1 . As they waited Rahim argued against war----

• A. while his brother discusses the effects of pollution
• B. while his brother discussed the effects of pollution
• C. while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution
• D. while his brother had discussed the effects of pollution

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

2 . Either Rahim or Karim was present there. The sentence is a---

• A. Simple sentence
• B. Compound sentence
• C. Comparative sentence
• D. Comparative sentence

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

3 . Rahim --- for a new rommate before he finnally succeeded.

• A. has been looking
• B. will be looking
• C. had been looking
• D. has looked

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

4 . Karim as well as Rahim --- praise

• A. deserve
• B. deserves
• C. are deserving
• D. is deserving

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

5 . Rahim felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too ---- for someone of his talent and creativity.

• A. diverse
• B. boring
• C. exacting
• D. enthralling

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

6 . All the student got high marks in the test but Rahim "stood out".

• A. got a lot of marks
• B. got very good marks
• C. got the most marks of all
• D. got higher marks than someone

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

7 . Rahim said to me, "What is your name"? make it to indirect speech.

• A. Rahim asked what was my name
• B. Rahim asked you your name
• C. What my name is, Rahim asked
• D. Rahim asked me what my name was

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

8 . Rahim average 70 in his first m number of exams. After taking n more exams he had an overall average of 75. In terms of m and n his average for the last n exams was—

• A. 5n/m + 75
• B. (70m + 75n)/(m + n)
• C. 80
• D. (5m + 75)/n
• D. 5m/n + 75

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

9 .  Rahim, Karim and James paid a total of Tk. 45 for their dinner at a restaurant. If Rahim paid of the total amount, Karim paid Tk.17 and James paid the rest then what fraction of the total amount did james pay?

• A. 2
• B. 14
• C. 1
• D. 7
• D. None of these

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

10 . Karim completed 1/3 portion of a work in 8 days and left the job. Then Rahim was recruited and he worked for 5 days and left the job. Karim again joined and completed the rest of the work in 12 days. How many days would Rahim require to complete the whole work alone?

• A. 25 days
• B. 5/6 days
• C. 15 days
• D. 30 days
• D. None

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

11 . After paying 10% tax on all income over Tk.3000, Rahim had a net income of tk.12000. Rahim's income before tax (in Tk) was--

• A. 12900
• B. 12300
• C. 13300
• D. 10300
• D. 13000

Answer: Option E

Explanation:

12 . Asif purchased a radio from a store and sold it to Rahim and make profit of 20%. After few months, Rahim sold the same radio to Fahad and incurred a loss of 15%. If Fahad bought the radio for Taka.510, what was the original price that Asif had paid to purchase the radio?

• A. 425
• B. 450
• C. 475
• D. None of these

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

13 . Rahim can now 16 km/hr in still water. It takes her thrice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the difference between her speed (km/hr) in still water and that of the steam.

• A. 8
• B. 16
• C. 24
• D. 12

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

14 . Rahim wants to cut a rectangular board into indentical square piece. If the board is 18 inched by 30 inches what is the least number of square pieces he can cut without wising any of the board?

• A. 4
• B. 6
• C. 9
• D. 15

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

15 . In 2007, the arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Rahim and Karim was Taka 3800 . The arithmetic mean of the annual incomes of Karim and Ripon was Ripon and Rahim was TaKa5800. What is the arithmetic mean of the incomes of the three ?

• A. 3200
• B. 1200
• C. 2400
• D. 4800
• D. None of them

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

16 . Rahim found a laptop in the classroom, but could not determine __________ it belongs to.

• A. who
• B. whose
• C. who's
• D. who is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

17 . Rahim is one ----- superstitious people I know.

• A. much
• B. very much
• C. of the more
• D. of the most

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

18 .  Choose the indirect speech-of- Rahim said ''I must post the letter".

