ENG101 Midterm Solved Subjective Set 3 by Moaaz

Spring 2011

Q17. What is the purpose of table in a text? (2 marks)

Answer: In a text ,table contain columns and rows, in which each columns and rows have the unique value and properties .through which data can be handled easily To manage and updated easily. Sorting easily. To access readily.

Q18. Rewrite the sentence below, Keeping in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given. (2 marks)

Having no air conditioning, her apartment is very hot. Rewrite, beginning with: Her apartment is very hot) by it being no Air conditioning. The next words will be (a) on account of it has (b) because it has

(c) by it being

(d) being as it is

Q19. Add the correct suffix to the highlighted word in each sentence. (3 marks)

1. You will not be permitted to swim with the sharks! (ed, er)
2. The old road has to be repaved. (ed, ing)
3. Are you planning to visit me in Myrtle Beach? (ed, ing)

Q20. 1. The new house is not ___dis__similar to our old one except that it's a bit bigger. (5 marks)

2. The organization insists that it is ___im__political and does not identify with any one particular party.
3. The ownership of the painting remains __un___clear.
4. We’re living in an ___im__perfect world.
5. Whether the book is well or badly written is __im___material to me - it has an important message.

Q21. Read the paragraph and answer the questions given below. (5 marks)

At Dalton State College, the registrant of a motor vehicle is held responsible for the safe and prudent operating and proper parking of his or her vehicle regardless of who may be the operator. Curbs painted in yellow are no parking areas. Parking against the flow of traffic is prohibited at all times. Vehicles parked on campus after school hours may be towed away. All faculty and staff reserved parking areas will be painted in red. Fines will be paid at the Business Office in the Westcott Building. Speed limits are as posted. There is no parking at anytime on College Drive. Decals are not transferable.

Q1. Choose the sentence that best states the implied main idea.

Answer: Parking against the flow of traffic is prohibited at all times at " Dalton State College”.

Q2. Why people have to pay fines at Business Office in the Westcott Building?

Answer: People have to pay fines at Business Office in the Westcott Building, if they break the traffic rules implied by the registrant of Dalton State College.

Q3. Suggest a suitable topic for the passage.

Suitable topic for the passage.

Answer: Parking rules during college hours.

Q22. Underline two synonyms in each sentence. (5 marks)

1. Irma thinks you are very well informed, but Shelly believes you don’t know what you're talking about.
2. Kerry gave a triumphant shout to celebrate our team's victorious record.
3. I couldn’t recall her name and I don’t even remember where we met.
4. Chris wasn’t in his seat when the teacher passed out the morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper
5. George was demanded to confess his guilt. The other kids knew that George would never admit that he had done wrong.

Solution:

1. Irma thinks you are very well informed, but Shelly believes you don’t know what you're talking about.
2. Kerry gave a triumphant shout to celebrate our team's victorious record.
3. I couldn’t recall her name and I don’t even remember where we met.
4. Chris wasn’t in his seat when the teacher passed out the morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper
5. George was demanded to confess his guilt. The other kids knew that George would never admit that he had done wrong.

Spring 2010

Q11. Read the statements and identify them as Fact/Opinion. (2 marks)

1. Pizza tastes better than fish. Opinion
2. Many people work Mondays through Fridays at their jobs. Opinion
3. Before electricity, many people burnt candles to give them light. Fact
4. Jumping rope is a form of exercise. Fact

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

1. The story was --red-- by the librarian. (read)
2. These numbers have been ---added-- wrong. (add)
3. My brother has never ---drunk-- wine. (drink)
4. I have never --felt-- so sick before. (feel)

Q13. Identify the following statements as F for fact, O for opinion or B for a blend of both. (3 marks)

1. Victor Emmanuel II was the first king to rule over a united Italy; he was also a madman, who had his toenail clippings edged in gold and encrusted in diamonds. Then he would give the clippings to palace favorites. O
2. In 1943, the extraordinary Jacques Cousteau invented an improved diving suit that allowed divers to descend 500 feet below the surface of the ocean; nowadays, that suit is usually referred to as a scuba suit. F
3. Richard Rodriguez writes movingly about his personal struggle to honor his Spanish-speaking parents and still excel at speaking English. O

Q14. Fill in the blanks with participle. (3 marks)

1. She has --requested- two tickets to the show. (request)
2. I have --thought- about it for a long time. (think)
3. The money was -put-- in the bank. (put)
4. Have you been --hurt--? (hurt)
5. The paper will have to be ----radon--. (redo)
6. Mike has already --read-- that article. (read)