ENGL 101 IRW Sample Quiz
Name______________ Total (15 marks)
(1) One of the most embarrassing incidents in my life was the time I received a traffic fine for speeding. (2) It happened on at the busiest time of day. (3) Firstly, My mother, sister, and two sons were riding in the car with me. (4) We left for the shopping mall early but ran into heavy traffic. (5) My mother was afraid the department store would close, and my sons were anxious to get their sneakers. (6) I wondered how I was going to manage all of this. (7) To add to my problems, the traffic was terrible; cars seemed to be intentionally blocking my progress. (8) I tried to take Johnson Street as it is usually quieter in the evening but it too had a lot of traffic. (9) As soon as we cleared the traffic, I accelerated hard. (10) I kept thinking to myself, “This car has to go faster,” (11) I pushed the accelerator until I was driving 80 MPH in a 40 mile zone. (12) The car moved very quickly and made me a little nervous. (13) “So what,” I thought. “I’m almost at the mall.” (14) To my surprise, the police were waiting around the corner. (15) Their radar device had caught me speeding and my brief career as a race car driver was at an end. (16)Embarrassed and angry at myself, I sat fuming in the police car for forty minutes as an officer wrote up a very expensive ticket. (17) Afterwards, it was too late to complete any of my errands. (18) I drove very fast, but I didn’t achieve my goal. (19) Instead, I had to face four angry passengers, who expressed negative opinions about my driving for a long time afterwards. (20) To conclude, on that day I realized that I should never speed regardless of the situation.
1. Which of the following sentences contains the topic sentence? a. Sentence 1 b. Sentence 2 c. Sentence 3 d. Sentence 4
2. What is the topic of the paragraph? a. One of the most embarrassing incidents in my life b. was the time I received a traffic fine for speeding c. were riding in the car with me d. We left for the shopping mall early 3. Which word/phrase can replace ‘firstly’ in sentence 3? a. Suddenly b. Next c. To start with d. Also
4. How many verbs are there in sentence 4? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
5. What type of sentence is sentence 5? a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex d. Compound-complex
6. Why is the word Johnson Street capitalized in sentence 8? a. it is a noun b. it is the name of a business c. it is the name of a person d. it is the name of an place
7. What does ‘As soon as we cleared the traffic, I accelerated hard’ mean? a. I drove fast before I cleared the traffic. b. I drove fast after I cleared the traffic. c. I drove fast at the same time as clearing the traffic. d. I drove fast because I wanted to clear the traffic.
8. What type of simple sentence is sentence 11? a. Subject + verb b. Subject +subject+ verb c. Subject + verb+ verb d. Subject + subject+ verb+ verb 9. Which word/phrase can replace ‘afterwards’ in 17 a. after that b. after going home c. meanwhile d. soon
10. What is sentence 18? a. A compound sentence to show result of something that happened b. A compound sentence to show that something different happened c. A compound sentence to show that something similar happened d. A complex sentence to show choice of things that happened
11. What is the subject in sentence 19? a. I b. Four c. Passengers d. My
12. What word/phrase can be used to replace the concluding signal in line 20 a. to sum up b. finally c. now d. later
13. Put capital letters in the correct places. we travelled to mecca and medina in august just after the eid celebrations.
14. Correct the subject verb agreement in the following short passage. When I were 14 years old, I had a toy that I would take everywhere with me. It was a race car that was painted in bright red and had a black stripes through the middle.
15. Use the appropriate coordinating conjunction I love pizza, ______________________ I hate pasta. (but) I studied hard,_____________________ I wouldn’t have to worry about the exam. (so)
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