Suggestion And Solve Class for DU Tech.

Unit
Admission Test.

Instructor:
Md. Ziaul Haque (Ruhan)
Dept. of EEE, MEC
DU Tech. merit: 188th
Obtained Marks: 93/120
Ex. Student: Milestone College(English Version)
Most important topics:
■ Synonyms and Antonyms*****
■ Prepositions*****
■ Articles***
■ Right Form of Verbs*****
■ Transformation of Sentences ( Voice, Degree, Sentence types)*****
■ Correcting Sentences****
■ Participles and Gerund****
■ Tense****
■ Idioms and Phrases****
■ Parts of Speech***
■ Conjunction and Linkers***
■ Spelling****
■ Conditional Sentences***
■ Narration***
Prepositions:
■ Overview:
A word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to
show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an
object.
Types of prepositions:
■ 6 types of prepositions:
1. Simple Preposition: য preposition েলােক িবে ষণ করা যায় না তােদরেক simple preposition বেল।
Ex. at, on, of, by etc.
2. Double Preposition: য preposition েলােক িবে ষণ করেল একািধক preposition পাওয়া যায় তােদরেক double
preposition বেল।
Ex. upon (up+on), within (with+in), without (with+out) etc.
3. Compound preposition: এক preposition অন এক word এর সােথ যু হেয় য নতু ন preposition গঠন
কের তােক compound preposition বেল।
Ex. across (on+cross), behind (by+hind), beyond (by+yond) etc.
4. Phrasal preposition: শ সমি যখন preposition এর কাজ কের তখন তােক Phrase preposition বেল।
Ex. because of, in spite of, on account of, including to etc.
5. Participle preposition: Present বা Past Participle যখন Preposition এর মত কাজ কের তখন তােক
Participle Preposition বেল।
Ex. What do you know regarding this proposal?
6. Disguised preposition: যখন কান Preposition সরাসির না বেস অন কান শ বিসেয় preposition এর কাজ
কের তখন তােক Disguised preposition বেল।
Ex. He went a hunting. (a means on)
Uses of prepositions:
■ Preposition of Time( In, On, At):
In the Summer; In the Morning; On 18 May, 2024;
On Eid; At bedtime; At noon
■ Preposition of Place( In, On, At):
In a building; On the bed; At office;
In paris; On the carpet; At the airport.
■ Other important uses:
On time ( indicates: a definite time)
Ex. The train is running on time.
In time (indicates: before a definite time)
Ex. I was in time for class.
By(indicates: in accordance with or according to something or Someone doing something)
Ex. What is the time by your watch?
Ex. I will come back by 5 p.m.
Ex. I will go there by train.
Ex. The snake was killed by the boy.
Special uses of the word “Die”:
■ Die of : (a disease) -> He died of cholera.
■ Die for : (sacrifice) -> He died for his country.
■ Die from : (a cause) -> He died from over eating.
■ Die off : (one by one) -> They died off one by one.
■ Die to : (compelled) -> He died to save his family.
■ Die in : (peace, poverty, war) -> He died in peace.
He died in poverty.
■ Die by : (sudden or intentional) -> He died by suicide./
He died by accident.
Examples for practice:
■ It rained ___ almost four hours.
a) for b) while c) in d) about

■ We are going ___a study tour next week.

a) for b) in c) to d) on

■ Folk music ____ songs and music of a community.

a) is consisting of b) comprised of c) consists of d) consists

■ We are leaving for Chattogram ----- Sunday.

a) in b) at c) on d) from

■ Kuakata is one of the unique spots which allows a visitor ------ watch both the
sunrise and sunset ----- the beach..
a) for…..into b) to…..in c) to…..from d) to…..on
■ We got too tired ------ overwork.
a) because of b) because c) on d) cause
■ Things didn't work ____ in the company, so he left the job.
a) in b) out c) for d) on
■ Which of the following is the correct use of a preposition?
a) I insisted in his going away
b) I am confident in winning
c) I was beginning to feel at home in my new job
d) He was angry upon me
■ Ayub Bachchu, Bangladesh's rock legend died cardiac failure.
a) of b) by c) from d) for
■ They did not sympathize the orphan.
a) at b) for c) with d) to
■ He is accused ______ corruption
a) in b) for c) from d) of
 Right form of verbs/ SVA:
■ Subject verb agreement হেলা Subject এর Number এবং Person অনুসাের Verb এর যথাযথ Form
বসােনা।
Example: I/he/you am/is/are a human being.
■ Verb “to be” / Verb “to have”:
Singular Plural
am, is are
was were
■ Verb "to be" এর Present tense ও Past tense প:
Present tense Past tense
am, is was
are were
■ Verb "to have": have, has, had.
Singular Plural
has have
■ Verb "to have" এর Present tense ও Past tense প:
Present tense Past tense
have, has had
Examples for practice:
■ It's the first time I ___ sea-food in my life.
a) have eaten b) eaten c) was eaten d) eat

[এমন ঘটনা যা পূেব ঘেটিন, এখন ঘেটেছ। এসকল sentence এ verb এর present perfect form হয়। “eaten” is the
past participle of the verb "to eat" and needs an auxiliary verb like "have" to form a complete tense.]

