ENG001 Mid Term Past Paper

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION

Spring 2009

ENG001- Elementary English (Session - 3)

Question No: 1      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A list of technical words or expressions used in a field of study or book is,    

        Etymology 

        Glossary  

       Syllabication 

        Derivation   

Question No: 2      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of following shows how the word is divided when the word is separated at the 

end of a line of print?       

        Glossary

        Syllabication 

        Etymology 

        Derivation   

Question No: 3      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

To arrange a text in a coherent form refers to   

        Revising

        Organizing

        Drafting

        Proofreading  

Question No: 4      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the followings is a Readability Test; used to achieve appropriate 

readability?     

        Invention Index

        PSk index

        FIG index

        PRK Index  

Question No: 5      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which is a proper noun?   

        Flower brother

        Restaurant

        Pizza hut 

        Beans   

Question No: 6      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the followings contains an adverb? 

       Good question

        Friendly people

        Went quickly

        Free time  

Question No: 7      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the form of the 3rd person singular feminine subject pronoun?   

          It

        She 

          Her

        Mine  

Question No: 8      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How many articles are in the sentence given below? 

That was the best movie I have seen in a year.   

        0 

        1 

        2 

        3   

Question No: 9      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

PSK is stands for:

        Proper-Sumer-Kearl

        Primary-Sumer-Kearl

        Pointed-Sumer-Kearl

        Power-Sumer-Kearl  

Question No: 10      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

SMOG Index stands for:  

        Simple Measure of Gobbledygook

        Short Measure of Gobbledygook

        Simple Management of Gobbledygook

        Simplest measure of Gobbledygook  

Question No: 11      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A leading journalist leaked out the famous wheat scandal and the names of five top 

culprits in his article; it moved high officials to take immediate action. Which trait 

of the columnist it highlights?  

        Accuracy

        Credibility

        Concreteness

        Congeniality  

Question No: 12      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct option. 

The weather ____________ usually cool in October.

          are

          were 

          in 

          is   

Question No: 13      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct option. 

Books are indication of a person's education.  

          Exclamatory Sentence 

          Declarative Sentence

          Interrogative Sentence

          Imperative Sentence  

Question No: 14      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Click on the option you think is correct.

Put the books at the front of the room.  

          Declarative sentence

          Interrogative sentence

          Imperative sentence

          Exclamatory sentence  

Question No: 15      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct option. 

Copy the best example you can find.  

         Exclamatory sentence

          Imperative sentence

          Interrogative sentence

          Declarative sentence  

Question No: 16      ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which verb can be both singular and plural?   

          Is

        Am

        Do 

        Has   

Question No: 17      ( Marks: 2 )

On which grounds does a good writer usually proofread his or her produced work? 

Question No: 18      ( Marks: 2 )

Write doesn't or don't to complete each sentence.

1. I ___________________ want to give up, Grandpa.  

2. "No, he ___________________," Grandpa said.  

Question No: 19      ( Marks: 3 )

Choose the correct pronoun in each sentence    

1. If anyone has an opinion about capital punishment, _____ should state it.   

a.) he   

b.) they   

2. Because the members of the Chemistry class did poorly on the exam, ____ had to take  

a make-up exam.   

a.) they   

b.) it 

3. Due to the fact that my car is older than other cars, I don't expect ____ to run in the 

winter.   

a.) them   

b.) it 

Question No: 20      ( Marks: 5 )

Write down qualities essential to write well? Discuss at least three of them.

Question No: 21      ( Marks: 10 )

“A good writer is highly investigative in his approach”, How far do you agree with this 

statement. Give your answer with reference to general qualities of a good writer