Chapter 1
English
TU IOE Entrance past exam questions
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18 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
- 2074 Model · 1 mark
The word "Function" has stress on the ___ syllable
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) none
Answer
(a) First
'FUNC-tion' is stressed on the first syllable.
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There are ___ consonant sounds in English.
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 24
(d) 26
Answer
(c) 24
English has 24 consonant sounds (and 20 vowel sounds, a total of 44 phonemes).
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The antonym of 'gaiety' is ..........
(a) Nadir
(b) Meagre
(c) Hope
(d) Melancholy
Answer
(d) Melancholy
'Gaiety' means cheerfulness, and 'melancholy' means sadness. 'Nadir' is the lowest point and 'meagre' means scanty.
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The synonym of 'belittle' is ..........
(a) Small
(b) Mock
(c) Praise
(d) Rage
Answer
(b) Mock
'Belittle' means to disparage or make someone or something seem unimportant, which is closest to 'mock' among the options.
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The committee ___ divided in their opinion.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) is
(d) none
Answer
(b) were
When the committee is thought of as individual members who disagree, the plural verb is used: 'divided in their opinion' (note the plural 'their').
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This is one of the best books that ___ available on the market.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) were
(d) are
Answer
(d) are
In 'one of the best books that ...', the relative pronoun 'that' refers to the plural 'books', so the verb is plural. Present time is implied by 'on the market'.
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The flags waved ___ our heads.
(a) above
(b) over
(c) both a and b
(d) none
Answer
(c) both a and b
Both 'above' and 'over' can mean at a higher position, so either fits 'waved above/over our heads'.
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We travelled to pokhara ___ bus.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) from
(d) through
Answer
(b) by
The preposition for a mode of transport is 'by': travelled by bus.
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The passive of 'There is no time to waste' is
(a) There is no time to have been wasted.
(b) There is no time to be wasted.
(c) Time should not be wasted.
(d) None
Answer
(b) There is no time to be wasted. The infinitive "to waste" is converted to the passive infinitive "to be wasted", keeping the structure "There is no time to ..."; the other options change the form or meaning.
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___ dog is a faithful animal.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer
(c) The "The" is used with a singular noun to speak of a whole class in general: "The dog is a faithful animal" means dogs as a species.
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- 2074 Model · 1 mark
If I were you, I ___ this agreement.
(a) would not sign
(b) would not have signed
(c) will have signed
(d) None
Answer
(a) would not sign This is a second (unreal present) conditional: "If + past subjunctive (were), would + base verb".
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Both the man and his car ___ now came into sight were in a miserable condition.
(a) who
(b) that
(c) which
(d) None
Answer
(b) that The antecedent includes both a person and a thing ("the man and his car"), so the relative pronoun "that" is used, since "who" and "which" each fit only one of them.
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The farmer had his cows ___.
(a) graze
(b) to graze
(c) grazed
(d) None
Answer
(a) graze The causative "have + object + base verb" is used when someone is made to do something: "had his cows graze".
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As I was walking down the road, I heard someone calling me. This sentence is
(a) simple
(b) compound
(c) complex
(d) Mixed
Answer
(c) complex "As I was walking down the road" is a subordinate clause and "I heard someone calling me" is the main clause, so the sentence has one main and one subordinate clause.
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Passage: "Never a very confident man Hanley was happy to leave all the arrangements of the exhibition to his agent, a young man by the name of Green, who has a talent for organization. Green had been to his studio and, with the help of Hanley's wife, has selected pictures, most important of all, he had seen to it that all invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend on paintings. 'There's no doubt about it', Green assured him during exhibition, 'everything has gone off very well.' Henley was pleased, but remained shyly in the background, declining to meet his public."
Organization was something that Green:
(a) believed in
(b) enjoyed
(c) practiced
(d) did well
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Answer
(d) did well
The passage says Green "has a talent for organization", and Green says everything went off very well, so he did organization well.
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- 2074 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Never a very confident man Hanley was happy to leave all the arrangements of the exhibition to his agent, a young man by the name of Green, who has a talent for organization. Green had been to his studio and, with the help of Hanley's wife, has selected pictures, most important of all, he had seen to it that all invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend on paintings. 'There's no doubt about it', Green assured him during exhibition, 'everything has gone off very well.' Henley was pleased, but remained shyly in the background, declining to meet his public."
The exhibition was:
(a) taken away
(b) successful
(c) rapid
(d) unusual
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Answer
(b) successful
Green says "everything has gone off very well" and Hanley was pleased, so the exhibition was successful.
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- 2074 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Never a very confident man Hanley was happy to leave all the arrangements of the exhibition to his agent, a young man by the name of Green, who has a talent for organization. Green had been to his studio and, with the help of Hanley's wife, has selected pictures, most important of all, he had seen to it that all invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend on paintings. 'There's no doubt about it', Green assured him during exhibition, 'everything has gone off very well.' Henley was pleased, but remained shyly in the background, declining to meet his public."
During the exhibition Hanley:
(a) met everyone
(b) stayed at home
(c) met no one
(d) refused invitations
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Answer
(c) met no one
Hanley "remained shyly in the background, declining to meet his public", so he met no one.
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- 2074 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Never a very confident man Hanley was happy to leave all the arrangements of the exhibition to his agent, a young man by the name of Green, who has a talent for organization. Green had been to his studio and, with the help of Hanley's wife, has selected pictures, most important of all, he had seen to it that all invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend on paintings. 'There's no doubt about it', Green assured him during exhibition, 'everything has gone off very well.' Henley was pleased, but remained shyly in the background, declining to meet his public."
Hanley:
(a) forgot to arrange exhibition.
(b) allowed his agent to arrange the exhibition
(c) was happy about exhibition
(d) helped his agent to arrange the exhibition
Similar questions: Organization was something that Green: (2074 Model) · The exhibition was: (2074 Model) · During the exhibition Hanley: (2074 Model)
Answer
(b) allowed his agent to arrange the exhibition
Hanley was "happy to leave all the arrangements of the exhibition to his agent", Green.
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Questions from TU IOE Entrance Model Test 2074 (Model test for the TU IOE BE/BArch entrance examination 2074). Answers are written for this site; check them against your class notes.