The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Department of Information Technology

BS(IT) 1st [Englis Composition and Comprehension] Spring 2021-Final Term

Time Allowed: [20 Minutes] Objective Total Marks: 30

Roll No Name BSIT 1st - Section

Question 1: Encircle the correct choice.

1. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
A. have been B. had been C. shall be D. am
2. He __________ in the States but he still does not have a command over the English language.
A. have been living B. has been living C. have lived D. living
3. By the next month, we shall __________ the project.
A. has completed B. completing C. completed D. have completed
4. Choose the sentence with the future perfect tense.
A. They shall have arrived by then. B. They shall be arriving by then.
C. They shall arrive by then. D. They shall have been arriving by then.
5. Which tense is used to express an action going at some point in the past?
A. Past indefinite tense B. Past perfect continuous tense
C. Past continuous tense D. Past perfect continuous tense
 6. Each of the four army soldiers __________ for the mission.
A. were ready B. are ready C. was ready D. have been ready
7. The thief and the eye-witness _________.
A. has escaped B. has been escaping C. was escaping D. have escaped
8. How many subordinate (or dependent) clause types are there?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1
9. What type of clause is this which is underlined? Is it true that she is the tallest girl in the class?
A. Noun clause B. Adverbial clause C. Adjectival clause D. None of these
10. What type of clause is this which is underlined? My friend's dog, which is a Labrador, is
barking.
A. Noun clause B. Adverbial clause C. Adjectival clause D. None of these
11. What type of clause is this which is underlined? Take this medication for pain, as often as
needed. 
A. Noun clause B. Adverbial clause C. Adjectival clause D. None of these
12. What is the name of the clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a
sentence?
A. Subordinate (or dependent) B. Principal (or independent)
C. Clause D. None of these
13. ....... for someone’s opinions and then go on ……... him from speaking is cheap journalism.
A. Being asked / preventing B. Asking / preventing
C. To ask / to prevent D. Being asked / to prevent
14. He decided to give up ____ after that experience.
A. Gambling B. To gambling C. Gamble D. To gamble
15. I hate ____ money from other people.
A. To borrow B. Borrow C. To be borrowing D. Borrowing
16. Imagine ____ with a woman who never stops ____ .
A. To live/ to talk B. Living/ being talked C. Live/ talking D. Living/ talking
17. He forgot that I wanted ____ his car.
A. Using B. To using C. Being used D. To use
18. People in the court were furious at ____ for an escaped convict.
A. To be mistaking B. Being mistaken C. To mistake D. Been mistake
19. At last, I found out where ____ fresh fruit and vegetables.
A. To buy B. To have bought C. To be bought D. Buying
20. The fact that children prefer ____ TV to ____ worries the parents.
A. To watch / read B. Watching / to read
C. Watching / reading D. To watch / having reading

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