ENG101-
English Comprehension
Question No: 1 (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: 2 ( 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: 3 ( 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: 4 ( 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: 5 ( 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: 6 ( 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: 7 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose
one How many suffixes
are in the word 'peaceful'?
► 1
► 2
► 0
► 3
Question No: 8 ( 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: 9 ( 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: 10 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the correct
option. We sold better garden tools.
► never has
► never have
► has never
►
have never
Question
No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify
the correct sentence with properly placed commas.
►
Alcoholism, as stated earlier
is a chemical disease, that can be altered
by behavior.
►
Alcoholism as stated earlier
is a chemical disease, that can be altered,
by behavior.
► Alcoholism, as stated earlier,
is a chemical disease that
can be altered by behavior.
►
Alcoholism as stated earlier
is a chemical disease that can be altered by behavior.
Question No: 12 ( 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.
Question
No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill
in the blank with appropriate verb given below. I assumed you
.........
paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
► are being
► was been
►
had been
► have been
Question No: 14 ( 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: 15 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose one
Read the sentence and choose the appropriate
option. During the war, many families tried
to...................................... as much
food and supplies
as they could.
► hail
►
hoard
►
hone
► horde
Question
No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. Many
people drink wine, but many wine consumers know little about
wine......................................... or wine and food
pairing
because they are intimidated or put off by the pretensions often associated
with wine.
► apprehension
► apportion
►
appreciation
► appropriation
Question No: 17 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose one
Which
one of the following words cannot be used for the suffix -ful?
►
value
► hope
► doubt
► color
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence. "There has been surprisingly little research on anorexia nervosa; only 15 comparative trials published in the
last 20 years."
►
Punctuation error
► Sentence fragment
► Pronoun reference
error
► Dangling modifier
Question No: 19 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate word given
below. "Sergeant Wilson challenged my ideas
about how to train the company and I sure
put him in his I reminded him that I outrank him and that
he knows about
telephone systems and nothing about
leading troops," First
Sergeant Kent told Sergeant
Major O'Brian.
►
spot
►
plot
► place
► field
Question No: 20 ( Marks:
1 ) - Please choose
one Choose the correct option.
► We've been here since two hours.
► Its two hours we are here.
►
We've been here for two hours.
► We are here since two hours
Question
No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best available substitute word for the following
root/prefix:
Poly-
► bad
►
little
► many
► self
Question No: 22 ( 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: 23 ( 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: 24 ( 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: 25 ( 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: 26 ( 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: 27 ( 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: 28 ( 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: 29 ( 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: 30 ( 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:
31 ( Marks: 2 ) Define ‘Correlatives’.
Question No: 32 (
Marks: 2 )
Rewrite
the fragment to make a complete sentence.
on
the table by the old red chair
Question No: 33 (
Marks: 2 )
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 ) Define
'Modifier' with examples.
Question No: 35 (
Marks: 3 )
Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. please put the newspapers into the recycling bin
2. when we drove to the new neighborhood
3. the doctor advising the patient
Question No: 36 (
Marks: 3 )
Use
semicolons or commas
to revise each comma splice
or fused sentence into a correct
compound sentence.
1. I unscrewed the old light bulb, then I put a new one into the socket.
2. We haven't had much rain this summer,
as a result, the trees are losing their leaves early.
3. The gambler began the night with $2,000.00 in his pocket,
it didn't take him long to lose all of his money.
Question No: 37 (
Marks: 5 )
Express your views on the given
topic in paragraph form. It should comprise of 100-130 words.
Describe an interesting
event of your life.
Question No: 38 (
Marks: 5 )
Use semicolons or commas to revise each comma splice
or fused sentence into a correct
compound sentence.
1. The plane was one hour late, nevertheless, it arrived at its final destination
on time.
2. The wedding took place in the chapel
then the guests threw handfuls
of rice.
3. Selfish people are rarely happy, on the other hand,
happy people are rarely selfish.
4. I read the novel in one afternoon, it had a
compelling plot.
5. Dr. Pratt attended
a conference in Illinois, meanwhile, his patients saw his
colleague.
Question No: 39 (
Marks: 10 )
Write
an essay on any one of the
given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.
Zoos are sometimes
seen as necessary but not good alternatives to a natural environment. Do you agree? If so
give reasons.
OR
‘In
a society, where fear is deep-rooted, rumors spread quickly’. Comment.
Question No: 40 (
Marks: 10 )
Write
an essay on any one of the
given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.
Education is the single most important factor
in the development of a country.
Do you agree?
OR
Poverty causes
decline of social
values, Comment keeping
in view the present
scenario.