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Q1 · Intelligence, Personality and Differences
According to Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences, a child who excels in understanding patterns in nature, classifying plants and animals would primarily demonstrate which type of intelligence?
- A. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
- B. Naturalistic Intelligence
- C. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
- D. Linguistic Intelligence
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Naturalistic Intelligence involves the ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals, and other objects in nature, making it the primary intelligence for students who excel in classifying natural phenomena.
Q2 · Varna and Dhwoni
বাংলা বর্ণমালায় মোট কয়টি স্বরবর্ণ আছে?
- A. ৯টি
- B. ১১টি
- C. ১৩টি
- D. ৩৯টি
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Bengali alphabet consists of 11 vowels (স্বরবর্ণ): অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, making 11 the correct count.
Q3 · Samas
'রাজপুত্র' শব্দটি কোন সমাসের উদাহরণ?
- A. দ্বন্দ্ব সমাস
- B. তৎপুরুষ সমাস
- C. কর্মধারয় সমাস
- D. বহুব্রীহি সমাস
Answer and solution
Answer: B
'রাজপুত্র' অর্থ রাজার পুত্র। এখানে পূর্বপদ 'রাজা' ষষ্ঠী বিভক্তির সম্বন্ধ পদ এবং উত্তরপদ 'পুত্র'। তাই এটি তৎপুরুষ সমাস।
Q4 · Probad and Bagdhara
'অরণ্যে রোদন' বাগ্ধারাটির অর্থ কী?
- A. উচ্চস্বরে কাঁদা
- B. বৃথা চেষ্টা
- C. বনে বেড়ানো
- D. একাকীত্ব
Answer and solution
Answer: B
'অরণ্যে রোদন' অর্থ যেখানে কেউ নেই সেখানে কান্না করা, অর্থাৎ বৃথা চেষ্টা বা নিষ্ফল প্রয়াস।
Q5 · Pedagogy of Bengali Language
প্রাথমিক স্তরে বাংলা ভাষা শিক্ষণে কোন পদ্ধতিটি সবচেয়ে উপযুক্ত?
- A. ব্যাকরণ-অনুবাদ পদ্ধতি
- B. খেলাচ্ছলে শেখার পদ্ধতি
- C. শুধুমাত্র লেখা অনুশীলন পদ্ধতি
- D. কেবল মুখস্থ করার পদ্ধতি
Answer and solution
Answer: B
প্রাথমিক স্তরের শিশুদের জন্য খেলাচ্ছলে শেখার পদ্ধতি সবচেয়ে কার্যকর, কারণ এটি শিশুদের আগ্রহ ধরে রাখে এবং স্বাভাবিক শিক্ষা পরিবেশ তৈরি করে।
Q6 · Prepositions
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: "The teacher distributed the books ____ the students."
- A. between
- B. among
- C. for
- D. at
Answer and solution
Answer: B
The preposition 'among' is used when referring to more than two persons or things, which is appropriate for distributing books to multiple students.
Q7 · Gerunds and Participles
Identify the sentence where the underlined word is used as a gerund:
- A. The crying child was consoled by the teacher.
- B. Reading books is her favorite pastime.
- C. The running water was crystal clear.
- D. Having finished the lesson, she left the classroom.
Answer and solution
Answer: B
In option B, 'Reading' is used as a noun (subject of the sentence), which makes it a gerund, whereas in other options the -ing forms are used as participles (adjectives).
Q8 · Geometry — Shapes and Spatial Understanding
A triangle has sides of length 7 cm, 24 cm, and 25 cm. What type of triangle is it?
- A. Acute-angled triangle
- B. Right-angled triangle
- C. Obtuse-angled triangle
- D. Equilateral triangle
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Since 7² + 24² = 49 + 576 = 625 = 25², the triangle satisfies the Pythagorean theorem, making it a right-angled triangle.
Q9 · Measurement
A water tank can hold 4500 litres of water. If 1 litre equals 1000 cubic centimetres, what is the capacity of the tank in cubic metres?
- A. 4.5 cubic metres
- B. 45 cubic metres
- C. 450 cubic metres
- D. 0.45 cubic metres
Answer and solution
Answer: A
4500 litres = 4500 × 1000 cm³ = 4,500,000 cm³. Since 1 m³ = 1,000,000 cm³, the capacity = 4,500,000 ÷ 1,000,000 = 4.5 m³.
Q10 · Patterns
Complete the pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___
- A. 24
- B. 30
- C. 25
- D. 22
Answer and solution
Answer: C
The pattern increases by 5 each time. So, 20 + 5 = 25.
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