Bangalore University 2008-2nd Sem B.A I /B.Sc -English-/ 08 - Question Paper

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III Semester B.A./B.Sc. Examination, November/December 2008 (New Scheme) ENGLISH

Language English - III

Time: 3 Hours

Instructions: 1) Answer all the questions.

2) Mark all the question numbers correctly.

PART - A

I. Answer any ten of the following questions in two or three sentences : (10x2=20) What is the advantage enjoyed by human beings over their animal rivals according

to Desmond Morris ?

2)    How has man been genetically modifying crops in the last ten thousand years ?

3)    Which revolver is best suited for committing suicide according to the

shopkeeper ?

4y"What is the devotee seeking from God in Tagores poem ?

What according to Mr. Bigger is the significance of possessing a painting by an old master ?

6) How much did the Lord of the Manor pay for the portrait ?

CWhat did the writer want to know from the publisher of the book ?

How did Lord Louis Mountbatten react to the news of Gandhis death, when

informed by the A.D.C. ?

9) How did the editor of Hindustan Standard describe the death of Gandhi ?

J0TWhat is the general reaction of the people to the ships sailing towards the shore ?

_JWhat was the condition imposed by Phillips father to inherit his wealth ?

What action of Phillip scares uncle James in the dream ?

II. Answer any three of the following questions in a page and a half each : (3x10=30)

JWhat is Desmond Morriss attitude towards food ?

2) Describe the sales talk of the shopkeeper to promote the sale of the revolver in The Avenger.

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hat is true devotion to God according to Tagore ?

4)omment    on Earl Hurtmores discovery of his wifes betrayal and his reaction to it.

5)    Discuss Next, Please as a poem of expectations and disappointments.

PART-B

III. Do as directed :

a) Rewrite as directed :

1) He stayed for a long time. He was bored. Begin with : The longer.....

b) Complete the sentences below using the appropriate defining clause : (V^/2x2=l)

i) He is the boy who ______

She wants to go to the village where

c) Complete he following sentences using the appropriate tense form of the words :

(2x4=2)

<l) When he is in a good mood_

When we were climbing_

3) When Shyla was in Amritsar

When they went to a dog show__

IV. a) Complete the following sentences using appropriate phrase from the list given

below:    3

Note that there is an extra phrase.

(to look after, look down, look into, look on)

S'X) We should not_on the poor.

2)    The Police Commissioner told he would_the case.

3)    The grandmother agreed_children.

S

hypunctuate the following passage correctly :    3

if you were meeting him for the first time the initial reaction will be the guy cannot be this normal in the world of sport there are champions and then there are the chess champions.

V. a) Substitute very in the following sentences with a more appropriate word from

the list given below. Make any other changes if necessary.    (V2x4=2)

(agreeably, politely, absolutely, sadly, consistently)

1)    After a trek through the forest a glass of lemonade is very refreshing.

2)    A young boy who had fallen into a well died under very tragic circumstances.

3)    The hosts were very pleasant to the visiting foreign dignitaries.

4)    The boy who joined I.I.T. was known for his very good performance.

b)    Fill in the blanks given below in sentences with the right form of the noun.

C/2x6=3)