Annamalai University 2008-1st Year B.A - B.Com/ B./ B.M.M/ / B.B.L/ B.Sc/ B.B.S - - I - English - Question Paper

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DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2008
( 1st YEAR )
( PART - II - ENGLISH )
( PAPER - I )
102 / 120 / 520. PROSE AND USAGE
[ Common with B.Sc. ( F.D. / T.D. / I.D. )
with a maximum of 60 marks ]
( Including Dual Degree Courses )
May ] [ Time : three Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
I. Annotate any 4 of the following, choosing
TWO from every group : (4 × five = 20)
GROUP - A
1. A letter written in this vein annihilates distance; it continues the personal gossip, the
intimate communion, that has been interrupted by separation; it preserves one's presence in
absence.
2. This was the fate of Babylon and Assyria; it has happened over and over again in India
and China; it brought about the end of Greece and the fall of Rome.
3. About half of the blindness of children in India is attributed to vitamin A shortage.
4. Old birds trust us less, other than in a land of Buddha. The scared cat is circumstantial
evidence of our brutality.
GROUP B
5. Never ask the Todds for anything they've aye just put it in their mouths.
6. Personally I would sooner provide a child a copy of Petronius Arbiter than Peter Pan.
7. Women, it is obvious, are freer than in the past. Freer not only to perform the generally
unenviable social functions hither to reserved to the male, but also freer to exercise the
more pleasing, feminine privilege of being attractive.
8. The harm that one-sided history has done in the modern world is immense. When history
is used as a branch of propaganda it is a very deadly weapon.
II. Attempt an essay on any 1 of the following: (20 marks)
9. What does C.V. Raman say about the means of conservation of water and its uses ?
10. Narrate the story of Haria's bravery.
11. Write on deficiency diseases and their natural remedies.
12. provide an account of Gandhi's life at Sabarmati Ashram.
III. Attempt an essay on any 1 of the subsequent.
(20 marks)
13. elaborate the reflections of Lynd on hearing that a blind man who recovered his sight was
disappointed with the world ?
14. elaborate the Baker's suggestions for a happy married life ?
15. Narrate the story of Morrison bringing out its weird and mysterious aspects.
IV. Attempt an essay on 1 of the subsequent :
(20 marks)
16. What does Aldous Huxley speak about the cult of beauty ?
17. How does Tagore define his 1st sojourn in England ?
18. explain Dickens's impressions of the journey to Niagara.
19. What does A.G. Gardiner say about the art of letter-writing ?
V. Attempt any 2 of the subsequent groups :
(2 × 10 = 20)
20. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :
GROUP - A
provided a good pitch and the right amount
.......... capital, any educated person ought
.......... be able .......... make a small secure
residing .......... a book shop. Unless 1 goes
.......... for rare books, it is not a difficult trade
.......... learn.
GROUP - B
21. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :
If you put .......... man in ..........
calorimeter and leave him there for a few days
on .......... diet which keeps his weight just
steady, .......... amount of heat that he produces
is just .......... identical as .......... amount which
would be got if his food were burned.
GROUP - C
Rewrite any 5 of the subsequent as directed :
22. Who typed the letter ? (Into Passive Voice)
23. A person cannot serve 2 masters.
(Into a question)
24. He likes hard work. (Add a ques. tag)
25. Write the phrases carefully, the teacher stated. (Into Indirect Speech)
26. She is very old. She cannot do any work. (Use too ······ to)
27. Go to my uncle's house and you will see her. (Begin with If)
28. I will always remember this occasion. (Into a Negative statement)
29. No other book on the subject is as good as this. (Into superlative degree)
30. Tea is superior than coffee. (Correct the sentence)

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