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English II · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 (Forenoon)

60 questions · 100 marks · 90 min

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras

BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper

English II

End Term · 31 Aug 2025 (Forenoon)

Official Paper

Examination Instructions & Guidelines

Solve on notebook/paper first before checking solutions.
MCQ: Exactly 1 option is correct. Negative marking applies.
Scientific calculator allowed for all calculations.
Official answer key is sealed at the end of this sheet.

Read the passage below, then answer Q1–Q10
Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
I asked the policemen to come in. The cry, I said, was my own, in a dream. The old man, I said, was away; he had gone to visit a friend in the country. I took them through the whole house, telling them to search it all, to search well. I led them finally into the old man’s bedroom. As if playing a game with them I asked them to sit down and talk for a while. My easy, quiet manner made the policemen believe my story. So they sat talking with me in a friendly way. But although I answered them in the same way, I soon wished that they would go. My head hurt and there was a strange sound in my ears. I talked more, and faster. The sound became clearer. And still they sat and talked. Suddenly I knew that the sound was not in my ears, it was not just inside my head. At that moment I must have become quite white. I talked still faster and louder. And the sound, too, became louder. It was a quick, low, soft sound, like the sound of a clock heard through a wall, a sound I knew well. Louder it became, and louder. Why did the men not go? Louder, louder. I stood up and walked quickly around the room. I pushed my chair across the floor to make more noise, to cover that terrible sound. I talked even louder. And still the men sat and talked, and smiled. Was it possible that they could not hear? No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me. I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer. I pointed at the boards and cried, “Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him. But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?”
(The Tell Tale Heart ~ Edgar Allen Poe)
Q1MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
What does the narrator tell the policemen about the cry?
1. AThat it was the cry of the friend whom the old man had gone to visit in the country
2. BThat it was he himself who had cried in a dream
3. CThat it was the cry of an old man who had gone to visit a friend in the country
4. DNone of these
Q2MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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How did the narrator try to reassure the policemen?
1. ABy offering them money
2. BBy acting easy and quiet
3. CBy showing them a letter
4. DBy calling a friend
Q3MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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To which room did the narrator finally lead the policemen after taking them through the whole house and telling them to search it all?
1. AThe basement
2. BThe kitchen
3. CThe old man's bedroom
4. DThe attic
Q4MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
What physical sensation did the narrator experience as he spoke with the policemen?
1. AHis eyes hurt
2. BHis stomach ached
3. CHis head hurt
4. DHis legs felt weak
Q5MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
What realization did the narrator have about the source of the sound?
1. AIt was coming from outside the house
2. BIt was in his ears
3. CIt was not just inside his head
4. DIt was the noise made by a machine
Q6MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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“Now it was they who were playing a game with me.” According to this sentence, who was playing a game with whom?
1. AThe narrator was playing a game with the policeman
2. BThe policemen were playing a game with the narrator
3. CThe narrator was playing a game with the old man
4. DThe policemen were playing a game with the old man
Q7MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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What did the narrator do to “cover that terrible sound”?
1. AHe took the policemen through the whole house
2. BHe made the policemen believe his story
3. CHe pushed his chair across the floor to make more noise and talked loudly
4. DHe became quite white
Q8MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Which of the following words from the passage is similar in meaning to the word clamorous? Choose your answer on the basis of how these words are used in the passage.
1. ALouder
2. BFaster
3. CFriendly
4. DClearer
Q9MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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What ultimately caused the narrator to confess to the crime?
1. AFear of being caught
2. BThe loudness of the sound
3. CThe policemen's questioning
4. DThe old man’s visit to the country
Q10MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Read the concluding lines of the passage. In the narrator’s perception, what is the source of the sound that is tormenting him?
1. AThe smiles of the policemen
2. BA dream that the narrator had of an old man
3. CThe stopless beating of the heart of the man whom the narrator claims to have killed
4. DThe sound of a clock heard through a wall
Read the passage below, then answer Q11–Q15
Read the following email and answer the given subquestions.
