COMMUNICATION SKILLS I 4-300005

GRAMMAR QUESTIONS POOL

The processor is the brain of the computer. It contains millions of extremely tiny

electrical parts. It does the fundamental computing within the system. Examples of

.processors are Pentium, Athlon and SPARC

.Rewrite the phrase brain of the computer using possessive form of the noun .0 .Find an adverb from the above paragraph .2 .Find an adjective from the above paragraph .5 .Find a proposition from the above paragraph .4

The memory is where data and instructions needed by the CPU to do its appointed tasks

can be found. It is divided into several storage locations which have corresponding

.addresses. The CPU accesses the memory with the use of these addresses

?What is the antecedent of the pronoun its in the first sentence .3 ?What is the antecedent of the pronoun it in the second sentence .6

?What is the antecedent of the pronoun which in the second sentence .7 ?What is the antecedent of the pronoun these in the third sentence .8

The main memory is very closely connected to the processor. It is used to hold programs

and data, that the processor is actively working with. It is not used for long-term

.)storage. It is sometimes called the RAM (Random Access Memory

The computer's main memory is considered as volatile storage. This means that once

.the computer is turned off, all information residing in the main memory s erased

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

A programmer is usually given a task in the form of a problem. Before a program can be designed to solve a particular problem, the problem must be well and clearly defined first in terms of its input and output requirements. A clearly defined problem is already half the solution. Computer programming requires us .to define the problem first before we even try to create a solution

.Give a title to the above paragraph .9 ?How should you start to solve a problem .00 ?What act is half the solution .00 ?What should do first, create a solution or define the problem .02

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

PART OF SPEECH

Write the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb) for the underlined word in each .sentence

.The children went off to the park happily .05 ?Do you want to go to the mall with me on Saturday .04 .After you mow the lawn, you can have your allowance .03 .Play as loudly as you can at the beginning of the march .06 .Work quickly on the test so you will have time to proofread before turning it in .07 .My sister drove all the way across the country last summer .08 .My dad brought flowers for my mom when he came home .09 .Mandy skated beautifully in the figure skating competition .20 .Jamal's imaginative painting was the best in the class .20 ?How did you do on the big test this morning .22

NOUNS

Correct any errors in agreement in the following sentences. If correct put C before the .sentence

.Humility and integrity is entirely lacking in Ivan .25 .There is several people who have not turned in papers .24 .Neither the mother nor the daughters has musical ability .23 .The pronoun and its antecedent does not agree .26 .A number of papers was missing .27 .Emma, not her brothers, have been to Europe .28

.Twenty per cent of the pupils was absent .29

.Fill in the blanks with the correct words

I took ____________ (the Hada | the hada | a Hada) road on my last trip to .50 ____________ .)Makkah | makkah( .Twenty minutes ____________ (is |are) a short time .50 .There are some ____________ (childs | children | childs | child) playing in the park .52 The first fully electronic computers, introduced in the 1940s, ____________ (were | was .55 | had .been | has been) huge machines that required teams of people to operate Statistics ____________ (suggest | suggests | suggests) that Windows is the most .54 popular .operating system | My ____________ (father is |fathers | father) driving is ____________ (dangerously .53 .dangerous) fast After not paying for his electricity for a while he now has to pay two ____________ .56 | (months .months | months) electricity bill The team ____________ (performs | perform) great when everyone in the team .57 ____________ .work | works) hard(

PRONOUNS

Underline all pronoun forms in the following sentences and write the case (objective [obj], subjective .sbj], or possessive[psv]) above it[

.Your friend inquired about you .58

.I have not read your paper yet .59 ?Did he call her to the telephone .40 .Joe tells whomever he sees .40 .Whoever received the signal miscalled it .42 .The author whose book I read is dead now .45 .Everyone has read this by now .44 .I thought Henry to be him .43 ?Who did he say repaired the television set .46

