English Lecture 12 Solution
English Lecture 12 Solution
English Lecture 12 Solution
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ENGLISH LECTURE 12
Part
Part 1:
Contents
Review Test
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
ERRORS IN WORD CHOICE
LIKE / ALIKE / UNLIKE, MAKE / DO, ANOTHER / OTHER
FOR / DURING, ALTHOUGH / THOUGH,
ON TIME / IN TIME, BESIDE / BESIDES
AT THE END / IN THE END, BEEN / GONE
AFFIRMATIVE AGREEMENT
NEGATIVE AGREEMENT
EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Part 2:
Writing
DIALOGUE WRITING
DATA INTERPRETATION
Part 3:
Take-Home Exercises
MENTRS
E D U C A T I O N
REVIEW TEST
Time: 20 min
Marks: 25
Score ..
Even though the girls have all ready visited St. Augustine, they want to return to the Castillo de
A
B
C
D
San Marcos.
As a result of his inconsistency in represent his constituents, the senator was not reelected
A
B
C
to the state legislature.
Knowing that it would be helpless to continue working for nearly bankrupt Angry Pencils,
B
C
Shoummo decided to go away and find another type of employment.
D
Ritu wished that he could go to the party last weekend with his friend Naim.
B
C
D
In order to save the reputation of the nation, the leader acted as if nothing was done to defame
B
C
the proponent of microfinance.
If it had not been for the computerized register tape from the grocery store, I never would have
A
B
C
been able to figure on my expenditures.
You would have visited the doctor if the pain in the deltoid intensifies within the next two weeks.
A
B
C
D
Our new office building will be located downtown in the corner of Euclid Avenue and East Ninth
A
BC
D
Street. (on the corner of )
After checkingout the motor and the carburetor for problems, Jesse found that the noise was
A
B
C
D
caused by a lose fan belt.
Had we known about the match yesterday, we could goto watch it with our friends.
A
BC
D
Because the committee was anxious to attend the celebration, the president dispensed to reading
A
B
C
the minutes. [Dispense: to give or provide (something), to prepare and give (medicine); dispense
with: to set aside , discard , to do without
D
12. Scientists were interested about the radioactivity emanating from the nuclear power plant (interested in).
A
B
C
D
13. Rony would rather that Zahid had not lived in the room where the former studies.
A
B
C
D
14. Because it was faster, John insisted in my taking the plane to Miami instead of the train. ( insist on)
A
B
C
D
15. His highly imaginary composition won the judges approval and the first prize in the competition.
A
B
C
D
SENTENCE COMPLETION
16. Because management _______ the fact that employees find it difficult to work alertly at repetitious
tasks, it sponsors numerous projects to _______ enthusiasm for the job.
a. recognizes . generate
b. disproves . create
c. respects . quench
d. controls . regulate
e. surmises . suspend
17. Eratosthenes maps were _______ by the _______ state of exploration in his time, but they fit the
facts then known.
a. enhanced . traditional
b. disorganized . stagnant
c. limited . primitive
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d. refuted . flourishing
e. determined . exaggerated
18. Never forgetting his education as a preacher, Burwell often interrupts the narrative with _______
commentary, eager that his readers _______ the moral.
a. romantic . ignore
b. prophetic . Discredit
c. bombastic . disregard
d. apathetic . heed
e. didactic . grasp
19. The training center, clean and regimented, is ____ to those seeking the ____ once associated
with boxing.
a. convincing . chaos
b. disappointing . seediness c. surprising . austerity
d. refreshing . camaraderie
e. inspiring . ambition
20. Of _______ disposition, she spoke very little, even when in the company of her good friends.
a. an amiable
b. a benign
c. a carping
d. a taciturn
e. an inhumane
PICK THE CORRECT SENTENCE FROM THE OPTIONS.
