BIT Entrance English Questions with Answers

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "the two friends....this afternoon".

Answer: fall out

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "It is not easy to....rebellion".

Answer: put down

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "Tom just ... and lets me do all the work.".

Answer: sit back

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "everything will ... all right in the end".

Answer: work out

Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "she was fined....parking her car... a no parking area."

Answer: for, in

Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "a patient died... cancer whereas other sick person died... the loss of blood."

Answer: of, from

Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "one must guard family members...any danger and live ...honest labour."

Answer: against, by

Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "I am in dire need ...money ...the treatment of my sick wife."

Answer: of, for

Choose a correct conjunction for "he got the job... he had no suitable qualification".

Answer: although

Choose a correct conjunction for "he broke the window...he was angry....soon realized the mistake".

Answer: because, but

Choose a correct conjunction for "Kanu is illiterate ..... he can read ...write a single word".

Answer: neither, nor

The suitcase was left outside and was.... away by someone.

Answer: taken

On ...trip to Pokhara we visited several wonderful natural sites.

Answer: our

The dog was killed by a lorry which went ....it.

Answer: over

The statue was ...heavy that a crane was brought to lift it.

Answer: so

I put on warm clothes so that I might not....cold.

Answer: catch

It is much easier to run...debt than to get out of it.

Answer: into

John, who is wearing a white shirt, is my best friend. This is a ....sentence.

Answer: complex

Choose correct prepositions for the given expression: "Johy died ... blood cancer whereas his father died ... the loss of blood."

Answer: of, from

Choose correct prepositions for the given expression: "Divide these apples ... two children and let me divide the property ... my four sons."

Answer: between, among

Choose correct prepositions for the given expression: "He loves being talked ... and this is the room I sleep ..."

Answer: about, in

Choose correct prepositions for the given expression: "Ramesh withdraws ... a contest as he very much trusts ... the prediction of an astrologer."

Answer: from, in

Choose correct prepositions for the given expression: "The house is ... fire! and therefore send ... the fire brigade."

Answer: on, for

The indirect speech of "The stranger said to me, 'Where does this road go?'" is

Answer: The stranger asked me where that road went

I am making her ______ the food as soon as possible.

Answer: Prepare

The hunter is aiming ______ the tiger.

Answer: at

Which expression is correct?

Answer: I know whom she loves?

"Mind your own business," he said ______.

Answer: Sharply

Deities is the plural form of

Answer: deity

If you asked a policeman he ______ you the way.

Answer: Would tell

Rita made her friend ______.

Answer: Laugh

You and I are friends, ______?

Answer: aren't we

______ physical fitness can help you live longer, feel healthier and cope with life's problems.

Answer: No article

You will pass the exam ______ you study hard.

Answer: Provided that

I wish that I ______ earlier.

Answer: Had come

The declaration ______ be signed tomorrow on my condition.

Answer: Will

Which of the followings is verb?

Answer: clothe

Which of the following is noun?

Answer: Ignorance

The American living standard is .................

Answer: Higher than that of Nepal

Raj Bahadur is superior .......... Prakash.

Answer: to

If I knew .................... I would never ask you about that.

Answer: how to do

Before one enters into business, one should........................ It carefully.

Answer: look into

The meeting was held ......................

Answer: on July 25

Amphibian can live both ............water and ...........land.

Answer: in, on

No sooner ....................than one of the engines caught fire.

Answer: had we taken off

He has a bad habit of biting his nails,......?

Answer: doesn't he

Barking dogs seldom bite,.....?

Answer: do they

I still like her ......... selfishness.

Answer: In spite of

He is ...........European

Answer: a

Did she get........job she applied for ?

Answer: the

The exam paper wasn't too difficult but I couldn't answer...... question 10.

Answer: none

She is ........LLB

Answer: an

.......cow from Australia are known for their domestic value.

Answer: None

He doesn't speak ........therefore, he doesn't have any friends

Answer: much

He delivers .......lectures that the classes are never boring.

Answer: such diligently prepared

Whose book is this it's .........

Answer: my brother's

Saturday is a holiday for .................students.

Answer: us

I must go ..........before the shops are closed.

Answer: shopping

He thanked me for what I...........

Answer: had done

A great deal of thought has................into the designing of the concert hall.

Answer: gone

He ought to arrive,....................?

Answer: shouldn't he

If I were you ,I .............that coat. It is much too expensive.

Answer: wouldn't buy

The police ................coming to investigate.

Answer: are

She helped her brother .....................the problem.

Answer: to solve

The word 'approximate' has the stress on the ................syllable

Answer: second

The sentence shut your mouth has normally a...................intonation.

Answer: falling

If a robber ........into my house at night I'd throw something at him.

Answer: came

Everyone................success in life.

Answer: yearn for

He said to them, "Don't make a noise"

Answer: He told them not to make a noise.

"Please don't go away," she said.

Answer: She requested me not to go away.

Kabir was punched on ............. nose.

