ENG101 Midterm Solved Paper 1

ENG101 - English Comprehension

Q1. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option. The UConn women basketball team's perfect season ___________ in a championship win over Tennessee. (1 marks)

f lminate fomente culminate alleviate

Q2. Fill in the blank with correct option. A kin of ____________ seeme to occ r when Davi gra ate from high school. He became a serio s st ent all of a s en. (1 marks)

ilie Metamorphosis pithet Accola e

Q3. Which one of the following statements expresses fact? Professor hma khan argues that the effect of carbon emissions on the surroun ing environment will only get worse. (1 marks)

This pro ct might ca se stomach pset for some people in ears to come. n ra il an C arcelona star onal inho was name A orl ootballer of The Year. ocal councilors shoul spen more time listening to resi ents an less time listening to each other.

Q4. Choose the best meaning/ efinition for the highlighte wor . Santos knew that the rea ing class wo l improve his vocab lar an comprehension th s increasing his chances of s ccess in subsequent college co rses. (1 marks)

less important o t of or er following

1. first

Q5. hich one of these means ‘a loose garment’? (1 marks)

Cloak Clock Clone Clot

Q6. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option. Yo m st have been _____ a reaming _____ sleeping in class again. (1 marks)

either or oth or Either or ither an

Q7. Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives. James s all has his l nch at this resta rant _____ sometimes he eats elsewhere. (1 marks)

if either neither but

Q8. Complete the sentence by choosing the best option /pair of connectives. _____ the men _____ their s pervisor is to be blame for the mishap. (1 marks)

either an ither an Neither nor ither nor

Q9. Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighte wor . hen o r plan brings s great wealth o will be rewar e for o r sagacity. h ge appetite for herbs (1 marks)

goo looks mistakes intelligence

Q10. Coach Calhoun trie to ___________ his team to try har er in the face of overwhelming o s. (1 marks)

exhort instigate em late lo t

Q11. Newton imagine light to ________ of particles emit from luminous bo ies. (1 marks)

ssist esi st consist persist

Q12. Which one of the following cannot be use for the suffix -ure? lect (1 marks)

fiss epart polit

Q13. Rea the cause in the given situation an choose the effect. ran as fast as co l passing all the other r nners in the race. wasn't even tire either. (1 marks)

won the race came in last place in the race. eci e to r n the last lap of the race again. stoppe at the store for a snack since was ahea of ever one else.

Q14. Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb. She bro ght..... the eal even tho gh nobo tho ght she was capable of oing it. (1 marks)

off in o t own

Q15. entify the best answer which is not a synonym for the wor 'sleepy'. (1 marks)

ethargic Soporific yperbolic