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• The correct meaning of the proverb: “Birds of a feather flock together” is ক) People of same nature stay together.

• Birds of a feather flock together:
- Bangla Meaning: একই প্রকৃতির লোক।
- English Meaning: people who have similar characters or interests, especially ones of which you disapprove, and who often spend time with each other.

Example Sentence:
-"Despite their different backgrounds, they all enjoy hiking and spending time outdoors, so it's no surprise that they're always together – birds of a feather flock together."  

- "I noticed that the group of artists at the gallery opening were all wearing similar clothing and expressing similar views. It really seemed like birds of a feather flock together." 

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• "Nostalgia" is best defined as: Longing for the past.

• Nostalgia (Noun)
- Bangla Meaning: গৃহকাতরতা; অতীতবিধুরতা।
- English Meaning: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition.The state of being homesick: homesickness.

Example Sentence:

- He was filled with a nostalgic longing for the past.
- I began to feel nostalgic as we talked about our school days.
- We made a nostalgic trip to the hotel where we honeymooned.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• Active Voice: They will finish the project by next week.
• Passive Voice: The project will be finished by next week.

- Active Voice-এর Object ("the project") Passive Voice-এ Subject হয়।
- Active Voice-এর Verb ("will finish") Future Tense হলে passive হবে “will be + verb এর 3rd form” "will be finished" হয়।
- Active Voice-এর Subject ("they") Passive Voice-এ "by them" হয় (যদি প্রয়োজন হয়)।
- Time Phrase ("by next week") একই থাকে।

- "By them" বাদ দিলেও হয়, কারণ কর্তা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ নয়।

- Passive Voice:
- "The project will be finished by next week."
- প্রকল্পটি আগামী সপ্তাহের মধ্যে শেষ করা হবে।

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• Synonym of "Meticulous": খ) Careful.

• Meticulous (Adj)
- Bangla Meaning: খুঁটিনাটির ব্যাপারে অতি যত্নশীল; অতি সতর্ক ও যথাযথ।
- English Meaning: marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details.

খ) Careful (Adj)
- Bangla Meaning: সতর্ক/হুঁশিয়ার/সাবধান/মনোযোগী/যত্নবান হওয়া।
- English Meaning: marked by wary caution or prudence.

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ক) Careless
- Bangla Meaning: যত্নহীন; অসাবধান; অসতর্ক; অমনোযোগী; অনবধান।
- English Meaning: ree from care : untroubled.

গ) Rude
- Bangla Meaning: অভদ্র; অমার্জিত; রূঢ়।
- English Meaning: being in a rough or unfinished state: crude.

ঘ) Quick
- Bangla Meaning: দ্রুতগতিসম্পন্ন; দ্রুতনিষ্পন্ন
- English Meaning: acting or capable of acting with speed.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• The correct answer is: গ) Actions speak louder than words.

গ) Actions speak louder than words.
- Bangla Meaning: কথার চেয়ে কাজের দাম বেশি।
- English Meaning: said to emphasize that what you do is more important and shows your intentions and feelings more clearly than what you say.

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ক) Better late than never.
- Bangla Meaning: একেবারে না হওয়ার চেয়ে দেরিতে হওয়া ভালো।
- English Meaning: it is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not to arrive or do it at all.

খ) Practice makes a man perfect.
- Bangla Meaning: গাইতে গাইতে গায়েন।
- English Meaning: said to encourage someone to continue to do something many times.

ঘ) Look before you leap.
- Bangla Meaning: চিন্তা করে কাজ করা।
- English Meaning: to check that something is not going to cause problems or have a bad result before you do it.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary, Live MCQ Lecture.

• Opposite of "Mirth": Sorrow.

• Mirth (Noun)
- Bangla Meaning: আমোদ-আহ্লাদ; আনন্দোচ্ছলতা; হাস্যকলরব; আনন্দোচ্ছ্বাস।
- English Meaning: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter.

খ) Sorrow (Noun)
- Bangla Meaning: দুঃখ বা বিষাদ; দুঃখ বা বিষাদের কারণ; অনুশোচনা।
- English Meaning: deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved.

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ক) Happiness
- Bangla Meaning: সুখ বা খুশীর অনুভূতি।
- English Meaning:  a state of well-being and contentment: joy.

গ) Laughter
- Bangla Meaning: হাস্য; সশব্দ হাসি।
- English Meaning:a sound of or as if of laughing.

ঘ) Celebration
- Bangla Meaning: উদযাপন।
- English Meaning: a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• The meaning of the proverb: A stitch in time saves nine is- Deal with problems immediately.

• A stitch in time saves nine:
- Bangla Meaning: সময়ের এক ফোঁড় অসময়ের দশ ফোঁড়।
- English Meaning: It is better to act or deal with problems immediately.

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ক) Time is money.
- সময় হচ্ছে টাকা।

গ) Slow and steady wins the race.
- Bangla Meaning: অধ্যবসায়ীর সফল হয়।
- English Meaning: Consistent, effective effort leads to success.

ঘ) Don’t cry over spilt milk.
- Bangla Meaning: বৃথা অনুশুচনা না করা।
- English Meaning: Not to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary, Live MCQ Lecture.

• "Miss the boat" means: To lose an opportunity.

• Miss the boat
- Bangla Meaning: সুযোগ হাতছাড়া করা।
- English Meaning: to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act.

Example Sentence:
- There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• Direct Speech: Rita said, "Do you like ice cream?"
• Indirect Speech: Rita asked if I liked ice cream.

