Verb - Exercise -3 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
- Fakhruddin Babar
- Jan 22
- 11 min read
VERB-Exercise
Previous Questions
DU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. She likes ______ adventure books. [DU-C (Re-Exam): 24-25]
(A) reads
(B) reading
(C) to reading
(D) read
Ans: (B) Explanation: Like, start, finish, stop, enjoy, mind, suggest ইত্যাদি verb-এর পরে অন্য কোনো verb আসলে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়।
02. Choose the correct sentence. [DU-Humanities: 23-24]
(A) Cycling is a good exercise.
(B) To cycle is a good exercise.
(C) Cycle is a good exercise.
(D) To cycle is good exercise.
Ans: (A) Explanation: কোনো verb-এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে যদি একই সাথে noun ও verb-এর কাজ করে, তবে তাকে Gerund বলে। এখানে 'Cycling' বাক্যের Subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
03. The verb form of the word 'prison' is- [DU-A: 22-23]
(A) enprison
(B) imprisonment
(C) inprison
(D) imprison
Ans: (D) Explanation: Prison (কারাগার) শব্দটি noun। এর verb form হলো imprison (কারারুদ্ধ করা/জেলে দেওয়া)।
04. There are several likely reasons why Asians are not prioritized in medical research... [DU-B: 20-21]
(A) conjunction
(B) noun
(C) verb
(D) adjective
Ans: (C) Explanation: Prioritized শব্দটি এখানে passive voice-এর main verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
05. The past participle form of the verb 'lie' is- [DU-C: 20-21]
(A) laid
(B) lain
(C) lay
(D) lying
Ans: (B) Explanation: Lie (শয়ন করা) এর forms হলো: Lie - Lay - Lain. (অন্যদিকে Lie-মিথ্যা বলা এর forms: Lie-Lied-Lied)।
06. People lauded Mandela's humanity... [DU-B: 19-20]
(A) laude
(B) led
(C) lead
(D) laud
Ans: (D) Explanation: Lauded (প্রশংসিত) হলো past form. এর present form বা base form হলো laud (প্রশংসা করা)।
07. What kind of verb is the word 'went' in the sentence 'The dog went mad.' [DU-C: 98-99]
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Causative verb
(C) Factitive verb
(D) Copulative verb
Ans: (D) Explanation: Go, get, become, feel, look ইত্যাদি যখন linking verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয় তখন এদের Copulative Verb-ও বলা হয়। এদের পরে adjective (complement) বসে।
08. That night Abu Ben Adam had a strange dream. Here 'had' is: [DU-HEC: 23-24]
(A) Cognate verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Non-finite verb
(D) Transitive verb
Ans: (D) Explanation: এই বাক্যে had (ছিল/দেখল) verb টির object হলো 'a strange dream'। যে verb-এর object থাকে তাকে Transitive verb বলে।
09. The judge wanted the murderer to be ______. [DU-7 college Science: 21-22]
(A) hung
(B) hanged
(C) hunged
(D) hang
Ans: (B) Explanation: মানুষকে 'ফাঁসিতে ঝোলানো' অর্থে Hang এর Past ও Past Participle form হলো Hanged. (কোনো বস্তু ঝোলানো অর্থে Hung)।
10. Be careful, don't ______ your keys. [DU-7 college Business: 20-21]
(A) lose
(B) loose
(C) lost
(D) loss
Ans: (A) Explanation: Lose (verb) অর্থ হারানো। Loose (adj) অর্থ ঢিলা/আলগা। Loss (noun) অর্থ ক্ষতি। Do/Don't এর পর verb এর base form বসে।
JnU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. He gave up ______ football. [JnU-B: 24-25]
(A) to play
(B) of playing
(C) playing
(D) played
Ans: (C) Explanation: Preposition (up) এর পরে verb আসলে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়। এছাড়া 'give up' একটি phrasal verb যার পর gerund বসে।
02. Walking is good for health. 'Walking' is a: [JnU-A: 16-17]
(A) gerund
(B) phrase
(C) clause
(D) participle
Ans: (A) Explanation: Verb+ing যখন Noun-এর কাজ করে তখন তাকে Gerund বলে। এখানে Walking বাক্যের Subject (Noun)-এর কাজ করছে।
JU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. There was an electric pole. The underlined verb is: [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Action verb
(B) Non-action verb
(C) Transitive verb
(D) Cognate verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: যে verb দ্বারা কোনো কাজ করা বোঝায় না, কেবল 'থাকা' বা 'হওয়া' বোঝায় তাকে Stative বা Non-action verb বলে। Be verb (was) এখানে non-action verb.
