English -30 ***Read the passage carefully and answer the following question (1-5) The American Architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller was born in 1895 in Massachusetts. He devoted his life to the invention of revolutionary technological designs to solve problems of modern living. He is best known for his development of the geodesic dome, an extremely light yet enormously strong spherical structure composed of triangular pieces. The geodesic dome is an application of his principle of deriving maximum output from a minimum input of material and energy. In the 1950 many of these domes were built for military and industrial uses. A considerable number of homes also have been built using geodesic dome structures. Fuller was also controversial writer. Among his many books are Nine Chains to Moon (1938),Ideas and Integrities (1963-an autobiography), Utopia or Oblivion (1970) and Earth (1973) 1. Which Statement best describes about the geodesic dome? (a) It uses a lot of material, but takes less energy to construct than traditional structures. (b) It puts on maximum energy for its size. (c) It uses very little material even though it is very spacious. (d) It takes less material and energy than traditional structures of same size. 2. Fuller wrote about his life in his book...... (a)Ideas and Integrities (b) Utopia or Oblivion (c) Nine Chains to Moon (d) Earth 3. What does this passage mainly discuss? (c) Revolutionary designs (d) American Architecture 4. In above passage “Revolutionary” refers to.... (a)Warring(b)Revolving(c)Innovative(d)Pragmatic 5. “Enormously” can be best replaced by..... (a) Hardly (b) Somewhat (c) Very (d) Quite ***Literature: ‘B’ unit (6-10) 6. “Aborigine” means.... (a)First design (b) Absolution (c) Finale (d) Primitive 7. “Subterfuge” means.... (a) Deception (b) frank (c) Smartness (d) very clear 8. I could picture him at four. Here “could picture” means...... (a) Looked (b) saw (c) remember (d) a+b 9. What is the major attraction of the poem “Under the green wood tree” . (a) Rough weather (b) cold winter (c) merry note (d) no enemy 10. Who was the friend of Nambi? (a) Mari (b) Marry (c) Merry (d) Mempi For ‘D’ unit(6-10) 6. Find the correct synonym of “SQUALID” (a)Victim (b) Hostile (c) Honest (d)Filthy 7. Find the correct antonym of “TERSE” (a) Adept (b)Counterfeit (c)Brief (d)Large 8. You are out of breath. (a)Are you running? (b)Have you run? (c)Have you been running (d) b+c 9. My teacher ……this job . (a) helped me get (b)helping me to get (c)helped who get d)helped me getting (e)helped getting 10. Choose the incorrect option. (a) would you please not to smoke (b)She used to drink too much (c)She used to get up early (d)She used to speaking in public (e)She was used to drinking too much ***Grammar For all :(11-25) 11. One cannot see through translucent materials, but light pass through....... (a) for it (b) it’s (c) its (d) them 12. .......could ever count my love for you. (a) Everybody (b) somebody (c) Nobody (d) anybody 13. It was........ She arrived. (a) us who had left before (b) we who had left before (c) we who went before (d) us who had went before 14. My grandfather walks extremely fast. The underlined word..... (a) modifies an adverb (b) modifies an adjective (c) modifies a verb (d) modifies a pronoun 15. The lone and level sands stretch far away. The underlined words are..... (a) Nouns (b) Adjectives (c) Adverbs (d) b+c 16. The major....of air pollution vary from city to city. (a) Source (b) Reason (c) Sources (d) Cause 17. Choose correct spelled word..... (a) Admittence (b) Admittance (c) Admittanse (d) Laison 18. “He has left the country for good.”means... (a) He has left the country for the betterment of the country (b)He has left the country to buy goods (c) He has left the country permanently (d) He has left the country for foreign goods 19. If there is a concert today...... (a) I would certainly go (b) I have certainly gone (c)I would certainly have gone (d) I will certainly go (e) b+c 20.People usually ......late to celebrate the new year. (a) Stay up (b) staying up (c) Sleep more (d) wake more (e) keep wake 21.Diligence and honesty A as well as being B intelligen t C are D qualities which I look for. 22.Have you read any books .....Shakespeare? (a) of (b) from (c) by (d) for (e) None 23. A soldier’s hard life is subject to ......unless he has rest and…… (a) Laziness–relaxation (b) fatigue – retaliation (c) in crimination - recrimination (d)Tension–recreation (e)unhappiness – discipline 24.Do you think it’s going to rain? (a) I don’t hope (b) I hope not (c) I don’t hope so (d) I didn’t hope so. 25| BCIC Gi c~Y©iƒc †KvbwU? K) Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation L) Bangladesh Center for International Cricket M) Bangladesh Commerce and Industrial Corporation N) Bangladesh Council for International Cricket
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