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BCS : English; MCQ Questions & Answer; Previous Question of BCS (Part-1)
BCS : English; MCQ Questions & Answer; Previous Question of BCS (Part-1)
1.’By and large’ means –
a) everywhere
b) very large
Answer: mostly
d) far away
2. ‘He could not win but learnt a lot’ Which part of speech is the word ‘but’?
a) an adverb
b) a verb
c) an adjective
Answer: a conjunction
3. Selec the appropriate preposition :
Answer: at
b) with
c) on
d) for
4. What is the plural form of ‘sheep’.
a) sheep’s
Answer: sheep
c) sheepes
d) sheepses
5. ‘To get along’ with means –
Answer: to adjust
b) to interest
c) to accompany
d) to walk
6. The synonym for ‘panoramic’ is –
a) Answer: scenic
b) narrow
c) limited
d) restricted
7. The antonym for ‘slothful’ is –
a) playful
b) sluggish
Answer: energetic
d) quarrelsome
8. What is the verb form of the word ‘ability’?
a) capable
b) inability
Answer: enable
d) unable
9. The word ‘equivocation’ refers to –
a) stating like an author.
Answer: two contradictory things in the same statement
c) free expression of opinions
d) a true statement
10. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
a) authoritative
b) authoritative
Answer: authoritative
d) authoritative
11. Find out the active form of the sentence :
‘By whom can our country be saved?”
Answer: Who can save our country?
b) Our country has been saved by who?
c) Who save our country?
d) Who will save our country?
12. Identify the correct passive form :
‘Do not close the door’.
a)Let not the door close.
Answer: Let not the door be closed.
c) Let not the door close.
d) Let not door close.
13. Sitting happily, the chicken laid eggs. the underlined part is a/an –
a) noun clause
b. Answer: subordinate clause
c) independent clause
d) coordinate clause
14. What kind of noun is ‘river’?
a) Material
b) Collective
c) Proper
d. Answer: Common
15. Identify the right tense : ‘My father _ before I came’.
a) would be leaving
b) has been leaving
c. Answer: had left
d) will leave
16. Which of the following words is spelt incorrectly?
Answer: reminescene
b) glycerin
c) idiosyncrasy
d) lexicography
17. The controlling sentence of a paragraph is known as –
a) content modulator
b) terminator
c) thesis statement
Answer: topic sentence
18. Choose the correct comparative form of the sentence : ‘Very few boys are as industrious as Zaman.’
a) Zaman is one of the most industrious boys.
Answer: Zaman is more industrious than most other boys.
c) Zaman is really industrious like other boys.
d) Zaman is as industrious as other boys.
