FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2008
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 3)
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.
► foresaw
► 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 ......... adept 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 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
Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage _______ 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.
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 _____ Spain _____ 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. __________, 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
Question No: 31 ( 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.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )
Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned. As the actress finished reading her monologue
Question No: 33 ( 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. Question No: 35 ( 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
Question No: 36 ( 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
2.) The student fell asleep in class everyone thought this was rude behavior.
3.) Although an immigration lawyer might help me to stay in this country, his fees are too expensive for me to afford.
Question No: 37 ( 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: 38 ( Marks: 5 )
How does a comma splice differ from fused sentence? Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )
Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words. Damage of the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in the standard of living.
OR
‘In present circumstances, unity and patience are two elements we need badly and unfortunately they are lacking’. Comment.
Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )
Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words. Abuse at home and domestic violence should be punished.
OR
Media violence has a negative effect.
No comments:
Post a Comment