The IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) 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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Read the text from the audio and based on this, answer the given subquestions.
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
The underlined word believe is stressed as _____.
Be’lieve
‘Believe
Beli’eve
Bel’ieve
Correct answer
Be’lieve
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
Read the text from the audio and based on this, answer the given subquestions.
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
The number of syllables in the word satisfied is ___.
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
3
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
Read the text from the audio and based on this, answer the given subquestions.
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
Which of the following is NOT a monosyllabic word?
Way
Work
Great
Truly
Correct answer
Truly
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
Read the text from the audio and based on this, answer the given subquestions.
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
Identify the correctly marked pause in the given sentence as you hear in the audio.
The only way to be truly satisfied/ is to do/ what you believe/ is great work//
The only way to be truly satisfied/ is to do what you believe is great work//
The only way/ to be truly satisfied/ is to do what you believe is great work//
The only way to be truly satisfied is/ to do what you believe/ is great /work//
Correct answer
The only way to be truly satisfied/ is to do what you believe is great work//
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
The word important is stressed as _____.
‘Important
Im’portant
Impor’tant
I’mportant
Correct answer
Im’portant
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentences as you hear in the audio.
If you haven’t found it yet keep looking and don’t settle
If you haven’t found it yet keep looking/ and don’t settle//
If you haven’t found it yet/ keep looking/ and don’t settle//
If you haven’t/ found it yet/ keep looking/ and don’t settle//
If you haven’t found it yet/ keep looking/ and don’t/ settle//
Correct answer
If you haven’t found it yet/ keep looking/ and don’t settle//
Listen to the audio and answer the given subquestions:
885_640653_0_1984128_quiz2_seta.mp3
Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentences as you hear in the audio.
And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition
And most important/ have the courage to follow your heart and intuition//
And most important/ have the courage/ to follow your heart and intuition//
And most important/ have the courage/ to follow your heart/ and intuition//
And/ most important/ have the courage to follow your heart and intuition//
Correct answer
And most important/ have the courage to follow your heart and intuition//
‘The curtains which are green are pretty.’ has an adjectival clause.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
‘The apartment building where I live has many covid cases.’ has an adverbial clause.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
FALSE
Subordinate noun clauses are dependent clauses.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
‘The house his grandfather built was destroyed in the fire that raged like an inferno along the fields for many hours.’ In this, the adverbial clause is
The house his grandfather built
His grandfather built
That raged along the fields
Like an inferno along the fields for many hours
Correct answer
Like an inferno along the fields for many hours
‘The garba celebrations, which were held for a week, were astonishingly grand for a miniscule village which was located in the hinterlands of the state.’ This sentence has ___________ clauses in total.
1
2
3
4
Correct answer
3
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
The sun sets in the west.
In
sets
In the west
This sentence does not have an adverb
Correct answer
In the west
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
The sly cat met an innocent wolf.
Sly
Innocent
An innocent wolf
This sentence does not have an adverb
Correct answer
This sentence does not have an adverb
Identify the kind of adverbs used in the following sentence:
My child is learning slowly.
Adverb of manner
Adverb of frequency
Conjunctive adverb
Sentence adverb
Correct answer
Adverb of manner
Verb aspect refers to ______.
Flow of time
Attitude of the action
When the action occurred
All of these
Correct answer
Flow of time
‘You need not go there with me.’ has ___________ free morphemes.
5
6
7
8
Correct answer
7
‘Communication’ has 2 morphemes.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
TRUE
Which of the following is an example of back clipping?
Exam
Ad
Gas
All of these
Correct answer
All of these
The word ‘Jungle’ is an example of
Blending
Borrowing
Acronym
Back-formation
Correct answer
Borrowing
Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social settings and answer the given subquestions.
Setting: Between colleagues at the same level in a workplace.
Requesting a switch of seats.
Please switch seats with me.
This seat is too high for me. Would you consider switching seats with me?
Have you thought of switching seats with me?
I think it will be a good idea to switch seats. Let us try it.
Correct answer
This seat is too high for me. Would you consider switching seats with me?
Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social settings and answer the given subquestions.
Setting: Between colleagues at the same level in a workplace.
Raising a concern about incomplete work.
Your work is incomplete.
Why can you never complete your tasks?
Why is your work always incomplete?
Would you mind revisiting your work and completing it? Are you facing any challenges?
Correct answer
Would you mind revisiting your work and completing it? Are you facing any challenges?
State whether the given sentences in the subquestions are appropriately punctuated.
She said it is a hot day.
Yes
No
Correct answer
No
State whether the given sentences in the subquestions are appropriately punctuated.
If you do not study for atleast 4 hours, you may fail the exam.
Yes
No
Correct answer
Yes
State whether the given sentences in the subquestions are appropriately punctuated.
Never forget this: that don't let others' negativity affect you.
Yes
No
Correct answer
No
