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January 2022 term · English II · BSHS1002

English II Quiz 1: 30 January 2022, Set QPB1 (January 2022 term)

The IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 30 Jan 2022, in the January 2022 term, set QPB1: 40 questions for 50 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.

Questions
40
Marks
50
Duration
120 min
MCQ
40
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Official paper: IIT M FOUNDATION QUIZ EXAM QPB2 30 Jan 2022 · No negative marking.

Question 1

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Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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The word emperor is stressed on the _______ syllable.

  1. A

    First syllable

  2. B

    Second syllable

  3. C

    Third syllable

  4. D

    No syllables receive stress

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Correct answer

  • A

    First syllable

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Question 2

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Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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The word despise is stressed on the _______ syllable.

  1. A

    First syllable

  2. B

    Second syllable

  3. C

    Third syllable

  4. D

    Fourth syllable

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Correct answer

  • B

    Second syllable

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Question 3

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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Identify the number of syllables in the word barricaded.

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    4

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Correct answer

  • D

    4

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Question 4

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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Identify the number of syllables in the word abundance.

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    4

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Correct answer

  • C

    3

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Question 5

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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The vowel in the second syllable of the word machinery is ______.

  1. A

    Short

  2. B

    Long

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Correct answer

  • B

    Long

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Question 6

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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The vowel in the second syllable of the word cleverness is ______.

  1. A

    Short

  2. B

    Long

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Correct answer

  • A

    Short

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Question 7

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentence as you hear in the audio:

  1. A

    Greed/ has poisoned men’s souls has barricaded the world with hate/ has goose-stepped us into/ misery and/ bloodshed

  2. B

    Greed has poisoned men’s/ souls has barricaded/ the world with hate has/ goose-stepped us into/ misery and bloodshed

  3. C

    Greed has poisoned men’s souls/ has barricaded the world with hate/ has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed

  4. D

    Greed has poisoned/ men’s souls has barricaded the world/ with hate has goose-stepped us/ into misery and bloodshed

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Correct answer

  • C

    Greed has poisoned men’s souls/ has barricaded the world with hate/ has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed

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Question 8

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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Choose the appropriate pause for the following sentence as you hear in the audio:

  1. A

    Our knowledge has made us cynical/ our cleverness hard and unkind/ we think too much/ and feel too little

  2. B

    Our/ knowledge has made us cynical our cleverness hard/ and unkind we think/ too much and/ feel too little

  3. C

    Our knowledge has made/ us cynical our cleverness/ hard and unkind we/ think too much and feel/ too little

  4. D

    Our knowledge has made us cynical/ our cleverness/ hard and unkind/ we think too/ much and feel too/ little

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Correct answer

  • A

    Our knowledge has made us cynical/ our cleverness hard and unkind/ we think too much/ and feel too little

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Question 9

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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The word everyone is stressed on the _______ syllable.

  1. A

    First syllable

  2. B

    Second syllable

  3. C

    Third syllable

  4. D

    Fourth syllable

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Correct answer

  • A

    First syllable

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Question 10

+2 marksOne correct option

Listen to the audio and answer the given sub questions:

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Identify the number of syllables in the word ourselves.

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    4

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Correct answer

  • B

    2

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Question 11

+1 markOne correct option

For the following sentence, choose whether the type of sentence is simple, compound or complex. He is funny, yet he is very polite.

  1. A

    Simple

  2. B

    Compound

  3. C

    Complex

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Correct answer

  • B

    Compound

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Question 12

+1 markOne correct option

For the following sentence, choose whether the type of sentence is simple, compound or complex. My grandfather, who is 80 years old, wrote a novel.

  1. A

    Simple

  2. B

    Compound

  3. C

    Complex

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Correct answer

  • C

    Complex

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Question 13

+1 markOne correct option

How many dependent clause(s) are there in the following sentence:
The student missed the lecture

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    No dependent clause

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Correct answer

  • C

    No dependent clause

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Question 14

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the adjunct in the following sentence:
You made him lazy.

