MID 1 Advanced English Quiz

Write the other forms of the word for the following words. a) Impress b) Create

Write two examples of the root word “Tele” which means “far”.

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows. Each one of us must realize that the only future for India and her people is one of tolerance and co-operation which has been the basis of our culture from ages past. We have laid down in our constitution that India is secular state. This does not mean we are irreligious. It means equal respect for all faiths and equal opportunities for those profess faith. a) What is the basis of our culture?

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

The sun rises and sets at different times in different places. As the earth rotates from west to east, places in the east see the sun earlier than those in the west. If the earth were flat, the whole world would have sunrise and sunset at the same time. But we know this is not so.

a) Why the places in the east see the sunrise earlier than the places in the west?

i) Use the following idioms in your own sentences.

a. once in a blue moon b. beyond wildest dreams c. turn a deaf ear

i) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Punctuality helps us to plan our work in advance and also enables us to do a lot of work. On the other hand, if we are unpunctual or the others are not punctual, everything gets upset and we are not able to do much of a work in a day. Our mood is upset. When others are unpunctual, we curse them and vice versa. If we are punctual, we make things smooth for ourselves and others and so we earn the appreciation and respect of others. So, punctuality is a quality that should be cultivated by every Indian. The derisive expression “Indian Punctuality” should go, once and for all, from usage.

a) How does punctuality help us? b) Write the antonym of the word ‘curse’. c) When do we earn the appreciation and respect of others?

i) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Incredible innovations in robotics are taking place in Japan, in attempt to make the lives of the aged more comfortable. One company is developing a bed that transforms into a wheelchair. The bed splits in half, with one half folding into a chair and removing the need to lift someone out of the bed and into a wheelchair. Another company has developed Robear, a high-tech robot which uses ‘paws’ to help elderly people to get up or lift them out of bed into a wheelchair. These robots are prohibitively expensive at present, but the costs are expected to decrease over the years.

a) What is the synonym of the word incredible? b) How does Robear help elderly people? c) What is the antonym of the word expensive?

i) Write five things you learn from a word with suitable examples.

i) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford on 8th Jan 1942. He joined the University College, Oxford where he studied Physics, as a subject of his first choice, Mathematics was unavailable. He pursued his Ph.D., despite being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapid progressive disease that cripples all nerves and muscles, in 1985, he became ill with pneumonia and since then he was required 24-hour nursing care. Through his incredible determination and with the help of his family and associates, he continued to pursue research, write books, give lectures, travel widely and inspired millions of persons. His research on black holes, and his books like “A brief History of Time”, “Black Holes”, “Baby Universe “, bear testimony to the fact that he is a unique person with extraordinary mind. a. What did Stephen Hawking study in Oxford? b. What did Hawking want to study actually? c. Name the disease Hawking was diagnosed with when he was just a student. d. What happened because of his illness in 1985? e. Name two of Hawking’s books and the area of his research.

ii) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Nelson Mandela was born on 18th July 1918 in South Africa. He had thirteen siblings by the same father but different mothers. His father died when he was nine. He was the first member of his family who was sent to school. In 1941 he was expelled from university because he led a group of students on a political strike. Mandela was sent to prison for life in 1962 for protesting the poverty, in equality and racism against black people in South Africa during apartheid. The apartheid was when people were divided by their race and forced to live separately. Black people could not do the same things as white people, such as going to certain places or voting. Mandela stayed in Prison for 27 years of his life until 1990, when there was greater political freedom in South Africa, and he was set free. He received the Noble Peace Prize in 1993 and in 1994 he was elected as the first black South African president. He lived a simple life, donated lots of money to charity. He retired from public life in 2004. He passed away on 5th December 2013. He will be remembered as a man who encouraged people to live more loving lives and who took a stand against injustice. a. Why was Nelson Mandela expelled from university? b. Why was he sent to prison for life? c. How many years did he stay in the prison? d. How is he remembered by the people? e. Select the word from the passage that gives the meaning “a person’s brothers or sisters”.