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

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - D (Gha) Unit Admission Question

2010-2011 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

English

01. The translation of ‘আমি তাকে বুঝাতে চেষ্টা করব’ –

A) I will making him to understand

B) I will try make him understand

C) I will try to make him to understand

D) I will try to make him understand

Indicate the synonym of the words given below :

02. Hypothetical

A) suspicious B) philosophical

C) assumed D) complete

03. Assemble

A) unite B) disperse

C) separate D) split

Identify the one underline word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct :

04. Sitara is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long.

A) finally B) cook

C) after having D) one

05. Professor Chowdhury teaches both anthropology as well as sociology each fall.

A) teaches B) both

C) anthropology D) each fall

06. The correct spelling is –

A) Transatory B) Transetory

C) Transitory D) Transitary

07. The phrase ‘in high spirits’ means –

A) tensed B) cheerful

C) worried D) vibrant

08. The tag for ‘He locked the papers in the safe, ____ ?’ is

A) has he? B) haven’t he?

C) didn’t he? D) hasn’t he?

Question 9 to 17 : Fill in the blanks :

09. A troupe of ____ has gone to entertain the soldiers.

A) artists B) artistes

C) artisans D) artificers

10. The longer I live here ____.

A) I like the more B) the more I like it

C) the more do I like it D) I like it more

11. ____ so many people been out of work as today.

A) More than ever before

B) Never before have

C) In the past, there never have

D) Formerly, there never were

12. ____ you have a driver’s license and two major credit cards, the company will not accept your application.

A) Because B) Unless

C) As D) Since

13. I’ll be with you in ____

A) one quarter of an hour

B) a quarter of an hour

C) a quarter of one hour

D) a quarter of hour

14. There is really no difference between you and ____

A) I B) we

C) them D) me

15. The party was excellent, and I’d like to thank all the ____

A) concerned people B) responsible people

C) people concerned D) peoples responsible

16. She reassured me that she ____ the card.

A) had posted B) has posted

C) had been posting D) has posting

17. The ____ of a camel was found lying by the side of the canal.

A) corpse B) carcass

C) corps D) corpees

Read the following passage carefully and answer Questions 18 to 22 :

We all know that people living in different parts of the world live different lives. But do we know why they live different lives? It is because the climate all over the world is not the same. The climate is the amount of sun, rain, heat and wind which the land receives. If it is always warm and sunny, we call that a hot climate. And if it rains a lot, it would be a wet climate. It can also be a hot, wet climate or a cold, wet climate and so on. Can you imagine what it would be like if we had the same climate all over the world? All the flowers and the trees would be the same. Then all animals might be the same, and the same crops would be grown in the ground. This would mean that people would be all alike. They would look alike and they would all eat the same food.

18. ‘People living in different parts of the world live different lives’ because –

A) different types of crops grow in different parts of the world

B) they are habituated to different kinds of food

C) the standard of living differs in different parts of the world

D) the climate influences are different

19. It is because the climate all over the world is not the same that :

A) different people belong to different groups

B) different people have different religions

C) different people have different doctrines

D) different people live different lives

20. The adjective of ‘climate’ is –

A) climate B) climated

C) climatic D) climactic

21. The most suitable title for the passage would be:

A) Climate and differences in people

B) Different lives in different parts of the world

C) Climate and different parts of the world

D) Climatic differences the world over

22. The word ‘live’ in line 2 is –

A) Noun B) Verb

C) Adjective D) Adverb

Question 23 to 25 : Which of the following sentences is correct?

23. A) Neither of those mattresses feel comfortable

      B) Neither of those mattresses are feeling comfortable

      C) Neither of those mattresses feels comfortable

      D) Neither of those mattresses have felt comfortable

24. A) It is more better to stay healthy than to have to get healthy

      B) It is better to stay healthy than to have to get healthy

      C) It is more better to stay healthy than to have healthy

      D) It is better to stay healthy than to have healthy

25. A) The pile of bones on the plate shows how much chicken the family had ate

      B) The pile of bones on the plate shown how much chicken the family had ate

      C) The pile of bones on the plate showed how much chicken the family had eaten

      D) The pile of bones on the plate is shown how much chicken the family had ate

ANSWER

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