02. It is assumed that graduates will ______ about English... [JU: 19-20]
(A) know
(B) know how
(C) knowledge
(D) knowing
Ans: (A) Explanation: Will (Modal Auxiliary) এর পরে সর্বদা Verb-এর Base form বসে।
RU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. The present form of 'lost' is [RU-A: 24-25]
(A) lose
(B) lost
(C) loose
(D) loss
Ans: (A) Explanation: Lose (হারানো) - Lost - Lost.
02. I enjoy teaching. The underlined word is: [RU-C: 23-24]
(A) gerund
(B) verb
(C) participle
(D) complement
Ans: (A) Explanation: Enjoy verb-এর object হিসেবে verb+ing (teaching) বসেছে, তাই এটি Gerund.
03. Let us winter in Malaysia. Here 'winter' is: [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) a noun
(B) an adjective
(C) an adverb
(D) a verb
Ans: (D) Explanation: Winter শব্দটি সাধারণত Noun (শীতকাল) হলেও এখানে 'শীতকাল অতিবাহিত করা' অর্থে Verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
04. Please ______ me to take my medicine. [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) remind
(B) recollect
(C) remember
(D) reminisce
Ans: (A) Explanation: Remind অর্থ কাউকে কোনো কিছু মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া। Remember অর্থ নিজে মনে রাখা। এখানে 'আমাকে মনে করিয়ে দিও' বোঝাচ্ছে।
05. Mandela ______ to life imprisonment in 1964. [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) is sentenced
(B) sentenced
(C) was sentenced
(D) has been sentenced
Ans: (C) Explanation: বাক্যে অতীত নির্দেশক সময় (1964) উল্লেখ থাকায় Past Indefinite Tense হবে। আর ম্যান্ডেলাকে দণ্ড 'দেওয়া হয়েছিল' (নিজে দেননি), তাই Passive Voice হবে (was sentenced)।
06. He left the place feeling shocked... [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) a verb
(B) a conjunction
(C) a phrase
(D) a participle
Ans: (D) Explanation: Shocked (Past Participle) এখানে Adjective-এর মতো কাজ করছে (অবস্থা বোঝাচ্ছে), তাই এটি Participle.
07. Which sentence contains an infinitive? [RU-B: 22-23]
(A) She enjoys reading books.
(B) To be or not to be - that is the question.
(C) Running is a great exercise.
(D) We should treat others with kindness.
Ans: (B) Explanation: To + Verb (base form) কে Infinitive বলে। এখানে 'To be' হলো Infinitive.
08. Which sentence contains a gerund? [RU-B: 22-23]
(A) Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies.
(B) I love to travel.
(C) She starts her day with coffee.
(D) He is studying.
Ans: (A) Explanation: Cooking (Verb+ing) বাক্যের Subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হওয়ায় এটি Gerund.
09. The promise sounds hollow. The underlined word is: [RU-C: 22-23]
(A) a complement
(B) a transitive verb
(C) an intransitive verb
(D) a linking verb
Ans: (A) Explanation: Sound একটি Linking verb. Linking verb-এর পরে যা বসে (Subject সম্পর্কে তথ্য দেয়) তাকে Complement বলে। Hollow এখানে Adjective Complement.
10. He has a lot of influence... Verb form? [RU-A: 21-22]
(A) influence
(B) influent
(C) influential
(D) inflow
Ans: (A) Explanation: Influence শব্দটি Noun (প্রভাব) এবং Verb (প্রভাবিত করা) উভয় রূপেই ব্যবহৃত হয়।
CU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. The past form of 'read' is- [CU-D: 24-25]
(A) readed
(B) red
(C) read
(D) rad
Ans: (C) Explanation: Read ভার্বটির তিনটি form-ই বানানে এক (Read-Read-Read), তবে উচ্চারণে ভিন্নতা আছে (রিড - রেড - রেড)।
02. There is no credit in earning money illegally. [CU-D: 23-24]
(A) an infinitive
(B) a gerund
(C) past participle
(D) present continuous
Ans: (B) Explanation: Preposition (in)-এর পরে verb+ing বসলে তা Gerund হয়।
03. The movie ... affected the audience heavily. [CU-C: 21-22]
(A) effected
(B) affected
(C) has effected
(D) have affected
Ans: (B) Explanation: Affect (verb) অর্থ প্রভাবিত করা। Effect (noun) অর্থ ফলাফল। এখানে verb প্রয়োজন।
04. 'Ronaldo headed the ball'. 'Headed' is: [CU-A: 09-10]
(A) noun
(B) participle
(C) verb
(D) adverb
Ans: (C) Explanation: Head শব্দটি সাধারণত Noun হলেও এখানে 'মাথা দিয়ে আঘাত করা' অর্থে Verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
KU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Which is a regular verb? [KU-16-17]
(A) Began
(B) Taken
(C) Knew
(D) Wanted
Ans: (D) Explanation: যে verb-এর শেষে d/ed যোগ করে past/past participle করা হয় তাকে Regular/Weak verb বলে। Want-Wanted-Wanted. বাকিগুলো Irregular/Strong verb.
