ENG001 Midterm Past Papers Set 3

Q1. A message’s success depends upon the fulfillment of the following points: (1 marks)

1. Understanding, Social contacts
2. Investigation, Reusability and Analysis
3. Understanding, Social Contact, Common Medium, Transmission
4. Common Medium, Transmission, and Understanding

Correct answer: Common Medium, Transmission, and Understanding

Q2. The indirect narration of 'Hurrah! We have won the match' is: (1 marks)

1. They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
2. They exclaim with joy that they had win the match.
3. They cry with joy that they did won the match.
4. They cried with joy that they will won the match.

Correct answer: They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

Q3. How many adverbs are there in the sentence given below? (1 marks)

I really woke up too early this morning.

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

Q4. What a rainy day! (1 marks)

1. Exclamatory sentence
2. Imperative sentence
3. Interrogative sentence
4. Declarative sentence

Correct answer: Declarative sentence

Q5. A noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses is: (1 marks)

1. Collective noun
2. Concrete noun
3. Countable noun
4. Non-countable noun

Correct answer: Concrete noun

Q6. Which one of the following does modify a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words? (1 marks)

1. Conjunction
2. Adverb
3. Adjective
4. Verb

Correct answer: Adverb

Q7. Identify what part of the sentence is missing and needs to be added to make the fragment into a sentence. (1 marks)

‘they told each other’

1. Add a subject
2. Add a verb
3. Add a subject and a verb
4. The subject and verb are present, but it doesn't express a complete thought.

Correct answer: The subject and verb are present, but it doesn't express a complete thought.

Q8. The direct narration of 'He told me that he would accept my offer' is: (1 marks)

1. He said, “I have accept your offer.”
2. He said, “I will accept my offer.”
3. He said, “I will accept your offer.”
4. He said, “I will accept his offer.”

Correct answer: He said, “I will accept your offer.”

Q9. Choose the option that best defines the 'Courteous': (1 marks)

º Detestable º Odious º Offensive º Considerate

Q10. A short story writer has expressed the feelings of the beggar in a very lifelike way which has moved the readers to feel sorrow for him. Which quality of the writer does it express? (1 marks)

º Precision

º Consideration º Courtesy º Conciseness

Q11. What is a dictionary? (2 marks)

Answer: Dictionary is a writing tool for writers.

Q12. What are Compound Sentences? (2 marks)

Answer: compound sentence mean a sentence which have two independent clauses togather. Example: I am a student and my brother is a policeman.

Q13. Define the term 'clause' with examples? (3 marks)

Q14. What is meant by free morpheme? Explain with examples. (3 marks)

Answer: The free morpheme mean the linguistic unit which can stand alone. Example: Cat, Hen, Boy, etc.

Q15. Ernest Hemingway once said that good writing was one-tenth inspiration and nine-tenths perspiration. He also said that to be a good writer, you need a "built- in, shockproof crap detector." Both of his statements point to the importance of the hard work of revising and rewriting in producing good writing. Discuss. (5 marks)

Q16. What are some of the differences between writing and speaking skills? (5 marks)

Answer: Learning to write is not a natural extention of learning to speak. Following are some differences between writing and speeking skill.

Speech

writing

Speakers pronounce. Writers spell.

Speech is usually informal and repetitive. Whiting on the other hand is more formal and compact. Seekers draw own their listeners reactions to know how or wheter to continue. Writers are often solitary in there process.even they d’nt know where are their readers Speakers use pauses and intonation. Writers use punctuations.