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

Text : Hard Times
1. (a) Narrate in your own words the story of ‘Hard Times’. (10)
OR
(b) Write short notes on any 2 of the subsequent :
(i) Character of Stephen Blackpool
(ii) Sissy’s parents
(iii) The end of the novel ‘Hard Times’
(iv) Rachel
(c) ans in brief any 5 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) define Sissy’s life at Gradgrind’s school.
(ii) Where do Sissy and Tom work ?
(iii) What was the influence of Gradgrind’s ideas of education on his children ?
(iv) Why does Bounderby scold Mrs. Sparsit when she brings Mrs. Pegler ?
(v) What happens to Gradgrind when he suspects that Tom is the robber ?
(vi) Who is Bitzer? What does he do ?
(vii) How does Mr. Sleary help Tom to escape ?
2. (a) ans in brief any 3 of the subsequent : (6)
(i) How did the mother react to the peasants’ behaviour ?
(ii) Who was Helen ? How did she live ?
(iii) define the Eagle on the rock.
(iv) Why does the poet stop on ‘Westminster Bridge’ ?
(v) How did the people react to the poet’s flower in the ‘garden-bower’ ?
(b) Match the subsequent words provided in Group A with their meanings provided in Group B : (4)
Group A Group B
Escape doubt
Impact idea
Suspect influence
Concept run away
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 ?
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(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.
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