Question 1
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word enigmatic is stressed on the __________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Fourth syllable
The IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 8 Aug 2021, in the May 2021 term: 40 questions for 50 marks in 180 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 carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
885_640653_0_1984128_setaenglish2finalexam.mp3
The word enigmatic is stressed on the __________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Fourth syllable
Correct answer
Third syllable
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word imagination is stressed on the _________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Fourth syllable
Correct answer
Fourth syllable
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word engineers is stressed on the ____________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Not stressed
Correct answer
Third syllable
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word museum is stressed on the _________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Not stressed
Correct answer
Second syllable
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word between is stressed on the ___________.
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
Not stressed
Correct answer
Second syllable
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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The word ‘disassembled’ is stressed on the third syllable.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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Which of the following is NOT a monosyllabic word?
Valley
Tomb
Time
House
Correct answer
Valley
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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Identify the number of syllables in the word ‘magnificent’.
2
3
4
5
Correct answer
4
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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Identify the number of syllables in the word ‘discover’.
2
3
4
5
Correct answer
3
Listen to the audio carefully and answer the given subquestions that follow:
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Identify the number of syllables in the word ‘uneven’.
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
3
‘Even though I have a bike, I find travel difficult.’ is a _____________.
Simple sentence with one subject
Simple sentence with a dependent clause
Complex sentence with a dependent clause
Complex sentence with two subjects
Correct answer
Complex sentence with a dependent clause
These are the people _______ will be in charge of our trip.
Whom
Who
Both Whom and Who
None of these
Correct answer
Who
The differences between American and British idioms are culture-specific'. In this, the complement is ______________.
Culture-specific
American and British idioms
The differences
Between
Correct answer
Culture-specific
State whether the given sentence is appropriately punctuated.
Is this book your's?
Yes
No
Correct answer
No
‘Xerox’ is an example of __________.
Acronym
Clipping
Compounding
Coinage
Correct answer
Coinage
Identify the verb tense and aspect in the following sentence.
I have been learning to ride a motorbike.
Present perfect
Present continuous
Present perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous
Correct answer
Present perfect continuous
Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Between colleagues at the same level in a workplace.
Requesting technical assistance.
Can you fix this for me?
Please fix this for me.
I have tried my best with this. Would you mind taking a look?
You are the best at fixing technical glitches. Fix this for me.
Correct answer
I have tried my best with this. Would you mind taking a look?
Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Between colleagues at the same level in a workplace.
Asking them to give you a ride back home.
Please drop me home.
Will you drop me?
If it is not too much trouble, would you mind dropping me home today?
I am sure you can drop me. My house is in the same direction as yours.
Correct answer
If it is not too much trouble, would you mind dropping me home today?
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
Eventually, it happened.
Eventually
Happened
The adverb is unclear
This sentence does not have an adverb
Correct answer
Eventually
___________ you like to have ice cream?
Could
Would
Correct answer
Would
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb for the passive sentence given below. John _______ by the team. (Active voice: The team has challenged John)
Has been challenged
Has been challenging
Is being challenged
Had been challenged
Correct answer
Has been challenged
________ she likes it or not, John is going to participate in the competition.
Whether
If
Both whether and if
Correct answer
Whether
Identify the embedded question for the following direct question.
What is her name?
I wonder what is her name.
I wonder what her name is.
Correct answer
I wonder what her name is.
Identify the question tag for the following sentence.
She has been working since morning, _____?
Hasn’t she been
Does she
Hasn’t she
Has she
Correct answer
Hasn’t she
Identify the question tag for the following sentence.
They were watching a movie, ______?
Were they
Are they
Ain’t they
Weren’t they
Correct answer
Weren’t they
Consider the sentence given below and answer the question that follow:
John laughed loudly.
The interrogative form of the above sentence is ________.
Does John laugh loudly?
Do John laugh loudly?
Did john laughed loudly?
Did John laugh loudly?
Correct answer
Did John laugh loudly?
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word.
Where is my ________ sister?
Favouring
Favoursome
Favourite
Fervor
Correct answer
Favourite
The expression I don’t think so shows ___________.
