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মোট প্রশ্ন: 18
1.
Eager – Indifferent ::
  • A Concerned – Careful
  • B Anxious – Nervous
  • C Enthusiastic – Halfhearted
  • D Devoted – Dedicated
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Antonym analogy: Eager↔Indifferent. Similarly Enthusiastic↔Halfhearted.

2.
Lengthen – Prolong ::
  • A Stretch – Extend
  • B Distance – Reduce
  • C Draw out – Shorten
  • D Reach out – Cut short
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

Synonym analogy: Lengthen≈Prolong. Similarly Stretch≈Extend.

3.
Delay – Retard ::
  • A Postpone – Promote
  • B Adjourn – Start
  • C Slow down – Hold up
  • D Defer – Accelerate
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Synonym analogy: Delay≈Retard. Similarly Slow down≈Hold up.

4.
Submissive – Disobedient ::
  • A Comply – Conform
  • B Heed – Acquiesce
  • C Observe – Defy
  • D Obey – Hearken to
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Antonym analogy: Submissive↔Disobedient. Similarly Observe↔Defy.

5.
He fantasized winning the lottery.
  • A with
  • B from
  • C after
  • D about
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Fantasize about' is the correct collocation.

6.
The Parthenon is said erected in the Age of Pericles.
  • A to have become
  • B to have begun
  • C to have been
  • D to have had begun
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Passive perfect infinitive: 'to have been + past participle'. 'to have been erected'.

7.
He divided the money the two children.
  • A among
  • B between
  • C in between
  • D over
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Between' for two people/things. 'Among' for three or more.

8.
As they waited Rahim argued against war –
  • A while his brother discusses the effects of pollution
  • B while his brother discussed the effects of pollution
  • C while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution
  • D while had brother discussed the effects of pollution
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Simultaneous past action → past continuous 'was discussing'.

9.
If we want concrete proof we are looking for –
  • A clear evidence
  • B building material
  • C a cement mixer
  • D something to cover a path
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Concrete' here means definite/real. 'Concrete proof' = clear evidence.

10.
The Olympic games were watched by billions of people all over the world.
  • A exactly
  • B usually
  • C truly
  • D literally
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

'Literally billions' emphasizes the number is not an exaggeration.

11.
The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home but wander about from place to place and live in tents. they were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the English took them from Egyptians. this is why they came to be called gypsys. they were beloved to possess strange powers. they could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. it was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. whenever a child got lost it was thought that it has been carried away by gypsys so they were arrested and sent for trial. but this attitude towards the Gypsy has gradually changed.

The gypsies are people who –
  • A have a settled way of life
  • B came originally from Egypt to England
  • C are always on the move
  • D steal children to train them in the way of life
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

Gypsies have no fixed home and wander from place to place — always on the move.

12.
The gypsies like to live in tents because –
  • A it is easy to hide stolen children in a tent
  • B it is easy to read one's palm inside a tent
  • C it is easy to bring them from Egypt
  • D it is easy to pitch them
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

Tents are portable and easy to pitch — suitable for a nomadic lifestyle.

13.
'The English took them for Egyptians' means –
  • A The English took them to the Egyptians
  • B The English considered them to be Egyptians
  • C The English were taken in by the Egyptians
  • D The English brought them as far as Egypt
সঠিক উত্তর: Option B

'Take someone for' = mistakenly believe someone to be something.

14.
Attitude towards the gypsies –
  • A are still the same as before
  • B have not much changed over the years
  • C can change once they stop stealing children
  • D have shown signs of change
সঠিক উত্তর: Option D

The passage states the attitude towards gypsies has gradually changed.

15.
The tree has been blown by the strong wind.
  • A away
  • B up
  • C off
  • D out
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Blow away' = to be moved or carried off by wind.

16.
No one can that he is clever.
  • A defy
  • B admire
  • C deny
  • D denounce
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Deny' = state something is not true. Nobody can deny his cleverness.

17.
A reward has been announced for the employees who hard.
  • A have worked
  • B has worked
  • C will be work
  • D have had worked
সঠিক উত্তর: Option A

'Employees' is plural → 'have'. Present perfect 'have worked' for past action with present result.

18.
To the arrival of spring Bangladesh Television a special function.
  • A commemorate : launched
  • B announce : telecast
  • C celebrate : organized
  • D welcome : sanctioned
সঠিক উত্তর: Option C

'Celebrate' the arrival of spring; 'organized' a function — the best collocations.