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MPU34102

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They......... lunch with some friends right now.

a)

have

b)

are having

c)

were having

d)

were had

2.

No one even noticed when I arrived home. They......... the final match on T.V

a)

watch

b)

watched

c)

were watching

d)

were watched

3.

I am sure you.......... me, did you?

a)

understood

b)

understand

c)

didn't understand

d)

weren't understand

4.

We......... that we had to give in our homework on Tuesday.

a)

were told

b)

told

c)

had told

d)

were telling

5.

Omar..........come to work late at all.

a)

never

b)

doesn't

c)

don't

d)

isn't

6.

Habeba........... walking to work.

a)

is used

b)

is used to

c)

used to

d)

used

7.

I wish I........... the mobile last week.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

have bought

d)

had bought

8.

.......... the volleyball match, he broke his arm.

a)

While

b)

As

c)

During

d)

For

9.

On......... the thief, she called the police.

a)

was seeing

b)

is seeing

c)

seeing

d)

seen

10.

Dad always read stories before sleeping.

a)

This is a present habit

b)

This is a past habit

c)

This always takes place

d)

This never took place

11.

Who.............. the door?

a)

opened

b)

you opened

c)

did you open

d)

were you opened

12.

The earth.......... around the sun.

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

go

d)

goes

13.

Currently, I......... a research into air pollution in our town.

a)

does

b)

do

c)

did

d)

am doing

14.

Every day, I.......... my aunt when she was ill.

a)

am visiting

b)

visit

c)

visited

d)

visits

15.

Football and tennis............ in the club.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

are played

d)

are playing

16.

We.............. lunch before my father returns home.

a)

haven't

b)

don't have

c)

doesn't have

d)

aren't have

17.

While my mother was tidying the house, we............ T.V

a)

watch

b)

watched

c)

were watching

d)

are watching

18.

Policemen........... the criminal. It's their job.

a)

arrests

b)

arrest

c)

arresting

d)

arrested

19.

During the holiday, we............ football everyday.

a)

is played

b)

played

c)

plays

d)

has played

20.

She no longer............ glasses.

a)

wear

b)

wears

c)

wore

d)

doesn't wear

21.

She no longer............ glasses.

a)

wear

b)

wears

c)

wore

d)

doesn't wear

22.

He needs exercise. He is so ____________.

a)

in shape

b)

crazy

c)

out of shape

d)

sorry

23.

Joseph is _________about sudoku. He solves puzzles everyday.

a)

happy

b)

crazy

c)

confused

d)

big

24.

A: _________________________?

B: Oh, nothing. I'm just watching a game show.

a)

How are you up to?

b)

What is it?

c)

What are you up to?

d)

Where are you off to?

25.

A: Where is she going at this hour?

B: She is ___________ the market. We need cups.

a)

off to

b)

on to

c)

up to

d)

in to

26.

Find a similar sentence.


I'm crazy about travelling.

a)

I'm on travelling.

b)

I'm good on travelling.

c)

I'm sure about travelling.

d)

I'm big on travelling.

27.

I'm _____________ to the park in the city center. Would you like to come?

a)

in my way

b)

on my way

c)

off my way

d)

to my way

28.

I eat desserts almost everyday. I have such a _____________.

a)

sour like

b)

chili crave

c)

sweet tooth

d)

sweet mind

29.

___________. We don't have to leave early. The play starts at 9 pm.

a)

Bad news!

b)

Good news!

30.

____________. We have to go now or the boss might be angry.

a)

Bad news!

b)

Good news!

31.

A: We are going to the cinema on Sunday at 7 pm. Can you come, too?

B: Oh! Sunday at 7? __________________. How about at 8?

A: That's alright. See you on Sunday at 8 then.

a)

That's not good for me.

b)

That's good for me.

32.

A: Where is Jesse?

B: He is out _____ a track. He is running.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

d)

above

33.

A: Hey! Where are we going for lunch today?

B: We are having a picnic ____ the park, at noon.

a)

at

b)

on

c)

in

d)

around

34.

I sometimes eat fatty food.

a)

often

b)

usually

c)

occasionally

35.

A: Don't you eat fish?

B: No! Never.

A: _____________?

