Gujarat University 2007 B.A Functional (Communicative) English (F.S.) - Question Paper

Paper-I
(Remedial Grammar)
Time : three Hours] [Max. Marks : 70
Instructions : (1) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(2) Please number the answers as in the ques. paper.
1. (A) Rewrite the phrases filling in the blanks with improper articles : (04)
1. “______ M.Sc. in Chemistry is better than just ______ B.Sc.” stated the
lecturer.
2. Vishakha entered ______ one-way road on her way to ______ fruit market.
3. ______ coach of the Indian cricket team is ______ Australian.
4. ______ visit of the President to our college was ______ historic event.
(B) Fill in the blanks with the accurate form of the verbs provided in brackets : (04)
1. When we reached the cinema house the movie already (begin)
2. Our college (start) at 7 forty-five every morning.
3. Aditya (not watch) the cricket game when I entered his room.
4. “I (teach) this paper for 3 years already,” stated the teacher angrily.
(C) Fill in the blanks with suitable words those provided in brackets : (02)
1. You ______ see a doctor at once. (must, could, might)
2. Students who cheat in examinations ______ to be punished. (should, ought, must)
3. Do inform the Principal ______ any outsider come on campus.
(should, can, need)
4. The boys tried to do what they ______ to stop the thief. (can, could, ought)
(D) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from those provided beneath : (04)
by, in, near, along, beyond, across, beside, at, from, on
1. The Police Headquarters are _____ Shahibaug ___ Ahmedabad.
2. The old lady was knocked down _____ a speeding car _____ my house.
3. I saw many boats _____ the river last evening.
4. The 2 sisters always sit _____ every other in class.
5. A villager saved a little child _____ being carried away by the flood waters.
6. The mother took her daughter _____ when she went shopping.
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2. (A) discuss the subsequent proverbs in a few phrases : (08)
(i) A stitch in time saves nine.
(ii) Many hands make light work.
(iii) There is no smoke without fire.
(iv) Never judge a book by its cover.
(B) discuss the subsequent idioms and use them in phrases of your own : (06)
(i) be over the moon
(ii) have a heart of gold
(iii) sweep under the carpet
(C) Use the suffixes beneath to make new words from those provided : (04)
-ness, -hood, -able, -al, -ship, -age, -eer, -esque, -ee
friend, market, fashion, address, picture, false, break, parent
3. (A) Write a letter to the Principal of your college making a request for a canteen on
campus. State your reasons/arguments for the identical. (07)
(B) You are at the booking office of Suvidha Travels making inquiries about a 15-day
holiday package that includes boarding a lodging at Mt. Abu. Write out the
dialogue ranging from you and the booking clerk. (07)
4. Write a snippet of about 300 words on any 1 of the subsequent : (10)
(i) Voting should be made compulsory in India.
(ii) The negative influence of TV on young children.
(iii) Education should be job-oriented.
5. (A) In a few lines provide the job description of every of the subsequent : (08)
(i) Traffic police
(ii) A librarian
(iii) An architect
(iv) A railway ticket collector
(B) Write out your bio-data, giving relevant information, to be submitted to a college
where you want to pursue your masters degree. (06)
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