English proficiency is vital for future ICT educators. The General English II (Eng.Ed.421) course for BICTE 2nd Semester focuses on advanced grammar, communication skills, and comprehension.
Below are the solved Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from the 2082 (New/Old Course) examination. We have provided brief explanations to help you understand the grammar rules and context behind each answer.
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1. When you meet new people, you should trust your instincts. Your first reaction is often correct. What does ‘instinct’ mean?
- a. natural feelings
- b. general knowledge
- c. careful research
- d. major interests
Correct Answer: a. natural feelings Explanation: Instinct refers to an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior or a natural intuitive power. It is a feeling you have that isn’t based on facts or training.
2. Advertisers use several techniques to ……….. consumers to buy certain products.
- a. support
- b. instruct
- c. connect with
- d. convince
Correct Answer: d. convince Explanation: The primary goal of advertising is persuasion—to convince or persuade a customer to purchase a product or service.
3. Which of the following is an opinion?
- a. The internet was first developed in the late 1960s by the U.S.
- b. Over 5 billion people worldwide use the internet as of 2025.
- c. The first smartphone was released in 1994.
- d. ICT will completely revolutionize every industry within the next decade.
Correct Answer: d. ICT will completely revolutionize every industry within the next decade. Explanation: Options A, B, and C are facts that can be verified with data. Option D is a prediction or belief about the future, which makes it an opinion.
4. Which one of the following indicates a prohibition?
- a. Students can’t use their phones during the exam.
- b. You should ask for help if you’re confused.
- c. They have to finish the project by next week.
- d. Advertisers ought to check their content.
Correct Answer: a. Students can’t use their phones during the exam. Explanation: “Can’t” (cannot) is used here to express that something is not allowed (prohibited). The other options express advice (“should”, “ought to”) or obligation (“have to”).
5. Which sentence should have a falling intonation at the end?
- a. Are the rules the same in other countries?
- b. Is this advertisement acceptable?
- c. What areas do you focus on in particular?
- d. Can children be protected from ads?
Correct Answer: c. What areas do you focus on in particular? Explanation: In English, Wh- questions (Who, What, Where, Why, etc.) typically have a falling intonation at the end. Yes/No questions (like options A, B, and D) usually have a rising intonation.
6. Which of the following is an ordinal number?
- a. Twenty
- b. Thirty-four
- c. Fifth
- d. Forty-six
Correct Answer: c. Fifth Explanation: Ordinal numbers (First, Second, Third, Fifth…) tell the position of something in a list. Cardinal numbers (Twenty, Thirty-four…) tell “how many”.
7. Which of the following phrases is used to introduce a topic in a presentation?
- a. First,
- b. The reason I took this risk was…
- c. My topic is…
- d. So that…
Correct Answer: c. My topic is… Explanation: This is a direct signpost language used to state the subject of the presentation clearly at the beginning.
8. If a speaker raises their voice, it most likely shows that the speaker is:
- a. Nervous
- b. Angry
- c. Bored
- d. Uninterested
Correct Answer: b. Angry Explanation: Raising one’s voice (shouting or speaking loudly) is a common non-verbal cue for anger or aggression.
9. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund as the object of the verb?
- a. She decided to join the club.
- b. Nigel enjoys doing the chores.
- c. The company plans to reduce pollution.
- d. They hope to travel abroad next year.
Correct Answer: b. Nigel enjoys doing the chores. Explanation: A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Here, “doing” is the gerund acting as the direct object of the verb “enjoys”. The other options use infinitives (“to join”, “to reduce”, “to travel”).
10. “Robin wrote an essay in two hours”. In this sentence what is true about the action “to write”?
- a. The action began and ended in the past.
- b. The action occurred in the past and still its impact is there.
- c. The action happened more than once in the past.
- d. The action was continuous in the past.
Correct Answer: a. The action began and ended in the past. Explanation: The sentence is in the Simple Past Tense (“wrote”). This tense indicates that the action was completed entirely in the past.
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