Mdcat-past-papers - ETEA - English Quiz

1. Read the passage and answer the question: People say that certain cancers are protected against the tomatoes and processed tomato products like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes. Lycopene has been found to be responsible for tomato's and tomato products ability to prevent certain cancer. Lycopene is the vivid red pigment that gives a red hue to tomatoes and other red fruits. The processed tomatoes are found to have more lycopene. Tomato paste contains four times as much lycopene as fresh tomatoes do because Lycopene is strongly linked to vegetable fiber and is soluble in water. Further, Oil helps in absorption of lycopene because it is fat-soluble substance. Q.1. It can be understood from the passage that as far as lycopene intake is concerned;

It is a pigment which is solved quickly in water and juice.
Lycopene hardly offers any protection against cancer.
Tomato products contain high concentrations of lycopene and fat.
There is a correlation between the lycopene consumption and the prevention of some cancer types.

2. Read the passage below and answer: The water resources of our country are very much underutilized, the main reason behind this is the lack of capital and technology. A large portion of our water resources is wasted due to floods, unwise use of water for irrigation and domestic use. We can make full use of our water resources by building dams on rivers and through awareness campaigns among people not to waste water resources. Q.2. Building of dams is an essential step in the conservation of water resources.

Definitely true
Probably true
Data is inadequate

3. Read the passage below and answer: The water resources of our country are very much underutilized, the main reason behind this is the lack of capital and technology. A large portion of our water resources is wasted due to floods, unwise use of water for irrigation and domestic use. We can make full use of our water resources by building dams on rivers and through awareness campaigns among people not to waste water resources. Q.3. Occurrence of floods add to the water resources,

Definitely true
Probably true
Probably false
definitely false

4. Read the passage below and answer: The water resources of our country are very much underutilized, the main reason behind this is the lack of capital and technology. A large portion of our water resources is wasted due to floods, unwise use of water for irrigation and domestic use. We can make full use of our water resources by building dams on rivers and through awareness campaigns among people not to waste water resources. Q.4. The country does not have enough funds to develop water resources:

Definitely true
Probably true
Data is inadequate
probably false

5. All desire wealth and some acquire it. The sentence exemplifies:

Present indefinite
Past indefinite
Present perfect
Simple

6. Of two evils choose the less. The sentence carries an adjective that is:

Comparative
Positive
Numeral
Distributive

7. His courage (brought) him honour. The underlined verb is:

Intransitive
Di-transitive
Complex transitive
Linking

8. Daud is better than ___________ of the college.

All teachers
any teachers
all other teachers
any teacher

9. What does the word 'spell' mean?

Coil
Deliver
Spoil
Spread

10. Pick the word with correct spelling.

Collique
Colleague
Collegue
Co-league

11. Pick the word with correct spelling.

Acquaintance
Equantance
Equantence
Equentense

12. A full description of car accidents____ reported.

are
have been
was
were

13. He visited the ghettos for the first time. The underlined word means:

Clean area
under-privileged area
privileged area
modernly constructed

14. Choose the correct sentence:

Mr. Shan, with his family together goes to England.
Mr. Shan, together with his family, goes to England.
Mr. Shan, with his family, go to England.
Mr. Shan, with his family, go to England together.

15. When we went to the cinema, the film:

Already started
would already start
had already started
started already

16. I wish, I-----the answer.

Know
Knew
Knows
known

17. Pick the correct option.

Seven students results are still awaited.
Seven student's results are still awaited.
Seven students' results are still awaited.
Seven student results are still awaited.

18. Which punctuation mark will be used to separate both the clauses in the following sentence? The gang was rounded up the raid the leader escaped.

.
,
:
;

19. Fifteen minutes _____ allowed to each speaker.

Is
Are
Were
Are being

20. Choose the correct sentence:

The Three Musketeers was written by Dumas.
The Three Musketeers were written by Dumas.
The Three Musketeers has written by Dumas.
The Three Musketeers have written by Dumas.