• A. Rahim said he must post the letter
• B. Rahim said that he must post the letter
• C. Rahim said he has to post the letter
• D. Rahim said that he had to post the letter

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

19 . Rahim did not get admission because he _

• A. did not enough study
• B. had not enough study
• C. did not study enough
• D. had not studied enough

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

20 . Mr.Rahim has been absent from the office ---- Friday last.

• A. in
• B. on
• C. from
• D. since

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

21 . Karim, Rahim, Ram & Shyam have the following probabilities of passing the admission test 20%, 30%, 25% and 50% respectively. What is the probability of Karim, Rahim and Shyam will pass the test?

• A. 30%
• B. 3%
• C. 0%
• D. 100%

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

22 . Rahim bought 4 dozen apples at Tk.12 per dozen and 2 dozen apples at Tk.16 per dozen. He sold all of them to earn 20%. At what price per dozen did he sell the apples?

• A. 16.80
• B. 15.50
• C. 16.00
• D. 14.40

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

23 . The number of marbles in Amin’s collection is 80% of the number in Rahim’s collection. If Rahim has 80 more marbles than Amin, how many marbles do they have altogether?

• A. 720
• B. 120
• C. 135
• D. 400

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

24 . If income of Rahim is 25% more than that of Karim, Then income of Karim will be how much less than that of Rahim?

• A. 10%
• B. 15%
• C. 20%
• D. 25%

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

25 . If Rahim was 32 years old 8 years ago, how old was he x years ago?

• A. x - 40
• B. x - 24
• C. 40 - x
• D. 24 - x

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

26 . Rahim is now 10 years younger than Karim. If in 5 years Karim becomes twice as old as Rahim, how old will Rahim be in 3 years?

• A. 8
• B. 6
• C. 14
• D. 18

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

27 . Rahim, Karim and James paid a total of Tk. 45 for their dinner at a restaurant. If Rahim paid of the total amount, Karim paid Tk.17 and James paid the rest then what fraction of the total amount did james pay?

• A. 2
• B. 14
• C. 1
• D. 7

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

28 . Rahim went----hospital as patient.

• A. the
• B. a
• C. an
• D. no article

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

29 . Rahim ____ his work by the time his friends arrived.

• A. will finish
• B. had finished
• C. have finished
• D. could finish

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

30 . Rahim called me a coward বাক্যের direct speech হচ্ছে---

• A. Rahim said to me,"you are a coward. "
• B. Rahim told me,"you are a coward. "
• C. Rahim says to me,"you are a coward. "
• D. Rahim said to me,"you are a coward. "

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

31 . which one is the correct passive form of the sentence" Let Rahim tell the truth."

• A. Let the truth be told by him
• B. Let the truth be told by Rahim
• C. Let the truth is told by Rahim
• D. Let Rahim the truth be told

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

32 . ___ the letter tonight, Rahim will post it tomorrow .

• A. Finishing
• B. Finished
• C. To finish
• D. Finish

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

33 . Rahim is the third child of his family. Here ‘third' is

• A. Cardinal numeral
• B. Multiplicative numeral
• C. Indefinite numeral
• D. Ordinal numeral

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

34 . By the time you get back, Rahim-

• A. will leave
• B. will have left
• C. will be leaving
• D. left

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

35 . Rahim is afraid ----- dogs. Choose the best apropriate preposition.

• A. for
• B. by
• C. of
• D. to

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

36 . Rahim __ English fluently.

• A. says
• B. speaks
• C. tells
• D. utters

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

37 . Ram as well as Rahim ---- there .

• A. were
• B. was
• C. have
• D. has

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

38 . The correct sentence of passive voice of "karim told Rahim to give up smoking" is -

• A. Rahim was told to give up smoking .
• B. Karim was told to give up smoking.
• C. Rahim is told to give up smoking.
• D. Karim requested Rahim to give up smoking.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

39 . Rahim discourages me -borrowing.

• A. from
• B. in
• C. to
• D. on

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

40 . I found out that Rahim did _____ in the test.

• A. worse
• B. bad
• C. poor
• D. badly

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

41 . Karim has more books than Rahim but less than Hasan. If the number of books that Karim, Rahim and Hasan have respectively is p, q and r. Then which of the following is true?

