NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY

ENG 105
Final Exam: Summer 2021
Instructions for students:

● You MUST answer questions of Part A, Part B, and Part C. Follow instructions of
each section.
● You must submit a scanned copy/a picture of the written version of your exam
script.
● You must NOT plagiarize- any such act will have severe consequences and might
result in the cancellation of your exam.
● You MUST spend about 80 minutes on both parts of the test. You can take extra 5
minutes for submission.
● Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Please fill out the following:

Name: Mostofa Nehal

ID: 2012300630
Section:34
Instructor:SNu

MARKS DISTRIBUTION
PART A 7
PART B 5
PART C 8
TOTAL 20
Part A: Argument analysis 7 points

Read the attached text (a newspaper write-up) and answer the following questions accordingly.

Q 1. Identify the claim/argument of the given text. (1 pt)

The writer claimed that Bangladeshi Students demanded reforms in the quota system in
government jobs.

Q 2. What is the type of claim? (0.5 pts)

This is a claim of policy.

Q 3. Identify 3 supports stated in the text. (3 pts)

1.The district-based quota system is affecting women candidates as well as other candidates
from particular districts who had displayed their competitive ability in the recruitment tests.
2.The quota system encourages corruption in bureaucracy that is injustice.
3.In case of recruitment by competitive examination, a candidate may provide a similar
certificate showing a district to which he originally belonged but in fact is not a resident of.

Q 4. Critique the claim. (2.5 pts)

I don't think demanding a quota is a massive problem to everyone because if a student or

candidate has proper knowledge then he can be eligible everywhere.
Part B: Data analysis 5 points

Describe the following bar graph using the relevant information.

The graph bar presented here is about the expenditure of two countries, France and the
UK on consumer goods in 2010. On cars the consumer of France and UK expenditure
was 400,000 and 450,000 pounds. Here the UK was ahead from France and only 50,000
pounds was difference between them. So this expenditure was almost similar. Second
item was computers which were expenditure in France above 350,000 and in the UK
exactly 350,000.So there was bit difference between them that was very insignificant.
The third item was books that France consumers spent 300,000 pounds and Uk consumer
spent 400,000 pounds. So from this statement we can say that UK consumers were more
knowledgeable than France consumers. Fourth item was perfume and France is popular
for perfume, so France was ahead from UK in this term. 200,000 pounds was spent by
France consumers and 152,000 pounds was spent by UK consumers. And the last item
was cameras which statement had huge difference between France and the UK. The main
reason was that in the UK, electronics products are cheap as usual so that UK consumers'
 expenditure were on cameras was 350,000 and France consumers expenditure were
150,000 which was a massive difference.

Part C: Argumentative essay outline 8 points

Write an essay outline for the following argumentative essay topic:

The Bangladesh government’s decision of resuming educational institutions.

1. Title (0.5 pt)

Ans: The role of the Bangladesh government on reopening educational institutions.

2. Claim (1 pt)
Ans: Yes, the government should reopen all educational institutions with proper safety.

3. 3 supporting statements (4.5 pts)

Ans:
logic 1: In almost 2 years, students who were out of study will be able to start studying again in
a good way.
logic 2: After the opening of the educational institution, good relations will be re-established
between the teachers and the students and the students will become attentive to the study.
logic 3: In the covid 19 pandemic, the loss of education due to the stagnation of educational
institutions in Bangladesh can be solved by reopening the educational institutions.

4. 1 counterargument and rebuttal (2 pts)

Ans: Now many people will argue that if educational institutions are opened, students may be
affected by Corona but the Bangladesh government is distributing Corona vaccine to everyone
above the age of 18. As a result, there will be no problem if the educational institution is opened.