English
Comprehension (Eng101)
Fall 2018
Assignment No. 1
Total
Marks: 20
Lectures:
1-8
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Q1. Read the given dialogue carefully and use
your comprehension skills to answer the questions that follow the dialogue.
(2*5=10 Marks)
Man: Hey. Can you give me a hand with the groceries? And I told you
I could do the shopping.
Woman: Wow! Do we really need all this stuff? Let me see that
receipt.
Man: Hey, I only bought the essentials.
Woman: Okay. Let's see. Dog food. Twenty-four dollars and seventy
cents ($24.70)? We don't even have a dog!
Man: Well, it WAS going to be a surprise, but look in the back of
the truck.
Woman: What?
Man: Ah, ha, hah. Speechless! I knew you'd love him.
Woman: That thing? That dog's as big as a horse. He probably eats
like one too.
Man: Ah, but he's sure friendly. And someone was giving him away at
the supermarket, and I . . . I . . . I couldn't let that poor thing pass
another day without having a loving home.
Woman: Whatever. Where was I? Eighteen dollars and nineteen cents
($18.19) for twenty-four cans of tomato juice? You don't even like that stuff!
Man: Ahhhh. Not yet. I've decided to change my eating habits.
Woman: Right.
Man: You'll see, you'll see.
Woman: Okay. Let's see. Three eighty-four ($3.84) for a box of
chocolate cookies and twelve fifty-six ($12.56) for a case of soft drinks.
[Yeah!] Changing your eating habits, huh? Do you really think that cookies are
some type of diet food?
Man: Hey, I'll just eat a cookie or two every other hour. In fact,
they're a great source of carbohydrates for energy. And, you see, the tomato
juice and cookies kind of, you know, cancel each other out.
Woman: Oh brother! I can't believe what I'm hearing. Let's see.
Where was I? A carton of eggs, two fifty ($2.50) for a gallon of milk, three
cans of tuna. Okay. [Yeah.] And finally two steaks for eight fourteen ($8.14).
Now, something worth enjoying! I'll get the grill started.
Man: Oh, we . . . w . . . well. The steaks are for Herbert.
Woman: Herbert. Who's Herbert?
Man: Uh, he's the dog. [No!] You see, the previous owner said that
he's kind of . . . he's somewhat picky about what he eats, [No!], and the
steaks might help him adjust [Absolutely not!] . . . . no, no, no, and the
steaks might help him adjust to his new home. Hey, what are you doing? Oh, no!
Why did you throw the steaks out on the ground outside?
Woman: Well, now, you and Herbert can get to know each other
better. I'm going out to eat by myself.
Man: Ughh.
a)
Select the most appropriate option from the given choices.
1. Why
did the man buy dog food at the supermarket?
A. Their dog was hit by a truck and needed food.
B. The man adopts a dog from a stranger.
C. The product was on sale at the supermarket.
D. The dog was in search of a thief.
2. Why does he buy tomato juice?
A. He plans on making a unique spaghetti sauce.
B. He wants to make a vegetable drink.
C. He's trying to modify the way he eats.
D. He plans to take it with lunch.
3. How
much was the milk for?
A. $2.05
B. $2.15
C. $2.50
D. $2.25
4. Which
item did the man NOT buy?
A. A package of cookies.
B. Some cans of tuna.
C. A
carton of orange juice.
D. None of the given options.
5.Why
does the woman get upset at the end of the conversation?
A. The man behaves with the woman harshly.
B. The man only bought one steak for himself.
C. She does not feel well.
D.The man is preparing the steaks for the dog.
Q2. In
the table given below, the words in column 2 have been created from the
corresponding words in column 1 through the word-formation process. Read the
words in column 2 carefully and then write down the respective word-formation
process incolumn 3.The first one has been done for your guidance.
(10 Marks)
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S. No.
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Column
1
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Column
2
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Word Formation
Process
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Example
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Smoke,
fog
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Smog
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Blending
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1.
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Automation
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Automate
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2.
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Humid
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Humidifier
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3.
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Love, seat
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Loveseat
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4.
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Typographical error
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Typo
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5.
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Aerobics, Marathon
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Aerobathon
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6.
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Act
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Deactivate
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7.
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Perambulator
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Pram
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8.
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Random Access Memory
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RAM
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9.
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Megabyte
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Meg
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10.
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Teleprinter, exchange
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Telex
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