Assignments

English 1: Weekly Assignments (Consolidated)

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📅 Week 1: Phonetics & Sounds

Question 1

Sound /z/ identification. Accepted Answer: (a) Xerox

Question 2

Sound ‘sh’ identification. Accepted Answer: (e) All a, b, and c (Charade, Special, Sebaceous)

Question 3

Short vowel /u/ identification. Accepted Answer: (d) Only a and b (Should, Book)

Question 4

True/False: /w/ and /y/ are monophthongs. Accepted Answer: False

Question 5

True/False: Semi-vowels are syllabic. Accepted Answer: False

Question 6

Listening (1:23): Saws vs Shows. Accepted Answer: Saws

Question 7

Listening (1:41): Horse vs Hose. Accepted Answer: Hose

Question 8

Listening (2:09): Sons vs Sans. Accepted Answer: Sans

Question 9

Vowels in ‘oblivion’. Accepted Answer: All short vowels

Question 10

Vowels in ‘pantaloon’. Accepted Answer: Only one long vowel

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📅 Week 2: Parts of Speech & Grammar I

Question 1

POS: “honoured for her courage”. Accepted Answer: Noun

Question 2

POS: “worried about her work”. Accepted Answer: Verb

Question 3

Pronoun: “The bus came to a halt by ___“. Accepted Answer: Itself

Question 4

Adjective: “Golconda Fort is the ___ site”. Accepted Answer: Most amazing

Question 5

POS: “The red balloon”. Accepted Answer: Adjective

Question 6

Adverb: “She was softly singing”. Accepted Answer: Softly

Question 7

Article: ”___ book on the desk”. Accepted Answer: A

Question 8

Preposition: “Prescription ___ my headache”. Accepted Answer: For

Question 9

Conjunction: “Both Ajay ___ Sanjay”. Accepted Answer: And

Question 10

Article: ”___ coffee taster”. Accepted Answer: A

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📅 Week 3: Vocabulary & Usage

Question 1

Synonym: Perseverance. Accepted Answer: Dedication

Question 2

Synonym: Sacrosanct. Accepted Answer: Holy

Question 3

Prefix: Antonym of ‘apologetic’. Accepted Answer: Un-

Question 4

Phrasal Verb: “Pink football boots really ___“. Accepted Answer: Stand out

Question 5

Phrasal Verb: “Let’s ___ the old toy”. Accepted Answer: Throw away

Question 6

Modal: “I think I ___ have failed”. Accepted Answer: Might

Question 7

Modal: “You ___ help me!“. Accepted Answer: Have to

Question 8

Idiom: Getting a second wind (Energy after tired). Accepted Answer: True.

Question 9

Idiom: Wild goose chase (Taking credit?). Accepted Answer: False. (Means futile search)

Question 10

Idiom: Elephant in the room (Everyone gets chance?). Accepted Answer: False. (Means obvious ignored issue)

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📅 Week 4: Listening & Speaking Skills

Question 1

Phrasing: “So far as the ultimate goal is concerned…” Accepted Answer: So far/ as the ultimate goal is concerned/ I think none of us/ need have any apprehensions//None of us need have/ any doubt//

Question 2

Phrasing: “Our difficulty is how to make…” Accepted Answer: Our difficulty is/ how to make/ the heterogeneous mass/ that we have today/ take a decision/ in common/ and march in a cooperative way/ on that road/ which is bound to lead us to unity//

Question 3

Phrasing: “Our difficulty is not with regard…” Accepted Answer: Our difficulty is not with regard to the ultimate/ our difficulty is with regard to the beginning//

Question 4

Phrasing: “Mr. Chairman therefore…” Accepted Answer: Mr. Chairman therefore/ I should have thought/ that in order to make a start/ in order to induce/ every/ party/ every section/ in this country/ it would be the act of greatest statesmanship/ for the majority party/ even to make a concession to the prejudices/ of people who are not prepared to march together/ and it is for that/ that I propose to make this appeal//

Question 5

Phrasing: “Let us leave aside slogans…” Accepted Answer: Let us leave aside slogans/ let us leave aside words which frighten people//

Question 6

Telephone: “Deepthi is not here. Could you please ___“. Accepted Answer: Ring her later

Question 7

Telephone: “Voice is echoing” means not clear. Accepted Answer: True

Question 8

Telephone: “Speak up” means tone down? Accepted Answer: False (Means speak louder)

Question 9

Telephone: Vibrating noise description. Accepted Answer: Your voice is jarring.

