Parts of Speech for Admission & Job

This lesson contains the previous years' admission and job English questions on Parts of speech.

Marine Academy Admission Questions 2012 to 2024

1. The adjective of mountain is ----.

  • Correct Answer: ii. Mountainous

2. Which word is not a noun?

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Defame

3. "Walking in the morning is good for health." Here 'walking' is ----.

  • Correct Answer: (i) Gerund

4. What kind of noun is 'cattle'?

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Collective

5. You can buy a ball pen for less than five taka. Here 'five' is ----.

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Adjective

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

  • Correct Answer: i. Himself

7. The word "Obligation" is:

  • Correct Answer: i. Noun

8. Which one is the abstract noun?

  • Correct Answer: ii. Thought

9. What kind of part of speech is 'friendly'?

  • Correct Answer: iii. Adjective

10. Which one is a reflexive pronoun?

  • Correct Answer: iii. Myself

11. What kind of noun is 'army'?

  • Correct Answer: ii. Collective

12. The word 'since' in the sentence 'Five years have passed since I met you' is used as ----.

  • Correct Answer: iv. Preposition

13. Which of the following is not an adjective?

  • Correct Answer: iv. Humour

14. Which word is not an adjective?

  • Correct Answer: (iv) Hammer

15. This is the person ---- came last week.

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Who

16. Choose the correct sentence:

  • Correct Answer: (iii) He, you & I are present.

17. "Do you enjoy teaching?" The word 'teaching' is:

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Gerund

18. "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Here 'rolling' is:

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Participle

19. Which of the following words can be used as a verb?

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Master

20. Who, which, what are:

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Relative pronoun

21. An elected member can take the decision. The bold-face word is used as a/an ----.

  • Correct Answer: i. Verb

22. What part of speech is the word 'routinely'?

  • Correct Answer: (iv) Adverb

23. "One hardly knows what to do." Here the word "one" is an example of____.

  • Correct Answer: (iii) An indefinite pronoun

24. The word 'Obediently' is a/an____.

  • Correct Answer: (iv) Adverb

25. The word 'accessory' is ----.

  • Correct Answer: (i) Noun

26. You can buy a ball pen for less than five taka. Here 'five' is ----.

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Adjective

27. The day of my sister's marriage is drawing near. The underlined word is a/an ----.

  • Correct Answer: (i) Adjective

28. What type of modifier is the underlined word in the sentence: "The questions below are to be answered."?

  • Correct Answer: (iii) Adjective pre modifier

29. Education is enlightening. Here 'enlightening' is a ----.

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Participle

30. The lawmakers had to be escorted to safety by the police. Here, the second 'to' is a/an ----.

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Preposition

31. Verb of the word "number" is:

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Enumerate

32. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Here 'rolling' is:

  • Correct Answer: (ii) Participle

33. Which word is not an adjective?

  • Correct Answer: (iv) Hammer