.Correct the subject-verb agreement and pronoun usages in these sentences

?The winner is whom .47 ?Whom do people think will win the race at Indianapolis .48 .I was annoyed by him taking two hours of my time .49 .Henry is one of them boys who is always late to home room .30 ?Was you running to catch the bus this morning .30

.Fill in the blanks with the correct words

Abdallah bought a new wrist watch ____________ (where | who |which) he gave to .32 .him | his | her) friend( ____________ .Abdallah and ____________ (me | my| I) make a great team .35 | I have many friends. ____________ (He | They | Them | Him) ____________ (support .34 .supports) me through tough times .To restart the computer I press ____________ (its | his | its) reset button .33

.Do not blame me; it was not ____________ (me | I | my) who made this recipe .36

VERBS

:Circle the verbs in these sentences

.Walk the dog before school please .37 .Alex bought a new CD with his allowance .38 .Too much candy rots your teeth .39 .Please set the table for dinner now .60 .Michael mowed the lawn after school .60 .Clean your room please, Vicky .62 .Brody practices the trumpet every day .65 .Help Katie with those groceries please .64 .Erin baked a pie yesterday .63 .Jaliya hiked five miles on her camping trip .66

.Circle the correct irregular verb in each sentence

.I (gived, gave) my mother a necklace for her birthday .67 .Mandy (drank, drunk) a lot of water after the race .68 Jessica's budgie (flied, flew) out of his cage .69 .Jaliya (did, done) really well on the last test .70 .Our teacher (rang, rung) the bell for quiet six times this morning .70

.Michael (drawed, drew) a wonderful picture of a racing car .72 .Spencer and Alex (was, were) not at school today .75 .Carlos (buyed, bought) a Lego set with his allowance .74 .I (knowed, knew) my times tables before Jesse .73 I (saw, seen) a woodpecker on my way to school .76

Decide which form of each verb in parentheses is needed and write it in the correct .corresponding blank .If more than one form is correct, use the preferred form

)After we had __________ it off, the dog no longer __________ us. (beat, attack .77 )When he finally _____________, the postman ___________ a letter. (come, bring .78 )I ________ up the test after the teacher had ________ it to me. (tear, give .79 )As the cavalry _________ by, the enemy ___________ upon them. (ride, spring .80 )If he had ____________ to the dance, John could have ____________ me. (go, take .80 )After the light had __________ on it, the paper ___________. (shine, shrink .82 After he had _________ up, Tom no longer __________ shy glances at the girls. (grow, .85 )steal )If he had ___________ into the pool, he might have ___________. (fall, drown .84 )I had forgotten that you never have ________ a promise. (break .83 )I _________ to stay because I knew the speaker. (choose .86

ADVERBS

.Circle the adverbs in each sentence

.The children worked enthusiastically on their first art project .87 .Kaitlyn often practices her beam routine at gymnastics .88 .We went to the beach daily that summer .89 .Emily worked briefly on her report .90 .The horse was galloping fast, and Cassandra was frightened .90 .Noah shouted angrily at his sister .92 .We went to the beach yesterday .95 .The kayak was speeding wildly through the rapids .94 .My brother always picks on me .93 .We will be there soon .96

.Fill in the blanks with the correct words

He ____________ (quickly | fastly | quick | fast) responded that he is not ____________ .97 (skillful .skillfully) with computers | He is a ____________ (wonderful | wonderfully) programmer but he works .98 ____________ (lazy .)lazily| .)This tea tastes too ____________ (sweet | sweetly .99 .)My grandmother used to speak ____________ (sweet | sweetly .000

.Circle the adverbs and draw an arrow to the verb, adjective, or adverb that it modifies

.I went early because I was tired .000 .I am rather afraid to climb the apple tree .002 .Unless you hurry, you will be really later to hear the baseball scores .005 .Finally I gave a dime to Dan; he spent it for candy .004

