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V.S.B. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KARUR Department of English 2MARKS QUESTION FOR TECHNICAL ENGLISH - II Technical Vocabulary Match the words with their meanings 1. a) accelerate 1) feasible b) simultaneously 2) increase speed c) viable 3) extremely high d) prohibitive 4) occurring at the same time Answer: 2,4,1,3 2. a) distort 1) bulky b) cumbersome 2) twist out of shape c) comprehend 3) state of being out of date d) obsolescence 4) understand Answer: 3,1,4,2 3. a) alien 1) remove b) discard 2) innumerable c) myriad 3) foreign d) advent 4) arrival Answers : 3,1,2,4 4. a) priming 1) thing or part added to improve b) indispensable 2) preparing c) supplement 3) consider before hand d) anticipate 4) necessary Answer: 2,4,1,3 5. a) explore 1) including all b) comprehensive 2) arrangement c) array 3) unfit to eat d) inedible 4) examine Answer: 4,1,2,3 6. (a) Slight a) Temperate (b) Penny-wise b) Generous (c) Avaricious c) Heavy (d) Greedy d) Extravagant Answer: c,d,a,b 7. a. Diversity a) Negligent b. Inadvertent b) Hindrance c. Obstacle c) Shooting forward d. Projection d) Difference Answer: d, a,b,c 8. a) Dynamism 1) producer 1 b) Enhance 2) sympathy c) Breeder 3) heighten d) Empathy 4) strength Answer: 5,3,1,2 9. a. Accurate 1) Swift b. Gigantic 2) Precise c. Elide 3) Huge d. Rapid 4) Omit Answer: 2,3,4,1 10 a) Conventional 1) use up b) Appropriate 2)traditional c) consume 3)exhibit d) display 4)suitable Answer: 2,4, 1,3 Antonyms I. 1) What's the opposite of more? Few, less, a lot, many 2) What's the opposite of alive? Asleep, dead, death, sick 3) What's the opposite of loud? Soft, quite, quiet, noisy 4) What's the opposite of happy? Glad, ugly, difficult, sad 5) What's the opposite of last? First, beginning, start, end 6) What's the opposite of now? Always, never, then, soon 7) What's the opposite of to buy? to take, to sell, to bring, to lend 8) What's the opposite of better? Bad, worse, good, worst 9) What's the opposite of dangerous? Easy, beautiful, safe, pleasant 10) What's the opposite of cool? Warm, hot, cold, cooler 2 II. 1) What's the opposite of many? Less, few, more, most 2) What's the opposite of deep? Shallow, narrow, thin, low 3) What's the opposite of long? Broad, small , thing, short 4) What's the opposite of clean? tidy up, clear, dirty beautiful 5) What's the opposite of empty? Shut, open, Ugly ,full 6) What's the opposite of thin? Light, slow, fat, more 7) What's the opposite of beginning? End, start, finish, depart 8) What's the opposite of big? Huge, small, large, less 9) What's the opposite of modern? Older, ancient, new, contemporary 10) What's the opposite of poor? Wealth, rich, poverty, wise III. 1) What's the opposite of to break? to join, to fasten, to mend, to build 2) What's the opposite of early? Soon, late, last, first 3) What's the opposite of to lose? to forget, to find, to search, to look for 4) What's the opposite of over? Downstairs, below, under, above 5) What's the opposite of rough? Sharp, heavy, hard, smooth 6) What's the opposite of heavy? 3 Light, soft, easy, smooth 7) What's the opposite of to learn? To know, to teach, to forget, to understand 8) What's the opposite of high? Under, low, beneath, down 9) What's the opposite of to start? to stop, to begin, to go on, to continue 10) What's the opposite of to push? to tow, lift ,to pull, to send Answers I.1) less 2) dead 3) quiet 4) sad 5) first 6) then 7) to sell 8) worse 9) safe 10) Warm II.1) few 2) shallow 3) short 4) dirty 5) full 6) fat 7) end 8) small 9) ancient 10) rich III.1) to mend 2) late 3) to find 4) under 5) smooth 6) light 7) to teach 8) low 9) to stop 10) to pull Prepositions 1) Trevor had promised his young nephew Caleb that they would go to the town parade ____ July 4th. (A) at (B) on 2) Trevor told Caleb that they had to get there ____ 7:30 a.m. at the latest so they could get a good spot. (A) in (B) by 3) Caleb got up very early that morning, and they arrived ____ a great viewing spot on Smithtown Road at 7:15 a.m. (A) at (B) in 4) Marching ____ the front of the parade was the Smithtown High School Band. (A) at (B) by 5) Proudly blaring out the melody ____ her trumpet was Caleb's sister Alexie. (A) on (B) at 6) Following the band came an antique car, and sitting ____ the front seat was Mary Abelson, the parade's grand marshal. (A) at (B) in 7) Then came a colorful float displaying a huge American flag; Caleb had worked ____ that float during the week. (A) in (B) on 8) Caleb was excited ____ the float, feeling like he had made an important contribution to the parade. (A) at (B) by 4 9) Volunteers came by with shopping carts, and Caleb put some cans of food ____ one of the carts; the donated food would go to the community food bank. (A) in (B) on 10) The clowns came last ____ the parade, and one of them put a huge hat made of balloons on Caleb's head. (A) in (B) at 11) Mariel and I decided to spend a day together ____ the city. (A) at (B) in 12) We met ____ the train station to catch the 8:00 a.m. train. (A) on (B) at 13) We got ____ the train at 8:10 because it was running a little late. (A) on (B) by 14) ____ the time the train reached the end of the line, it was 9:15 a.m (A) on (B) by 15) We enjoyed the morning browsing through the shops ____ Farrell Street. (A) on (B) in 16) Mariel loves old-fashioned clothes, so she had an especially good time ____ a shop that sold antique dresses. (A) at (B) on 17) We had a quick lunch ____ a hot dog stand in the park. (A) on (B) at 18) Then we split up, agreeing to meet again ____ 4:00 p.m. at the corner of Harrison and Maple Streets. (A) at (B) in 19) While in a bookstore, I realized I was running late, so I ran out and got ____ a taxi. (A) in (B) at 20) When I finally got to Harrison and Maple, Mariel, who had come ____ bus, had just arrived. (A) at (B) by ANS: 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.B B) Choose the correct answers 1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road. a. in b. on c. at 2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes. a. in b. on c. at 3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home. a. on b. in c. at 4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum. a. with b. by c. from 5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone. a. on b. in c. at 6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home. a. from b. at c. until 7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets. a. in b. at c. from 8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me. 5 a. for b. with c. to 9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now. a. to b. for c. in 10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole? a. about b. to c. of 11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather. a. after b. to c. about 12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning. a. since b. for c. until 13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years. a. since b. for c. until 14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train. a. by b. at c. with 15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television. a. with b. in c. on 16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so. a. to b. in c. at 17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital. a. of b. at c. in 18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories. a. from b. of c. in 19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there. a. in b. by c. at 20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning. a. since b. for c. until Answers 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.A Abbreviation 6 9mm 9 millimeter ARFJ Are Rhinos Frying Jacks? A Another arg argument A Appropriate AS Accent Sensitive A Awesome ASK Alpha Sigma Kappa A/K/A Also known as ASSOC Association AA Alcoholics Anonymous ATO Alpha Tau Omega AAPM Adjective Accusative Plural CQD All Stations Distress Masculine CSM Collective Management AB Ajduckiewicz Bar Societies CTO cancelled to order AB Always Been CUNT Can't Understand ABBR Abbreviation Normal abbr.

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