ENGLISH COMPREHENSION AND COMPOSITION

1. Comprehension derived from which word.

a. Latin

b. Greek

c. English

d. British

Correct Option: a

 

2. What is skimming?

a. To read main ideas

b. To read in parts

c. To read quickly

d. To read slowly

Correct Option: c

 

3. How many types of paragraph?

a. 3

b. 5

c. 6

d. 4

Correct Option: d

 

4. Persuasive paragraph often include:

a. Rhetorical device

b. Ordinal sequence

c. Cohesive device

d. All of them

Correct Option: d

 

5. The term “opinion” is defined as:

a. Perception about something

b. Objective point of view

c. Personal view or judgement

d. Supported evidence about something

Correct Option: c

 

6. What is topic sentence?

a. In which discussed the writer’s views

b. In which main idea stated

c. In which thesis statement is stated

d. In which giving detail about something

Correct Option: b

 

7. Avoid____common mistakes in main idea.

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 3

Correct Option: d

 

8. Analytical approach is form of:

a. SQ3R

b. Scanning

c. Slow reading

d. Fast reading

Correct Option: c

 

9. What is expansion?

a. Explain the passage with detail

b. Short to long

c. Long to short

d. Minimize the passage

Correct Option: b

 

10. Expansion is opposite of:

a. Precise

b. Scanning

c. Comprehension

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

11. Cohesive devices are:

a. May take number of forms

b. Noun

c. Pronoun

d. Conjunction

Correct Option: a

 

12. Identify the cohesive device in this sentence. (The company will change its policy)

a. Change

b. The

c. Its

d. Will

Correct Option: c

 

13. The major function of cohesive is:

a. Text reading

b. Text discussion

c. Text formation

d. Text explanation

Correct Option: c

 

14. Paraphrasing is alternative of:

a. Formulating

b. Quoting

c. Expansion

d. Precise

Correct Option: b

 

15. Paraphrase has____steps.

a. 6

b. 7

c. 8

d. 5

Correct Option: d

 

16. Duc is Latin word which means:

a. To decide

b. To discuss

c. To lead

d. To create

Correct Option: c

 

17. Review means:

a. Explain the text

b. Read the text

c. Repeat the text

d. Learn the text

Correct Option: c

 

18. Expository sentences are:

a. To explain something

b. To convince the reader

c. To describe something

d. Argue about something

Correct Option: a

 

19. What is paraphrase?

a. Precise of text

b. Scan of text

c. Rewording of text

d. Explanation of text

Correct Option: c

 

20. Cohesive are linking words which connect the:

a. Words

b. Sentences

c. Paragraph

d. All of them

Correct Option: d

 

21. Fact relies on:

a. Experiment

b. Research

c. Expression

d. Assumption

Correct Option: b

 

22. Look the first and last sentence of the passage is key point of:

a. Main idea

b. Precise

c. Expansion

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

23. Writing first draft is step of:

a. Expansion

b. Paragraph writing

c. Essay writing

d. Paraphrase writing

Correct Option: b

 

24. What is scanning?

a. Search for specific purpose

b. Search for key words

c. Move quickly over page

d. All of them

Correct Option: d

 

25. The key to a good compare and contrast essay is to choose two or more:

a. Pronoun

b. Verb

c. Subject

d. Noun

Correct Option: c

 

26. Comparing and contrasting is a____tool.

a. Primary

b. Important

c. Secondary

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

27. Graphs and charts are___representing of data.

a. Visual

b. Written

c. Aural

d. Auditory

Correct Option: a

 

28. To interpret graph or chart,

a. Read the title

b. Look at the key

c. Read the label

d. All of them

Correct Option: d

 

29. If a sentence for expansion is metaphor,

a. Explain its full meaning

b. Explain only main idea

c. Explain half meaning

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

30. Precise writing requires:

a. Discussing

b. Compression

c. Understanding

d. Explaining

Correct Option: b

 

31. Summarizing consist of____important skills.

a. Five

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

Correct Option: b

 

32. A summary is always____than the original passage.

a. Fifth part

b. Third part

c. Second part

d. Fourth part

Correct Option: b

 

33. A book may be summarize in:

a. Parts

b. Points

c. Article

d. Summary

Correct Option: c

 

34. In SQ3R, S stands for,

a. Section

b. Summary

c. Survey

d. Search

Correct Option: c

 

35. The ultimate goal of an article is to condense the:

a. Experiment

b. Information

c. Search

d. Observation

Correct Option: b

 

36. How many elements of good summary

a. 7

b. 6

c. 5

d. 9

Correct Option: d

 

37. Precise writing can be considered as:

a. An art

b. A work

c. An assignment

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

38. Aspirants often find it very difficult to extract____out of the precise.

a. Important points

b. Title

c. Main idea

d. Theme

Correct Option: b

 

39. How many methods to derive title from passage?

a. Five

b. Six

c. Three

d. Four

Correct Option: c

 

40. The word precise is a___ word.

a. English

b. French

c. Latin

d. Greek

Correct Option: b

 

41. Brevity is a soul of:

a. Intelligence

b. Present mind

c. Wit

d. Wisdom

Correct Option: c

 

42. Use as many synonyms as possible in:

a. Essay writing

b. Paraphrasing

c. Precise writing

d. Expansion

Correct Option: b

 

43. In order to need specific information, you need to___the text

a. Scan

b. Skim

c. Main points

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

44. Fast reading has___ steps.

a. Five

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

Correct Option: b

 

45. Facts are shown with___words.

a. Unbiased words

b. Biase words

c. Key words

d. None of them

Correct Option: a

 

46. Facts are___information.

a. Real

b. Fake

c. Imaginary

d. All of them

Correct Option: a

 

47. To describe something or someone is feature of:

a. Expository

b. Descriptive

c. Objective

d. Narrative

Correct Option: b

 

48. Compositions mainly involves,

a. Understanding

b. Something else

c. Writing

d. Listening

Correct Option: c

 

49. Comprehension increases____speed.

a. Listening

b. Speaking

c. Reading

d. Writing

Correct Option: c

 

50. A summary begins with____sentence.

a. Introductory

b. Main idea

c. Theme

d. None of them

Correct Option: a