IBA BBA ADMISSION TEST ENGLISH LECTURE SHEET 6 REVIEW TEST Correct mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Our neighbor's music sounded loud last night. 2. Laurie seemed quiet after she had read her friend’s letter. 3. The roses and lilacs smell nice every spring. 4. Do not drink that milk; it tastes sour. 5. My sister has always looked heavy because she has broad shoulders. 6. He appeared nervous as he began to take the exam. 7. A barracuda’s teeth are awfully large and knifelike. 8. This fall's television shows are surely interesting. 9. Jefferson did well in the state-wide art contest held last spring. 10. I ran badly in my first race, but in the second race I did much better.
Define whether the sentences are CORRECT (C) or INCORRECT (I). Correct mistakes.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
CORRECT INCORRECT Correct: Ask the operator what the charge for a three-minute call to New York is. INCORRECT Correct: We don't know when we will see our friends again. CORRECT INCORRECT Correct: Would you please ask them where the subway entrance is?
Correct mistakes in these sentences.
1. He likes to travel, and so does she/ she does too . 2. I didn't know the answer, and he didn't either/ neither did he . 3. Mary wants to go home, and so do we/ we do too .
4. She is not in agreement, and neither am I/ I aren’t either . 5. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and Florida does too/ so does Florida. 6. This table is not sturdy enough to support a television, and that one probably isn't either . 7. They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so am I/ I am too. 8. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and so did the children/ the children did too.
Fill in the following blanks with the right word from the options below.
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a) elixir a) exacerbated c) extricated a) esoteric d) equivocal
Exercise 1: Choose the one option A, B, C, or D that correctly completes the sentence.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B. founded C. was eaten D. were captured A. broke C. was broken
Exercise 2: Problem Verbs
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lies sit lays rose raise raise had lain set lays, sets
10. raise
Exercise 3: Choose the best alternative
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to accept having winning going of to reach opening of from to return
Exercise 4: Choose the best alternative using gerunds and infinitives
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to win, writing, traveling, his not receiving to save, to travel, wasting, to save, leaving to go, fishing, to bring, to catch, trying, to catch, doing talking, to give, giving, to have, interacting, to be having, shutting, restarting, to see
Exercise – 5: Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
C. of which D. that C. became B. where engineers were educated A. which she arranged
Exercise 6: Expand the following reduced adverb clauses.
1. When he was confronted, he confessed his crime. 2. While he was going to school, he was bitten by a mad dog. 3. Although William Shakespeare was a great playwright, he was not that great a poet.
4. While I was talking to my father about my carrier choices, I decided to quit working for MNCs. 5. After I had gone to the Sundarbans, I was dumbfounded by its beauty.
Exercise – 7: Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
C. as if A. As soon as B. After D. Because C. If
Exercise-8: Identify the noun clauses (if any) in the following sentences
1. The professor stated quite clearly that all the papers would have to be given in next week. 2. The students felt that their assignments were too time-consuming. 3. In the last five minutes, the professor always reviewed his lecture. 4. John was worried about his grade point average. 5. We were always told what to study for the final .
Exercise-9: Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
D. That raindrops B. how fleas are A. That Anna Winlock D. What ecologists call a “gallery forest” B. Heavy industry
Exercise 10: Use So / Such
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
so such so such so
Exercise 11: Choose the correct form
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so So so such too
PREFIX PRACTICE Choose the correct prefix that, when added to the root, gives the meaning indicated.
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biantesubadab-
TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence below.
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lay lies set laid sat lie sat
Use the sentences in parentheses to make relative clauses.
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She told me her address that I wrote down on a piece of paper. She showed me a photograph of her son who was a policeman. We decided not to swim in the sea that looked rather dirty.
4. The new stadium, which holds 90,000 people, will be opened next month. 5. John whom I have known for eight years is one of my closest friends. 6. That man over there, whose name I don’t remember, is an artist. 7. Opposite our house there is a nice park where there are some beautiful trees. 8. The storm that nobody had been expecting caused a lot of damage. 9. The postman, who is nearly always on time, was late this morning. 10. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol, which is only 30 miles away. 11. Mr. Edwards whose health hasn't been good recently has gone into hospital for some tests. 12. Jack looks much nicer without his beard that made him look much older. 13. I went to see the doctor who told me to rest for a few days. 14. Thank you for your letter that I was very happy to get. 15. A friend of mine whose father is the manager of a company helped me to get a job. 16. Next weekend I'm going to Glasgow where my sister lives. 17. The population of London that was once the largest city in the world is now falling. 18. I looked up at the moon, which was very bright that evening. 19. We spent a pleasant day by the lake where we had a picnic.
Define whether the following sentences are CORRECT (C) or INCORRECT (I). Correct mistakes.
1. INCORRECT Correct: I like novels that deal with philosophical questions
2. INCORRECT Correct: The company did not want to hire a man whose experience was so limited. 3. CORRECT 4. INCORRECT Correct: She wore a dress that everyone considered extravagant. 5. INCORRECT Correct: Where can one catch the train that goes to Flower Square? 6. CORRECT 7. INCORRECT Correct: John did not want to do business with a man who had been in prison. 8. CORRECT 9. INCORRECT Correct: That is the baby who/that has been in the incubator for three months. 10. INCORRECT Correct: The woman whose photograph was in the paper is making a speech at the town hall tonight.
