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English - 08: (Vocabulary Test): Spelling, Meaning, Synonym, Antonym, Analogy and English Literature
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Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
He is suffering from a terminal disease.
  1. ক) sublunary
  2. খ) terrific
  3. গ) chronic
  4. ঘ) incurable
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) incurable
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) incurable
ব্যাখ্যা
Terminal Disease (Noun)
Meaning: Causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured.
Example Sentence: Life insurance could pay out a lump sum if you die or are diagnosed with a terminal illness.
 
Source: Collins Dictionary
 
So, 'Incurable' conveys the appropriate meaning of the given underlined word.
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'Moratorium' is synonymous with -
  1. ক) Deferment
  2. খ) Preemption
  3. গ) Embargo
  4. ঘ) Bad debt
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Embargo
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Embargo
ব্যাখ্যা
Moratorium (Noun)
English Meaning: a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment.
Synonym: Embargo, ban, prohibition 
Example Sentence: The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium.

Source: Oxford Dictionary
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What does ‘Blue chip’ denote?
  1. ক) Shares are likely to yield meager returns.
  2. খ) Shares are listed on the stock exchange.
  3. গ) Shares are guaranteed by the government.
  4. ঘ) Shares are considered to be a reliable investment.
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Shares are considered to be a reliable investment.
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Shares are considered to be a reliable investment.
ব্যাখ্যা
Blue-chip (Adjective)
English Meaning: Denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock.
Bangla Meaning: নির্ভরযোগ্য ও মূল্যবান (ব্যক্তি) (শিল্প শেয়ার)।
Example Sentence: Many investors look for reliable blue-chip companies with predictable, regular revenues - safe havens, if you like.’
 
Source: Oxford Dictionary, Bangla Academy Dictionary
 
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What is the antonym of the word given below?
Elegy
  1. ক) Dirge
  2. খ) Allay
  3. গ) Paean
  4. ঘ) Levity
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Paean
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Paean
ব্যাখ্যা
Elegy (noun)
English Meaning: A sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past.
Bangla Meaning: (plural elegies) শোকগাথা।
Synonyms: Funeral poem (দাফন কবিতা), Funeral song (অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া গান), Dirge (অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়ার সময় গাওয়া শোকসংগীত; মৃতের জন্য শোকগীতি).
Antonyms: Encomium (উচ্চ প্রশংসা), Paean (বিজয়সংগীত), Eulogy (উচ্চপ্রশংসাসমৃদ্ধ রচনা).
Example Sentence: ‘I wrote an elegy for my closest one.’
 
Source: Live MCQ Lecture

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Find the figure of speech that is different from other options -
  1. ক) close distance
  2. খ) original copy
  3. গ) golden jubilee
  4. ঘ) virtual reality
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) golden jubilee
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) golden jubilee
ব্যাখ্যা
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings, like “old news,” “deafening silence,” or “organized chaos.” Oxymorons may seem illogical at first, but in context they usually make sense. 

Oxymorons have been used for millennia. More than a few have even become commonplace expressions in modern-day English, such as these oxymoron examples: 

- accurate estimate
- alone together
- awfully good
- bittersweet
- climb down
- close distance
- grow smaller
- jumbo shrimp
- only option
- original copy
- passive-aggressive
- same difference
- seriously funny
- small crowd
- virtual reality

Golden jubilee is the fiftieth anniversary of a significant event.
 
Source: Grammarly.com, Oxford Dictionary
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Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
  1. ক) Reccession
  2. খ) Dilemma
  3. গ) Heterogeneous
  4. ঘ) Fallacious
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Reccession
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Reccession
ব্যাখ্যা
Here. option 1) is the only incorrectly spelt word.
The correct spelling word is Recession.
 
Recession (Noun)
Meaning: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.
Example Sentence: The country is in the depths of a recession.

Source: Oxford Dictionary
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What is the synonym for 'Honorary'?
  1. ক) Compulsory
  2. খ) Voluntary
  3. গ) Obligatory
  4. ঘ) Paid
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Voluntary
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Voluntary
ব্যাখ্যা
Voluntary (adjective)
Meaning: Done, given, or acting of one's own free will
Bengali meaning: (স্বতঃপ্রবৃত্ত; স্বেচ্ছাপ্রণোদিত; স্বেচ্ছাপ্রবৃত্ত; স্বেচ্ছাপ্রসূত)
Synonym: optional, discretionary, elective, unpaid, unsalaried, without pay, without payment, free of charge, without charge, for nothing, for free, honorary
Antonym: compulsory, obligatory, paid

Source: Oxford Dictionary
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A group of giraffes is called a -
  1. ক) Sleuth
  2. খ) Tower
  3. গ) Gaggle
  4. ঘ) Skulk
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Tower
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Tower
ব্যাখ্যা
- A group of foxes is called a skulk.
- A group of owls is called a parliament.
- A group of giraffes is called a tower.
- A group of bears is called a sleuth.
- A group of lions is called a pride.
- A group of geese is called a gaggle.

