Paavai English Guide for Degree Examination

Paavai Guide for B.A., B. Sc., Degree Examination Fourth Semester Part II English 

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PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

PART – II FOUNDATION ENGLISH

SYLLABUS

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

For

THE STUDENTS ADMITTED FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 – 2018

ONWARDS

SECOND YEAR

SEMESTER-4

ENGLISH PAPER IV

UNIT-I PROSE

At School - M.K. Gandhi

A Work of Art - Anton Chekhov

Dusk – H.H. Munro (Saki)

Studying Climate Change - David Adam

UNIT-II POETRY

Night of the Scorpion - Nissim Ezekiel

Tyger - William Blake

My Grandmother’s House - Kamala Das

Snake - D.H. Lawrence

UNIT-III- SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE

Twelfth Night –Act II Sc V Lines - 1-191

Julius Caesar -Act-III Sc-II Lines -44-280

UNIT-IV

GRAMMAR

Parts of Speech –Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection (Error Finding), Indirect speech

COMPOSITION

Advertisement, Report Writing, E-mail

UNIT-V COMMUNICATION

Different Types of Requesting, Interview

Prescribed Book: Panorama, Trinity Publishers, Chennai

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

II/ B.A. / B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION

FOURTH SEMESTER

FOUNDATION ENGLISH PAPER-IV [From the academic year 2017 – 2018 onwards]

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Time: Three hours                                                                             Maximum: 75 marks

SECTION A- (10X2=20 marks)

1. Unscramble the following words                                                   4 x ½ =2

            a) PENEXSVEI         

            b) SETNARE 

            c) DETAGITIM         

            d) SENMOISIS         

2. Fill up the blanks using the words given below                            4 x ½=2

The figures were smiling _______and altogether looked as though, had it not been for the necessity of supporting the________, they would have _______off the pedestal and have indulged in an orgy such as is _________for the reader even to imagine.

(skipped, improper, candlestick, coquettishly)

3. Choose the correct meaning of the highlighted phrases given below  

                                                                                                                   4 x ½=2

a) I was not regarded as a dunce at the High School

i) Not regarded as a Dull - witted, Stupid ii) Humorless iii) Intelligent iv) Stupid

b) No please do not refuse,” Sasha went on muttering as he unpacked the parcel.

i) Stop ii) continue iii) cease iv) quit

c) When I got there I found it had been pulled down some weeks ago and a cinema theatre run up on the site.

i) Demolished ii) Constructed iii) Shifted iv) moved

d) Due to the global warming scenario 20-40% of the Amazon may die off within 100 years.

(i) A sudden decline in natural population (ii) A sudden rise in temperature

(iii)A gradual destruction of trees (iv) none of the above

4. Give the meaning of following confusables                                       4 x ½=2

a)

i. Carat

ii. Carrot

b)

 i. Bear

ii. Bare

5. Answer the following Riddles                                                                2 x 1=2

a) Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

b) What is Always coming but never arrives?

Choose the right answer:                                                                       10 x 1=10

6. a) “Gandhiji could never learn the art of ___________.”

(i) Copying (ii) Writing (iii) Talking (iv) Joking

b) The character Shashkin is a ______.

(i) lawyer (ii) doctor (iii) magician (iv) comedian

7. a) Gortsby was sitting on the park bench_________

(i) searching for his purse (ii) thinking about man‟s life (iii) waiting for a friend (iv)eating bread

b) Current level of Global warming is linked to .................

(i) Rainwater (ii) deserts (iii) fields (d) rockfalls in mountain region

8. a) _________ came in immediately after hearing about the incident

(i)The relatives ( ii) The snake (iii) The villagers)iv) The pet animals

b) The blacksmith is compared to the ______

(i) creator (ii) novelist (iii) poet (iv) mechanic

9. a) “an armful darkness means”_______

(i) old memories of the grandmother‟s house (ii) unhappy days

 (iii) some dark objects from the house (iv) wild snakes

b)_______ is described as a king in exile

(i)the monkey (ii) the poet (iii) the snake  (iv) the scorpion

10. a) The beloved‟s identity is represented by the letters _________

(i) M O U (ii) M O L (iii) M O A I     (iv) M O U L

b) “ Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more ______

(i) Antony (ii) Brutus (iii) Julius Caesar (iv) Indians

SECTION - B (5 X 5=25 marks)

11. a) Rewrite each sentence using the Adverb correctly

a) They have left for Germany.(already)

b) Let us hope we meet. (again)

c) Most Indians speak the truth. (always)

d) My mother tells a lie. (never)

e) The painting is good. (fairly)

or

b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Conjunctions

a) “Neither a lender ................ a borrower be”.

b) Work hard ______ you should fail.

c) I gave him such advice ______ was necessary.

d) Though it was raining ................ the match was played.

e) He is rich _____ miserable.

