English I Quiz 1: 30 January 2022, Set QPB2 (January 2022 term)

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions
At five-thirty in the morning the doctors examined the Swami. They wrote and signed a bulletin saying: “Swami's condition grave. Declines glucose and saline. Should break the fast immediately. Advise procedure.” They sent a man running to send off this telegram to their headquarters. It was a top-priority government telegram, and it fetched a reply within an hour: "Imperative that Swami should be saved. Persuade best to cooperate. Should not risk life. Try give glucose and saline. Persuade Swami resume fast later."
They sat beside the Swami and read the message to him. He smiled at it. He beckoned Velan to come nearer.
The doctors appealed, "Tell him he should save himself. Please, do your best. He is very weak." Velan bent close to the Swami and said, "The doctors say — "
In answer Raju asked the man to bend nearer, and whispered, "Help me to my feet," and clung to his arm and lifted himself. He got up to his feet. He had to be held by Velan and another on each side. In the profoundest silence the crowd followed him down. Everyone followed at a solemn, silent pace. The eastern sky was red. Many in the camp were still sleeping. Raju could not walk, but he insisted upon pulling himself along all the same. He panted with the effort. He went down the steps of the river, halting for breath on each step, and finally reached his basin of water. He stepped into it, shut his eyes, and turned toward the mountain, his lips muttering the prayer. Velan and another held him each by an arm. The morning sun was out by now; a great shaft of light illuminated the surroundings. It was difficult to hold Raju on his feet, as he had a tendency to flop down. They held him as if he were a baby. Raju opened his eyes, looked about, and said, "Velan, it's raining in the hills. I can feel it coming up under my feet, up my legs — " He sagged down.
~The Guide- R K Narayan

Swami's condition grave. Choose the appropriate preposition that is omitted in the underlined portion.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions
At five-thirty in the morning the doctors examined the Swami. They wrote and signed a bulletin saying: “Swami's condition grave. Declines glucose and saline. Should break the fast immediately. Advise procedure.” They sent a man running to send off this telegram to their headquarters. It was a top-priority government telegram, and it fetched a reply within an hour: "Imperative that Swami should be saved. Persuade best to cooperate. Should not risk life. Try give glucose and saline. Persuade Swami resume fast later."
They sat beside the Swami and read the message to him. He smiled at it. He beckoned Velan to come nearer.
The doctors appealed, "Tell him he should save himself. Please, do your best. He is very weak." Velan bent close to the Swami and said, "The doctors say — "
In answer Raju asked the man to bend nearer, and whispered, "Help me to my feet," and clung to his arm and lifted himself. He got up to his feet. He had to be held by Velan and another on each side. In the profoundest silence the crowd followed him down. Everyone followed at a solemn, silent pace. The eastern sky was red. Many in the camp were still sleeping. Raju could not walk, but he insisted upon pulling himself along all the same. He panted with the effort. He went down the steps of the river, halting for breath on each step, and finally reached his basin of water. He stepped into it, shut his eyes, and turned toward the mountain, his lips muttering the prayer. Velan and another held him each by an arm. The morning sun was out by now; a great shaft of light illuminated the surroundings. It was difficult to hold Raju on his feet, as he had a tendency to flop down. They held him as if he were a baby. Raju opened his eyes, looked about, and said, "Velan, it's raining in the hills. I can feel it coming up under my feet, up my legs — " He sagged down.
~The Guide- R K Narayan

What is the meaning of imperative?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions
At five-thirty in the morning the doctors examined the Swami. They wrote and signed a bulletin saying: “Swami's condition grave. Declines glucose and saline. Should break the fast immediately. Advise procedure.” They sent a man running to send off this telegram to their headquarters. It was a top-priority government telegram, and it fetched a reply within an hour: "Imperative that Swami should be saved. Persuade best to cooperate. Should not risk life. Try give glucose and saline. Persuade Swami resume fast later."
They sat beside the Swami and read the message to him. He smiled at it. He beckoned Velan to come nearer.
The doctors appealed, "Tell him he should save himself. Please, do your best. He is very weak." Velan bent close to the Swami and said, "The doctors say — "
In answer Raju asked the man to bend nearer, and whispered, "Help me to my feet," and clung to his arm and lifted himself. He got up to his feet. He had to be held by Velan and another on each side. In the profoundest silence the crowd followed him down. Everyone followed at a solemn, silent pace. The eastern sky was red. Many in the camp were still sleeping. Raju could not walk, but he insisted upon pulling himself along all the same. He panted with the effort. He went down the steps of the river, halting for breath on each step, and finally reached his basin of water. He stepped into it, shut his eyes, and turned toward the mountain, his lips muttering the prayer. Velan and another held him each by an arm. The morning sun was out by now; a great shaft of light illuminated the surroundings. It was difficult to hold Raju on his feet, as he had a tendency to flop down. They held him as if he were a baby. Raju opened his eyes, looked about, and said, "Velan, it's raining in the hills. I can feel it coming up under my feet, up my legs — " He sagged down.
~The Guide- R K Narayan

