t you attend 

(c) you didn’t attend to (d) you didn’t go 

[Ans: a]

24. What does global warming have ___ overpopulation? 

(a) to do    (b) to do with  

(c) made (d) made up

[Ans: b]

25. The idiom ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means___. 

(a) to help the poor

(b) to solve someone’s problem 

(c) to reveal secrets

(d) to throw somebody out of the house 

[Ans: c]

26. Which one is the correct spelling?

(a) nevigation (b) navigetion 

(c) navigation (d) nevigetion 

[Ans: c]

27. What is the antonym of ‘tranquil”? 

(a) serene     (b) calm 

(c) agitated   (d) placid

[Ans: c]

28. Choose the correct sentence.

(a) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know. 

(b) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No I don’t know. 

(c) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know”.

(d) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”

[Ans: d]

29. What is the noun form of the word ‘pronounce’?

(a) pronunciation (b) pronounciation 

(C) pronountiation (d) pronounciasion 

[Ans: a]

30. The correct translation of ” স্মার্টফোন এক সময় জনপ্রিয়তা হারাবে।” 

(a) Smartphones will lose their popularity someday.

(b) Smartphones will lose their popularity sometime. 

(c) Smartphones will lose their popularity once upon a time. 

(d) Once upon a time smartphones will lose their popularity.

[Ans: a]

Answer-Key with Brief Explanations

#	উত্তর	ব্যাখ্যা
1	a	“wear-and-tear theory”-এর বর্ণনা বলছে শরীর বাইরের (stress, environment, diet, lifestyle) ও ভেতরের (metabolic toxin) কারণে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়; এই বাহ্যিকগুলোই জৈবিক (biological) ও সামাজিক (social) প্রভাব—অথচ মানসিক (psychological) শব্দটি উল্লেখ করা হয়নি। তাই biological and social consequences সঠিক।
2	b	Gerontology = বার্ধক্যবিদ্যা; যে বিজ্ঞানী বার্ধক্য গবেষণা করেন তিনিই gerontologist → “people who study old age”.
3	c	‘cumulative’ এখানে damage-কে বর্ণনা করছে, অর্থাৎ বিশেষণ (adjective)।
4	d	Metabolism = “জীবনধারণে শরীরে চলা রাসায়নিক প্রক্রিয়া”—­উত্তর (d)।
5	b	Prolong (দীর্ঘায়িত করা)-এর সমার্থক protract. (curtail = সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, বিপরীত)।
6	a	“on the chair by the window” — স্থানের সঠিক preposition জুটি।
7	c	প্রত্যাশার জায়গায় উল্টো কিছু ঘটেছে: “instead of getting a sun-tan…”।
8	b	শর্ত: “You have to take … even if you feel better, otherwise illness will return.”
9	c	‘outside … primary rainbow, a much fainter secondary…’ → article a.
10	b	Present perfect passive: “Many books have been written…”
11	a	If-clause + main clause: “If a hypothesis withstands testing, … we may retain it.”
12	c	Strict vegetarian কেউ কোনো প্রাণিজ দ্রব্যই খান না → never eats any animal products.
13	d	Birds long distance যায় to migrate (পরিযায়ন করা)।
14	d	Past simple + bare infinitive: “she was part … but was not allowed to work.”
15	a	Possessive interrogative: determine who it belonged to. (‘whose’ জিনিসের মালিককে প্রশ্ন করে, কিন্তু clause-এ subject নয়)।
16	a	“with partial decomposition” → adjective চাই; partly adverb, ভুল।
17	a	গাড়ি ক’জন বহন করতে পারে → can hold (capacity)।
18	a	plus few hundred thousand (few = অল্প কিন্তু গণনাযোগ্য)।
19	c	Idiom: “on its own initiative” (নিজ উদ্যোগে)।
20	c	Phrase: “could not help laughing” = চেপে রাখতে পারিনি।
21	a	Negative conditional আগে: “Unless govt …, the situation may not improve.”
22	b	“There isn’t much I can do about it.” (করণীয় কিছু নেই)।
23	a	Indirect WH-question: “why you didn’t attend the class.”
24	b	“have to do with” = সম্পর্ক থাকা; global warming এর সঙ্গে overpopulation-এর সম্পর্ক।
25	c	Idiom ‘let the cat out of the bag’ = গোপন কথা ফাঁস করা.
26	c	সঠিক বানান navigation.
27	c	Tranquil (শান্ত)-এর বিপরীত agitated (উত্তেজিত/বিক্ষুব্ধ)।
28	d	উদ্ধৃতি + কমা/দ্বৈত উদ্ধৃতি সঠিকভাবে: “you know” … “No, I don’t know.” শেষের ডট উদ্ধৃতির ভেতরে।
29	a	Verb pronounce → noun pronunciation.
30	a	“স্মার্টফোন এক সময় জনপ্রিয়তা হারাবে” → Smartphones will lose their popularity someday.