Answer: the

He'd better write a poem, .............?

Answer: hadn't he

One of them ...................... very sick.

Answer: was

I hope it ............ rain.

Answer: won't

If I win, it ..................... be a dream come true.

Answer: will be

He presents a report ............. public health.

Answer: on

She says, "boiling water is hot." Indirect speech:

Answer: She says that boiling water is hot.

I had the mechanics ..................... the brakes.

Answer: check

"Police have reported that he was a spy." Its reported speech (passive) is:

Answer: both a and c.

The reason ............ I have come here is to meet your brother.

Answer: why

I broke my leg ..............playing football.

Answer: while

He does his work ...........................

Answer: himself

They brought as many pens as ...................

Answer: I

The patients are afflicted .......................... COVID.

Answer: with

If I ................ a bird, I would fly in the sky.

Answer: were

Let me do it, ...................?

Answer: will you

He is .................second boy of our class.

Answer: the

Man .................................... on the moon.

Answer: has walked

She .................... me to clean her room.

Answer: gets

"Write a letter." Passive form:

Answer: Let a letter be written.

"Is that your house?" has ................ intonation.

Answer: rising

One has to do it oneself, .................?

Answer: doesn't one

All the furniture ................. made of wood.

Answer: was

He speaks Spanish ...................

Answer: fluently

The novelist and poet ............... coming tomorrow.

Answer: is

................... Honesty is the best policy.

Answer: no article

Why did he have the tree ..............?

Answer: to fell

If I ...................... for a gym, I would have been slim.

Answer: had gone

"He cut the trees." is reported as

Answer: The trees were cut by him.

He said that he would visit her the following day. Its direct speech is:

Answer: He said, "I will visit her tomorrow."

I like ........... in my spare time.

Answer: reading

I went to the bookshop ........... 'Harry Potter'.

Answer: to buy

He is interested ............... learning Romanian.

Answer: in

Would you like ........ to drink; sir?

Answer: something

What ............ next weekend?

Answer: are you doing

How many students in your class ...... from Bangladesh?

Answer: come

I am hungry I want two ........... of chicken.

Answer: pieces

They are ugly and expensive ...... people buy them.

Answer: yet

What time ............

Answer: does the train leave?

I promise I ............ study harder.

Answer: will

How Long ........ English?

Answer: have you been learning

I hope that a school ...... for village children.

Answer: is opened

A teacher needs to discuss in class; it ........... curiosity in student.

Answer: creates

Successful people always ........... two things; one determination and second sincerity.

Answer: have

They like swimming whenever they have a leisure time [which word is a verbal noun?]

Answer: swimming

Find interrogative pronoun in sentence 'why did you not call me? This made me alarmed'.

Answer: why'

Right grammatical category of the underlined phrase in the sentence 'Ram handed a book to his sister' is

Answer: Indirect object

Which of the following is noun?

Answer: Reality

English is today the third ........ native language worldwide after Chinese and Hindi; with some 380 million speakers.

Answer: most spoken

We could barely get any information at the airport ..... People seemed to have ......... idea about the flights.

Answer: few / no

..................... his friends speaks any English.

Answer: neither of

These differences between two photographs ......... with the help of Photoshop.

Answer: could have been removed

New legislation ......... in congress but it ..... by many.

Answer: was introduced /wasn't accepted

Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ...... his high rank in the military.

Answer: despite

I wish you ...... making that noise. It's bothering me.

Answer: Would stop

..... more help could call my neighbor.

Answer: should I need

If you plan to take a long trip in the car, you must get a full tank of gas or you ..... out of gas.

Answer: might run

If you want to get a good night's sleep, you ..... any tea or coffee in the evening.

Answer: mustn't drink

It is not easy for many civil servants to ........... on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high.

Answer: get by

I thought the party was going to be boring but it ......... to be the most unforgettable of my life.

Answer: tuned out

Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "woeful".

Answer: deplorable

Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "rotund".

Answer: plump

Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "facetious".

Answer: flippant

Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "coagulate".

Answer: congeal

Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "grotesque".

Answer: proportionate

Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "erase".

Answer: engrave

Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "tranquil".

Answer: agitated

Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "spurious".

Answer: genuine

Give a single word to this expression: "fossils and other forms of early life"

Answer: paleontology

Give a single word to this expression: "the study of life and habits of birds"

Answer: ornithology

Give a single word to this expression: "the subject that studies God and religion"

Answer: theology

Give a single word to this expression: "a person who is commanding, haughty and arrogant"

Answer: imperious

Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "a flash in the pan".

Answer: a short lived success or enthusiasm

Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "up and about".

Answer: recovered and in good health

Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "the thrills and spills".

Answer: success and failures

Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "be out like a light".

Answer: fall quickly into a deep sleep

Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "mind over matter".

Answer: overcome physical weakness by means of will power

Give similar meaning word to "bankruptcy".

Answer: insolvency

Give a right meaning to the idiom "a baptism of fire".