Question 10

Telephone: “Pick up” means answer. Accepted Answer: True

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📅 Week 5: Tenses & Verbs

Question 1

Past Tense: “It was hot, so I ___ the door”. Accepted Answer: Shut

Question 2

Subject-Verb Agreement: “Avilash ___ the strike”. Accepted Answer: Rotates

Question 3

Past Continuous: “The girls ___ in the garden”. Accepted Answer: Were playing

Question 4

Future Perfect: “Will you ___ by 7:00 am?“. Accepted Answer: Have arrived

Question 5

Future Perfect: “Suman will not ___ by then”. Accepted Answer: Have graduated

Question 6

Present Perfect: “Ravi ___ not been to Europe”. Accepted Answer: Has

Question 7

Present Perfect Continuous: “Mridul ___ living in Italy”. Accepted Answer: Has been

Question 8

Be Verb: ”___ the match at ten or eleven?“. Accepted Answer: Is

Question 9

Be Verb (Plural): “Your pants ___ in the laundromat”. Accepted Answer: Were

Question 10

Simple Present (Fact): “Nitrogen atoms ___ around the exoplanet”. Accepted Answer: Circle

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📅 Week 6: Vocabulary & Context

Question 1

Synonym: Honour. Accepted Answer: Ennoble

Question 2

Vocabulary: “To make an action happen sooner”. Accepted Answer: Expedite

Question 3

Context Meaning: “Refurbished”. Accepted Answer: To give a new look

Question 4

Definition: “Doing things suddenly without thought”. Accepted Answer: Impulsive

Question 5

Substitute: “Combat”. Accepted Answer: Fight

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📅 Week 7: Reading & Vocabulary II

Question 1

Spelling: Catastrophe. Accepted Answer: Catastrophe

Question 2

Meaning: “To feel joy”. Accepted Answer: Rejoice

Question 3

Phrasal Verb: “Look forward to”. Accepted Answer: To eagerly wait

Question 4

Synonym: Diminish. Accepted Answer: Reduce

Question 5

Synonym: Lament. Accepted Answer: Cry

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📅 Week 8: Phonetics & Stress

Question 1

True/False: Syllables have independent meanings? Accepted Answer: False

Question 2

True/False: Vowel sound plays critical role in syllabification. Accepted Answer: True

Question 3

Upper limit for syllables? Accepted Answer: No limit

Question 4

Syllable Count: ‘Machine’. Accepted Answer: Disyllabic

Question 5

Syllable Count: ‘Marketing’. Accepted Answer: 3

Question 6

Stress: ‘Product’ (Noun). Accepted Answer: PROduct

Question 7

Aspirated Stop: Examples. Accepted Answer: Both b and c (Company /k/, Improve /p/) - Note: usually p, t, k are aspirated at start of stressed syllable.

Question 8

Stress Shift: ‘PROduce’ (Noun) vs ‘ProDUCE’ (Verb). Accepted Answer: PROduce ; ProDUCE

Question 9

Plural Markers: Stakeholders /z/, Stockouts /s/, Networks /s/. Accepted Answer: /z/, /s/, and /s/ respectively.

Question 10

Stress Pattern Sentence: Physician, Nursing Assistant, Consultation… Accepted Answer: phySIcian ; NURSING assistant ; consulTAtion ; pediATrics ; adVISable

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📅 Week 9: Speaking & Presentation Skills

Question 1

Presentations: Time allowance. Accepted Answer: They are allowed a longer period of time.

