Bangalore University 2007 B.B.M English Language - II - Question Paper

II Semester B.B.M. Examination, May/June 2007
(Semester Scheme)
GENERAL ENGLISH
English Language - II

Time : three Hours Max. Marks : 90

Instructions : 1) All the 3 parts must be answered.
2) Number your ques. carefully.

part - A
(Gathered Wisdom)

1. ans any 5 of the subsequent in 2 or 3 phrases every : (5x2=10)
a) How does the seedling grow ?
b) Why did the man not wake up in the poem “Asleep”
c) What did the merchant ask Almustafa ?
d) What do the black people refuse to believe ?
e) What was Hazlitt’s attitude to neighbours who played the trombone ?
f) Who was Macheary ?
g) What does Choobukov think about Lomov when he comes to his house ?

2. Write short notes on any 4 of the subsequent : (4x5=20)
a) The difference ranging from the achievement of man and the achievement of the creator.
b) The developments of man’s arms.
c) The master spirit of the earth.
d) Martin Luther King’s dream
e) St. John’s wood case.

3. Write an essay on 1 of the subsequent : (1x10=10)
a) How should buying and selling be done according to Almustafa ?
b) What is Martin Luther King’s message to the whites and to the blacks ?
c) How does Gardiner show that urban life demands greater sympathy and understanding on the part of all people ?

part - B
(Grammar)

4. A) Put the subsequent humbled phrases in the accurate logical order in a snippet : 5

i) These projects have been proposed to achieve development.
Ii) Their man complaint is against different Governments projects.
iii) Many organizations are struggling to save environment.
iv) But in the name of development human life itself is endangered.
v) Of late, there is growing concern about environment degradation.

B) Identify the Topic Sentence and the 4 Supportive phrases : 5

Throughout history man has been changing his physical environment to improve his way of life. He has altered many of the physical features of the earth using the tools of technology. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland. He has constructed lakes and reservoir for irrigation purposes and for harnessing hydroelectric power. Man has also replaced the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to lay roads and railway lines. However these modifications have not had beneficial outcomes. Today, pollution of air and water is a growing and alarming threat to the health of the planet.

5. A) Write a snippet of not more than 200 words about the N.S.S. activities of your college. 5

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