S. S. S. K. R. Innani Mahavidyalaya, Karanja lad
First Term Exam. Nov., 2017
B. com. –I, Sem. - I Sub: - English
Compulsory
Time: Three Hours Marks: 80
1. Attempt any Two of the following: 16
(i)
Attempt a summary of “The Eyes are not
Here”, highlighting the climax in it.
(ii)
Give a character sketch of Harvey
Maxwell.
(iii)
Egotism is the bore’s foundation stone.
Elucidate. How do some people avoid bores?
(iv)
Narrate the plight of the child after he
lost contact with his parents. How did the benevolent man try to soothe him?
What was the result?
2. Attempt any Four of the following: 16
(i)
Summarize the poem “The World is too
much with us.”
(ii)
Bring out the theme of “The World is too
much with us.”
(iii)
The tone of ‘Once Upon a Time’ is sad.
Justify with reference to the instances in the poem.
(iv)
Summarize the poem, ‘Once Upon a Time’.
(v)
Give the substance of the poem ‘If’.
(vi)
What, according to Kipling, are the
qualities needed for becoming a man?
3. Attempt the following: 16
A.
(i)
I had the compartment upto ……. , and
then a girl got in.
a) Rohana b) Dehara c) Saharanpur d) Mussoorie
(ii)
‘You have an …… face’, Iremarked.
a) beautiful b) interesting c) pretty d) nice
(iii)
‘Why don’t you look out of the …….?’,
she asked.
a) compartment b) door c) window d) birth
(iv)
The young lady had been Maxwell’s ……… for
a year.
a) wife b) sister c) daughter d) secretary
(v)
…….. , a personal clerk in the office of
Maxwell.
a) Pitcher b) Leslie c) Maxwell d) Harvey
(vi)
The …… and speed of business grew
fiercer and faster.
a) run b) rush c) rain d) room
(vii)
Lucas claims that everybody is a …… ,- a
dull and tedious person.
a) bad b) sad c) bore d) groom
(viii)
Bores are …….. largely because they have
so much to tell.
a) bad b) sad c) bore d) happy
(ix)
There was a ……… in full swing.
a) roundabout b) flour c) bore d) power
(x)
“How did you get here, child? Whose …..
are you?”
a) boy b) baby c) son d) child
B.
(i)
The
…… is too much with us; late and soon.
a) nation b) country c) universe d) world
(ii)
We have given our hearts away, a sordid
….. !.
a) cool b) moon c) boon d) soon
(iii)
Once ….. a time, son,
a) in b) upon c) on d) before
(iv)
‘Feel at home!’ Come …..
a) again b) back c) on d) after
(v)
…….. you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on
you;
a) Nor b) Unless c) Whether d) If
(vi)
If you can ….. – and not make dreams
your master;.
a) think b) see c) dream d) seem
4. (a)
Change the narration of the following (any Two):- 4
(i)
What is all this? he asked.
(ii)
‘All right,’ I said, ‘in that case I
accept your resignation.’
(iii)
‘You are a very gallant young man’, she
said.
(iv)
‘You are losing your mind, Pitcher,’
said Maxwell.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles - 4
(i)
There is no man busier than …… New York
broker.
(ii)
So many things were happening outside ….
window.
(iii)
There was once …. Eccentric peer.
(iv)
It was … flowering mustard field, pale
like melting gold.
(c) Do as directed 4
(i)
Formidable (Give synonym)
(ii)
Clutched (Give synonym)
(iii)
Dull (Give antonym)
(iv)
Refusal (Give antonym)
(d) Write the correct forms of the verbs:- 4
(i)
I …. (get) down at Saharanpur now.
(ii)
She ….. (rise) to her feet and …. (gaze)
upon him, round eyed.
(iii)
I …. (refer) to bores exclusively as
men.
(iv)
As he …. (come) to where they ….. (stop)
to wait for him.
5. (A)
Write an application for a post of
Assistant Professor to the principal, S. S. S. K. R. Innani College, Karanja
lad.
0R
As you are Sangita
Kothari, draft a letter to be sent to Ajay Electronics complaining that the
Videocon washing machine purchased by you last week, is not working properly.
You want to get it replaced. 5
(B) Write
a letter to your friend inviting him to join you at Pune to spend the summer
vacation.
OR
Write a letter
to your father informing him about your preparation for the semester
examination. 5
(C) Write a resume
for the post of an Accountant. OR
Write
a resume for the post of an Sale Executive. 6
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