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MCP CSEC English Quiz 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the OPPOSITE of the underlined word.


The manager decided to inform the staff about all complaints received form customers.

a)

suggestions

b)

demands

c)

requests

d)

compliments

2.

Choose the OPPOSITE of the underlined word.


There was a decline in airline travel after September 11, 2001.

a)

rise

b)

upheaval

c)

decease

d)

fluctuation

3.

Choose the OPPOSITE of the underlined word.


The compassionate man was known by many in the crowd.

a)

fussy

b)

cruel

c)

indifferent

d)

dissatisfied

4.

Choose the OPPOSITE of the underlined word.


In these difficult economic time, many organisations retrench workers only when absolutely necessary.

a)

dismiss

b)

employ

c)

promote

d)

demote

5.

Some of the following sentences are incorrect because of inappropriate grammar, idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence contains more than one inappropriate element.


Select the ONE underlined part that you feel s inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter. If the sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D.


He divided the sweets among you and me.

a)

divided

b)

among

c)

me

d)

No error

6.

Some of the following sentences are incorrect because of inappropriate grammar, idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence contains more than one inappropriate element.


Select the ONE underlined part that you feel s inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter. If the sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D.


Any disease of the bones and joints which are due to deficiencies in a single nutritional factor can be prevented.

a)

are

b)

in

c)

can

d)

No error

7.

Some of the following sentences are incorrect because of inappropriate grammar, idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence contains more than one inappropriate element.


Select the ONE underlined part that you feel s inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter. If the sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D.


In "A House for Mr Biswas", Naipaul shows that how a man may struggle against great odds to achieve those things that he most desires.

a)

that how

b)

against

c)

those tings

d)

No error

8.

Read the poem carefully and then answer questions 21-28 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


Which of the following words suggests the drivers' destiny?

a)

whinnying (line 5)

b)

breakdown (line 6)

c)

obituaries (line 8)

d)

howling (line 13)

9.

Read the poem carefully and then answer questions 21-28 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


The poet is recommending that drivers drive ...

a)

slowly

b)

quickly

c)

recklessly

d)

carefully

10.

Read the extract carefully and then answer questions 29-36 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


The change in Mrs Rouse's appearance was MOST likely the result of ...

a)

old age

b)

overwork

c)

a bad marriage

d)

lack of nourishment

11.

Read the extract carefully and then answer questions 29-36 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


Although Mrs. Rouse's face was now so thin that you could see the contour of her cheekbones, (lines 4-5) she was still a ...

a)

lean woman

b)

kind woman

c)

beautiful woman

d)

strongly-built woman

12.

Read the extract carefully and then answer questions 29-36 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


The words "exhorting her helpers" as used in line 13-14 mean the SAME AS ...

a)

advising her helpers

b)

urging on her helpers

c)

quarreling with her helpers

d)

forcing her will on her helpers

13.

Read the extract carefully and then answer questions 29-36 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


The words"struggling to stern the tide" (lines 14-15) suggest that Mrs. Rouse was attempting to...

a)

cope with her problems

b)

make herself look young

c)

control her bad temper

d)

pretend that she was happily married

14.

Read the extract carefully and then answer questions 29-36 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


According to the passage, which of the following statements about Mrs. Rouse is FALSE?

a)

She was a quarrelsome person.

b)

She was a courageous woman.

c)

She was always kind to her helpers.

d)

She had physically changed since her marriage.

15.

Choose from the options the one that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the underlined word.


It was impossible to rectify the error made by the computer since inaccurate information had been fed into it.

a)

alter

b)

erase

c)

correct

d)

determine

16.

Read the advertisement carefully and then answer questions 37-43 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


The use of the phrases "BERMUDA! Far away. Long ago. Old world." (line 22) attempt to create the impression that Bermuda ...

a)

is somewhat backward in spite of its beauty

b)

has remained unchanged and unspoiled by technology

c)

is difficult to get to because it lies way out in mid-ocean

d)

is a very distant place inhabited by people of an ancient civilisation.

17.

Read the advertisement carefully and then answer questions 37-43 on the basis of what is stated or implied.


From reading the advertisement, one can draw ALL the following conclusions about Bermuda EXCEPT...

a)

Bermudians are engaged chiefly in fishing and golfing.

b)

Bermuda is an attractive little island nestled in mid-ocean.

c)

tourists visiting Bermuda are offered a variety f interesting activities.

d)

visitors to the island will have difficulty getting around