ENG 101 Solved Assignment Nov 2013

English Comprehension (ENG101)

Fall 2013

Assignment No. 1                  

Total Marks: 15

Objective:

• To improve students’ awareness of the course and to prepare them for the practical usage of English language
• To enhance and examine students’ reading comprehension skills and conceptual knowledge
• To assess students’ knowledge of writing skills

Instructions:

• Late assignments will not be accepted.
• If the file is corrupt or problematic, it will be marked zero.
• Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone else as if it was his or her own; however, taking the ideas from different sources and to express it in your own words will be accepted.
• No assignment will be accepted via e-mail.
• The file should be in Word doc form; the font color should be preferably black and font size can be 12 Times New Roman.

Q 1: Identify and fill the blank spaces with proper prefixes, root words and suffixes.

S#	Words	Prefix	Root word	Suffix
1	Mistreating	Mis	Treat	ing
2	Bimonthly	Bi	Month	ly
3	Unabridged	Un	Abridge	ed
4	Disagreeable	Dis	Agree	able
5	Mismanagement	Mis	Manage	ment
6	Disapproving	Dis	Approval	ing
7	Nonpoisonous	Non	Poison	ous
8	Microorganism	Micro	Organ	ism
9	Incapable	In	Cap	able
10	Cooperative	Co	Operate	ive

Q 2: Match numbers of list A with alphabets of list B in such a way that the correct

alphabet of the word should be written in font of the correct diphthong.  (5 Marks)

                                     List A                                      List B

                                   1. eɪ                                         a. coward                   3. ɑʊ

                                   2. ɑɪ                                        b.employ                     4. ɔɪ

                                  3. ɑʊ                                        c. fate                          1. eɪ

                                  4. ɔɪ                                         d. phone                      5. əʊ

                                  5. əʊ                                        e. climate                     2. ɑɪ

Q 3: Put the following sentences in order on the spaces below.

1. Snort is no longer lonely, and a kitten named Tommy has a happy home.
2. But what kind of friend wouldn’t be afraid of an ogre?
3. The ogre’s name was Snort.
4. Snort lived in a stone castle way on the top of a mountain.
5. The commercial showed many orphan dogs and cats in need of homes.
6. Once upon a time, there was a hairy ogre.
7. Snort liked his castle very much, but he was lonely.
8. Snort wanted a friend.
9. One night Snort was watching TV and saw a commercial.
10. Snort decided to adopt a kitten after watching the commercial.

                                                     ~Solved~

6.Once upon a time, there was a hairy ogre.

3. The ogre’s name was Snort. 

4. Snort lived in a stone castle way on the top of a mountain. 

7. Snort liked his castle very much, but he was lonely. 

8. Snort wanted a friend. 

2. But what kind of friend wouldn’t be afraid of an ogre? 

9. One night Snort was watching TV and saw a commercial. 

5. The commercial showed many orphan dogs and cats in need of homes. 

10. Snort decided to adopt a kitten after watching the commercial. 

1. Snort is no longer lonely, and a kitten named Tommy has a happy home.