University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - D Unit 2009 -2010 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - D (Gha) Unit Admission Question

2009-2010 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

English

Read the following passage carefully and answer the Question 1 to 6:

There is no reason to think that reading and writing are about to become extinct, but some sociologists speculate that reading books for pleasure will one day be the province of a special ‘reading class’, much as it was before the arrival of mass literacy, in the second half of the nineteenth century. They warn that it probably won’t regain the prestige of exclusivity; it may just become an increasingly secret hobby. Such a shift would change the texture of society. If one person decides to watch Ei Sab Din Ratri rather than to read Sharat Chandra’s Devdas, the culture goes on largely as before – both viewer and reader are entertaining themselves while learning something about society in the bargain. But if, over time, many people choose television over books then a nation’s conversation with itself is likely to change.

01. ‘Mass literacy’ means –

A) closely organized education

B) unrestricted education

C) open education

D) education for as many people as possible

02. ‘a viewer’ in the paragraph is someone –

A) who sees everything around him

B) who watches people going by

C) who is a sightseer

D) who watches television

03. The difference between a reader and a viewer is one of :

A) intelligence

B) perceptions

C) leisure activities

D) preference for either of two different media of communication

04. ‘A special reading class’ in the paragraph implies –

A) a class of experts

B) a class of noble man

C) a class of distinguished citizens

D) a very small group of dedicated readers

05. ‘in the bargain’ is a phrase which means –

A) haggling B) arguing

C) make an agreement D) in addition

06. ‘a nation’s conversation with itself’ in the paragraph suggests :

A) dialogue between government and people

B) dialogue between different classes of people

C) a nation’s image of itself

D) a nation’s way of thinking

Fill in the blanks (Questions 7 to 13) :

07. Jamal is no different ____ Kamal.

A) from B) than

C) in D) on

08. ____ vastness of the Grand Canyon, it is difficult to capture it in a single photograph.

A) While the B) The

C) For the big D) Because of the

09. Computers that once took up entire rooms are now ____ to put on desktops and into wrist watches.

A) small enough B) smaller than

C) as small as D) so small

10. We have recently entered ____ an agreement with the island co-operative society.

A) no preposition B) in

C) into D) upon

11. It is high time we ____ the people conscious about our national Interest.

A) should make B) made

C) must make D) will make

12. Our country is facing a ____ environmental crisis that need to be –

A) sever, solved B) severe, tackled

C) major, jeopardized D) important, addressed

13. A man who cannot win honor on his own ____ will have a very small chance of winning it from ____ .

A) right, publicity B) country, immigrants

C) field, critics D) age, posterity

Choose the correct option (Question 14 to 23) :

14. The tag for ‘You broke the machine, ____?’ is –

A) haven’t you B) hadn’t you

C) did you D) didn’t you

15. The closest translation of ‘আমি তার কথা মনে করতে পারছি না।’ is –

A) I don’t remember his words

B) My memory has lost his words

C) I have forgotten him

D) I can’t remember him

16. The antonym of ‘spiteful’ is –

A) malicious B) malignant

C) rancorous D) benevolent

17. She went back to work (to close) the door.

A) closed B) was closing

C) closing D) close

18. Which sentence is correct?

A) When the police seen the thief, he ran away

B) When the thief seen the police, he ran away

C) When the thief see the police, he ran away

D) When the thief sees the police, he ran away

19. What is the meaning of ‘White Elephant’?

A) An elephant of while colour

B) A big elephant

C) A precious and rare possession

D) A very costly and troublesome possession

20. The word ‘anthropology’ is related to –

A) the study of diseases B) the study of evolution

C) the study of minerals D) the study of mankind

21.’Megalomania’ is a kind of condition in which a person has an exaggerated view of her or his own –

A) family B) power

C) mental illness D) blue blood

22. If you dilly-dally, you –

A) do your work diligently B) do your work slowly

C) hesitate to do your work D) do your work quickly

23. No spelling mistake occurs in –

A) hedious B) hidious

C) hideous D) hedeous

Which of the following sentence is correct? (Question 24 – 25) :

24. A) He disguised himself lest he be recognized

      B) He was disguised lest he should be recognized

      C) He disguised lest he be recognized

      D) He disguised himself lest he can be recognized

25. A) Do you know when the results will be published?

      B) Do you know when will the results be published?

      C) Do you know when when will publish the results?

      D) Do you know when the results will published?

ANSWER

01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
D	D	D	D	D	D	A	D	A	C	B	B	D
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
D	D	D	C	B	D	D	B	B	C	B	A