• A. r< p< q
• B. P < r < q
• C. q < p < r
• D. q < r < p

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

42 . ‘Rahim always runs quite fast'. Here ‘always' is ——

• A. Pronoun
• B. Noun
• C. Adverb
• D. Adjective

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

43 . Rahim walks as if he ---- lame.

• A. is
• B. had been
• C. has
• D. were

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

44 . Either Rahim ---- his friends have done the work. (Put suitable conjunction)

• A. nor
• B. and
• C. or
• D. as

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

45 . Rahim _____ to school regularly.

• A. goes
• B. go
• C. going
• D. gone

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

46 . 'Rahim has left his country and has arrived in the USA to settle'. What will be an appropriate statement for him?

• A. Rahim is an emigrant
• B. Rahim is an immigrant
• C. both a and b
• D. none of the above

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

47 . Karim has more books than Rahim but less than Hasan, If the numbers of books that Karim, Rahim and Hasan have respectively are p, q and r, then which one of the following is true?

• A. r
• B. p
• C. q
• D. q

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

48 . Which part of the sentence 'Rahim said that he was good' is subrodinate clause ?

• A. Rahim said
• B. That he was good
• C. was good
• D. he was good

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

49 . Rahim is more emotional than Shihab. Sumi is rational than Rahim. Shihab is more rational than Sumi Who is the most rational ?

• A. Rahim
• B. Shihab
• C. Sumi
• D. Rayed

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

50 . In a college Rahim scored 80 marks out of 150 in History and 95 marks out of 120 in English . If he wants to score 70% marks in 3 subjects, find the minimum marks she should score in Geography out of 100.

• A. 70
• B. 55
• C. 76
• D. None of these

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

51 . Rahim is now 14 years older than Karim . If in 10 years Rahim will be twice as old as Karim, how old will Rahim be in 5 years?

• A. 9
• B. 19
• C. 21
• D. 23
• D. None of them

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

52 . Despite plaz's experience and training , he has been "playing second fiddile" to Rahim for a long time.

• A. to dislike someone
• B. to bolster one's performance
• C. to override someone's decision
• D. to be in a subordinate position to someone

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

53 . Mr. Abdur Rahim feels like 'a cuckoo in the nest' by becoming the employee of the month. What is the meaning of the underlined idiom ?

• A. A person is liked by everybody
• B. A person is disliked by everybody
• C. A team player
• D. A leader

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

54 . Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase in italics : After the death of his father, Rahim is 'playing ducks and drakes' with his inherited property and is sure to ruin himself.

• A. gambling
• B. to spend lavishly
• C. horse trading
• D. bad tacties to fool others

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

55 . If Bashar can run around a ground four times in 20 minutes and Rahim can run around the same ground three times in 12 minutes, who can run around that ground more times in an hour, and how many times more can he run around ?

• A. Bashar, three times more
• B. Rahim , three times more
• C. They both go around 12 times
• D. Bashar, eight times more
• D. None of these

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

56 . Rahim has three times as much money as Karim has . If Rahim Tk. 50 then Karim will have three times as much money as Rahim will have . How much money do they have together?

• A. 75
• B. 100
• C. 120
• D. 120

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

57 . Rahim sells 60% of apples he had and throws away 15% of the remainder. Next day he sells 50% of the remainder and throws away the rest. what percent (in total) of his apples does Rahim throw?

• A. 17%
• B. 23%
• C. 77%
• D. 75%

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

58 . Rahim is two years older than Karim who is twice as old as Ashraf. If the ages of the three total 27 years, how old is Karim?

• A. 5
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. 10

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

59 . A pineapple costs Tk 7 and a watermelon costs Tk 5. Rahim spent exactly Tk 38 on these fruits. What was the number of pineapples purchased?