21.
a. Watch the sky closely for several minutes you are likely to see an artificial satellite pass over.
b. Watch the sky closely for several minutes; you are likely to see an artificial satellite pass over.
c. Watch the sky closely for several minutes, you are likely to see an artificial satellite pass over.
d. If you watch the sky closely for several minutes. You are likely to see an artificial satellite pass
over.
e. None of these
22.
a. Some club members were late for the meeting for example, Tanya and Scott came in at 9:30.
b. Some club members were late for the meeting, for example Tanya and Scott came in at 9:30.
c. Some club members were late for the meeting, for example, Tanya and Scott came in at 9:30.
d. Some club members were late for the meeting; for example, Tanya and Scott came in at 9:30.
e. None of these
23.
a. The Milky Way looks like a dim cloud stretching across the night sky it is actually a huge galaxy
containing millions of stars.
b. The Milky Way looks like a dim cloud stretching across the night sky, it is actually a huge galaxy
containing millions of stars.
c. The cloud-like Milky Way stretching across the night sky is actually a huge galaxy containing
millions of stars.
d. Although the Milky Way looks like a dim cloud stretching across the night sky. It is actually a
huge galaxy containing millions of stars.
e. None of these
24.
a. Most asteroids are small and far away therefore they are dim and hard to see.
b. Most asteroids are small and far away, therefore they are dim and hard to see.
c. Most asteroids are small and far away therefore, they are dim and hard to see.
d. Most asteroids are small and far away; therefore, they are dim and hard to see.
e. None
25.
a. Look through Angelo's telescope you can see Saturn's rings.
b. If you look through Angelo's telescope, you can see Saturn's rings.
c. Look through Angelo's telescope, you can see Saturn's rings.
d. You can see Saturn's rings, look through Angelo's telescope.
e. None of these
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Sample Items
1
make an investment
make a plan
make a prediction
make a profit
make a promise
make an offer
make a suggestion
make a sound/noise
Make up (= compose)
To make is also used in this pattern: make + someone + adjective(The gift made her happy.)
Sample Items
1
Cement is done from varying amounts of limestone, clay, and gypsum.
A
B
C
D
The verb done is incorrect in this sentence. The correct word choice is made.
2
Small town newspapers often urge readers to make business with local merchants.
A
B
C
D
The phrase should read do business with.
aa
WRONG CHOICE OF ANOTHER OR OTHER
Have the words another, the others, other, and others been used correctly?
i
Another + a singular noun means one more.
I want another peach.
I want another one.
ii
The other + a singular noun means the last of the group being discussed.
We bought three peaches. My brother and I each ate one. We left the other peach on the table.
iii
(iv)
vi
Sample Items
Willa Cather is known for My Antonia and another novels of the American frontier.
A
B
C
D
B is wrong. Before a plural noun, other must be used.
An understudy is an actor who can substitute for other actor in case of an emergency.
A
B
C
D
C is wrong. Other is used incorrectly in place of another before a singular noun.
EXERCISE 1: Choose the best alternative
1
The tips of high-speed dental drills are (done / made) of tungsten steel and often contain
diamonds.
Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to
(another/other).
A ballet dancers techniques and skills are very different from those of (another/other) dancers.
The commercial center of New York City, the island of Manhattan is joined to the (another/other)
boroughs by bridges and tunnels.
The legal surrender of a criminal suspect from one state or country to (another/other) is called
extradition.
- We watched television for two hours last night. Ann is going away for a week in September
- Where have you been ? I've been waiting for ages. Are you going away for the weekend?
You cannot use during in this way:
-
It rained for three days without stopping. (not 'during three days')
We use during + noun to say when something happens (not, how long) :
during the film, during our holiday, during the night
-
Very often, both of these words can be used in the same way.
Example: They are a nice family, Al(though )I don't like young Sandra much. There are one or two
differences :
*Though is often used with even to give emphasis. Even although is not
possible.
Example: Even though I didn't understand a word, I kept smiling.
*Though (but not although) can be put at the end of a sentence, with the meaning of
however.
Example: It was a quiet party. I had a good time though.
ON TIME / IN TIME
On time = punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it happens at the time, which was
planned:
- The 11.45 train left on time. ( = it left at 11.45)
- A I'll meet you at the corner at 7.30.
- B Okay, but please be on time. (= don't be late / be there at 7.30)
- The conference was very well organized. Everything began and finished on time.