B: I don't like the taste.

a)

How?

b)

How come?

c)

How no?

d)

How do you do?

36.

You pig out on fried food.

Do you eat a lot of fried food?

a)

YES.

b)

NO.

37.

What do you do to stay in shape? I _________ fatty and greasy food.

a)

include

b)

eat

c)

pig out on

d)

avoid

38.

You should eat smaller ___________ to stay in shape.

a)

portions

b)

desserts

c)

fatty foods

d)

grains

39.

____________ people can't move their arms and legs normally.

a)

quadrangle

b)

queasy

c)

quadragenary

d)

quadriplegic

40.

She is a very competitive surfer. She doesn't ___________ easily.

a)

give away

b)

give up

c)

give back

41.

Peaople can sometimes _________ great difficulties, but they should be patient to be successful.

a)

face

b)

set their heart to

c)

avoid

d)

dream about

42.

An organization that buys and sells things.

a)

A report

b)

A business

c)

A factory

43.

A short time to take a rest.

a)

A break

b)

A suit

c)

Mess

44.

A dirty or untidy state of things.

a)

Mess

b)

A desk

c)

An office

45.

A room with desks where people work.

a)

A desk

b)

A high salary

c)

An office

46.

A table you sit at to write and work.

a)

A desk

b)

An office

c)

A suit

47.

A lot of money you get for doing a job.

a)

A script

b)

A meeting

c)

A high salary

48.

The written text of a play or movie.

a)

A report

b)

A script

c)

An office

49.

A matching jacket and pants.

a)

A suit

b)

An office

c)

A meeting

50.

A place where workers and machines make products.

a)

An office

b)

A summer job

c)

A factory

51.

Working during vacation.

a)

A suit

b)

A high salary

c)

A summer job

52.

A document with a summary of a subject.

a)

An office

b)

A desk

c)

A report

53.

When people get together to discuss things and make decisions.

a)

A meeting

b)

A report

c)

An office

54.

Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence

a)

Increment

b)

Guise

c)

Taproot

d)

Intangible

55.

Graceful and elegant bearing in a person

a)

Guise

b)

Poise

c)

Supple

d)

Custom

56.

In ancient Rome, a man that is trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.

a)

Guise

b)

Batik

c)

Gladiator

d)

Sistrum

57.

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion

a)

Gyration

b)

Increment

c)

Gradation

d)

Guise

58.

The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

a)

Custom

b)

Etymology

c)

Ingredient

d)

Taproot

59.

A straight tapering root growing vertically downward and forming the center from which subsidiary rootlets spring; the central element or position in a line of growth or development.

a)

Taproot

b)

Guise

c)

Ingredient

d)

Increment

60.

The variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which are identified the voice, mood, tense, number, and person

a)

Ingredient

b)

Supple

c)

Conjugation

d)

Sarong

61.

An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something

a)

Gyration

b)

Gladiator

c)

Poise

d)

Guise

62.

A component part or element of something

a)

Ingredient

b)

Increment

c)

Conjugation

d)

Taproot

63.

Cloth that has been dyed using the _________ method

a)

Poise

b)

Batik

c)

Taproot

d)

Guise

64.

An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

a)

Ingredient

b)

Gyration

c)

Increment

d)

Taproot

65.

Flexible, readily adaptable or responsive to new situations

a)

Sistrum

b)

Sarong

c)

Supple

d)

Serengeti

66.

A scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees

a)

Abacus

b)

Custom

c)

Brocade

d)

Gradations

67.

An oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating

a)

Sistrum

b)

Sarong

c)

Brocade

d)

Abacus

68.

A musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken

a)

Abacus

b)

Sistrum

c)

Brocade

d)

Sarong

69.

A garment consisting of a long piece of cloth worn wrapped around the body and tucked at the waist or under the armpits, traditionally worn in Southeast Asia and now also by women in the west

a)

Serengeti

b)

Sarong

c)

Abacus

d)

Brocade

70.

A sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream

a)

Phantasmagoria

b)

Sarong

c)

Supple

d)

Custom

71.

A vast plain in Tanzania, to the west of the Great Rift Valley. In 1951 the ________ National Park was created to protect the area's large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson's gazelle

a)

Sarong

b)

Sistrum

c)

Supple

d)

Serengeti

72.

A rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread

a)

Supple

b)

Gradation

c)

Abacus

d)

Brocade

73.

A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a society, place, or time

a)

Custom

b)

Sarong

c)

Sistrum

d)

Abacus

74.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The students had to complete many projects at the end of the semester, as a result they had very little time to study for their final exams.

b)

The students had to complete many projects at the end of the semester; as a result, they had very little time to study for their final exams.

c)

The students had to complete many projects at the end of the semester as a result they had very little time to study for their final exams.

d)

The students had to complete many projects at the end of the semester. As a result, they had very little time to study for their final exams.

75.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

Despite the chemical reaction being closely supervised by an experienced chemist who knew what to expect.

b)

Despite the chemical reaction being closely supervised by an experienced chemist who knew what to expect the procedure was still considered extremely risky.

c)

Despite the chemical reaction being closely supervised by an experienced chemist who knew what to expect and the procedure was still considered extremely risky.

d)

Despite the chemical reaction being closely supervised by an experienced chemist who knew what to expect, the procedure was still considered extremely risky.

76.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

Stock have been volatile no one knows whether to buy or sell.

b)

Stock have been volatile, so no one knows whether to buy or sell.

c)

Stock have been volatile; therefore, no one knows whether to buy or sell.

d)

Stock have been volatile, therefore, no one knows whether to buy or sell.

77.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The graduate student had complex theories about the topic; however, applying those theories to real-world problems was another story.

b)

The graduate student had complex theories about the topic; but, applying those theories to real-world problems was another story.

c)

The graduate student had complex theories about the topic but applying those theories to real-world problems was another story.

d)

The graduate student had complex theories about the topic however applying those theories to real-world problems was another story.

78.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The new appliance seemed to work during the in-store demonstration; however, it malfunctioned once the customer brought it home.

b)

The new appliance seemed to work during the in-store demonstration yet it malfunctioned once the customer brought it home.

c)

The new appliance seemed to work during the in-store demonstration, but it malfunctioned once the customer brought it home.

d)

The new appliance seemed to work during the in-store demonstration, yet it malfunctioned once the customer brought it home.

79.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The hospital employee missed last Monday’s safety training session so he will need to make it up this weekend.

b)

Since the hospital employee missed last Monday’s safety training session, he will need to make it up this weekend.

c)

The hospital employee missed last Monday’s safety training session, so he will need to make it up this weekend.

d)

The hospital employee missed last Monday’s safety training session; therefore, he will need to make it up this weekend.

80.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The advertising campaign was effective, a large number of new customers bought items on the website.

b)

Since the advertising campaign was effective, a large number of new customers bought items on the website.

c)

The advertising campaign was effective, so a large number of new customers bought items on the website.

d)

The advertising campaign was effective, as a result, a large number of new customers bought items on the website.

81.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

The supervisor gave the employee a raise, she had been the top salesperson during the holiday season.

b)

The supervisor gave the employee a raise. Because she had been the top salesperson during the holiday season.

c)

The supervisor gave the employee a raise because she had been the top salesperson during the holiday season.

d)

Because she had been the top salesperson during the holiday season, the supervisor gave Sarah a raise.

82.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

Although Susan's cat is an amusing animal, that manages to get into big trouble whenever Susan leaves the house.

b)

Although Susan's cat is an amusing animal that manages to get into big trouble whenever Susan leaves the house we love that little fur ball.

c)

Although Susan's cat is an amusing animal that manages to get into big trouble whenever Susan leaves the house; we love that little fur ball.

d)

Although Susan's cat is an amusing animal that manages to get into big trouble whenever Susan leaves the house, we love that little fur ball.

83.

What is correct? There may be one or more answers.

a)

Her cat keeps staring at me; help me!

b)

Her cat keeps staring at me so help me!

c)

Her cat keeps staring at me. Help me!

d)

Her cat keeps staring at me, help me!