19. Identify the appropriate preposition : Your opinion is identical _ mine.
a) for
b) in
Answer: with
d) by
20. The word ‘vital’ is a/an –
a) noun
b) adverb
Answer: adjective
d) verb
21. ‘A herd of cattle is passing’. The underlined word is a/an-
a) adverb
b) adjective
Answer: collective noun
d) abstract noun
22. What is the antonym for the word ‘deformation’?
a) distortion
b) contortion
Answer: wholeness
d) disfigurement
23. Words inscribed on a tomb is an-
a) epitome
b) epithet
c) episode
Answer: epitaph
24. The phrase ‘dog days’ means-
Answer: hot weather
b) cold shower
c) rain-soaked streets
d) ice storm
25. Which gender is the word ‘orphan’?
a) neuter
b) feminine
Answer: common
d) masculine
26. What is the noun form of the word ‘laugh’?
a) laughing
b) laughable
Answer: laughter
d) laughingly
27. Identify the word which is spelt incorrectly:
a) fluctuation
b) remission
Answer: ocassion
d) decision
28. Change the voice: ‘Nobody trusts a traitor’.
a) A traitor is trusted
b) A traitor should not be trusted
c) Everybody hates a traitor
Answer: A traitor is not trusted by anybody
29. What is the adjective form of the word ‘people’?
Answer: populous
b) popular
c) popularity
d) popularize
30. ‘He contemplated marrying his cousin’. Here ‘marrying’ is a/an-
a) present participle
Answer: gerund
c) verb
d) infinitive
31. The word ‘to genuflect’ means-
a) to be genuine
b) to reflect
Answer: to bend the knee
d) to be flexible
32. Fill in the blank: ‘She went to New Market ___’.
Answer: on foot
b) on feet
c) by foot
d) by walking
33. Fill in the gap: Birds fly ___ in the sky.
a) random
Answer: at large
c) at a stitch
c) are long
34. A speech full of too many words is-
a) a big speech
b) maiden speech
Answer: a verbose speech
d) an unimportant speech
35. Identify the correct synonym for the word ‘magnanimous’.
a) unkind
Answer: generous
c) revengeful
d) friendly
36. Choose the right form of verb: ‘It is high time we (act) on the matter.’
a) are acting
Answer: acted
c) have acted
d) could act
37. Identify the correct sentence:
a) The Girl burst out tears
Answer: The Girl burst into tears
c) The Girl burst with tears
d) The Girl busted out tears
38. The phrase ‘sine die’ means-
a) half-heartedly
b) doubtfully
c) fixed
Answer: uncertain
39. Do you have any money __ you? Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
a) to
b) over
c) in
Answer: on
40.What is the correct indirect form of : He said, 'You had better see a doctor'.
Answer:He advised him to see a doctor
b)He advised that he should see a doctor
c)He suggested that he had seen a doctor
d)He proposed to see a doctor
41.Identify the word that remains same in plural form:
Answer:deer
b)horse
c)elephant
d)tiger
42. Which word is correct?
a) Furnitures
b) Informations
c) Scenerie
Answer: Proceeds
43. ‘To doctor an animal’ means:
a) to treat it
Answer: to sterilize it
c) to poison it
d) to cure it
44. The word ‘flying’ in the sentence ‘Look at the flying bird’ is a:
a) gerund
Answer: participle
c) verbal noun
d) gerundial infinitive
45. Identify the determiner in the sentence ‘Bring me that book’
a) bring
b) me
Answer: that
d) book
46. What is the meaning of musk?
a) a form of drama
b) a face cover
Answer: a substance used in making perfume
d) a disguise
47. Identify the correctly spelled one:
Answer: Cesarean
b) caesarean
c) ciserian
d) scissorian.
48. What is the function of a topic sentence?
a) to introduce the topic
b) to analyse the topic
Answer: to present the main idea
d) to expand the idea
44. Would you please find out Bangladesh ___ the map.
a) in
Answer: on
c) over
d) at
50. Hasan has read most of the ___ of Shakespeare:
a) poem
b) play
c) drama
Answer: works
51. Complete the sentence: If I were you, I ____ take the money:
a) shall
b) will
Answer: would
d) may
52. Go and catch the falling star. Here the ‘falling’ is
a) an adverb
b) a preposition
Answer: an adjective
d) a verb
53. Fill in the gap with the correct form of verb: The police ___ informed yesterday.
a) is
b) are
c) was
Answer: were
54. ‘Giving someone the cold shoulder’ means-
a) to torture somebody
b) to harm someone
c) to appreciate someone
Answer: to ignore somebody
55. Liza had Given me two:
a) pair of jean
b) pairs of jean
c) pair of jeans
Answer: pairs of jeans
56. One whose attitude is `eat, drink and be merry’ is –
a) materialistic
Answer:epicurean
c) cynic
d) stoic
57. ` Call me if you have any problem regarding your work. Here `regarding’ is a/an _
a) gerund
b) apposition
Answer: preposition.
d) conjunction
58. `Come on, it’s time to go home.’ Here `home’ is a/an _ .
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
Answer: adverb
59. `Who’s that?’ In this sentence `that’ is a/an _
Answer: pronoun
b) conjunction
c) adjective
d) adverb
60. What is the noun form of the word `know’?
Answer: Knowledge
b) knowing
c) knowledgeable
d) known
61. `I shall help you provided you obey me.’ Here the underlined word is a/an _
a) adverb
b) adjective
Answer: conjunction
d) verb
62. `Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare.’ In this sentence the verb `arrived’ is –
Answer: intransitive
b) transitive
c) causative
d) defective
63. Which one of the following is a common gender?
a) king
Answer: sovereign
c) emperor
d) queen
64. Identify the word that can be used as both singular and plural:
a) wood
b) issue
Answer: fish
d) light
65. The old man was tired of walking.’ Here `Walking’ is a/an –
a) present participle
b) adjective
c) common noun
Answer: gerund
66. `I will not let you go.’ In this sentence `go’ is a/an _
Answer: infinitive
b) gerund
c) participle
d) verbal noun
67. When Ushashi entered ____ the room everybody stopped talking.
a) into
b) in
c) to
Answer: no preposition
68. Which `but’ is a preposition?
a) It is but right to admit our faults
Answer: What can we do but sit and wait?
c) We tried hard but did not succeed
d) There is no one but likes him
69. `GIve somebody a piece of your mind means to __
Answer: Tell someone that you are very angry with them.