In time (for something / to do something) = soon enough for something / soon enough to do
something:
Will you be home in time for dinner? (= soon enough for dinner)
I've sent Jill her birthday present. I hope it arrives in time (for her birthday). (=
soon enough for her birthday)
I must hurry. I want to get home in time to see the football match on
television. (= soon enough to see the football match)
The opposite of in time is too late :
- I got home too late to see the football match.
Note the expression just in time :
- We got to the station just in time to catch the train.
- A dog ran in front of the car, but I managed to stop just in time (to avoid hitting the dog).
- I'm going away at the end of January / at the end of the month.
- At the end of the concert, there was tremendous applause.
- All the players shook hands at the end of the match.
You cannot say 'in the end of something'.
The opposite of at the end is at the beginning
at the beginning of the concert at the beginning of January
In the end = finally. We use in the end when we say what the final result of a situation was: We had a lot of problems with our car. In the end we sold it and bought another one.
- He got more and more angry. In the end he just walked out of the room.
Both of these words are used as past participles of to go, but with different meanings.
Example:
My husband's gone to London today. (He hasn't returned.)
My husband's been to London today. (And he's returned.)
Mary's gone to Nigeria. (She's there now, or on her way.)
Have you ever been to Nigeria? (Said to somebody who is not in Nigeria.)
AFFIRMATIVE AGREEMENT
Subject + verb (be) + too
Affirmative statement (be) + and +
So + verb (be) + subject
I am happy, and you are too. OR I am happy, and so are you.
Subject + auxiliary only + too
Affirmative statement + and + (compound verb) +
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How much will it cost to repair the car? The mechanic told me
4.
How was the murder committed? The police are still trying to decide
5.
Think about the speakers occupation, role, and position. Question yourself: what is he/she doing
there? Has he/she got the purpose done? What does the speaker feel about the purpose?
Get the speakers to state the information in dialogue form. Make them respond to each others
queries.
Once you get to the point of why the speakers are there, start discussing the topic as instructed
earlier.
Notwithstanding any topic or situation described in the question stem, make them leave the place of
dialogue greeting each other.
SAMPLE QUESTION AND ANSWER:
Write dialogue between two friends about Grading System in Public Examinations
[Rana and Reenat are friends studying in class X; they are chatting at the school playground
after the SSC result of their immediate seniors is published]
Rana: Then what do you think Munia? Is this Grading System really good?
Reenat: May be its good, but what is the use? Most of the students do not seem to understand it!
Rana: Whatever may be, students having their results published in CGPA will enjoy advantage
worldwide. This result is interpretable throughout the world.
Reenat: The ranges are too wide to recognize the differences between students of different qualities.
It is ridiculous that students scoring 60 and 79 will be judged as equal. The marks and division system
did not have this problem.
Rana: Since this is the first year with this system, we should not have expected too much of
perfection. Rather we should appreciate the positive change it has brought about to our educational
system.
Reenat: I think you are right. This system is a major step in modernizing our educational system to
match with the ever-changing world.
Rana: One thing I must say that authorities should have made adequate publicity about this new
system.
Reenat: I agree, that would have made lots of confusion disappear.
Rana: I believe that by the time we sit for our SSC, problems and loopholes of this grading system will
be removed.
Reenat: So do I. However, I have to leave for my Physics practical. Are you coming to Rikhis birthday
party this evening? Farhana and others are coming.
Rana: Yes, see you there.
Reenat: Good-bye for now.
Write dialogues between two sisters who got stuck in traffic congestion.
[Ishita is elder sister of Rikhi. These sisters are going shopping. They need to hurry but they
are now confided in traffic congestion]
Ishita: Rikhi, I told you earlier that we would not make it to Nadias house in due time. See, this
congestion does not seem to collapse in an hour.
Rikhi: sorry apu, I thought we could easily buy a gift for her birthday and then go to her place in due
time. In fact, traffic congestion has been so common these days that one cannot expect to keep
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appointments.
Ishita: I do not understand why government does not take any initiatives.
