ENG 101 Past Midterm Papers with Solution

 

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION 

Spring 2010

 

Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Choose antonym for the underlined word.

Our investigation will reveal the truth.

 

       ► conceal

       ► expose

       ► inspect

       ► announce

 

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb.  

The weather brought my cold......

 

       ► down

       ► up

       ► off

       ► on

     

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

Which suffix can correctly be added to the root word 'electric' to make a new word? 

 

       ► ed

       ► ian

       ► sion

       ► y

 

Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.

Newton imagined light to ________ of particles emitted from luminous bodies.

 

►assist

►desist 

►consist 

►persist 

     

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

Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below. He was told not to laugh at policemen.

 

 

►-ed ►-ing ►Infinitive ►Past         Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the five choices provided comes closest in meaning to the word underlined. Sue affected to like her only until she found a better friend. ►Agreed ►Pretended ►Wanted ►Bothered       Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options. If you get fired from your job, you can infer that:    ►You did something wrong. ►You will never get a job again ►You were the best worker. ►You might get a raise.      Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option.   The coach's ___________ voice could be heard over all the other noise in the gymnasium.    ► sanguine ►ingratiating ►strident ► mellifluous       Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option. The lab technicians went through the titration process with __________ care.     ► sedulous ►ribald ► vestigial ►mordant

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

 Complete the sentence by choosing the best option /pair of connectives. _____ the men _____ their supervisor is to be blamed for the mishap. 

►Neither…and

►Either…and ►Neither…nor

►Either…nor

     

 

 

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION  Spring 2010

 

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

Read the cause in the given situation and choose the effect. 

She was in a hurry riding her bike, so she carried her viola across the handlebars. She failed to see the rock on the street in front of her.

I.              

       ► The viola did not fall off the bike.

       ► The rock did not get in the girl's way.

       ► The girl fell off of her bike.

       ► The girl got off her bike to take a break.

     

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate connector.

__________ other mollusks, the oyster reproduces by eggs. .

►Regarding 

►As to 

►Like 

►With 

     

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

Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ion?

 

►Put- ►exhaust-

►correct-

►collect-

     

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

 Choose the best meaning of highlighted words in the sentence.

 

Reforestation will help to restore our environment. ►cutting down trees will help to recover the environment. 

►planting trees again will replenish our environment. 

 

►forests should be cut to improve the worsening environmental pollution ►cutting down trees will further help to worsen the environment.        Question No: 5    ( 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: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. It was an expensive vase _____ they bought it to pleases their mother.  . ► either ► neither ►but ► or       Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one     Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options. If you see someone fall off of their bike, you can infer that:   ►It’s a new bike. ►They weren’t wearing helmet. ►They have never ridden a bike before. ►They have lost their balance.       Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one     Choose the best meaning for the word underlined. . Being unable to write clearly is a liability in a business career.  In business, one must often express opinions and ideas in writing.    ►surprise ► necessity ►drawback ► penalty       Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one     Choose the best meaning for the word underlined. By giving military aid to dictatorships in Latin America, the United States has seemed to sanction their cruel policies. ►create

►remember

►criticize

►approve

    

 

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

 Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option. 

“Oh, dear! I have left _____ my purse _____ keys in the other bag,” said Seema. 

► both…and

► either…nor

► either…and

►neither…or

 

 

 

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION 

Spring 2010

 

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

 Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Refuse 

 

       ► Turn down 

 

       ► Look out for

 

       ► Put out 

 

       ► Turn up 

 

     

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

 Which suffix cannot be added to the root word 'employ' to make a new word? 

 

       ► ment        ► ing

       ► less

       ► er

     

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

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option. /pair of connectives. Each class is to present _____ a drama _____ a song for the concert. 

       ► both…nor        ► either…or

       ► either…and

       ► both…or

 

Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Read the sentence carefully and identify which of the given choices is closest in meaning to the word underlined. . J.Paul Getty, the late billionaire, was so frugal that he had a pay telephone for the guests in his home.        ► Sensitive        ► Generous        ► Thrifty        ► Honest       Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options.   If you go to a birthday party, you can infer that:              ► There will be a cake.        ► The person is turning 20.        ► There will be a clown.        ► You will have bad time.       Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose the best meaning for the highlighted word. 1. A student of contemporary art must also study the classic works of artists from the past, recognizing that these masters produced the modern art of their own time.  modern          ► religious        ► not having to do with religion        ► modern        ► former       Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Choose the best meaning for the word underlined. There is an optimum way to approach each kind of exam question.  For a multiple-choice item, for example, first eliminate any clearly wrong answers.  For an essay question, jot down an outline first.         ► time-consuming        ► annoying        ► best        ► inconvenient

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

Choose the correctly spelled word from the options provided.