Source: BBC
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The synonym of the word 'Hamlet' is -
  1. ক) Dement
  2. খ) Announcement
  3. গ) Encampment
  4. ঘ) Foment
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Encampment
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Encampment
ব্যাখ্যা
Hamlet (Noun)
English meaning: a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church.
Synonym: community, colony, outpost, encampment
Example Sentence: The house is in a quiet hamlet overlooking open countryside

Source: Oxford Dictionary 
১০.
'A bull market' is known as a -
  1. ক) Declining market
  2. খ) Rising market
  3. গ) Moving market
  4. ঘ) Static market
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Rising market
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Rising market
ব্যাখ্যা
Bull market, in securities and commodities trading, a rising market. 
A bull is an investor who expects prices to rise and, on this assumption, purchases a security or commodity in hopes of reselling it later for a profit.
 A bullish market is one in which prices are generally expected to rise.  
 
Bear market, in securities and commodities trading, a declining market. 
A bear is an investor who expects prices to decline and, on this assumption, sells a borrowed security or commodity in the hope of buying it back later at a lower price, a speculative transaction called selling short.
 
Source: Britannica
১১.
Identify the correct word.
  1. ক) Surveillance
  2. খ) Surviellence
  3. গ) Surveillence
  4. ঘ) Surviellance
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Surveillance
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Surveillance
ব্যাখ্যা
Here, the correct spelling word is - surveillance.
 
Surveillance (Noun)
English Meaning: Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
Bangla Meaning: সন্দেহভাজন ব্যক্তির উপর কড়ানজর; পাহারা
Synonym: observation, scrutiny, watch, view, inspection, monitoring, supervision, superintendence
Example Sentence: He found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence
 
Source: Oxford Dictionary, Bangla Academy Dictionary
১২.
Choose the one-word substitution for given sentence:
Enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.
  1. ক) Anomalous
  2. খ) Heuristic
  3. গ) Soporific
  4. ঘ) Perfidious
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Heuristic
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Heuristic
ব্যাখ্যা
Heuristic (Adjective)
Meaning: Enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.
Synonym: informative, instructional, informational, illuminating, enlightening, revealing, explanatory, telling
Antonym: disinterested. incurious. unskeptical.

Source: Oxford Dictionary
১৩.
A sentence with an underlined word is given below. Select the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word.
The leading English newspapers are known for their comprehensive coverage of news.
  1. ক) extensive
  2. খ) selective
  3. গ) eclectic
  4. ঘ) thorough
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) selective
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) selective
ব্যাখ্যা
Comprehensive (Adjective))
English Meaning: Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Bangla Meaning: সমন্বিত; বিভিন্ন অংশ অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে এমন
Synonym: inclusive, all-inclusive, complete, thorough, full, extensive, all-embracing, overarching, umbrella, exhaustive, in-depth, encyclopedic, universal, catholic, eclectic
Antonym: partial, selective, limited
 
Source: Oxford Dictionary
১৪.
'Without a clear plan and showing little effort' is known as -
  1. ক) Desultory
  2. খ) Intractable
  3. গ) Dogmatic
  4. ঘ) Abeyance
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Desultory
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ক) Desultory
ব্যাখ্যা
Desultory (adjective)
English Meaning: Without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest.
Bangla Meaning: উদ্দেশ্যহীন; অসংলগ্ন; এলোমেলো; বিক্ষিপ্ত: desultory reading.
Synonyms: Random (এলোমেলো), Aimless (লক্ষ্যহীন; উদ্দেশ্যহীন), Inconsistent (সামঞ্জস্যহীন).
Antonyms: Keen (তীব্র; গভীর), Systematic (প্রণালিবদ্ধ; সুশৃঙ্খল), Lasting (দীর্ঘস্থায়ী).
Other Forms: Desultorily (adverb), Desultoriness (noun).
Example Sentence: ‘She made a desultory attempt at conversation.’
 
Source: Live MCQ Lecture

১৫.
'Moby Dick' is a novel written by -
  1. ক) William Wordsworth
  2. খ) Emily Bronte
  3. গ) Herman Melville
  4. ঘ) Henry James
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Herman Melville
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Herman Melville
ব্যাখ্যা
- Moby Dick is a novel by Herman Melville, published in London in October 1851.
- Moby Dick is generally regarded as Melville’s magnum opus and one of the greatest American novels.
- Moby Dick famously begins with the narratorial invocation “Call me Ishmael.”
- Herman Melville was an American writer.

