The IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 11 Jul 2021, in the May 2021 term, set POD21QZBQPA: 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.
(i) Can you understand Tamil?
(ii) You can understand Tamil?
Both (i) and (ii) are grammatically correct in written language.
(i) is correct grammatically in written language, (ii) is heard often in speech
Only (i) is correct
Only (ii) is correct
Correct answer
(i) is correct grammatically in written language, (ii) is heard often in speech
‘Can’ is a verb used to
Request something
Express ability
Both Request something and Express ability
Neither Request something nor Express ability
Correct answer
Both Request something and Express ability
'Could' is __________.
A connector
The past tense of can
A modal auxiliary
All of these
Correct answer
A modal auxiliary
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb for the passive sentence given below:
The plants ______ by them. (Active voice: They grow plants)
Is grown
Are grown
Were grown
Will be grown
Correct answer
Are grown
________ he wins is not my concern.
Whether
If
Both whether and if
Correct answer
Whether
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
I don’t remember where I kept my keys.
Do you know time?
I will arrive shortly.
All of these
Correct answer
I don’t remember where I kept my keys.
She will be late, ______?
Will she
Wouldn’t she
Would she
Won’t she
Correct answer
Won’t she
The word order in English language is _____.
S-V-O
S-O-V
V-O-S
V-S-O
Correct answer
S-V-O
Which of the following words is most likely to be an adjective?
Basket
Adorable
Clap
Direction
Correct answer
Adorable
Which of the following sentences is grammatically sound?
It was a rather a painful choice.
It was a rather pain choice.
It was a rather painful choice.
It was a painful rather choice.
Correct answer
It was a rather painful choice.
Group discussion assesses ________ of an individual in a group.
Intellectual skills
Communicative and social skills
Leadership skills
All of these
Correct answer
All of these
Interviewers are impressed with someone who does not think out an answer before speaking.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
FALSE
Use of complex words and sentences is one of the key criteria while writing an SOP.
TRUE
FALSE
Correct answer
FALSE
Which of the following skills is output-oriented?
Writing
Reading
Studying
Listening
Correct answer
Writing
Which of the following is necessary to develop writing skills?
Understanding context
Punctuation
Understanding sentence structure
All of these
Correct answer
All of these
Sounding sure of oneself is part of __________.
Speaking confidently
Scanning
Skimming
Paraphrasing
Correct answer
Speaking confidently
Which of the following is a receptive skill?
Writing
Speaking
Reading
All of these
Correct answer
Reading
_________ helps the listener retain information for a longer period.
Getting distracted
Skimming
Taking notes
Scanning
Correct answer
Taking notes
Paraphrasing is an important part of developing __________.
Writing skill
Reading skill
Listening skill
Speaking skill
Correct answer
Speaking skill
In the given subquestions, fill in the blanks with the most appropriate modal auxiliary:
Raina __________ be the winner.
Might
Could
Must
Any of these
Correct answer
Any of these
In the given subquestions, fill in the blanks with the most appropriate modal auxiliary:
She _________ have won.
Can
Could
Ought
None of these
Correct answer
Could
Look at the sentence below and answer the subquestions that follow:
The teacher informed the students that there would be an extra class.
The verb inform in the given sentence is ________.
Non-finite verb
Monotransitive verb
Ditransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Correct answer
Ditransitive verb
Look at the sentence below and answer the subquestions that follow:
The teacher informed the students that there would be an extra class.
that-clause in the given sentence is the _________of the verb ________.
Subject, inform
Subject, be
Direct object, be
Indirect object, inform
Correct answer
Indirect object, inform
In the given subquestions, fill in the blanks with correct expressions:
Fatal accidents have decreased in __________ over recent years.
Most of
Frequency
Fewer
Correct answer
Frequency
In the given subquestions, fill in the blanks with correct expressions:
There were __________ tables available for lunch today.
Most of
Frequency
Fewer
Correct answer
Fewer
