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1. Stress is an extra force used in….. On a particular word or syllable.

a) singing

b) dancing

c) speaking

d) reading

2. comparison and contrast are ….. devices in writing mainly because we tend to think that way.

a) between

b) same

c) other

d) common

3. Whenever you send a copy of your curriculum vitae to an organization where you are looking for a job, you should also send a personal covering letter which is known as the letter of …..

a) demand

b) application

c) seeking

d) refuge

4. Participles are the two forms of a ….. called present participle and past participle which may be used in compound forms of the verb or as adjectives

a) adverb

b) verb

c) adjectives

d) speech

5. ….. a type of seal found in the Pacific Ocean and having large ears.

a) Shark

b) Dolphin

c) Sea lion

d) Jellyfish

6. The paragraph may deal with only a ….. effect or refer to several effects.

a) single

b) double

c) speech

d) word

7. If you are looking for a job, or wish to change your job, you will probably have to write several letters, particularly the letters of application that you will send along with your …...

Ans. curriculum vitae

8. If you are employed in an organization or are self-employed, you may often have to order supplies of goods or …..

a) services

b) products

c) equipment

d) all of the above

9. citizens need to write to various ….. or other organizations about the problems that they may be facing in their daily lives.

a) company

b) marketers

c) business

d) governments

10. The ….. is a straightforward, factual presentation of the facts relating to your education, work experience, and other qualifications.

Ans. curriculum vitae

11. Another technique that brings coherence in a paragraph is the use of transitional devices between …...

a) words

b) phrase

c) sentences

d) A and B

12. It is said that the young ….. does not seem to know at first what his truck is for

a) elephant

b) squid

c) seal

d) Porpoise

13. Our ….. are often based on comparison and contrast.

a) actions

b) countenance

c) words

d) decisions

14. If several consequences are listed one must be ….. to distinguish between the major and the minor ones.

a) happy

b) sure

c) reluctant

d) Careful

15. Effects or consequences cannot be handled in the same way as reasons or

causes.

TRUE / FALSE

16. ….. are animals that live by killing and eating other animals.

a) python

b) predators

c) elephant

d) shark

17. An order letter must be specific and complete if you are to ….. the exact items that you want

a) use

b) send

c) receive

d) put

18. Letters of Complaint A letter we have to write ….. is a letter of complaint or protest.

a) once

b) frequently

c) always

d) twice

19. Web is a net of thin threads spun by the …...

a) cub

b) insect

c) fly

d) spider

20. We say it is ….. when it can keep the temperature of the body rather

high whether the outside temperature is high or low.

a) cold-blooded

b) warm-blooded

c) Hot-blooded

d) High-blooded

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21. According to Porpoise, a wealthy young man who lives mainly for pleasure is known as …..

a) Sugar boy

b) Sweet boy

c) Lovely boy  

d) Loverboy

22. You must convince your ….. that you deserve to be called for an Interview

a) reader

b) employer

c) manager   

d) heart

23. When you write your report, state your ….. in clear sentences.

a) report

b) problems

c) findings

d) opinion

24. Syllable is a minimal rhythmic unit of a spoken …...

a) words

b) sentences

c) phases

d) language

25. For the correct pronunciation of words, you must learn to refer to the ….. all the time

a) tutor

b) teacher

c) online

d) dictionary

26. We sometimes write ….. in which we convey our instructions to various organizations to have something done for us

a) letters

b) phases

c) words

d) sentence

27. ….. voice is a form of direct statement whereby the subject of a sentence takes an object without any inversion.

a) Loud

b) Small

c) Active

d) Perceive

28. When we use a rising tone on the nucleus, the pitch starts at a low level and keeps on rising till the end of the ……

a) pitch

b) group

c) tone

d) Voice

29. English has ….. consonant sounds.

a) twenty-five

b) five

c) twenty-four

d) twenty-one

30. The interview is often called a personality test interview board to get an insight into your …...

Ans. Personality

31. The tense used to describe an action that started in the past and is continuing is known as …..

a) past tense

b) present perfect continuous tense

c) perfect continuous tense

d) present continuous tense

32. Transitional devices are like signposts in a ……

a) book

b) sentence

c) reading

d) paragraph

33. In the ….. letter, you have a chance to interpret these facts and show how they are particularly relevant to the position you are applying for.

a) covering

b) formal

c) informal

d) request

34. Letters to the government and other organizations are also ….. letters and include letters of complaint, letters of request, and letters making inquiries or suggestions.

a) informal

b) request

c) covering

d) formal

35. In the year 1755 Lisbon, the capital of Portugal – the city destroyed entirely and ….. killed  

a) 500

b) 450

c) 200

d) 360

36. Letters of Request We often have to request official bodies for various things; this is probably the most ….. type of official letter.

a) difficult

b) special

c) different

d) Common

37. Illustration Giving ….. is one of the easiest ways of developing a topic.

a) topics

b) words

c) examples

d) Sentence

38. Words are made up of one or more separately pronounced parts, called …...

Ans. Syllables

39. Man has been able to spread across the earth so widely for ….. main

reasons.

a) five

b) three

c) four

d) ten

40. Besides using illustration and description to develop the topic of your paragraph, you may in some cases need to use the technique of cause and effect.

TRUE / FALSE

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41. ….., indeed, seem to start life completely equipped with all necessary reflexes, but even then the concept of ‘instinct’ seems to require some modification, for they improve their talents with practice.

a) Birds

b) Insects

c) Human

d) mammal

42. Your report should have the following contents except

a) Subject

b) Topics 

c) Procedure

d) Observations

43. All but one is a consonant sound /k,(k)/    

a) Cat, key, duck, queen, anchor, broccoli

b) King, sink

c) Ship, chef, delicious, initials, sugar

d) Tent, butterfly, jumped

44. ….. tests or experiments are not limited to any particular field.

a) School

b) Laboratory

c) Hospital

d) Office

45. You need to ….. all points given during lectures and private reading activities when preparing for examination.

a) write

b) jot

c) explain

d) summarize

46. A ….. is a piece of writing which is unified by a central, controlling idea or theme.

a) paragraph

b) statement

c) syllables

d) All of the above

47. When you write a report, you try to convey some …….. to others.

 Ans. information

48. The  ways of behavior which are not based on learning or thinking, but are there from birth is known as …..

Ans. instinct:

49. One of the difficulties about ….. pronunciation is that there is no

perfect correspondence between letters and sounds

a) sentences

b) words

c) English

d) phases

50. Which of the following is not a types of reports

a) reports on events

b) reports on meetings and speeches

c) reports on interviews

d) reports on management

In conclusion

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