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Spring 2010
ENG101- English Comprehension (Session - 2)
Ref No: 1381206
Time: 90 min
Marks: 55
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Center: OPKST
Q No. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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Q No. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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Q No. 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
"CRT Terminals are very useful interactive devices for use in offices because of their
speed and quietness."
► that
►but
► because
►while
►Due to
►Consequently
►Since
►So
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
“Lower your voice _____ the others will know of our plan,” Raiz told me.
► if
► or
►but
►and
►Professor Ahmad khan argues that the effect of carbon emissions on the surrounding
environment will only get worse.
► This product might cause stomach upset for some people in years to come.
►In 2005, Brazil and FC Barcelona star Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Footballer
of The Year.
►Local councilors should spend more time listening to residents and less time listening
to each other.
► both…nor
►neither…and
►either…nor
► either…or
►neither…nor
►either…or
►both…or
►both…and
► If we don't cut up our credit cards right now, she asserted, we will only descend
further into debt.
► If we don't cut up, our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend
further into debt.
► If we don't, cut up our credit cards right now she asserted, we will only descend
further into debt.
►If we don't cut up our credit cards right now she asserted we will only descend further
into debt.
► Alcoholism, as stated earlier is a chemical disease, that can be altered by behavior.
► Alcoholism as stated earlier is a chemical disease, that can be altered, by behavior.
► Alcoholism, as stated earlier, is a chemical disease that can be altered by behavior.
►Alcoholism as stated earlier is a chemical disease that can be altered by behavior.
I assumed you ......... paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
►are being
►was been
►had been
►have been
Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the
intuitive boy ......... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.
►foresaw
►forced
►forsake
►forewent
During the war, many families tried to ......... as much food and supplies as they could.
►hail
►hoard
►hone
►horde
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fill the gap by choosing the best answer.
Many people drink wine, but many wine consumers know little about wine ......... or wine
and food pairing because they are intimidated or put off by the pretensions often
associated with wine.
►apprehension
►apportion
►appreciation
►appropriation
►value
►hope
►doubt
►color
"There has been surprisingly little research on anorexia nervosa; only 15 comparative
trials published in the last 20 years."
►Punctuation error
►Sentence fragment
►Pronoun reference error
►Dangling modifier
"Sergeant Wilson challenged my ideas about how to train the company and I sure put him
in his .......... I reminded him that I outrank him and that he knows about telephone
systems and nothing about leading troops," First Sergeant Kent told Sergeant Major
O'Brian.
► spot
► plot
►place
►field
Hot summer weather is nice, it can be dangerous for various groups of people when
certain temperatures get too high.
a.) Hot summer weather, which is can contain high temperatures that can be dangerous
for various groups of people.
b.) Hot summer weather is nice, but high temperatures can be dangerous for various
groups of people.
1. Had you been (waiting) (wait) long before the taxi arrived?
2. She (enjoys) (enjoying) playing the piano.
3. The team (wore) (worn) their game jerseys on Friday.
1. Someone donated more than a million dollars to the school library fund but
the----------------- donor did not want his name announced to the general public or the
newspapers.
(Anonymous, Anonymity)
2. Many students feel a lack of interest or concern about topics that should be important
to them. These------------------ students do not realize that they should be more active in
school activities so they can benefit more from their education.
(Apathetic, Apathy)
3. The final examination was very difficult for the students because all the questions
were---------------.Each question had two possible answers, so the students did not know
what to write down.
(Ambiguity, Ambiguous)
4. Robert had------------- feelings about his cousin Anne because he liked her good looks
and personality, but he could not stand her bad cigarette smoking habit.
(Ambivalence, Ambivalent)
5. In 2068, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf will mark the one-hundred-year
anniversary of its beginning with a--------------jubilee that will include the president of the
university and the governor of the state.
(Centennial, Century)
1. Although I will never forget how cold we were when we lost our heat last winter.
2. When my cousin moved to Troy, New York, after he finished school.
3. My brother has been running a charter fishing boat for five years.
4. After he went to all the trouble of fixing up his apartment.
5. While living there, he made very few friends.