English II Quiz 2: 2 April 2023 (January 2023 term)

Scenario I —Interview
[entering the room] Shrinidhi: Hello, Mr. Gunawardene. Hope you are well!
Boss: Hello, Ms. Shrinidhi, I’m well, thank you —please take a seat. How are you doing today? I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting to the right location.
[sitting down] Shrinidhi: I’m doing great, thank you so much! Getting here was quite easy for me —the instructions sent by the HR were very helpful.
Boss: I’m glad to hear that. Well, let’s get started then. Would you like to tell me about yourself? Shrinidhi: Sure. I graduated last year with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College, where I took to the specific field of human rights and international law quite quickly, and then pursued a research internship at the International Justice Organisation. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a fellow at ThinkAsia, a human rights organisation based out of Singapore. I’ve been looking to get involved in international law for a long-term role after my fellowship is done in four months, which is why I am looking to find work in a legal firm such as yours.
Boss: Great. We are a legal firm —quite different from the NGOs and human rights organisations you have worked with. Then why our firm? What about our firm interests you?
Shrinidhi: I’m interested in the legal work you do for conflict-ridden areas in the Asia-Pacific, especially South Asia. Although I have a human rights background, I want to gain a firm grounding in the legal aspects of human rights, which I hope to do at your organisation. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

What does Shrinidhi do, as soon as she enters the interview room?

Scenario I —Interview
[entering the room] Shrinidhi: Hello, Mr. Gunawardene. Hope you are well!
Boss: Hello, Ms. Shrinidhi, I’m well, thank you —please take a seat. How are you doing today? I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting to the right location.
[sitting down] Shrinidhi: I’m doing great, thank you so much! Getting here was quite easy for me —the instructions sent by the HR were very helpful.
Boss: I’m glad to hear that. Well, let’s get started then. Would you like to tell me about yourself? Shrinidhi: Sure. I graduated last year with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College, where I took to the specific field of human rights and international law quite quickly, and then pursued a research internship at the International Justice Organisation. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a fellow at ThinkAsia, a human rights organisation based out of Singapore. I’ve been looking to get involved in international law for a long-term role after my fellowship is done in four months, which is why I am looking to find work in a legal firm such as yours.
Boss: Great. We are a legal firm —quite different from the NGOs and human rights organisations you have worked with. Then why our firm? What about our firm interests you?
Shrinidhi: I’m interested in the legal work you do for conflict-ridden areas in the Asia-Pacific, especially South Asia. Although I have a human rights background, I want to gain a firm grounding in the legal aspects of human rights, which I hope to do at your organisation. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

What does the phrase “gain a firm grounding” mean?

Scenario I —Interview
[entering the room] Shrinidhi: Hello, Mr. Gunawardene. Hope you are well!
Boss: Hello, Ms. Shrinidhi, I’m well, thank you —please take a seat. How are you doing today? I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting to the right location.
[sitting down] Shrinidhi: I’m doing great, thank you so much! Getting here was quite easy for me —the instructions sent by the HR were very helpful.
Boss: I’m glad to hear that. Well, let’s get started then. Would you like to tell me about yourself? Shrinidhi: Sure. I graduated last year with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College, where I took to the specific field of human rights and international law quite quickly, and then pursued a research internship at the International Justice Organisation. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a fellow at ThinkAsia, a human rights organisation based out of Singapore. I’ve been looking to get involved in international law for a long-term role after my fellowship is done in four months, which is why I am looking to find work in a legal firm such as yours.
Boss: Great. We are a legal firm —quite different from the NGOs and human rights organisations you have worked with. Then why our firm? What about our firm interests you?
Shrinidhi: I’m interested in the legal work you do for conflict-ridden areas in the Asia-Pacific, especially South Asia. Although I have a human rights background, I want to gain a firm grounding in the legal aspects of human rights, which I hope to do at your organisation. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

How does Shrinidhi make a case for her profile’s relevance in the new company?