Answer: a difficult introduction to a new job or activity

Give a right meaning to the idiom "face the music".

Answer: accept the criticism or punishment for one's own work

A short journey for pleasure is called......

Answer: jaunt

The state of not getting married is....

Answer: celibacy

Gradual recovery from an illness is.....

Answer: convalescence

Walking in the morning, I heard the.....of thunder.

Answer: rumbling

Which of the following is not used as a prefix in forming a word.

Answer: tyro -

The word "hearted" takes the prefix:

Answer: down

Belief in the existence of one God but without any religious dogma

Answer: deism

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "headstrong"

Answer: stubborn

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "hallucination"

Answer: delusion

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "imperious"

Answer: arrogant

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "truculent"

Answer: aggressive

One who talks in sleep

Answer: somniloquist

False statement about a person made to damage his reputation

Answer: calumny

Literature of unreal stories

Answer: fiction

The system of spelling in a language

Answer: orthography

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "tranquil"

Answer: agitated

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "spurious"

Answer: genuine

Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "clamour"

Answer: silence

Morbid fear of horses

Answer: hippophobia

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "The van ... in front of me, so I had to break suddenly."

Answer: pull out

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "Don't let yourself be ... by that lazy, selfish person."

Answer: put upon

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "I made a few serious enquiries but nothing ... it in the end."

Answer: come of

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "We are ... for a house in this area."

Answer: looking for

Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "The bus driver asked the passengers to ..."

Answer: move along

Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression "out in the cold"

Answer: left ignored or neglected

Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression "across the board"

Answer: affecting everyone

Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression "the writing on the wall"

Answer: impending danger or misfortune

Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression "a high flyer"

Answer: a very ambitious person

Find the meaning of the idiomatic expression "face the music"

Answer: deal with unpleasant situation or criticism

He ..... that he could speak five languages.

Answer: boasted

The firm ............. its workers very well.

Answer: treated

In some countries the trains ......... like clockwork.

Answer: run

This is the ....... chosen for the hospital complex to be built next year.

Answer: site

We have lived in Kathmandu ever since we ... married.

Answer: were

Although they are not rich, they always wear ... clothes.

Answer: respectable

One who is neither intelligent nor dull

Answer: mediocre

Changing one's mind too quickly

Answer: vacillation

A person who is scholarly and learned

Answer: erudite

Pour oil in troubled waters

Answer: calm a quarrel with soothing words

A government controlled by the rich

Answer: plutocracy

The antonym of "aloof" is

Answer: Friendly

Which word does not belong to the group of other words?

Answer: House

He is all for ______ pleasures.

Answer: Sensual

Even after a long discussion, the committee couldn't reach a ______ decision.

Answer: Unanimous

The successful use of antitoxins and serum has virtually eradicated the threat of malaria, yellow fever and other insect borne diseases. The underlined word (eradicated) means

Answer: Removed

Many doctors are still general practitioners but the tendency is toward specialization in medicine. The underlined word (tendency) means

Answer: trend

The synonym of the word DEFER is

Answer: Postpone

Which word is synonymous to KOWTOW?

Answer: Respect

My sister detests government jobs. The antonym of the underlined word is

Answer: Adores

Jack is very courageous boy. Write the antonym of courageous.

Answer: Cowardly

'Heavy eyed' means

Answer: sleepy

'Don't move single hair' means

Answer: become firm

I tried to convince him but it was surreptitious.

Answer: furtive

What does the word 'affable' mean?

Answer: Sociable

Which word is nearest in meaning to...................... 'benevolent'?

Answer: generous

The meaning of 'beget' is

Answer: to be the father of

The synonym of "agitate" is

Answer: disturb

The antonym of "Accessible" is

Answer: hidden

"On the ball" means:

Answer: Doing a good job

"Agree" takes the prefix

Answer: dis

Find out the correct spelling:

Answer: ebullient

Fear of dogs is called ...................

Answer: cynophobia

Killing a king is called

Answer: regicide

How many syllables does the word "necessary" have?

Answer: 4

On which syllable of the word "photographics" does a stress occur?

Answer: 3

Which one is singular?

Answer: datum

Closest similar meaning of word 'compunction' is

Answer: remorse

Closest similar meaning of word 'demolish' is

Answer: destroy

Closest similar meaning of word 'beneficent' is

Answer: humanitarian

Closest similar meaning of word 'mendacity' is

Answer: untruthfulness

Closest opposite meaning of word 'integrate' is

Answer: segregate

Closest opposite meaning of word 'calm' is

Answer: excited

Closest opposite meaning of word 'wordy' is

Answer: concise

The word "plutonium" gets its prime stress on :

Answer: 2nd syllable

The word "cyber squatting" gets its prime stress on :

Answer: 1st syllable

The word "retractable" gets its prime stress on :

Answer: 2nd syllable

The art of letter writing

Answer: epistolography

The sentence "I saw a blackbird" has a ...tone.

Answer: falling