University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - D Unit 2016 - 2017 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - D (Gha) Unit Admission Question

2016 - 2017 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

English

Read the following passage and answer questions: 01-05

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without reading words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man’s superiority over them – that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us – is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

01. According to the passage ____ .

A) Dolphins have been helping drowning sailors since the Roman times

B) Sailors have helped drowning dolphins since the Roman times

C) Dolphins have drowned sailors since the Roman time

D) Drowning sailors and dolphins have been helping each other since the Roman times.

02. The passage seems to suggest that ____ .

A) Man is not a mammal

B) Man is the most intelligent mammal

C) Dolphins are the only intelligent mammals

D) There could be more intelligent mammals than man

03. One can infer from reading the passage that ____ .

A) communication is the most fascination aspect of the dolphins

B) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have, such as the ability to think

D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other

04. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ____ .

A) does not mean that we are superior to them

B) means that they are better adapted to their environment that we are

C) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form on communication

D) proves that dolphin are not the most intelligent species at sea

05. It is clear from the passage that dolphins ____ .

A) don’t want to be with us as much as we want to be with them

B) are proven to be less intelligent that once though

C) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

D) have a reputation for being friendly to human

06. The referee blew the whistle to end the game ____ there were two minutes left.

A) therefore B) since

C) although D) however

07. The doctor ____ checked the patient and found only minor problems.

A) thoroughly B) casually

C) reluctantly D) thoughtfully

08. The Bangladesh girl’s football team beat the Indian girls’ team 2-1 with a ____ minute goal.

A) last B) first

C) injury D) penalty

09. I am used to ____ coffee in the morning now.

A) drink B) drank

C) drunk D) drinking

10. The batsman ____ the ball with all his might.

A) striked B) stoke

C) struck D) streaked

11. I could not figure ____ what the teacher was talking ____ .

A) into, on B) by, on

C) out, about D) on, about

12. If I had known he was in trouble, I ____ helped.

A) would B) have had

C) should have D) would have

13. Raju is someone you can ____ your confidence.

A) take into B) get into

C) build up D) boost up

14. London lies ____ the Thames.

A) over B) under

C) at D) on

15. My father was angry ____ me.

A) at B) with

C) of D) on

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in underline (16-17)

16. Speech was given to conceal his thoughts.

A) reveal B) express

C) hide D) argue

17. Sweet are the uses of adversity.

A) university B) publicity

C) uncertainty D) difficulty

18. ____ among you are from Class XII?

A) which B) who

C) whom D) whose

19. The first half of the game belonged to us the second half to ____ .

A) them B) they

C) their D) those

20. Which of the following sentences are correct

A) More you read, less you understand

B) The more you read, less you understand

C) The more you read, the less you understand

D) More you read, the less you understand

21. Which of the following sentences are correct

A) Doctor suggested the patient to the vacation.

B) He likes listening to music at night.

C) We had great time on the top of mountain.

D) Learning French isn’t easy.

22. Which one of the following is not a synonym for ‘anxiety’?

A) disquiet B) apprehension

C) indifference D) unease

23. I went after my dream and now I am a published writer. The underline phrase means –

A) obtained B) pursued

C) got D) proceeded

24. Choose the correctly spelled word.

A) Occasionally B) Ocassionally

C) Occasionally D) Occasionaly

25. What is the antonym for ‘turbulence’?

A) disorder B) tranquility

C) disturbance D) rupture

ANSWER

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