ENG101 Final Term Solved Paper 4

ENG101English Comprehension

Q1. Identify the best answer which is not a synonym for the word 'relationship'. (1 marks)

1. filiations
2. nescience
3. cognation
4. homology

Q2. How vowel sounds are produced? (1 marks)

1. They are produced without any obstruction in the mouth.
2. They are produced by combining two vowel sounds.
3. They are produced with a complete or partial stoppage of breath.
4. Both I & II

Q3. Pick the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence given below. If you're coming tonight, could you bring ......... some CDs (1 marks)

1. on
2. over
3. up
4. in

Q4. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option. The lab technicians went through the titration process with __________ care. (1 marks)

1. sedulous
2. ribald
3. vestigial
4. mordant

Q5. Choose the best answer from the given options. Mr. James cannot speak English _____ he can speak Mandarin very well. (1 marks)

1. because
2. but
3. since
4. while

Q6. 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. (1 marks)

1. either…and
2. both…or
3. either…or
4. neither…nor

Q7. Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. The children at the deaf-mute centre can _____ hear _____ speak. (1 marks)

1. neither…and
2. neither…nor
3. either…and
4. either…nor

Q8. Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas. (1 marks)

1. The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.
2. The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
3. The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.
4. The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

Q9. What is true of the following sentence? "Nevertheless crows flew." (1 marks)

1. It is a compound sentence.
2. It is a compound-complex sentence.
3. It is a sentence fragment.
4. It is a comma splice.

Q10. Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. (1 marks)

She ......... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

1. is
2. has been
3. had been
4. will be

Q11. Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below. She ......... on trying to pass her driving test but fails every time. (1 marks)

1. had kept
2. is keeping
3. keeps
4. kept

Q12. 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. (1 marks)

1. carry out
2. carry on with
3. carry off
4. carry through

Q13. 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. (1 marks)

1. foresaw
2. forced
3. forsake
4. forewent

Q14. 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. (1 marks)

1. disgust
2. deform
3. discussed
4. disperse

Q15. Fill the gap by choosing the best answer. America is ......... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese country. (1 marks)

1. underling
2. underbelly
3. undecidedly
4. undeniably