Calicut University 2006 B.C.A Computer Application part 1 English 1- General and Communicative English - Question Paper

I.Write an essay 1 of the following, in not more than 250 words.
(1x10=10)
a)Narrate the story of Ha'penny.
b)What ques. about art are explained in "Spindleberries"
II.Answer ten of the following, every in not more than 2 sentences:-
( 10x l.5= 15)
1.Did the little boy run away when the giant approached him? Why?
2.Why did Bobby think that his maid would leave?
3.What was the sentence against the mouse?
4.Why did Bobby postpone his crossword till evening?
5.Why was it always winter in the Giant's garden?
6.Why did the mother in " A moment of Eternity" Want capital punishment?
7. What was Marian's opinion about chandler correct? Why?
8.Why did the consul think the women are simply bloody?
9.Comment on the tittle "On the Contrary".
10.Why did Lumley stay back when the other prisoners had escaped to the
boat?
11.Did Ha' penny have a family? Justify your answer?
12.The last days of Ha' penny?
III. ans 1 of the subsequent in not more than 250 words:-
( 1x10 = 10)
a)Banks and the poor.
b)Globalization.
c)Housing issue.
IV.a) learn the subsequent passage and prepare a precis of the passage:-
As a outcome of early marriage, early family formation and fewer children, most adults now complete their parental functions with 1 3rd of their lives still before them. Prior to the increase in life expectancy in the late nineteenth century the avg. American women married in her early or mid twenties lived jointly with her husband for about 3 decades and if widowed, spent an additional decade alone. Currently, on the other hand, the avg. woman marries when she is about 21, and has her last
child at 26. She faces the "empty nest" stage at approximately 47.
According to demographer's computations husbands and wives on the
avg. now live together for approximately 40 years, of which about 20
are spent with children. The woman spends and additional 9 years in
widowhood. About 2 thirds of the adult life course of men and women
is spent in weddings with no children under 18. While in the early
nineteenth century parents often did not survive to witness the wedding
of their last child parents today face the emptynest when they are still in
middle age. These modifications have affected women more profoundly than
men. (Ix 5=05)
b) Make notes on the above passage.
(1x 05= 05)
V Write a letter on 1 of the following:-
a)You own a vegetable stall. Write to Green-valley Distributors Madurai for
a stock of vegetables for Christmas, specifying item, volume etc.
b)You are a Publishing firm. You want distributors for your 4 language
dictionary. Write to Academic Book sellers, Trivandrum stating your re
quirements, price discount etc.
VII. Write a conversion on 1 of the topics provided below: (1x 05- 05) You have a severe throat pain. Write your conversation with the doctor.

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