Karnatak University 2007 - English - Question Paper

The accurate tense forms of the verbs are
(A) was, enter (B) to be, entered
(C) were, entered (D) had been, enter.

44. To get into rows.
The accurate meaning for this idiom is
(A) to engage in a noisy or violent argument
(B) to engage oneself in conversation
(C) to engage in a work
(D) to organize students to get into rows.

45. The barbarism of mankind has taken several years to reach the current stage.
Write the antonym for the italicized word :
(A) Specialization (B) Civilization
(C) Realization (D) Materialization.

46. There are 4 pairs of rhyming words.
select the incorrect pair.
(A) patter — clatter (B) clink — think
(C) sizzle — jingle (D) rumble — fumble.

47. His voice rose like a gale.
Identify the figure of speech for the above sentence.
(A) alliteration (B) personification
(C) simile (D) metaphor.

48. provide the noun form of the verb ‘Confuse’.
(A) Confusingly (B) Confused
(C) Confusedly (D) Confusion.

49. Horne Tooke, met a person who behaved in a very proud way.
provide 1 word for the italicized words.
(A) Pompous (B) Swaggering
(C) Swagger (D) Shuffled.

50. To get opposite of the word ‘comfort’, the prefix to be used is
(A) un (B) dis
(C) mis (D) non.

PART – B
ans the subsequent ques. in 2 or 3 phrases every : 13 ??2 = 26

51. How did the Romans make themselves sick ?
52. Why did the white man feel surprised at the narrator’s outburst ? Eventually he
smiled. Why ?
53. How did Sudha discuss every item of Bharatanatyam ? For what was she appreciated by the audience ?
54. Which are the 2 incidents that caused greater sorrow to Aksionov ?
55. Why did the work around the ear require a different specialist ?
56. “King Revata’s lot was tragic.” What was it according to the Guru ?
57. When Baldwin refused the money Gresham was not surprised. What light does it
throw on the relationship ranging from the 2 ?
58. How do the forms and our names bind in the poem ‘Anikethana’ ?
59. Whose skeleton did the Shepherd see ? How did the man meet his end ?
60. In whose army did Sohrab grow up ? When did he know that he was fighting with the Persian Champion ?
61. In the poem “To Autumn”, how does Keats define the music ?
62. How did the sheep dog deal with the confident tigers ?
63. What does the carriage stand for in Emily Dickinson’s poem ? What places did it pass by ?


discuss the subsequent with reference to the situation : three ??3 = 9

64. Thinking new thoughts is a sign of being civilized.
65. “For Christ’s sake, forgive me, wretch that I am !”
66. “I walk worse for a few hours after.”

Quote from memory : 4
67. He replied : that’s not surprising.
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………… across the floor !
OR
For if I should ( stated He )
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
So both should losers be.

ans the subsequent in about ten phrases every : three ??4 = 12

68. When does our personal liberty get qualified by the liberty of others ?
OR
What according to Mihir Sen was the crowning hour of his life ?
69. How did the patient go through the process of shaving ?
70. Write a summary of the poem “Encroachment”.

Rewrite as directed : three ??2 = 6

Write the other 2 forms of the sentence :
71. He was absent because of illness.
( The other 2 forms are Complex and Compound )
a) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
change into other degrees of comparison :
72. Wordsworth was 1 of the greatest English poet.
a) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
change into Indirect Speech :
73. “Why did you come to my cell ?” stated Aksionov angrily.

learn the passage carefully and ans the ques. that follow :

One day Sardar Patel was arguing a case before the judge with utmost concentration. He was still on his feet. When an urgent telegram was handed over to him, he glanced at the contents, folded it and put it in his pocket. It was only when he
concluded his argument and sat down that those who were near him learnt about the
content of the telegram. It said, his spouse was dead.

ques. :
74. What was Sardar Patel doing when he received the telegram ? What was the content of the telegram ? 2
75. What does this incident show about Sardar Patel ? 2
76. presume that you are Suresh / Swetha. Write a letter to Reema / Ravi telling her /
him how you celebrated your grandfather’s 70th birthday. 5
OR
Write a letter to the Health Officer of your ward complaining against insanitary
conditions of the colony you live in.
77. Write an essay in about a page on any 1 of the subsequent : 5
a) The issues of Dowry System
b) Importance of National Integration
c) The role of a newsprint.

78. Develop a readable story from the provided outline : 4

A King distressed — his people lazy — to teach them a lesson he had a big stone put
in the middle of the road 1 night. Next day merchants passed and went around it
— an officer driving did the identical — a young soldier came riding did the identical — all
cursed the stone and blamed the government for not removing it — the King had the
stone removed — under it was an iron box marked “For the man who moves away the
stone”. — inside a purse full of money — people were ashamed

Earning:   Approval pending.