ADJECTIVES

.Circle the adjectives in each sentence

?Do you like the white poodle or the black lab the best .003 .I got five candy bars and three lollipops for Halloween .006 .The school marching band is practicing down the street .007 ?Can you buy chocolate cookies when you go to the grocery store .008 .I love the stuffed purple elephant I got for Christmas .009 .Kyle saw three small green snakes on the nature walk .000 .Samantha did an amazing routine on the balance beam today .000 ?Which of the new kids do you think will make the cheerleading team .002 .Carlos sure can play that shiny new trumpet of his .005 .There were huge snowflakes tickling their cold noses .004

.Circle the adjectives and draw a line to the noun or pronoun that they modify

Panting heavily, the tired boys who had been practicing football all afternoon took the .003 path that .led to the school building

.Any jewelry that has been worn is not returnable .006 .Two of the players on the team are ineligible .007 .The silver candlesticks to be polished are antique .008 .The noisy heckling of the crowd made the young speaker uneasy .009

GOOD/WELL

.Write the correct word (good/well) for the blank space in each sentence

.Chelsea swims _____ for her age .020 .This is a really _____ game .020 .I don't know how _____ he can play that .022 .Toby is a _____ dog .025 .For once, the weather is _____ on my birthday .024 .The _____ players on the team need to help the ones who have trouble .023 ?How _____ do you snowboard .026 ?_____ Do you know Emma very .027 .We went to the new restaurant and had some very _____ pizza .028 .I don't feel very _____ today .029 It made for a ____________ (good | well) evening listening to someone who sings so .050 .)well | good( ____________

PREPOSITIONS

The red car sped ____________ (above | past | between) the police car on the .050 .highway

.I live in the big house ____________ (on | in | of | to) the corner .052 .My son goes ____________ (with | by | from | to) English classes 5 days a week .055 .My friend Anna lives ____________ (on | in | from | at) England .054 .The milk goes ____________ (on | in | of | at) the refrigerator .053 ?Will you come ____________ (with | by | along | to) me to the store .056 .Please put the plates ____________ (on | over | for | to) the table .057 .I like to eat ice cream ____________ (at | in | with| to) chocolate sauce on top .058 ?Were you ____________ (on | at | for | to) the mall yesterday .059 .I am ____________ (on | at | of | with) work right now .040

CONJUNCTIONS

What you are saying makes sense, ____________ (but | and | therefore) I disagree .040 .with you We will visit Australia ____________ (but | and | so) New Zealand during our next .042 .vacation My teeth were hurting ____________ (but | and | so) I made an appointment to go the .045 .dentist Have you seen ____________ (but | and | so) heard the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd .044 ?Webber I wanted to go to the football game ____________ (but | and | so) all the tickets were .043 already .sold I wanted to eat fish for lunch ____________ (but | and | so) the fish and chip shop had .046 closed for .the day

I am going to do my homework ____________ (but | and | so) take a shower when I .047 get home .from school My father wanted to watch a soccer match on television ____________ (but | and | so) .048 my .mother was already watching another program My brother wanted to buy a novel ____________ (but | and | so) he went to the book .049 store .after he finished work I wanted to visit my grandmother last week ____________ (but | and | so) she had an .030 accident .and had to be taken to hospital

PHRASE, CLAUSE AND SENTENCE

Identify and underline prepositional phrases in the following sentences

.The projectionist dreamt that he chased an enormous gorilla around the theater .030 .The child dancing about the stage hopes to become a movie star .032 The reporter consulted a number of published accounts before interviewing the .035 .senator .They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night .034 The reporter consulted a number of published accounts before interviewing the .033 .senator .The store was full of patiently waiting customers .036 .I was driven mad by the sound of my neighbor's constant piano practicing .037

.Exercises: State whether the following are a Clause or a Phrase

I love to eat bagels .038 the big, bad wolf .039 they were thinking about the language issue .060 the student considering everything written on this subject .060 after the morning rush hour .062 because of the coat which I bought in the mall .065 when the train arrived at the station .064