ENG101 Midterm Past Paper 1

MIDTERM EXAMINATION · Fall 2008 · ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 2)

Q1. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence. (1 marks)

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

1. title
2. rent
3. lease
4. loan

Q2. Which one of these means ‘tranquil’? (1 marks)

1. Placoid
2. Placid
3. Plague
4. Placate

Q3. Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the five choices provided comes (1 marks)

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.

1. Tiny
2. Huge
3. Sensational
4. Finicky

Q4. We are planning to go to _____ Spain _____ France during the holidays. (1 marks)

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

Q5. Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below. (1 marks)

The population has increased by 6% since 1970.

1. Present
2. Infinitive
3. -ing
4. -ed

Q6. “Would you marry a man who has _____ fame _____ money?” Mary asked her best friend. (1 marks)

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

Q7. Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank. (1 marks)

I don't think these flowers are __________ to New England. At least I've never seen them.

1. exigent
2. fluent
3. indigenous
4. ingenuous

Q8. Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ial? (1 marks)

1. part-
2. debat-
3. mart-
4. commerc-