প্রাথমিক সহকারী শিক্ষক নিয়োগ পরীক্ষা: ইংরেজি মডেল টেস্ট – ৮

ইংরেজি মডেল টেস্ট – ৮

1.   Choose the correct option. 

The government has extended a warm welcome ---- the visiting delegation. 

a) to b) for c) with d) among 

2. Identify the incorrect spelling. 

a) contamination b) conjunction c) connection d) conotation 

3. Choose the correct verb form: Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that ---- into costal water. 

a) flow b) flows c) is flowing d) flowed 

4. To markdown price is to --- 

a) make them remarkable b) reduce them c) deemphasize them d) make them outstanding 

5. Choose the correct word for the following sentence: 

The teacher ---- student evaluations were the highest won an award. 

a) which b) whose c) whom d) who 

6. The opposite of ‘inflation’ is – 

a) strangulation b) stagflation c) depression d) deflation 

7. Choose the correct verb form: ‘Central bankers --- themselves ready to tackle the problems likely to be caused by falling share markets.’ 

a) had shown b) having shown c) have had shown d) have shown 

8. A mediator is --- 

a) a thoughtful person b) a middle man c) someone inclined to meditation d) a settler of disputes 

9. Fill in the blank 

--- Bangladesh has many new growth sectors, foreign investors are coming here in great numbers. 

a) Why b) As a result c) On account of d) Ever since 

10. The word ‘Gravity’ is --- 

a) a noun b) an adverb c) an adjective d) a verb 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions (Q.11-12) 

11. The boy looked ---- his sick pet bird. 

a) up b) over c) into d) after 

12. You can have no excuse ---- behaving rudely. 

a) of b) for c) at d) on 

13. Which is an adequate translation of “চকচক করলেই সোনা হয় না।” 

a) All that glitters is not gold. 

b) Shining does not make a metal gold. 

c) Glittering is not alone for gold. 

d) All that is glittering is not being gold. 

Pick the option that best completes the sentence (Q.14-15) 

14. The cyclist ---- he crossed the main street. 

a) looked with caution after 

b) had looked cautiously before 

c) was looked cautious when 

d) looks cautious when 

15. Neither Jane nor her brothers ---- a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip. 

a) need b) needs c) is needing d) has need 

16. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair: EXPIATE : GUILT 

a) canvass : support b) adorn : appearance c) testify : conviction d) correct : error 

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the keyword in italics. (Q. 17-18) 

17. The bank charges an exorbitant rate of interest. 

a) marvellous b) excessive c) moderate d) increasing 

18. It was an indiscreet action on their part. 

a) unfair b) secret c) dishonest d) imprudent 

19. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choices. 

The government is considering ---- a new international airport. 

a) to build b) building c) to have built d) for building 

20. Choose the correct sentence. 

a) We have many works to do in summer. 

b) We have much works to do in the summer. 

c) We have a lot of work to do in summer. 

d) We have a lot of works to do in summer. 

Answer: 1.a, 2.d, 3.b, 4.b, 5.b, 6.d, 7.d, 8.d, 9.d, 10.a, 11.d, 12.b, 13.a, 14.b, 15.a, 16.d, 17.b, 18.d, 19.a, 20.c