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FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2008
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 3)
Question No: 1 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

Modern Asian restaurants in Jakarta have an External history.

► exude
► extended
► extracted
► External

Question No: 2 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Many people want to emigrate from their native countries to other nations. However,
nowadays, it's much more difficult than it was in the past.

► emigrate
► immigrate
► Imminent
► Eminent

Question No: 3 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Read the sentence and choose the appropriate option.

Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the
intuitive boy forsakes the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.

► foresaw
► forced
► forsake
► forewent

Question No: 4 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

I want complete silence now while I try this experiment.

► have wanted
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► did want
► am wanting
► Want

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

International restaurants in Singapore are particularly adept at simultaneously perfecting


both eastern and western dishes on their menus

► Partly
► Particularity
► Partially
► Particularly

Question No: 6 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile,
which helps carry away waste products from the liver.

► carry over
► carry on with
► carry away
► carry through

Question No: 7 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Which one of the following is a sentence fragment?

► the dog will not bite him.


► However, the dog doesn't bite him.
► Although the dog will not bite him.
► All of the above.

Question No: 8 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

The total of livestock of all kinds which used the National Agricultural System in 1910
under pay permits __________ 2.75% in comparison with the previous year.

► carried off
► fired off
► laid off
► fell off
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Question No: 9 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback behind the line of
scrimmage that is known as a “sack.”

► That is
► is what is
► has what
► what is

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► No one I believe should ever be, homeless, in this country.


► No one I believe, should ever be homeless, in this country.
► No one, I believe, should ever be homeless in this country.
► No one I believe should ever be homeless in this country.

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Exercising, immediately after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.


► Exercising immediately after a heavy meal is, I think, asking for trouble.
► Exercising immediately, after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble.
► exercising immediately after a heavy meal is I think asking for trouble.

Question No: 12 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

The children at the deaf-mute centre can neither hear nor speak.

► Neither…and
► Neither…nor
► Either…and
► Either…nor

Question No: 13 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


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Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the choices provided comes closest
in meaning to the word underlined.
America has been called the affluent society because of its abundance of goods and
services.
► Middle-class
► Divided
► Prosperous
► Generous

Question No: 14 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the choices provided comes closest
in meaning to the word underlined.
Like reward, punishment serves two major functions in discipline. It deters the repetition
of socially undesirable acts, and it shows the adolescent what the social group considers
wrong.
► Permits
► Changes
► Discourages
► Encourages

Question No: 15 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

You must have been either daydreaming or sleeping in class again.

► Neither…nor
► Either…or
► Neither…or
► Both…or

Question No: 16 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

We have enough spices for only one type of curry. We can cook both chicken curry and
mutton curry.

► Both…and
► Either…or
► Neither…nor
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► Either…and

Question No: 17 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.

► Compound-Complex Sentence
► Complex Sentence
► Compound Sentence
► Simple Sentence

Question No: 18 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his
swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week.

► Compound Sentence
► Simple Sentence
► Compound-Complex Sentence
► Complex Sentence

Question No: 19 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?

He doesn't like her, but he wants her to like him.

► It is a compound sentence.
► It is a compound-complex sentence.
► It is a complex sentence.
► it is a simple sentence.

Question No: 20 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?
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The ape is accepted, and sits quietly smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper, which he
holds upside down.

► It is a compound-complex sentence
► It is a compound sentence.
► It is a simple sentence.
► It is a complex sentence.

Question No: 21 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

What is true of the following example?

If society as a whole cannot be rejuvenated, the individual needs to work for personal
certainty.

► It contains an appositive phrase.


► It contains an adjectival clause.
► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is true of the following example?

The expanding economy of the 1920s created new freedom for young people, who began
to break away from their families and live on their own.

► It contains no dependent clause.


► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.
► It contains a relative clause.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure.

Egyptian pyramids were regularly robbed despite their intricate passageways, Byzantine
mazes, and __________.

► Walls of falsity

► Walls which were false


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► False walls
► They had false walls

Question No: 24 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Choose the best meaning for the word underlined.

A provocative question can be an effective way to open an essay. Students have begun
essays with such interesting questions as, "What do you think your name means?" and
"How long do you think it would take you to count to one billion?"

► arousing interest
► very brief
► Unanswerable
► Funny

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of these means 'a vehicle for carrying a coffin’?

► Hernia
► Hearse
► Heron
► Hearsay

Question No: 26 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

We are planning to go to either Spain or France during the holidays.

► either…nor
► either…or
► neither…and
► both…nor

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.

The population has increased by 6% since 1970.

► Present
► Infinitive
► -ing
► -ed
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Question No: 28 (Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Click on the option that you think is correct.
Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol or tobacco. Because, some people believe it should
be legalized.

► Therefore
► Because
► So

Question No: 29 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Read the cause in the given situation and choose the effect.
We had a tremendous snowstorm during the night. Winds gusted to 45 mph. The roads
are blocked, even at the bus stop.

► We decided to make a snowman.


► We were not able to go to school.
► We stayed inside and made hot chocolate.
► We went to the store to get some snacks.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options:

The sentence that states the main idea is called:

► Main idea of paragraph

► Topic of paragraph

► Topic sentence

► Supporting details

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )

Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a
correct compound sentence.

The telephone rang and rang, but, no one answered it.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )


Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned.
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As the actress finished reading her monologue

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )


Define bad construction in a sentence with example.

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )

Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a
correct compound sentence.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )


Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. Have you seen the new movie about the Titanic?
2. If the powder turns red
3. before the sun rises

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )


Identify the sentences as run-on (R) or complete sentences(C).

1.) Because Rose was late for the all-you-can-eat buffet, she had to order from the main
menu
2.) The student fell asleep in class everyone thought this was rude behavior.
3.) Although an immigration lawyer might help me to stay in this country, his fees are too
expensive for me to afford.

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should comprise of 100-
130 words.

What should a government do for a country to become successful?

Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )


How does a comma splice differ from fused sentence?

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )

Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.
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Damage of the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in


the standard of living.

OR

‘In present circumstances, unity and patience are two elements we need badly and
unfortunately they are lacking’. Comment.

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.

Abuse at home and domestic violence should be punished.


OR
Media violence has a negative effect.