84.
A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.
a)
summarizing
b)
paraphrasing
c)
yelling
d)
talking
85.
Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read. Read the passage. Which sentence  best restates the ideas in the passage?
 "Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."
a)
Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.
b)
Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.
c)
Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s.
86.
Is the passage below an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: Toward the end of the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution caused a change in many people's employment. When agricultural work in rural areas became harder to find, many left to seek industrial work in urban areas.
Paraphrase: The Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s changed what jobs were available. People left farms in the country to work in factories in the cities.
a)
Yes
b)
No
87.
A paraphrase is more than a summary of a text's main ideas—it restates each key idea in about the same number of words.
Is this passage an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: During the Industrial Revolution, working-class families took for granted that their children would need to be employed to help support the family.
Paraphrase: At the time of the Industrial Revolution, some children wanted to work in factories.
a)
Yes
b)
No
88.
Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use.
a)
getting int trouble
b)
plagiarism
c)
cheating
d)
pledging
89.
Choose the correct paraphrase of the following sentence:
During the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in factories.
a)
In the time of the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in the factories.
b)
Factories employed children-even three-year-olds-in the Industrial Revolution.
c)
During the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in factories.
90.
To help yourself paraphrase a text, identify the main idea of the passage.
Read this passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is the main idea?
a)
Their hospital now has a generator and running water.
b)
It provides free medications for diseases.
c)
People in Sauri have much better lives than in years past.
d)
Cases of malaria have declined.
91.
To help yourself paraphrase a text, look up any unfamiliar words or phrases.
Read the passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is a generator?
a)
a device used to measure temperature
b)
a machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy and is used during power outages as back up
c)
a very serious illness
d)
a place to go when you need medical help
92.
Final stage is to restate important ideas and details in your own words.
Read the passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
Choose the best paraphrase.
a)
Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.
b)
Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
c)
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.
d)
Life in Sauri has recently improved.The hospital offers electricity and plumbing, and Free medicine and mosquito nets help prevent common diseases and malaria.
93.
Original Text: The MESSENGER spacecraft will first perform two flyby missions, in which it will gather data on the planet Mercury. In these flybys, MESSENGER will measure Mercury's atmosphere, magnetic pull, and surface composition.
Paraphrase the text above, making sure to identify all the writer's main points. Don't forget to look up any unfamiliar words.
a)
MESSENGER is scheduled to travel past Mercury to get information about the planet. The spacecraft's trips will give us data about Mercury's surface, atmosphere, and gravity.
b)
The MESSENGER spacecraft will first perform two flyby missions, in which it will measure Mercury's atmosphere, magnetic pull, and surface composition.
c)
Past missions to Mercury haven't been successful because of the heat. MESSENGER is designed to orbit close to the sun.
d)
MESSENGER will provide useful information about Mercury during its flyby missions.
94.
MESSENGER will travel 4.9 billion miles to Mercury's orbit and will have to survive extreme conditions. For one thing, it will have to take a lot more of the sun's heat and energy than any other spacecraft. Additionally, MESSENGER will need to travel at extreme speeds—over 140,000 miles per hour!
Choose the best paraphrase.
a)
For one thing, it will have to take a lot more of the sun's heat and energy than any other spacecraft. Additionally, MESSENGER will need to travel at extreme speeds—over 140,000 miles per hour!
b)
MESSENGER will need to travel at extreme speeds—over 140,000 miles per hour!
c)
On its 4.9 billion-mile journey, MESSENGER will encounter intense conditions as it travels near the sun and survives ultimate heat as it hurtles at a speed of over140,00 mph.
d)
MESSENGER will travel 4.9 billion miles to Mercury's orbit and will have to survive extreme conditions.
95.

What language was spoken by the Celts and is now spoken in Ireland today?

a)

Anglish

b)

German

c)

Gaelic

d)

Irish

96.

What was the language of the Romans?

a)

French

b)

Irish

c)

Gaelic

d)

Latin

97.

What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak?

a)

Old English

b)

New English

c)

Gaelic

d)

German

98.

What are the years of Late Modern English?

a)

1975-present

b)

1800-present

c)

1776-present

d)

1500-present

99.
What language mixed with "Old English" in the 700's to further evolve the English language?
a)
Middle English 
b)
Latin 
c)
Old Norse 
d)
Spanish 
100.

The British word for "sidewalk" is

a)

road

b)

street

c)

pavement

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