Chapter 1
English
TU IOE Entrance past exam questions
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18 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
- 2075 Model · 1 mark
The phonemic transcription of "home" is
(a) /həʊm/
(b) /hɑʊm/
(c) /hʊm/
(d) /hʌʊm/
Answer
(a) /həʊm/
"Home" is pronounced with the diphthong /əʊ/.
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Ramesh is absent ........ the class.
(a) in
(b) off
(c) of
(d) from
Answer
(d) from
The correct collocation is "absent from".
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The house was set ........ fire.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) into
(d) with
Answer
(a) on
The idiom is "set on fire".
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- 2075 Model · 1 mark
I had sooner run than ........
(a) walk
(b) to walk
(c) walking
(d) being walked
Answer
(a) walk
"Had sooner ... than" is followed by the bare infinitive on both sides: "had sooner run than walk".
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"Examine" takes ........ stress.
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
Answer
(b) 2nd
"Examine" /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ has the stress on the second syllable.
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My friend is addicted ........ study.
(a) to
(b) of
(c) in
(d) by
Answer
(a) to
"Addicted to" is the correct preposition.
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22 miles ........ added.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) was
(d) none
Answer
(c) was
A sum or amount of money, distance or time is treated as a single unit, so it takes a singular verb: "22 miles was added."
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The indirect speech of: He said to me, "Good bye." is
(a) He good byed.
(b) He byed good.
(c) He bade me good bye.
(d) Good bye is baden to me.
Answer
(c) He bade me good bye.
"Good bye" is a farewell, so the reporting verb becomes "bade" (past of bid).
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He is having a suit ........
(a) make
(b) made
(c) to make
(d) making
Answer
(b) made
The causative "have + object + past participle" is used: "having a suit made".
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- 2075 Model · 1 mark
If you leave them alone, they ........ home.
(a) will come
(b) had come
(c) could come
(d) would have come
Answer
(a) will come
This is a first conditional (present simple in the if-clause), so the main clause takes "will" + verb.
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My friends as well as I ........ joining the army.
(a) were
(b) am
(c) are
(d) is
Answer
(c) are
"As well as" does not change the number of the subject; "My friends" is plural, so the verb is "are".
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I love you, ........?
(a) do I
(b) don't you
(c) won't I
(d) you do, do you
Answer
(b) don't you
The positive statement takes a negative question tag with the same auxiliary: "I love you, don't you?"
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Prepare yourself for the exam.
(a) Let you be prepared for the exam
(b) Be prepared for the exam.
(c) Let the exam be prepared by you.
(d) both a) & c)
Answer
(d) both a) & c)
The imperative "Prepare yourself for the exam" can be changed to "Let you be prepared for the exam" or "Let the exam be prepared by you"; both are acceptable passive forms.
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She dressed as if it ........ winter.
(a) is
(b) were
(c) had
(d) was
Answer
(b) were
After "as if" describing an unreal situation, the subjunctive "were" is used.
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- 2075 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires known to our follows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous work and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike and uneducation listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men."
Speech can be a curse, because it can
(a) reveal our intention
(b) lead to carelessness
(c) hurt another
(d) create misunderstanding
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Answer
(d) create misunderstanding
The passage says careless speech can make our attitude "completely misunderstood", which is why speech can be a curse.
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- 2075 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires known to our follows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous work and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike and uneducation listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men."
A 'slip of the tongue' means something said
(a) unintentionally
(b) wrongly by chance
(c) without giving proper thought
(d) to hurt another person
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Answer
(a) unintentionally
A slip of the tongue is a mistake made in speaking without meaning to, which may create an enemy instead of a friend.
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- 2075 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires known to our follows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous work and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike and uneducation listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men."
The best way to win a friend is to avoid ........ in speech.
(a) ambiguity
(b) verbosity
(c) pomposity
(d) irony
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Answer
(a) ambiguity
The passage lists an ambiguous word among the things that can create an enemy where we hoped to win a friend, so ambiguity is to be avoided.
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- 2075 Model · 2 marks
Passage: "Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires known to our follows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous work and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike and uneducation listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men."
While talking to an uneducated person, we should use
(a) polite language
(b) ordinary speech
(c) his vocabulary
(d) simple words
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Answer
(c) his vocabulary
The passage says different classes use different vocabularies, so we should speak in the listener's own vocabulary and not alike to all kinds of men.
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Questions from TU IOE Entrance Model Question 2075 (Model question for the TU IOE BE/BArch entrance examination 2075). Answers are written for this site; check them against your class notes.