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Engineering Classroom
by Himalay Sen

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MCQ
1561. One of Akbar's most vigorous opponents during his lifetime had been -outstanding scholar Sheikh Ahmad and, like Akbar, he was also venerated as--Perfect Man by his own disciples.
the, the
an, a
an ,the
the,a
1563. --- physicist, Gabriel Fahrenheit, invented the mercury thermometer.(পদার্থবিদ গ্যাব্রিয়েল ফারেনহাইট মার্কারি থার্মোমিটার উদ্ভাবন করেছিলেন)
There is
It is
The
It is the
1564. 'He questioned softly why I failed.' Change this sentence into reported speech.
He questioned softly, 'Why did you fail?'
He questioned softly, 'Why did I fail?'
He told softly, 'Why have you failed?'
He told softly, 'Why had I failed?'
ব্যাখ্যা: [Note: প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির direct speech হবে He told softly, why do you fail? কেননা indirect speech-এpast tense থাকলে reported speech অবশ্যই present indefinite tense-এ হতে হবে।]
1565. Mr. Sen became - Principal of the college.
an
a
the
no article
1566. 'No horizon' was directed by ---Steve Calan, only two years before his death.
late
the late
a late
of late
1567. I met Lisa who is a doctor in-- hospital.
a
the
no article
an
1568. Do you prefer--- town or --country?
a, a
the, the
an, an
none
1569. Every day-begins at 9 O'clock and ends at 3 O'clock,
college
a college
the college
colleges
1570. Rahim went to-- hospital as a patient.
the
a
an
no article
ব্যাখ্যা: bed, school, college, university, hospital, market, church, mosque, prison, court ইত্যাদি যে উদ্দেশ্যে নির্মিত হয়েছে সেই উদ্দেশ্যে স্থানগুলোতে খাওয়া হলে বা স্থানগুলো ব্যবহৃত হলে এনের পূর্বে article বসে না। কিন্তু স্থানগুলোতে পরিদর্শন করা হলে অথবা সেগুলো অন্য উদ্দেশ্যে ব্যবহৃত হলে তাদের পূর্বে article (a/an/the) বসে।
1571. Vegetables are delivered to-- prison twice a week.
the
a
no article
a+b
1572. Mina's mother has gone to-- school to see her.
an
no article
a
the
1573. Select the indirect form of speech: My father said, 'All that glitters is not gold.'
My father said that all that glitters was not gold.
My father advised that all that glitters is not gold.
My father remarked that all that glitters is not gold.
My father said that all that glitters is not gold.
ব্যাখ্যা: Universal truth বা habitual fact প্রকাশ করায় বাক্যটির indirect narration গঠনের সময় verb-এর রূপ পরিবর্তন হবে না। আর বাক্যটি দ্বারা advise বা remark না বোঝানোর কারণে সঠিক indirect narration হলো: My father said that all that glitters is not gold.
1574. My friend said to me, 'Let us go, you and I.' The correct indirect speech is -.
My friend proposed to me that they might go.
My friend requested me that we could go.
My friend proposed to me that we should go.
My friend suggested that we might be allowed to go.
ব্যাখ্যা: Let এরপরে us থাকলে indirect করার সময় reporting verb টি পরিবর্তিত হয়ে propose + inverted comma উঠে গিয়ে that + we (Reporting verb-এর sub we হলে) + should + reported speech-এর মূল verb থেকে শেষ পর্যন্ত বসে।
1575. Mina said to me, 'I was ill.' Indirect speech of the sentence is-
Mina told me that she has been ill.
Mina said to me that she was ill.
Mina told me that I had been ill.
Mina told me that she had been ill.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech-এ first person থাকলে তা indirect এ reported verb-এর sub অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হয় আর past indefinite tense past perfect রূপান্তরিত হয়। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect speech : Mina told me that she had been ill.
1576. We called him--- fool. (আমরা তাকে বোকা বললাম)
an
a
the
no article
1577. He went to –hospital because he had-heart attack.
no article, an
a, an
the, no article
no article, a
1578. Draw--picture of --owl. (পেঁচার ছবি আঁক)
the, a
an, the
an, a
a, an / the, an
1579. I heard -- knock on-- door. (আমি দরজায় কড়া নাড়ার শব্দ শুনলাম)
a, the
a, an
the, an
an, a
1580. She said, 'I taught in many schools' - what is the indirect speech of the
She said: she had taught in many schools.
She said that she had taught in many schools.
She said that she taught in many schools.
She said she had education in many schools.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech assertive হলে indirect করতে দুটি clause-এর মাঝে that বসে আর past indefinite tense indirect-এ এসে past perfect tense-এ রূপান্তরিত হয়। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect narration হলো : She said that she had taught in many schools.