Bank English Preparation

• Correct Answer: ঘ) will cancel.
- Complete Sentence: If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.

- 1st Conditional : If + Present Indefinite + Future Indefinite.
- First Conditional is used for real future possibility.
- এখানে "If it rains (Present Indefinite), we will cancel (Future Indefinite)"- এটি First Conditional.
- বাক্যের প্রথম অংশে present indefinite অংশ রয়েছে, তাই পরবর্তী অংশে 1st conditional এর নিয়ম অনুসারে future indefinite হবে। 

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: গ) get.
- Complete Sentence: If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

- Scientific fact হলে তা Zero Conditional হবে।
- এটি বৈজ্ঞানিক সত্য, তাই Zero Conditional.
- Zero Conditional = If + Present Indefinite + Present Indefinite.
- বাক্যটিতে প্রথম অংশে present indefinite এবং zero condition তাই, পরবর্তী অংশে present indefinite হবে।

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: ক) He wished that I might be happy.

- He said, "May you be happy."
- যদি Active Voice-এ বাক্যটি শুরু হয় “May you…” / “May I…” / “May he/she…”, তাহলে এটি ইচ্ছা, প্রার্থনা বা আশীর্বাদ প্রকাশ করে।
- reporting verb টি past tense হওয়ায় inderict speech এ modal verb may পরিবর্তিত হয়ে might হবে।
- Structure: Subject + wished that + Subject of original sentence + might + base verb.
- He wished that I might be happy.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: খ) What was written by him?

- What did he write?
- Active Voice-এ What থাকলে passive voice-এ 'what' হবে।
- Tense অনুসারে Auxiliary Verb বসিয়ে Passive Voice হবে।
- শেষে প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন হবে।
- What was written by him?

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• Correct Answer: খ) had seen.

- He spoke as though he had seen the ghost.
- Past Indefinite + as though + Past Perfect.
- He spoke (Past Indefinite) as though he had seen (Past Perfect) the ghost.
- এখানে মূল verb হলো spoke যা Past Indefinite.
- তাই as though এর পরে verb পরিবর্তিত হয়ে Past Perfect (had + V3) হবে।
- Option খ) had seen সঠিক।

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• Correct Answer: খ) In spite of.

- In spite of heavy traffic, he reached on time.
- In spite of + noun phrase (heavy traffic).
- প্রচণ্ড যানজট সত্ত্বেও সে সময়মতো পৌঁছেছিল।
- In spite of/ Despite ('সত্তেও') Structure: In spite of/Despite যুক্ত clause + কমা বিপরীত অর্থবোধক Sentence.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

•Correct answer: Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly: Cacophobia.
- নোংরা বা বিশ্রী জিনিসকে ভয় পায় যে - Cacophobia.

Other options:
• An extreme fear about beauty: Cellophobia.

• Fear of time: Chronophobia.

• Fear of dogs: Cynophobia.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: খ) You had better go now.

- Had better (বরং ভাল)
- Structure: Sub + had better + V₁.
- Examples: You had better leave the place
- Structure অনুযায়ী had better থাকলে পরবর্তীতে verb এর present form হবে।

- In case (যদি)
- Structure: Future Indefinite / Present Indefinite + in case + Present indefinite.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct answer: An extreme or irrational fear of heights- Acrophobia.
- উচ্চতার প্রতি ভয় -  Acrophobia.

Other options:
• An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air- Aerophobia.

• Fear of being egotistical, being alone or isolated- Autophobia.

• A phobia of pain- Algophobia.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

- Complete Sentence: I shall marry you in case you love me.

In case (যদি)
- Structure: Future Indefinite / Present Indefinite + in case + Present indefinite.
Examples:
- I want to stay at home in case he comes.

- Structure: Past Indefinite + in case + Past indefinite.
Examples:
- He carried an umbrella in case it rained.
- I waited at the station in case he came.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Complete Sentence: Meet me in the morning, at 10 a.m.

- নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের ক্ষেত্রে at বসে।
- You can meet me at 10 o'clock/at 8 a.m./at 4 p.m./ at half past time/ at breakfast (time)/at noon/ at that time/ at the moment.

- অনির্দিষ্ট ব্যাপক সময়ের ক্ষেত্রে in বসে।
- You can meet me in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening/ in the next few days/ in the summer holidays/ in spring/in July/in 1995. He will come in an hour.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: ক) Voracious.

Insatiable
- Bangla Meaning: তৃপ্তিহীন; চিরঅতৃপ্ত।
- English Meaning: incapable of being satisfied : quenchless.

