ENG101 Midterm Past Paper 7

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 ‘tranq (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-

Q9. Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix: (1 marks)

Alter-/Altr-

I.

1. large, great
2. change, other
3. outside, beyond
4. good, well

Q10. Whe n the suffix 'ness' is added to the word 'happy', what will be the correct spelling? (1 marks)

1. 
2. hapiness
3. 
4. happyness
5. 
6. happiness
7. 
8. hapyness

Q11. Fill in the blank with appropriate connector. (1 marks)

With neither a naturally aggressive disposition ________ particularly large size, the mimic octopus survives quite easily because of its natural adaptations.

►or its ►nor a ►with its ►and a

Q12. Rea d the cause in the given situation and choose the effect. (1 marks)

I awoke in the morning and ate breakfast. Then I pulled out my toothbrush and smeared ADA-approved toothpaste all over the bristles.

►I took a shower. ►I combed my hair.

►I left for the bus stop. ►I brushed my teeth.