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ENG101- English Comprehension · LATEST SOLVED MCQS FROM MIDTERM PAPERS · Feb 12,2012 · Latest Mcqs · ENG101- English Comprehension

Q1. Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank. (1 marks)

"The judge released him on his own _________."

1. recognizance
2. reconnaissance
3. connoisseur
4. cognition

Correct answer: cognition

Q2. Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank. (1 marks)

The jury ___________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.

1. exonerated
2. expatriated
3. augmented
4. subjugated

Correct answer: exonerated

Q3. Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. (1 marks)

They can watch _____ the detective series _____ the foreign movie.

1. neither…and
2. either ...or
3. both…or
4. either…then

Correct answer: either ...or

Q4. Which one of these means 'a vehicle for carrying a coffin’? (1 marks)

1. Hernia
2. Hearse
3. Heron
4. Hearsay

Correct answer: Hearse

Q5. What is true of the following example? (1 marks)

" Many people probably think that politeness is simply a social lubricant."

1. It contains a noun clause.
2. It contains an adverbial clause.
3. It contains an adjectival clause
4. It contains a prepositional phrase.

Correct answer: It contains a noun clause.

Q6. He wanted to join the navy _____ his parents did not allow him to. (1 marks)

1. if
2. but
3. neither
4. either

Correct answer: but

Q7. The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the roadside stall. (1 marks)

1. and
2. neither
3. if
4. but

Correct answer: and

Q8. She employs a maid to do _____ the cooking _____ washing for her family. (1 marks)

1. neither…nor
2. both…and
3. either…and
4. both…then

Correct answer: both…and

Q9. (1 marks)

1. Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk, in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.
2. Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white

Correct answer: Two students, obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white

chocolate.

1. Two students obviously pranksters, replaced the chalk in the classrooms, with sticks of white chocolate.
2. Two students obviously pranksters replaced the chalk in the classrooms with sticks of white chocolate.

Q10. __________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with fantastic and but twice with real or historical subjects. (1 marks)

1. Observing that when
2. It will be observed that
3. When will it be observed
4. Which of that will observe

Correct answer: It will be observed that

Q11. Which one is true of the following example? (1 marks)

"Guinevere and Lancelot, who can be considered archetypal betrayers."

1. It is a comma splice.
2. It is a sentence fragment.
3. It contains an adverbial clause.
4. It contains a noun clause.

Correct answer: It is a sentence fragment.

Q12. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb. (1 marks)

An eagle, if pressed for food, might ......... a small baby that had been left in the open unprotected, but such an opportunity must occur very rarely.

1. carry out
2. carry on with
3. carry off
4. carry through

Correct answer: carry off

Q13. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb. (1 marks)

The Scottish Parliament has appointed Mr. Maley to ......... an assessment of the current cost estimate and likely completion date of a new information technology project.

1. carry off
2. carry out
3. carry on
4. carry over

Correct answer: carry out