From: Alicia Walker Alicia.Walker@gmail.com
To: ExpressEdits ExpressEdits@gmail.com
Subject: ____________________
_________________,
I am writing to formally accept the job offer for the position of Digital Illustrator at ExpressEdits. I am genuinely thrilled about the prospect of joining your esteemed team and am eager to make significant contributions, particularly in the area of visual storytelling. Thank you once again for this wonderful opportunity.
Warm regards,
Alicia Walker
Boston University
Alicia.Walker@gmail.com
Q11MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 3 times Key ↓
Choose the correct option. What is the purpose of the closing line in an email?
1. ATo provide contact information
2. BTo introduce the sender
3. CTo attach files
4. DTo end the email professionally
Q12MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Choose the appropriate subject line from the following
1. AApplication Status Update
2. BInterview Follow-Up
3. CAcceptance of Job Offer
4. DSyllabus and Course Schedule
Q13MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Choose the appropriate salutation from the following.
1. ADear Sir/Madam
2. BHey Walker
3. CHey Ma’am
4. DRespected Sir
Q14MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Select true or false for the following statement. Alice Walker is accepting the position of Marketing Specialist at ExpressEdits.
1. ATRUE
2. BFALSE
Q15MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Fill in the blank with the correct option. Who is the sender of the email?
1. AExpressEdits@gmail.com
2. BAlicia Walker
3. CBoston University
4. DAlice.Walker@gmail.com
Read the passage below, then answer Q16–Q20
Match the following:
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q16MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Dirt
1. AFrench
2. BCeltic
3. CScandinavian
4. DLatin
5. EHindi
Q17MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Candle
1. AFrench
2. BCeltic
3. CScandinavian
4. DLatin
5. EHindi
Q18MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Jungle
1. AFrench
2. BCeltic
3. CScandinavian
4. DLatin
5. EHindi
Q19MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Government
1. AFrench
2. BCeltic
3. CScandinavian
4. DLatin
5. EHindi
Q20MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Clan
1. AFrench
2. BCeltic
3. CScandinavian
4. DLatin
5. EHindi
Read the passage below, then answer Q21–Q30
Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Work Ethic of Creative Flow: A Radio Report
Reporter:
Jean-Michel Basquiat had endless inspiration. He was the embodiment of artistic flow, and while most artists will never approach anything close to his once in a generation talent, there are a few things that you could learn from his work methods that will help you tap into your own creative genius. For example, at the beginning of his career, Basquiat went out and bought two books– two books that would inform all of his works right up until his death. The first of these was a book called Henry Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook. This rare book would end up providing source material for almost all of the fifteen hundred drawings and six hundred paintings that he left behind. His art was filled with symbols–ladders, crowns, crosses, copyrights, and all of them came from this rare book. Many of them are gathered on one page– page ninety– a page that almost looks like a dictionary of his whole artistic language. There is, for instance, the symbol that denotes the death of man, which, sadly, he used to symbolise and prophesy his own death.One of the secrets of staying in flow is thus source material. Basquiat used source material like he was J Dilla sampling records, but source material alone will not automatically give you creativity. You have to learn to use it the artist’s way, and it is thus a question of taste– you choose source material that can expose you to the best things that humans have done, and try to bring those things into what you are doing. Picasso had a saying; he said “Good artists copy; great artists steal.” Stealing like an artist means stealing with no judgement. Let your taste make the decisions, not your brain. In an interview at the Fun Gallery in the early 1980s, Marc H. Miller asked Basquiat where the words in his paintings came from. He was interviewing the artist at an exhibition of his paintings at the Fun Gallery in the East Village of New York, and had the rare privilege of being able to refer back from the art to the artist, as both were present there at the gallery.
[Original audio of the interview]
Interviewer: Where do the words come from?
Basquiat: Real life, books, television…
Interviewer: Yeah, and you just skim them and start including…
Basquiat: No man, when I’m working, I hear them, you know, and I just throw them down. Interviewer: Oh yeah? Well, I mean, things like “punic wars” I remember that was in one of your… Basquiat: Uh, yeah, that was from a guidebook on Roman history. “History of Rome in 5 Pages,” you know?
