The IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 1 paper sat on 11 Jul 2021, in the May 2021 term, set POD21QZAQPA: 25 questions for 25 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentences as you hear in the audio.
Heard people say this can't be done
Heard people say/ this can't be done//
Heard/ people say this/ can't be done//
Heard people say this can't be done//
Correct answer
Heard people say/ this can't be done//
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentences as you hear in the audio.
You in the years ahead are going to be leaders of this country and shaping the destiny of this country
You in the years ahead are/ going to be leaders of this/ country and shaping the destiny of this country//
You/ in the years ahead /are going to be leaders of this country and shaping the destiny of this country//
You/ in the years/ ahead are going to be leaders/ of this country and shaping the destiny of this country//
Correct answer
You/ in the years ahead /are going to be leaders of this country and shaping the destiny of this country//
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
885_640653_0_1984128_english1quiz2a.mp3
Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentences as you hear in the audio.
You look at the world around you where ideas were born where individuals started in garages
You/ look at the world around you where ideas/ were born where individuals/ started in garages//
You look at the world around you/ where ideas were born/ where individuals started in garages//
You look at the world/ around you where ideas were born/ where individuals started in garages//
Correct answer
You look at the world around you/ where ideas were born/ where individuals started in garages//
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Identify the number of syllables in the following words:
Nobel
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
2
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Identify the number of syllables in the following words:
Innovation
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
4
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Identify the number of syllables in the following words:
Leader
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
2
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions
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Identify the number of syllables in the following words:
Build
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
1
Which of these is a definite determiner?
A
An
The
Am
Correct answer
The
In the phrase, ‘The Postman’, ‘The’ is a determiner and ‘postman’ is a/an _____________.
Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Correct answer
Noun
In the sentence ‘Raju likes pizza from Pizza Hut.’, identify the verb in the sentence.
From
Likes
Correct answer
Likes
Rekha and Amala _________ want to see the movie.
Don’t
Doesn’t
Correct answer
Don’t
‘Could you open the window, please?’ is a ______.
Request
Command
Correct answer
Request
The newspaper or the books ____ in my room.
Is
Are
Correct answer
Are
The preposition in the phrase 'on the table' is __________.
On
The
Correct answer
On
In the sentence, John laughed loudly, ‘laughed loudly’ is the predicate.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
What is the meaning of devilry?
Divinity
Wicked activity/mischief
Angry speech
Body build
Correct answer
Wicked activity/mischief
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
he could get into any character part assigned him. Identify a preposition that can be added between ‘assigned’ and ‘him’ in the underlined part of the sentence.
Of
If
To
From
Correct answer
To
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
Find a suitable word to replace reluctantly in the passage.
Joyously
Sorrowfully
Hesitantly
Respectfully
Correct answer
Hesitantly
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
Identify the antonym of vague.
Happy
Clear
Bossy
Large
Correct answer
Clear
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. What happened to their game?
It ended
It became boring
It got hot
It progressed
Correct answer
It progressed
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
Who is the narrator of the passage?
Not revealed
Dill
Jem
Tarzan
Correct answer
Not revealed
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
Who appears to be a good performer?
Calpurnia
Tarzan
Narrator
Dill
Correct answer
Dill
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
Who did Jem assure that Boo Radley was dead?
Calpurnia
Tarzan
Narrator
Dill
Correct answer
Narrator
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime. Who does him refer to in this sentence?
Jem
Boo Radley
Tarzan
Atticus
Correct answer
Jem
Read the passage and answer the given subquestions.
As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a small play upon which we rang changes every day. Dill was a villain’s villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required. He was as good as his worst performance; his worst performance was Gothic. I reluctantly played assorted ladies who entered the script. I never thought it as much fun as Tarzan, and I played that summer with more than vague anxiety despite Jem’s assurances that Boo Radley was dead and nothing would get me, with him and Calpurnia there in the daytime and Atticus home at night.
What was their game?
Playing pranks
Enacting plays
Playing on trees
Retelling ghost stories
Correct answer
Enacting plays