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2008
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 2)
Time: 120 min
Marks: 75

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

One of the most beautiful things about Jakarta is its ......... wealth from both within
the archipelago and around the world.

► coronary
► culinary
► cautionary
► cursory

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

After the odd outburst, the group of long time friends agreed that Carmela's
behavior on the weekend trip was ..........

► Busier
► Buzzer
► Bizarre
► Bazaar

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten years in
prison for dealing ......... drugs.

► Illicit

► Elite
► eliminate
► elicit

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the sentence and choose the appropriate option.

After the stock market crash, the once-affluent family was forced to ......... their
home and lifestyle.

► Deviate
► Downgrade
► Degrader
► denigrate
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Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in the open
unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.

► carry out
► carry on with
► carry off
► carry through

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

She ......... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

► is
► has been
► had been
► will be

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

....... get tired of answering the same questions every day?

► Are you ever


► Have you ever
► Do you ever
► had you ever

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one is true of the following example?

"Guinevere and Lancelot, who can be considered archetypal betrayers."


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► It is a comma splice.
► It is a sentence fragment.
► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of the following is a sentence fragment?

► The dog will not bite him.


► However, the dog doesn't bite him.
► Although the dog will not bite him.
► All of the above.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

__________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with fantastic and
but twice with real or historical subjects.

► Observing that when


► It will be observed that
► When will it be observed
► Which of that will observe

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black beetle, the


grub with its velvety body __________ in length from 9 to 10 mm.

► range

► it will have ranged


► which has ranged
► ranges
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Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Select the option which best describes the sentence.

Although he had been an often decorated soldier during World War II and had
fought many battles for the losing cause of liberalism in Congress.

► Run-on: put a comma after World War II.


► There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.
► Fragment: put a comma after Congress and finish the sentence.
► Run-on: put a semicolon after World War II.

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► If we don't cut up our credit cards right now, she asserted, we will only
descend further into debt.
► If we don't cut up, our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend
further into debt.
► If we don't, cut up our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend
further into debt.
► If we don't cut up our credit cards right now she asserted we will only descend
further into debt.

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

Rocky called _____ told me what happened.


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► or
► but
► nor
► and

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

“Lower your voice _____ the others will know of our plan,” Ray told me.

► if
► or

► but

► and

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into
the roadside stall.

► and
► neither
► if
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► but

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

James was so worried about his coming examination results that he could _____
sleep _____ eat properly.

► both…and
► both…or
► neither…nor
► either…or

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

They can watch _____ the detective series _____ the foreign movies.

► either…or
► neither…and
► neither…or
► either…then

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.

► Complex Sentence
► Compound Sentence
► Compound-Complex Sentence
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► Simple Sentence

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should
spend their summer vacation.

► Compound Sentence
► Compound-Complex Sentence
► Simple Sentence
► Complex Sentence

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?

A man had just married a rustic girl.

► It is a complex sentence.
► It is a simple sentence.
► It is a compound sentence.
► It is a compound-complex sentence.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?

You might hurt yourself if you don't watch out.

► It contains an appositive phrase.


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► It contains an adjectival clause.


► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure.

Despite the appearance of being merely pests, ants can serve a garden by
eliminating other bothersome insects and ________.

► to aerate the soil


► that can aerate the soil
► aerating the soil
► they can aerate the soil

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option.

Sherman's hold on his job has become so _________ that no one is sure he'll be
working there next month..

► putative
► eminent
► tenuous
► serendipitous

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.

They were tired and hungry _____ they continued working.


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► and
► or
► but
► nor

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.

I have already reminded her several times to bring the magazine _____ she always
keeps forgetting.

► if
► that
► but
► while

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Click on the option that you think is correct.
Hemp is related to the marijuana plant; __________, it is illegal in many countries.
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► so
► due to
► because
► as a result

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is the antonym of 'Sate'?

► Disappoint
► Envision
► Hostile
► Pate

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighted word.

If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.

► to use peanut butter as toothpaste


► Appliance
► Dislike
► Design

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Sounds produced with a complete or partial stoppage of breath are called:

► consonants
► short vowels
► vowels
► diphthong vowels

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )

Select the option which best describes the sentence.

This is going to be the most difficult exam of your college career, you had better
start studying for it immediately.

A. There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.

B. Fragment: put a comma after immediately and finish the sentence.


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C. Run-on: replace that comma with a semicolon.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )


Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned.

as the actress finished reading her monologue

As the actress finished reading her monologue, the director called for a break.

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )


Define 'Run -on sentence' with examples.
A Run on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (that is, complete
sentences) are joined with absolutely no punctuation or conjunction. It is generally
considered to be a grammatical error. Two tyes of run on sentences is(a)comma splice
and(b)fused. For example
This is going to be the most difficult exam of your college career; you had better
start studying for it immediately.
computer skills are useful in college. They will help you in getting a job as well.
He left early he said he had a toothache

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )


Select the correct verb in each sentence.
1. These lesson shall never be (forgot) (forgotten).
2. I wish I had (knew) (known) these things before.
3. I have (wrote) (written) forty- eight exercises.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )


Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. Have you seen the new movie about the Titanic, it’s really amazing.
2. If the powder turns red, do not dissolve it anymore.
3. Come to my home, before the sun rises.

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )


Turn each fragment into complete sentence by usng the methods you have learned.

1. Don’t apply peanut butter on bread, because you know that I dislike it.
2. I have seen the older man walking down the stairs.
3. It seems that they would like to collect money for the charity.
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Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should comprise of 100-130
words.

Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?

Ups and down are the part of life, time never remains same, sometimes good sometimes
bad. Everybody now days, gets tired and become used to bad news. All the time, we
heard about cruelty, wars, atomic bomb attacks, accidents, mishaps etc. But it’s not our
will to abstain from these things. But we can think for a while, that would it be better if
good news also become part of our life e.g. some promotions, success, peace between
countries, human rights saved etc. Yes sure this can be done, we can have good relations
with countries, we can work hard for success, we can care for other’s rights etc. And we
can achieve some betterment that we want but we cannot change everything. The best
thing is to try to the extent.

Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )


Define the following terms. (3+2)
Dependent Clause
Dependent clause is the part of sentence which can’t stand alone, and depends on other
part of sentence to complete the meanings .e.g. “when I entered the room”. It doesn’t
complete that what happened when I enter.
Independent Clause
It is a sentence which can stand alone. But when joined with dependent clause it gives a
compound sentence e.g. “When I entered the room, I saw a mouse under the chair.”In this
sentence “I saw a mouse under the chair” is an independent clause and can stand alone.

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words. You
can write in favor or against the topic.

"Young generation is more cautious about their physical appearance." Comment.


OR
Should there still be colleges and schools just for men/boys and some just for
women/girls?
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Islam is our religion. We should obey the teachings and fulfill its demand. Being a
Muslim, we should know that Allah almighty has ordered the men and women not to
disclose one another without marriage. Women should keep their matters, institutions,
and working departments separate. Allah also ordered men to keep their eyes in control,
and not to stare at any girl or women.
Colleges are the places where student interact with one another. They share study, want
help from one another. During break timings, friends go to cafeteria and spend a lot of
time in library also. So this may also create wrong impact on their life. May be which
will affect their whole life. Some students react in strange manner. They even leave their
study and become indulge in clubs, parties and fun with girls. Not all boys and girl are
alike but we should abstain from the matters which are forbidden in Islam.

A person however pious he/she may be, indulge in the society he/she keeps. As we know
that “A man is known by the company he keeps.”So, if we join a co-education may be
our friends(both girls and boys) do not match with our behavior and we may lose our
Iman, which is the most precious thing for a Muslim. At last, which I think is that men
and women, girl and boys, should study alone, they should not interact with one another
as it will pollute the environment in another way.

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.

Abuse at home and domestic violence should be punished.


OR
Media violence has a negative effect.

Childhood is the age of getting and loosing habits. If a child, from the beginning starts
hard work, he/she will become habitual of it, which will provide benefit to him/her in
his/her whole life. Conversely, if a child becomes habitual of some ill mannered acts such
as abusing at home he/she will suffer a lot in future. After all he/ she has to came out of
home at some stage and when he entered in practical life what other people think about
him. People will think that parents didn’t instruct their child and are careless.

Similarly in our homes, it is seen that people used to do violence even, between father
and mother. Such a child which from childhood used to see these things will be greatly
affected. The quarrel between the children at home is also very common. But if a child is
not controlled, then he will become so habitual that he may do violence on others in
practical life ,may be his friends, wife or any other.

So the point I want to clear is that, we should punish the child or anyone at home
because, home is the first place from where the child get up things after mother’s lap. But
do not punish so intently that the child may left the home or any other misdeed he did. If
we will not do so, it will have big drawbacks in future for all members of family.
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FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 2)
Ref No:
Time: 120 min

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:

Poly-

► bad
► little
► many
► self

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.

He was told not to laugh at policemen.

► -ed
► -ing
► Infinitive
► Past

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the five choices provided comes
closest in meaning to the word underlined.
My Corvette’s voracious appetite for gasoline made me decide to trade it in for an
economy car, the Chevette.

► Tiny
► Huge
► Sensational
► Finicky

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food _____.

► for thinking
► for consider
► for thought
► for fun

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and
cooking over a woodstove.

► Compound Sentence
► Complex Sentence
► Simple Sentence
► Compound-Complex Sentence

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Select the option that best describes the sentence.

Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets nasty sunburn.

► Complex Sentence

► Compound-Complex Sentence
► Compound Sentence
► Simple Sentence

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

He wanted to join the navy _____ his parents did not allow him to.

► if
► but
► neither
► either
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Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

“Could I come over at _____ three _____ four o'clock?” asked Joan.

► either...then
► either...or
► neither...or
► neither...nor

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.
Mother said, “You _____ help me prepare dinner _____ do your homework.”

► either…or
► neither…or
► both…and
► neither…and

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

_____ the men _____ their supervisor is to be blamed for the mishap.

► Either…nor
► Either…and
► Neither…and
► Neither…nor

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

“Would you like to have fruits _____ ice-cream for dessert?” the waitress asked us.

► for
► as
► but
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► or

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

“Oh, dear! I have left _____ my purse _____ keys in the other bag,” said Sean.

► both…and
► either…and
► either…nor
► neither…or

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the choices provided comes closest
in meaning to the word underlined.
America has been called the affluent society because of its abundance of goods and
services.

► Middle-class
► Divided
► Prosperous
► Generous

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Flossing, every day, in the opinion of the general public decreases the chances of
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day in the opinion of the general public decreases, the chances of,
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day, in the opinion of the general public, decreases the chances of
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day in the opinion of the general public decreases the chances
of getting gum disease.
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Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Select the option which best describes the sentence .


Although he had been an often decorated soldier during World War II and had fought
many battles for the losing cause of liberalism in Congress.

► Run-on: put a comma after World War II.


► There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.
► Fragment: put a comma after Congress and finish the sentence.
► Run-on: put a semicolon after World War II.

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

Not all currencies that are brokered on the world’s major stock exchanges _______
enough to generate windfall profits for the everyday investor.

► of value
► to be valuable
► are valuable
► valued

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

In Europe, a definite system of locating the annual cuttings __________ in the


management of communal and government forests because under this system the forests
can be so organized that an approximately equal yield is secured each year.

► will have extensively used


► has extensively used
► is extensively used
► extensively uses

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

To Darwin we __________ that has made the interrelations of organisms central in


modern natural history.

► have owed the change


► owe the change
► owing the change
► have owed the change

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

......... any one object if I turn the heating down?

► Doing
► Does
► Did
► Do

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An employee with 400 accrued sick leave hours at the end of the fiscal year will .........
into the new fiscal year 360 hours of sick leave and 8 hours of additional annual leave.

► carry out
► carry off
► carry over
► carry on

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the gap by choosing the best answer.

Indonesia has an ......... range of Japanese restaurants as Japan has long been the biggest
investor in the country

► ecstatic
► ecliptic
► eclectic
► eccentric

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

Animals and humans use the evaporation of water to ......... heat that is absorbed from the
sun or generated by metabolic activity and exercise.

► carry away
► carry out
► carry off
► carry through

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

Thai cuisine is one of the most romantic of the Asian cuisines as it still ......... an element
of mystery and exoticism.