His other notable works:
- White Jacket,
- Billy Budd, 
- Redburn,
- Typee
- The Confidence-Man

Source: Britannica
 
১৬.
Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the word given below.
Apprise
  1. ক) Inform
  2. খ) Acquaint
  3. গ) Mislead
  4. ঘ) Enlighten
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Mislead
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Mislead
ব্যাখ্যা
Apprise (verb transitive)
English Meaning: To tell or inform someone about something.
Bangla Meaning: Apprise to (আনুষ্ঠানিক) অবহিত করা; জানানো: I was apprised of his plans.
Synonyms: Advise (অবহিত করা; জানানো), Inform (জানানো; জ্ঞাপন করা), Notify (জ্ঞাপন করা).
Antonyms: Misinform (ভুল তথ্য দেওয়া; বিভ্রান্ত করা), Mislead (ভুলপথে/বিপথে চালানো; ভুল ধারণা দেওয়া).
Other Forms: 
Example Sentence: ‘The parents were apprised of their son’s injuries.’
 
Source: Live MCQ Lecture
১৭.
"Sitting duck” means -
  1. ক) Unemployed
  2. খ) Lazy
  3. গ) Zero
  4. ঘ) Dupe
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Dupe
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Dupe
ব্যাখ্যা
Sitting duck (Noun)
English Meaning: A person or thing with no protection against an attack or other source of danger.
Synonym: dupe, easy target, easy prey, fair game, sitting target, everybody's fool, stooge, gull, fool, Aunt Sally
Example Sentence: This left them open for attack like sitting ducks.
 
Source: Oxford Dictionary
১৮.
Select the closest antonym for the given word.
Ornery
  1. ক) Lucre
  2. খ) Opulence
  3. গ) Amiable
  4. ঘ) Plain
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Amiable
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Amiable
ব্যাখ্যা
Ornery (adjective)
Meaning: Bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.
Synonym: tedious, dull, monotonous
Antonym: amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, joyful
 
Source: Oxford Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Dictionary
১৯.
Choose one-word substitution for a given sentence:
A word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms.
  1. ক) Impignorate
  2. খ) Portmanteau
  3. গ) Nudiustertian
  4. ঘ) Jentacular
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Portmanteau
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Portmanteau
ব্যাখ্যা
Portmanteau word, also called blend, a word that results from blending two or more words, or parts of words, such that the portmanteau word expresses some combination of the meaning of its parts.
 
Examples:
- chortle (from chuckle and snort), 
- smog (from smoke and fog), 
- brunch (from breakfast and lunch), 
- mockumentary (from mock and documentary), 
- and spork (from spoon and fork). 
- podcast (iPod and broadcast)
 
A portmanteau is a suitcase that opens into halves.
 
Source: Britannica, Oxford Dictionary

২০.
Q. 26 – 30: Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
FISH : SHOAL
  1. ক) Beagle : Clan
  2. খ) Elephant : Jungle
  3. গ) Wolf : Pack
  4. ঘ) Herd : Peacock
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Wolf : Pack
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Wolf : Pack
ব্যাখ্যা
A group of fish is a shoal;  a group of wolves is a pack.
২১.
Medicine : Health
  1. ক) Science : Experiment
  2. খ) Wealth : Peace
  3. গ) Education : Knowledge
  4. ঘ) Money : Happiness
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Education : Knowledge
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Education : Knowledge
ব্যাখ্যা
Medicine is used to improve health.
Similarly; Education is used to improve knowledge.
 
The correct answer is 'Education: Knowledge'.
২২.
PASTORAL : RURAL
  1. ক) Agrarian : Benevolent
  2. খ) Wild : Agricultural
  3. গ) Sleepy : Nocturnal
  4. ঘ) Metropolitan : Urban
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Metropolitan : Urban
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
ঘ) Metropolitan : Urban
ব্যাখ্যা
Pastoral describes rural areas; metropolitan describes urban areas.
২৩.
Children: Pediatrician
  1. ক) Adult: Orthopedist
  2. খ) Females: Gynecologist
  3. গ) Kidney: Nephrologist
  4. ঘ) Skin: Dermatologist
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Females: Gynecologist
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
খ) Females: Gynecologist
ব্যাখ্যা
- A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in female reproductive health. 
- A pediatrician is a doctor who focuses on the health of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
- A Gynecologist is also called a women’s doctor, just like a Pediatrician is called a children’s doctor. 
২৪.
SCALE : TONE
  1. ক) Physician: Medicine
  2. খ) Wave: Amplitude
  3. গ) Spectrum: Color
  4. ঘ) Rainbow: Shower
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Spectrum: Color
উত্তর
সঠিক উত্তর:
গ) Spectrum: Color
ব্যাখ্যা
'A color is part of the spectrum' the same way 'A tone is part of a musical scale'.