Eng101 Solved Paper For Final term by Moaaz, Waqar Sidhu, Hadi and Others
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 2008 (1) #MCQ's Moaaz and Waqar Sidhu
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
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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 the appropriate verb given below.
I want complete silence now while I try
this experiment.
► have wanted
► 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
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Fill in the blank
with the 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
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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
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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
Question No:
9 (Marks: 1) - Please choose one
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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
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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
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
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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
► 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
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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?
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
► 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
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
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
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
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." ► 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
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
►
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.
► 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
► 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
► 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.
► 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.
► 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.
► 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
FINALTERM
EXAMINATION Fall 2009 ENG101-
English Comprehension (Session - 2)
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
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
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
► 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.
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
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
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.
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
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
FINALTERM
EXAMINATION
Spring
2009
ENG101-
English Comprehension
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.
Ø over
Ø down
Ø out
Ø up
Question
No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which
one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ure?
Ø lect
Ø fiss
Ø depart
Ø polit
Question
No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The meaning of the stem traditis:
Ø chance
Ø hand over, deliver
Ø stand, place
Ø 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.
Ø if
Ø either
Ø neither
Ø 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.
Ø either
Ø if
Ø and
Ø 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.
Ø Present
Ø Infinitive Ø
-ing
Ø -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?
Ø Fact
Ø vision
Ø Analysis
Ø 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.
Ø sense
of domestic stability
Ø a recognition of stability that was domestic
Ø to stabilize the domestic situation
Ø which was domestically stable
Question
No: 9 ( 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.
Ø It contains an appositive phrase.
Ø It contains an adjectival clause.
Ø It
contains an adverbial clause.
Ø 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.
Ø It is a compound sentence.
Ø It
is a compound-complex sentence.
Ø It is a complex sentence.
Ø 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.
Ø Compound Sentence
Ø Compound-Complex Sentence
Ø Simple Sentence
Ø 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.
Ø but
Ø if
Ø when
Ø 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. Ø and Ø or
Ø but
Ø 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. Ø because
Ø but
Ø since
Ø while
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.
Ø and
Ø neither
Ø if
Ø 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.
Ø Neither nor
Ø Either
or
Ø Neither and
Ø Either nor
Question
No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify
the correct sentence with properly placed commas.
Ø The moral of the story is that people should
always, as a result, treat one another with kindness.
Ø The moral of the story is, that people should always, as results treat one another with kindness.
Ø 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.
Ø The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.
Ø The problem with making decisions based upon
emotion he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
Ø 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. Ø range
Ø it will have ranged
Ø which has ranged
Ø ranges
Question
No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one What is true of the following sentence?
"When,
crows flew."
Ø It is a compound-complex sentence.
Ø It is a compound sentence.
Ø It
is a sentence fragment.
Ø 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?
Ø Doing
Ø Does
Ø Did
Ø 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.
Ø had kept
Ø is keeping
Ø keeps
Ø 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.
Ø carry out
Ø carry on with
Ø carry
off
Ø 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. Ø carry
away
Ø carry
through
Ø carry on with
Ø 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.
Ø carry over
Ø carry on with
Ø carry
away
Ø 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
Ø partly
Ø particularity
Ø partially
Ø 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.
Ø disgust
Ø deform
Ø discussed
Ø 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. Ø underling
Ø underbelly
Ø undecidedly
Ø 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.
Ø instigating
Ø intimidating
Ø incriminating
Ø 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.
Ø regains
Ø refrains
Ø retains
Ø remains
FINALTERM EXAMINATION Spring 2010 ENG101- English
Comprehension
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
► 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
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 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.
► 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?
►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.
►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 whiski.ng 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
►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
FINALTERM EXAMINATION Spring 2010 ENG101- English Comprehension
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
The meaning of the
stem mal in the word malediction is:
► lessen
► cheap, worthless
► badly
► tasteless
Question No:
3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
<
<!--> What is the
antonym of 'Sate'?
►Disappoint
►Envision
►Hostile
►Pate
Question No:
4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Click on the option that you think is correct.
Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol or
tobacco. __________, some people believe it should be legalized.
►
due to
► therefore
► because
► so
Question No:
5 ( Marks: 1 ) . - Please choose one
Complete the
following sentence by choosing the correct option.
The coach's
___________ voice could be heard over all the other noise in the
gymnasium.
►
sanguine
► ingratiating
► Strident
►
mellifluous
Question No:
6 ( 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
► false walls
► they had false walls
Question No:
7 ( 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:
8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best
answer from the given options.
James
usually has his lunch at this restaurant _____ sometimes he eats
elsewhere.
► either
► but
► as
► if
Question No:
9 ( 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.
Question No:
10 ( 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:
11 ( 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:
12 ( 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:
13 ( 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:
14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank
with appropriate verb given below.