► regains
► refrains
► retains
► remains

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose correctly spelled word from the given options.

► embarrassment
► embarrassmment
► embarrasment
► embarasment

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of the following words cannot be used for the suffix -ive?

► impress-
► reduct-
► reveal-
► decis-

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the five choices provided comes
closest in meaning to the word underlined.
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When I was called upon to give an on-the-spot speech in class, I was so surprised that I
stood up and recited nothing but gibberish.

► Nonsense
► Lies
► Clichés
► Jokes

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"Many students who have to take out loans, have a heavy debt load on graduation."

► Punctuation error
► Run-on sentence
► Pronoun case error
► Pronoun-antecedent agreement error

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below.

"I like James. He is quick on the.......... You only have to tell that guy how to do
something once. He understands the importance of something and how it works very
quickly," Jack said to his assistant.

► intake
► uptake
► second take
► take

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option.
The tensions of the modern world _____ produced a troubled society.

► have
► had been
► has
► had

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Which of the following does show a best cause and effect relationship?
► save money---- inflation

► study politics---- become a teacher

► eat too much----- get fat

► excess of nitrogen---- global warming

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )


Define ‘Parallelism’.
Parallelism is balance of two or more similar words phrases or clauses.it may
also known as parallel structure of parallel construction.It strengthen connection among
idea and action e.g,
Wrong sentence:The investigator added drug A,drug B,and measure them.
Correct sentence:The investigator added drug A,added drug B,and measured them

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )

Rewrite the fragment to make a complete sentence.

on the table by the old red chair

You will find glass on the table by the old red chair.

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )

From the given sentences, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

A) Who borrowed Stefanie's car Saturday night.


B) The nineteen-year-old car looked out of place next to the new models.
C) Which the salesman was surprised to find in such good shape.

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )


What is the role of “emphasis” in effective sentence?
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Emphisis shows the importance of the sentence to the person he is being


communicating.It gives strong support to get the whole thought of the sentence and
highlight the idea that is to be communicated.It can strongly supporting subject of the
sentence.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )


Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. The people are giving Tom a graduation party.
2. She rarely speaks to anyone and stay at home.
3. While the cake was baking i was making tea.

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )


Define ‘Language Function’ in simple words.
Language function is basically something that links voice with words.It is getting
shapes through some rules that and it gets a shap.Language functions is to link human
being to let them understand thinking and ideas.

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )


Identify the given sentences as comma splice (CP) or complete sentence (CS).

1.) John is always late for work, nobody seems to care. Complete sentence
2.) Hot summer weather is nice, high temperatures are dangerous for certain people.
Complete sentence
3.) Emily broke her ankle on the weekend; now she is in a great deal of pain. Comma
splice
4.) Driving the car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health.
Comma splice
5.) When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades. Complete
sentence

Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )


Change the voice of these sentences.
1. I have keep the butter in the fridge.
2. They have stole the painting.
3. They have are repairing the road.
4. Shakespeare has written Hamlet.
5. A dog has bit him.
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Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.

Forests are the lungs of the earth. Should the rain forests destruction be prohibited?
How is it possible to protect forests?

Forests are the lungs of earth in reality because of due to huge development of
earth day-by-day new experiments,research work ,and construction make our
environment polluted and it show development on one side and destruction in earth on
other side.But,we can minimize the effect of destruction in earth just to save our forest
and make them wide. Forests are pure lives nobody wants to poison his life, we are taking
main thing for our lives from forests, if we keep destroying forests in reaction, one day
we will finish human being from the this earth.We should keep growing plants on
suitable place and take care of them until we are getting benefits from them Infact, plants
are always giving benefit even deadly or alively.Every country has one ministry of
environment for taking care of natural resources they are responsible for growing new
forest and stop rain forest destruction.Now in our developed world we are facing
environmental problems like rain water,pollution destruction in land,lack of minirals
because of this that we don’t have abundant of rain forests and we lost our natural
forest.We need do set our aim to built our healhty future by protecting our forest and
grow plants as more as we can ,and save our world.

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.

The influence of the Internet: More harm than good or vice versa.
OR
Should students be allowed to grade their teachers?

The influence of the Internet:More harm than good or vice versa.

Internet is common communication way than can be accessible for all humans in
the world.The use of internet is depend on the way of usage either we are using for good
things or bad.It is good in this sense that we can use it for updating knowledge,
entertainment, and for good life style.And is sometime harm in this sense that it gives us
the open doors for bad deeds also.But,its is influencing in all level of people from lower-
class to higher class peoples.It provides the way of good communication and effects
globally now in every business any social acts there is a image of internet.Its decreases
the distance between individuals in one side and increases the distance between families
on another side.Naturally,everythings has some good or bad effect but we can minimize
the harmful effect and make it productive for human being.We can see influence of
internet in our daily life that our new generations adopting some good habits like keep
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updating vocabulary from internet at the same time they are using internet for
gaming.but,we are communication across the world in low calls rates,doing businesses,
and market growth in no low price which was not possible before.We can not say that
influence of internet is more good than bad or more bad than good.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
ENG101- English Comprehension
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Marks: 75

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb.
The band are bringing..... a new album in the new year.
• over
• down
• out
• up

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ure?
• lect
• fiss
• depart
• polit

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The meaning of the stem traditis:
• chance
• hand over, deliver
• stand, place
• fall

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
James usually has his lunch at this restaurant _____ sometimes he eats
elsewhere.
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• if
• either
• neither
• but

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry
crashed into the
roadside stall.
• either
• if
• and
• but

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.
The population has increased by 6% since 1970.
• Present
• Infinitive
• -ing
• -ed

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


When a person gives his judgment, assessment or evaluation of
something, what it will be called?
• Fact
• vision
• Analysis
• Opinion

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure.
In the years following the American Revolution and prior to the
establishment of a national government, Washington provided the fledgling
country with keen economic insight, _________ and astute international
judgment.

