Dhaka University Admission Test :2018-19 (A unit)
Dhaka
University Admission Test :2018-19 (A unit)
Read the following
passage and answer the questions
Probably no belief has
been more tenaciously held among people of all times than the conviction that
it is possible to judge and individual’s mental characteristics by the way he
is put together physically. Novelists describe the build, facial shape,
coloring, and cloths of their characters in such a way as to accentuate the
inner qualities which they assume are expressed by these things. Intelligent
men and women who “pooh-pooh” the idea of fortune-telling in general still feel
that “there may be something in this palmistry or phrenology.” Books explaining
personality in terms of the glands obtain wide and enthusiastic acceptance.
Employment interviewers develop their own systems of judging prospective employees
by their appearance. Habits of thinking in such terms are ingrained in our
language in such expressions as “high-brow,”“long-headed,” of’thin-skinned.”
01. Novelist judge an
individual’s mental characteristics by—.
(a) telling fortune (b)
appearance (c) expressing acceptance (d) physical
shape, color and cloths
02. ‘Prospective’ in
the passage is a/an —.
(a) adverb (b) noun (c)
adjective (d) verb
03. Phrenology is .
(a) the detailed study
of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and
mental abilities.
(b) the art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person’s character of
predicting their future by examining the palm of their hand.
(c) the study of the
movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence
on human affairs.
(d) the study of the
shape and features of a person’s facial expression.
04. A synonym
of’accentuate’ is —.
(a) emphasize (b) express (c) foretell (d) include
05. The phrase
‘pooh-pooh’ is
(a) to accept (b) to reject (c) to respect (d) to take for granted
Fill in each blank with
the most appropriate word/words (Questions 6-30)
06. What does B.C.E.
stands for?
(a) before Christ era
(b) before the Christ era (c) before the common era (d) before common era
07. The train — late
three times this week.
(a) is (b) has been (c) have been (d) is being
08. It — hardly an
understatement to say that online searching — changed dramatically with the
development of the Web.
(a) is, was (b) has
been, has (c) is, has (d) was, has
09. What surprised me
the most was how — and reacted exactly like you, said the banker to me.
(a) did he look (b)
does he look (c) he looked (d) could he look
10. If you — the
environmental damage that plastic bags cause, the cost difference — really
negligible.
(a) consider, will (b)
will consider, is (c) would consider, will (d)
consider, is
11. Bangladesh has been
one of the — in formulating and implementing a National Drug
Policy in the face of
the massively powerful and — — global pharmaceutical industry.
(a) colonists,
lucrative (b) pioneers, lucrative (c) followers,
unprofitable (d) followers, secondary
12. Succeeding in
college often is a challenge for students, —, most colleges provide services
designed to help
students.
(a) moreover (b) in addition (c) therefore
(d) as a result
13. The woman sees the
cat out in the rain; —, the cat is gone by the time the woman goes outside.
(a) however (b) and (c) even
if (d)after all
14. The work was
finished — time and — budget.
(a) off, on (b) in, with
(c) within, with (d) on, within
15. The troops mustered
in front of the garrison. Here, the word ‘muster’ means —.
(a) to find
courage (b) to summon (c) to gather (d) to come
16. The child sat mute
in the corner of the park. Here, ‘mute’ is a/an —.
(a) noun (b) adjective (c) adverb
(d) verb
17. Where — when you
met him?
(a) does he live (b) was he living (c) was he live (d) is he living
18. Which one is the
correct spelling?
(a)chauffeur (b) chauffar (c) chaffeur (d) chuffeur
19. The world has seen
many Diasporas but scholars have been studying the phenomenon — great interest
only — recent decades.
(a) with, in (b) with, for (c) of, in (d) in, for
20. Snorkelling is one
kind of—.
(a) diving (b) driving (c)
walking (d) shooting
21. What is the meaning
of the proverb, ‘the pot calling the kettle back?
(a) be your own
(b) never leave your
root
(c) take your decision
by your own conscience
(d) do not criticize somebody for a fault that you possess yourself
22. My father — live in
Gazipur.
(a) use to (b) was use to (c) used to (d) was used to
23. The rising numbers
of icebergs are in turn “increasing the tsunami hazards” — occur when they
break away from a glacier and trigger a tidal wave.
(a) whom (b) whose (c) which (d) who’s
24. Choose the correct
sentence.
(a) I can recite lists of coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive
adverbs any time of the day or night;
therefore, I am idolized by my friends.
(b) I can recite Lists
of coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs any time, of the day, or
night,
therefore: I am
idolized by my’friends.
(c) I can rectite lists
of coordinating conjuctions, and conjunctive adverbs any time of the day or
night
therefore I am idolized
by my friends.
(d)I can rectite lists
of coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs any time of the day or
night, therefore; I am idolized by my friends.
25. The correct
translation of-”সমাজ বিরোধিরা এখনো
ধরা ছোঁয়ার বাইরে”
(a) the anti-socials are still at large.
(b) The anti-5ocials
are still now at large
(c) The anti-socials
are at large
(d) The anti-socials
are till at large
26. Which would you —
have, Ice or coffee.
(a) rather (b) prefer
(c) could (d) better
27. My mother has been
in hospital, I wonder or she—.
(a) is getting on (b) gets
on (c) has got across (d) is getting away
28. He advised me — the
doctor.
(a)that I see (b) to see (c) seeing
(d) see
29. By the time they
arrive —.
(a) he’ll have left (b)
he’ll leave (c) he leaves (d) he left
30. How many times —
not to do that?
(a) have I told you (b) have
I told (c) haven’t I told (d) I told you
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