Code No. 10284
FACULTIES OF ARTS, COMMERCE, SCIENCE & SOCIAL SCIENCES
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B.A./B.Com. /B. Sc./ BBA/BSW I- Semester (CBCS) Examination, Dec. 2017
Subject: General English
Paper - I
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 80
Part A (5 x 4 = 20 marks)
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Answer any 5 of the following.
1) Answer as directed.
a) Ever since industrialization, cities have become over populated. (Identify the common noun).
b) A cluster of stars. (Fill in the blank with a collective noun).
c) Chronology. (Identify the root in the given word).
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d) Momento. (Correct the spelling)
2) Answer as directed.
a) She prides herself on her wealth. (Fill in the blank with appropriate pronoun).
b) Pen is mightier to sword. (Correct the underlined word).
c) Our team won the hockey champion (Add an appropriate suffix to the underlined word).
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d) dis qualify. (Add an appropriate prefix to form the antonym of the given word).
3) Answer as directed.
a) My team hasn't lost a match. (Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb).
b) I don't like driving, I prefer to go by cab. (Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb).
c) She bought a pair of gloves. (Fill in the blank with the correct option between 'pare' and 'pair').
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d) They were not happy with the assignment (Fill in the blank by adding the correct suffix to 'accommodate').
4) Answer as directed.
a) Give the present and present participle forms of the verb 'felt'.
b) How have you been doing ? (Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'do')?
c) Hard work can bring a difference in one's life. (Correct the underlined collocation).
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d) A number of students fail to submit their assignments in time. (Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'assignment').
5) Answer as directed.
a) Dance. (Write the phonetic transcription of the given word).
b) Gate. (Write the phonetic transcription of the given word).
c) Bound. (Write the phonemic symbol of the underlined diphthong).
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d) Bring. (Transcribe the sound of 'ng' in the given word using IPA symbols).
6) Expand the following topic sentence into a paragraph.
Watching what one eats goes a long way in promoting one's health and wealth.
7) Arrange the following sentences in a logical sequence.
a) The way we sit, walk, stand, and talk actually conveys more than the words we use.
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b) Non-verbal communication is communicating without speaking, through our body language or pictures etc.
c) Since non-verbal communication is more powerful than verbal, one should take care of one's body language.
d) Gestures, facial expressions, posture of our body, tone are all part of non-verbal communication.
8) Complete the following conversation.
A: Hi Rajesh! I was hoping to meet you today.
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B:
A: You see, I have a problem.
B:
A: I am in a terrible dilemma about my future course of study.
B:
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A: Do we really have a career guidance cell at our college?
Part B (5 x 12 = 60 Marks)
Answer the following questions in about 300 words each.
9) a) What were the idiosyncrasies of Dorothy and Charlie and how did it affect their marriage?
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b) What was the cause to Charlie's mental breakdown?
10) a) What, according to Inge, are the things that are supposed to make people happy?
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b) What are the three things that Inge would wish for and why?
11) a) Is "A Psalm of Life" a pessimistic or an optimistic poem? Justify your answer.
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OR
b) Justify the title of the poem "A Psalm of Life".
12) a) How does the play "The Dear Departed" depict human beings?
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b) Between the two sisters Amelia and Elizabeth, who is more scheming and hypocritical? Justify your answer.
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13) a) Explain the significance of 'Bathukamma' and 'The Million March' in the State of Telangana.
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b) Write about the importance of motivation and self-confidence.
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