02. 'What strikes me...' Past form? [KU-B: 16-17]
(A) Striken
(B) Struck
(C) Striked
(D) Stroke
Ans: (B) Explanation: Strike - Struck - Struck/Stricken.
CoU Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Subject + Linking verb + Complement can be found in: [CoU-B: 18-19]
(A) They do not seem nervous.
(B) She does not laugh.
(C) The telephone rang.
(D) She will buy Anindita a gift.
Ans: (A) Explanation: এখানে They (Subject) + seem (Linking verb) + nervous (Adjective Complement).
GST Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. Please water the plants... [GST-B: 22-23]
(A) Noun
(B) Adverb
(C) Adjective
(D) Verb
Ans: (D) Explanation: Water (verb) - গাছে পানি দেওয়া।
02. What type of verb is 'play' in "I play football"? [GST-B: 22-23]
(A) Finite
(B) Nonfinite
(C) Transitive
(D) Intransitive
Ans: (C) Explanation: Play verb-টির object (football) আছে, তাই এটি Transitive verb. (এটি Finite-ও বটে, তবে অপশনে classification চাইলে Transitive অধিক যুক্তিযুক্ত)।
03. You have made your bed and now you may lie on it. [GST-B: 21-22]
(A) lie
(B) lay
(C) lain
(D) laid
Ans: (A) Explanation: May (Modal)-এর পর verb-এর base form 'lie' (শয়ন করা) বসবে।
04. I will water the plants. 'Water' is: [GST-B: 21-22]
(A) a noun
(B) a verb
(C) an adjective
(D) an adverb
Ans: (B)
05. Which is not a verb? [IU-B: 19-20]
(A) threaten
(B) worsen
(C) bounden
(D) flatten
Ans: (C) Explanation: Bounden (বাধ্য/আবদ্ধ) একটি adjective (যেমন: bounden duty). বাকিগুলো verb (en যুক্ত).
06. The past participle of 'Swim' is- [RSTU 18-19]
(A) Swim
(B) Swam
(C) Swum
(D) Swame
Ans: (C) Explanation: Swim - Swam - Swum.
07. In which sentence 'wrong' is a verb? [JKKNIU 17-18]
(A) Wrong seldom prospers.
(B) He spells words wrong.
(C) You wrong me by the suspicion.
(D) You have taken the wrong road.
Ans: (C) Explanation: You (Subject) + wrong (Verb - অন্যায় করা) + me (Object). অর্থ: তুমি সন্দেহ করে আমার প্রতি অন্যায় করছ।
MBBS-BDS-AFMC Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. The sentence "He seems to have acted rightly" is- [MBBS: 24-25]
(A) Past continuous
(B) Past perfect
(C) Simple past
(D) Perfect infinitive
Ans: (D) Explanation: 'To have acted' গঠনটি হলো Perfect Infinitive (To + have + v3).
02. I came to England to learn English. [MBBS: 23-24]
(A) to learn
(B) for to learn
(C) to learning
(D) for learning
Ans: (A) Explanation: উদ্দেশ্য বোঝাতে Infinitive (To + V1) ব্যবহৃত হয়।
03. Fire burns. 'burn' is: [BDS: 23-24]
(A) causative
(B) copulative
(C) intransitive
(D) transitive
Ans: (C) Explanation: Burn verb-টির এখানে কোনো object নেই, তাই এটি Intransitive verb.
04. Father loves me. 'loves' is: [MBBS: 22-23]
(A) simple verb
(B) transitive verb
(C) intransitive verb
(D) auxiliary verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: Loves verb-এর object (me) আছে, তাই এটি Transitive verb.
