Eng 101-Comprehension and Communication Skills in English (1+1)--Mid Semester Examination Model Question Paper-2023 B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Degree Programme

TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture / B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture Degree Programmes Mid Semester Examination 2023 (2017 Syllabus) Year          : I   Time : 1 hour Semester   : I   Marks : 20
COMPREHENSION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH (1+1)
(Answer All questions)
Multiple Choice Questions (Bold the Correct Answer)									[40 x 0.5 = 20]
1.		When Einstein wrote his famous transformation equation
		A)		1905			B)	1906
		C)		1907			D)	1908
2.		The school_______ came in to the room.
		A)		Principle			B)	Principal
		C)		Principale			D)	Principaal
3.		Abbreviation for ‘TOEFL’
		A)		Test Of Eggs, Flour, and Lard			B)	Test of Effective Foreign Language
		C)		Test of English as a Foreign Language			D)	Test of English Foreigners Language
4.		Who is the gentle spirit?
		A)		David Aaron			B)	Susan Cain
		C)		Jean adamson			D)	Williard and Gibbis
5.		A four little girl sat______ a tree
		A)		on			B)	under
		C)		Into			D)	up
6.		When atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima?
		A)		6 August 1945			B)	5 August 1945
		C)		7 August 1945			D)	8 August 1945
7.		I just can‟t believe it! The story is________ believable.
		A)		Dis….			B)	In….
		C)		Un…..			D)	Mis…
8.		I..... tennis right now.
		A)		play			B)	Plays
		C)		am playing			D)	played
9.		Identify the following sentence:  “She winds up ten times, and then she lets it fly.”
		A)		simple			B)	complex
		C)		compound			D)	relative pronoun
10.		Identify the pattern of the following sentence. “Jane bought fruit.”
		A)		SV			B)	SVC
		C)		SVO			D)	SVOA
11.	It is this opinion which brought the existence of a more decent word
	A)		rivalry		B)	sports
	C)		nationalism		D)	victory
12.	The controversy was witnessed over bodyline bowling and over the rough tactics of Australian team that visited England………..
	A)		1947		B)	1954
	C)		1986		D)	1921
13.	“All of us who worked on the atomic bomb” who said?
	A)		Dr Allison		B)	Willard Gibbs
	C)		Einstein		D)	Dr.Arnold
14.	Football is…..most popular sport in the world
	A)		a		B)	An
	C)		the		D)	None of the above
15.	Science is the search for………
	A)		lie		B)	information
	C)		truth.		D)	technology
16.	The Sporting Spirit first appeared in the Tribune, in……..
	A)		1945		B)	1946
	C)		1948		D)	1949
17.	The doctor gave me a prescription ……my cough
	A)		for		B)	with
	C)		at		D)	to
18.	Questions based on indirect meaning are called ……….
	A)		Factual comprehension		B)	Inferential comprehension
	C)		Referential comprehension		D)	Global comprehension
19.	You can see the doctor ……8 am and 12 noon
	A)		at		B)	In
	C)		between		D)	on
20.	They wanted to hear ……end of the story
	A)		a		B)	an
	C)		the		D)	None of the above
21.	He was late for school, …….he took a shortcut.
	A)		so		B)	because
	C)		and		D)	for
22.	The author says that………. is based on truth and should spring from the noblest attribute of the human spirit
	A)		technology		B)	mankind
	C)		science		D)	medicine
23.	She will ___________ you a new pair of jeans on your birthday.
	A)		get		B)	got
	C)		gotten		D)	getting

 

24.	George Orwell was born on ……… in Bengal
	A)	1901	B)	1902
	C)	1903	D)	1904
25.	Choose the correct suffix of the word “infant”
	A)	…dom	B)	…..ry
	C)	……..cy	D)	……..is
26.	It is a refreshingly frank expression of Orwell’s views on …………
	A)	competitive games	B)	nationalism
	C)	rivalry	D)	science
27.	……a game in which everyone gets hurt and every nation has its own style of play which seems unfair to foreigners, is far worse.
	A)	Football	B)	boxing
	C)	Cricket	D)	fishing
28.	what is homophones?
	A)	sound same ,different spelt, same mean	B)	Sound same, different spelt, different mean
	C)	sound differ, same spelt, same mean	D)	same sound , same mean, same spelt
29.	Her favorite colors were purple …..red.
	A)	so	B)	because
	C)	and	D)	but
30.	‘A scientist cannot hold back progress because of fears of what the world will do with his discoveries’.  Who said?
	A)	newspaperman	B)	One of the scientist
	C)	Dr.Arnold	D)	Willard Gibbs
31.	Identify the sentence pattern “They  made David Chairman of the Rotary club”
	A)	SVOA	B)	SVIO
	C)	SVIODO	D)	SVOC
32.	It is on the basis of this ………..that serious questions are forming in the public mind.
	A)	science	B)	dilemma
	C)	goodwill	D)	nationalism
33.	Ramesh ____ Hiran have passed.
	A.	But	B.	and
	C.	So	D.	for
34.	Which article had appeared his views about war minus shooting?
	A)	Indian Magazines	B)	Chronicle
	C)	Tribune	D)	Time in India
35.	When there is peace, science is ………… and when there is war, science is prevented to destructive ends.
	A)	Find truth	B)	constructive
	C)	art	D)	formula
36.	Which is the last work of George Orwell?
	A)	Sporting spirit	B)	Coming Up for Air
	C)	Animal form	D)	Nineteen Eighty-four
37.	when I hear people saying that sport creates …….between the nations,
	A)	goodwill	B)	hatred
	C)	rivalry	D)	nationalism
38.	I felt……..secure talking to a stranger and so called the police
	A)	dis-	B)	un-
	C)	de-	D)	in-
39.	Which comprehension questions are based on words?
	A)	Factual comprehension	B)	Inferential comprehension
	C)	Referential comprehension	D)	Global comprehension
40.	…………..milk is good for health
	A)	drink	B)	drinking
	C)	drunk	D)	drinks