Giving explanation
Polite disagreement
Agreeing with an opinion
Asking for opinion
Correct answer
Polite disagreement
What kind of a skill is listening?
Receptive
Inactive
Stagnant
Passive
Correct answer
Receptive
The binoculars _____ too heavy for her to hold.
Was
Were
Both was and were
None of these
Correct answer
Were
‘Nakul is reading a captivating book.’ The participle in this sentence is:
Reading
Captivating
Was
No participle is present
Correct answer
Captivating
Intonation is a feature of ____________.
Speech
Writing
Reading
Comprehension
Correct answer
Speech
_______, they do not want to hire people who have no experience with children to work in a school.
Foolishly
Bravely
Understandably
All of these
Correct answer
Understandably
‘A strange feeling of deja-vu gripped him as he walked out onto the beach.’ Here deja-vu means:
Remembrance
Amnesia
A feeling of already having experienced the present moment
A feeling of being watched so closely that the hairs on the back of the neck stand up
Correct answer
A feeling of already having experienced the present moment
Conscience is a man’s compass’ is a line by Vincent Van Gogh which is a metaphor.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
What is the sequence of speech acts that make up the event called?
Participation
Barrier
Setting
Act sequence
Correct answer
Act sequence
If you are presenting an analysis of information, what kind of research report are you writing?
Analytical
Expository
Persuasive
Argumentative
Correct answer
Analytical
Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Each year, among the approximately 10,600 (1992-2002 year average) Delaware births, there are ___________Blank 1_________90 infant deaths. More than 70 __________Blank 2_________of these occur in the neonatal period (the first month of life). The remainder occur during the postneonatal period, from one month to the end of the first year of life. This suggests that __________Blank 3 _________ causes of infant death arise from maternal health factors, before or during pregnancy, that result in less healthy infants. Compared to the nation, Delaware’s increase in IMR began earlier, in the mid to late 1990s. About one-third of the rise was due to increases in low and very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Two-thirds was due to an increase in the risk of mortality among VLBW infants. The increased IMR among VLBW infants occurred mostly among conventionally low- risk women who were married, 30 years of age or older, living in suburban New Castle County, and receiving early prenatal care.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Select the correct answer for Blank 1 _____________
About
Percent
Most
Correct answer
About
Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Each year, among the approximately 10,600 (1992-2002 year average) Delaware births, there are ___________Blank 1_________90 infant deaths. More than 70 __________Blank 2_________of these occur in the neonatal period (the first month of life). The remainder occur during the postneonatal period, from one month to the end of the first year of life. This suggests that __________Blank 3 _________ causes of infant death arise from maternal health factors, before or during pregnancy, that result in less healthy infants. Compared to the nation, Delaware’s increase in IMR began earlier, in the mid to late 1990s. About one-third of the rise was due to increases in low and very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Two-thirds was due to an increase in the risk of mortality among VLBW infants. The increased IMR among VLBW infants occurred mostly among conventionally low- risk women who were married, 30 years of age or older, living in suburban New Castle County, and receiving early prenatal care.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Select the correct answer for Blank 2_____________
About
Percent
Most
Correct answer
Percent
Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
Each year, among the approximately 10,600 (1992-2002 year average) Delaware births, there are ___________Blank 1_________90 infant deaths. More than 70 __________Blank 2_________of these occur in the neonatal period (the first month of life). The remainder occur during the postneonatal period, from one month to the end of the first year of life. This suggests that __________Blank 3 _________ causes of infant death arise from maternal health factors, before or during pregnancy, that result in less healthy infants. Compared to the nation, Delaware’s increase in IMR began earlier, in the mid to late 1990s. About one-third of the rise was due to increases in low and very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Two-thirds was due to an increase in the risk of mortality among VLBW infants. The increased IMR among VLBW infants occurred mostly among conventionally low- risk women who were married, 30 years of age or older, living in suburban New Castle County, and receiving early prenatal care.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Select the correct answer for Blank 3 _____________
About
Percent
Most
Correct answer
Most