 

 

      ► callender

       ► calendar

       ► calendre

       ► calander

     

Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Click on the option that you think is correct.

Hemp cannot be used to produce marijuana, ___ its low THC content.

       ► as

       ► because

       ► because of

       ► and

     

Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.

Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder in the face of overwhelming odds. 

       ► exhort

       ►  instigate

       ► emulate

       ►  flout

 

 

MIDTERM EXAMINATION  Spring 2009

 

 

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

 Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option.

The UConn women basketball team's perfect season ___________ in a championship win over Tennessee. 

 

       ► fulminated

       ► fomented        ► culminated

       ► alleviated

     

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Fill in the blank with correct option.

A kind of ____________ seemed to occur when David graduated from high school. He became a serious student all of a sudden. 

 

       ► Milieu

       ► Metamorphosis

       ► Epithet

        ► Accolade

    

 

Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Which one of the following statements expresses fact?

       ► 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.

     

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

 Choose the best meaning/definition for the highlighted word.

 

Santos knew that the reading class would improve his vocabulary and comprehension, thus increasing his chances of success in subsequent college courses.

       ►  less important

       ► out of order

       ► following

       ► . first

     

Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Which one of these means ‘a loose garment’?

       ► Cloak

       ► Clock

       ► Clone

       ► Clot

     

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

 Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.

You must have been _____ daydreaming _____ sleeping in class again.

       ► Neither…or

       ► Both…or                                                                                      

       ► Either…or

       ► Either…and

     

Question No: 7    ( 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: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Complete the sentence by choosing the best option /pair of connectives. _____ the men _____ their supervisor is to be blamed for the mishap. 

       ► Neither…and

       ► Either…and        ► Neither…nor

       ► Either…nor

     

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

 Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighted word.     

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

 

       ► huge appetite for herbs

       ► good looks

       ► mistakes

       ► intelligence

    

 

 

Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.

Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder in the face of overwhelming odds. 

 

 

       ► exhort

       ► instigate

       ► emulate

       ► Flout

     

Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.

Newton imagined light to ________ of particles emit from luminous bodies.

 

 

       ► Assist

       ► desist         ► consist 

       ► persist 

    

 

 

 

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

Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ure?

 

       ► lect-

       ► fiss-        ► depart-

       ► polit-

     

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

Read the cause in the given situation and choose the effect. 

I ran as fast as I could, passing all the other runners in the race. I wasn't even tired, either.

 

 

       ► I won the race

       ► I came in last place in the race.

       ► I decided to run the last lap of the race again.

       ► I stopped at the store for a snack, since I was ahead of everyone else.

     

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

 Fill in the blank with the most suitable phrasal verb.  

She brought..... the deal even though nobody thought she was capable of doing it.

 

 

       ► off

       ► in

       ► out

       ► down

     

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

 Identify the best answer which is not a synonym for the word 'sleepy'.

 

       ► Lethargic

       ► Soporific        ► Hyperbolic

       ► Somnolent 

     

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

Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to: Wear  

        ► Try on 

        ► Fill out           ► Have on

        ► Turn on

 

 

     

Question No: 17    ( Marks: 2 ) 

Choose appropriate options for the sentence given below:      

I (accept/except) all your compliments, but I (advice/advise) you to offer (fewer/less)  of them at a time because (its /it's) not good for a person to hear too many  positive things about himself in one day. 

 

Solution:

I accept all your compliments, but I advise you to offer fewer of them at a time because it’s not good for a person to hear too many positive things about himself in one day.

 

 

 

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION  Spring 2009

 

Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Fill in the blank with correct option.

Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________ subject that no one could understand it. 

 

       ► austere

       ► auspicious

       ► esoteric

       ► equitable

     

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

 Choose the best meaning for the word underlined.

What makes up a true work of art?  Although no single criterion seems adequate, the novelist James Joyce suggested three standards: "wholeness, harmony and radiance."

       ► artist

       ► question

       ► standard 

       ► novel

     

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

If a statement is proved true through objective evidence, what it will be called?

 

       ► Analysis

       ► Proposal

       ► Fact 

       ► Opinion

     

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

Read the statement carefully and choose ‘inference’ from the given options.

 

If you get fired from your job, you can infer that: 

 

       ► You did something wrong.        ► You will never get a job again        ► You were the best worker.

       ► You might get a raise.

     

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

 Which one of these means 'polite in an extreme way’?

   

       ► Gentian

       ► Gentile

       ► Genial

       ► Genteel

     

Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Which one of these means 'a useless person’?

 

       ►      Dead loss

       ►     Dead wood

       ►     Dead weight

       ►     Dead heat

    

 

Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.  Rashid called _____ ;told me what happened. 

