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21.
‘Let me not to the marriage of true minds/ Admit impediments; love is not love/Which alters when it alteration finds’. Lines taken from a sonnet by __.
  • A Spencer
  • B Petrarch
  • C Shakespeare
  • D Donne
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

These lines are from Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare.

22.
The saying 'Every cloud has its silver lining' means:
  • A bad weather is often replaced by good weather
  • B clouds often have shining surroundings
  • C every difficult situation has a more hopeful aspect though not apparent at the beginning
  • D clouds and sunshine go hand in hand
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The proverb means that every difficult or negative situation has a positive or hopeful aspect.

23.
In Gulliver's Travels which of these traits Swift does not show in his depiction of the land of Lilliput?
  • A pride
  • B lies
  • C peace and wisdom
  • D silly rules
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Swift's Lilliput depicts pride lies and silly rules as satirical targets; peace and wisdom are not shown there.

24.
Identify the compound sentence:
  • A Either you do it or you will be fined
  • B Unless you do it you will be fined
  • C Do it or I shall fine you
  • D You have to do it otherwise I will fine you
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Either...or' joins two independent clauses making it a compound sentence.

25.
The lines ‘A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,/A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread-and Thou/Beside me singing in the Wilderness....’ are taken from a famous translation work by
  • A Scott Fitzgerald
  • B Edward Fitzgerald
  • C William Fitzgerald
  • D Gerald Fitzgerald
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

These lines are from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald.

26.
The villagers believed that he was an honest leader. Passive form of this sentence is:
  • A He was believed to be an honest leader
  • B He was believed to have been an honest leader
  • C He has been believed to be an honest leader
  • D He was believed he was an honest leader
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

The correct passive form of a present state in reported speech uses the infinitive 'to be'.

27.
Which functions both as a transitive and an intransitive verb?
  • A sleep
  • B arrive
  • C break
  • D die
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Break' can be transitive (She broke the glass) and intransitive (The glass broke).

28.
Which play is filled with nonsensical conversations meaningless dialogues and characters who often become forgetful?
  • A Pygmalion
  • B The Skin Game
  • C Waiting for Godot
  • D Candida
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is characterized by nonsensical conversations meaningless dialogues and forgetful characters.

29.
An element required in a paragraph for smooth flow of ideas is called a-
  • A transition sentence
  • B topic sentence
  • C supporting sentence
  • D concluding sentence
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

A transition sentence connects ideas and ensures smooth flow within and between paragraphs.

30.
‘Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility’ is a statement ascribed to
  • A Coleridge
  • B William Wordsworth
  • C TS Eliot
  • D IA Richards
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

This famous definition of poetry is from William Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads.

31.
Pick the correctly spelt word:
  • A Conscintious
  • B Consientious
  • C Concientious
  • D Conscientious
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

The correct spelling is Conscientious (বিবেকবান বা কর্তব্যপরায়ণ)। Spelling breakdown: Con + sci + en + tious.

32.
They talked about going on a vacation'. Here 'going' is a/an-
  • A participle
  • B infinitive
  • C verbal noun
  • D gerund
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Preposition (about) এর পরে Verb+ing যুক্ত হলে তা Preposition এর Object হিসেবে কাজ করে যা মূলত Noun-এর কাজ। তাই এখানে 'going' একটি Gerund.

33.
The novel 'Wuthering Heights' was penned by the author under the penname-
  • A Ellise Bellet
  • B Ellis Belle
  • C Ellis Bell
  • D Una Elis
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Wuthering Heights' উপন্যাসটি Emily Brontë লিখেছেন। তৎকালীন সময়ে নারীদের লেখা প্রকাশের ক্ষেত্রে সামাজিক বাধার কারণে তিনি 'Ellis Bell' ছদ্মনাম ব্যবহার করেছিলেন।

34.
Which gender is the noun 'neighbour'?
  • A Masculine
  • B Feminine
  • C Neuter
  • D Common
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Neighbour (প্রতিবেশী) শব্দটি দ্বারা পুরুষ বা নারী উভয়কেই বোঝাতে পারে। তাই এটি Common Gender (উভয়লিঙ্গ)।

35.
'Someone sneezed loudly at the back of the hall'. In this sentence the verb 'sneezed' is-
  • A causative
  • B intransitive
  • C transitive
  • D factitive
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Sneezed' (হাঁচি দিল) ভার্বটির কোনো Object নেই এবং এটি নিজেই অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে পারে। তাই এটি Intransitive Verb (অকর্মক ক্রিয়া)।

36.
A person who leaves his/her own country to settle permanently in another is called a/an-
  • A immigrant
  • B expatriate
  • C emigrant
  • D migrant
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

নিজ দেশ ত্যাগ করে অন্য দেশে স্থায়ীভাবে বসবাসের জন্য গমনকারীকে Emigrant (দেশান্তরী) বলে। আর যে ব্যক্তি অন্য দেশ থেকে এসে কোনো দেশে বাস করে তাকে Immigrant (অভিবাসী) বলে।

37.
Identify the word that can be used as both singular and plural:
  • A light
  • B shot
  • C criterion
  • D cannon
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Cannon' (কামান) শব্দটি Singular এবং Plural উভয় রূপেই ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে। সামরিক প্রেক্ষাপটে Plural হিসেবে 'Cannon' বহুল ব্যবহৃত। Criterion এর plural হয় Criteria.

38.
Identify the correct passive form: 'People thought that the despot was corrupt'
  • A The despot had been thought to be corrupt.
  • B It was thought that the despot was corrupt.
  • C The despot was thought to be corrupt.
  • D The despot is thought to be corrupt.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Personal Passive-এর নিয়ম অনুযায়ী Subordinate clause-এর subject (The despot) সামনে এসেছে এরপর Tense অনুযায়ী was + thought + to be + corrupt বসেছে।

39.
'After lunch we went for a leisurely stroll'. Here 'leisurely' is a/an-
  • A adverb
  • B adjective
  • C noun
  • D conjunction
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Leisurely' শব্দটি 'stroll' (noun)-কে মডিফাই করছে। Noun-কে মডিফাই করে বলে এটি Adjective। যদিও শেষে 'ly' আছে কিন্তু Noun (Leisure) + ly = Adjective হয়।

40.
The play "Englishmen for My Money" was written by-
  • A Christopher Marlowe
  • B Thomas Kyd
  • C William Haughton
  • D Ben Jonson
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Englishmen for My Money (১৫৯৮) এলিজাবেথীয় যুগের নাট্যকার William Haughton-এর লেখা বিখ্যাত কমেডি নাটক। এটিকে প্রথম 'City Comedy' হিসেবে গণ্য করা হয়।