■ Cancer is one of the ----- diseases of the modern era.

a) dead b) much deadly c) deadliest d) deathly
■ Neither Rina nor her parents----- to live outside Dhaka.
a) are wanting b) is wanting c) wants d) want

[either.......or, neither......nor ারা িভ Person এর subject-যু হেল plural subject- verb এর পূেব বেস এবং verb-
plural হয়।]

■ The construction of the bridge ---- if the Engineers fall ill.

a) is delayed b) will have delayed c) would have delayed d) will be delayed
■ There ___ furniture in his room.
a) were so many b) was too much c) is many d) were too many
["Too much" is used for uncountable nouns to indicate that there is more of something than is desired or
needed.]

■ I had rather ___ this bunch of flowers than that one.

a) taken b) take c) took d) taking
[Had better, had rather, would better, would rather, let, must, need, dare ইত ািদর পর দ verb এর
Present form হয় এবং দ verb এর পূেব to থাকেল উ to উেঠ যায়।]

■ The number of students in today's class ____higher than that of the yesterday's class.
a) were b) is c) are d) has
[collective nouns are usually singular, so their verb must be singular]

■ He worked hard so that he win the first prize.

a) would b) should c) could d) can
[ থম clause past tense এ আেছ তাই ২য় clause এ subject এর পর could হেব ।]
■ The situation was bad, but it______worse.
a) can be b) could be c) must be d) could have been

■ What________your father______?
a) is,do b) do,does c) did,does d) does,do
[Interrogative sentence auxilary verb থাকেল does আেস এবং এর পর verb এর base form হয়।]
■ The Titanic collided with an iceberg and ____.
a) had drowned b) drowned c) drown d) sank

■ If I won a lottery, I ____ a car

a) will buy b) want to buy c) bought d) would buy
[If+Past Indefinite + sub + would/could/might+V1]
■ Would you mind___me your pen?
a) give b) to give c) given d) giving
[would you mind এর পর v + ing বেস। ]
■ She (work)____in the kitchen when I met her.
a) is working b) has been working c) work d) was working
 Use of Articles:
■ Articles are of 2 types: i) Definite Article (the)
ii) Indefinite Articles (a,an)
Uses of “A,An”:
1) সাধারণত শে র েত consonant থাকেল তার পূেব a এবং vowel (a, e, i, o, u) থাকেল তার পূেব an বেস।
Example: a hen, a boy, a pen, an egg, an apple.
2) যিদ শে র থম অ র h থােক এবং তা যিদ উ ািরত হয় তেব তার পূেব a বেস এবং h উ ািরত না হেল তার
পূেব an বেস।
Example:a horse, a historian, an honest man, an hour.
3) শে র েত যিদ vowel বা vowels থােক এবং তা যিদ ইউ (u) এর মত উ ািরত হয় তারপূেব a বেস।
Example: a ewe, a European, a uniform, a university, a useful metal, a unique position.
4) O িদেয় গ ত সম শে র পূেব an বেস। ধুমা one যু শে র পূেব a বেস।
Example: an open field, an open heart surgery, an opera, an orange, a one-taka note, a one-eyed
man.
5) সংি শে র (abbreviation) থম অ র Vowel-এর মত উ ািরত হেল তার পূেব an বেস।
Example: an M. A., an F. R. C. S., an F. C. P. S.
6) িক সংি শে র (abbreviation) থম অ র Consonant-এর মত উ ািরত হেল তার পূেব a বেস।
Example: a B. A., a B. A. G., a B. Sc.
■ Uses of “the”:
1. জািত ও স দােয়র নােমর পূেব the বেস। তেব কােনা ভাষার নােমর পূেব the বেস না।
Ex. The English, The Rich, The Poor, The Pious, The Muslims

2. দুইেয়র মেধ তু লনা বুঝােত Adjective এর Comparative Degree এর পূেব The বেস।
Ex. Rumpa is the better of two girls.

3. য সকল Noun ারা বৃি বা পশা বুঝায়, সই Noun এর পূেব the বেস।
Ex. He joined the army.

4. একই ণস দুই ব ি বা ব র সােথ তু লনা করা হেল যার সােথ তু লনা করা হয় তার পূেব the বেস।
Ex. Nazrul is the Shelley of Bengal.

5. িস ঐিতহািসক নােমর পূেব The বেস।

Ex. The Eiffel tower, The Taj Mahal
6. Proper Noun এর পূেব Adjective থাকেল উ Adjective এর পূেব the বেস।
Ex. The Great Omar was the second Caliph of Islam.