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4
• D. Can not be calculated
• D. None of these

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

"Rahim spent exactly 38 Tk on both type of fruits. If he bought only one watermelon and used the rest (38 - 5)  =  33 on pineapple, it would not be 'exact' as 33 can not be divided by 7 (the price of one pineapple)
2 watermelon, 4 pineapple  =  2  ×  5  +  4  ×  7  =  38 Tk
3 watermelon, 3 pineapple  =  3  ×  5  +  3  ×  7  =  36 Tk
So, only by buying 4 pineapples and 2 watermelon Rahim can spend exactly Tk 38."

60 . Rahim invested in all Tk. 2600 in three different schemes at 8% ,4% and 6% per annum simple interest . At the end of the year, he received the same interest in all the three schemes. What is the money invested in scheme having 4% rate of interest?

• A. TK.700
• B. Tk. 800
• C. TK. 50
• D. TK. 1200

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

61 . Rahim and Karim donated Tk. 100. each in charity . Karim gives each tk. 1 more than Rahim and Rahim distributes money to 5 more people than Karim . How many people are there in this charity ?

• A. 45
• B. 72
• C. 90
• D. 60

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

62 . Karim is tall, . . . Rahim is taller. বাক্যটির শূন্যস্থানে কি হবে?

• A. while
• B. so
• C. but
• D. as

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

63 . Rahim went to - hospital as a patient

• A. the
• B. a
• C. an
• D. no article needed

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

64 . Mr. Rahim had his car __ with only BDT.500

• A. wash
• B. washing
• C. to wash
• D. washed

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

65 . Rahim is 12 years old. He is three times older than Karim. What will be the age of Rahim when he is two times older than Karim?

• A. 15 years
• B. 16 years
• C. 17 years
• D. 18 years

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

66 . The class teacher___ Rahim move on to another seat.

• A. allowed
• B. allows
• C. let
• D. permitted

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

67 . Since 1996, Rahim --- in Dhaka.

• A. live
• B. lived
• C. has lived
• D. has been living

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

68 .  If Rahim walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr for a certain time ,he would have walked 20 km more. If Rahim walks at a speed of 10 km/hr ,the distance travelled by him within that time is --

• A. 50 km
• B. 55 km
• C. 60 km
• D. None

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

69 . Rahim ranks seventh from the top and twenty-sixth from the bottom in class . How many students are there in the class ?

• A. 32
• B. 33
• C. 34
• D. 31

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

70 . ------ honesty of Rahim is enviable.

• A. the
• B. a
• C. an
• D. on article

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

71 . which one is the correct passive form of the sentence" Let Rahim tell the truth."

• A. Let the truth be told by him
• B. Let the truth be told by Rahim
• C. Let the truth is told by Rahim
• D. Let Rahim the truth be told

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

72 . Rahim thinks he has sufficient enough information to write the article. (Identify the incorrect part of the sentence)

• A. to write
• B. sufficient enough
• C. enough information
• D. the article

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

73 . Total amount of Tk. 38,500 was distributed among Rahim, Karim and Sohana? I. Rahim gets 2/9 of what the other two get. II. Karim gets 3/11 of what the other two get.

• A. If you can get the answer from (I) ALONE but not from (II) alone.
• B. If you can get the answer from (II) ALONE but not from (I) alone.
• C. If you can get the answer from BOTH (I) and (II) TOGETHER, but not from I) alone or (II) alone.
• D. If EITHER statement (I) ALONE or statement (II) ALONE is sufficient.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

74 . Identify the incorrect underlined part of the sentences' in question: Although Rahim ---

• A. " has been cooking" for many years, he
• B. still" does not
• C. know to prepare foods
• D. in the traditional manner

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

75 . Rahim _______ for new roommate before he finally succeeded .

• A. has been looking
• B. will be looking
• C. had been looking
• D. has looked

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

76 . Rahim has been ill _Saturday last.

• A. since
• B. on
• C. from
• D. in

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

77 . Rahim-

• A. accompanied by Karim
• B. were well
• C. received at
• D. the show

Answer: Option B

Explanation: