Gujarat University 2007 B.A Compulsory English B – Stream (Text : Singing Rivers and Speaking Stones) - Question Paper

Time : three Hours] [Max. Marks : 70
Instructions : (1) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(2) Mention clearly the choices you attempt.
1. ans in brief any 5 of the subsequent : (10)
(1) How was Uncle Ken troubled ?
(2) What did the teacher do to encourage and help the narrator ?
(3) What did the Policeman leave behind ?
(4) Why did Frigga set out on a long journey ?
(5) What type of a life did the mother and the daughter lead ?
(6) How well did Jade perform in the examination ?
(7) Who was Dangal and where did he work ?
(8) Why did people think that Zire Buzette did not have long to live ?
2. (a) Write short notes on any 2 of the subsequent : (10)
(1) The Narrator’s 1st Day experience in his New School.
(2) Frigga’s efforts to save Balder.
(3) The End of the story: ‘Just for Oranges’.
(4) Dangal’s fight with the Bears.
(b) ans in brief any 3 of the subsequent : (06)
(1) define the surrounding of the Village School.
(2) When no 1 opened the doors, what did the traveller say ?
(3) What is the message of the poem – “Who are you” ?
(4) define the atmosphere when the traveller knocked at the door of the
house. What happened at that time ?
(5) provide the central idea of the poem “No Men are Foreign.”
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3. learn the subsequent passage carefully and ans the ques. that follow : (10)
One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was
presented to the United States of America by the people of France. The great statue,
which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The
true figure was made of copper supported by a metal frame work which had been
specially constructed by Eiffel. Before it could be transported to the United States, a site
had to be obtained for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the
entrance of the New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall, had been
erected in Paris. The subsequent year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the
end of October, 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially
presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then, the great monument
has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New
York Harbour to make their homes in America.
ques. :
(1) Where is the Statue of Liberty exactly installed ?
(2) By whom the statue presented to the United States of America ?
(3) Which parts of the monument were built in Paris ?
(4) Why was the statue taken to (in) pieces ?
(5) Suggest a suitable title for this passage.
4. Write a snippet on any 1 of the subsequent : (10)
(1) Village life.
(2) Pollution
(3) A cricket match I saw
(4) The importance of computers in our life.
5. Do as directed :
(a) Fill in the blanks with the accurate forms of the verbs provided in the brackets : (05)
(1) See, the flowers _______ fresh. (is / are)
(2) The baby _______ because she was hungry. (is crying / was crying)
(3) Sonali _______ daily at 7.00 O’clock in the morning. (comes / come)
(4) The police _______ the murderer last week. (had arrested / arrested)
(5) My parents _______ for a morning–walk. (went / have gone)
(b) Insert suitable articles : (03)
(i) His brother is _______ N.C.C. Officer.
(ii) Will you wait for _______ minute ?
(iii) _______ Ganga is considered holy by the Hindus.
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(c) Use suitable prepositions : (03)
(i) Kavita waited _______ her sister _______ the bus stop.
(ii) elaborate you talking _______ ?
(d) Fill in the blanks with proper verb–forms. (03)
(i) Ten rupees _______ not a big amount. (is / are)
(ii) _______ you speak Bengali ? (can / may)
(iii) _______ you mind opening that window please ? (should / would)
6. (a) Do as directed : (05)
(1) Do you like this summer dress ? (Give a short answer)
(2) Gold is precious, _______ ? (Add a ques. tag)
(3) What an accident ! (Make it assertive)
(4) Teachers always love obedient students. (Make it Interrogative)
(5) The manager discussed the plan. (Make it Negative)
(b) Match the accurate meanings provided under B with words provided under A : (05)
A B
(1) Mumble day dream
(2) Wreck cheerful
(3) Reverie Speak indistinctly
(4) Culprit ruin
(5) Enliven A guilty person

Earning:   Approval pending.