Question Bank New 1111

FIRST SEMESTER DEGREE
ENG1AO2 : FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

QUESTION BANK
I. Arrange the jumbled sentences.
1. I/in/London/live
2. cats/three/have/we
3. German/speak/they/can
4. A lot/sleeps/my brother
5. My father/house/is painting/our
6. blue/my car/is
7. aunt/her/talks/a lot
8. work/hard/they
9. can/sing/well/I
10. mother/my/is preparing/dinner
II. Identify the sentence pattern of the given sentences.

1. He bought his girlfriend a ring.
2. She sings and dances.
3. She made the problem complicated.
4. She goes to school.
5. John and Marry are swimming.
6. He brought me a cup of tea.
7. The company has been very successful.
8. They are in class.
9. He is brave.
10. I called my dog Dodo.
11. They are reading in the library.
12. He has fixed the computer.
13. I wrote my friend a letter.
14. He appointed John his assistant.
15. They are internal auditors.
16. He runs very quickly.
17. Close the window.
18. They made her upset.
19. She was frightened.
20. My brother is doing homework.
III. Identify the types of sentences.

1. Mrs. Williams went to the store.
2. Yikes! I feel terrible that you got into an accident this morning.
3. Where is the school?
4. The smoke alarm battery should be changed at least once a year.
5. Shut that door now.
6. Slow down before you get into an accident.
7. Stop, take your hands off of me!
8. Most workers found better jobs after the factory closed.
9. How many students are in your class.
10. Use at least five hundred words in your essay.
11.Geez! I am sick and tired of these tests.
12. No way! I am not going to let you get a tattoo.
13. Upgrade the programs on all of the classroom computers.
14. Who was calling on the phone.
15. Get up out of that bed immediately.
16. May I have a pencil?
17. This is the first time that I've had bad food at this restaurant.
18. Daniel works on a dairy farm.
19. ALBHS is located in North Carolina.
20. Mrs. Williams' class is the best!
IV. Change into reported speech.

1. 'She is my best friend,' he said.
2. 'She is waiting for us,' he said.
3. 'I have visited all the continents,' he said.

4. 'She has been living alone for years,' he said.
5. 'She will help us,' he said.
6. 'I want to go,' he said
7. 'I don't want to go,' she said.
8. 'I have watched that movie,' he said.
9. 'She must leave now,' he said.
10. I can't help you,' he said.
11. Raju said, "Alas! My kitty got injured."
12. Romi said, "I may come to the seminar"
13. Bunny said to Sunny, "Do you see me?"
14. The little kid said, "Let me sit here."
15. Grandpa said, "May God bless you.
V. Rewrite in Indirect speech
1. “I am happy”, he said
2. “I am playing football”, she said.

3. I can help you tomorrow.
4. She said, “Will you come to the party?”
5. “I was reading a novel”, she said.
6. “Where do you stay?” asked the boy.
7. “Will you come to the party?”
8. “I had a headache yesterday.”
9. “It’s been raining since this afternoon.”
10. “I haven’t seen them since last week.”
11. "We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant."
12. "Have you ever seen The Lord of the Rings?"
13. "Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire."
14. "Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?"
15. She said to me, “Open the window.”
16. “We lived in China for five years.”
17. I haven’t seen George recently.

18. I would help, but…
19. I’m waiting for Michael, she said.
20. Dance with me!
VI. Change into passive voice.

1. I will never forget this experience.
2. Mother made a cake yesterday.
3. The girl was teased by the boy.
4. The deer was being chased by the tiger.
5. The police have caught the thief.
6. Was her duty done by her?
7. She has learned her lessons.
8, A novel has been written by her.
9. Have you finished the report?
10. Scientists have discovered traces of ice on the surface.

VII. Change into active voice.
1. The ball was kicked by him.
2. An orange is being eaten by her.
3. The work was done by them.
4. The money has been stolen by him.
5. It will be done by us.
6. They were given some food by her.
7. A letter was written to him by me.
8. We were laughed at by them.
9. A song was being sung by her.
10. The story has been told by me.
VIII. Identify the types of sentences:
1. What is your name?

