English II Quiz 1: 13 July 2025 (May 2025 term)

Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
David Foster Wallace on Entertainment
DFW: Part of the allure of both drugs and entertainment is escape, yes? From my problems and my life and having to be stuck in here. I can pretend I am James Bond. It [i] _____ seems fine over the short haul. As a way of life, it doesn’t work all that well though, no?
Question: So then why would you say entertainment is bad?
DFW: [ii] _____, it’s a strange question because who would say entertainment is bad? [iii] _____, I wouldn’t say entertainment is bad, but a model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems to me not to be a promising one. (Laughs) And one of the insidious things about it is that entertainment is so goddamn entertaining. [iv] _____, imagine if this show were running on American TV and I were sitting in this hotel watching it– okay, we got this pointy-headed nerdy guy talking about this stuff, or I’ve got, [v] _____, Pamela Anderson running on a beach or a hilarious, hilarious comedy. Which one am I going to watch?
Transcribed from: “David Foster Wallace on Entertainment.” YouTube, uploaded by
zoombockerman, 8 Dec. 2022
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [i] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
David Foster Wallace on Entertainment
DFW: Part of the allure of both drugs and entertainment is escape, yes? From my problems and my life and having to be stuck in here. I can pretend I am James Bond. It [i] _____ seems fine over the short haul. As a way of life, it doesn’t work all that well though, no?
Question: So then why would you say entertainment is bad?
DFW: [ii] _____, it’s a strange question because who would say entertainment is bad? [iii] _____, I wouldn’t say entertainment is bad, but a model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems to me not to be a promising one. (Laughs) And one of the insidious things about it is that entertainment is so goddamn entertaining. [iv] _____, imagine if this show were running on American TV and I were sitting in this hotel watching it– okay, we got this pointy-headed nerdy guy talking about this stuff, or I’ve got, [v] _____, Pamela Anderson running on a beach or a hilarious, hilarious comedy. Which one am I going to watch?
Transcribed from: “David Foster Wallace on Entertainment.” YouTube, uploaded by
zoombockerman, 8 Dec. 2022
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [ii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
David Foster Wallace on Entertainment
DFW: Part of the allure of both drugs and entertainment is escape, yes? From my problems and my life and having to be stuck in here. I can pretend I am James Bond. It [i] _____ seems fine over the short haul. As a way of life, it doesn’t work all that well though, no?
Question: So then why would you say entertainment is bad?
DFW: [ii] _____, it’s a strange question because who would say entertainment is bad? [iii] _____, I wouldn’t say entertainment is bad, but a model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems to me not to be a promising one. (Laughs) And one of the insidious things about it is that entertainment is so goddamn entertaining. [iv] _____, imagine if this show were running on American TV and I were sitting in this hotel watching it– okay, we got this pointy-headed nerdy guy talking about this stuff, or I’ve got, [v] _____, Pamela Anderson running on a beach or a hilarious, hilarious comedy. Which one am I going to watch?
Transcribed from: “David Foster Wallace on Entertainment.” YouTube, uploaded by
zoombockerman, 8 Dec. 2022
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [iii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
David Foster Wallace on Entertainment
DFW: Part of the allure of both drugs and entertainment is escape, yes? From my problems and my life and having to be stuck in here. I can pretend I am James Bond. It [i] _____ seems fine over the short haul. As a way of life, it doesn’t work all that well though, no?
Question: So then why would you say entertainment is bad?
DFW: [ii] _____, it’s a strange question because who would say entertainment is bad? [iii] _____, I wouldn’t say entertainment is bad, but a model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems to me not to be a promising one. (Laughs) And one of the insidious things about it is that entertainment is so goddamn entertaining. [iv] _____, imagine if this show were running on American TV and I were sitting in this hotel watching it– okay, we got this pointy-headed nerdy guy talking about this stuff, or I’ve got, [v] _____, Pamela Anderson running on a beach or a hilarious, hilarious comedy. Which one am I going to watch?
Transcribed from: “David Foster Wallace on Entertainment.” YouTube, uploaded by
zoombockerman, 8 Dec. 2022
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [iv] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank.
David Foster Wallace on Entertainment
DFW: Part of the allure of both drugs and entertainment is escape, yes? From my problems and my life and having to be stuck in here. I can pretend I am James Bond. It [i] _____ seems fine over the short haul. As a way of life, it doesn’t work all that well though, no?
Question: So then why would you say entertainment is bad?
DFW: [ii] _____, it’s a strange question because who would say entertainment is bad? [iii] _____, I wouldn’t say entertainment is bad, but a model of life in which I have a right to be entertained all the time seems to me not to be a promising one. (Laughs) And one of the insidious things about it is that entertainment is so goddamn entertaining. [iv] _____, imagine if this show were running on American TV and I were sitting in this hotel watching it– okay, we got this pointy-headed nerdy guy talking about this stuff, or I’ve got, [v] _____, Pamela Anderson running on a beach or a hilarious, hilarious comedy. Which one am I going to watch?
Transcribed from: “David Foster Wallace on Entertainment.” YouTube, uploaded by
zoombockerman, 8 Dec. 2022
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in blank [v] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.