I .........
there once a long time ago and haven't been back since.
►
was going
► have gone
► go
► went
Question No:
15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the correct
option to complete the sentence.
The
......... saga lasted three hours. A lot of people in the theater enjoyed the
film but most agreed that it was too long.
► Excerpt
► Except
► Epoch
► Epic
Question No:
16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by
choosing the best answer.
Hong Kong
has to be one of the few places on the planet where you can enjoy .........
cuisine and service at relatively reasonable prices.
► Explosive
► Expletive
► Exquisite
► Explicit
Question No:
17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How many suffixes are
in the word 'peaceful'?
► 1
► 2
► 0
► 3
Question No:
18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the grammatical error in
the following sentence.
"According
to a report, U.S. tariffs on the Canadian softwood industry took a heavy toll,
thousands of jobs in the forest industry were lost."
► Misplaced modifier
► Punctuation error
► Comma splice
► Run-on sentence
Question No:
19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the missing punctuation in
the given sentence.
John was
angry and shouted at his son, “Go to your room now!
► comma
► question mark
► speech mark
► full stop
Question No:
20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the correct
option.
We
_____ sold better garden tools.
► never has
► never have
► has never
► have never
FINALTERM
EXAMINATION Spring 2010 ENG101- English Comprehension
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
► 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
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.
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.
►
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
►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.
►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."
► 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
FINALTERM
EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 1)
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.
►
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.
► 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 2009 (1) #MCQ's Moaaz and Waqar Sidhu
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
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
► 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.
► 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.
► 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.
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.
One of the most
beautiful things about
► 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.
"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.
► 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.
Question
No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )
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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 )
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Discuss your understanding of the term ‘Tense’ used in grammar.
Question
No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )
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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 )
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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.
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 )
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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.
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 )
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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 )
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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.
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 20011 (1) #MCQ's & Subjective
Question
No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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
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
<
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
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
► 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
► 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.
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
► will have extensively used
► has extensively used
► is extensively used
► extensively uses
Question
No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
< Fill in the blank with appropriate verb
given below.
To
► 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.
► ecstatic
► ecliptic
► eclectic
► eccentric
Question
No: 22 ( 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: 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
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
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 )
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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 )
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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?
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 )
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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 )
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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 )
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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.
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 )
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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 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.
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 20011 (2) #MCQ's & Subjective
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
►
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-
º day
º month
º minute
º 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.
º either...or
º neither...nor
º neither...or
º either...then
Question
No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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.
º Compound-Complex Sentence
º Complex Sentence
º Simple Sentence
º 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.
º but
º if
º when
º 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.
º and
º neither
º if
º but
Question
No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the correct sentence with properly
placed commas.
º Unlike other years, we will have an early
spring, I expect, this year.
º Unlike other years, we will have, an early
spring, I expect this year.
º Unlike other years, we will have, an early
spring, I expect, this year.
º Unlike
other years, we will have an early spring I expect this year.
Question
No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the correct sentence with properly
placed commas. º One toothpaste, according to experts, is
generally the same as another.
º One toothpaste, according to experts is
generally the same, as
another.
(ali)
º One toothpaste according to experts is,
generally, the same as another.
º 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.
º must have been being
º must
º must be
º 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."
º It is a comma splice.
º It is a compound sentence.
º It is a compound-complex
sentence.
º 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?
º Do you ever
º Had you ever
º Are you ever
º 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.
º carry
on
º carry away
º carry on with
º 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.
º carry
away
º carry out
º carry off
º 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.
º illicit
º elite
º eliminate
º 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.
º instigating
º intimidating
º incriminating
º 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."
º Faulty comparison
º Dangling
modifier
º Comma splice
º 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.
º intake
º uptake
º second take
º take
Question
No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate
prepositions:
The
Teacher compared the poet..............a bird.
º of
º to
º with
º 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
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.
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.
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 2011 (3) #MCQ's & Subjective Moaaz and Waqar Sidhu
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.
► 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
► 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.
► 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.
► 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.
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.
One
of the most beautiful things about
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.
► 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.
► 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ENG101 Solved Paper - Final term 2012 (1) #MCQ's & Subjective
Question No: 1
( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose
one
► 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
► 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
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.
► 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.
º carry out
► carry on with
º carry
off
º carry through
Question No: 13
( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose
one
< Read the sentence and choose the appropriate
option.
º foresaw
º forced
º forsake
º forewent
Question No: 14
( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose
one
< Choose the correct
option to complete the sentence.
A look of ......... came over
º disgust
º deform
º discussed
º disperse
Question No: 15
( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose
one
< Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
º underling
º underbelly
º undecidedly
º 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.
º illicit
º immanent
º imminent
º 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."
►
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
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.
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.
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
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: