Marine Academy Admission Questions 2012-2013

01. What ---- awful comment to make!

i. the

ii. an

iii. a

iv. no article

02. Nazrul ---- the Byron of Bangladesh.

i. is

ii. did

iii. wrote

iv. was

03. Erosion of the river Meghna continues throughout the year.

i. মেঘনা নদী সারা বছর প্রবাহিত হয়।

ii. সারা বছর মেঘনা নদীতে জোরে বাতাস বয়।

iii. মেঘনা নদী ভাঙ্গন সারা বছর ধরে চলে।

iv. মেঘনা নদী সারা বছর ভাঙ্গনের কবলে পড়ে।

04. People living near the river banks have to bear the brunt of the erosion.

i. নদী তীরের কাছাকাছি বসবাসরত লোকদের নদী ভাঙ্গনের ধকল সহ্য করতে।

ii. নদী তীরে বসবাসরত লোকদের নদী ভাঙ্গন সহ্য করতে হয়।

iii. নদী ভাঙ্গনের কারনে নদীর তীরে বসবাসরত লোকদের অনেক ধরল। করতে হয়।

iv. নদীর ভাঙ্গনের কারনে নদী তীরের লোকদের অনেক কষ্ট হয়।

05. Sayem is one of the----boys in the class.

i. good

ii. better

iii. worst

iv. taller

06. I have no knowledge of----.

i. who did it

ii. who does it

iii. who have done it

iv. who had done it

07. He cannot walk a mile---- ten miles. (Use phrases)

i. what about

ii. how will

iii. walk but

iv. let alone

08. What is the verb of 'sensitivity'?

i. sensitiveness

ii. sentisize

iii. sensitize

iv. sensitivi

09. Which is not a synonym of 'resource'?

i. Asset

ii. Capital

iii. House

iv. Wealth

10. He was marvelled---- the smartness of the girl.

i. at

ii. to

iii. with

iv. on

11. The world has come closer and has become a----village.

i. populated

ii. large

iii. global

iv. expanded

12. Stephen Hawking investigated into the universe of the----.

i. creation

ii. realization

iii. destruction

iv. history

13. He was----from taking a hasty decision.

i. restricted

ii. resign

iii. restrain

iv. retire

14. An educated person can---- between right and wrong.

i. enlighten

ii. appreciate

iii. differentiate

iv. illuminate

15. He---- to be a happy person.

i. need

ii. should

iii. seem

iv. seems

16. Allegory means----.

i. sonnet

ii. figurative story

iii. fiction

iv. prose

17. Author of the Ulysses novel is----.

i. Lord Tennyson

ii. Thomas More

iii. Dickens

iv. James Joyce

18. The present form of 'felt' is----.

i. fall

ii. feel

iii. fell

iv. felt

19. The verb of the word 'bitter' is----.

i. bitter

ii. bitterness

iii. embitter

iv. bitterify

20. Instead of 'execute' we can say----.

i. carry through

ii. carry out

iii. carry on

iv. carry away

21. Razzmatazz means----.

i. a musical instrument

ii. a ritual drama

iii. noisy activity

iv. celebration

22. Which is the antonym of the word 'lucid'?

i. Noble

ii. Lucrative

iii. Obscure

iv. Distinct

23. A remedy for all disease is called----.

i. panacea

ii. remedia

iii. medicia

iv. cure

24. In a story we must have----.

i. a fact

ii. a true happening

iii. a moral

iv. five acts

25. 'Run after' means----.

i. flee

ii. exhausted

iii. pursue

iv. none of these

26. What is the correct spelling?

i. Shakespear

ii. Shakspear

iii. Shakespeare

iv. Shakespiar

27. Which one of the following is a reflexive pronoun?

i. Himself

ii. Who

iii. Me

iv. They

28. Brochure' means----.

i. Opening

ii. Pamphlet

iii. Bureau

iv. Censor

29. Rumor means----.

i. just heard

ii. doubtful hearsay

iii. false-talk

iv. gossip

30. 'Cognizance' means----.

i. count

ii. recognition

iii. compose

iv. cognitive

31. Which one has incorrect meaning?

i. harshly: নিষ্ঠুর ভাবে/কর্কশভাবে

ii. affection: স্নেহ

iii. disastrously: দুর্ভাগ্যমূলকভাবে

iv. loving: প্রীতি

32. "সে আশ্চর্য হয়ে গেল" - translate into English.

i. He was thundered.

ii. He was startled.

iii. He was strange.

iv. He was surprised.

33. Choose the correctly spelled word.

i. Volantory

ii. Volantary

iii. Voluntary

iv. Voluntry

34. Choose the correctly spelled word.

i. Sunami

ii. Tsunami

iii. Suname

iv. Sunance

35. Meaning of "বলির পাঁঠা" is----.

i. slaughtered goat

ii. scape goat

iii. easy goat

iv. speak goat

36. No orders yet been passed.

i. have

ii. had

iii. has

iv. are

37. What is the main theme of "The Gift of the Magi"?

i. Love

ii. Society

iii. Tragedy

iv. Nature

38. Trees have----off their leaves.

i. thrown

ii. cast

iii. fallen

iv. shed

39. The exam has----.

i. set down

ii. set in

iii. set on

iv. set go

40. "He----very thirsty."

i. feels

ii. seems

iii. got

iv. has felt

41. Two-thirds of the students---- present today.

i. are

ii. is

iii. were

iv. will

42. "No one can do it" Its interrogative is----.

i. Can not any one do it?

ii. Can anybody do it?

iii. Can anyone do it?

iv. Can no one do it?

43. "I congratulated him---- his success."

i. for

ii. to

iii. on

iv. at

44. "He divided the money---- the two children."

i. among

ii. between

iii. in between

iv. over

45. "Boot leg" means----.

i. distribute

ii. export

iii. import

iv. smuggle

46. Instead of "neglect" we can say----.

i. pass off

ii. pass away

iii. pass over

iv. pass through

47. What is the antonym of "gentle"?

i. harsh

ii. clever

iii. modest

iv. rude

48. Writing about one's own life is called----.

i. chronicle

ii. autobiography

iii. diary

iv. biography

49. Which one is correctly spelled?

i. posesion

ii. possision

iii. possession

iv. possesion

50. He/she has---- in the Marine Entrance Exam.

i. success

ii. succeeded

iii. successful

iv. successed