Questions
241. Fill in the blank: ‘She went to New Market __ ‘
on foot
on feet
by foot
by walking
242. The phrase ‘sine die’ means-
half-heartedly
doubtfully
fixed
uncertain
243. Identify the correct sentence:
The girl burst out tears.
The girl burst into tears.
The girl burst with tears.
The girl bursted out tears.
244. A speech full of too many words is –
a big speech
maiden speech
a verbose speech (শব্দবহুল/বাগবহুল বক্তৃতা)
an unimportant speech
245. ”He contemplated marrying his cousin.’ Here ‘marrying ‘is an/a-
present participle
gerund
verb
infinitive
246. The most famous romantic poet of English literature is-
John Dryden
Alexander Pope
William Wordsworth
T.S Eliot
247. Do you have any money ____ you? (তোমার কাছে কোনো টাকা আছে কি?) Fill in the gap with the appropriate preposition:
to
over
in
on
248. Who is the author of ‘Jane Eyre’?
Charlotte Brontë
Emily Brontë
Jane Austen
Mary Shelley
249. What kind of play is ‘Julius Caesar’?
romantic
anti-romantic
comedy
historical
250. O Henry was from –
Canada
America
England
Ireland
251. Where is the setting of the play ‘Hamlet’?
England
Italy
France
Denmark
252. What is the adjective form of the word ‘people’?
populous
popular
popularity
popularize
253. Choose the right form of verb: It is high time we (act) on the matter.
are acting
acted
have acted
could act
254. Fill in the gap: Birds fly ____ in the sky.
random
at large
at a stitch
are long
255. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Ozymandias’?
P. B. Shelley
William Wordsworth
S.T Coleridge
John Keat
256. ‘No Second Troy’ is a-
short story
novel
poem
drama
257. ____ was both a poet and a painter.
John Keats
Spenser
William Blake
John Donne
258. Which of the following novels is not written by an English writer?
A Passage of India
Sons and Lovers
One hundred Years of Solitude
Pride and Prejudice
259. Identify the correct synonym of the word ‘magnanimous’.
unkind
generous
revengeful
friendly
260. The word ‘to genuflect’ means-
to be genuine
to reflect
to bend the knee
to be flexible