Gujarat University 2007 B.A English Compulsory ‘B’ Stream (Old stream) - Question Paper

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Seat No. :

English Compulsory ‘B’ Stream
(Old and New)

Time : three Hours] [Total Marks : 70


Instructions : (1) Figures to the right indicate full marks. (2) Clearly mention the choice you attempt. (3) Q.3, Q.4 and Q.5 are common for both.


Old Course : Text : English with Ease


1. (a) Answer any 5 of the subsequent ques. in brief : (10)

(i) Why was the old woman walking slowly ?

(ii) Where did the artist stay during his holiday trip ?

(iii) Who was Mark Twain ? What did he like very much ? (iv) What did Yama grant the boy ?
(v) How did Raka become an honest man ?

(vi) What did Pansy say on seeing the old man ?

(vii) What did Mr. Egan ask Andy to do 1 morning ? (viii) What did the 3 scholars decide to do at last ?
(ix) What did the grandmother do when the child was in his class ? (x) Why was Malhotra angry with Ramnath ?

(b) Write short notes on any 2 of the subsequent : (10)

(i) Andy Rooney

(ii) Ramnath

(iii) Nachiketa

(iv) The grandmother’s love for animals and birds.

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2. (a) Answer in brief any 3 of the subsequent : (6)

(i) How does the poet obtain permanence in the rainbow ?

(ii) What, according to the poet, is the cause of dove’s death ? (iii) define various types of sounds heard in the kitchen.
(iv) What, according to the poet, is the most impregnable wall ? (v) How does the tree look like in summer ?

(b) Match the subsequent words provided in Group A with their meanings provided in
Group B : (4)


Group A Group B
famous secret
mystery foolish
absurd before
ago well-known

Earning:   Approval pending.