• sense of domestic stability


• a recognition of stability that was domestic
• to stabilize the domestic situation
• which was domestically stable

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?
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If society as a whole cannot be rejuvenated, the individual needs to work


for personal certainty.
• It contains an appositive phrase.
• It contains an adjectival clause.
• It contains an adverbial clause.
• It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following example?
He doesn't like her, but he wants her to like him.
• It is a compound sentence.
• It is a compound-complex sentence.
• It is a complex sentence.
• It is a simple sentence.
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Select the option that best describes the sentence.
Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they
should spend their summer vacation.
• Compound Sentence
• Compound-Complex Sentence
• Simple Sentence
• Complex Sentence

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The children are tired _____ happy after their trip to the zoo.
• but
• if
• when
• as

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The injured boy must receive medical attention at once _____ he will die.
• and
• or
• but
• nor

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.
Mr. James cannot speak English _____ he can speak Mandarin very well.
• because
• but
• since
• while
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Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry
crashed into the roadside stall.
• and
• neither
• if
• but

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.
Why is the baby crying? _____ she is hungry _____ her nappy needs
changing.
• Neither nor
• Either or
• Neither and
• Either nor

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.
• The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat
one another with kindness.
• The moral of the story is, that people should always, as results treat one
another with kindness.
• The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result
treat one another with kindness.
• The moral of the story is that people should always as a result treat one
another with kindness.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.
• The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is
that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.
• The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he
argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
• The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is
that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
• The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he
argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black
beetle, the grub with its velvety body __________ in length from 9 to 10
mm.
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• range
• it will have ranged
• which has ranged
• ranges

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following sentence?
"When, crows flew."
• It is a compound-complex sentence.
• It is a compound sentence.
• It is a sentence fragment.
• It is a comma splice.

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
......... Any one objects if I turn the heating down?
• Doing
• Does
• Did
• Do

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
She ......... on trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
• had kept
• is keeping
• keeps
• kept

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in
the open unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.
• carry out
• carry on with
• carry off
• carry through

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
Finland and the Finnish upper secondary education system constitute a
good example of the fact that it is possible to ......... very extensive
readjustments with a view to making a system more flexible and adapted to
individualized learning.
• carry away
• carry through
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• carry on with
• carry off

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a
product called bile, which helps ......... waste products from the liver.
• carry over
• carry on with
• carry away
• carry through

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
International restaurants in Singapore are ......... adept at simultaneously
perfecting both eastern and western dishes on their menues
• partly
• particularity
• partially
• particularly

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
A look of ......... came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced.
She now wants tomeet with lobbyists whowork to change laws for the
betterment of society.
• disgust
• deform
• discussed
• disperse

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
America is ......... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese
country.
• underling
• underbelly
• undecidedly
• undeniably

Question No: 29 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
Middle Eastern restaurants often have a way of whisking you away to a far
off land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ......... drink.
• instigating
• intimidating
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• incriminating
• intoxicating

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
Thai cuisine is one of the most romantic of the Asian cuisines as it
still ......... an element of mystery and exoticism.
• regains
• refrains
• retains
• remains

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )


The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that
corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.
I entered my friend's house, I realized that he had made a lot of home
improvements.
a.) After I entered my friend's house and realized that he had made a lot of home
improvements.
b.) As soon as I entered my friend's house, I realized that he had made a lot of
home improvements.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )


Rewrite the fragment to make a complete sentence.on the table by the old
red chair

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )


What is verb?

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )


Define the role of Unity in a sentence.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )


Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. have you seen the new movie about the Titanic
2. if the powder turns red
3. before the sun rises

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )


Rearrange these sentences.
1. refuse many to walk times students a day four or five
2. bus is to dance driver that expected
3. to talk promises every week Julie other

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )


Identify the sentences as fragments (F) or complete sentences(C).
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1.) While I was driving to work and there was an accident on the road.
2.) When I took my exam today, I was very nervous.
3.) Wherever I go, I take my cell phone with me.
4.) If I don't take my cell phone, and I need to make a call.
5.) As soon as I finish this grammar exercise, I will eat lunch.
Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )
What are the main parts to form a passive sentence?

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-
230 words.
Should cigarette smoking be banned as heroin consumption?
OR
Should the animals be used for scientific research? Is it humanly?

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )


Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-
230 words.
Should the animals be used for scientific research? Is it humanly?
OR
Should drivers of automobiles be prohibited from using cellular phones?

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 3)
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Time: 90 min

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose antonym for the underlined word.
That car is too expensive for our budget.

► inexpensive

► costly

► priced
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► small

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which is the correct spelling?

► coriddor
► Corridor
► Corridor
► coridor

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which suffix can correctly be added to the root word 'electric' to make a
new word?

► ed
► ian
► sion
►y

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:

Annu-

►day
►month
►minute
►year

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
“Could I come over at _____ three _____ four o'clock?” asked Joan.

► either...or
►neither...nor
► neither...or
► either...then

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Select the option that best describes the sentence.


Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the
mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.

►Compound-Complex Sentence
►Complex Sentence
►Simple Sentence
►Compound Sentence

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The children are tired _____ happy after their trip to the zoo.

► but
► if
►when
►as

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed
into the roadside stall.

► and
►neither
► if
►but

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Unlike other years, we will have an early spring, I expect, this
year.
► Unlike other years, we will have, an early spring, I expect this
year.
► Unlike other years, we will have, an early spring, I expect, this
year.
►Unlike other years, we will have an early spring I expect this
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year.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► One toothpaste, according to experts, is generally the same as


another.
► One toothpaste, according to experts is generally the same,
as another. (ali)
► One toothpaste according to experts is, generally, the same as
another.
►One toothpaste according to experts is generally the same as
another.

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

Airport x-ray devices _______ designed more carefully in order to detect the
more sophisticated forms of explosive materials that are now produced.

►must have been being


►must
►must be
►must have been

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following sentence?

"Whereas, no one could believe that she had married him."

►It is a comma splice.


►It is a compound sentence.
►It is a compound-complex sentence.
►It is a sentence fragment.

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

....... Get tired of answering the same questions every day?


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►Do you ever


►Had you ever
►Are you ever
►Have you ever

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

Items such as pointed scissors and ice skates are examples of articles that are
not permitted in your ......... baggage when boarding an aircraft.

►carry on
► carry away
►carry on with
►carry off

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

Animals and humans use the evaporation of water to ......... heat that is absorbed
from the sun or generated by metabolic activity and exercise.

