SOLUTION: SUST2014-15 [ENGLISH] 1 Fill in the blank: I am going to buy _______ bread for breakfast. (A) a (B) the C some (D) lot (E) two 2. Complete the sentence using the correct pair of antonymous words: _______ motorists often have to suffer for the folly of the______ drivers. A Cautious, reckless (B) Hectic, dangerous (C) Fierce, violent (D) Hurried, speedy (E) Slapdash, careless 3. Choose the correct modifier: We enjoyed a quite fabulous outing in the evening followed by a _____ dinner. (A) big (B) delicious C grand (D) tasty (E) awesome 4. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said to me, “Do you know John?” I said, “No.” (A) He said to me that did I know John? I said not. (B) He told me whether I know John. I replied negative. C He asked me if I knew John. I replied that I did not. (D) He asked me that if I would know John. I replied negative. (E) He told me whether I knew John. I said that I did not. 5.Which pair of words is not synonymous? (A) Comprehend, Understand (B) Disperse, Scatter (C) Endeavor, Venture (D) Melancholy, Sad E Amiable, Happy 6. Fill in the blank: I speak Bengali but _____ English. (A) I speak not (B) I‟m not speaking C I don’t speak (D) not speak (E) I can‟t speak 7.Which expression does not explain a comparison? (A) as bold as brass (B) as cool as a cucumber (C) as busy as a bee (D) as bright as a button E as heavy as grave 8. Fill in with the correct word: This is the man ____ I saw yesterday. (A) who (B) what (C) that D whom (E) whose 9. The ability to use language appropriately in different circumstances is called (A) communicative capability B communicative competence (C) communicative skill (D) linguistic skill (E) linguistic communication 10. Choose the sentence with correct participle A The river has overflowed the banks. (B) The river has overflown the banks. (C) The bird has flowed away. (D) The bird has fled away. (E) The man has flown away. 11. He could not come on account of illness. Here „on account of‟ is used as: (A) Coordinating conjunction (B) Relative pronoun C Phrase preposition (D) Qualitative adjective (E) Abstract noun 12. Fill in with the appropriate preposition: The passerby is tired _____ the long walk. (A) of (B) with (C) for D by (E) in 13. A yellow suit with yellow cap puts him over the top. Choose the correct meaning of „over the top‟ A Excessive (B) On the bank (C) On the top (D) Look smart (E) Benign 14.Which one is wrongly spelled? (A) Subterfuge (B) Conspicuous (C) Extravagant (D) Stubborn E Attendence 15.Which pair of words does not sound alike? (A) weather, wheather B heard, hard (C) sweet, suit (D) boy, buoy (E) key, quay 16. Select the right prefix for the opposite meaning of „gratitude‟ (A) un B in (C) dis (D) il (E) im 17. The teacher insisted that the student should go. Rewrite this sentence using an appropriate gerund for „go‟ (A) The teacher insisted for the student‟s going. (B) The teacher insisted the student going. C The teacher insisted on the student’s going. (D) The teacher insisted on the student going. (E) The teacher insisted that the student should be going. 18.Which composition emphasizes on author‟s witnesses and experiences rather than his/her own personality or life? (A) Poem (B) Paragraph (C) Letter (D) Summary E Memoir 19. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: He knew that his own life was unjust. (A) He was known that his own life was unjust. (B) He was known that it is unjust his own life. (C) It was known that it was unjust his own life. (D) It was known to him that his own life was unjust. E It was known to him that he was in a unjust life of his own. 20. Fill in with the correct alternative: When I saw the vase in the shop window, I knew it was exactlywhat I ________. (A) looked for (B) look for C had been looking for (D) have looked for (E) was looking for
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