b) say exactly what you feel or think
c) Return or to help somebody return to a normal situation
d) GIve somebody mental peace
70. To win a prize is my ambition,’ The underlined part of the sentence is a/an _
a) adjective phrase
Answer: Noun Phrase
c) adverb phrase
d) conjunctional phrase
71. Choose the word opposite in meaning to `terse’ –
a) concise
Answer:Detailed
c) expressive
d) descriptive
72. Identify the correct spelling:
a) questionnaire
b) questionoir
Answer: questionnaire
d) questionair
73. Find out the correct passive form of the sentence `Who taught you French?’
a) By whom you were taught French?
b) By whom French were taught you?
c) French was taught you by whom ?
Answer: By whom were you taught French?
74. . Select the correct comparative form of the sentence `A string of pearls was not so bright as her teeth.’
a) Her teeth was more brighter than a string of pearl
Answer: Her teeth were brighter than a string of pearls.
c) A string of pearls was brighter than her teeth
d) A string of pearls ware very bright than her teeth
75.Change the voice: ‘Who is calling me?’
a) By whom am I being called?
b) By whom am I called?
Answer: By whom I am called?
d) Whom am I called by?
76. ‘You look terrific in that dress!’ The word ‘terrific’ in the above sentence means-
a) funny
b) very ugly
c) horrible
Answer: excellent
77. someone who is capricious is-
a) easily irritated
b) wise and willing to cooperate
c) known for sudden changes in attitude or behavior
Answer: exceedingly conceited and arrogant
78. Which one of the following words is masculine
a) mare
b) pillow
Answer: lad
d) pony
79. A man whose wife has died is called a ---
a) widow
Answer: widower
c) spinster
d) bachelor
80. Which word is similar to ‘appal’ ?
a) deceive
Answer: dismay
c) confuse
d) solicit
81. Which word means the opposite of ‘dearth’ ?
Answer: abundance
b) lack
c) poverty
d) shortage
82. Indentify the word which remains the same in its plural form:
a) intention
b) mouse
Answer: aircraft
d) thesis
83. Identify the determiner in the following sentence: ‘I have no news for you.’
a) have
b) news
c) for
Answer: no
84. ‘A lost opportunity never returns.’ Here ‘lost’ is a __
a) gerund
Answer: participle
c) verbal noun
d) gerundial infinitive
85. The saying 'enough is enough' is used when you want-
Answer: something to stop
b) something to continue
c) something to continue until it's enough
d) to tell instructions are clear
86. ‘He ran with great speed.’ The underlined part of the sentence is a –
a) noun phrase
b) adjective phrase
c) participle phrase
Answer: adverb phrase
87. ‘We must not be late, else we will miss the train.’ This is a –
a) complex sentence
b) simple sentence
Answer: compound sentence
d) interrogative sentence
88. Identify the word which is spelt incorrectly:
a) perseverance
b) convalescence
c) maintenance
Answer: consciencious
89. An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called-
Answer: postscript
b) NB
c) corrigendum
d) RSVP
90. ‘Please write to me at the above address’. The word ‘above’ in this sentence is a/an-
a) noun
Answer: adjective
c) pronoun
d) adverb
91. In which sentence is the word ‘past’ used as a preposition?
Answer: Tania was a wonderful singer, but she’s past her prime.
b) Writing letters is a thing of the past
c) I look back on the past without regret
d) I called out to him as he ran past
92. The word ‘sibling’ means-
a) a brother
Answer: a brother or sister
c) a sister
d) an infant
93. Fill in the blank: As she was talking, he suddenly broke __, saying, ‘That’s a lie!’
a) off
b) dpwn
Answer: in
d) into
94. Fill in the blank: You may go for a walk if you feel ___ it.
Answer: like
b) about
c) on
d) for
95.A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary is known as –
a) A militant
Answer: An anarchist
c) A terrorist
d) An extremist
96. He went to ___ hospital because he had ___ heart attack. Use article in the gap-
a) no article, an
b) a, an
Answer: no article, a
d) the, no article
97. The word 'florid' indicates—
Answer: flower
b) flour
c) foliage
d) floor
98. Complete the following sentence :'Had I known you were waiting outside, I –
a) had invited you to come in
b) would invite you to come in
c) would be inviting you to come in
Answer: would have invited you to come in
99. Cricket is a kind of play. It is also a kind of –
Answer: insect
b) food
c) bird
d) flower
100. A soporific speech is likely to –
a) be incomprehensible
b) appeal primarily to emotions
Answer: put one to sleep
d) stimulate action
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