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1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Mitigate”?
(A) diminish
(B) aggravate
(C) increase
(D) intensify
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
- Mitigate
- Meaning: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
Synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish
Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify
Usage: “drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem”
2. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Rationale”?
(A) discouragement,
(B) reasoning
(C) reality
(D) proof
Ans. (B)
Explanation: –
Rationale
Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis
Antonyms: discouragement, proof, reality
Usage: “he explained the rationale behind the change”
3. Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Ply”?
(A) strand
(B) layer
(C) disregard
(D) thickness
Ans. (C)
Explanation: –
Ply
Meaning: a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material.
Synonyms: layer, thickness, strand
Antonyms: disregard, idle, ignore
Usage: “tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination”
4. Choose the correct antonym for the word “Deemed”-
(A) consider
(B) regard as
(C) refuted
(D) judge
Ans. (C)
Explanation: –
Deemed (Verb)
Meaning: regard or consider in a specified way.
Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge
Antonyms: disregarded, disapproved, refuted
Usage: “the event was deemed a great success”
5. Choose the most relevant one word: –
A vivacious and lively experience is said to be –
(A) Scintillating
(B) Glisten
(C) Brighten
(D) Shimmer
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
A vivacious and lively experience is said to be – Scintillating
6. Choose the most relevant one word: –
A person who is easily deceived or tricked –
(A) Gullible
(B) Straightforward
(C) Austere
(D) Unsophisticated
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
A person who is easily deceived or tricked – Gullible
7. Choose the correctly spelt word: –
(A) Conscintiouss
(B) Conscientiuos
(C) Consceintious
(D) Conscientious
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
(D) Conscientious
8. Choose the correctly spelt word: –
(A) Pronuonced
(B) Pronounced
(C) Pronnounced
(D) Pronuoncced
Ans. (B)
Explanation: –
(B) Pronounced
9. Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
His coarse management style made it evident that he was used to being a________________. That attitude certainly won’t be tolerated by anyone at his new company.
(A) small fish in a small pond
(B) big fish in a big ocean
(C) small fish in a small pool
(D) big fish in a small pond
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Big fish in a small pond:
Meaning: A big fish in a small pond is an important person in a small place or organization.
Example: His coarse management style made it evident that he was used to being a big fish in a small pond. That attitude certainly won’t be tolerated by anyone at his new company.
10. Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
Their esteemed batsman, having an unusually poor performance today, finally ______________midway through the match.
(A) broke his duck
(B) break his canvas
(C) broke his scratch
(D) broken his duck
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Break your duck:
Meaning: If you break your duck, you do something for the first time.
Example: Their esteemed batsman, having an unusually poor performance today, finally broke his duck midway through the match.
আমাদের Objective এবং Descriptive English-এর পেইড ব্যাচে ভর্তি হতে নিচের ফর্মটি পূরণ করুন:
