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81.
Find out the correctly spelt word:
  • A reminiscence
  • B reminescence
  • C remeniscence
  • D reminicence
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

The correct spelling is 'reminiscence'.

82.
The idiom 'smell a rat' means to ___.
  • A detect bad smell
  • B be in a bad mood
  • C suspect something wrong
  • D see hidden meaning
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

To 'smell a rat' means to suspect trickery or deception.

83.
Select the synonym for 'inclement':
  • A affable
  • B mild
  • C rough
  • D genial
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Inclement' means unpleasantly cold or wet. 'Rough' is a synonym. Affable mild and genial are antonyms.

84.
'Tell me frankly why you did this.' The underlined part 'why you did this' is a/an-
  • A adjective clause
  • B noun clause
  • C adverbial clause
  • D adverbial phrase
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

The clause 'why you did this' acts as the object of the verb 'Tell' making it a noun clause.

85.
The prefix 'non' can be added to __.
  • A office
  • B regular
  • C partisan
  • D obey
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Nonpartisan' is a standard word meaning not biased or partisan. Other words take different prefixes (irregular disobey).

86.
Identify the correct passive form: 'I heard her sing.'
  • A She was heard sing by me.
  • B She was heard to be sung by me.
  • C She was heard sung by me.
  • D She was heard to sing by me.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Verbs of perception like 'hear' take a bare infinitive in active voice but a to-infinitive in passive voice (was heard to sing).

87.
Which sentence is correct?
  • A One of my sisters are a nurse.
  • B One of my sister is a nurse.
  • C One of my sisters is a nurse.
  • D One of my sister's are a nurse.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

The structure 'One of' + plural noun + singular verb. 'Sisters' is plural and 'is' is singular.

88.
Select the right determiner: 'She works as __ FBI analyst.'
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D none of the above
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

FBI is pronounced with a vowel sound at the beginning ('Ef-B-I') so it takes the article 'an'.

89.
'We met Medha carrying a bouquet of red roses.' Here 'carrying' is a/an __.
  • A gerund
  • B infinitive
  • C verbal noun
  • D participle
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Carrying' modifies the noun 'Medha' describing her action. It acts as an adjective which is a function of the present participle.

90.
'Five years have passed since his father died'. Identify the correct simple form:
  • A His father has died five years ago.
  • B His father died five years ago.
  • C His father has died for five years.
  • D His father died since five years.
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Five years ago' indicates a specific time in the past requiring the past simple tense ('died').

91.
Choose the antonym of 'controversy':
  • A contention
  • B bickering
  • C unanimity
  • D dispute
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Controversy' means disagreement or dispute. 'Unanimity' means agreement by all which is the opposite.

92.
'For God's sake hold your tongue and let me love.' This line is taken from the poem __.
  • A To His Coy Mistress
  • B The Canonization
  • C The Definition of Love
  • D The Sun Rising
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

This is the opening line of John Donne's poem 'The Canonization'.

93.
The one-act play 'Riders to the Sea' was written by __.
  • A G. B. Shaw
  • B Oscar Wilde
  • C J. M. Synge
  • D John Galsworthy
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Riders to the Sea' is a famous one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright J. M. Synge.

94.
'Neither a borrower nor a lender be For loan oft loses both itself and friend.' This extract is taken from Shakespeare's play ___.
  • A Macbeth
  • B King Lear
  • C Measure for Measure
  • D Hamlet
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

These lines are spoken by Polonius to his son Laertes in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

95.
Who composed the elegiac poem 'Thyrsis'?
  • A Thomas Gray
  • B Matthew Arnold
  • C John Milton
  • D P. B. Shelley
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Thyrsis' is an elegy written by Matthew Arnold to commemorate his friend Arthur Hugh Clough.

96.
Who is the writer of the famous essay 'Tradition and the Individual Talent'?
  • A George Orwell
  • B Aldous Leonard Huxley
  • C T. S. Eliot
  • D Francis Bacon
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

This critical essay was written by T. S. Eliot and published in 1919.

97.
'Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.' This line occurs in Shelley's poem _.
  • A To a Skylark
  • B Ode to the West Wind
  • C Adonais
  • D The Cloud
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

This famous line is from P.B. Shelley's poem 'To a Skylark'.

98.
Who authored the futuristic novel 'Brave New World'?
  • A E. M. Forster
  • B Virginia Woolf
  • C Aldous Leonard Huxley
  • D Graham Greene
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Brave New World' is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley published in 1932.

99.
'Good fences make good neighbors'. This line was written by ___.
  • A Robert Graves
  • B Robert Frost
  • C Ezra Pound
  • D Carl Sandburg
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

This line is from Robert Frost's poem 'Mending Wall'.

100.
'Cowards die many times before their deaths: The valiant never taste of death but once'. In which play of Shakespeare is this quote found?
  • A Julius Caesar
  • B Romeo and Juliet
  • C The Tempest
  • D Twelfth Night
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

This famous quote is spoken by Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play of the same name.