English II Quiz 2: 4 August 2024 (May 2024 term)

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

Choose the correct option.
What is the meaning of ‘probation’ ?

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

Choose the correct option.
How did the interviewee find out about the job vacancy?

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

Consider the following statements. Which one is true?

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

Select true/false for the following statement.
The interviewer mentions that the salary for this job is 50k per month.

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

Choose the correct option.
Mr.B has to report to the office at which day and time?

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

The interviewee left his former company because:

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

The interviewee is asked to report to the _____ department.

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

State true or false.
The interviewee appears satisfied with the salary that was offered to him.

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

What does the interviewer find out from the candidate’s resume?

Read the following exchange and answer the given subquestions.
Mr. A: Welcome to our company.
Mr. B: I am glad for the chance to be interviewed.
Mr. A: What specific job are you applying for?
Mr. B: I am an electrical engineer (double E) and I would like to try to get the job you advertised on the internet last week.
Mr. A: I see from your resume that you are very experienced.
Mr. B: Yes, I've worked as an electrical engineer for 10 years now. But I think it is a good career move to join your company.
Mr. A: Why did you leave your former company?
Mr. B: I left the company for better career opportunities.
Mr. A: Okay.
Mr. B: So you’ll give me the job?
Mr. A: Yes, but for the first three months you will be on probation with half-pay. After that you will be a full employee of the company. Do you have any more questions?
Mr. B: What is the salary?
Mr. A: 50k per year
Mr. B: Sounds good. When do I start?
Mr. A: Report to the engineering dept. on Monday at 9:30 am.
Mr. B: Great, thank you.
Mr. A: I look forward to working with you.

When did the candidate come across the advertisement for the job?

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options for the given subquestions
After the exam, Raghu told us that the questions were really (1)_____, but it took much (2)_____ to complete the exam than usual. Nitin didn't share the same opinion - he found it to be the (3)_____ exam among them all. He felt that the questions were not (4)_____ and that the misprint in the question paper should have been corrected much (5)_____.

Choose the correct answer for (1).

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options for the given subquestions
After the exam, Raghu told us that the questions were really (1)_____, but it took much (2)_____ to complete the exam than usual. Nitin didn't share the same opinion - he found it to be the (3)_____ exam among them all. He felt that the questions were not (4)_____ and that the misprint in the question paper should have been corrected much (5)_____.

Choose the correct answer for (2).

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options for the given subquestions
After the exam, Raghu told us that the questions were really (1)_____, but it took much (2)_____ to complete the exam than usual. Nitin didn't share the same opinion - he found it to be the (3)_____ exam among them all. He felt that the questions were not (4)_____ and that the misprint in the question paper should have been corrected much (5)_____.

Choose the correct answer for (3).

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options for the given subquestions
After the exam, Raghu told us that the questions were really (1)_____, but it took much (2)_____ to complete the exam than usual. Nitin didn't share the same opinion - he found it to be the (3)_____ exam among them all. He felt that the questions were not (4)_____ and that the misprint in the question paper should have been corrected much (5)_____.

Choose the correct answer for (4).

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options for the given subquestions
After the exam, Raghu told us that the questions were really (1)_____, but it took much (2)_____ to complete the exam than usual. Nitin didn't share the same opinion - he found it to be the (3)_____ exam among them all. He felt that the questions were not (4)_____ and that the misprint in the question paper should have been corrected much (5)_____.

Choose the correct answer for (5).

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When discussing a mistake you made with your employer, which sentence is the most appropriate?

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When requesting additional training or support from your boss, which sentence is the most appropriate?

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When suggesting a more efficient way of completing a task to your employer, which sentence is the most appropriate?

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When asking your employer for clarification on a task, which sentence is the most appropriate?

Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When requesting a day off from work for personal reasons, which sentence is the most appropriate?

See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank. Context: To make a formal and polite offer.
_____ you like some sugar in your tea?

When you are politely giving a suggestion to try a new restaurant, you should use __________.

See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank. They _____ attend the betrothal on the 29th because they _____ be out of station on the day of the marriage.
Hint: To give realistic and certain information about the future

Imagine that you are in a formal meeting with a client. In such a context, you are asking her whether she would like to review a file. From the options below, which would be the most appropriate way to ask this question?

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb according to the context.
_____ you come to the party?
Context: To talk about a real possibility in the future

See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank. No bags, umbrellas, personal books, CD-ROMs or floppy disks _____ be brought into the library. They _____ be deposited at the property counter at one’s own risk.
Hint: To indicate a requirement for appropriate behaviour in a library

See the hint or context provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill the blank. There _____ be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes.
Hint: To denote a strong, socially-oriented, and legally-binding obligation on those contesting in elections

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
______ Arnav perform this last task instead of me? (Clue: Seeking permission, informal)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
We _________ drop by Varsha’s home in the evening. (Clue: Suggestion)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal verb.
It ___ be a man with wings. (Clue: hypothetical)

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

Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag.
Now you are together again, _____?

Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag.
Yesterday was not a great day, ________?

Identify the complementizer in the given sentence.
One can’t tell whether one is talking to a dummy or to a living woman.

Choose the correct subordinate conjunction that can complete the sentence.
Black Beauty did not know _____ to eat the grass or to have a gallop across the meadow.

I grant you that there is no snow on the ground.
The verb in this sentence is a _____ verb and the sentence is an example of a _____sentence.

Check whether the following sentence is correct with regard to the use of punctuation marks. Yesterday, we bought a coat, and a jacket.