Gujarat University 2007 B.A English Compulsory ‘B’ Stream Old : Text : English with Ease - Question Paper

1. (a) ans 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) ans 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
3. learn the subsequent passage carefully and ans the ques. provided beneath : (10)
Once a farmer lived in a village with his 4 sons. The sons always quarrelled among themselves. So, the family was unhappy and the work of the farm was not done well. 1 day the farmer called his sons together. He put a few sticks on the ground in front of them. He picked up 1 of the sticks and broke it with his hands. Then he picked up 5 sticks and tied them together. He gave the bundle of sticks to his strongest son and said, “Break them”.
The young man could not break the bundle of 5 sticks. Then the farmer said, “It is easy to break 1 stick. But it is not easy to break 5 sticks if they are together”. The farmer then advised his sons : “Our family is like those sticks. By quarrelling you will become weak; by staying together you will be strong”.
(i) How many sons did the farmer have ?
(ii) What did the sons always do ?
(iii) What did the farmer ask his strongest son to do ?
(iv) What was the farmer’s advice to his sons ?
(v) Use the subsequent words in phrases of your own :
break, strong
4. Develop a snippet on any 1 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) My National Hero
(ii) T.V. and its impact on life
(iii) A picnic
(iv) Cleanliness in life
5. (a) Fill in the blanks with improper articles ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ : (4)
(i) Shreya is ______ innocent girl.
(ii) ______ stitch in time saves nine.
(iii) He is _____ best learner in the class.
(iv) She came _____ hour late.
(b) Fill in the blanks with improper prepositions from the list provided beneath : (6)
in, for, with, to, into, by
(i) Only graduates are eligible ____ this post.
(ii) My brother is weak ____ science.
(iii) The cat fell ______ the well.
(iv) Are you familiar _______ this subject ?
(v) He was killed _____ a robber.
(vi) Early rising is beneficial ______ health.
(c) Fill in the blanks with proper verbs provided in the brackets : (10)
(i) He _____ (learn) his lessons everyday.
(ii) It rains in the monsoon, it _____ (rain) now.
(iii) They ______ (arrive) from New York this morning.
(iv) Versha ______ (attend) the meeting yesterday.
(v) I met your aunt when she _______ (walk) in the garden.
(vi) The thief ____ (run) away before the police arrived.
(vii) I ____ (come) next week.
(viii) He _____ (be) an honest man.
(ix) Honest persons ______ (do) not tell lies.
(x) Asha ____ (do) not speak English.
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