BCS-Bank-All Job Questions & Answers with Explanations
01. To help others is a great deed. [48th BCS]
(A) To help
(B) To helping
(C) Help
(D) To
Ans: (A) Explanation: Infinitive (To + verb) বাক্যের Subject হিসেবে বসতে পারে।
02. Which can be used as a verb? [46 BCS]
(A) mobile
(B) media
(C) sugar
(D) sand
Ans: (C) Explanation: Sugar শব্দটি Noun (চিনি) এবং Verb (চিনি মেশানো/মিষ্টি করা) উভয় হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
03. 'He contemplated marrying his cousin.' 'marrying' is: [43 BCS]
(A) present participle
(B) verb
(C) gerund
(D) infinitive
Ans: (C) Explanation: Contemplate verb-এর object হিসেবে verb+ing (marrying) বসেছে, তাই এটি Gerund.
04. Go and catch the falling star. 'falling' is: [42nd BCS]
(A) preposition
(B) adjective (participle)
(C) verb
(D) adverb
Ans: (B) Explanation: Falling শব্দটি star (noun)-এর অবস্থা বর্ণনা করছে, তাই এটি Adjective বা Participle.
05. "Look at the flying bird". 'Flying' is: [42nd BCS]
(A) gerund
(B) verbal noun
(C) participle
(D) gerundial infinitive
Ans: (C) Explanation: Flying এখানে bird (noun)-এর পূর্বে বসে adjective-এর কাজ করছে, তাই এটি Participle.
06. 'I will not let you go.' 'go' is: [41st BCS]
(A) infinitive
(B) participle
(C) gerund
(D) verbal noun
Ans: (A) Explanation: Let, make, bid, hear, see ইত্যাদির পর to উহ্য থাকে (Bare Infinitive).
07. 'The old man was tired of walking.' 'walking' is: [41st BCS]
(A) present participle
(B) adjective
(C) common noun
(D) gerund
Ans: (D) Explanation: Preposition (of)-এর পরে verb+ing সর্বদা Gerund হয়।
TEST-1
01. He was born in 1980. What kind of verb is it?
(A) transitive
(B) intransitive
(C) linking
(D) non-finite
Ans: (B) Explanation: Born (জন্মানো) - এখানে কোনো object গ্রহণ করেনি।
02. I dreamt a wonderful dream. Identify 'dreamt'.
(A) Retained object
(B) Cognate object
(C) Reflexive object
(D) Cognate verb
Ans: (D) Explanation: Intransitive verb (dream) যখন সমজাতীয় noun (dream)-কে object হিসেবে গ্রহণ করে, তখন verb-টিকে Cognate Verb বলে।
03. She takes after her mother. 'Takes after' is:
(A) Verbal idiom
(B) Phrasal verb
(C) regular verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: Verb-এর সাথে Preposition যুক্ত হয়ে ভিন্ন অর্থ প্রকাশ করলে তাকে Group Verb বা Phrasal Verb বলে। (Take after = দেখতে একই রকম হওয়া)।
04. The boy reads a book. 'Reads' is:
(A) linking verb
(B) auxiliary verb
(C) transitive verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (C) Explanation: Reads verb-এর object (a book) আছে।
05. Mother loves me. 'Loves' is:
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Auxiliary verb
(C) Intransitive verb
(D) Simple verb
Ans: (A)
06. Mother laughs. 'Laughs' is:
(A) Intransitive verb
(B) Auxiliary verb
(C) Transitive Verb
(D) Causative Verb
Ans: (A) Explanation: Laughs verb-এর কোনো object নেই।
07. Rahat felt the cold breeze. 'Felt' is:
(A) Reflexive verb
(B) Perception verb
(C) Quasi passive verb
(D) Factitive verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: Feel, see, hear, smell ইত্যাদি ইন্দ্রিয়গ্রাহ্য verb-কে Perception verb বলে।
08. He became a politician. 'Became' is:
(A) transitive verb
(B) linking verb
(C) action verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: Become একটি Linking verb যা Subject ও Complement (Politician)-কে যুক্ত করেছে।
09. Honey tastes sweet. 'Tastes' is:
(A) linking
(B) intransitive
(C) non-finite
(D) none
Ans: (A) Explanation: Taste একটি Linking verb. (এটি Quasi-passive verb-ও বটে)।
10. They elected him captain. 'Elected' is:
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive Verb
(C) Factitive Verb
(D) Causative Verb
Ans: (C) Explanation: যে Transitive verb অতিরিক্ত object complement (captain) ছাড়া অর্থ প্রকাশ করতে পারে না, তাকে Factitive Verb বলে।
11. Dip, Feed, Fell, Raise, Get; all these words are:
(A) Transitive Verb
(B) Causative Verb
(C) Intransitive Verb
(D) Factitive Verb
Ans: (B) Explanation: এই verb-গুলো অন্যকে দিয়ে কাজ করানো বোঝাতে Causative form হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
12. The Past tense of the word 'Cut' is:
(A) Cat
(B) Cut
(C) Cutt
(D) Cott
Ans: (B) Explanation: Cut - Cut - Cut.