►carry away
►carry out
►carry off
►carry through

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten
years in prison for dealing ......... drugs.
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►illicit

►elite
►eliminate
►elicit

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

Middle Eastern restaurants often have a way of whisking you away to a far off
land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ......... drink.

►instigating
►intimidating
►incriminating
►intoxicating

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"Comparing the two essays on space exploration, Zaid’s argument is more


convincing than Ali's."

►Faulty comparison
►Dangling modifier
►Comma splice
►Run-on sentence

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below.

"I like James. He is quick on the.......... You only have to tell that guy how to do
something once. He understands the importance of something and how it works
very quickly," Jack said to his assistant.

►intake
►uptake
►second take
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►take

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions:
The Teacher compared the poet..............a bird.
►of
► to
►with
►for

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )


The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that
corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.
On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, she is in a great deal of pain.

a.) Because Emily broke her ankle on the weekend she is in great pain.
b.) On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, and now she is in a great deal of
pain.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )


Describe the three main parts of the verb of the following words.

See, ask, leave, dig, draw, steal

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )


Name four general principles of notes-making while writing.

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )


Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have
learned.

1. after the tornado struck the small town


2. please read the chapter on sentence analysis
3. whether we go to the zoo on Sunday or not
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Question No: 25 ( Marks: 3 )


Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence
into a correct compound sentence.
1. A search party looked for the dog for three days; however, there was no sign
of him.
2. After a good lunch at the restaurant, the boys went to a movie, they found the
story boring.
3. He didn't like cats at all; in fact he was terribly frightened of them.

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )


Select the correct verb in each sentence.

1. His scarf was (stolen) (stole) at recess.


2. All the children (go) (gone) to the playground.
3. Has the drama coach (chose) (chosen) the cast for the play?

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 5 )


‘There are some words in English which have the same spelling but belong
to different parts of speech because they are stressed differently.’ Explain
the concept

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should
comprise of 100-130 words.

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything to get it?
How did you feel after you received or attained the thing that you desired?

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should
comprise of 100-130 words.
What should a government do for a country to become successful?

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )


Choose the correct option from the given choices.
I. His opinion had no _____ (effect, affect) on my decision.
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II. They ____ (lay, lie) down for a short nap.


III. Could you give me the _____ (receipt, recipe) for that wonderful dessert?
4. Could you go to the store and get me some _____(Stationary,
stationery)?
5. You will find the book ____ (beside, besides) the lamp on the table.

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 4)
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Time: 90 min
Marks: 55
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the best answer which is not a synonym for the word 'relationship'.

► filiations

► nescience

► cognation

► homology

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


How vowel sounds are produced?

► They are produced without any obstruction in the mouth.


► They are produced by combining two vowel sounds.
► They are produced with a complete or partial stoppage of breath.
► Both I & II

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Pick the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence given below.
If you're coming tonight, could you bring ......... some CDs?
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► on
► over
► up
► in

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option.

The lab technicians went through the titration process with __________ care.

► sedulous
► ribald
► vestigial
► mordant

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

Mr. James cannot speak English _____ he can speak Mandarin very well.

► because
► but
► since
► while

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

We are required to sit for only one paper. We can sign up for _____ the
Mechanics paper _____ the Statistics paper.

► either…and
► both…or
► either…or
► neither…nor
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Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

The children at the deaf-mute centre can _____ hear _____ speak.

► neither…and
► neither…nor
► either…and
► either…nor

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is


that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.
► The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is
that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
► The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that
sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
► The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is
that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


What is true of the following sentence?

"Nevertheless crows flew."

► It is a compound sentence.
► it is a compound-complex sentence.
► It is a sentence fragment.
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► It is a comma splice.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

She ......... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

► is
► has been
► had been
► will be

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

She ......... on trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.

► had kept
► is keeping
► keeps
► kept

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in the
open unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.

► carry out


► carry on with
►carry off
►carry through

Question No: 13 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one


Read the sentence and choose the appropriate option.

Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But
the intuitive boy ......... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual

►foresaw
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►forced
►forsake
►forewent

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

A look of ......... came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced. She
now wants to meet with lobbyists who work to change laws for the betterment of
society.

►disgust
►deform
►discussed
►disperse

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

America is ......... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese
country.

►underling
►underbelly
►undecidedly
►undeniably

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the sentence and choose the appropriate option.

All animals are born with innate or ......... qualities. As they grow, they pick up
new skills from their environment.
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►illicit
►immanent
►imminent
►eminent

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Wear
►Try on

►Fill out

►Have on

►Turn on

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

Ever since he married Jane, he's had a new ____ on life.

► title
► rent
► Lease
► Loan

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"Our society's fascination with celebrities lives has resulted in recent stalking
incidents."
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► Subject-verb agreement error


► Punctuation error
► Pronoun-antecedent agreement error
► Apostrophe error

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"According to scientists, the withdrawal symptoms for caffeine are not as severe
as other drugs."

► Faulty comparison
► Punctuation error
► Pronoun reference error
► Subject-verb agreement

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )


The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that
corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.
On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, she is in a great deal of pain.

a.) Because Emily broke her ankle on the weekend she is in great pain.
b.) On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, and now she is in a great deal
of pain.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )


Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have
learned.

as the actress finished reading her monologue

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )

From the given sentences, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.

A) By the time Frances found out how expensive the wallpapering job would be.
B) After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work
herself.
C) Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her
furniture.
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Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )


Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have
learned.

1. the new idea created a buzz of excitement

for example, the public's interest in reality television


3. does that tree ever grow pinecones

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 3 )

Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence


into a correct compound sentence.

1. The group released a new CD today however it will not be available for a
month.
2. Two members of the Johnson family came to the picnic but neither of them
stayed for the speeches.
3. Everyone has an accent but some accents are more recognizable than
others.

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )


Identify the sentences that are sentence fragments.

1. Many of his customers coming back three or four times over the summer.
2. His business been so busy that he has very little time for anything else.
3. By the time that everyone had quieted down, my favorite television show was
over.

Question No: 27 (Marks: 5)

Read the paragraph and answer the question.

Tommy and John were hot and sweaty as they sat outside the principal’s office.
Dirt smeared both of their faces, and they could hear their teacher’s voice as she
gave Mr. Jones her account of what had happened. Tommy snared at John and
John returned the angry glare. As Miss Brown left Mr. Jones’ office, the boys
hung their heads so they wouldn’t have to look her in the eye.
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What do you infer about the boys from the passage?

