Eng101 Midterm Solved Papers In One Files 535p3h

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. (ali) ► One toothpaste according to experts is, generally, the same as another. ►One toothpaste according to experts is generally the same as another. Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. Airport x-ray devices _______ designed more carefully in order to detect the more sophisticated forms of explosive materials that are now produced.

►must have been being ►must ►must be ►must have been Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one What is true of the following sentence? "Whereas, no one could believe that she had married him."

►It is a comma splice. ►It is a compound sentence. ►It is a compound-complex sentence. ►It is a sentence fragment. Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. ....... Get tired of answering the same questions every day?

►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 whisking you away to a far off land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ......... drink.

►instigating ►intimidating ►incriminating ►intoxicating Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence. "Comparing the two essays on space exploration, Zaid’s argument is more convincing than Ali's." ►Faulty comparison ►Dangling modifier ►Comma splice ►Run-on sentence Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below. "I like James. He is quick on the.......... You only have to tell that guy how to do something once. He understands the importance of something and how it works very quickly," Jack said to his assistant.

►intake ►uptake ►second take ►take Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions: The Teacher compared the poet..............a bird.  ► of ► to ►with

►for

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 ) The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors. On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, she is in a great deal of pain. a.) Because Emily broke her ankle on the weekend she is in great pain. b.) On the weekend Emily broke her ankle, and now she is in a great deal of pain.

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 ) Describe the three main parts of the verb of the following words. See, ask, leave, dig, draw, steal Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 ) Name four general principles of notes-making while writing. Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 ) Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned. 1. after the tornado struck the small town 2. please read the chapter on sentence analysis 3. whether we go to the zoo on Sunday or not

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: 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."

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► 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 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 Jakarta is its ......... wealth from both within the archipelago and around the world.

► Coronary ► Culinary ► Cautionary ► Hasty Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options. If you go to a Mexican restaurant, you can infer that:

► They will not serve tea. ► They will have hot dogs on the menu. ► They have specialized in Mexican food. ► They will have the best food in the town. Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence. "In 2005, superstar, 50 Cent, was placed on the Forbes Celebrity Top 100 list."

► Comma splice ► Misplaced modifier ► Dangling modifier

► Punctuation error Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate word given below. "The politicians in office today need to start looking for a solution to our Social Security program running out of funds instead of ing 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

( 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.

( 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.

( Marks: 2 ) Discuss your understanding of the term ‘Tense’ used in grammar.

( 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 ( 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 of the Johnson family came to the picnic but neither of them stayed for the speeches. Two 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.

( 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.

( Marks: 5 ) Read the age thoroughly and identify the main idea.

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

( 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.

( 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.

( Marks: 5 ) 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. Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. Modern Asian restaurants in Jakarta have an ......... history. ► exude ► extended ► extracted ► external Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Many people want to ......... 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 ......... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.

► foresee ► forced ► forsake ► forewent

Question No: 4 ( 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: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. International restaurants in Singapore are ......... expert at simultaneously perfecting both eastern and western dishes on their menues ► Partly ► Particularity ► Partially ► Particularly Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb. The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile, which helps ......... waste products from the liver. ► carry over ► carry on with ► carry away ► carry through Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Which one of the following is a sentence fragment? ► The dog will not bite him.

► However, the dog doesn't bite him. ► Although the dog will not bite him. ► All of the above. Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. The total of livestock of all kinds which used the National Agricultural System in 1910 under pay permit __________ 2.75% in comparison with the previous year. ► carried off ► fired off ► laid off ► fell off Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage is what is known as a “sack.” ► that is ► is what is ► has what ► what is Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. ► No one I believe should ever be, homeless, in this country. ► No one I believe, should ever be homeless, in this country. ► No one, I believe, should ever be homeless in this country. ► No one I believe should ever be homeless in this country. Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. ► exercising, immediately after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble. ► Exercising immediately after a heavy meal is, I think, asking for trouble. ► exercising immediately, after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble. ► exercising immediately after a heavy meal is I think asking for trouble. Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. The children at the deaf-mute centre can _____ hear _____ 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 _____ daydreaming _____ sleeping in class again. ► neither…nor ► either…or ► Neither…or ► both…or Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. We have enough spices for only one type of curry. We can cook _____ chicken curry _____ 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 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. ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure. Egyptian pyramids were regularly robbed despite their intricate ageways,

byzantine mazes, and __________. ► walls of falsity ► walls which were false ► false walls ► they had false walls - 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 in ► very brief ► Unanswerable ► funny - Please choose one Which one of these means 'a vehicle for carrying a coffin’? ► Hernia ► Hearse ► Heron ► Hearsay ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. We are planning to go to _____ Spain _____ during the holidays. ► either…nor ► either…or ► neither…and

