ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE—2003 (Set III—Delhi)

Except for the following questions, all the remaining questions have been asked in Set I & Set II.

SECTION B (WRITING)

B2. You wish to go to U.K. for your post graduation. You saw the following advertisement in the
newspaper:

MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY — A GOOD CHOICE

Middlesex University invites applications from Indian students for the first part-time MBA in
London. For admission to this university, meet our local representative on May 6th, 2003 at
Chaggar Enclave, New Delhi.

Write a notice to be put up on the notice board of your colony giving all details, so that those
interested can do the needful. You are Aarthi Gupta, Secretary of Vijay Residents’ Association.
Write the notice in not more than 50 words. Put your notice in a box. (5 marks)

SECTION C (GRAMMAR)

C1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the
incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (½ x 8 =4 marks)

e.g. have …… has

of a volcano. On appearance it (a)
looks like a cone shape mountain. (b)
But in top of the cone is rather (c)
flat but hollow. This is the (d)
crater, the mouth in the volcano. (e)
The volcano are formed by molten rock (f)
coming with below the earth’s crust. (g)
This is calls lava. (h)

C3. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The
first one has been done as an example.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (1/2 x 4 = 8
marks)
hardly / koalas are / ever drink / animals that / water /
Koalas are animals that hardly ever drink water.
a) water supply / they get / they eat / from / all their / the leaves /
b) inhabited / tree leaves / so, / by koalas / in areas / of / is high / demand /
c) one group / it takes / to support / several acres / of koalas / of trees /
d) can eat / everyday / each / one and a half kilograms / adult koala /up to / of leaves
e) the doctor / to go to / I had
f) by stepping / I slipped / to the bus-stop / on a banana peel / the house / coming from / while
g) On the knee / by the doctor / a / which I have / bad bruise / got bandaged / I had
h) before / I hope / got hurt / someone else / you I banana peel away / threw the / with it.

C3. Read the following dialogue and write it as paragraph using past tense. Write the correct
answer in your answer sheet. (4 marks)

Mother : Why don’t you clean your room?

Daughter : I’ll do it in the evening. I’m busy at the moment.
Mother : You always have excuses.
Daughter : For Heaven’s sake let me go by my own priorities.
Mother See you have to clean it anyway.
Daughter : Yes, Don’t worry the job will be done.

SECTION D (LITERATURE)

D4. What reasons does Brutus give for murdering Caesar? Your answer should not exceed 100
words. (5 marks)

D6. As Babuli left for Bhubaneshwar, he left a note with his sister-in-law for his brother.
Imagine you are Babuli’s sister-in-law. Write a diary entry of about 150-175 words on what you
feel about Babuli’s tribute. (8 marks)