  1. A

    You

  2. B

    Made

  3. C

    Made him lazy

  4. D

    No adjunct

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Correct answer

  • D

    No adjunct

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Question 15

+1 markOne correct option

The adjectival clause in the following sentence is ______.
Read the novel and write the summary.

  1. A

    The novel

  2. B

    The summary

  3. C

    Write the summary

  4. D

    No adjectival clause in this sentence

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Correct answer

  • D

    No adjectival clause in this sentence

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Question 16

+1 markOne correct option

In the following sentence, count the number of independent clause(s) that form the sentence. Aarthi is a rather common name in our locality that is very diverse in all other respects.

  1. A

    Two

  2. B

    Five

  3. C

    One

  4. D

    Three

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Correct answer

  • C

    One

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Question 17

+1 markOne correct option

‘Have you seen the book which I have lost?’ has just one clause.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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Correct answer

  • B

    FALSE

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Question 18

+1 markOne correct option

In the following sentence, identify the coordinating conjunction.
Tarun never went to classes, nor did he go anywhere else.

  1. A

    Nor

  2. B

    Went

  3. C

    To

  4. D

    Else

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Correct answer

  • A

    Nor

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Question 19

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence.
This road leads to the next town, which is famous for its furniture.

  1. A

    This road leads to the next town

  2. B

    Which is famous for its furniture

  3. C

    Famous for its furniture

  4. D

    To the next town

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Correct answer

  • A

    This road leads to the next town

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Question 20

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the number of prefixes in the following sentence.
The anticlimax was that the amoral politician, who was known for his illegal ways, got decorated in the end.

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    4

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Correct answer

  • C

    3

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Question 21

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the number of suffixes in the following sentence.
That man is as forgetful as some animals are fabled to be.

  1. A

    3

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    1

  4. D

    4

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Correct answer

  • A

    3

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Question 22

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the verb tense and aspect in the following sentence.
Kundhavi was ruling the party.

  1. A

    Simple present

  2. B

    Present continuous

  3. C

    Past continuous

  4. D

    Simple past

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Correct answer

  • C

    Past continuous

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Question 23

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the verb tense and aspect in the following sentence.
She will be working tomorrow.

  1. A

    Simple present

  2. B

    Simple future

  3. C

    Future continuous

  4. D

    Future perfect

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Correct answer

  • C

    Future continuous

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Question 24

+1 markOne correct option

Which word in the sentence is an adverb?
Subashini plays the veena beautifully.

  1. A

    Plays

  2. B

    Veena

  3. C

    Beautifully

  4. D

    Subashini

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Correct answer

  • C

    Beautifully

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Question 25

+1 markOne correct option

Which sentence has the adverb in the wrong position?

  1. A

    Suddenly I felt sick.

  2. B

    I suddenly felt sick.

  3. C

    I felt suddenly sick.

  4. D

    I felt sick suddenly.

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Correct answer

  • C

    I felt suddenly sick.

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Question 26

+1 markOne correct option

Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?

  1. A

    The child ran happily towards his father.

  2. B

    Rajan walked to the shops.

  3. C

    Sheeba gently woke the sleeping baby.

  4. D

    I visited my father yesterday.

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Correct answer

  • B

    Rajan walked to the shops.

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Question 27

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the adverb from the following sentence.
Eventually, something happened.

  1. A

    Eventually

  2. B

    Happened

  3. C

    The adverb is unclear.

  4. D

    This sentence does not have an adverb.

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Correct answer

  • A

    Eventually

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Question 28

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the (verb) mood in the following sentence.
I have not found her.

  1. A

    Subjunctive

  2. B

    Indicative

  3. C

    Interrogative

  4. D

    Imperative

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Correct answer

  • B

    Indicative

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Question 29

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the (verb) mood in the following sentence.
If I were to earn a lot of money, I would buy a TV.

