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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."

► 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 join 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 passing 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

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.

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.

Question No: 22 ( 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.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )
Discuss your understanding of the term ‘Tense’ used in grammar.

Question No: 24 ( 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

Question No: 25 ( 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 members of the Johnson family came to the picnic but neither of them stayed
for the speeches.
Two members 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.

Question No: 26 ( 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.

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 5 )

Read the passage 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.

Question No: 28 ( 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.

Question No: 29 ( 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.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )

Join 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.

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.

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.

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.
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.

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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: 29 ( 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: 30 ( Marks: 5 )

Choose the correct option from the given choices.

I. His opinion had no _____ (effect, affect) on my decision.
II. They ____ (lay, lie) down for a short nap.
III. Could you give me the _____ (receipt, recipe) for that wonderful dessert?
4. Could you go to the store and get me some _____(Stationary, stationery)?
5. You will find the book ____ (beside, besides) the lamp on the table.

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 4)
Time: 90 min
Marks: 55
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the best answer which is not a synonym for the word 'relationship'.

► filiations

► nescience

► homology

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose ne

o

► cognation

How vowel sounds are produced?

► They are produced without any obstruction in the mouth.

► They are produced by combining two vowel sounds.
► They are produced with a complete or partial stoppage of breath. ►
Both I & II

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Pick the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence given below. If
you're coming tonight, could you bring ......... some CDs

► on
► over
► up
► in

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option.

The lab technicians went through the titration process with __________ care.

► sedulous
 ► ribald
► vestigial
► mordant

Question No: 5 ( 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: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the best answer from the given options.

We are required to sit for only one paper. We can sign up for _____ the Mechanics paper
_____ the Statistics paper.

► either…and
► both…or
► either…or
► neither…nor

Question No: 7 ( 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: 8 ( 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: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is true of the following sentence?

"Nevertheless crows flew."

► It is a compound sentence.
► It is a compound-complex sentence.
► It is a sentence fragment.
► It is a comma splice.

Question No: 10 ( 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: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

She ......... on trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.

► had kept
► is keepingwa
► keeps
► kept

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

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.
 forewent

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please chooseone

foresaw forced
forsake
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

A look of ......... came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced. She now wants
tomeet with lobbyists who work to change laws for the betterment of society.
disgust deform
discussed
disperse

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

America is ......... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese country.

underling
underbelly
undecidedly
undeniably

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Read the sentence and choose the appropriate option.

All animals are born with innate or ......... qualities. As they grow, they pick up new skills
from their environment.
 illicit
immanent
imminent
eminent

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Wear
Try on

Fill out

Have on

Turn on

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

Ever since he married Jane, he's had a new ____ on life.

► title
► rent
 ► lease
► loan

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"Our society's fascination with celebrities lives has resulted in recent stalking incidents."

► Subject-verb agreement error

► Punctuation error
► Pronoun-antecedent agreement error
► Apostrophe error

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"According to scientists, the withdrawal symptoms for caffeine are not as severe as other
drugs."

► Faulty comparison
► Punctuation error
► Pronoun reference error
► Subject-verb agreement

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 )

Turn fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned.
as the actress finished reading her monologue

I rehearsed the song as the actress finished reading her monologue.

As the actress finished reading her monologue, the director called for a break.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 2 )

From the given sentences, select the one that is NOT a sentence fragment.
A) By the time Frances found out how expensive the wallpapering job would be.
B) After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work
herself.
C) Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her furniture.

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )

Turn each fragment into complete sentence by using the methods you have learned.

1. the new idea created a buzz of excitement

for example, the public's interest in reality television

For example, the public's interest in reality television is growing each year.

3. Does that tree ever grow pinecones?

Question No: 25 (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.
2. Two members 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.

Question No: 26 ( 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.

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 5 )

Read the paragraph and answer the question.

Tommy and John were hot and sweaty as they sat outside the principal’s office. Dirt
smeared both of their faces, and they could hear their teacher’s voice as she gave Mr.
Jones her account of what had happened. Tommy snared at John and John returned the
angry glare. As Miss Brown left Mr. Jones’ office, the boys hung their heads so they
wouldn’t have to look her in the eye.