Question 2

Presentation Order: Accepted Answer: ii, i, v, iii, iv (research → brainstorm → message → outline → edit)

Question 3

Slide Deck Must-Have: Accepted Answer: Overview slide

Question 4

Slide Customization: Accepted Answer: True

Question 5

Group Discussions (GD): Accepted Answer: They expect the speakers to just put forth their arguments. (Identifying False statement? Wait, answer says “expect speakers to just put forth arguments” is the answer. Question: “Which… is NOT true”. So GD is NOT just about putting forth arguments, it’s about interaction/resolution.)

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📅 Week 10: Grammar III (Prepositions & Pronouns)

Question 1

Relative Pronoun: “Friend ___ daughter”. Accepted Answer: Whose

Question 2

Preposition: “Happy ___ his new car”. Accepted Answer: About

Question 3

Preposition: ”___ the end of the book”. Accepted Answer: At

Question 4

Preposition: “Drive ___ it”. Accepted Answer: Through

Question 5

Article/Quantifier: ”___ kindest person”. Accepted Answer: Only ‘the’ can be used

Question 6

Preposition: “Yielded ___ her”. Accepted Answer: To

Question 7

Preposition: “Arrived ___ the station”. Accepted Answer: At

Question 8

Comparison: “Iceland is ___ than Spain”. Accepted Answer: Colder

Question 9

Preposition: “Turn right ___ the traffic lights”. Accepted Answer: At

Question 10

Preposition: “Sure ___ the answer”. Accepted Answer: About

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📅 Week 11: Common Errors & Usage

Question 1

Correct Sentence: Detail vs Details. Accepted Answer: Raj told the story in detail.

Question 2

Comparison: “Cleverer of the two”. Accepted Answer: She is the cleverer of the two.

Question 3

Articles: “After dinner”. Accepted Answer: We shall see her after dinner. (No ‘the’ before meals usually)

Question 4

Structure: “Suggested me” vs “Suggested to me”. Accepted Answer: Sushmita suggested this to me.

Question 5

Intensifier: “Very much sorry” vs “Very sorry”. Accepted Answer: Deepa is very sorry.

Question 6

Pronoun Agreement: “Paper” vs “Papers” / Scholars. Accepted Answer: Their (Scholars → Their)

Question 7

Article: ”___ pair of socks”. Accepted Answer: A

Question 8

No Article: “Travelled to ___ Texas”. Accepted Answer: None of the above.

Question 9

Preposition: “Interested ___“. Accepted Answer: In

Question 10

Transport: ”___ bus”. Accepted Answer: By

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📅 Week 12: Writing & Coherence

Question 1

Tone: Mails use non-objective tone? Accepted Answer: False. (Mails should be objective/professional usually, or Question asks if it DOES use non-objective. Answer is False means it uses Objective?) → “The mail uses a non-objective tone.” Answer: False. So it uses Objective tone.

Question 2

Modals: ‘Would’ for politeness. Accepted Answer: True

Question 3

Subject-Verb Agreement: “Details and agenda… IS attached”. Accepted Answer: False (Should be ARE).

Question 4

Topic Statement Identification. Accepted Answer: I am writing to invite you to the 20th Academic Council meeting…

Question 5

Paragraph Unity. Accepted Answer: Singularity of the theme

Question 6

Transitions: “Despite, although, nevertheless”. Accepted Answer: Contrast

Question 7

Error Identification: “File and recordings… It was unavailable”. Accepted Answer: Pronoun-antecedent agreement (‘It’ refers to plural ‘File and recordings’).

Question 8

Supporting Sentence Function. Accepted Answer: To reinforce. (Not to justify? Usually explain, elaborate, reinforce. Justify might be argumentative.)

Question 9

Vocabulary: “Overall” for certainty? Accepted Answer: False (Summary/Generalization).

Question 10

Transition: To show cause. Accepted Answer: Owing to

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