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 5 )

Revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a correct compound


sentence with a coordinating conjunction and appropriate punctuation.

1. My sister has over two thousand old record albums; she has very little
storage space left.

2. The sun is 93 million miles away it can still burn a person's skin badly.

3. My mother was born in Madrid; I had very little trouble learning Spanish.
4. The new oil painting is very colorful; it will look good with our bright
furnishings.

5. Many people believe in the curative powers of this water they have felt relief
after bathing in it.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should
comprise of 100-130 words.

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.


Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )
Read the following passage carefully and summarize it avoiding repetition:
There is a fourth dimension to any garden that may often be overlooked. This is
the dimension of fragrance, and although its appreciation is not new, it seems to
have been cast aside to make room for texture, form and color. Fragrance is
subjective, and opinions of it diverse, but it are unquestionable that the garden
planted with scented flowers offers the added bonus of fragrance in addition to
form and color. It has been said that smell is the sense that is most memorable
and that none of the other senses is more subtle in its suggestions or more
reminiscent of a certain time. The purpose of a flower's fragrance is thought to be
very attractive for nectar-feeding insects.
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FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 1)
Ref No: 1381231
Time: 90 min
Marks: 55

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
"The judge released him on his own _________."

► recognizance
► reconnaissance
► connoisseur
► cognition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
The jury ___________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.

► exonerated
► expatriated
► augmented
► subjugated

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

They can watch _____ the detective series _____ the foreign movie.
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► neither…and

► either ...or

► both…or
► either…then

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of these means 'a vehicle for carrying a coffin’?

► Hernia
► Hearse
► Heron
► Hearsay

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is true of the following example?

"Many people probably think that politeness is simply a social lubricant."

► It contains a noun clause.


► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains an adjectival clause
► It contains a prepositional phrase.

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

He wanted to join the navy _____ his parents did not allow him to.
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► if
► but
► neither
► either

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed
into the roadside stall.

► and
► neither
► if
► but

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

She employs a maid to do _____ the cooking _____ washing for her family.

► neither…nor
► both…and
► either…and
► both…then
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Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms,


with sticks of white chocolate.
► Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the
classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.
► Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms,
with sticks of white chocolate.
► Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk in the classrooms
with sticks of white chocolate.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

__________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with fantastic
and but twice with real or historical subjects.

► Observing that when


► It will be observed that
► When will it be observed
► Which of that will observe

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one is true of the following example?

"Guinevere and Lancelot, who can be considered archetypal betrayers."

► It is a comma splice.
► It is a sentence fragment.
► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


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Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in the
open unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.

► carry out
► carry on with
► carry off
► carry through

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

The Scottish Parliament has appointed Mr. Maley to ......... an assessment of the
current cost estimate and likely completion date of a new information technology
project.

► carry off
► carry out
► carry on
► carry over

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

I ......... complete silence now while I try this experiment.

► have wanted
► did want
► am wanting
► want

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
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European cuisine always ......... a sense of nostalgia and romance, like running
into an old flame.

► evolves
► evinces
► evokes
► evicts

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

One of the most beautiful things about Jakarta is its ......... wealth from both
within the archipelago and around the world.

► coronary
► culinary
► cautionary
► cursory

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given
options.

If you go to a Mexican restaurant, you can infer that:

► They will not serve tea.


► They will have hot dogs on the menu.
► They have specialized in Mexican food.
► They will have the best food in the town.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.
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"In 2005, superstar, 50 Cent, was placed on the Forbes Celebrity Top 100 list."

► Comma splice
► Misplaced modifier
► Dangling modifier
► Punctuation error

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below.

"The politicians in office today need to start looking for a solution to our Social
Security program running out of funds instead of passing the buck to the next
people in line," George said to Luke. "You ......... it! I am sick of hearing about
problems in this country and never hearing about any solutions.

► thought
► meant
► post
► said

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Label the statement given below by choosing the most appropriate tone
from the options.

Pakistan will win the World Cup.


► sympathetic
► humorous
► sentimental
► optimistic

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )


The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that
corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.

Jarod has an interview with a television company, I might become his assistant.

a.) Jarod has an interview with a television company, I might become his
assistant.
b.) After Jarod has an interview with a television company, he might hire
me as his assistant.
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Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )

Select the option which best describes the sentence.

Right after the Christmas holidays and during those three weeks before class
begins in January.

A. There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.


B. Fragment: put a comma after January and finish the sentence.
C. Run-on: put a comma after holidays.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )


Discuss your understanding of the term ‘Tense’ used in grammar.

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )


Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have
learned.

1. the new idea created a buzz of excitement


2. for example, the public's interest in reality television
3. does that tree ever grow pinecones

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 3 )

Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence


into a correct compound sentence.

1. The group released a new CD today; however it will not be available for a
month.

The group released a new CD today; however it will not be available for a
month.

2. Two members of the Johnson family came to the picnic but neither of
them stayed for the speeches.
Two members of the Johnson family came to the picnic, but neither of them
stayed for the speeches.
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3. Everyone has an accent but some accents are more recognizable than
others.

Everyone has an accent, but some accents are more recognizable than others.

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )


Identify the sentences that are sentence fragments.

1. Many of his customers coming back three or four times over the
summer.
2. His business been so busy that he has very little time for anything else.
3. By the time that everyone had quieted down, my favorite television show was
over.

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 5 )

Read the passage thoroughly and identify the main idea.

Australia has many strange beasts, one of the oddest of which is the koala.
Perfectly adapted to one specific tree, the eucalyptus, this living teddy bear does
not need anything else, not even a drink! The moisture in the leaves is just right
for the koala, making it the only land animal that doesn't need water to
supplement its food.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should
comprise of 100-130 words.

"Giving is better than receiving." Comment.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 5 )


Use the past continuous tense or simple past tense as appropriate.

1. My brother and sister ----were------ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.


2. ------Were----- you still working at 7pm last night?
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3. At 8.30am today I ---was-------- driving to work.


