ENG101 Midterm MCQs Lectures 1-18

Choose antonym for the underlined

word. Our investigation will reveal the truth.

1. conceal
2. expose
3. inspect
4. announce

Correct answer: conceal

phrasal verb.The weather brought my cold......

1. down
2. up
3. off
4. on

Which suffix can correctly be added to the root word 'electric' to make a new word?

1. ed
2. ian
3. sion
4. y

Correct answer: ian

Newton imagined light to

of particles emitted from luminous bodies.

•  Assist
•  Desist
•  Consist
•  persist 

Q5. Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.

He was told not to laugh at policemen. She was in a hurry riding her bike, so she carried her viola across the handlebars. She failed to see the rock onthe street in front of her.

1. The viola did not fall off the bike.
2. The rock did not get in the girl's way.
3. The girl fell off of her bike.
4. The girl got off her bike to take a break.

Correct answer: The girl fell off of her bike.

Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Refuse

1. Turn down
2. Look out for
3. Put out
4. Turn up

Correct answer: Turn down

Which suffix cannot be added to the root word 'employ' to make a new word?

1. ment
2. ing
3. less
4. er

Correct answer: less

Each class is to present _ a drama a song for the concert.

1. both…nor
2. either…or
3. either…and
4. both…or

Correct answer: either…or

Read the sentence carefully and identify which of the given choices is closest in

meaning to the wordunderlined. .

J.Paul Getty, the late billionaire, was so frugal that he had a pay telephone for the guests in his home.

1. Sensitive
2. Generous
3. Thrifty

Correct answer: Thrifty

Honest

Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options. If you go to a birthday party, you can infer that:

1. There will be a cake.
2. The person is turning 20.
3. There will be a clown.
4. You will have bad time.

Correct answer: There will be a cake.

the best meaning for the highlighted

word.

Q1. A student of contemporary art must also study the classic works of artists from the past, recognizing thatthese masters produced the modern art of their own time. modern

1. religious
2. not having to do with religion
3. modern
4. former

Correct answer: modern

Q13. the best meaning for the word

There is an optimum way to approach each kind of exam question. For a multiplechoice item, for example,first eliminate any clearly wrong answers. For an essay question, jot down an outline first.

1. time-consuming
2. annoying
3. best
4. inconvenient

Correct answer: best

Choose the correctly spelled word from the options provided.

1. callender
2. calendar
3. calendre
4. calander

Correct answer: calendar