Gujarat University 2007 B.A English Compulsory New : ‘A’ Stream (English Medium only) - Question Paper

Text : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1. (a) ans in brief any 5 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) Who is Jim ? What does he possess and what does he think about its power ?
(ii) How is Huck treated by Pop ?
(iii) Who are the 2 strangers who meet Huck and Jim ? What does Huck think of them ?
(iv) Was Huck happy when he lived with Grangerford family ?
(v) Why does Miss Sophia send Huck to church ? What does he obtain there?
(vi) What does the stranger boy tell Huck about the runaway nigger ?
(vii) Whom does Huck meet when he reaches Silas Phelp’s house ? What happens then ?
(viii) How do the Duke and the King try to cheat the 3 daughters of Peter Walks ?
(b) Write short notes on any 2 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) Huck’s friendship with Tom Sawyer.
(ii) Compare and contrast the attitudes of Widow Douglas and Miss Watson towards Huck.
(iii) The 2 frauds.
(iv) End of the novel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’.
2. (a) ans in brief any 3 of the subsequent : (6)
(i) What according to Sarojini Naidu binds the whole nation ?
(ii) define the early spring atmosphere.
(iii) How is the village schoolmaster skilled to rule ? FA-01 4
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(iv) How does the poet contrast Nature and Man ?
(v) What is the effect of Autumn on fruits and flowers ?
(vi) Enumerate the 5 things mentioned in ‘An Anthem of Love’ by which the Indian will serve the country.
(b) Match the subsequent words provided in Group A with their meanings provided in Group B : (4)
Group A Group B
Possess unknown person
Stranger fugitive
Runaway behave with
Treat own
3. learn the subsequent passage carefully and ans the ques. provided beneath : (10)
Every desire, every plan, every bit of knowledge is useless unless followed by action. No battle plan has ever won a war, no legal regulations ever prevented a crime, no book ever learn itself. Action is the key. Repeat it to yourself over and over again. Action is the key. Do not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow may never come. Do not wait for the time to be right. The Time is right now. Do not worry about what to do, or how to do it. Just say when. Say now. start this moment. This previous moment which will never come again. This priceless day, which will end in just a few hours, must be utilized. Live every day to the fullest through action. Would you be proud to say how you spent today, may be the last of your life. Put your alibis and excuses away. Open up your eyes, your heart, your mind. Embrace life, laugh and have fun. But most of all, act and act now. Action is the only thing which will reap the rewards you want. It’s the single most potent ingredient to success. Do not delay. You have but 1 life, and you must not waste today, possibly the last and most precious day of your life. Make today the culmination of your desires, plans; and knowledge. Act now and be successful in life.
ques. :
(i) Why is Action the key to every thing ?
(ii) Why should we not waste our today ?
(iii) elaborate the author’s views about time ?

(iv) Use the subsequent expressions in phrases of your own :
open up, precious moment.
(v) Suggest a suitable title to the passage.
4. Develop a snippet on any 1 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) My ambition
(ii) Visit to a historical place
(iii) newsprint – a powerful medium
(iv) studying for pleasure
5. (a) Fill in the blanks with improper forms of verbs provided in the brackets : (6)
(i) I ______ (go) to see a friend who ______ (live) in Navarangpura.
(ii) When we ______ (come) out of the train it ______ (rain).
(iii) The train ______ (leave) the station before we ______ (reach) there.
(b) Turn the subsequent phrases into negative and interrogative : (4)
(i) He felt very tired.
(ii) She works very hard.
(c) Rewrite the subsequent phrases using ‘going to’ : (2)
(i) You’ll have a holiday next week.
(ii) Madhu will sing in the concert next month.
(d) Fill in the blanks with proper articles a, an or the : (3)
(i) I met ______ honourable man ______ hour ago.
(ii) There was ______ ugly scar on ______ face of ______ prisoner.
(iii) He entered ______ 1 way street.

(e) Fill in the blanks with improper prepositions : (5)
(i) He is ignorant ______ what he pretends to know.
(ii) They will begin the work ______ 6 o’clock.
(iii) Only graduates are eligible ______ this post.
(iv) We have 5 fingers ______ every hand.
(v) He was killed by a robber ______ a hatchet.

Earning:   Approval pending.