What do you infer about the boys from the passage?

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 5 )

Revise each comma splice or fused sentence into a correct compound sentence with
a coordinating conjunction and appropriate punctuation.

1. My sister has over two thousand old record albums, she has very little storage
space left.

2. The sun is 93 million miles away it can still burn a person's skin badly.

3. My mother was born in Madrid; I had very little trouble learning Spanish.
4. The new oil painting is very colorful, it will look good with our bright
furnishings.

5. Many people believe in the curative powers of this water they have felt relief after
bathing in it.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 5 )

 Express your views on the given topic in paragraph form. It should comprise of
100-130 words.

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 5 )

Read the following passage carefully and summarize it avoiding repetition:
There is a fourth dimension to any garden that may often be overlooked. This is the
dimension of fragrance, and although its appreciation is not new, it seems to have been
cast aside to make room for texture, form and color. Fragrance is subjective, and opinions
of it diverse, but it is unquestionable that the garden planted with scented flowers offers
the added bonus of fragrance in addition to form and colour. It has been said that smell is
the sense that is most memorable and that none of the other senses is more subtle in its
suggestions or more reminiscent of a certain time. The purpose of a flower's fragrance is
thought to be very attractive for nectar-feeding insects.

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 2)
Ref No:
Time: 120 min

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:

Poly-

► bad
► little
► many
► self

Question No: 2 ( 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: 3 ( 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: 4 ( 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: 5 ( 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: 6 ( 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: 7 ( 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: 8 ( 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: 9 ( 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: 10 ( 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: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the best answer from the given options.
“Would you like to have fruits _____ ice-cream for dessert?” the waitress asked us.

► for
► as
► but
► or

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the best answer from the given options.
“Oh, dear! I have left _____ my purse _____ keys in the other bag,” said Sean.

► both…and
► either…and
► either…nor
► neither…or

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

Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

► Flossing, every day, in the opinion of the general public decreases the chances of
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day in the opinion of the general public decreases, the chances of,
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day, in the opinion of the general public, decreases the chances of
getting gum disease.
► Flossing every day in the opinion of the general public decreases the chances
of getting gum disease.

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Select the option which best describes the sentence .

Although he had been an often decorated soldier during World War II and had fought
many battles for the losing cause of liberalism in Congress.

► Run-on: put a comma after World War II.

► There is nothing wrong with the structure of this sentence.
► Fragment: put a comma after Congress and finish the sentence.
► Run-on: put a semicolon after World War II.

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

Not all currencies that are brokered on the world’s major stock exchanges _______
enough to generate windfall profits for the everyday investor.

► of value
► to be valuable
► are valuable
► valued

Question No: 17 ( 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: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.

To Darwin we __________ that has made the interrelations of organisms central in

modern natural history.

► have owed the change

► owe the change
► owing the change
► have owed the change

Question No: 19 ( 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: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.

An employee with 400 accrued sick leave hours at the end of the fiscal year will .........
into the new fiscal year 360 hours of sick leave and 8 hours of additional annual leave.

► carry out
► carry off
► carry over
► carry on

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill in the gap by choosing the best answer.

Indonesia has an ......... range of Japanese restaurants as Japan has long been the biggest
investor in the country

► ecstatic
► ecliptic
► eclectic
► eccentric

Question No: 22 ( 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: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.

Thai cuisine is one of the most romantic of the Asian cuisines as it still ......... an element
of mystery and exoticism.

► regains
► refrains
► retains
► remains

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose correctly spelled word from the given options.

► embarrassment
► embarrassmment
► embarrasment
► embarasment

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following words cannot be used for the suffix -ive?

► impress-
► reduct- ►
reveal- ► decis-

Question No: 26 ( 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.
When I was called upon to give an on-the-spot speech in class, I was so surprised that I
stood up and recited nothing but gibberish.
 ► Nonsense
► Lies
► Clichés
► Jokes

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence.

