English Practice Set 2

PSC Clerkship (Pre) /WBCS/WBP English Practice

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PSC Clerk/WBCS/WBP এর সম্ভাব্য প্রশ্নের একটি সেট নিচে দেওয়া দেওয়া হল ।এর সমাধান আগে নিজেরা্ করো এবং উত্তর দেখে তোমার প্রাপ্ত নম্বর মিলিয়ে নাও।এই প্রশ্ন গুলির সমাধান এর ভিডিও লিঙ্ক নিচে দেওয়া হল ।

PSC Clerkship (Pre) /WBCS/WBP English Practice Set - 2

Directions (1 to 7 ) : Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks

1. If I were you , I ______ be careful with my words.

(1) will (2) should (3) shall (4) would

2. Nilima is so fastidious that _____of the three houses was liked by her. (1) either (2) Neither (3) No one (4) None

3. The mother of the dead child was overwhelmed _____ grief.

(1)with (2) by (3) from (4) for

4. William Shakespeare was _______ greatest playwright of his time. (1) a (2) an (3) the (4) None of these

5. It is earth's gravity which _____ people their weight.

(1) give (2) gives (3) giving (4)given

6. _______ as President, a candidate must win a majority of votes.

(1) Elected (2) Having elected (3) To be elected (4) Electing

7. The event passed ______ without any untoward incident.

(1) on(2) of (3) off (4) away

8. There are three chapters that are extraneous to the structure of the book. The opposite meaning of the underlined word is ---

(1) important (2) Needful (3) relevant (4) integral

9. Choose the wrong pair

(1) Status quo --- the same position

(2) sub judice --- under consideration of the court

(3) Ultra vires ----against law

(4) Mala fide --- good

10. Pick out the correct antonym of the following word :

Lachrymose

(1) Troubled (2) Desolate (3) Imperfect (4) Cheerful

11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition

He appealed _____ me _____pardon

(1) for, to(2) to, for (3)against, for (4) to, against

12. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words /sentence

An office which has no work but high salary is called ----

(1) allegory (2) narcotic (3) sinecure (4) apostate

13. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/ phrase

Mr. Roy is always picking holes in every project.

(1) Finding fault with (2) creating disturbance in (3) asking irrelevant questions on (4) creating problems in

14. Choose the past participle form of the following verb---

Telecast

(1) telecasted (2) telecast (3) telecost (4) None of these

15. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in passive or active voice.

Did you see the man ?

(1) Is the man seen by you ?

(2) Was you seen by the man ?

(3) Was the man seen by you ?

(4) Did the man seen by you ?

All mixture Question asked in PSC Clerkship 2000-2007

Directions (16 to 17) : Pick out the meaning of the following idioms

16. She arrived at the fag end of her service life.

(1) end (2)just (3)almost at the end (4)fully

17. The officer was punished for taking french leave from his duty

(1) bribe (2) Unauthorized leave of absence (3) money(4) tangible assets

Directions (18 to 19) : In the following questions ,some of the sentences have error and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer.

18. He is (1)/ one of the tallest boy (2)/ in the class (3)/ No error (4)

19. He was awarded (1)/ with a doctorate degree (2)/ for his new invention (3)/ No error (4).

Directions (20 to 21) : In the following questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

20. Counterfeit

(1) Constant (2) Unknown (3) Biased (4) Fake

21. Novice

(1) Expert (2) Specialist (3) Generalist (4) Beginner

Directions (22 to 23) : In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given words

22. Inquisitive

(1) inadequate (2) immature (3) uncomfortable (4) unconcerned

23. Affluence

(1) poverty (2) influence (3) neglect (4) semblance

24. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase --

The two famous writers crossed swords with each other on every issue.

(1) fought physically (2) crossed the road on meeting (3) took different routs (4) disagreed

25. In the following question , choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence

Occurring at irregular intervals in time

(1) epidemic (2) endemic (3) temporal (4) sporadic

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Math Practice Set-1 এর প্রশ্ন ডাউনলোড করার জন্য নিচের লিঙ্কে ক্লিক করো :

Math Practice Set-2 এর প্রশ্ন ডাউনলোড করার জন্য নিচের লিঙ্কে ক্লিক করো :

Answers of English Practice Set - 2 :

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