WBCS PRELI 2023 ENGLISH QUESTIONS
1) Antonym of 'Chide'
a) Scold b) Chastise c) Praise d) Arraign
Chide means to scold or rebuke.
Chastise means to criticize.
Arraign means to accuse someone of a particular crime.
2) Pick out the word that is not similar to the others.
a) Pond b) Water body c) Lake d) Stream
3) Choose the word that best replace the italicized words
In earlier times rebels very executed for killing the king.
a) homicide b) regicide c) parricide d) fatricide
Homicide - the killing of one person by another.
Parricide - the killing of a close relative, especially a parent.
Fatricide - the killing of one's brother.
Patricide - the killing of one's father.
Matricide - the killing of one's mother.
4) Choose the correct option to frame a question from the following sentence, using the appropriate punctuation-
I asked him why he wasn't in class.
a) I asked him- "Why you not in class?"
b) I asked him, "Why you are not in class?"
c) I asked him: "Why you are not in class?"
d) I asked him, "Why are you not in class?"
5) Select the word that best replaces the italicized word in both of the following sentences.
(i) The police are trying to control the crowd.
(ii) Junk food may have high levels of harmful chemicals.
a) check b) blame c) contain d) incorporate
Contain means to have something inside. Another meaning of contain is to control or restrain.
Incorporate means to include something as part of something else.
The food chart incorporates different kinds of fruits and vegetables.
6) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
I am indebted to my friend's wise _____
a) council b) councel c) counsil d) counsel
Council means an advisory or administrative body.
Counsel means to give advice.
Indebted (Adj) means grateful for help given. কৃতজ্ঞ, বাধিত, ঋণী
Indebted to someone (Appropriate Preposition)
7) Read the following sentences and then select the correct option.
(i) One should not interfere in the personal affairs of others.
(ii) The personal in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries.
(A) Only Sentence (i) is correct.
(B) Only Sentence (ii) is correct.
(C) Sentences (i) and (ii) are both correct.
(D) Sentences (i) and (ii) are both incorrect.
The second sentence should be - The personnel in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries.
Personnel means people employed in an organisation. কর্মচারীবৃন্দ
8. Identify the incorrect pair
(A) Kidney diseases - urologist
(B) Blood-related diseases - haematologist
(C) Diseases of the stomach - gastroenterologist
(D) Various types of cancer- oncologist
9. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
We need to _____ this matter _____ thoroughly.
(A) look into; more
(B) look in; most
(C) look up; much
(D) look for; may be
Look into means to investigate something.
Look for means to search or find something.
Look up means to find information in a book.
Look in (on somebody) means to visit a person.
Look after means to take care of.
10. Identify the mood in the following sentence
- I would surely go there if I could.
(A) Indicative mood
(B) Interrogative mood
(C) Subjunctive mood
(D) Imperative mood
Indicative mood - This mood generally states fact and ask questions.
Imperative mood - This mood generally expresses a command or a request.
Subjunctive mood - This mood generally expresses a wish or doubt.
11. Of which of the phrases below is the term 'blog' an abbreviation?
(A) web log
(B) web blog
(C) web blogger
(D) web blogging
12. Select the word that best replaces both the italicized words in the sentences given below:
Sentence (i) The management did not find him suitable for the job.
Sentence (ii)-He was not able to arrange all his belongings into one suitcase.
(A) good
(B) apt
(C) fit
(D) cram
13. Select the idiom that best replaces the words in italics in the following sentence - You should review your options carefully before you make a decision.
(A) make hay while the sun shines
(B) sit on the fence
(C) look before you leap
(D) kill the golden goose
Make hay while the sun shines means to take advantage of a situation that is favorable to someone.
Sit on the fence means to delay making a decision
Kill the golden goose means to destroy something that makes a lot of money for someone.
14. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate group of words.
He has ____ meticulous in _______ the project, _______ rise to _________ irregularities.
(A) not being; overseen; given; much
(B) not; oversaw; give; more
(C) not been; overseeing; giving; many
(D) not be; oversee; gave; much
Meticulous means very careful, conscientious, diligent etc.
Oversee(Verb) means supervise or organize a job properly. Generally we use noun form after preposition (in). In this case noun form of 'oversee' is overseeing.
15. Choose the word that can correctly replace both the italicized words in the following sentences.
Sentence (i) I appreciate his exuberant nature.
Sentence (ii) - Everyone at the party was in a festive mood.
(A) excitable
(B) exorbitant
(C) exciting
(D) ebullient
Exuberant means full of energy, high-spirited, enthusiastic, lively, excited, vigorous, exhilarated, elated, ebullient, zestful.
Ebullient means cheerful, full of energy, exuberant.
Exorbitant means excessively high price, expensive, extravagant, unreasonable (exorbitant rate, exorbitant bill, exorbitant price, demand etc.).
16. Correctly change the following sentence to the active voice, using the appropriate punctuation -
My daughter expressed her preference for History over English.
(A) My daughter says 'I prefer History over English.'
(B) My daughter said, "I prefer History over English."
(C) My daughter tells - 'I prefer History over English.'
(D) My daughter told, "I prefer History over English."
17. Who is a 'psephologist'?
(A) Someone who specializes in statistical studies of voting patterns in elections.
(B) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of neuropsychology.
(C) Someone who specializes in a certain branch of astrophysics.
(D) Someone who practises Freudian psychoanalysis.
18. Fill in the blanks with the correct set of words.
She was not interested ______ taking _____ French, but decided ____ opt _____ German instead.
(A) in; up; to; for
(B) to; on; in; with
(C) on; to; for; on
(D) for; to; in; to
19. Select the correct proverb to fill in the blank
in the following sentence:
It is best not to delay since ________
(A) beggars can't be choosers
(B) a stitch in time saves nine
(C) a bad workman blames his tools
(D) all's fair in love and war
Beggars can't be choosers - We use this idiom when there is no other option to choose and we have to accept whatever we are given.
A stitch in time saves nine means it is better to deal with a problem immediately when it is small than to wait and let it become a bigger problem.
20. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
One should _______ one's studies with with utmost seriousness.
(A) persue
(B) parsue
(C) pirsue
(D) pursue
Pursue means making efforts to achieve something.
21. Choose the word which is synonymous with 'Adjunct'.
(A) Admonish
(B) Additional
(C) Amorphous
(D) Ambiguous
22. Which of the following is an auxiliary verb?
(A) Look
(B) Can
(C) Take
(D) Do
23. What kind of a person is a 'Clairvoyant'?
(A) An astrologer জ্যোতিষী
(B) An astronomer জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানী
(C) An astrophysicist জ্যোতির্পদার্থবিজ্ঞানী
(D) An astronaut মহাকাশচারী
Astronomy is a scientific study of the universe as the sun, the moon, planets and stars.
Astrology is a study of the movements and positions of the sun, the moon, planets and stars and their impact on human affairs.
A Clairvoyant is a person who can see the future.
An astrophysicist is person who studies physical structure of stars, planets etc.
An astronaut is a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
24. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to 'Vicarious'.
(A) Vituperative
(B) Indirect
(C) Supportive
(D) Isolated
Vituperative means full of angry criticism.
Isolated means remote, distant, secluded, inaccessible, solitary, lonely.
Vicarious means indirect, surrogate, substitute.
25. Choose the option that correctly changes the following sentence into indirect speech -
He said, "I will go there tomorrow."
(A) He said that I will go there tomorrow.
(B) He told that he shall go there tomorrow.
(C) He said that he will go there after today.
(D) He said that he would go there the next day.
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