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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