Rikhi: they do not have magic; this problem is so deeply rooted that only a long-term plan can do. The
roads are all narrow, traffic is heavier every day, and traffic-rule violating tendency is also increasing.
Ishita: dont you think banning rickshaws would be a solution? I believe these vehicles are the major
reasons behind traffic congestion.
Rikhi: I think banning rickshaws will aggravate the situation. We do not have alternatives to rickshaw.
As long as we do not develop one, we have think of restructuring the entire traffic system.
Ishita: One-way traffic, specious roads, and strict enactment of law can alleviate the problem at least
for the time being.
Rikhi: yes, I agree with you. Oh look, it has started to loosen up the congestion. Pray to God, may be
we can make it even though at the last minute.
DATA PRESENTATION
Present the data given below in a table format and give a suitable title:
1. When 263 students of Dhaka University who reside in halls were asked about their perception
regarding the condition of halls, 78 said that it is easier to contact outside people and rest said that it
is not easier; 142 are satisfied with the dining facilities and rest are not satisfied; 50 are satisfied with
the entertainment facilities and rest are not; 25 are satisfied with accommodation facilities and rest are
not; and finally 20% are satisfied with the overall condition and rest are not satisfied with the overall
condition.
2. A BRTA report shows that the number of registered car in Dhaka city in 1990 was 1170 and in 1995
was 3482; the number of motor cycle was 2798 and 4132 respectively in those two years. Further
exploration of the report shows that the number of autorickshaw was 1582 and 6217 on those two
years respectively. But the driving license issued for car were 4907 and 1124; for motorcycle 5085
and 647 and for autorickshaw 4160 and 1270.
DATA INTERPRETATION
1. Health Facilities in Bangladesh as on 1997 are given below. Write down five sentences based on
the given data:
Hospital
Hospital Beds
Persons Per Hospital Bed
Registered Physician
Persons Per Physician
Households Per Physician
938
38,106
3,261
27,546
4,512
725
2. Compositions of labor force of agriculture sector and education level of five different countries are
given in the table below. Carefully see the data. Write one paragraph based on your observation of
the data and specifically try to chalk out an action plan for Bangladesh in comparison with the
developed countries.
Country
USA
UK
Japan
India
Bangladesh
Research, 3%
Medicine
Engineering
Research
Management
Finance
Social Service
Finance, 15%
Management, 36%
2. The number of tourists visiting Malaysia and Dubai from 1995 to 2003 is presented below.
400
350
300
250
Dubai
Malaysia
200
150
100
50
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Make sure that you know the format and writing style of the following eight aspects:
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Short Note
Dialogue writing
Data Interpretation
Paragraph
Thematic Writing
Data Presentation.
Essay
Argument Writing
Your handwriting, spelling and grammar will definitely give you advantage. Follow the formats and
structures of those eight structures as discussed in the class and practice as much as you can. If you
dont answer written English part in your admission test, there is a possibility that you will be
considered as fail because you have to pass in each and every section and subsection. So, take it
very seriously.
B. revision : correction
D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion
2.MASON: STONE
A. soldier : weapon
C. blacksmith : forge
B. lawyer : law
D. teacher : pupil
E. carpenter : wood
3.PENURY: MONEY
A. starvation : sustenance
C. infirmity : illness
B. independence : freedom
D. reality : foresight
E. spontaneity : care
4.ATTENUATE: SIGNAL
A. exacerbate : problem
C. dampen : enthusiasm
B. modify : accent
D. elongate : line
E. dramatize : play
5.DALMATIAN : DOG
A. oriole : bird
C. shark : great white
B. horse : pony
D. ant : insect
E. stock : savings
6.PARACHUTE : AIRPLANE
A. lifeboat : ship
C. trampoline : tent
B. knapsack : school
D. trunk : tree
E. elevator : floor
7.PULSE : HEART
A. pitch : music
C. tick : clock
B. nerve : brain
D. motor : engine
E. blood : artery
8.MOMENT : ETERNITY
A. light : beam
C. space : time
B. darkness : sun
D. water : ocean
E. point : infinity
9.ANARCHIST : LAWS
A. partisan : allegiance
C. pacifist : war
B. federalist : union
D. insurgent : rebellion
E. despot : leadership
Reading Comprehension
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As trees grow old, they add a new ring for each year. This discovery, it seems, was first made by
Leonardo Da Vinci, The famous Italian painter and scientist. It took a long time, however, before the
serious study of tree rings started. This was done in Arizona by Andrew Ellicott Douglas.
