Set -B

Paper Code:F-402 (N-13)

Roll Number:
B.A./B.Sc.(Honours) Part-II (Semester-IV) Examination (April-May 2014)

Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper: II

Paper Title: English Language and Literary Texts-II
Maximum Marks: 100 Duration: 3 hrs. (Part-A: 20 min. and Part-B & C: 2:40 hrs. )

PART - A
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

Note: Separate ANSWER SHEET for marking the correct options of PART-A is provided. Tick (
) your
options on the answer sheet.
Marks: 20 (20 Questions of 1 Mark each)
Note: All questions are compulsory & carry equal marks.

A-01: The word antidote in reference to poison has to be followed by which of the following
prepositions.
(A) for (B) to (C)at (D) on

A-02: Gerund is a
(A) verbal noun (B) prepositional adjective
(C) verb (D) noun

A-03: The idiomatic phrase, ‘at sixes and sevens’, means

(A) harmony (B) peace
(C) joy (D) confusion

A-04: The rule to be observed while on the road is to be

(A) considerate (B) Violent
(C) chaotic (D) dull

A-05: ‘Mother’ according to Chaudhary is one who

(A) scolds (B) repels
(C) idealises (D) disappoints

A-06: ‘Home’ according to Marjorie Waters is a/an

(A) beginning (B) end
(C) middle (D) error

A-07: Postmaster is invariably a man who stands for

(A) sorrow (B) frustration
(C) hope and promise (D) disease

A-08: ‘Rainbow ’ reminds the poet (wordsworth) of

(A) joys of the childhood (B) sorrows of the old age
(C) romance of a lady (D) scorn of a girl

A-09: United world is a world in which there is no

(A) limit (B) boundary
(C) Violence (D) grudge

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A-10: Abstract noun of the word ‘agent’ must be

(A) authorship (B) agency
(C) ownership (D) theft

A-11: The adjective for word ‘brevity’ has to be

(A) brief (B) necessity
(C) cruel (D)free

A-12: The verb for a word ‘danger’ must be-

(A) defy (B)be fool
(C) glorify (D) endanger

A-13: The phrase ‘by and by’ stands for

(A) after an interval (B) in the long run
(C) every now and then (D) once more

A-14: In reference to ‘error’ which of the following preposition will go with “fall”.
(A) in (B) with (C) into (D) at

A-15: The second term in the idiomatic comparison. ‘as stubborn as ……..’ must be
(A) snake (B) elephant (C) deer (D) mule

A-16: The past participle of the ‘burst’ is-

(A) bursted (B) burst
(C) had bursted (D) none of the above

A-17: Make hay ………. the sun shines. The conjunction that has to be supplied to the given
sentence is.
(A) when (B) where
(C) while (D)with

A-18: To express a sense of doubt, which of the following interjections is normally employed?
(A) hurrah (B) ha! ha!
(C) tut! tut! (D) hum! hum! humph!

A-19: A group or a collection of ruins is generally denoted by-

(A) heap (B) chain
(C) crew (D) band

A-20: One who doesn’t make a mistake is called

(A) Omniscient (B) omnipresent
(C) infallible (D) cannibal

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Paper Code:F-402 (N-13)

PART - B
(SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)

Marks: 20 (4 Questions of 5 Marks each)

Note: All questions are compulsory & carry equal marks.

B-01: Write down the rules to be observed while on a road.

Or
Examine the significance of ‘mother’ as enumerated by N. C. Chaudhary.

B-02: What does Tagore have to say on ‘Postmaster’?

Or
What symbolic significance does ‘rainbow’ carry for the poet (Wordsworth).

B-03: What experience does coming home entail?

Or
What caution does one need to exercise while marking a book?

B-04: Examine the theme of the essay ‘Unification of the world’ written by H.G. Wells.
Or
Write a short note on author’s style in “Pelageya”.

PART - C
(ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS)

Marks: 60 (4 Questions of 15 Marks each)

Note: All questions are compulsory.

C-01: (a) Insert subordinating conjunctions in the places left blank- (15)
(i) Strike ………… the iron is hot.
(ii) No sooner had he gone to bed …….. a telegram was brought in.
(iii) He was received with respect ……… he went, and listened to attentively …….. he
began to speak.
(iv) Stay………. You are …….. I return.
(v) Prevention is better …… cure.

(b) Fill in the blanks with ‘shall’ or ‘will’, as required.

(i) They ……. have a reward if they do their work well.
(ii) ……….. you come and dine with us?
(iii) He who wastes not ……… never want.
(iv) Trespassers …….. be prosecuted.
(v) You ……… not insult me in that way.

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C-02: (a) Insert appropriate prepositions in the places left blank- (15)
(i) The moon rose………… twelve O’clock …….. the night.
(ii) The field was ploughed up ……..a peasant …….. a pair of oxen.
(iii) Let me see you again …….an hour’s time
(iv) I have not seen him ……..his last birthday.
(v) It rained …….seven…… twelve O’ clock.

(b) Fill in the blanks with the ‘past tense’ or past participle of the verbs given in brackets:-
(i) The sun has ……. (rise)
(ii) She was …….. out of the house (drive)
(iii) His sufferings were all ……….. with great patience (bear)
(iv) She ……… us farewell (bid)
(v) They …….(slay) the mad dog which had …….(bite) the girl.

C-03: Expand the idea (s) contained in the following proverbs: (any one) (15)
(i) All that glitters is not gold.
(ii) It’s nine days wonder.
(iii) Awake, arise or be forever fallen
(iv) Life is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury and signifying nothing.

C-04: Translate the following passage(s) into English (15)

thou dk mís’; Js"B cuuk gSA
Js"Brk vkdka{kk ,oa vfHkyk"kk nksuks gh gSA
Js"Brk ,oa mPp deZ ,d nwljs ds iwjd gSA
vKkurk deZghurk dk izrhd gSA
Js"B iq:"k gh bZ’oj dks fiz; gSA

Or
HkfDr Kku izkIr djus dk lk/ku gSA
HkfDr dk vFkZ iw.kZ leiZ.k gSA
HkDr dks fu%LokFkZ gksuk pkfg,A
HkfDr vkuan iznku djrh gSA
HkfDr gh ln~xfr gSA

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