Interviewer: So you snatched a few words from it?
Basquiat (smiling): I didn’t snatch them, you know?
Interviewer: They, they caught your…
Basquiat: They caught my eye and then I took them.
Interviewer points to a painting– what’s this?
Basquiat: That’s Pluto. Based on a drawing of the moon…the first drawing of the moon by Galileo. Interviewer: This looks like an eye
Basquiat: Yeah yeah, that’s the evil eye of the Malocchio
Reporter:
The moment you stop judging “Should I use this? What would people say?”, you open yourself to flow. Stealing like an artist is not to end up as just the sum of your influences. The choices of the artist are choices that serve his message and it is this informed choice that renders an artwork meaningful. The second book that gave Basquiat his unparalleled momentum was Flash of the Spirit- a book about African art. This book was key in helping him zero in on his message. The reason most artists lose flow when they are working is that when they get stuck, they have no guiding ideology to get them out of their tough spot, and because they don’t know what they are trying to communicate to the world, any roadblock could stop them in their tracks for days and open up a vortex of overthinking, staring at a blank canvas, and artist’s paralysis. That’s what happens when you don’t have an overarching message in your works. Basquiat did.
[Original audio]
Basquiat: I think there’s a lot of people that are neglected in art. I don’t know if it’s because of who made the paintings or what. Black people are never portrayed realistically, or not even portrayed in modern art enough.
Reporter:
And because he had a message, art came out of him that much more effortlessly. It’s not just that he had source material; it’s that he had a place to channel it. His work became a commentary on the underrepresentation of black art in the established art world. When you have a message, art comes out of you easily, but a message, tons of source material, and your newfound audacity to steal like an artist is still not enough. You will never have that Basquiat-like limitless inspiration and flow if you don’t master speed. The day Basquiat met Andy Warhol, he ran back home and painted a self-portrait of both of them from a polaroid his idol had just taken. And then he ran back to the restaurant to give it to him as a gift. The paint was still fresh. Warhol couldn’t believe it. All he kept repeating was “Oh, I’m jealous. I’m jealous. He’s faster than me, and these are so great.” That was the beginning of the collaborations between Andy and Jean-Michel. When one of the most prolific artists of all time is jealous of your speed, you know you are doing something right. Work quickly, like a demon. You should work so fast that you don’t have time to think. The brain is your enemy in art. Like they say in the music industry, keep the tape rolling.
If you really want to become the legendary artist that you have the potential to be, if you really want that endless inspiration, you have to understand that most of the flow that you have for making art will come from all the things that you are doing while you’re not making art. In between your creative sessions, while everyone else is busy consuming regurgitated content on social media, you should go offline and you should go deep. Most people need to rev up when they sit down to work. They need hours before they can finally get into the groove. That is because they haven’t been feeding their minds during their downtime.
[Original audio]
Basquiat: I never went to an art school. I failed the art courses that I did take in school. I just looked at a lot of things. And that’s how I think I learned about art, by looking at it. That’s a Roman belt buckle. It’s from a drawing that I did at the Metropolitan. Went all the way to the Metropolitan museum, and I did the drawing of the buckle and I came back with it and I put it right there. Interviewer: Well, that’s kind of a slow process.
Basquiat: I’m a slow person.
Reporter:
The process may seem slow to an outsider, but that slow process is what makes you outrageously fast when you get back into the studio. Make it your mantra to study, memorise and internalise, and those ideas you consume will marinate inside of you, and will eventually become part of your artistic DNA. Suddenly, the oddest things will come out of you at the most unexpected times. It’s all because you made yourself this well of inspiration. You became a student of life– ready at any time to express your genius.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q21MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
Each argument in this radio report is built progressively on the one preceding it. Identify the sequence in which this radio report constructs its arguments. i. Work fast ii. Have a message to communicate iii. Study, memorise, internalise iv. Use source material according to taste v. Feed your mind
1. Aii→ iii→ v→ iv→ i
2. Biv→ ii→ i→ v→ iii
3. Ciii→ i→ v→ iv→ ii
4. Di→ v→ iii→ ii→ iv
Q22MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report illustrates how one can use the phraseology of a different domain in order to make a point about art. The word marinate is typically associated with:
1. ADeep sea fishing
2. BMarine ecosystems
3. CCooking
4. DRitual and sacrifice
Q23MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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What is the relevance of Jean-Michel Basquiat in this radio report?
1. AThe report is a biography of the artist and catalogues his works
2. BThe report presents his work methods as a model to learn from
3. CThe report eulogises his passing
Q24MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
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Why does this audio report incorporate into it elements from an original interview with the artist? i. A radio report relies solely on the auditory medium and an original interview brings in a variety of voices into the report, making it more engaging. ii. This radio report draws on the artistic process of Jean-Michel Basquiat and incorporating elements from an original interview with the artist helps the report to be structured and more convincing.
1. AOnly i
2. BOnly ii
3. CBoth i and ii
4. DNeither i nor ii
Q25MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
Who do you suppose is the intended addressee of this radio report?
1. AJean-Michel Basquiat
2. BUpcoming artists
3. CAndy Warhol
4. DDNA researchers
Q26MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report is an interesting instance of how personal names and the names of objects and places are used to build an argument in the report. How do the items in List A add to the report? Match them to suitable items in List B. Picasso
1. AThe name of an object from which the symbolism in Basquiat’s work was drawn
2. BThe name of a site where Basquiat spent time while he was not in his studio– a site from which the artist drew inspiration
3. CThe name of Basquiat’s idol, used in this radio report in relation to a specific instance that illustrated the speed at which Basquiat worked
4. DThe name of an object from which Basquiat derived the message of his art
5. EThe name of a great painter, and a quote by the same, introduced into this radio report to detail how great artists make use of source material
Q27MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report is an interesting instance of how personal names and the names of objects and places are used to build an argument in the report. How do the items in List A add to the report? Match them to suitable items in List B. Andy Warhol
1. AThe name of an object from which the symbolism in Basquiat’s work was drawn
2. BThe name of a site where Basquiat spent time while he was not in his studio– a site from which the artist drew inspiration
3. CThe name of Basquiat’s idol, used in this radio report in relation to a specific instance that illustrated the speed at which Basquiat worked
4. DThe name of an object from which Basquiat derived the message of his art
5. EThe name of a great painter, and a quote by the same, introduced into this radio report to detail how great artists make use of source material
Q28MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report is an interesting instance of how personal names and the names of objects and places are used to build an argument in the report. How do the items in List A add to the report? Match them to suitable items in List B. Flash of the Spirit
1. AThe name of an object from which the symbolism in Basquiat’s work was drawn
2. BThe name of a site where Basquiat spent time while he was not in his studio– a site from which the artist drew inspiration
3. CThe name of Basquiat’s idol, used in this radio report in relation to a specific instance that illustrated the speed at which Basquiat worked
4. DThe name of an object from which Basquiat derived the message of his art
5. EThe name of a great painter, and a quote by the same, introduced into this radio report to detail how great artists make use of source material
Q29MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report is an interesting instance of how personal names and the names of objects and places are used to build an argument in the report. How do the items in List A add to the report? Match them to suitable items in List B. Henry Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook
1. AThe name of an object from which the symbolism in Basquiat’s work was drawn
2. BThe name of a site where Basquiat spent time while he was not in his studio– a site from which the artist drew inspiration
3. CThe name of Basquiat’s idol, used in this radio report in relation to a specific instance that illustrated the speed at which Basquiat worked
4. DThe name of an object from which Basquiat derived the message of his art
5. EThe name of a great painter, and a quote by the same, introduced into this radio report to detail how great artists make use of source material
Q30MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
This radio report is an interesting instance of how personal names and the names of objects and places are used to build an argument in the report. How do the items in List A add to the report? Match them to suitable items in List B. The Metropolitan Museum
1. AThe name of an object from which the symbolism in Basquiat’s work was drawn
2. BThe name of a site where Basquiat spent time while he was not in his studio– a site from which the artist drew inspiration
3. CThe name of Basquiat’s idol, used in this radio report in relation to a specific instance that illustrated the speed at which Basquiat worked
4. DThe name of an object from which Basquiat derived the message of his art
5. EThe name of a great painter, and a quote by the same, introduced into this radio report to detail how great artists make use of source material
Read the passage below, then answer Q31–Q35
Fill in the blanks with appropriate options:
The (1)_____ of the cradle was the only sound that resonated throughout the room. The (2)_____ clouds that gathered around the estate submerged the whole house in (3)_____. The (4)_____ aspect of living on the hillside was the landslides. The strong wind (5)_____ the treetops and it looked like a storm was coming.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q31MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 20 times Key ↓
Choose the correct answer for blank (1).