Douglas developed a simple technique for dating trees called cross-dating and for a period of over 20
years continued the study of tree rings. He spent much of his time in logging camps near Flagstaff.
The Douglas method has been used by many scientists. Some of them used it to examine logs in
Indian pueblo ruins. They were able to date the buildings right back to the tenth century. Others used
it to date the worlds oldest living trees, the bristlecone pines.
1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
(A) Leonardo made many discoveries.
(B) Leonardo was famous as a painter.
(C) Leonardo was interested in the aging process.
(D) Leonardo became famous because of his tree ring discovery.
2. What also can be inferred from the first paragraph?
(A) Leonardo started the serious study of tree rings.
(B) Leonardos discovery was not developed for many years.
(C) Tree rings were studied in Arizona for a long time after Leonardo.
(D) Douglas was a famous Arizona scientist.
3. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
(A) The term cross-dating was invented by Douglas.
(B) An uncomplicated method of tree-dating was discovered by Douglas.
(C) It took Douglas 20 years to develop a tree-dating technique.
(D) The technique of cross-dating was developed near Flagstaff.
4. What also can be inferred from the second paragraph?
(A) Logging camps are good places for studying tree rings.
(B) Douglas spent 20 years near Flagstaff.
(C) Douglas spent most of his life studying tree rings.
(D) There are courses for studying tree rings near Flagstaff.
5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
(A) The Douglas method has been used since the 10th century.
(B) Indians used the Douglas method to examine logs.
(C) The earliest known trees can be dated by the Douglas method.
(D) Indians used bristlecone pines to construct their buildings.
6. What also can be inferred from the last paragraph?
(A) American Indians lived in the region investigated nearly a thousand years ago.
(B) The Douglas method can be used to date all 10th century ruins.
(C) Scientists dated the bristlecone pine to the tenth century.
(D) The Indian pueblo ruins were not as old as the bristlecone pines.
Passage 2:
Elizabeth F. Loftus reports that she has watched thousands of trial witnesses going from being unsure
to positive through a variety of devices (positivity of others, stress, insecurity or self, etc.) and that the
opposite is also true memory can go from clear to positive to doubt and fuzziness. It appears that
new connections are formed between neurons as new learning takes place, and old ones start to
diminish. Neurosurgeon George Ojemann and psychologist Harry Whitaker tested bilingual surgical
patients with electrical stimulation and found that their first and second languages share some cortical
area but also have some separate turf. The second language occupies more cortex than the first.
They speculate that as the new language becomes familiar, the cortical area devoted to it becomes
less. Psychologist Charles Furst, in The Brain, notes: If the nerve impulses circle their selected
pathways long enough, they leave an indelible memory trace.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
(C) Neurons
(D) Forms of
(C) Language
(D) Stimulation
Passage 3:
Californias colorful history, a special one even by American standards, gives a unique flavor to its
customs and lifestyle. The first Europeans to actively settle California were Spaniards. In 1768, they
began the famous mission system along the El Camino Real, now U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate
Highway 5. This was followed by the establishment of the fortified trading posts at San Francisco and
Monterey and the first cities at Los Angeles and San Jose. Spains king granted vast ranchos to
favored civil and military officers. Many streets, towns, and landmarks in the state still bear their
names. The distinctive architectural style, the rambling, cool, thick-walled adobe structure with its red
tile roof, dates from the Spanish period. In the early I 800s, California became a self-governing
province of newly independent Mexico. The ruling government attempted land reform, breaking up the
huge Spanish ranchos and giving ownership to Mexican citizens. This, together with other conflicts,
led to war with Mexico.
1.
2.
3.
(D) Spain.
(D)The
(D) California.
4.
5.
6.