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৫টি প্রশ্ন এই টপিক থেকে এসেছে — Extempore, Menacing, Oblige, Cynical, Courteous।
Options: (ক) Planned • (খ) Improvise • (গ) Impromptu ✓ • (ঘ) Immediate
Extempore (adj./adv.) = without preparation, spoken/done on the spot. The exact synonym is Impromptu.
| Word | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Extempore | unrehearsed | adj/adv |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed | adj/adv |
| Improvise | to make up on the spot | verb |
| Ad lib | speak without script | adv/verb |
| Off-the-cuff | unprepared remark | adj |
'Improvise' is the verb form of the same idea — but the question asks for an adjective synonym. So pick the adjective: impromptu.
Options: (ক) Encouraging • (খ) Alarming ✓ • (গ) Promising • (ঘ) Auspicious
Menacing = threatening, dangerous-looking. Synonym: Alarming.
| Synonyms of Menacing | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Alarming, Threatening, Ominous, Intimidating | Encouraging, Reassuring, Auspicious, Promising |
All three wrong options are positive — they look distinct but mean roughly the same (favourable). The odd-one-out test instantly tells you they cluster together against 'alarming'.
Options: (ক) Bind • (খ) Require • (গ) Bother ✓ • (ঘ) Censure
Oblige = to do a favour, help; to make someone grateful. Antonym 'Bother' = to trouble or annoy.
| Sense | Synonym | Antonym |
|---|---|---|
| To do a favour | Help, accommodate | Bother, trouble |
| To compel by duty | Bind, require, force | Free, exempt |
'Bind' and 'Require' are synonyms of oblige in the second sense (legal/contractual). The board chose 'Bother' because the question asks for the antonym of the everyday sense (do a favour).
Options: (ক) Pessimistic • (খ) Gullible ✓ • (গ) Equivocal • (ঘ) Liberal
Cynical = distrustful, sceptical, doubting others' motives. Antonym 'Gullible' = easily fooled, trusting too readily.
| Synonyms of Cynical | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Sceptical, Pessimistic, Distrustful, Sardonic | Gullible, Trusting, Naive, Credulous |
Pessimistic is a synonym (gloomy outlook), not antonym. Equivocal = ambiguous (irrelevant). Liberal = open-minded (irrelevant).
Options: (ক) Flimsy • (খ) Coarse • (গ) Gracious ✓ • (ঘ) friendly
Courteous = polite, well-mannered. Synonym: Gracious.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|
| Gracious, Polite, Civil, Refined, Cordial | Rude, Coarse, Boorish, Discourteous |
'Friendly' is close but not strict — friendly means warm/sociable; gracious means polite-warm-elegant (closer match to courteous). 'Coarse' is an antonym.
| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| Extempore ↔ | Planned/Rehearsed |
| Menacing ↔ | Auspicious |
| Oblige ↔ | Bother |
| Cynical ↔ | Gullible |
| Courteous ↔ | Coarse |
Group test: If 3 options look similar in tone and 1 is the outlier — the outlier is usually the synonym/antonym answer. (Worked for Q22 — three positives vs one negative.)
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