Given below is Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury. The speech was made before England faced the Spanish troops which were about to attack England by sea. Read the speech and answer the given subquestions.
“My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the meantime, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”

This speech makes extensive use of the possessive pronoun “my” in order to influence the listeners. Which of the following does NOT appear paired with the possessive pronoun “my” in the speech?

Given below is Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury. The speech was made before England faced the Spanish troops which were about to attack England by sea. Read the speech and answer the given subquestions.
“My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the meantime, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”

Which of the following is NOT one of the roles that the speaker envisions for herself as she boosts the morale of her soldiers?

Given below is Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury. The speech was made before England faced the Spanish troops which were about to attack England by sea. Read the speech and answer the given subquestions.
“My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the meantime, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”

Which of the following is not an adjective-noun combination used by the speaker to influence the listeners?

Given below is Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury. The speech was made before England faced the Spanish troops which were about to attack England by sea. Read the speech and answer the given subquestions.
“My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the meantime, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”

Study the nouns given below and choose the one that is NOT commended by the speaker.

Given below is Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury. The speech was made before England faced the Spanish troops which were about to attack England by sea. Read the speech and answer the given subquestions.
“My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the meantime, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”

Given below are some phrases crucial to the influential import of the speech. Which of the following is the sovereign NOT willing to do?

“I know one thing, that I know nothing.” What is the figure of speech used here?

“Blind as a bat” is an example of ____.

“Time is money” is an example of a metaphor. This statement is ____.

Which of the following discourse markers is used to express an opposing idea?

“Did they finish their work?” If the intonation is on ‘they,’ it means

Comment adverbs show ____.

“No drought could dry away the inmost channels of vigorous though scanty sap that ran soberly through the trees’ tough, unfruitful branches.”
Spot the adverb of manner in the given sentence.

“She washed the mint carefully and put a few leaves in each glass, and then poured the lemonade.” The italicised phrases are adverbs/adverbial phrases of _____, _____, and _____ respectively.

Spot the adverb in the given sentence. Rahul and his friends ate quickly.

Spot the adverb in the given sentence. Eventually, something broke.

Raju watches football matches every evening after school. Here, the adverb appears in the ___.

Identify the degree adverb/adverbs in the given sentence.
“The sparrows and the robins in the woods below were beginning to wake and twitter to the dawn, yet it seemed much lighter there aloft in the pine-tree, and the child knew she must hurry if her project were to be of any use.”

He is extremely talented. Here the word ‘extremely’ is ___.

In the phrase ‘velvet chair’, the noun ‘velvet’ acts as a/an _______.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
It is a golden necklace.

Spot the adjective from the following options.

In the sentence The jeep is fast, ‘fast’ is an attributive adjective.

He slept early. The passive form of the sentence is ___.

Identify the agent in the sentence “Adult mantises eat more or less everything that breathes and is small enough to capture.”

Choose the correct active form of the following sentence.
“A ticket was booked for me by my father.”

Identify the adjunct in the following sentence.
We gave James a present.

The competition, which was postponed earlier, was held successfully. Here the relative clause has ___ function.

The magic show that mesmerized people will be staged here next week. Here the relative pronoun is _______________.

‘Haresh and Kabir vied for attention but neither of them received it.’ is a simple sentence.

The sky, which is generally blue, is grey now. The independent clause is _______ .

How many dependent clauses are there in the sentence given below:
The cat climbed the tree, but he could not get down

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.
Following consultation, books _____ be left on the tables for the library staff to re-shelve them. Hint: To indicate a requirement for appropriate behavior in a library

In the following sentence, fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
There is a lot of smoke in the air. There ___________ have been a fire somewhere.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank.
You _____ now see the Director.
Hint: To give formal permission to see someone in a position of authority

Choose the most appropriate form of asking for permission in a formal situation from the following.