  1. A

    Indicative

  2. B

    Subjunctive

  3. C

    Imperative

  4. D

    Interrogative

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Correct answer

  • B

    Subjunctive

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Question 30

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with appropriate connecting word:
Lucia read a magazine ______ doing her homework.

  1. A

    Nor

  2. B

    Instead of

  3. C

    And

  4. D

    Or

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Correct answer

  • B

    Instead of

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Question 31

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with appropriate connecting word:
We are going to wait at the restaurant __ the rain stops.

  1. A

    Because

  2. B

    Despite

  3. C

    Unless

  4. D

    Until

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Correct answer

  • D

    Until

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Question 32

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with appropriate connecting word:
It was only when I reread her poems recently ______ I began to appreciate their beauty.

  1. A

    So

  2. B

    Until

  3. C

    That

  4. D

    Then

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Correct answer

  • C

    That

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Question 33

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blanks with appropriate connecting word:
They decided that it would be ______ correct ______ proper to boo at the dancer who danced badly.

  1. A

    Quite ... And

  2. B

    Either ... Or

  3. C

    Not only ... But also

  4. D

    Neither ... Nor

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Correct answer

  • D

    Neither ... Nor

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Question 34

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with appropriate connecting word:
Nobody knew the store was being robbed ______ the owner set off the alarm.

  1. A

    Until

  2. B

    Or else

  3. C

    Despite

  4. D

    Although

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Correct answer

  • A

    Until

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Question 35

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blank with appropriate connecting word:
Lina has been married for a long time. She got married ______ she was 23 years old.

  1. A

    When

  2. B

    Until

  3. C

    So

  4. D

    As

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Correct answer

  • A

    When

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Question 36

+1 markOne correct option

Fill in the blanks with appropriate connecting word:
He is ______ forgetful ______ he just doesn't bother to complete the work.

  1. A

    Neither ... Nor

  2. B

    Both ... And

  3. C

    Either ... Or

  4. D

    Not only ... But also

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Correct answer

  • C

    Either ... Or

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Question 37

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the most appropriate sentence in the given subquestions to use in the following social setting.
Setting: A student approaching a professor in a university.

Asking for a deadline extension

  1. A

    Will you extend the deadline?

  2. B

    Could you please extend the deadline?

  3. C

    Please extend the deadline.

  4. D

    We will not be able to finish without a deadline extension.

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Correct answer

  • B

    Could you please extend the deadline?

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Question 38

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the most appropriate sentence in the given subquestions to use in the following social setting.
Setting: A student approaching a professor in a university.

Raising a concern about the syllabus

  1. A

    I don’t like the syllabus.

  2. B

    The syllabus needs to be changed.

  3. C

    I have some concerns with the syllabus. Would it be possible to discuss them with you?

  4. D

    Can you please update the syllabus?

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Correct answer

  • C

    I have some concerns with the syllabus. Would it be possible to discuss them with you?

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Question 39

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the most appropriate sentence in the given subquestions to use in the following social setting.
Setting: A student approaching a professor in a university.

Requesting time to discuss a project idea

  1. A

    Are you free now?

  2. B

    When will you have time to listen to my idea?

  3. C

    I have a project idea that I was hoping to discuss with you. Will you be interested in discussing it some time?

  4. D

    Can you please, please listen to my project idea?

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Correct answer

  • C

    I have a project idea that I was hoping to discuss with you. Will you be interested in discussing it some time?

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Question 40

+1 markOne correct option

Identify the most appropriate sentence in the given subquestions to use in the following social setting.
Setting: A student approaching a professor in a university.

Inviting a professor to a student-run event

  1. A

    We would love to have you there. Please join us if you have the time.

  2. B

    Will you come?

  3. C

    Please come. We will miss you otherwise.

  4. D

    Do join us at the event.

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Correct answer

  • A

    We would love to have you there. Please join us if you have the time.

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