2. Don't ever touch my phone.
3. Give me a pen and a pencil.
4. How will you do it?
5. Wow! The painting is so beautiful.
6. Where are you from?
7. My new car is black.
8. George brushes his teeth twice a day.
9. Ouch! its hurting.
10.I can speak English fluently.
IX. Read the following sentences and state whether they are simple, compound, or
complex sentences:
1. The train was late.
2. They spoke to him in English, but he responded in Spanish.
3. Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams.
4. She goes to the beach, and she takes her cat.
5. Mary and Samantha took the bus.
X. Transform the following sentences as instructed:

1. She returned home at midnight. (Change to complex)
A)
2. He is so sick that he cannot speak.(change to simple)

A)
3. Despite trying hard, he failed to reach the target.(change to compound)

A)
4. They tried hard to win the match. (Change to complex)

A)
5. As her father died, she became helpless.(change to compound)

A)
XI. Fill in the Blanks with the Appropriate Articles (a/an/the)

1. Sheldon is ___ honest man.
2. King Arthur was ___ just king.
3.___ lion let go of ___ mouse.
4. I have fixed ___ appointment with ___ doctor.
5. Will you take ___ picture of us?
6. I broke ___ vase my brother brought.

7. My mother has ___ polka-dotted umbrella.
8. The team organised __ friendly match.
9.Presidents of both ___ countries.
10. We had __ mulberry tree in the garden.
XII. Choose the correct preposition from the brackets.
1.Revathi, go and sit (beside/besides) Shobha.
2. Has the train (through/from) Mysore arrived?
3. Don’t eat anything (in between /between) meals as it is bad for health.
4. Varun waited (for/since) an hour for his sister at the bus stop.
5. Vidya is not afraid (of/off) anything.
XIII. Use the correct form of the verb
1. He is …………………....dinner to the guests.(serve)
2. The patient will have ………..………..consciousness before the doctor’s arrival.(regain)
3. I will…………………… roses in my lawn.(plant)
4. She said that her friend had …….……………..her. (betray)
5. She has ……………..….the parcel by post. (send)
6. The gardener …………………....the plant. (Water)
7. Tom has been ……………..…..as a Financial Officer in this firm since 2014. (work)
8. The children were ………….…….the zoo trip. (enjoy)
9. This ……………….…does not cost much.(watch)
10. I will be …………….…rest at 3 o’clock. (take)
11. He will have ………….……….French by next year.(learn)

12. She ……………………..…not have much jewelry. (do)
13. He ………………..…..all his wealth after the death of his father.(squander)
14. We had not …………………..…..this news till yesterday.( hear)
15. I had never…………….… such a delicious ice-cream before.( taste)
16. I had been …………………at this college for two years.(study)
17. He does not …………….……my point.(understand)
18. She will ……………..…the answer tomorrow. (know)
19. The rain will have ………………………..before I reach home.(stop)
20. By next year he will have been ……..……….….in this factory for five years. (work)
XIV. Choose the right word to form proper collocation
1. If you park there, you will have to
………………………….. a fine.
a) pay b) take c) have
2. He …………………………… no attention to my requests.
a) paid b) took c) had
3. I ……………………….. a cough to catch her attention.
a) gave b) paid c) took
4. Although the doctors tried hard, they couldn’t

………………………….. his life.
a) save b) bring c) take
5. Abbreviations ………………………… space and hence they are very common in

newspaper headlines.
a) catch b) save c) take
6. Do you ……………………….. a diary?
a) keep b) have b) save
7. Few people can …………………………. a secret.
a) keep b) save c) have
P8. He still ……………………………. in touch with most of his old school mates.
a) keeps b) saves c) take
9. I asked her what her problem was but she
……………………………….. quiet.
a) kept b) took c) saved
10. They ………………………….. close to hitting each other.
a) came b) took c) brought
XV. Choose the correct connectives from the brackets