► both…nor - 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 - 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. ► Therefore ► Because ► so Please choose one Read the cause in the given situation and choose the effect. We had a fantastic snowfall during the night. breeze burst 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. - 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 ► ing details ( Marks: 2 ) Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a correct compound sentence. The telephone rang and rang, but, no one answered it. ( Marks: 2 ) Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned. As the actress finished reading her monologue ( Marks: 2 ) Define bad construction in a sentence with example. Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 ) Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a correct compound sentence. \ He comma splice is one of the most frequent mistakes made when using a comma. The comma splice occurs when a comma is used to connect two independent... ( Marks: 3 ) Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence. 1. Have you seen the new movie about the Titanic? 2. If the powder turns red 3. before the sun rises ( Marks: 3 )

Identify the sentences as run-on (R) or complete sentences(C). 1.) Because Rose was late for the all-you-can-eat buffet, she had to order from the main menu run on 2.) The student fell asleep in class everyone thought this was rude behavior. complete 3.) Although an immigration lawyer might help me to stay in this country, his fees are too expensive for me to afford.complete** Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. Modern Asian restaurants in Jakarta have an ......... history. ► exude ► extended ► extracted ► external Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Many people want to ......... 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 ......... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.

► foresee ► forced ► forsake ► forewent Question No: 4 ( 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: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. International restaurants in Singapore are ......... expert at simultaneously perfecting both eastern and western dishes on their menues ► Partly ► Particularity ► Partially ► Particularly Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb. The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile, which helps ......... waste products from the liver. ► carry over ► carry on with

► carry away ► carry through Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Which one of the following is a sentence fragment? ► The dog will not bite him. ► However, the dog doesn't bite him. ► Although the dog will not bite him. ► All of the above. Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. The total of livestock of all kinds which used the National Agricultural System in 1910 under pay permit __________ 2.75% in comparison with the previous year. ► carried off ► fired off ► laid off ► fell off Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage is what is known as a “sack.” ► that is ► is what is ► has what ► what is Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► No one I believe should ever be, homeless, in this country. ► No one I believe, should ever be homeless, in this country. ► No one, I believe, should ever be homeless in this country. ► No one I believe should ever be homeless in this country. Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. ► exercising, immediately after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble. ► Exercising immediately after a heavy meal is, I think, asking for trouble. ► exercising immediately, after a heavy meal, is I think asking for trouble. ► exercising immediately after a heavy meal is I think asking for trouble. Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. The children at the deaf-mute centre can _____ hear _____ 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 deter 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 _____ daydreaming _____ sleeping in class again. ► neither…nor ► either…or ► Neither…or ► both…or Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. We have enough spices for only one type of curry. We can cook _____ chicken curry _____ 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 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 ageways, byzantine mazes, and __________. ► walls of falsity ► walls which were false ► false walls ► they had false walls

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb. The band are bringing..... a new album in the new year. • over • down • out • up Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ure? • lect • fiss • depart • polit Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The meaning of the stem traditis: • chance • hand over, deliver • stand, place • fall Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives. James usually has his lunch at this restaurant _____ sometimes he eats elsewhere. • if • either • neither

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Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives. The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the roadside stall. • either • if • and • but Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below. The population has increased by 6% since 1970. • Present • Infinitive • -ing • -ed Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one When a person gives his judgment, assessment or evaluation of something, what it will be called? • Fact • vision • Analysis • Opinion Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure. In the years following the American Revolution and prior to the establishment of a national government, Washington provided the fledgling country with keen economic insight, _________ and astute international judgment. • • • •

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

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one What is true of the following example? If society as a whole cannot be rejuvenated, the individual needs to work for personal certainty. • It contains an appositive phrase. • It contains an adjectival clause. • It contains an adverbial clause. • It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one What is true of the following example? He doesn't like her, but he wants her to like him. • It is a compound sentence. • It is a compound-complex sentence. • It is a complex sentence. • It is a simple sentence. Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Select the option that best describes the sentence. Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation. • Compound Sentence • Compound-Complex Sentence • Simple Sentence • Complex Sentence Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. The children are tired _____ happy after their trip to the zoo. • but • if • when • as Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. The injured boy must receive medical attention at once _____ he will die. • and • or • but • nor Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the best answer from the given options. Mr. James cannot speak English _____ he can speak Mandarin very well. • because • but • since • while Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the best answer from the given options. The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the roadside stall. • and • neither • if • but Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the best answer from the given options. Why is the baby crying? _____ she is hungry _____ her nappy needs changing. • Neither nor • Either or • Neither and • Either nor Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. • The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat one another with kindness. • The moral of the story is, that people should always, as results treat one another with kindness. • The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness. • The moral of the story is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness. Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. • The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process. • The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process. • The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process. • The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process. Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black beetle, the grub with its velvety body __________ in length from 9 to 10 mm. • range • it will have ranged • which has ranged • ranges Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one What is true of the following sentence? "When, crows flew." • It is a compound-complex sentence. • It is a compound sentence. • It is a sentence fragment. • It is a comma splice.

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

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.