Read the following passage and answer (Questions 1 through 5):
Joy Card and Printing Ltd., a local company, made around 4 million SIM cards since 2011 at its own plant for the country’s mobile phone operators, a testimony to the capability to domestic enterprises. From 2010, the company also supplied 40 million scratch cards used for recharging balance in mobile phones. This local initiative was able to gain confidence in both national and multinational cell phone companies. Joy, a 200-person strong company with the capacity to produce 2 million SIM cards a month, imports ABS sheet and then installs chips for making the SIM cards. However, the company today is faced with a setback due to poor customer acquisition and the operators’ unwillingness to buy the SIM cards from domestic markets.
1. One drawback faced by the company was:
A. overproduction
B. underproduction of SIM sets
C. regulatory problem
D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
E. lack of government support
2. ‘Acquisition’ in the passage implies:
A. lacking
B. loss
C. gaining
D. dearth
E. want
3. The passage is all about
A. The inefficiency of local mobile markets
B. A local mobile firm’s experience of SIM production
C. The competitive nature of mobile banking
D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
E. The structure of the mobile market in Bangladesh
4. ‘Testimony’ in the passage implies:
A. hypothesis
B. test case
C. evidence
D. glamour
E. denial
5. ‘Plant’ in the passage refers to:
A. a place in the ground
B. something inserted
C. a perennial product
D. an industrial site
E. a large estate for crops
6. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’:
A. sanction
B. substitute
C. directive
D. supply
E. stipulation
7. Antonym of ‘dogma’ is:
A. doctrine
B. principle
C. tenet
D. unbelief
E. rule
8. Synonym of ‘apex’ is:
A. base
B. zenith
C. bottom
D. low
E. floor
9. ‘To smell a rat’ means:
A. to smell a bad smell
B. to suspect a trick or deceit
C. to misunderstand
D. to have dirty ways
E. to be bothersome
10. Antonym of ‘tedious’ is:
A. boring
B. monotonous
C. tiresome
D. refreshing
E. dull
11. ‘Out and out’ means:
A. not at all
B. someone from outside
C. to get out
D. to be last
E. thoroughly
12. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of:
A. adults
B. women
C. old people
D. children
E. men
Identify one of the underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct:
13. Joseph’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger.
A B C D E
14. The doctor suggested that the patient --------- weight.
A. should lose
B. would lose
C. loss
D. lose
E. lost
15. Our friends will --------- for two nights.
A. put us up
B. put us in
C. provide us in
D. provide us up
E. provide after
16. The ozone in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere is beneficial, -------- animal and plant life from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
A. withdrawing
B. thwarting
C. displacing
D. reflecting
E. protecting
17. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, Monem felt more ---------.
A. professional
B. ambiguous
C. uncertain
D. relaxed
E. uncomfortable
18. We drove ---------- the river for an hour -------- turned north before we reached it.
A. to, and
B. back, when
C. towards, but
D. in, to
E. on, so
19. There is --------- in one of front teeth.
A. a filing
B. a cavity
C. decay
D. food
E. growth
20. Which one is the correct spelling?
A. scaning
B. stoped
C. dyeing
D. recomend
E. buget
21. Which of the following pairs expresses a relationship different from the rest in terms of their parts of speech?
A. Convince-Convincing
B. Persuade-Persuasive
C. Vary-various
D. Economise-Economic
E. Fame-Famous
22. Synonym of ‘paradox’ is:
A. exaggeration
B. hyperbole
C. contradiction
D. invective
E. poetic device
Choose the correct sentences (Questions 23 through 25):
23.
A. If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police.
B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
C. If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police.
D. If I found a bag in the street, I’ll be taking it to the police.
E. If I found a bag in the street, I have taken it to the police.
24.
A. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
B. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
C. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”
D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
E. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said “No I don’t know.”
25.
A. Why you have done this?
B. Why did you have done this?
C. Why have you done this?
D. Why you had done this?
E. Why did you done this?
_____________________________________________________
ANSWERS
Joy Card and Printing Ltd., a local company, made around 4 million SIM cards since 2011 at its own plant for the country’s mobile phone operators, a testimony to the capability to domestic enterprises. From 2010, the company also supplied 40 million scratch cards used for recharging balance in mobile phones. This local initiative was able to gain confidence in both national and multinational cell phone companies. Joy, a 200-person strong company with the capacity to produce 2 million SIM cards a month, imports ABS sheet and then installs chips for making the SIM cards. However, the company today is faced with a setback due to poor customer acquisition and the operators’ unwillingness to buy the SIM cards from domestic markets.
1. One drawback faced by the company was:
A. overproduction
B. underproduction of SIM sets
C. regulatory problem
D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
E. lack of government support
2. ‘Acquisition’ in the passage implies:
A. lacking
B. loss
C. gaining
D. dearth
E. want
3. The passage is all about
A. The inefficiency of local mobile markets
B. A local mobile firm’s experience of SIM production
C. The competitive nature of mobile banking
D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
E. The structure of the mobile market in Bangladesh
4. ‘Testimony’ in the passage implies:
A. hypothesis
B. test case
C. evidence
D. glamour
E. denial
5. ‘Plant’ in the passage refers to:
A. a place in the ground
B. something inserted
C. a perennial product
D. an industrial site
E. a large estate for crops
6. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’:
A. sanction
B. substitute
C. directive
D. supply
E. stipulation
7. Antonym of ‘dogma’ is:
A. doctrine
B. principle
C. tenet
D. unbelief
E. rule
8. Synonym of ‘apex’ is:
A. base
B. zenith
C. bottom
D. low
E. floor
9. ‘To smell a rat’ means:
A. to smell a bad smell
B. to suspect a trick or deceit
C. to misunderstand
D. to have dirty ways
E. to be bothersome
10. Antonym of ‘tedious’ is:
A. boring
B. monotonous
C. tiresome
D. refreshing
E. dull
11. ‘Out and out’ means:
A. not at all
B. someone from outside
C. to get out
D. to be last
E. thoroughly
12. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of:
A. adults
B. women
C. old people
D. children
E. men
Identify one of the underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct:
13. Joseph’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger.
A B C D E
14. The doctor suggested that the patient --------- weight.
A. should lose
B. would lose
C. loss
D. lose
E. lost
15. Our friends will --------- for two nights.
A. put us up
B. put us in
C. provide us in
D. provide us up
E. provide after
16. The ozone in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere is beneficial, -------- animal and plant life from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
A. withdrawing
B. thwarting
C. displacing
D. reflecting
E. protecting
17. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, Monem felt more ---------.
A. professional
B. ambiguous
C. uncertain
D. relaxed
E. uncomfortable
18. We drove ---------- the river for an hour -------- turned north before we reached it.
A. to, and
B. back, when
C. towards, but
D. in, to
E. on, so
19. There is --------- in one of front teeth.
A. a filing
B. a cavity
C. decay
D. food
E. growth
20. Which one is the correct spelling?
A. scaning
B. stoped
C. dyeing
D. recomend
E. buget
21. Which of the following pairs expresses a relationship different from the rest in terms of their parts of speech?
A. Convince-Convincing
B. Persuade-Persuasive
C. Vary-various
D. Economise-Economic
E. Fame-Famous
22. Synonym of ‘paradox’ is:
A. exaggeration
B. hyperbole
C. contradiction
D. invective
E. poetic device
Choose the correct sentences (Questions 23 through 25):
23.
A. If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police.
B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
C. If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police.
D. If I found a bag in the street, I’ll be taking it to the police.
E. If I found a bag in the street, I have taken it to the police.
24.
A. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
B. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
C. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”
D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
E. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said “No I don’t know.”
25.
A. Why you have done this?
B. Why did you have done this?
C. Why have you done this?
D. Why you had done this?
E. Why did you done this?
_____________________________________________________
ANSWERS
1. Answer: D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
2. Answer: C. gaining
3. Answer: D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
4. Answer: C. evidence
5. Answer: D. an industrial site
6. Answer: E. stipulation
7. Answer: D. unbelief
8. Answer: B. zenith
9. Answer: B. to suspect a trick or deceit
10. Answer: D. refreshing
11. Answer: E. thoroughly
12. Answer: D. children
13. Answer: E
14. Answer: D. lose
15. Answer: A. put us up
16. Answer: E. protecting
17. Answer: D. relaxed
18. Answer: C. towards, but
19. Answer: C. decay
20. Answer: C. dyeing
21. Answer: E. Fame-Famous
22. Answer: C. contradiction
23. Answer: B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
24. Answer: D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
25. Answer: C. Why have you done this?
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