Choose an appropriate substitution for the word persuade.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions
At five-thirty in the morning the doctors examined the Swami. They wrote and signed a bulletin saying: “Swami's condition grave. Declines glucose and saline. Should break the fast immediately. Advise procedure.” They sent a man running to send off this telegram to their headquarters. It was a top-priority government telegram, and it fetched a reply within an hour: "Imperative that Swami should be saved. Persuade best to cooperate. Should not risk life. Try give glucose and saline. Persuade Swami resume fast later."
They sat beside the Swami and read the message to him. He smiled at it. He beckoned Velan to come nearer.
The doctors appealed, "Tell him he should save himself. Please, do your best. He is very weak." Velan bent close to the Swami and said, "The doctors say — "
In answer Raju asked the man to bend nearer, and whispered, "Help me to my feet," and clung to his arm and lifted himself. He got up to his feet. He had to be held by Velan and another on each side. In the profoundest silence the crowd followed him down. Everyone followed at a solemn, silent pace. The eastern sky was red. Many in the camp were still sleeping. Raju could not walk, but he insisted upon pulling himself along all the same. He panted with the effort. He went down the steps of the river, halting for breath on each step, and finally reached his basin of water. He stepped into it, shut his eyes, and turned toward the mountain, his lips muttering the prayer. Velan and another held him each by an arm. The morning sun was out by now; a great shaft of light illuminated the surroundings. It was difficult to hold Raju on his feet, as he had a tendency to flop down. They held him as if he were a baby. Raju opened his eyes, looked about, and said, "Velan, it's raining in the hills. I can feel it coming up under my feet, up my legs — " He sagged down.
~The Guide- R K Narayan

Persuade Swami resume fast later. Choose the appropriate preposition that is omitted in the underlined portion.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions
At five-thirty in the morning the doctors examined the Swami. They wrote and signed a bulletin saying: “Swami's condition grave. Declines glucose and saline. Should break the fast immediately. Advise procedure.” They sent a man running to send off this telegram to their headquarters. It was a top-priority government telegram, and it fetched a reply within an hour: "Imperative that Swami should be saved. Persuade best to cooperate. Should not risk life. Try give glucose and saline. Persuade Swami resume fast later."
They sat beside the Swami and read the message to him. He smiled at it. He beckoned Velan to come nearer.
The doctors appealed, "Tell him he should save himself. Please, do your best. He is very weak." Velan bent close to the Swami and said, "The doctors say — "
In answer Raju asked the man to bend nearer, and whispered, "Help me to my feet," and clung to his arm and lifted himself. He got up to his feet. He had to be held by Velan and another on each side. In the profoundest silence the crowd followed him down. Everyone followed at a solemn, silent pace. The eastern sky was red. Many in the camp were still sleeping. Raju could not walk, but he insisted upon pulling himself along all the same. He panted with the effort. He went down the steps of the river, halting for breath on each step, and finally reached his basin of water. He stepped into it, shut his eyes, and turned toward the mountain, his lips muttering the prayer. Velan and another held him each by an arm. The morning sun was out by now; a great shaft of light illuminated the surroundings. It was difficult to hold Raju on his feet, as he had a tendency to flop down. They held him as if he were a baby. Raju opened his eyes, looked about, and said, "Velan, it's raining in the hills. I can feel it coming up under my feet, up my legs — " He sagged down.
~The Guide- R K Narayan

Choose an appropriate word to replace beckon.

Listen to the audio sample and answer the given subquestions:

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According to the audio, countries from which geographical location are often listed as the happiest countries in the world?

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In the audio, a specific word is used to describe the harmony between a true sense of who they are, what they think, and how they relate to others. What is the word?

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Fill in the correct tense as mentioned in the audio: She ___________ finding three things.

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According to this audio, happiness and pleasure are the same things.

Listen to the audio sample and answer the given subquestions:

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The audio mentions an expression ‘a hedonic treadmill’. What is the meaning of the word ‘hedonic’?

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 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 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 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 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 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 ______.

Match Column A with the most suitable option given in Column B. (Hint: Word Collocation)

Eye-witness

Match Column A with the most suitable option given in Column B. (Hint: Word Collocation)

Prompt

Match Column A with the most suitable option given in Column B. (Hint: Word Collocation)

Unsolicited

Match Column A with the most suitable option given in Column B. (Hint: Word Collocation)

Amicable

Match Column A with the most suitable option given in Column B. (Hint: Word Collocation)

Sole

Listen to the audio sample and answer the given subquestions:

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What do you hear at 0:54?

Listen to the audio sample and answer the given subquestions:

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What do you hear at 1:07?

Listen to the audio sample and answer the given subquestions:

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The word earth has ____.

Which among the following words begin with the sound /k/?

How do you pronounce the word ‘blast’?

Which among the following does NOT carry the sound /p/?

Choose the sentence below in which act functions as a VERB.

Bangalore has __________ ideal climate.

He is _______ honest person.

Devansh ________ like ice-creams.

The word compressibility is _________.

The word baseline has ____ syllables.

The company projects the estimated spending at 75,000$ for this year.
Choose the appropriate stress for the word project in the sentence.

The plural markers for the words trips, boys, and rings are ______.

Which of the following has an aspirated stop?

‘Neeraja would clean the house herself if you agree to bring the bookshelf on your own.’ Which among the following rightly represent the stress pattern in the underlined words in the given sentence?

My telephone number is 9748790045. Which among the following is the wrong way to read out the number?

An effective presentation is one that is appreciated by listeners, even if they do not agree with it.

Choose the option with the correct pauses in speech.

Dictionaries give the pronunciations of words.