INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY,BANGLADESH

ENGLISH-101, MID-TERM EXAMINATION

TOTAL MARKS:30 (Grammar=20,Listening=5,Speaking=5)
AUTUMN,2013,SEC-14
DURATION:80 MINS
INSTRUCTOR-SHAHNAJ SULTANA KAISAR

1) Write appropriate WH-Questions for these given answers:(5)

a)Q)_____________________________________________________
Ans)He went to town to attend his son's birthday.
b)Q)_____________________________________________________
Ans)She did well on the exam by studying hard.
c)Q)_____________________________________________________
Ans)By midnight.
d)Q)_____________________________________________________
Ans)Rahim died in the fire last night.
e)Q)_____________________________________________________
Ans)He was making pancakes in the kitchen.

2)Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:(5)

A little boy sat ________ a shady tree thinking about what fun he was going to have
this summer. He was daydreaming ________ Whispering Pines Pond
"Bob!" called his friends. "Come here, we're skipping stones!" Shaken ________ his
daydream, Bob ran ________ the pond. However, suddenly, thunder cracked and
then the rain started to pour . "Everyone to my house!" Bob cried ________ the
thunder. The kids knew to get away from the pond ________ a lightening storm.

They raced down the well-worn path, ________ the old oak trees. . Finally they
reached Bob's back porch. They threw ________ their shoes and socks, scampered
through the kitchen, and ducked ________ the safety of the basement.
Bob's
mom hollered ________ , "Bob, is that you?" Her footsteps and Bob's twin brothers'
sounded like a little army approaching. Bob's mom asked a million questions about
school and such before she finally left to get the kids a snack.

3)Describe the picture. Write 3 sentences in present continuous/simple

present tense.(5)

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4)Make sentences,as per the tense stated, using the following words and
add appropriate words where needed:(5)
a)Honesty/best/policy (Simple present tense)
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b)Savar/tragedy/affect/Bangladesh/reputation (Simple past tense)
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c)It/rain (Present continuous)
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d)Mary/go/work/bicycle (Future tense)
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e)John/fastest/swimmer/school (Simple present tense)
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5)Listen to your teacher read the text and decide which statements are
'true' and which are 'false'. (5)
a)Earthquakes occur very frequently below the Earth's crust everyday.
b) There is no need to attach bookcases and water-heaters to wall-studs as they
pose no harm,during an earthquake.
c)There is no need to have knowledge about the operation of gas and water mains.

d)Strong desks and tables are good shelters during an earthquake.

e)If you are driving when an earthquake starts, keep driving as fast as you can and
get out of the car when you reach a clear place.

6)Speaking (5):Each student will have to participate in a group discussion

on an allotted topic, for a few minutes.