DU Question/ ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় “ঘ” ইউনিট :Session-2016-2017
Session-2016-2017
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় “ঘ” ইউনিট
ইংরেজি (English)
Read the following passage and answer (question 6-10)
| Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man’s superiority over them-that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us – is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them. |
1.It is clear from the passage that dolphins —.
a.don’t want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
b.are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
c.have a reputation for being friendly to humans
d.are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans
2. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us —.
a. means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
b. shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
c. proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
d. does not mean that we are superior to them
3. One can infer from reading the passage that —.
a. dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
b. communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
c. dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have, such as the ability to think
d. it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
4. The passage seems to suggest that
a. Man is not a mammal.
b. Man is the most intelligent mammal.
c. There could be more intelligent mammals than man.
d. Dolphins are the only intelligent mammals.
5. According to the passage
a. Sailors have helped drowning dolphins since the Roman times.
b. Dolphins have drowned sailors since the Roman times.
c. Drowning sailors and dolphins have been helping each other since the Roman times.
d. Dolphins have been helping drowning sailors
6. Which of the following sentences is correct (6-7):
a. Doctor suggested patient to take vacation.
b. Learning the French isn’t easy.
c. We had great time on the top of mountain.
d. He likes listening to music at night.
7.
a. More you read, less you understand.
b. The more you read, the less you understand.
c. The more you read, less you understand.
d. More you read, the less you understand.
8. Choose the correctly spelled word.
a. Occassionally b. Ocassionally
c. Occasionaly d. Occasionally
Choose the correct preposition (9 &10):
9. My father was angry —- me.
a. with b. at c. of d. on
10. London lies —– the Thames.
a. over b. under c. on d. at
11. Which one of the following is not a synonym for ‘anxiety’?
a. disquiet b. apprehension c. unease d. indifference
12. What is the antonym for ‘turbulence’?
a. tranquility b. disorder c. disturbance d. rupture
Complete the statements with appropriate choices (13-15):
13. The Bangladesh girls ‘football team beat the Indian girls’ team 2-1 with a — minute goal.
a. first b. injury c. penalty d. last
14. The doctor —- checked the patient and found only minor problems.
a. casually b. reluctantly c. thoughtfully d. thoroughly
15. The referee blew the whistle to end the game —– there were two minutes left.
a. therefore b. although c. since d. however
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in italics (16-17):
16. Sweet are the uses of adversity.
a. university b. publicity c. difficulty d. uncertainty
17. Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts.
a. reveal b. hide c. express d. argue
18. I went after my dream and now I am a published writer. The underlined phrase means-
a. pursued b. obtained c. got d. proceeded
Choose the best option (19-21):
19. If I had known he was in trouble, I —- helped.
a. would b. would have c. should have d. have had
20. Raju is someone you can —- your confidence.
a. get into b. take into c. build up D. boost up
21. I could not figure —- what the teacher was talking —-.
a. into, on b. by, on c. on, about d. out, about
Choose the correct pronoun (22-23):
22. —- among you are from Class XII?
a. Who b. Which c. Whom D. Whose
23. The first half of the game belonged to us, the second half to —-.
a. they b. their c. those D. them
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject (24-25) :
24. The batsman —- the ball with all his might.
a. striked b. struck c. stroke d. streaked
25. I am used to —- coffee in the morning now.
a.drink b. drank c. drinking d. drunk