Download P.B.B.Sc Nursing (Post Basic B.Sc Nursing) 1st Year (First Year) 2014 August English Previous Question Paper
AUGUST 2014 Sub. Code: 4890
POST BASIC BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE EXAMINATION
FIRST YEAR ? NON SEMESTER
PAPER IX ? ENGLISH
Q.P. Code : 684890
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 75 marks
Answer All Questions:
I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed: (1x20=20)
Change the sentences into active or passive voice.
1. Rita is writing a letter. (Into passive)
2. We must keep the rules. (Into passive)
3. The patients were looked after by the doctor. (Into active)
4. A well is being dug by them. (Into active)
Fill in the blanks with verbs using the correct tense:
5. Aida __________ (paint) her room for the past two hours.
6. The athletes __________ (leave) for Canada next month.
7. Janet __________ (attend) karate class every Saturday.
Change the sentences into indirect speech:
8. Ravi said. "I am going to the Library".
9. She said, "I have done my experiment well".
10. He said, "I am busy now".
11. "Please bring me a cup of tea" said Mr. Nelson to Usha.
Fill in the blanks with the proper verb.
12. Neither Kiran nor Anil __________ on duty (are/is).
13. Mala along with her sisters __________ organised a picnic (has/have).
14. Five years _________ the maximum sentence for that offence. (was/were).
Do as directed:
15. You haven't any pain. (question tag).
16. Would you roll __________ your sleeve. (preposition).
17. No other singer in the college is as good as Helen. (Change into superlative).
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
18. You can trust him. I know him for ten years.
19. Tigers runs very fast.
20. When I reached the station, the train were leaving the station.
II. Give the meanings of the words/Phrases: (5x1=5)
1. Ceased -
2. Gloomy-
3. Agast -
4. Terminally ill -
5. Deterioration ?
Frame sentences using the given words/phrases: (5x1=5)
1. Reserve
2. Extremely
3. Declined
4. Look like
5. Insomnia
III. Write short notes on any FIVE questions based on the prescribed text (5x2=10)
1. How does Helen describe the seasons?
2. What is the message of the Haemophilia society to the PWH?
3. Why didn't Matt have fever in spite of his peritonitis?
4. In what way is the behavior of the tribal's different from that of the outsiders?
5. When and how did the nurse understand the reason behind Mr. Connor's refusal to write?
6. What was Jimmy's life in Elmore like?
IV. Summarise the given passage to one third of its length: Give a suitable title: (1x10=10)
We are bombarded by many advertisements every day. Vendors try all means and ways to gain
our attention and sell us their products or services. Advertisements appear everywhere; on
television programs, radios, in the papers, magazines, pamphlets and so on.
Advertisements are actually very useful though we sometimes feel annoyed when they interrupt
our favorite television programs. They provide us with free information on the products and
services. There are two types of advertisements. The informative advertisements are the ones
which provide us with the details of the products or services. The information is especially useful
if the product or service is new. For instance, when we need to buy a computer, advertisements
describing the latest models and their different functions would be extremely helpful. However,
only a minority of the advertisements are informative ones. Many of them belong to the second
category--the persuasive kind. These advertisements not only tell us more about the products, at
the same time, they persuade customers to buy them by claiming that their products are superior
to the rival ones. These claims may sometimes be untrue.
Besides being informative and persuasive, advertisements also help to subsidize the prices of
magazines and newspapers. Our newspapers are sold as a low price of about one dollar, owing to
the advertisements in the papers; otherwise, the price would have been higher.
While advertisements can be good helpers for shopping, they do have their shortcomings. Most
advertisements aim to sell only. Faults of the products or services are usefully hidden from the
consumers. Hence, sometimes, we feel deceived if the product or service we bought does not turn
out the way the advertisements claim to be.
Sometimes, advertisements by rival competitors can get very intensive, especially when there are
many firms producing similar products. One common example is the washing powder. There are
so many advertisements for the different brands that customers sometimes get confused over what
they should buy. Furthermore, having more advertisements would mean that the production cost
of the firm would be increased. These rises in cost are usually passed on to the consumers in the
form of higher prices.
Hence, in conclusion, though I do advocate advertisements, I do not deny their flaws. Without
them, we might have to buy things based on incomplete information or go through more
complicated ways before getting to know the products or services. On the other hand, too many
advertisements also complicate our buying decisions. So I would say that we cannot live without
advertisements but we must be careful how we live with them.
V. Letter Writing: (1x10=10)
Write a Letter to your Dean / Principal asking for permission to attend a conference on "Disaster
Management" conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) at Delhi.
VI. Write a essay in about 350 words on ONE of topic given below: (1x15=15)
1. "Health is Wealth".
2. Women's safety.
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