4. We ---------were---- sleeping at 11pm.
5. Why ---is--------- he having lunch at 4pm?
6. I met John in town yesterday. He was shopping (shop).
7. Mary was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived.
8. ----Was he having-------(have) a shower when I called?
9. I did not know (not/know) what to say when he asked that.
10. The telephone rang when we were watching(watch) TV.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )


Join the sentences/sentence fragments given below using cause and effect
conjunctions.

1- They received a high mark on their exam.


They had studied hard.

2- You have the time.


Why don't you come for dinner?

3- The test is difficult.


You had better get some sleep.

4- He works a lot of overtime.


His rent is so expensive.

5- The weather outside was cold.


Sally closed the window.

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 1)
Ref No: 1381231
Time: 90 min
Marks: 55

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
"The judge released him on his own _________."

► recognizance
► reconnaissance
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► connoisseur
► Cognition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
The jury ___________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.

► exonerate
► expatriated
► augmented
► subjugated

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

They can watch _____ the detective series _____ the foreign movie.

► neither…and

► either ...or

► both…or
► either…then

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one of these means 'a vehicle for carrying a coffin’?

► Hernia
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► Hearse
► Heron
► Hearsay

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is true of the following example?

"Many people probably think that politeness is simply a social lubricant."

► It contains a noun clause.


► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains an adjectival clause
► It contains a prepositional phrase.

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

He wanted to join the navy _____ his parents did not allow him to.

► if
► but
► neither
► either

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed
into the roadside stall.
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► and
► neither
► if
► but

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Choose the best answer from the given options.

She employs a maid to do _____ the cooking _____ washing for her family.

► neither…nor
► both…and
► either…and
► both…then

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms,


with sticks of white chocolate.
► Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the
classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.
► Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms,
with sticks of white chocolate.
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► Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk in the classrooms


with sticks of white chocolate.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

__________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with fantastic
and but twice with real or historical subjects.

► Observing that when


► It will be observed that
► When will it be observed
► Which of that will observe

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Which one is true of the following example?

"Guinevere and Lancelot, who can be considered archetypal betrayers."

► It is a comma splice.
► It is a sentence fragment.
► It contains an adverbial clause.
► It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in the
open unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.

► carry out
► carry on with
► carry off
► carry through

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
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The Scottish Parliament has appointed Mr. Maley to ......... an assessment of the
current cost estimate and likely completion date of a new information technology
project.

► carry off
► carry out
► carry on
► carry over

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

I ......... complete silence now while I try this experiment.

► have wanted
► did want
► am wanting
► want

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

European cuisine always ......... a sense of nostalgia and romance, like running
into an old flame.

► evolves
► evinces
► evokes
► evicts

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
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One of the most beautiful things about Jakarta is its ......... wealth from both
within the archipelago and around the world.

► Coronary
► Culinary
► Cautionary
► Hasty

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given
options.

If you go to a Mexican restaurant, you can infer that:

► They will not serve tea.


► They will have hot dogs on the menu.
► They have specialized in Mexican food.
► They will have the best food in the town.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"In 2005, superstar, 50 Cent, was placed on the Forbes Celebrity Top 100 list."

► Comma splice
► Misplaced modifier
► Dangling modifier
► Punctuation error

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below.

"The politicians in office today need to start looking for a solution to our Social
Security program running out of funds instead of passing the buck to the next
people in line," George said to Luke. "You ......... it! I am sick of hearing about
problems in this country and never hearing about any solutions.
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► thought
► meant
► Post
► said

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Label the statement given below by choosing the most appropriate tone
from the options.

Pakistan will win the World Cup.


► sympathetic
► humorous
► sentimental
► Optimistic

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )


The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that
corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.

Jarrod has an interview with a television company, I might become his assistant.

a.) Jarod has an interview with a television company, I might become his
assistant.
b.) After Jarod has an interview with a television company, he might hire
me as his assistant.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )

Select the option which best describes the sentence.

Right after the Christmas holidays and during those three weeks before class
begins in January.

A. There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.


B. Fragment: put a comma after January and finish the sentence.
C. Run-on: put a comma after holidays.
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Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )


Discuss your understanding of the term ‘Tense’ used in grammar.

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )


Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have
learned.

1. the new idea created a buzz of excitement


2. for example, the public's interest in reality television
3. does that tree ever grow pinecones

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 3 )

Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence


into a correct compound sentence.

3. The group released a new CD today; however it will not be available for a
month.

The group released a new CD today; however it will not be available for a
month.

4. Two members of the Johnson family came to the picnic but neither of
them stayed for the speeches.
Two members of the Johnson family came to the picnic, but neither of them
stayed for the speeches.

3. Everyone has an accent but some accents are more recognizable than
others.

Everyone has an accent, but some accents are more recognizable than others.

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )


Identify the sentences that are sentence fragments.

1. Many of his customers coming back three or four times over the summer.
2. His business been so busy that he has very little time for anything else.
3. By the time that everyone had quieted down, my favorite television show was
over.
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Question No: 27 ( Marks: 5 )

Read the passage thoroughly and identify the main idea.

Australia has many strange beasts, one of the oddest of which is the koala.
Perfectly adapted to one specific tree, the eucalyptus, this living teddy bear does
not need anything else, not even a drink! The moisture in the leaves is just right
for the koala, making it the only land animal that doesn't need water to
supplement its food.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 5 )


Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should
comprise of 100-130 words.

"Giving is better than receiving." Comment.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 5 )


Use the past continuous tense or simple past tense as appropriate.

1. My brother and sister ----were------ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.


2. ------Were----- you still working at 7pm last night?
3. At 8.30am today I ---was-------- driving to work.
4. We ---------were---- sleeping at 11pm.
5. Why ---is--------- he having lunch at 4pm?
6. I met John in town yesterday. He was shopping (shop).
7. Mary was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived.
8. ----Was he having-------(have) a shower when I called?
9. I did not know (not/know) what to say when he asked that.
10. The telephone rang when we were watching(watch) TV.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )


Join the sentences/sentence fragments given below using cause and effect
conjunctions.

3- They received a high mark on their exam.


They had studied hard.
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4- You have the time.


Why don't you come for dinner?

3- The test is difficult.


You had better get some sleep.

6- He works a lot of overtime.


His rent is so expensive.

7- The weather outside was cold.


Sally closed the window.

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