ক) Voracious
- Bangla Meaning: অত্যন্ত ক্ষুধার্ত বা লোভী; উদগ্র; রাক্ষুসে; সর্বগ্রাসী; সর্বনাশী।
- English Meaning: having a huge appetite : ravenous.

Other options:
খ) Mistake
- Bangla Meaning: ভুল; ভ্রম; প্রমাদ।
- English Meaning: to blunder in the choice of.

গ) Rectify
- Bangla Meaning: সংশোধন বা শুদ্ধ করা; দোষত্রুটি মোচন করা।
- English Meaning: to set right : remedy.

ঘ) Complimentary
- Bangla Meaning: প্রশংসা বা শ্রদ্ধাজ্ঞাপক; শ্রদ্ধা বা সৌজন্যবশত প্রদত্ত; বিনামূল্যে প্রদত্ত।
- English Meaning: expressing praise or admiration : expressing or containing a compliment.
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​Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• Correct Answer: ক) Dinner will be being cooked by her tonight.

- She will be cooking dinner tonight.
- Future Continuous tense এ Shall/will + be Shall/will + be + being.
- Future Continuous → Passive এ will/shall + be + being + V3 হয়।
- deliver → delivered (V3).
- Time expression (tonight) অপরিবর্তিত থাকে।
- Dinner will be being cooked by her tonight.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: খ) Scanty.

Profuse:
- Bangla Meaning: সুপ্রচুর; উচ্ছ্বসিত; আত্যন্তিক।
- English Meaning: pouring forth liberally : extravagant.

খ) Scanty
- Bangla Meaning: সংখ্যায় বা পরিমাণে অল্প।
- English Meaning: limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent.

Other options:
ক) Plentiful
- Bangla Meaning: প্রচুর; অপর্যাপ্ত; বহুল।
- English Meaning: containing or yielding plenty.

গ) Boundless
- Bangla Meaning: অসীম।
- English Meaning: having no boundaries : vast.

ঘ) Prodigal
- Bangla Meaning: অতিব্যয়ী; অপব্যয়ী; অপচেতা; বজ্রপদ; অকৃপণ; মুক্তহন্ত।
- English Meaning: characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish.

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

• Correct Answer: ক) Was the student praised by the teacher?

- Did the teacher praise the student?

- Past Indefinite interrogative (Did) Passive এ গেলে was/were + Verb এর past participle হয়।
- Subject: the teacher, এর স্থানে passive voice এ Object: the studentবসবে।
- Verb পরিবর্তিত হয়ে praise থেকে praised হবে।

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Correct Answer: গ) Boring.

Tedious -
- Bangla Meaning: ক্লান্তিকর; অনাকর্ষণীয়; বিরক্তিকর।
- English Meaning: tiresome because of length or dullness : boring.

গ) Boring
- Bangla Meaning: ব্যবসাবাণিজ্য ও সুদব্যবসার সঙ্গে জড়িত মুসলমান সম্প্রদায়বিশেষ; বোরা।
- English Meaning: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome.

Other options:
ক) Exciting
- Bangla Meaning: উত্তেজনাপ্রদ, রোমাঞ্চকর।
- English Meaning: producing excitement.

খ) Thrilling
- Bangla Meaning: উত্তেজনা।
- English Meaning: causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness.

ঘ) Concise
- Bangla Meaning: সংক্ষিপ্ত; অল্পকথায় অধিক তথ্য প্রদানে সক্ষম।
- English Meaning: marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail.
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​Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.

• Correct Answer: গ) Concise.

Terse -
- Bangla Meaning: বাহুল্যবর্জিত, সংক্ষিপ্ত এবং লাগসই।
- English Meaning: using few words : devoid of superfluity.

গ) Concise
- Bangla Meaning: সংক্ষিপ্ত; অল্পকথায় অধিক তথ্য প্রদানে সক্ষম।
- English Meaning: marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail.

Other options:
ক) Lengthy
- Bangla Meaning: সুদীর্ঘ, ক্লান্তিকরভাবে দীর্ঘস্থায়ী।
- English Meaning: protracted excessively : overlong.

খ) Protracted
- Bangla Meaning: দীর্ঘসস্থায়ী, বিলম্বিত।
- English Meaning: to extend forward or outward.

ঘ) Tedious
- Bangla Meaning: ক্লান্তিকর; অনাকর্ষণীয়; বিরক্তিকর।
- English Meaning: tiresome because of length or dullness : boring.
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​Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.