12 a).Fill in the blanks with appropriate Interjection

a) ………!Our forces have defected an enemy. (Hello, Hurrah)

b) .........! It pains a lot. (Ouch, Hello)

c) ......... ! My grandma is no more (Oh, Alas)

d) . ........ ! You have lost the gift I had given. (Oh, What)

e) ........ ! The can has broken down again. (Alas, Oh)

or

b) Change the following sentences into Direct Speech

a) The General said that his soldiers were really brave.

b) She said that she might succeed.

c) The driver said that he had cleaned the car.

d) All said that I was telling the truth.

e) The child said that the sun rises in the east.

13. You need an assistant accountant for your office. Write the advertisement for the “Situation Vacant” column of a local daily.

14 a) You placed an order for some books but the books you received, are torn and of the old edition. Write an e- mail to the bookseller to replace your books.

or

b) Recently you visited India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Write a report of your visit for a local newspaper in about 80 - 100 words.

15 a) Give five expressions of request

or

b) Imagine you are interviewing a popular actor. He has received a national award. What questions will you ask him?

SECTION - C (3 X 10=30)

Answer the following questions in about 200 words:

16 a) Briefly explain a few of the incidents in Gandhiji‟s life in school, which he recollected from the past.

or

b) In the Dusk does the young man really deserve to be sympathized?

17 a) How does Blake convey the feeling that it was not difficult for the creator to handle such a dreaded creature?

or

b)Describe the snake as seen by D.H. Lawrence.

18 a) Bring out the significance of Act II scene V in Twelfth Night

or

b) What justification did Brutus give for the killing of Caesar?

 MODEL QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

II/ B.A/B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION

FOURTH SEMESTER

FOUNDATION ENGLISH PAPER-IV

[From the academic year 2017-2018]

MODEL QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Time: 3 Hours            Marks: 75

           

SECTION ‘A’ 10 X 2 = 20

1. Unscramble the following words:                                                      (4 x 1/2 =2)

Questions a, b, c and d from Unit I prose only         

2. Fill up the blanks using the words given below                                (4 x 1/2 =2)

Question from Unit I prose only

3. Choose the correct meaning of the highlighted phrases given below (4 x 1/2 =2)

Questions a, b, c and d - From Unit I prose only      

4. Give the meaning of following confusables                                       (4 x 1/2 =2)

Questions a and b - From Unit I prose only  

5. Answer the following Riddles.                                                           (4 x 1/2 =2)

Questions a and b - From Unit I prose only  

Choose the right answer:                                                                       (10 x 1=10)

6. (i) Question from Unit I prose-I

(ii) Question from Unit I prose-II

7. (i) Question from Unit I prose-III

(ii) Question from Unit I prose-IV

8. (i) Question from Unit II Poem-I

(ii) Question from Unit II Poem-II                

9. (i) Question from Unit II Poem-III                       

(ii) Question from Unit II Poem-IV              

10. (i) Question from Unit III -Twelfth Night -I                   

(ii) Question from Unit III –Julius Caesar -II            

SECTION ‘B’ (5 x 5=25)

Answer the following questions                  

11. a) Rewrite each sentence using the Adverb correctly:     

From Unit IV Grammar                                                                         (5 x 1= 5) 

or

b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Conjunctions

From Unit IV Grammar

12. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Interjection.          

From Unit IV Grammar                                                                         (5 x 1= 5)

or

(b) ) Change the following sentences into the Direct Speech

From Unit IV Grammar

13. Advertisement From Unit IV Composition                                     (1 x 5=5)

14. a) Report Writing Question From Unit IV Composition                 (1 x 5=5)

or

b) E-Mail Question  From Unit IV Composition       

15. a) Expressions of request  From Unit V Communication               (1 x 5=5 )

or

b) Interview- dialogue From Unit V Communication

SECTION C  (3 x 10=30 Marks)

III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words.

Questions 16.a) or b) - From Unit I

Questions 17.a) or b) - From Unit II

Questions18.a) or b) - From Unit III

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