Set-A

Paper Code:F-402 (N-16)

Roll Number:
B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Honours) Part-II (Semester-IV) Examination (April-May 2017)

Subject: Foundation Course Paper: II English Language

Paper Title: English Language and Literary Texts
Maximum Marks: 50 Duration: 3 hrs. (Part-A: 20 min. and Part-B & C: 2:40 hrs. )

PART - A
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

Note: Separate OMR SHEET for marking the correct options of Question Paper is provided. Mark your
option on the OMR Sheet by properly darkening the circle.
Marks: 10 (20 Questions of 0.5 Marks each)
Note: All questions are compulsory & carry equal marks.

A-01: Marjorie Waters’ ‘Coming Home’ is in the form of-

(A) Personal Essay (B) Travelogue
(C) Short story (D) One-Act-play

A-02: “The grief and pain that comes with the unexpected death of a close loved one.” This is the
theme of which one of the following-
(A) Postmaster (B) Coming Home
(C) Portrait of a Lady (D) Dry September

A-03: ‘Ratan’ the orphan girl in the story Postmaster is in her-

(A) Childhood (B) Age of Thirties
(C) Teen Age (D) Adult Age

A-04: In Khushwant Singh’s story ‘Portrait of a Lady’ the author’s grandmother daily used to feed
one of the following. Identify the correct answer.
(A) Cows (B) Dogs (C) Peacocks (D) Sparrows

A-05: In ‘Portrait of a Lady’ the author’s grandmother feels extremely unhappy when she comes to
know that in school her grandson is being taught ……. .
(A) Urdu (B) Music (C) Theology (D) Literature

A-06: The main character of William Faulkner’s story ‘Dry September’ is-
(A) Miss Minnie Cooper (B) Miss Lee Cooper
(C) Mrs Herry How (D) None of these

A-07: Which of the following is ‘a racially-charged tale of deceit and murder?

(A) Dry September (B) Coming Home
(C) Postmaster (D) Portrait of a Lady

A-08: Which of the following works has not been written by Khushwant Singh?
(A) Train to Pakistan (B) The Company of Women
(C) Delhi: A Novel (D) A Passage to India

A-09: Marjorie Waters, the well known writer and journalist was……
(A) An American (B) A British (C) A French (D) A German

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A-10: In which year was William Faulkner’s short story ‘Dry September’ published.
(A) 1921 (B) 1931 (C) 1939 (D) 1925

A-11: The common relations expressed by prepositions are those of-

(A) time and place (B) manner and cause
(C) reason direction and purpose (D) All the these

A-12: Man does not live ….. bread alone. The preposition to be filled in this sentence will be.
(A) with (B) to (C) for (D) by

A-13: The word ‘according’ following by the preposition….

(A) to (B) for (C) of (D) on

A-14: The word ‘boast’ is followed by the preposition-

(A) at (B) of (C) on (D) to

A-15: Our path is beset ……….difficulties. The preposition to be filled in this sentence will be-
(A) to (B) for (C) with (D) from

A-16: A conjunction is a word which merely……….together sentences and sometimes words.

(A) Changes (B) Joins (C) Separates (D) Compares

A-17: ‘Though …… yet’ is a .

(A) coordinating conjunctions (B) compound conjunctions
(C) subordinating conjunctions (D) superlative

A-18: A conjunction that joins together the claves of equal rank is called ……….. .
(A) coordinating conjunction (B) compound conjunction
(C) subordinating conjunction (D) superlative conjunction

A-19: ‘Hurrah’ expresses the emotion of -

(A) surprise (B) grief (C) joy (D) approval

A-20: The part of speech which expresses some sudden feeling or emotion is called-
(A) conjunction (B) adjective (C) interjection (D) adverb

PART-B
(SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)

Marks: 10 (4 Questions of 2.5 Marks each)

Note: All questions are compulsory & carry equal marks. Answer of each question in this section should
be given in about 100 words.

B-01: What is the central idea of Tagore’s story ‘Postmaster’?

Or
What was Ratan’s immediate reaction on hearing the postmaster’s decision? Why do you think
she reacted in this way?

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B-02: ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ is considered a ‘Prose Poem’. Do you agree? Give reasons.

Or

Sketch the character of grandmother as given in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’

B-03: What is the main theme depicted in Marjorie Water’s essay ‘Coming Home’?

Or

Marjorie Water’s ‘Coming Home’ emphasizes the word ‘home’ in all its extended meanings.
Keeping this in mind, discuss the appropriateness of the title.

B-04: William Faulkner’s ‘Dry September’ is story racial violence, deceit and murder in a Mississippi
town. Discuss.

Or

Give a character sketch of Minnie Cooper, the lonely and unhappy woman who accuses a black
man and creates all racial tension in ‘Dry September’.

PART-C
(ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS)

Marks: 30 (Grammer 20 Marks + Translation 10 Marks)

Note: All questions are compulsory & carry equal marks.

C-01: Do as directed:
(a) Fill in the blank with suitable preposition
(i) He rushed ……. my room, panting for breath.
(ii) You must abstain ………. liquor.
(iii) He supplied the poor ………. clothing.
(iv) She has great fondness …….. children

(b) Show the relation expressed by the preposition in the following sentences.
(v) Calcutta is on the bank of Hooghly river.
(vi) I will wait for you till tomorrow.
(vii) I prefer tea to coffee.

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C-02: (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.

(i) Balu ……. Vishal are good friends
(ii) God made the country ……. man made the town.
(iii) The man is poor ……. he is honest.
(iv) Ram ……. Govind was present there.

(b) Make a sentence with the following words using them as conjunction.
(v) Until
(vi) Before
(vii) Though

C-03: (a) Which part of speech the underlined word in the following sentences denote?
(i) Hush! Don’t make a noise.
(ii) What! Has he died?

(b) Underline interjections in the following sentences.

(iii) Alas! He is dead.
(iv) Hurrah! We have won the game.

(c) Write one interjection each to express the following emotions.

(v) Surprise
(vi) Grief

C-04: Translate the following into English

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vf/kd izHkko jgk gSA jkek;.k esa jkedFkk dk o.kZu gS tks fgUnqvksa ds ,d vorkj ds :Ik esa ekus tkrs
gSaA lcls igys jkedFkk dks okYehfd us laLd`r esa fy[kkA jkek;.k ml le; ds lkekftd thou]
fo’okl vkSj jhfr&fjokt ds fo"k; esa crykrh gSA bZlk le; ls iwoZ jkedFkk jk"Vªh; /kjksgj ds :Ik esa
Hkkjr esa izfl) gks x;h FkhA jke dh iwtk e;kZnk iq:"kksRre ds :Ik esa vkSj lhrk dh iwtk vkn’kZ L=h
ds :Ik esa vkt Hkh dh tkrh gSA

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Key to Part-A
Objective Type Questions

Paper Code: F-402

Answer Key
Question
Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D

A-01: A A D B

A-02: B A D C

A-03: C D A A

A-04: D A B C

A-05: B B C C

A-06: A D B A

A-07: A D C B

A-08: D A A C

A-09: A B C D

A-10: B C C B

A-11: D B A A

A-12: D C B A

A-13: A A C D

A-14: B C D A

A-15: C C B B

A-16: B A A D

A-17: C B A D

A-18: A C D A

A-19: C D A B

A-20: C B B C

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