ENG101 Midterm Solved Paper

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

ENG101- English Comprehension

Q1. Fill in the blank with correct option. (1 marks)

Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________ subject that no one could understand it.

1. austere
2. auspicious
3. esoteric
4. equitable

Q2. Choose the best meaning for the word underlined. (1 marks)

What makes up a true work of art? Although no single criterion seems adequate, the novelist James Joyce suggested three standards: "wholeness, harmony and radiance."

1. artist
2. question
3. standard
4. novel

Q3. If a statement is proved true through objective evidence, what it will be called? (1 marks)

1. Analysis
2. Proposal
3. Fact
4. Opinion

Q4. Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options. (1 marks)

If you get fired from your job, you can infer that:

1. You did something wrong.
2. You will never get a job again
3. You were the best worker.
4. You might get a raise.

Q5. Which one of these means 'polite in an extreme way’? (1 marks)

1. Gentian
2. Gentile
3. Genial
4. Genteel

Q6. Which one of these means 'a useless person’? (1 marks)

1. Dead loss
2. Dead wood
3. Dead weight
4. Dead heat

Q7. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option. (1 marks)

Rashid called _____ ;told me what happened.

1. or
2. nor
3. and
4. but

Q8. Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below. (1 marks)

He was told not to laugh at policemen.

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

Q9. Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighted word. (1 marks)

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

1. huge appetite for herbs
2. good looks
3. mistakes
4. intelligence

Q10. Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix: (1 marks)

Post-

1. against
2. before
3. after
4. around