Functional English 1 (FENG2101)
Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics (HITL)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2016
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Pcace-Work-Fatherland
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
HIGHER INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT
AND LOGISTICS
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
STUDIES
REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
Paix-Travail-Patrie
MINISTERE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT
UNTVERSITE DE BAMENDA
INSTITUT SUPERIEURE DE
TRANSPORT ET LOGISTIQUE
DEPARTEMENT DES
ENSEIGNEMENTS GENERAUX
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2015/2016
Level 100, Duration: 2 hours
FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH 1, ENG 1101
SECTION A- Write down the letter of the expression(s) that describes the sentence type.
1. They are his brother’s children.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence
2. As she left, William got married again.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
3. Roseline and Joseph arrived when the ceremony was over.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
4. Grace stayed at home; I went to school.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
5. As serious as they were, Elizabeth and Godlove did not win the race.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
6. The journey was so interesting.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
7. The cupboard had no bolt, so John constituted one.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
8. Mercy had spent all the money his mother sent.
A) simple sentence B) compound sentence C) complex sentence D) compound complex.
SECTION B. Write the tetter of the word or phrase nearest in meaning to the word(s) in
italics
9. Everyone was
taken in by his sad story.
A) deceived B) convinced C) won over D) shaken.
10. Several students
entered for the examination.
A)
entered the
examination hall
B)
intended to be
candidates
in the
examination C)
turned
up for the examination D) were candidates in the examination
11. All the students
admire the new captain.
A) look up on B) look up to t) look up at D) look up for
12. The wanted man surrendered himself to the police.
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A) gave out B) gave up C) gave in D) gave away
13. I'll look out for you when next I’m in Bambili.
A) call on B) call for C) see to D) look at
14. She could not go to university because all her plans
fell through.
A) dropped B) failed C) were stopped D) were rejected
15. The proposed tour was cancelled because the minister was ill.
A) broken off B)sealed off C) chopped off
D) called off
16. The new policy took off last year.
A) resumed B) constituted C) started D) stopped
SECTION
C. Say whether
the
verbs
in
the
following sentences
are
transitive
or
intransitive
17. The children ate with their fingers. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
18. They are preparing food for the guests. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
19. Susan slept under the tree. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
20. The woman told an interesting story. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
21. They killed it. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
22. the daughter wrote the letter. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
23. They are singing and dancing in the class. (X) transitive (B) intransitive
24. She is ashamed of her poor old parents (A) transitive (B) intransitive
25. The invitation was for dinner. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
26. His children are so hard stubborn. (A) transitive (B) intransitive
SECTION D. Write the letter that corresponds to the underlined clause.
27. The murderer was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. A) independent B) dependent
28. Peter and Paul were forced to write the examination. A) independent B) dependent
29. Because
the
students
came
late, they did not
write
the
examination. A)
independent
B)
dependent
30. The
young lady who died last
week was
my grandfather. A)
independent
B)
dependent
SECTION E. With appropriate examples, write short notes on the following:
1)
a) Proper noun
b) Common noun
2)
a) Primary auxiliary verb
b) Modal auxiliary verb
3)
a) Transitive verb
b) Intransitive verb
4)
What are parts of speech?
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Luck!!!
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