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  1. 1.'By and large' means-

    1. A.everywhere
    2. B.very large
    3. C.mostly
    4. D.far away

  2. 2.Francis Bacon is an illustrious-

    1. A.essayist
    2. B.dramatist
    3. C.novelist
    4. D.journalist

  3. 3.'He could not win but learnt a lot' Which part of speech is the word 'but'?

    1. A.an adverb
    2. B.a verb
    3. C.an adjective
    4. D.a conjunction

  4. 4.Select the appropriate preposition: 'Are you doing anything special _____ the weekend?'

    1. A.at
    2. B.with
    3. C.on
    4. D.for

  5. 5.What is the plural form of 'sheep'?

    1. A.Sheeps
    2. B.Sheep
    3. C.Shepes
    4. D.Sheepses

  6. 6.'Sweet are the uses of adversity' is quoted from shakespear's-

    1. A.Julias Caesar
    2. B.Macbeth
    3. C.Comedy of Errors
    4. D.As You Like it

  7. 7."To get along with" means -

    1. A.to adjust
    2. B.to interest
    3. C.to accompany
    4. D.to walk

  8. 8.The synonym for 'panoramic' is-

    1. A.scenic
    2. B.narrow
    3. C.limited
    4. D.restricted

  9. 9.The antonym for 'slothful' is-

    1. A.playful
    2. B.sluggish
    3. C.energetic
    4. D.quarrelsome

  10. 10.Alexander Pope's 'Essay on Man' is a-

    1. A.novel
    2. B.treatise
    3. C.short story
    4. D.poem

  11. 11.What is the verb form of the word 'ability'?

    1. A.Capable
    2. B.Inability
    3. C.Enable
    4. D.Unable

  12. 12.The word 'equivocation' refers to-

    1. A.stating like an author
    2. B.two contradictory things in the same statement
    3. C.free expression of opinions
    4. D.a true statement

  13. 13."Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more." These memorable lines in Shakespearean tragedy are spoken by-

    1. A.Lady Macbeth
    2. B.Banquo
    3. C.Duncan
    4. D.Macbeth

  14. 14.Find out the active form of the sentence: 'By whom can our country be saved?'

    1. A.Who can save our country?
    2. B.Our country has been saved by who?
    3. C.Who save our country?
    4. D.Who will save our country?

  15. 15."All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born." This extract is taken from W.B. Yeats poem titled-

    1. A.No second Troy
    2. B.Easter 1916
    3. C.The Second Coming
    4. D.The Wild Swans at Coole

  16. 16.Do not close the door. The passive form of the sentence is -

    1. A.Let not the door close
    2. B.Let not the door be closed
    3. C.Let not the door be close
    4. D.Let not door closed

  17. 17.The poetic drama 'Murder in the Cathedral' was written by-

    1. A.Harold Pinter
    2. B.G.B. Shaw
    3. C.T.S. Eliot
    4. D.Samuel Beckett

  18. 18.The controlling sentence of a paragraph is known as-

    1. A.Content modulator
    2. B.terminator
    3. C.Thesis statement
    4. D.Topic sentence

General Knowledge

  1. 19.কোন শাসকদের আমলে ভাষাভাষী অঞ্চল 'বাংলা' নামে পরিচিত হয়ে ওঠে?

    1. A.মৌর্য
    2. B.গুপ্ত
    3. C.পাল
    4. D.মুসলিম

  2. 20.জাতিসংঘের দুর্নীতিবিরোধী সনদের নাম-

    1. A.UNCLOS
    2. B.UNCTAD
    3. C.UNCAC
    4. D.CEDAW

  3. 21.বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের মধ্যে সম্পাদিত গঙ্গার পানি বন্টন চুক্তি কখন শেষ হবে? [BCS: 44th] (ক) ২০৪০ (খ) ২০২৬ (গ) ২০২৪ (ঘ) ২০৩০

    1. A.২০৪০
    2. B.২০২৬
    3. C.২০২৪
    4. D.২০৩০
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