Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University 2010 B.Ed English / II - Question Paper

B.Ed. DEGREE exam MAY 2010
(For the candidates admitted during the academic year 2008–2009)
Optional Subject: ENGLISH — PAPER — II
Time: three hours Maximum marks: 75

PART A — (10X2 = 20 marks)

ans any TEN ques..
every ans should not exceed half a page.

every ans carries two marks.

1. describe stress.
2. Illustrate primary stress.
3. describe intonation.
4. elaborate vowel glides?
5. describe phoneme.
6. What is role play?
7. Write a note on prepositional phrase.
8. What is scanning?
9. elaborate the salient features of a good 'precis'?
10. What is cohesion?
11. How will you express the concept of 'refusal' in English?
12. What is 'annotated bibliography'?

PART B — (5X5 = 25 marks)

ans any 5 ques..
every ans should not exceed one page.

every ans carries five marks.

13. Differentiate 'phoneme' from 'allophone'.
14. what are the concept of morpheme.
15. Illustrate phrasal verbs.
16. elaborate reference skills?
17. elaborate the criteria for the selection of vocabulary?
18. Differentiate formal letter from informal letter.
19. Differentiate vowels from diphthongs.
20. Illustrate the 4 trends of intonation.

PART C — (2X15 = 30 marks)

ans BOTH the ques..
every ans should not exceed three pages.

every ans carries 15 marks.

21. (a) elaborate fricatives? How are they articulated?
Or
(b) Classify the vowels according to their manner of
articulation.

22. (a) explain word formation briefly.
Or
(b) How are the different concepts expressed in English?

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Earning:   Approval pending.