- এটি একটি প্রশ্নবাচক শব্দ, তাই,
- Reporting verb এর 'Said' পরিবর্তিত হয়ে হয় asked.
- প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন এবং প্রশ্নটি পরিবর্তিত হয়ে একটি বক্তব্যতে পরিবর্তিত হয় ফলে শেষে full stop বসে।
- Tense (Present Simple) পরিবর্তিত হয়ে Past simple হবে।
-  Pronoun 'You' পরিবর্তিত হয়ে 'I' হবে। 

Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain.

The correct spelling is Necessary.

Necessary (Adj)
- Bangla Meaning: প্রয়োজনীয়; আবশ্যক; অপরিহার্য; দরকারি।
- English Meaning: absolutely needed : required.

Example Sentence:
- It's not necessary for you to be here.
- If necessary we can stay an extra week.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• Direct Speech: He said, "I am reading a book."
• Indirect Speech: He said that he was reading a book.

- Direct Speech কে Indirect speech এ পরিবর্তন করতে হলে,
- প্রথমে, said এর পরে that বসে। Inverted কমা উঠে যায়।
- Pronoun, 'I' পরিবর্তিত হয়ে 'he' বসে।
- Tense present countinous, 'am reading' পরিবর্তিত হয়ে past contininuous, 'was reading' বসে।

• তাই সঠিক উত্তর - ক) He said that he was reading a book.

Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain.

• "Mundane" means: Ordinary.

• Mundane (Adjective)
-  Bangla Meaning: জাগতিক; পার্থিব; ইহলৌকিক (আধ্যাত্মিক বা স্বর্গীয়ের বিপরীত)। নীরস; নিরানন্দ; মামুলি; গতানুগতিক।
- English Meaning: of, relating to, or characteristic of the world, characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary.

খ) Ordinary (Adjective)
- Bangla Meaning: স্বাভাবিক; সাধারণ; গড়পড়তা।
- English Meaning: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual.

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ক) Magical
- Bangla Meaning: জাদুসম্পর্কিত; জাদুর মতো; (কথ্য) চমৎকার।
- English Meaning: of, relating to, characterized by, or producing magic: magic.

গ) Dangerous
- Bangla Meaning: বিপজ্জনক; বিপৎসংকুল।
- English Meaning: involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger.

ঘ) Generous
- Bangla Meaning: উদার; সহৃদয়।
- English Meaning: liberal in giving : openhanded.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• Active Voice: The police caught the thief.
• Passive Voice: The thief was caught by the police.

- এটির voice পরিবর্তনের জন্য প্রথমে,
- object টি subject এ আনতে হবে।
- past simple tense পরিবর্তিত করে 'was caught' হবে।
- by এবং sentence এর subject টি শেষে বসবে।

• সঠিক উত্তর- The thief was caught by the police.

Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain.

• Wicked is the same as "Nefarious".

• Nefarious:
- Bangla Meaning: অনিষ্টকর; নিতান্ত দুরভিসন্ধিপূর্ণ; বদমায়েশ; পাপিষ্ঠ; অবৈধ।
- English Meaning: flagrantly wicked or impious : evil.

খ) Wicked (Adjective)
- Bangla Meaning: মন্দ; খারাপ; ভ্রান্ত, অসৎ; অন্যায়; নীতিবিগর্হিত।
- English Meaning: morally very bad: evil.

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ক) Noble
- Bangla Meaning: মহৎ; মহান; মহানুভব; উদারমতি; উন্নত হৃদয়; মহামনা; মহাভাগ; মহাপ্রাণ।
- English Meaning: possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious.

গ) Kind
- Bangla Meaning: সদয়; অপরের প্রতি সহানুভূতিশীল।
- English Meaning: a group united by common traits or interests : category.

ঘ) Shy
- Bangla Meaning: লাজুক।
- English Meaning:  easily frightened: timid.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

Direct Speech: The teacher said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.” 
Indirect Speech: The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

- এটি একটি সার্বজনীন সত্য (universal truth).
- তাই Indirect speech-এ রূপান্তর করলে এর tense পরিবর্তন হয় না।
- কমা এবং ইনভার্টেড কমা তুলে নিয়ে that বসে।

- সকল অপশন গুলোয় Tense পরিবর্তিত হওয়ার কারণে বাকিগউলো ভুল।

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ক) revolved : ভুল, কারণ এটি universal truth, তাই present tense হবে।

খ) is revolving : ভুল, কারণ এটি continuous tense করে ফেলেছে।

ঘ) had revolved : ভুল, এটি tense unnecessarily পরিবর্তন করেছে।

Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain.

• Antonym of "Nurture": Hinder.

• Nurture (Noun, Verb)
- Bangla Meaning: প্রতিপালন; প্রশিক্ষণ; শিশুশিক্ষা।
- English Meaning: training, upbringing,  to supply with nourishment.

খ) Hinder (Verb, Adj)
- Bangla Meaning: ব্যাহত/বিঘ্নিত/বিলম্বিত করা।
- English Meaning:  to make slow or difficult the progress of: hamper.

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ক) Care for
- Bangla Meaning: ভালোবাসা; পছন্দ করা; অভিরুচি থাকা।
- English Meaning: to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)।

গ) Feed
- Bangla Meaning: প্রাণিখাদ্য।
- English Meaning: to give food to.

ঘ) Protect
- Bangla Meaning: রক্ষণ/সুরক্ষা/নিরাপত্তাবিধান/ত্রাণ করা; নিরাপদ/সুরক্ষিত করা; নিরাপদে রাখা; বাঁচানো।
- English Meaning: to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• "Nip in the bud" refers to: Stop something early.

• Nip something in the bud (idiom)
- Bangla Meaning: অঙ্কুরে বিনাশ করা।
- English Meaning: to stop something before it has an opportunity to develop.

• Example Sentence:
-  It's important to nip this kind of bullying in the bud.
- Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.