ENG101 Midterm MCQs 2025

Q1. Choose the best antonym for the word ‘jubilant.’

1. depressed
2. enthusiastic
3. glad
4. excited

Correct answer: depressed

Q2. Choose the correct option from the following:

Parents are often disappointed when their children do

not........... them. A. Obedience B. Obedient

C. Obey

D. Obediently

Q3. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

One who

is determined to exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him

A. Usurer

B. Vindictive

C. Vindicator D. Virulent

Q4. I liked the car, ___ I bought it.

1. even so
2. far
3. so
4. even

Correct answer: so

Q5. Provide the contextual reference in the space given below:

As companies unify their networks and

systems, _______ must merge new technologies and legacy systems. A. it

B. they

C. both D. which

Q6. Read the passage and answer the question:

A copper star, symbolic of the state's copper industry, centers

Arizona's State Flag - rising from a field of blue into the setting sun. The upper half of the flag consists of six yellow and seven red rays topping the blue bottom - the same shade of blue as the Stars and Stripes.

What

does the passage describe?

1. None of the above
2. Arizona
3. Arizona State Flag
4. Stars and Stripes

Correct answer: Arizona State Flag

Q7. Which of the following words cannot use the suffix -ship?

1. state-
2. relation-
3. friend-
4. partner-

Correct answer: state-

Q8. Choose the correct option from the following.

1. information
2. purpose
3. tone
4. both B and C

Correct answer: both B and C

Q9. Choose the correct option from the following.

What is the synonym for the word ‘Cent’?

1. Nickel
2. Dime
3. Penny
4. Quarter

Correct answer: Penny

Q10. In a paragraph the ........ details grow out of the major details and also give information about ....... details.

1. Topic....writer
2. Information....topic
3. Major.... minor
4. Minor.... major

Correct answer: Minor.... major

Q1. Choose the best meaning of the words in brackets ( ) in the following sentence.

I ’m sorry I (misread) the

notice and therefore (misunderstood) the message. A. Read the notice and understood the message correctly B. Did not read the notice and therefore did not understand the message. C. Read the notice but could not understand the message D. Did not read the notice correctly and therefore did not understand correctly.

Q2. Complete the following sentence using appropriate preposition.

He is _____ to Mumbai. A. over B. in C. out

D. off

Q3. Fill in the blank with the correct form of word.

The Olympics attract............from all over the world. A. Competitive

B. Competitors

C. Competitively D. Competition

Q4. Fill in the correct form of verb.

I _______ a great film yesterday. A. see B. has seen

C. saw

D. seen

Q5. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ward?

1. house
2. home
3. heaven
4. down

Correct answer: down

Q6. Choose the synonym of the word in quotes " " from the follwoing:

If your plan fails, we’ll have to find

someone who can "devise" a better one. A. differentiate

B. design

C. defend D. dislike

Q7. You must not ___ the animals in the zoo.

1. feeding
2. feeds
3. feed
4. fed

Correct answer: feed

Q8. Choose the correct option from the following.

Can you __________life without electricity?

1. Imagine
2. Imagination
3. None of above
4. Image

Correct answer: Imagine