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Q.1. This drop in exports was the worst since the 2008 financial crisis, (a)/ as export-dependent Japan is struggling to juggle the health risks (b)/ of Covid-19 with the dire need to keep the economy on their pace. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use ‘on its pace’ – in place of – ‘on their pace’. The noun ‘economy’ is singular in nature, so, we have to use the singular determiner ‘its’ rather than the plural one (their). So, the right usage is: to keep the economy on its pace.
Q.2. As job losses are surging, China is joining (a)/ the USA and some other governments in (b)/ reviving their virus-battered economy. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use the singular determiner ‘its’ – in place of – ‘their’. The sentence talks about China and its battered economy. So, the determiner ‘its’ should be used here instead of ‘their’.
Q.3. British scientists have suggested that (a)/ government need to have some staggered lockdown periods (b)/ to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘needs’ – in place of – ‘need’. The noun ‘government’ is singular in nature, so, the singular form of verb ‘needs’ should be used here instead of the plural one (need).
Q.4. New York City will offer free coronavirus tests at the city’s 169 nursing homes (a)/ and will also provide their staff to replace nursing home employees (b)/ who have been tested positive for this virus. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘its staff’ – in place of – ‘their staff’. The sentence talks about the staff of New York City, which is singular in nature, so, the singular determiner ‘its’ should be used here instead of the plural one (their).
Q.5. Whoever fights monsters should remember that (a)/ in the process of doing so, he does not become a monster. (b)/ And, if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back to you. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. d
Sol. No error
Q.6. Religion is true for common people, it is false for wise people, and it is useful for rulers. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. d
Sol. No error
Q.7. I did not attend his (a)/ funeral, but I sent (b)/ nice letter saying I approved of it. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use the article ‘a’ before the adjective ‘nice’ for the noun ‘letter’.
Q.8. They love their hair (a)/ because they are not enough smart (b)/ to love something more interesting. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘smart enough’ – in place of – ‘enough smart’. The word ‘enough’ is used here as an adverb. ‘Enough’ is used after an adjective or adverb to mean ‘quite’. ‘Enough’ is used before a ‘noun’.
Formation 1: adjective/adverb + enough
Ex- He is bad enough to be a politician. (bad = adjective)
Formation 2: enough + noun
Ex- We don’t have enough people for this work. (people = noun)
Q.9. To live is a rarest thing (a)/ in the world. Most people (b)/ exist, that is all. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. a
Sol. The definite article ‘the’ should be used here before the superlative degree ‘rarest’ instead of the indefinite article ‘a’.
Q.10. Life is what happens (a)/ to us while we are busy (b)/ in making other plans. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. d
Sol. No error
Q.11. I’m not afraid of death, (a)/ I just don’t want (b)/ to there when it happens. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use the verb ‘be’ after the preposition ‘to’. The right usage will be: I don’t want to be there when it happens or comes.
Q.12. Things change. (a)/ And friends left. (b)/ Life doesn’t stop for anybody. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘leave’ – in place of – ‘left’. The sentence is framed in the simple present tense to talk about life in a general sense. So, the first form of the verb ‘leave’ should be used here instead of the past form ‘left’.
Q.13. When someone loves you, (a)/ the way they talk about you is different. (b)/ You felt safe and comfortable. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use ‘feel’ – in place of – ‘felt’. The sentence is framed in the simple present tense, so, the first form of the verb ‘feel’ should be used here instead of the past form ‘felt’.
Q.14. We are what we pretend to be, (a)/ so we must be careful (b)/ on what we pretend to be. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use the preposition ‘about’ – in place of – ‘on’. ‘Careful about’ is the right usage.
Q.15. If you don’t know (a)/ where are you going, (b)/ any road can take you there. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘where you are going’ – in place of – ‘where are you going’. The sentence is framed in the affirmative form not interrogative form.
Q.16. Anyone who lives within (a)/ his means suffer from (b)/ a lack of imagination. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. b
Sol. Use ‘suffers’ – in place of – ‘suffer’. The subject of the sentence is ‘anyone’, which is singular in nature, so, the verb should also be singular form. So, we need to use the singular form ‘suffers’ instead of the plural form ‘suffer’.
Q.17. A life spent making mistakes (a)/ is not only more honourable, but more useful than (b)/ a life spent doing nothing. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. d
Sol. No error
Q.18. Monsters are real, (a)/ and ghosts are real too. (b)/ They live inside us, and sometimes, they won. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use ‘win’ – in place of – ‘won’. The sentence is framed in the present tense. So, we have to use the first form of the verb ‘win’ instead of the past form of the verb ‘won’.
Q.19. The best index to a person’s character is (a)/ how he treats people who can’t do any good to him, (b)/ and how he treat people who can’t fight back. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use ‘treats’ – in place of – ‘treat’. The pronoun ‘he’ is singular in nature, so, the singular form of the verb ‘treats’ should be used here instead of the plural form of the verb ‘treat’.
Q.20. If you want to be happy, (a)/ do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, (b)/ focus living fully in the present. (c)/ No error (d)
Ans. c
Sol. Use the preposition ‘on’ after the verb ‘focus’. The right usage will be: focus on living fully in the present.
আমাদের Objective এবং Descriptive English-এর পেইড ব্যাচে ভর্তি হতে নিচের ফর্মটি পূরণ করুন:
