MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 5)
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Time: 60 min
Marks: 38
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with correct option.
Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________ subject that no one could understand it.
► austere
► auspicious
► esoteric
► equitable
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose on
Choose the best meaning for the word underlined.
What makes up a true work of art? Although no single criterion seems adequate, the novelist James Joyce suggested three standards: "wholeness, harmony and radiance."
► artist
► question
► standard
► novel
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a statement is proved true through objective evidence, what it will be called?
► Analysis
► Proposal
► Fact
► Opinion
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Read the statement carefully and choose 'inference' from the given options.
If you get fired from your job, you can infer that:
► You did something wrong.
► You will never get a job again
► You were the best worker.
► You might get a raise.
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of these means 'polite in an extreme way'?
► Gentian
► Gentile
► Genial
► Genteel
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of these means 'a useless person'?
► Dead loss
► Dead wood
► Dead weight
► Dead heat
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
Rashid called _____ ;told me what happened.
► or
► nor
► and
► but
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.
He was told not to laugh at policemen.
► -ing
► Infinitive
► Past
► -ed
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighted word.
When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.
► huge appetite for herbs
► good looks
► mistakes
► intelligence
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:
Post-
► against
► before
► after
► around
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:
Scrib-/Script-
► self
► life
► flow
► write
Question No: 12 ( 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
► on
► over
► up
► in
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Model rhymes with:
► cuddle
► doodle
► hotel
► yodel
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is true?
► blind rhymes with hint, print, i.e. the final consonant is unvoiced.
► blind rhymes with sinned, grinned, wind
► blind rhymes with mind, kind, hind, lined
► blind rhymes with pint, i.e. the final consonant is unvoiced.
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose antonym for the underlined word.
Sunglasses will only hinder your ability to see at night.
► accept
► describe
► equal
► help
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Resemble
► Get out of
► Keep up with
► Look like
► Take out
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 2 )
What is the purpose of table in a text?
In a text ,table contain columns and rows, in which each columns and rows have the unique value and properties .through which data can be handled easily
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 2 )
Rewrite the sentence below, Keeping in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given.
Having no air conditioning, her apartment is very hot.
Rewrite, beginning with: Her apartment is very hot) by it being no Air conditioning.
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The next words will be
(a) on account of it has
(b) because it has
(c) by it being
(d) being as it is
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 3 )
Add the correct suffix to the highlighted word in each sentence.
1. You will not be permited to swim with the sharks! (ed, er)
2. The old road has to be repaved. (ed, ing)
3. Are you planing to visit me in Myrtle Beach? (ed, ing)
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 5 )
Write the correct prefix in the blanks to make negative forms of the adjectives.
1. The new house is not ___dis__similar to our old one except that it's a bit bigger.
2. The organization insists that it is ___im__political and does not identify with any one particular party.
3.The ownership of the painting remains __un___clear.
4.We're living in an ___im__perfect world.
5.Whether the book is well or badly written is __im___material to me - it has an important message.
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 10 )
Read the paragraph and answer the questions given below. (5+3+2)
At Dalton State College, the registrant of a motor vehicle is held responsible for the safe and prudent operating and proper parking of his or her vehicle regardless of who may be the operator. Curbs painted in yellow are no parking areas. Parking against the flow of traffic is prohibited at all times. Vehicles parked on campus after school hours may be towed away. All faculty and staff reserved parking areas will be painted in red. Fines will be paid at the Business Office in the Westcott Building. Speed limits are as posted. There is no parking at anytime on College Drive. Decals are not transferable.
Q1. Choose the sentence that best states the implied main idea.
Parking against the flow of traffic is prohibited at all times at "Dalton State College" .
Q2. Why people have to pay fines at Business Office in the Westcott Building?
People have to pay fines at Business Office in the Westcott Building ,if they break the traffic rules implied by the registrant of Dalton State College.
Q3. Suggest a suitable topic for the passage.
Suitable topic for the passage.
Parking rules during college hours.
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 3)
: 60 min
Marks: 35
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| ExamDate: | 5/26/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Refuse
Turn up
► Turn down
► Look out for
► Put out
► Turn up
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which suffix cannot be added to the root word 'employ' to make a new word?
less
► ment
► ing
► less
► er
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
Each class is to present __either___ a drama ___or__ a song for the concert.
► both…nor
► either…or
► either…and
► both…or
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Read the sentence carefully and identify which of the given choices is closest in meaning to the word underlined.
J.Paul Getty, the late billionaire, was so frugal that he had a pay telephone for the guests in his home.
thrifty
► Sensitive
► Generous
► Thrifty
► Honest
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Read the statement carefully and choose 'inference' from the given options.
If you go to a birthday party, you can infer that:
There will be a cake
► There will be a cake.
► The person is turning 20.
► There will be a clown.
► You will have bad time.
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best meaning for the highlighted word.
1. A student of contemporary art must also study the classic works of artists from the past, recognizing that these masters produced the modern art of their own time.
modern
► religious
► not having to do with religion
► modern
► former
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best meaning for the word underlined.
There is an optimum way to approach each kind of exam question. For a multiple-choice item, for example, first eliminate any clearly wrong answers. For an essay question, jot down an outline first.
best
► time-consuming
► annoying
► best
► inconvenient
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the correctly spelled word from the options provided.
calendar
► callender
► calendar
► calendre
► calander
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Click on the option that you think is correct.
Hemp cannot be used to produce marijuana, _because of__ its low THC content.
► as
► because
► because of
► and
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder in the face of overwhelming odds.
exhort
► exhort
► instigate
► emulate
► flout
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 2 )
Define 'Time Relaters'.
Time relaters means is how a person can manage his time with his other activities.
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 2 )
Choose appropriate options for the sentence given below:
He was a principle player who was more powerful than the staff member who engineered the race that effected the chairman's professional career.
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 3 )
How many kinds of irony are usually known? Define.
There are two kinds of irony are usually known:
1...Situational irony occurs when the discrepancy lies in the situation itself. You expect something but something else happens. Or a situation calls for an expected response but something unexpected happens instead e.g. there is a house on fire and you expect the fire fighter to aim a water hose / pipe at the fire, but instead he aims a petrol pipe / hose. That would be very
Ironical.
2...Verbal irony occurs when there is discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. e.g. Usually the exact opposite, or a near opposite, is what is meant: an eager cricket player looks out of the window and sees that it is raining.
"Oh, great!" he says, meaning exactly the opposite. Another example to illustrate this: After seeing a terrible performance by an actor in a movie someone might say "Now that's an actor who is sure to win the Best Actor Award for this year!" – Both e.gs. Illustrate verbal irony.
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 3 )
Name at least two Reading Skills to locate information in the text.
There are three ways to locate the information in the text.
1. First of all you have to identify the topic of a paragraph.
2. Then you have to pick the main idea of paragraph.
3. And then you have to recognize details which support the main idea.
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 5 )
Fill in the blanks with the following words:
although However whereas Yet despite
1. My friend Ammara has just bought herself some new shoes--- although------- she already has some 20 pairs
2. We decided to walk from coast to coast --yet----our lack of training.
3. The hotel wasn't really idyllic. --although--, we had a great time there.
4. I love cycling --whereas----my wife prefers walking.
5. I don't really believe everything he says. --However---, I thoroughly enjoy being with him.
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 5 )
Read the passage and answer the question.
It is early summer. August's long-awaited vacation time still seems ages away, but by the same toke, its torpor-producing heat and mildew-generating humidity have not yet arrived. Instead, these cool, end-of-June days practically insist on getting the picnic season under way immediately. But, alas, there is a difficulty: alfresco dining has a bad name among us. Tenth-rate hot dogs, carbonized chicken parts, and beef a-la-charcoal are principally what come to mind when we hear the words "outdoor food".
Q. What does the author want to convey through this passage.
in this passage the aother telling about winter season. And it's fact. The both good and bad facts.
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 5 )
Locate 'gerund' in each sentence.
1. Hours of editing the newspaper ruined her day.
2. Hanging the pictures on the wall was more difficult than we had anticipated.
3. Try to slip away without telling your friends about it.
4. Each afternoon Miriam enjoyed swimming a few laps.
5. Winning at poker makes Don feel important.
6. I am demoting the officer for disobeying orders.
7. One of my favorite events is canoeing down the Mississippi River.
8. Sometimes wisdom simply means knowing about the importance of silence.
9. Without studying for the test, you are taking a big chance.
10. Abbey is enjoying listening to the Rolling Stones' music.
1. Editing
2. Hanging
3. Telling
4. Swimming
5. Winning
6. Disobeying
7. Canoeing
8. Knowing
9. Studying, taking
10. Enjoying, listening, Rolling
