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