1. ARock
2. BRocked
3. CRockiness
4. DRocking
Q32MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 20 times Key ↓
Choose the correct answer for blank (2).
1. ADark
2. BDarker
3. CDarken
4. DDarkness
Q33MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 20 times Key ↓
Choose the correct answer for blank (3).
1. ADarkest
2. BDarkness
3. CDark
4. DDarker
Q34MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 20 times Key ↓
Choose the correct answer for blank (4).
1. AScare
2. BScarier
3. CScariest
4. DScarring
Q35MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 20 times Key ↓
Choose the correct answer for blank (5).
1. ARocking
2. BRocked
3. CRockiness
4. DRock
Read the passage below, then answer Q36–Q40
From the given options, identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context.
Context: A teacher to her students in a school.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q36MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 15 times Key ↓
About the portions for the exam.
1. AI will never, under any circumstances, reduce the portions.
2. BYou people are not going to study either way, so what is the point of reducing the mid-term portions.
3. CAs you are aware, covering these portions is integral to make sure that you have a grasp of the most important concepts that we have studied until now. Therefore, I am afraid I will not be able to reduce much from the required portions for the exam.
4. DPlease, do not judge me for not reducing the portions. After all, I am your teacher, and I request your good selves to kindly understand my predicament here and cope with the current amount of portions.
Q37MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 15 times Key ↓
Asking a student to get the chalk box from the staff room.
1. APeter, I would like to respectfully request you to get the chalk box from the staff room.
2. BDear Peter, hope you are doing well. Would you mind if I call upon you to visit the staff room, take the chalk box that is there, and hand it over to me?
3. CGet that box of chalks here, right now! Run, Peter!
4. DPeter, would you please get me the chalk box from the staff room?
Q38MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 15 times Key ↓
Letting a student know about her low grades.
1. AAnarkali, you have put on a poor show as always. Two off twenty.
2. BAnarkali, your grades aren’t what they should be. You seem to be having some issues with understanding certain core concepts here. Please come visit me after the class in the staff room so I can help you with understanding them better. Do let me know if you have any questions.
3. CAnarkali, you are a disgrace to this school, and this score of two off twenty, gives further proof to that claim.
4. DAnarkali, I am terribly sorry to let you know that your performance is not up to the mark in this test. I am devastated, and I apologise to you for this. I am genuinely sorry.
Q39MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 15 times Key ↓
About the deadline for an assignment submission.
1. AThe last date to submit the assignment would be the 20th of this month. All of you, please be punctual.
2. BThe 20th of this month is the deadline for the assignment, and if you don’t submit it by then, I will personally come and burn your bags.
3. CI know that you are all lazy people. But if you do not submit the assignment by the 20th of this month, there would be severe consequences. This is both a threat and a warning, mind it.
4. DThe deadline for the assignment has been decided as the 20th of this month. Please let me know if any of you have any reservations about this date. If you have any, do not hesitate to tell me, although we are really short of time and there is very little chance that your reasons would be accepted. Thank you!
Q40MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 15 times Key ↓
Asking a chirpy student to stop talking in class.
1. AHarini, if you do not stop talking, I will have paper thrown at you. This is a class.
2. BHarini, please be quiet during the class unless you are required to talk. You are disturbing the class, and if you go on I’d have to ask you to leave the class.
3. CHarini, would you be so kind as to consider stopping the utterance of your thoughts during class hours? I am terribly sorry to be asking you this, but I am short of choice, and I hope you will understand. Thanks a lot for hearing me out.