7. ঐিতহািসক কান বংেশর নাম যিদ Plural হয় তেব তার আেগ the বেস।
Ex. The Mughals, The Pathans, The Khans.

8. সংখ া কাশক য word একটা unit অেথ বেস তার পূেব The বেস।
[N.B: By the dozens, by the scores, by the hundreds বলা ভু ল।]
Ex. He sells mangoes by the hundred.

9. Proper Noun এর পের কান epithet ( ণবাচক িবেশষণ) যু হেলই সই epithet এর পূেব The বেস।
Ex. Alexander the great was a brave warrior.

10. কান Noun যখন Superlative এর বুঝায় তখন তার পূেব the বেস।
Ex. Humayun Ahmed is the novelist of the day
11. কান িনিদ বি বা ব র ণ বুঝােত Abstract Noun এর পূেব the বেস।
Ex. The courage of Richard is known to all
 Examples for Practice:
■ We are all like _____ bright moon, we still have our darker side.
a) the b) an c) a d) no article
[ কান িনিদ বি বা ব র ণ বুঝােত Abstract Noun এর পূেব the বেস।]

■ We,human beings,tend to forget how far we have come as------ species in a relatively short period of time.
a) the b) an c) a d) no article
[সাধারণত শে র েত consonant থাকেল তার পূেব a এবং vowel (a, e, i, o, u) থাকেল তার পূেব an বেস।]

■ He acted on ____ defensive, and did not attack during the tournament.
a) the b) an c) a d) no article
[ কান িনিদ বি বা ব র ণ বুঝােত Abstract Noun এর পূেব the বেস।]

■ The game came to ___end

a) the b) an c) a d) no article
[সাধারণত শে র েত consonant থাকেল তার পূেব a এবং vowel (a, e, i, o, u) থাকেল তার পূেব an বেস।]
 All other questions:
■ When you say, 'look before you leap', you are being____ (Idioms and Phrases)
a) humorous b) strict c) sarcastic d) cautious
■ Choose the correct spelling. (Spelling)
a) Efficient b) Tretment c) Batterment d) Employd
■ I did not know how to swim_______I was twelve. (Conjunction & Linkers)
a) until b) after c) since d) while
■ Many of the anxieties we experience as teenagers tend to disappear ____. (Completing Sentence)
a) if we grow up b) as we grow older c) when we look back
d) to make us nostalgic
■ If I saw a snake, I ____ to death. (Conditional Sentence)
a) will scream b) would scream c) would have screamed d) scream
■ What is the meaning of the idiom, 'draw a line’ ? (Idioms and Phrases)
a) fix a limit b) hard luck c) to infer d) little by little
■ The synonym of 'persuade' is _____. (Synonyms & Antonyms)
a) convince b) discourage c) prevent d) Intensify
■ The antonym of 'intense' is ____. (Synonyms & Antonyms)
a) pointed b) strong c) mild d) quiet
■ He asked me ____ last week. (Tense and Sequence of Tense)
a) where was I b) where I had been c) that where I was d) where were you
■ What is the meaning of "incredible"? (Synonyms & Antonyms)
a) Inedible b) Very difficult to believe c) Difficult to remove d) Illegible
■ What is the antonym for "eliminate"? (Synonyms & Antonyms)
a) Eradicate b) wipe out c) illuminate d) Retain
■ ------ his principles,he has to be very careful. (Gerund & Participle)
a) With regard of b) With regard to c) With regard on d) Regard to
■ The sky is cloudy.You ----- take the umbrella with you. (Tense and Sequence of Tense)
a) would rather b) had better c) have rather d) has rather
■ While Rini ----- to her favourite songs,she suddenly ----- a brilliant idea. (Tense)
a) Was listening,got b) listened,got c) listening,gets d) listens,getting
■ Choose the correct spelling. (Spelling)
a) Comittee b) Commitee c) Committee d) Committe
■ Opu asked me------- the cricket match the previous day. (completing sentence)
a) I watched b) if I had watched c) if I watched d) that I have watched
[ ‘b’refers to a situation where, the listener didn’t watch the match ]
■ Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: We should abide by the laws. (voice)
a) The laws are to be abided by us.
b) The laws should abided by us.
c) The laws should abide by us.
d) The laws should be abided by us.
■ What does the word 'shortly' mean In the sentence: I will write you back shortly?
(Synonyms&Antonyms)
a) in a few words b) in a short time c) for a short time d) a short time ago
■ Choose the correct spelling (Spelling)
a) Acommodation b) Acceptible c) Repeatation d) Supersede
■ Choose the appropriate antonym of 'abundant’. (Synonyms & Antonyms)
a) Plentiful b) Scanty c) Lavish d) Copious
 End of the Lecture

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