Scenario I —Interview
[entering the room] Shrinidhi: Hello, Mr. Gunawardene. Hope you are well!
Boss: Hello, Ms. Shrinidhi, I’m well, thank you —please take a seat. How are you doing today? I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting to the right location.
[sitting down] Shrinidhi: I’m doing great, thank you so much! Getting here was quite easy for me —the instructions sent by the HR were very helpful.
Boss: I’m glad to hear that. Well, let’s get started then. Would you like to tell me about yourself? Shrinidhi: Sure. I graduated last year with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College, where I took to the specific field of human rights and international law quite quickly, and then pursued a research internship at the International Justice Organisation. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a fellow at ThinkAsia, a human rights organisation based out of Singapore. I’ve been looking to get involved in international law for a long-term role after my fellowship is done in four months, which is why I am looking to find work in a legal firm such as yours.
Boss: Great. We are a legal firm —quite different from the NGOs and human rights organisations you have worked with. Then why our firm? What about our firm interests you?
Shrinidhi: I’m interested in the legal work you do for conflict-ridden areas in the Asia-Pacific, especially South Asia. Although I have a human rights background, I want to gain a firm grounding in the legal aspects of human rights, which I hope to do at your organisation. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

In what chronological order does Shrinidhi respond to the question “Tell me about yourself”?

Scenario I —Interview
[entering the room] Shrinidhi: Hello, Mr. Gunawardene. Hope you are well!
Boss: Hello, Ms. Shrinidhi, I’m well, thank you —please take a seat. How are you doing today? I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting to the right location.
[sitting down] Shrinidhi: I’m doing great, thank you so much! Getting here was quite easy for me —the instructions sent by the HR were very helpful.
Boss: I’m glad to hear that. Well, let’s get started then. Would you like to tell me about yourself? Shrinidhi: Sure. I graduated last year with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College, where I took to the specific field of human rights and international law quite quickly, and then pursued a research internship at the International Justice Organisation. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a fellow at ThinkAsia, a human rights organisation based out of Singapore. I’ve been looking to get involved in international law for a long-term role after my fellowship is done in four months, which is why I am looking to find work in a legal firm such as yours.
Boss: Great. We are a legal firm —quite different from the NGOs and human rights organisations you have worked with. Then why our firm? What about our firm interests you?
Shrinidhi: I’m interested in the legal work you do for conflict-ridden areas in the Asia-Pacific, especially South Asia. Although I have a human rights background, I want to gain a firm grounding in the legal aspects of human rights, which I hope to do at your organisation. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Why does the boss emphasise that they are a legal firm?

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank(1).

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank(2).

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank(3).

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank(4).

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank(5).

It ____ rain tonight.

Identify the mood of the sentence given below.
The rains during this time of the year are not very intense.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
Anirudh _______ start creating original music.(Suggestion)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
Travis the superhero ____________ run at the speed of a bullet train. (Ability)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
For all we know, the new Matrix movie ____________ be interesting. (Strong possibility)

In the following sentence, fill in the blank with ‘if’ or ‘whether’.
Catch me ______ you can!

Identify the non-finite clause in the following sentence.
Maria wanted the student to jump high.

For the direct question ‘Who is that man in the pink shirt ?’, identify a possible embedded question from the options given below.

Convert the following sentence into passive voice.
Ali gave Siraj a look.

Convert the following sentence to active voice.
The money was counted by the banker.

State whether the following is true or false
‘Where are you?’: ‘Are’ in this sentence is not a modal auxiliary.

State whether the following is true or false
‘You were prepared’: ‘Were’ in this sentence is a modal auxiliary.

What does the modal auxiliary in the following sentences denote?
Perhaps he could ask for the ban to be lifted.

What does the modal auxiliary in the following sentences denote?
Could you open the door?

Identify the modal auxiliary in the following sentence.
The month of May might have had the best performance.

‘He spoke with her, isn’t it*?’* Here, the use of ‘isn’t it’ as a tag question indicates the influence of one’s first language.

‘Asoka was a great emperor.’ The interrogative form of this sentence is ___________.

In the following sentence, identify the nature of the adjective. The adjective is underlined. ‘This soup is not edible.’

Let us go to the cinema, ______ we?

Yesterday was not a great day, ________?