       ►  or 

       ► nor         ► and

       ► but 

     

Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one  Indicate the correct form of verb in the sentence given below.

He was told not to laugh at policemen.

 

       ► -ing

       ► Infinitive

       ► Past  

       ► -ed

    

 

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

 Choose the best meaning or synonym for the highlighted word.     

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

 

       ► huge appetite for herbs

       ► good looks

       ► mistakes

       ► intelligence

     

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

 Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:     

 

Post-   

 

       ► against 

       ► before

       ► after

       ► around

    

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

 Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix: 

 

Scrib-/Script- 

 

       ► self

       ► life 

       ► flow

       ► write

    

 

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

Pick the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence given below.

If you're coming tonight, could you bring ......... some CDs

       ► on

       ► over

       ► up

       ► in

     

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

       ► cuddle

       ► doodle

       ► hotel

       ► yodel

     

Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Which of the following statement is true?

 

       ► blind rhymes with hint, print, i.e. the final consonant is unvoiced.

       ► blind rhymes with sinned, grinned, wind        ► blind rhymes with mind, kind, hind, lined

       ► blind rhymes with pint, i.e. the final consonant is unvoiced.

     

Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose antonym for the underlined word.

Sunglasses will only hinder your ability to see at night.

       ► accept

       ► describe

       ► equal

       ► help

    

 

 

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

 Choose the phrasal verb most similar in meaning to:  Resemble

 

       ► Get out of 

       ► Keep up with 

       ► Look like 

       ► Take out

 

 

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION 

Fall 2008

 

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

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.   Ever since he married Jane, he's had a new ____ on life.

       ►  title

       ► rent

       ► Lease

       ►  loan

     

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Which one of these means „tranquil‟?

       ► Placoid

       ► Placid

       ► Plague

       ► Placate

     

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

 Read the sentence carefully and decide which of the five choices provided comes closest in meaning to the word underlined.

My Corvette‟s voracious appetite for gasoline made me decide to trade it in for an economy car, the Chevette.

 

       ► Tiny

       ► Huge

       ► Sensational

       ► Finicky

     

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

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.

We are planning to go to _____ Spain _____ France during the holidays. 

       ►  either…nor

       ► either…or

       ►  neither…and

       ►  both…nor

     

Question No: 5    ( 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: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

Complete the sentence by choosing the best option.  “Would you marry a man who has _____ fame _____ money?” Mary asked her best friend.         ►  either…and

       ► neither….. nor

       ►  both…nor

       ►  either…nor

     

Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank.

I don't think these flowers are __________ to New England. At least I've never seen them. 

       ► Exigent

       ► Fluent

       ► Indigenous

       ► Ingenuous

     

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

 Which one of the following cannot be used for the suffix -ial?

 

       ► part-        ► debat-        ► mart-

       ► commerc-

     

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

Choose the best available substitute word for the following root/prefix:       

 

Alter-/Altr- 

.              

 

       ► large, great 

       ► change, other

       ► outside, beyond

       ► good, well

     

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

When the suffix 'ness' is added to the word 'happy', what will be the correct spelling?   

 

►hapiness ►happyness

►happiness

►hapyness

     

Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one Fill in the blank with appropriate connector.

With neither a naturally aggressive disposition ________ particularly large size, the mimic octopus survives quite easily because of its natural adaptations.

►or its 

►nor a 

►with its 

►and a 

     

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

Read the cause in the given situation and choose the effect. 

I awoke in the morning and ate breakfast. Then I pulled out my toothbrush and smeared ADAapproved toothpaste all over the bristles.

 

►I took a shower.

►I combed my hair.

►I left for the bus stop.

►I brushed my teeth.

    

 

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

What is the definition of effect?          

 

►The result of what happened in a given situation.

►What happened in a given situation?

►The reason something happened in a given situation.

►The order of events in a given situation.

     

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

Choose the correctly spelled word from the options provided.

 

►callender

►calendar

►calendar

►calander

     

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

Pick the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence given below. She brought her children .......... on her own after the divorce.

 

►over

►in

►out

►up

     

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

How many consonant sounds are there in English language?

 

►20

►24

►26

►23

     

Question No: 17    ( Marks: 2 )  

Fill in the blanks with participle.              1. Mike has ----- three sandwiches. (eat)

2 Someone has ----- my toothbrush! (use)

3.  I have ----- him for ten years. (know)

4.  My mother has ------- the hole in my sock. (mend)

 

Solution:

1. Mike has eaten three sandwiches. (eat)

2 Someone has used my toothbrush! (use)

3.  I have Known him for ten years. (know)

4.  My mother has mended the hole in my sock. (Mend)