"Many students who have to take out loans, have a heavy debt load on graduation."

► Punctuation error
► Run-on sentence
► Pronoun case error
► Pronoun-antecedent agreement error

Question No: 28 ( 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: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct option.
The tensions of the modern world _____ produced a troubled society.

► have
► had been
► has
► had
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following does show a best cause and effect relationship?
► save money---- inflation

► study politics---- become a teacher

► eat too much----- get fat

► excess of nitrogen---- global warming

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )

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

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )

Rewrite the fragment to make a complete sentence.

on the table by the old red chair

You will find glass 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 )

What is the role of “emphasis” in effective sentence?
Emphisis shows the importance of the sentence to the person he is being
communicating.It gives strong support to get the whole thought of the sentence and
highlight the idea that is to be communicated.It can strongly supporting subject of the
sentence.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )

Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. The people are giving Tom a graduation party.
2. She rarely speaks to anyone and stay at home.
3. While the cake was baking i was making tea.

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )

Define ‘Language Function’ in simple words.
Language function is basically something that links voice with words.It is getting
shapes through some rules that and it gets a shap.Language functions is to link human
being to let them understand thinking and ideas.

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )

Identify the given sentences as comma splice (CP) or complete sentence (CS).

1.) John is always late for work, nobody seems to care. Complete sentence 2.)
Hot summer weather is nice, high temperatures are dangerous for certain people.
Complete sentence
3.) Emily broke her ankle on the weekend; now she is in a great deal of pain. Comma
splice
4.) Driving the car is fast and comfortable, riding the bicycle is better for one's health.
Comma splice
5.) When a student likes his class, he is more likely to achieve good grades. Complete
sentence
Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )
Change the voice of these sentences.
1. I have keep the butter in the fridge.
2. They have stole the painting.
3. They have are repairing the road.
4. Shakespeare has written Hamlet.
5. A dog has bit him.

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )

Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.

Forests are the lungs of the earth. Should the rain forests destruction be prohibited?
How is it possible to protect forests?

Forests are the lungs of earth in reality because of due to huge development of
earth day-by-day new experiments, research work ,and construction make our
environment polluted and it show development on one side and destruction in earth on
other side. But, we can minimize the effect of destruction in earth just to save our forest
and make them wide. Forests are pure lives nobody wants to poison his life, we are taking
main thing for our lives from forests, if we keep destroying forests in reaction, one day
we will finish human being from the this earth. We should keep growing plants on
suitable place and take care of them until we are getting benefits from them Infect, plants
are always giving benefit even deadly or a lively .Every country has one ministry of
environment for taking care of natural resources they are responsible for growing new
forest and stop rain forest destruction. Now in our developed world we are facing
environmental problems like rain water, pollution destruction in land, lack of minerals
because of this that we don’t have abundant of rain forests and we lost our natural forest.
We need do set our aim to built our healthy future by protecting our forest and grow
plants as more as we can ,and save our world.

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )

Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.
The influence of the Internet: More harm than good or vice versa.
OR
Should students be allowed to grade their teachers?

The influence of the Internet: More harm than good or vice versa.

Internet is common communication way than can be accessible for all humans in
the world. The use of internet is depend on the way of usage either we are using for good
things or bad. It is good in this sense that we can use it for updating knowledge,
entertainment, and for good life style. And is sometime harm in this sense that it gives us
the open doors for bad deeds also. But, its is influencing in all level of people from
lower-class to higher class peoples. It provides the way of good communication and
effects globally now in every business any social acts there is a image of internet. Its
decreases the distance between individuals in one side and increases the distance between
families on another side. Naturally, every things has some good or bad effect but we can
minimize the harmful effect and make it productive for human being. We can see
influence of internet in our daily life that our new generations adopting some good habits
like keep updating vocabulary from internet at the same time they are using internet for
gaming. but, we are communication across the world in low calls rates, doing businesses,
and market growth in no low price which was not possible before. We can not say that
influence of internet is more good than bad or more bad than good .
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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

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