KUET Admission Questions 2016-17: English

76. "I went there and found him reading". What kind of sentence it is?

(a) Simple

(b) Complex

(d) Multiple

(e) Double

77. Choose the feminine gender of "Sire"

(a) Siress

(b) Sirent

(d) Dane

(e) Sireni

78. "This is the book of which I told you". Here the word 'which' is used as-

(a) Relative pronoun

(b) Distributive pronoun

(d) Reflexive pronoun

(e) Demonstrative pronoun

79. Fill up the blank space in the sentence "Students should the advice of their superiors", by correct words from the followings.

(a) Go away

(b) Go by

(d) Go for

(e) Go at

80. Choose the correct "Comment Tag" from the followings-

(a) Anyone is allowed, is anyone?

(b) Anyone is allowed, are anyone?

(d) Anyone is allowed, is he?

(e) Anyone is allowed, aren't they?

81. Choose the correct passive form of "They proposed to hold a meeting".

(a) A meeting was proposed to be held by them.

(b) It was proposed by them to hold a meeting.

(d) A meeting to hold proposed by them.

(e) A meeting to be held they proposed.

82. Choose the correct preposition to fill the blank space in the sentence "Every mother yearns her child

(a) to

(b) of

(d) for

(e) by

83. Which one is the correct active form of the sentence "You are expected to be faithful"?

(a) I/We expect you to be faithful.

(b) You expect to be faithful.

(d) You are faithful that is expected.

(e) Your faithful is expected.

84. "Every man must die". Here the word 'every' used as

(a) Demonstrative adjective

(b) Distributive adjective

(d) Descriptive adjective

(e) Numeral adjective

85. Select the correct narration of the sentence- The doctor said to him, "Take this medicine twice: day", from the following:

(a) The doctor suggested him to take this medicine twice a day

(b) The doctor ordered him to take this medicine twice a day

(d) The doctor requested to him to take that medicine twice a day.

(e) The doctor advised to him to take that medicine twice a day.

86. Translate of the sentence "You had better not go today" into Bengali.

(a) তুমি আজ নাইবা গেলে।

(b) তোমার আজ না গেলেও চলত।

(d) তুমি আজ না গেলেও পারতে।

(e) তুমি আজ না গেলে ভালো হতো।

87. Find out the correct conversion of the sentence "Had I the wings of a bird!" into Assertive.

(a) If I had the wings of a bird.

(b) I wish to had the wings of a bird.

(d) I had the wings of a bird

(e) I wish I had the wings of a bird.

88. Translate "সে বুঝি চাকুরীটি ছেড়ে দিয়েছে" into English.

(a) He has perhaps resigned the post.

(b) It seems he has left the post.

(d) I presume he has resigned the post.

(e) It presumes he resigned from the job.

89. Choose the correct masculine gender of "Spinster".

(a) Gentle man

(e) Bachelor

(b) Horse

(d) Shepherd

90. Choose a synonym of the word "Remorse".

(a) Indignation

(e) Regret

(b) Honesty

(d) Duplicity

91. Choose an appropriate preposition for the blank in the sentence "Virtue will prevail evils one day".

(a) over

(b) upon

(d) with

(e) to

92. Choose the correct plural number of the word "Appendix".

(a) Appendum

(b) Appendixes

(d) Appendices

(e) Appendice

93. "We elected him captain". Here the word "elected" is used as

(a) Impersonal verb

(b) Reflexive verb

(d) Causative verb

(e) Factitive verb

94. Choose a suitable group verb for the blank in the sentence: "We ould not _____ the the truth".

(a) get at

(b) get in

(d) get with

(e) get into

95. "The boy has been badly treated". Here the word 'badly' is-

(a) Intensifier

(b) Adverb of manner

(d) Adverb of purpose

(e) Adverb of time

96. Fill in the blank with appropriate word in the sentence "Would you mind _____ this work?"

(a) to do

(b) in doing

(d) to have

(e) to finish.

97. Transform the sentence "She made a mistake and she admitted it" into simple sentence.

(a) She admitted that she made a mistake.

(b) She admitted that she had made a mistake.

(d) She admitted because she did a mistake.

(e) She admitted her mistake.

98. Which one is the correct superlative degree of the word "Evil"?

(a) Baddest

(b) Evilest

(d) Worst

(e) Most evil

Read the following passage and give answer to the question no. 99 and 100.

The history of civilization shows how man always has to choose between making the right and wrong use of the discoveries of science. This has never been truer than in our own age. In a brief period amazing discoveries have made and applied to practical purposes. It would be ungrateful not to recognize how immense the boons are which science has given to mankind. It has brought within the reach of multitude benefits and advantages which only a short time ago was the privilege of the few. It has shown how malnutrition hunger and discase can be overcome. It has not only lengthened life but also deepened its quality. Fields of knowledge, experience and recreation open in the past only to a few have been thrown open to millions. Through the work of science the ordinary man today has been given the opportunity of a fonger and fuller life than was ever possible to his grandparents. Most thankfully we must acknowledge all that science has done and is doing for the welfare of our race.

99. What does the history of civilization show?

(a) How science contributes to the mankind.

(b) How human beings are benefited from science.

(d) How science has brought multitude benefits and advantages within the reach.

(e) How the mankind always has to select between the right and wrong use of discoveries of science.

100. Choose the appropriate title of the passage from the followings:

(a) Effect of science to mankind

(b) Effect of science to human life

(d) Gift of science

(e) Discoveries of science