Eng101 Assignment 01 Idea Solution

Q1: Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end.

“Getting a New Job”

Anna is a senior in college. She is in search of a job. She lives in New York City. Life there can be very difficult. It is expensive. Her parents are going to stop giving her money after college. This morning, she read in the paper about a job downtown. The job sounded interesting and offered good pay. She decided to get information about applying to the job.

“I want to apply for this job I read about in the paper. What do I need to do?” asked Anna. “You will need to fill out the application. Then, you will need to prepare a resume,” said Anna’s college counselor. “Do I need a cover letter?” asked Anna. “Yes, you should include that in your application as well,” replied the counselor.

Anna filled out the application. Then she typed a resume. Her roommate was kind enough to edit it for her. She then typed her cover letter. When it was finished, she mailed her application. In a week she received a phone call.

“Anna, this is Mr. Smith. I am calling in reference to your application. We would like to invite you for an interview,” said Mr. Smith. “Oh that is great. I can come any time this week,” replied Anna. “How about tomorrow morning at ten?” asked Mr. Smith. “That is perfect. See you then,” said Anna.

The next day Anna had her interview. It was successful. Mr. Smith called her the next day and offered her a job.

Questions:

1. Why is living in New York City difficult for Anna?

Answer: Life can be very difficult for her, first it is very expensive to live there and

second her parents going to stop giving her money after college.

2. What does Ann Nora need in order to apply for the job?

Answer: She was needed to fill the application. Then she needed to resume and she also needed her cover letter.

3. How does Anna find out about the available job?

Answer: She read the ad about the job in downtown from the news paper.

4. Infer the meaning of “roommate” with reference to the given context

Answer: A roommate is a person who shares a living facility such as an apartment or dormitory. He/she also provide his/her services to his/her roommate.

5. What is the result of Anna’s interview?

Answer: It was successful, and Mr. Smith called her next day and offered her a job.

Q2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words keeping in mind the lectures you have studied. [Lectures 11-18]

1- Forming the sounds of each word even though you may not say them aloud is called vocalization.

2- The discovering of ideas in writing that is not stated directly is called making inferences.

3- A fact is a statement that can be proved true through objective evidence.

4- The purpose of a table is to give the reader numerical information at a glance.

5- A good argument is one in which you make a point and then provide support i.e. persuasive and logical evidence, to back it up.