(when, before, besides, though, if, at first, since, and, that)
1. I was very happy...................all my old friends were living there.
2. I didn't feel lonely………………I had a lot of friends who could help me.
3. They were very friendly ………………… I felt at home.
4……….. I felt unhappy, but I came to like it.
5…………… I needed it, there was always someone willing to help.
6…………………. this, I always felt I would succeed.
7. Living there has many advantages, ……………………………..there are problems.
8. It was great ………………….it made me feel at home.
9. They spend ages trying to prove themselves …………….. getting accepted.
10………………she saw it, she had assumed it was an explosion.
XVI. Punctuate the following.
1. As Caesar loved me I wept for him as he was fortunate I rejoice at it as he was valiant I honour
him but as he was ambitious I slew him.
A)
2. However strange however grotesque may be the appearance which Dante undertakes to
describe he never shrinks from describing it he gives us the shape the colour the sound the smell
the taste
A)
3. Modern ideas of government date back to the 1960s when for the first time people began to
question a kings right to rule once thought to be god given.
A)
4. Take away that bauble said Cromwell pointing to the mace which lay upon the table and when
the House was empty he went out with the key in his pocket
A)
5. O master exclaimed Ananda weeping bitterly and is all the work undone and all by my fault and
folly that which is built on fraud and imposture can by no means endure returned Buddha
A)
XVII . Answer the following questions:
1. Define communication?
A)
2. What are the six basic elements of communication?

A)
3. What is grapevine in communication?

A)
4. Define oral communication?

A)
5. Define written communication?

A)
6. Why do we consider newspapers as a form of mass communication?
A)
7. What is noise in communication?

A)
8. Differentiate Halo effect and Horn effect?

A)
9. What are the common verbal barriers to communication?

A)
10. Why do we consider ‘fear’ a barrier to communication?

A)
11. Write any three advantages of Emails?

A)
12. Write any three disadvantages of Emails?

A)
13. Write any three tips for effective presentation?
A)

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FIRST SEMESTER DEGREE

ENG1AO2 : FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

10. mother/my/is preparing/dinner

II. Identify the sentence pattern of the given sentences.

III. Identify the types of sentences.

IV. Change into reported speech.

2. 'She is waiting for us,' he said.

3. 'I have visited all the continents,' he said.

5. 'She will help us,' he said.

6. 'I want to go,' he said

7. 'I don't want to go,' she said.

8. 'I have watched that movie,' he said.

9. 'She must leave now,' he said.

10. I can't help you,' he said.

11. Raju said, "Alas! My kitty got injured."

12. Romi said, "I may come to the seminar"

13. Bunny said to Sunny, "Do you see me?"

14. The little kid said, "Let me sit here."

15. Grandpa said, "May God bless you.

V. Rewrite in Indirect speech

2. “I am playing football”, she said.

4. She said, “Will you come to the party?”

5. “I was reading a novel”, she said.

6. “Where do you stay?” asked the boy.

7. “Will you come to the party?”

8. “I had a headache yesterday.”

9. “It’s been raining since this afternoon.”

10. “I haven’t seen them since last week.”

11. "We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant."

12. "Have you ever seen The Lord of the Rings?"

13. "Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire."

14. "Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?"

15. She said to me, “Open the window.”

16. “We lived in China for five years.”

17. I haven’t seen George recently.

19. I’m waiting for Michael, she said.

20. Dance with me!

VI. Change into passive voice.

2. Mother made a cake yesterday.

3. The girl was teased by the boy.

4. The deer was being chased by the tiger.

5. The police have caught the thief.

6. Was her duty done by her?

7. She has learned her lessons.

8, A novel has been written by her.

9. Have you finished the report?

10. Scientists have discovered traces of ice on the surface.

2. An orange is being eaten by her.

3. The work was done by them.

4. The money has been stolen by him.

5. It will be done by us.

6. They were given some food by her.

7. A letter was written to him by me.

8. We were laughed at by them.

9. A song was being sung by her.

10. The story has been told by me.

VIII. Identify the types of sentences:

1. What is your name?

X. Transform the following sentences as instructed:

2. He is so sick that he cannot speak.(change to simple)

3._ lion let go of _ mouse.

4. I have fixed _ appointment with _ doctor.