MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 3)
ENG101 Question No: 1 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Refuse
Turn up
► Turn down
► Look out for
► Put out
► Turn up
ENG101 Question No: 2 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Which suffix cannot be added to the root word 'employ' to make a new word?
less
► ment
► ing
► less
► er
ENG101 Question No: 3 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
Each class is to present __either___ a drama ___or__ a song for the concert.
► both…nor
► either…or
► either…and
► both…or
ENG101 Question No: 4 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Read the sentence carefully and identify which of the given choices is closest in meaning to the word underlined.
J.Paul Getty, the late billionaire, was so frugal that he had a pay telephone for the guests in his home.
► Sensitive
► Generous
► Thrifty
► Honest
ENG101 Question No: 5 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options.
If you go to a birthday party, you can infer that:
There will be a cake
► There will be a cake.
► The person is turning 20.
► There will be a clown.
► You will have bad time.
ENG101 Question No: 6 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Choose the best meaning for the highlighted word.
1. A student of contemporary art must also study the classic works of artists from the past, recognizing that these masters produced the modern art of their own time.
modern
► religious
► not having to do with religion
► modern
► former
ENG101 Question No: 7 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Choose the best meaning for the word underlined.
There is an optimum way to approach each kind of exam ENG101 Question. For a multiple-choice item, for example, first eliminate any clearly wrong answers. For an essay ENG101 Question, jot down an outline first.
best
► time-consuming
► annoying
► best
► inconvenient
ENG101 Question No: 8 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Choose the correctly spelled word from the options provided.
calendar
► callender
► calendar
► calendre
► calander
ENG101 Question No: 9 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Click on the option that you think is correct.
Hemp cannot be used to produce marijuana, _because of__ its low THC content.
► as
► because
► because of
► and
ENG101 Question No: 10 ( M a r ks : 1 )
Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.
Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder in the face of overwhelming odds.
exhort
► exhort
► instigate
► emulate
► flout
ENG101 Question No: 11 ( M a r ks : 2 )
Define ‘Time Relaters’.
Time relaters means is how a person can manage his time with his other activities.
ENG101 Question No: 12 ( M a r ks : 2 )
Choose appropriate options for the sentence given below:
He was a principle player who was more powerful than the staff member who engineered the race that effected the chairman's professional career.
ENG101 Question No: 13 ( M a r ks : 3 )
How many kinds of irony are usually known? Define.
There are two kinds of irony are usually known:
1...Situational irony occurs when the discrepancy lies in the situation itself. You expect something but something else happens. Or a situation calls for an expected response but something unexpected happens instead e.g. there is a house on fire and you expect the fire fighter to aim a water hose / pipe at the fire, but instead he aims a petrol pipe / hose. That would be very
Ironical.
2...Verbal irony occurs when there is discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. e.g. Usually the exact opposite, or a near opposite, is what is meant: an eager cricket player looks out of the window and sees that it is raining.
“Oh, great!” he says, meaning exactly the opposite. Another example to illustrate this: After seeing a terrible performance by an actor in a movie someone might say “Now that’s an actor who is sure to win the Best Actor Award for this year!” – Both e.gs. Illustrate verbal irony.
ENG101 Question No: 14 ( M a r ks : 3 )
Name at least two Reading Skills to locate information in the text.
There are three ways to locate the information in the text.
- First of all you have to identify the topic of a paragraph.
- Then you have to pick the main idea of paragraph.
- And then you have to recognize details which support the main idea.
ENG101 Question No: 15 ( M a r ks : 5 )
Fill in the blanks with the following words:
although However whereas Yet despite
1. My friend Ammara has just bought herself some new shoes--- although------- she already has some 20 pairs
2. We decided to walk from coast to coast --yet----our lack of training.
3. The hotel wasn't really idyllic. --although--, we had a great time there.
4. I love cycling --whereas----my wife prefers walking.
5. I don't really believe everything he says. --However---, I thoroughly enjoy being with him.
ENG101 Question No: 16 ( M a r ks : 5 )
Read the passage and answer the ENG101 Question.
It is early summer. August’s long-awaited vacation time still seems ages away, but by the same toke, its torpor-producing heat and mildew-generating humidity have not yet arrived. Instead, these cool, end-of-June days practically insist on getting the picnic season under way immediately. But, alas, there is a difficulty: alfresco dining has a bad name among us. Tenth-rate hot dogs, carbonized chicken parts, and beef a-la-charcoal are principally what come to mind when we hear the words "outdoor food".
Q. What does the author want to convey through this passage.
in this passage the aother telling about winter season. And it’s fact. The both good and bad facts.
ENG101 Question No: 17 ( M a r ks : 5 )
Locate ‘gerund’ in each sentence.
1. Hours of editing the newspaper ruined her day.
2. Hanging the pictures on the wall was more difficult than we had anticipated.
3. Try to slip away without telling your friends about it.
4. Each afternoon Miriam enjoyed swimming a few laps.
5. Winning at poker makes Don feel important.
6. I am demoting the officer for disobeying orders.
7. One of my favorite events is canoeing down the Mississippi River.
8. Sometimes wisdom simply means knowing about the importance of silence.
9. Without studying for the test, you are taking a big chance.
10. Abbey is enjoying listening to the Rolling Stones' music.
1. Editing
2. Hanging
3. Telling
4. Swimming
5. Winning
6. Disobeying
7. Canoeing
8. Knowing
9. Studying, taking
10. Enjoying, listening, Rolling
