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English I Quiz 1: 11 July 2021, Set POD21QZBQPB (May 2021 term)

The IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 1 paper sat on 11 Jul 2021, in the May 2021 term, set POD21QZBQPB: 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.

Questions
25
Marks
25
Duration
120 min
MCQ
25
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Official paper: IIT M QUIZ EXAM POD21QZBQPB AN 11 July 2021 · No negative marking.

Question 1

+1 markOne correct option

The verb ‘reads’ indicates both ________.

  1. A

    Gender and Tense

  2. B

    Tense and Number

  3. C

    Gender and Number

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Correct answer

  • B

    Tense and Number

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Question 2

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the negative marker:

  1. A

    Does

  2. B

    Not

  3. C

    Are

  4. D

    Am

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Correct answer

  • B

    Not

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Question 3

+1 markOne correct option

All sentences have subjects and predicates.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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Correct answer

  • A

    TRUE

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Question 4

+1 markOne correct option

English follows the ____order.

  1. A

    Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)

  2. B

    Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

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Correct answer

  • B

    Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

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Question 5

+1 markOne correct option

First, second, and third person pronouns indicate __________.

  1. A

    Gender and Tense

  2. B

    Tense and Number

  3. C

    Number and Person

  4. D

    Person and Gender

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Correct answer

  • C

    Number and Person

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Question 6

+1 markOne correct option

Second person plural pronoun is

  1. A

    Are

  2. B

    They

  3. C

    You

  4. D

    We

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Correct answer

  • C

    You

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Question 7

+1 markOne correct option

‘He spent too long deciding which university to go to and missed the boat’ means

  1. A

    He could not decide which university to go to and missed boarding the boat to either of them.

  2. B

    He did not know which university to go to and did not board any boat.

  3. C

    He did not know which university would be the easiest to get into and so he gave up on both.

  4. D

    He could not decide which university to go to and missed the chance to go to either of them.

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Correct answer

  • D

    He could not decide which university to go to and missed the chance to go to either of them.

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Question 8

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom: No matter how often you fix your phone, it’s going to have problems because it’s really old. Stop______.

  1. A

    Putting it in cold storage

  2. B

    Biting off more than you can chew

  3. C

    Flogging a dead horse

  4. D

    Killing two birds with one stone

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Correct answer

  • C

    Flogging a dead horse

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Question 9

+1 markOne correct option

‘To call it a day’ means _________.

  1. A

    To welcome a new day optimistically

  2. B

    To stop working on something because it has failed

  3. C

    To stop working on something because you feel you have done enough

  4. D

    A way of saying good morning

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Correct answer

  • C

    To stop working on something because you feel you have done enough

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Question 10

+1 markOne correct option

‘Burn the candle at both ends’ and ‘put the cart before the horse’ have the same meaning.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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  • B

    FALSE

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Question 11

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Margaret carefully crossed the road. Here, carefully is a/an_____.

  1. A

    Verb

  2. B

    Adjective

  3. C

    Preposition

  4. D

    Adverb

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Correct answer

  • D

    Adverb

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Question 12

+1 markOne correct option

Kevin is eagerly _____ for the results.

  1. A

    Waited

  2. B

    Has been waiting

  3. C

    Waiting

  4. D

    Waits

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Correct answer

  • C

    Waiting

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Question 13

+1 markOne correct option

Identify whether the underlined sentence are independent or dependent clauses: I was tired after working all day, so I decided to go to bed early.

  1. A

    Independent clause

  2. B

    Dependent clause

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Correct answer

  • A

    Independent clause

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Question 14

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Whether he attends the party or not, I have decided to go.

  1. A

    Independent clause

  2. B

    Dependent clause

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Correct answer

  • B

    Dependent clause

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Question 15

+1 markOne correct option

The teacher who ______ candy ______ always the favourite of students.

  1. A

    Give, is

  2. B

    Give, are

  3. C

    Gives, is

  4. D

    Gives, are

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Correct answer

  • C

    Gives, is

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Question 16

+1 markOne correct option

There ______ some kittens outside the gate.

  1. A

    Is

  2. B

    Are

  3. C

    Was

  4. D

    None of these

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Correct answer

  • B

    Are

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Question 17

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Joseph is not responsible for what Alex decided to do. The underlined noun clause here functions as ______.

  1. A

    Preposition

  2. B

    Object of the verb

  3. C

    Subject

  4. D

    Object of the preposition

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Correct answer

  • D

    Object of the preposition

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Question 18

+1 markOne correct option

Verb phrases are headed by _________?

  1. A

    Noun

  2. B

    Prepositions

  3. C

    Verbs

  4. D

    All of these

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Correct answer

  • C

    Verbs

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Question 19

+1 markOne correct option

A clause can never be a subject.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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Correct answer

  • B

    FALSE

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Question 20

+1 markOne correct option

A simple sentence has more than one clause.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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Correct answer

  • B

    FALSE

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Question 21

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the correct option that indicates the main stressed syllable for the following word: Positive

  1. A
  2. B
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Correct answer

  • A
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Question 22

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the correct option that indicates the main stressed syllable for the following word: Ornament

  1. A
  2. B
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Correct answer

  • B
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Question 23

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the correct option that indicates the main stressed syllable for the following word: November

  1. A
  2. B
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Correct answer

  • A
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Question 24

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the correct option that indicates the main stressed syllable for the following word: Guitar

  1. A
  2. B
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Correct answer

  • B
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Question 25

+1 markOne correct option

Choose the correct option that indicates the main stressed syllable for the following word: Satellite

  1. A
  2. B
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Correct answer

  • B
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