ENG101 Final Term Past Solved Paper 5

FINALTERM EXAMINATION
ENG101- English Comprehension

Marks: 75

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb.
The band are bringing..... a new album in the new year.

·                 over

·                 down

·                 out

·                 up

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ure?

·                 lect

·                 fiss

·                 depart

·                 polit

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The meaning of the stem traditis:

·                 chance

·                 hand over, deliver

·                 stand, place

·                 fall

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
James usually has his lunch at this restaurant _____ sometimes he eats elsewhere.

·                 if

·                 either

·                 neither

·                 but

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the
roadside stall.

·                 either

·                 if

·                 and

·                 but

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.
The population has increased by 6% since 1970.

·                 Present

·                 Infinitive

·                 -ing

·                 -ed

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When a person gives his judgment, assessment or evaluation of something, what it will be called?

·                 Fact

·                 vision

·                 Analysis

·                 Opinion

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate parallel structure.
In the years following the American Revolution and prior to the establishment of a national government, Washington provided the fledgling country with keen economic insight, _________ and astute international judgment.

·                 sense of domestic stability

·                 a recognition of stability that was domestic

·                 to stabilize the domestic situation

·                 which was domestically stable

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is true of the following example?
If society as a whole cannot be rejuvenated, the individual needs to work for personal certainty.

·                 It contains an appositive phrase.

·                 It contains an adjectival clause.

·                 It contains an adverbial clause.

·                 It contains a noun clause.

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is true of the following example?
He doesn't like her, but he wants her to like him.

·                 It is a compound sentence.

·                 It is a compound-complex sentence.

·                 It is a complex sentence.

·                 It is a simple sentence.

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Select the option that best describes the sentence.
Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation.

·                 Compound Sentence

·                 Compound-Complex Sentence

·                 Simple Sentence

·                 Complex Sentence

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The children are tired _____ happy after their trip to the zoo.

·                 but

·                 if

·                 when

·                 as

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.
The injured boy must receive medical attention at once _____ he will die.

·                 and

·                 or

·                 but

·                 nor

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best answer from the given options.
Mr. James cannot speak English _____ he can speak Mandarin very well.

·                 because

·                 but

·                 since

·                 while

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best answer from the given options.
The people screamed _____ ran in different directions when the lorry crashed into the roadside stall.

·                 and

·                 neither

·                 if

·                 but

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the best answer from the given options.
Why is the baby crying? _____ she is hungry _____ her nappy needs changing.

·                 Neither nor

·                 Either or

·                 Neither and

·                 Either nor

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

·                 The moral of the story is that people should always, as a result, treat one another with kindness.

·                 The moral of the story is, that people should always, as a result treat one another with kindness.

·                 The moral, of the story, is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness.

·                 The moral of the story is that people should always as a result treat one another with kindness.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the correct sentence with properly placed commas.

·                 The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning, sometimes, gets lost in the process.

·                 The problem with making decisions based upon emotion, he argued, is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

·                 The problem with making decisions based upon emotion he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

·                 The problem with making decisions, based upon emotion, he argued is that sound reasoning sometimes gets lost in the process.

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black beetle, the grub with its velvety body __________ in length from 9 to 10 mm.

·                 range

·                 it will have ranged

·                 which has ranged

·                 ranges

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is true of the following sentence?
"When , crows flew."

·                 It is a compound-complex sentence.

·                 It is a compound sentence.

·                 It is a sentence fragment.

·                 It is a comma splice.

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
......... any one object if I turn the heating down?

·                 Doing

·                 Does

·                 Did

·                 Do

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate verb given below.
She ......... on trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.

·                 had kept

·                 is keeping

·                 keeps

·                 kept

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
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.

·                 carry out

·                 carry on with

·                 carry off

·                 carry through

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
Finland and the Finnish upper secondary education system constitute a good example of the fact that it is possible to ......... very extensive readjustments with a view to making a system more flexible and adapted to individualized learning.

·                 carry away

·                 carry through

·                 carry on with

·                 carry off

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb.
The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile, which helps ......... waste products from the liver.

·                 carry over

·                 carry on with

·                 carry away

·                 carry through

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
International restaurants in Singapore are ......... adept at simultaneously perfecting both eastern and western dishes on their menues

·                 partly

·                 particularity

·                 partially

·                 particularly

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
A look of ......... came over Nancy's face when the verdict was announced. She now wants tomeet with lobbyists whowork to change laws for the betterment of society.

·                 disgust

·                 deform

·                 discussed

·                 disperse

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
America is ......... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese country.

·                 underling

·                 underbelly

·                 undecidedly

·                 undeniably

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
Middle Eastern restaurants often have a way of whisking you away to a far off land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ......... drink.

·                 instigating

·                 intimidating

·                 incriminating

·                 intoxicating

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
Thai cuisine is one of the most romantic of the Asian cuisines as it still ......... an element of mystery and exoticism.

·                 regains

·                 refrains

·                 retains

·                 remains

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )
The sentence below contains a comma splice. Select the answer that corrects the comma splice without creating any new errors.
I entered my friend's house, I realized that he had made a lot of home improvements.
a.) After I entered my friend's house and realized that he had made a lot of home
improvements.
b.) As soon as I entered my friend's house, I realized that he had made a lot of home improvements.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )
Rewrite the fragment to make a complete sentence.on the table by the old red chair

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )
What is verb?

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )
Define the role of Unity in a sentence.

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Rewrite the following fragments to make a complete sentence.
1. have you seen the new movie about the Titanic
2. if the powder turns red
3. before the sun rises

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )
Rearrange these sentences.
1. refuse many to walk times students a day four or five
2. bus is to dance driver that expected
3. to talk promises every week Julie other

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Identify the sentences as fragments (F) or complete sentences(C).
1.) While I was driving to work and there was an accident on the road.
2.) When I took my exam today, I was very nervous.
3.) Wherever I go, I take my cell phone with me.
4.) If I don't take my cell phone, and I need to make a call.
5.) As soon as I finish this grammar exercise, I will eat lunch.
Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )
What are the main parts to form a passive sentence?

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 10 )
Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200-230 words.
Should cigarette smoking be banned as heroin consumption?
OR
Should the animals be used for scientific research? Is it humanly?

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 10 )
Write an essay on any one of the given topics. It should comprise of 200- 230 words.
Should the animals be used for scientific research? Is it humanly?
OR
Should drivers of automobiles be prohibited from using cellular phones?