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FACULTIES OF ARTS, COMMERCE, SCIENCES, MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL SCIENCES

B.A/. B.Com/ B.B.A/B.Sc. & BSW II Year III Semester Examination, November / December 2019

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Subject: General English Paper - III

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80

Part - A (5 x 4 = 20 Marks)

Answer any FIVE of the following in about 100 words.

1. Answer as directed.
   1. Dog is a faithful animal. (Give the synonym of the underlined word).

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   2. The dessert was awful. (Give the antonym of the underlined word).
   3. He said that the secret ______ success lies in hard work. (Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition).
   4. Write the answers with ink (Correct the sentence).
2. Answer as directed.
   1. Please clear the luggage. (Replace the underlined British English word with an American word).

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   2. In the US, the elevator is out of order; in the UK, ______ is under repair. (Fill in the blank with appropriate word in American English).
   3. The two skits will be performed by Suma. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with "Suma ...).
   4. Hundreds of tourists see the Charminar every day. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with "The Charminar...).
3. Answer as directed.
   1. Hurry on; we are getting late. (Correct the particle in the underlined phrasal verb).

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   2. She looks forward to staying with you. (Correct the particle in the underlined phrasal verb).
   3. Each one of those boys ______ (is/are) an expert swimmer. (Fill in the blank with correct form of the verb given in brackets.)
   4. Neither the acting nor the direction were good. (Correct the verb form)
4. Answer as directed.
   1. The idiom "to see red" means ______

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   2. The idiom "to take a leaf out of someone's book" means ______
   3. Manu wanted to watch the film, ______ he fell asleep half way through. (Choose the appropriate connective.)
   4. It is your money. You can do what you like with it. (Combine the two sentences into one using an appropriate connective.)
5. Answer as directed.
   1. A ______ is one who supplies goods. (vendor/vandal). (Choose the appropriate option).

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   2. If you pay ______, it means you pay in advance. (at the front/upfront) (Choose the appropriate option).
   3. I wondered whether he can help me. (Correct the sentence).
   4. The guest said, "I don't like sugar in my coffee." (Change into reported speech).

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6. Answer the following:

1. How does Bronte use images of nature?
2. How do people in Workers' Paradise spend their time?

7. Answer the following:

1. In the poem "Punishment in Kindergarten", why was the speaker called a peculiar girl?

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2. According to R.K. Narayan, which three countries use English?

8. Answer the following:

1. In "As I Grew Older", what does Hughes compare his dream to?
2. According to Ambedkar, what is social democracy?

Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)

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Answer the following in about 300 words each.

9. a. Bring out the central argument of Bronte's poem "Life".

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b. Explain the main idea of Tagore's "A Wrong Man in Workers' Paradise".

10. a. Summarise the speaker's experience on a picnic day in "Punishment in Kindergarten".

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OR

b. Discuss R.K. Narayan's attitude towards American English.

11.a. What is the poet's dream in "As I Grew Older"

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b. What "anxieties" does Dr. Ambedkar express in his speech and what is the basis for his apprehensions?

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12. a. Write a discursive essay on "Meaningful life".

OR

b. Write an argumentative essay on the topic "Is Science always right?"

13. a. Write a progress report on the "Swacchh Campus" taken up in your college.

OR

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b. Write a media report on: Rising trend of students of professional courses opting to write competitive examinations.

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