13. What is the past form 'Welcome'?
(A) welcome
(B) welcame
(C) welcomed
(D) wellcame
Ans: (C)
14. Find out the weak verb:
(A) Get
(B) Sing
(C) Drive
(D) Dream
Ans: (D) Explanation: Dream - Dreamt/Dreamed (d/t যুক্ত হয়)। বাকিগুলো Strong verb (vowel পরিবর্তন হয়)।
15. By working hard, you can prosper. 'Working' is:
(A) Participle
(B) Verbal Noun
(C) Gerund
(D) Infinitive
Ans: (C) Explanation: Preposition (by) এর পরে verb+ing হলে তা Gerund হয়।
TEST-2
01. What is the past form "blow"?
(A) blowed
(B) blowt
(C) blew
(D) blewd
Ans: (C) Explanation: Blow - Blew - Blown.
02. What is the number of auxiliary verb in English?
(A) Eleven
(B) Twelve
(C) Fourteen
(D) Fifteen
Ans: (B) Explanation: সাধারণত প্রধান Auxiliary verb ১২টি ধরা হয় (Be, Have, Do + main modals)।
03. Raju need not think of a job. 'Think' is:
(A) Principal
(B) Finite
(C) Full
(D) Modal
Ans: (A) Explanation: এখানে Need হলো Modal Auxiliary এবং Think হলো Principal verb.
04. She made her daughter ______ homework.
(A) do
(B) did
(C) to do
(D) done
Ans: (A) Explanation: Causative verb 'make'-এর পর ব্যক্তিবাচক object থাকলেও verb-এর base form বসে।
05. Past participle of 'Quit'?
(A) Quit
(B) Quitten
(C) Quited
(D) Quitted
Ans: (A) Explanation: Quit - Quit - Quit.
06. Past form of 'shear'?
(A) Shore
(B) Shorn
(C) Shear
(D) Sheared
Ans: (D) Explanation: Shear - Sheared - Shorn/Sheared.
07. 'He became mad.' 'Became' is:
(A) Copulative
(B) Causative
(C) Transitive
(D) Simple
Ans: (A) Explanation: Linking verb-এর অপর নাম Copulative verb.
08. Fire burns. 'Burn' is:
(A) Auxiliary
(B) Intransitive
(C) Transitive
(D) Causative
Ans: (B) Explanation: Object নেই।
09. Past Participle form of 'Refer' is:
(A) Referred
(B) Refered
(C) Referred
(D) Reference
Ans: (A)
10. I should have preferred a more interesting approach. Underlined words show:
(A) Subject
(B) Verb
(C) Complement
(D) Adverbial
Ans: (B) Explanation: 'Should have preferred' পুরো অংশটি Verb Phrase.
11. We found the house ______
(A) abandoned
(B) have abandoned
(C) to be abandoned
(D) none
Ans: (A) Explanation: Past Participle (abandoned) adjective হিসেবে বসেছে।
12. A verb that is active in form but passive in sense is known as:
(A) causative
(B) inchoate
(C) reflexive
(D) quasi-passive
Ans: (D) Explanation: যেমন: Rice sells cheap.
13. 'A great deal of thoughts ______ into the designing of the auditorium.'
(A) go
(B) have gone
(C) went
(D) has gone
Ans: (D) Explanation: 'A great deal of' + Uncountable/Abstract noun (thought process) -> Singular verb. (যদি thoughts কে plural ধরা হয়, তবে have gone হতে পারে, কিন্তু 'A great deal' সাধারণত singular quantity নির্দেশ করে। সঠিক উত্তর D).
14. Identify a sentence having: Sub + Verb + Indirect object + Direct object.
(A) Tinni sent me a flower.
(B) Flower is sent to me by Tinni.
(C) I sent a flower to her.
(D) I was sent a flower by Tinni.
Ans: (A) Explanation: Tinni (Sub) + sent (Verb) + me (Indirect Obj) + a flower (Direct Obj).
15. Which one is an example of an intransitive verb?
(A) They painted their fences green.
(B) My family moved to another city.
(C) We believed the boy.
(D) He gave the papers to the lawyer.
Ans: (B) Explanation: Move (স্থানান্তর হওয়া) এখানে Intransitive. বাকিগুলোতে object আছে।
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