English I Qualifier: 24 March 2024 (January 2024 term)

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

Which word means an idea or representation of a particular type of person or thing?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

What does the system to trap fish in the Lake Condah area signify?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

What was the function of conical baskets?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

Which word in the passage mean a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water.

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

The word bluff in the paragraph means ________________.

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

The word nomadic means _______________.

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

Quarries are for?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

What is the tense in the word located?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

Consider the sentence from the passage. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. What do you understand from this?

Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
There is a place forty kilometres north-east of Portland, Victoria, which makes for an unusual visit. It is Lake Condah. Here are to be found remains of aboriginal settlements: the circular stone bases of several hundred huts, rock-lined water channels, and stone tools chipped from rock not normally found in the area. One of the attractions of Lake Condah long ago was its fish and the most startling evidence of aboriginal technology and engineering to be found there are the systems built to trap fish. Water courses had been constructed by redirecting streams, building stone sides and even scraping out new channels. At strategic spots, they piled rocks across the water courses to create weirs and build funnels to channel eels and fish into conical baskets. This is an eel-fishing technique which has hardly changed to the present day. Beside some of the larger traps, there are the outlines of rectangular, stone-lined ponds, probably to hold fish and keep them fresh. On the bluffs overlooking the lake, stone circles are all that remain of ancient dwellings. Not all of the stones were quarried locally. The huts vary in size, but all have gaps for doorways located on the lee side, away from the prevailing wind. One theory is that the stone walls were only waist to shoulder high, with the top roofed by branches and possibly packed with mud. The site presents a picture of a semi-settled people quite different from the stereotype of nomadic hunter-gatherers of the desert.

Why did aboriginals prefer the lee side for doorways?

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
They laughed at my idea.

Select the correct pronoun.
Did she see ______?

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
We go to the gym every day.

Choose the appropriate option.
Kumar is afraid ________ spiders.

Choose the appropriate option.
The doctor gave me a prescription ________ my headache.

Choose the appropriate option.
Your watch is different __________ mine.

Choose the appropriate option.
Let us play________ chess.

Choose the appropriate option.
This is _______ bike I bought yesterday.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
A little puppy fell into the river.

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.
The weather was alright; furthermore, the sun was shining.

The word ‘steal’ has a _______.

Which among the following words has a diphthong?

Which semi-vowel occurs in the transition between the words ‘he’ and ‘arranged’ in the sentence ‘ he arranged his books’?

There are ______ vowel sounds in the English language.

How do you pronounce the word ‘blast’?

Choose the correct order in which the following words appear in a dictionary.

Either Ramesh or Dharan ______ the instrument to repair your computer.

There is a march in April. Here the word ‘march’ means.

Choose an appropriate prefix that gives the antonym of ‘honest’.

Choose the appropriate option.
Sorry I am late. My vehicle ________ petrol.

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B and answer the given subquestions. (Hint: Word collocation)

Fast ________

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B and answer the given subquestions. (Hint: Word collocation)

Saving ______

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B and answer the given subquestions. (Hint: Word collocation)

Welfare ______

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B and answer the given subquestions. (Hint: Word collocation)

Make _______

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B and answer the given subquestions. (Hint: Word collocation)

Find _______

Read the following telephone conversation and answer the given subquestions: Oliver: Good evening, Dr. Gregs!
Professor: Good evening! (i)_________________.
Oliver: I am Oliver Thompson. I study at the department of Electrical Engineering. I have been in your class on ‘Operations Research’ offered this semester.
Professor: Good! (ii) ____________.
Oliver: I lack clarity in concepts discussed in the last lecture. Could I (iii) __________.
Professor: Yes. You may meet me on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Does that sound good?
Oliver: Yes Ma’am. Thank you!
Professor: (iv) ______________.

Fill in the blank (i) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephone conversation and answer the given subquestions: Oliver: Good evening, Dr. Gregs!
Professor: Good evening! (i)_________________.
Oliver: I am Oliver Thompson. I study at the department of Electrical Engineering. I have been in your class on ‘Operations Research’ offered this semester.
Professor: Good! (ii) ____________.
Oliver: I lack clarity in concepts discussed in the last lecture. Could I (iii) __________.
Professor: Yes. You may meet me on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Does that sound good?
Oliver: Yes Ma’am. Thank you!
Professor: (iv) ______________.

Fill in the blank (ii) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephone conversation and answer the given subquestions: Oliver: Good evening, Dr. Gregs!
Professor: Good evening! (i)_________________.
Oliver: I am Oliver Thompson. I study at the department of Electrical Engineering. I have been in your class on ‘Operations Research’ offered this semester.
Professor: Good! (ii) ____________.
Oliver: I lack clarity in concepts discussed in the last lecture. Could I (iii) __________.
Professor: Yes. You may meet me on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Does that sound good?
Oliver: Yes Ma’am. Thank you!
Professor: (iv) ______________.

Fill in the blank (iii) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephone conversation and answer the given subquestions: Oliver: Good evening, Dr. Gregs!
Professor: Good evening! (i)_________________.
Oliver: I am Oliver Thompson. I study at the department of Electrical Engineering. I have been in your class on ‘Operations Research’ offered this semester.
Professor: Good! (ii) ____________.
Oliver: I lack clarity in concepts discussed in the last lecture. Could I (iii) __________.
Professor: Yes. You may meet me on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Does that sound good?
Oliver: Yes Ma’am. Thank you!
Professor: (iv) ______________.

Fill in the blank (iv) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephone conversation and answer the given subquestions: Oliver: Good evening, Dr. Gregs!
Professor: Good evening! (i)_________________.
Oliver: I am Oliver Thompson. I study at the department of Electrical Engineering. I have been in your class on ‘Operations Research’ offered this semester.
Professor: Good! (ii) ____________.
Oliver: I lack clarity in concepts discussed in the last lecture. Could I (iii) __________.
Professor: Yes. You may meet me on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Does that sound good?
Oliver: Yes Ma’am. Thank you!
Professor: (iv) ______________.

The conversation between the professor and the student is _______.