Practice test

Wbcs preliminary 2017 ( ইংলিশ ) sectional test 01 - Test Set 1

Review 25 exam-focused questions with detailed explanations, then start the interactive test when you are ready.

25 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    Choose the word appropriate in meaning to the word underline below:

    The listeners were delighted by the music concert.
    1. Surprised
    2. Saddened
    3. Angered
    4. Excited
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  2. Question 2

    Put in a correct participle in the blank space:

    The car was __________ down the slope.
    1. rolling
    2. breaking
    3. lost
    4. having arrived
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  3. Question 3

    Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

    A la mode
    1. Fashionable
    2. Cheap
    3. Expensive
    4. Convenient
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  4. Question 4

    'Cinema' may be used with
    1. Cooking
    2. Selling
    3. Sleeping
    4. Theatre
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  5. Question 5

    Select the correct meaning of the idiom underline below:

    Everything was at sixes and sevens.
    1. Disordered
    2. Lost
    3. Found
    4. Sold
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  6. Question 6

    Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underline below:

    The darkness covered the whole countryside.
    1. Silience
    2. Stillness
    3. Light
    4. Noise
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  7. Question 7

    There was no _________ in the rain. (Insert correct phrasal verb)
    1. let up
    2. let in
    3. let off
    4. let go
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  8. Question 8

    Insert correct word in the blank space:

    Finish your task in a ___________ manner.
    1. swift
    2. competent
    3. silent
    4. lazy
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  9. Question 9

    Insert proper preposition in the sentence.

    He was waiting _________ the train.
    1. in
    2. at
    3. for
    4. with
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  10. Question 10

    'At daggers drawn' means
    1. Friendly
    2. On bad terms with
    3. Acquainted
    4. Unknown
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  11. Question 11

    Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space:

    You _________ catch the train at once.
    1. will
    2. can
    3. shall
    4. must
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  12. Question 12

    Fill in the space with an infinitive:

    It is easy __________ but hard to finish.
    1. to end
    2. to fall
    3. to lose
    4. to begin
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  13. Question 13

    Fill in the blank with the correct word:

    __________ he was late, he come home by nine.
    1. Even
    2. Although
    3. Because
    4. Despite
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  14. Question 14

    Fill in the blank with the correct word:

    The river was __________ the bank.
    1. overflowing
    2. dry
    3. full
    4. deep
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  15. Question 15

    Fill in the blank with the correct word:

    A _________ jewel was in the locker.
    1. browning
    2. filling
    3. shining
    4. moving
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  16. Question 16

    'Made up his mind' means
    1. Remembered
    2. Resolved
    3. Forgot
    4. Lost
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  17. Question 17

    Select the correct meaning of the idiom underline below:

    He is a dark horse.
    1. Silent
    2. Secretive
    3. Dangerous
    4. Possessing a secret ability
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  18. Question 18

    Sorrow may be expressed by the following interjection:
    1. Hurrah!
    2. Bravo!
    3. Oh!
    4. Alas!
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  19. Question 19

    Fill in, with relative pronoun, the blank space below:

    The man __________ briefcase was lost, reported to the police.
    1. that
    2. whose
    3. which
    4. whom
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  20. Question 20

    Fill in the blank with the correct word given below:

    He saved her ________ certain death.
    1. from
    2. with
    3. of
    4. in
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  21. Question 21

    Fill in the blank with the correct word given below:

    He wanted to _______ out.
    1. want
    2. ask
    3. call
    4. order
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  22. Question 22

    An Epicurean is one who
    1. Endures
    2. Suffers
    3. Enjoy pleasure
    4. Loves
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  23. Question 23

    An orthopaedist deals with
    1. Eyes
    2. Lungs
    3. Bones
    4. Childbirth
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  24. Question 24

    An illness that is likely to be fatal is
    1. Mortal
    2. Serious
    3. Slight
    4. Temporary
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  25. Question 25

    Insert proper words in the sentence:

    Here is the man ________ you asked _________.
    1. whom, about
    2. that, for
    3. for, from
    4. this, for
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