Question
What does the idiom 'a slow coach' mean?
ক. an irresponsible person
খ. a careless person
গ. an unthoughtful person
ঘ. a very lazy person
.
The invention of computer has turned over a new leaf in the history of modern technology. Here, 'turned over a new leaf' means -
ক. created a new history
খ. began a new civilization
গ. opened a new chapter
ঘ. created a sensation
.
What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?
ক. the final step
খ. the end of the road
গ. the last line of a book
ঘ. the essential point
.
We were waiting for the bus. Here, 'for the bus' is _
ক. a noun phrase
খ. an infinitive phrase
গ. a prepositional phrase
ঘ. a verb phrase
.
One of the following plays is not a tragedy -
ক. Hamlet
খ. Macbeth
গ. Othello
ঘ. Tempest
.
Who is the 'University Wits' in the following list?
ক. William Shakespeare
খ. Thomas Gray
গ. Robert Greene
ঘ. John Dryden
.
'Twelfth Night' is -
ক. a comedy
খ. an elegy
গ. a novel
ঘ. a tragedy
.
Shakespeare was famous for all but one of the following -
ক. Comedies
খ. Bourgeois Drama
গ. Tragedies
ঘ. Tragi - drama
.
Francis Bacon is a/an -
ক. Novelist
খ. Dramatist
গ. Poe
ঘ. Essayist
.
Christopher Marlowe is Shakespeare's -
ক. successor
খ. predecessor
গ. contemporary
ঘ. mentor
.
'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; writing an exact man.' Who said this?
ক. Shakespeare
খ. Bacon
গ. Keats
ঘ. Kyd
.
'Ophelia' is an important character in the Shakespearean play?
ক. Macbeth
খ. The Tempest
গ. Hamlet
ঘ. King Lear
.
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase : ____ your shoes before entering the mosque.
ক. put out
খ. put off
গ. put away
ঘ. put on
.
Explain the meaning of ' Bring to pass'.
ক. Cause to destroy
খ. Cause to happen
গ. Cause to carry out
ঘ. Cause to convince
.
To end in smoke -
ক. To create fire
খ. To go through suffering
গ. To come to nothing
ঘ. To see fire
.
To put the cart before the horse -
ক. to offer a person what he cannot eat
খ. to force a person to do something
গ. to raise obstacle
ঘ. to reverse the natural order of things
.
To read between the lines -
ক. to concentrate
খ. to suspect
গ. to read carefully
ঘ. to grasp the hidden meaning
.
To keep one's head -
ক. to save oneself
খ. to be self respectful
গ. to keep calm
ঘ. none of this
Solution/Answer
What does the idiom 'a slow coach' mean?
ক. an irresponsible person
খ. a careless person
গ. an unthoughtful person
ঘ. a very lazy person *
.
The invention of computer has turned over a new leaf in the history of modern technology. Here, 'turned over a new leaf' means -
ক. created a new history
খ. began a new civilization
গ. opened a new chapter *
ঘ. created a sensation
.
What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?
ক. the final step
খ. the end of the road
গ. the last line of a book
ঘ. the essential point *
.
We were waiting for the bus. Here, 'for the bus' is _
ক. a noun phrase
খ. an infinitive phrase
গ. a prepositional phrase *
ঘ. a verb phrase
.
One of the following plays is not a tragedy -
ক. Hamlet
খ. Macbeth
গ. Othello
ঘ. Tempest *
.
Who is the 'University Wits' in the following list?
ক. William Shakespeare
খ. Thomas Gray
গ. Robert Greene *
ঘ. John Dryden
.
'Twelfth Night' is -
ক. a comedy *
খ. an elegy
গ. a novel
ঘ. a tragedy
.
Shakespeare was famous for all but one of the following -
ক. Comedies
খ. Bourgeois Drama *
গ. Tragedies
ঘ. Tragi - drama
.
Francis Bacon is a/an -
ক. Novelist
খ. Dramatist
গ. Poe
ঘ. Essayist *
.
Christopher Marlowe is Shakespeare's -
ক. successor
খ. predecessor *
গ. contemporary
ঘ. mentor
.
'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; writing an exact man.' Who said this?
ক. Shakespeare
খ. Bacon *
গ. Keats
ঘ. Kyd
.
'Ophelia' is an important character in the Shakespearean play?
ক. Macbeth
খ. The Tempest
গ. Hamlet *
ঘ. King Lear
.
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase : ____ your shoes before entering the mosque.
ক. put out
খ. put off *
গ. put away
ঘ. put on
.
Explain the meaning of ' Bring to pass'.
ক. Cause to destroy
খ. Cause to happen *
গ. Cause to carry out
ঘ. Cause to convince
.
To end in smoke -
ক. To create fire
খ. To go through suffering
গ. To come to nothing *
ঘ. To see fire
.
To put the cart before the horse -
ক. to offer a person what he cannot eat
খ. to force a person to do something
গ. to raise obstacle
ঘ. to reverse the natural order of things *
.
To read between the lines -
ক. to concentrate
খ. to suspect
গ. to read carefully
ঘ. to grasp the hidden meaning *
.
To keep one's head -
ক. to save oneself
খ. to be self respectful
গ. to keep calm *
ঘ. none of this