4. DHarini, shut up or get lost. I won’t say it again.
Q41MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
The word geography has a prefix and suffix. This statement is
1. ATRUE
2. BFALSE
Q42MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Identify the number of prefixes in the following sentence. The anticlimax was that the amoral politician, who was known for his illegal ways, got decorated in the end.
1. A1
2. B2
3. C3
4. D4
Q43MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Which of the following is an example of back clipping?
1. Aexam
2. BWHO
3. Cvarsity
4. Dcablegram
Q44MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 6 times Key ↓
He discovered that if he stared hard at any wolf, the wolf would be forced to drop his eyes. The that-clause in the given statement is the object of the verb discovered. This statement is:
1. ATRUE
2. BFALSE
Q45MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
I will set that coat ablaze. The verb in this sentence is a _____ verb and the sentence is an example of a _____sentence.
1. AIntransitive verb and simple sentence
2. BTransitive verb and simple sentence
3. CTransitive verb and complex sentence
4. DDitransitive verb and complex sentence
Q46MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag. Let us take him alive to the camp, _____?
1. AShall we?
2. BWill we?
3. CDo we?
4. DWould we?
Q47MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 9 times Key ↓
Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank. No party or candidate _____ be involved in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic. Hint: To denote a strong, socially-oriented, and legally-binding obligation on those contesting in elections
1. AShould
2. BShall
3. CCan
4. DWould
Q48MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb. She informed them that she ________ be late for the meeting.
1. AWould
2. BWill
3. CIs
4. DHave
Q49MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
What does the modal auxiliary in the following sentence denote? She might have won the tournament.
1. APossibility
2. BAbility
3. CSuggestion
4. DRequest
Q50MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Fill in the box (□) in the following sentence with the appropriate punctuation mark. “Today may not be the best day. However □ there is always a tomorrow.”
1. AFull stop
2. BEllipsis
3. CComma
4. DColon
Q51MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 3 times Key ↓
“We very much enjoy the Sunday nights in winter.” The use of the degree adverb in the given sentence is:
1. AIncorrect
2. BCorrect
Q52MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 3 times Key ↓
“Historically, jellyfish have been kept in check by marine predators such as seabirds, sea turtles, fish and whales.” Find the viewpoint adverb in the given sentence.
1. AIn check
2. BMarine
3. CHistorically
Q53MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
The state of an action being in continuity in future time is shown by which of the following sentences? i. The Chicago Daily Post will be ordering a larger feature on the families of the victims. ii. I was looking at the crabgrass growing in the cracks on the sidewalk. iii. The kid is hurling his ball against the ground and watching it bounce.
1. Aii and iii only
2. Bi and ii only
3. Cii only
4. Di only
Q54MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Convert the following sentence to active voice. The defender was tackled by Ronaldo.
1. AThe defender was tackling Ronaldo.
2. BRonaldo was tackled by the defender.
3. CRonaldo is tackling the defender.
4. DRonaldo tackled the defender.
Q55MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
The passive voice is used when we want to emphasise the receiver of the action.
1. ATRUE
2. BFALSE
Q56MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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Fill in the blank with verb that is in the past perfect tense. Sunanda ________ through the rain to visit her parents.
1. ADrove
2. BHad drove
3. CHad driven
4. DHad droven
Q57MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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Choose the correct option and fill in the blank. Merin ___ preparing for the entrance exam since last year.
1. AHas been
2. BHad been
3. CHave been
4. DWas
Q58MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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If I were you, I would have invested that money. This is a __ sentence.
1. AZero conditional
2. BFirst conditional
3. CSecond conditional
4. DMixed conditional
Q59MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence. The patient had died before the doctor came
1. ANoun clause
2. BAdjectival clause
3. CAdverbial clause
Q60MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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Choose the correct option after studying the given sentences. A: Rohan jumped into the pond even though he didn’t know how to swim. B: Rohan jumped into the pond despite of not knowing how to swim.
1. AA is correct and B is wrong
2. BA is wrong and B is correct
3. CBoth are correct
4. DBoth are wrong

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