English I Quiz 1: 7 July 2024 (May 2024 term)

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

What is the synonym of the word surpassed?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

Choose an appropriate option to replace the word touted.

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet.
What meaning do the phrases organic demand and [not many] promotions convey here?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

Twitter appears to have taken a hit.
What is the meaning of the phrase taken a hit?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

What is the synonym of the word tanking?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022 What is the meaning of the phrase down 11%?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

What is the meaning of the phrase automated response?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
What part of speech is the word beyond here?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

…users seem to be on board.
What is the meaning of the phrase on board here?

Read the following passage and answer the given subquestions.
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
Threads launched in the U.S. on Wednesday and is being touted by Meta executives like Instagram chief Adam Mosseri as a more positive “public square” for communities “that never really embraced Twitter.” So far, users seem to be on board.
“Threads reached 100 million sign ups over the weekend. That’s mostly organic demand and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet. Can’t believe it’s only been 5 days!” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post Monday.
Twitter appears to have taken a hit. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, shared a screenshot to Twitter Sunday showing that traffic on the platform was “tanking.”
According to Similarweb, a data company that specializes in web analytics, web traffic to Twitter was down 5% for the first two full days. Threads was generally available compared with the previous week. The company said Twitter’s web traffic is down 11% compared with the same days in 2022.
Twitter responded to CNBC’s request for comment with an automated response. Meta didn’t offer additional comment beyond Zuckerberg’s post.
Source: cnbc.com - Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users - Ashley Capoot

What is the meaning of the word debut?

Choose the word without an “ii” sound from the following.

Choose the word with an “oo” sound from the following.

Which semi-vowel occurs in the transition between the words ‘me’ and ‘off’ in the sentence ‘he pushed me off the chair’?

Which among the following is a word without a diphthong?

Pick the odd one out based on the initial sound: near, dear, tear, gear.

Pick the odd one out based on the initial sound: peat, beat, clear, pear.

Select the option which identifies the noun in the sentence:
Raghav is going for a walk.

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
They were quick to throw up their hands in surrender.

Complete sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets:
They ______ (buy) the house last year.

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
The house at the end of the street was painted yellow.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Joseph ran faster than everyone else in the relay team.

Choose the appropriate option:
The fruits are __ the fridge.

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
‘He was an excellent orator and an even better salesman.’

Choose the correct option:
He gave me __ book on my birthday.

Choose the correct option:
___ Sun rises in the east.

Choose the correct option:
There were __ many people in the auditorium.

A colleague in your office tells you, ‘Please keep me in the loop while I’m on my vacation.’ What does the underlined part mean?

Identify the separable phrasal verb out of the following options.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.
The meeting __________ just before dinner.

Choose the correct option.
___________ I ask a question? (Context: permission and formal)
Yes, of course.

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B. (Hint: Word collocation)

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Bank___________

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B. (Hint: Word collocation)

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Strong __________

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B. (Hint: Word collocation)

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Lazy__________

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B. (Hint: Word collocation)

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Short________

Match Column A with suitable options in Column B. (Hint: Word collocation)

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Ancient _____________

Read the following telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate responses: Jay – Hello? (i)__________________
Prateek – Hello. Yes, I am Prateek Agarwal. (ii)__________________
Jay – Prateek, it’s me Jay Roy from college. Remember?
Prateek – Hey Jay, (iii)_______________It has been such a long time.
Jay – I am doing good. Yes, four long years after college. I got your contact number from Piyush. (iv)________________
Prateek – Yes, yes, I do remember him. Wasn’t he the one who topped our engineering batch last year?
Jay – Yes, that’s him! He’s in Boston working for a big MNC now.
Prateek- (v)_____________
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Complete blank (i) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate responses: Jay – Hello? (i)__________________
Prateek – Hello. Yes, I am Prateek Agarwal. (ii)__________________
Jay – Prateek, it’s me Jay Roy from college. Remember?
Prateek – Hey Jay, (iii)_______________It has been such a long time.
Jay – I am doing good. Yes, four long years after college. I got your contact number from Piyush. (iv)________________
Prateek – Yes, yes, I do remember him. Wasn’t he the one who topped our engineering batch last year?
Jay – Yes, that’s him! He’s in Boston working for a big MNC now.
Prateek- (v)_____________
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Complete blank (ii) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate responses: Jay – Hello? (i)__________________
Prateek – Hello. Yes, I am Prateek Agarwal. (ii)__________________
Jay – Prateek, it’s me Jay Roy from college. Remember?
Prateek – Hey Jay, (iii)_______________It has been such a long time.
Jay – I am doing good. Yes, four long years after college. I got your contact number from Piyush. (iv)________________
Prateek – Yes, yes, I do remember him. Wasn’t he the one who topped our engineering batch last year?
Jay – Yes, that’s him! He’s in Boston working for a big MNC now.
Prateek- (v)_____________
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Complete blank (iii) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate responses: Jay – Hello? (i)__________________
Prateek – Hello. Yes, I am Prateek Agarwal. (ii)__________________
Jay – Prateek, it’s me Jay Roy from college. Remember?
Prateek – Hey Jay, (iii)_______________It has been such a long time.
Jay – I am doing good. Yes, four long years after college. I got your contact number from Piyush. (iv)________________
Prateek – Yes, yes, I do remember him. Wasn’t he the one who topped our engineering batch last year?
Jay – Yes, that’s him! He’s in Boston working for a big MNC now.
Prateek- (v)_____________
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Complete blank (iv) with an appropriate response.

Read the following telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks with appropriate responses: Jay – Hello? (i)__________________
Prateek – Hello. Yes, I am Prateek Agarwal. (ii)__________________
Jay – Prateek, it’s me Jay Roy from college. Remember?
Prateek – Hey Jay, (iii)_______________It has been such a long time.
Jay – I am doing good. Yes, four long years after college. I got your contact number from Piyush. (iv)________________
Prateek – Yes, yes, I do remember him. Wasn’t he the one who topped our engineering batch last year?
Jay – Yes, that’s him! He’s in Boston working for a big MNC now.
Prateek- (v)_____________
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Complete blank (v) with an appropriate response.