ENG101 Midterm Solved Paper 3

ENG101 - English Comprehension

Q1. Please choose one Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Refuse (1 marks)

urn o n oo o t or t o t rn p

Q2. Which suffix cannot be a e to the root or 'employ' to make a ne or ? (1 marks)

ment ing less er

Q3. Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives. Each class is to present _____ a drama _____ a song or the concert. (1 marks)

both nor either or either and both o r

Q4. Rea the sentence carefully an i entify hich of the given choices is closest in meaning to the or (1 marks)

un erline . . J. a l Getty, the late billionaire, was so frugal that he had a pay telephone or the g ests in his home. ensitive Genero s hrifty onest

Q5. Rea the statement carefully an choose ‘inference’ from the given options. I yo go to a birthday party, yo can in er that: (1 marks)

here ill be a cake. he person is t rning . here will be a clown. o will have bad time.

Q6. Choose the best meaning for the highlighte or . (1 marks)

1. A st dent o contemporary art m st also st dy the classic wor s o artists rom the past, recognizing that these masters prod ced the modern art o their own time. modern religio s not having to do with religion mo ern ormer

Q7. Choose the best meaning for the or un erline . here is an optim m way to approach each ind o exam q estion. For a m ltiple-choice item, or example, irst eliminate any clearly wrong answers. For an essay q estion, jot down an o tline irst. (1 marks)

time -cons ming annoying best inconvenien t

Q8. Choose the correctly spelle or from the options provi e . callender (1 marks)

calen ar calendre calander

Q9. Click on the option that you think is correct. emp cannot be sed to prod ce marij ana, ___ its low C content. (1 marks)

as beca se because of and

Q10. Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank. (1 marks)

Coach Calhoun trie to ___________ his team to try har er in the face of over helming o s. exhort instigate em late lo t

Q11. I entify the given statements as Fact or Opinion. (2 marks)

1. It is easiest to travel to A stralia by boat.

. My sister loo s best in red.

3. Canada is located on the continent o North America.
4. .Antarctica is the so thernmost continent.

Q12. Fill in the blanks ith participle. (2 marks)

1. Mi e has ----- three sandwiches. (eat)

omeone has ----- my toothbr sh! ( se)

3. I have ----- him or ten years. ( now)
4. My mother has ------- the hole in my soc . (mend)

Q13. Making an inference is also kno n as rea ing bet een the lines. Justify. (3 marks)

Q14. Rea the follo ing text an state the main i ea of the passage. (3 marks)

o many parents, the in ant's crying may be mainly an irritation, especially i it contin es or long periods. B t crying serves important nctions or the child as well as or the parents. For the child, crying helps improve l ng capacity and the respiratory system. erhaps more important, the cry serves as a signal o distress. When babies cry, they indicate that they are h ngry or in pain, and this is important in ormation or parents.

Q15. Rea this paragraph an i entify the main i ea. (5 marks)

igh blood press re is sometimes called the "silent iller" beca se there are no symptoms. Another disease that o ten goes nnoticed is heart disease. he irst signs o a heart attac are not always obvio s. Diabetes is yet another illness that many do not now they have. In act, the research says that 16 million people are "silently at ris " or diabetes.