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T.Y. B.A. Compulsory English Time : 3 Hours] Instructions : (1) (2) (3)
[Max. Marks : 100 All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks. Mention, clearly, the option you attempt.
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Answer in short, any five of the following : (a) What does ‘Nang Maaw’ mean ? (b) How does the son bring his father a blessing in ‘The Father’ ? (c) How did Aksionov spend his time in the prison ? (d) What was Jim’s gift for Della ? (e) What were the two things that caused Sambu pain ? (f) Describe Prabhati. (g) Why were the Shabars indispensable to the Babus ? (h) What was Varma’s wish at the end ?
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Write short notes on any two of the following : (i) Miss Brill (ii) The Rain Ceremony (iii) Aksionov (iv) Jim & Della (v) The Plight of the Shabars
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : 18 th On 5 October, 1818, when Lincoln was approaching his tenth years, his mother, Nancy, died of undulant fever. The following year his father married Sarah Bush Johnson, a widow with three children. She was illiterate, but she brought with her several books, among which were “Pilgrim’s Progress”, “Sinbad The Sailor”, “Robinson Crusoe” and “Aesop’s Fables”. These books provided young Lincoln with a mass of knowledge. Lincoln always acknowledged this moral and intellectual debt to his stepmother. His total education, at school, comprised of only about a year during which he mastered reading, writing, spelling and some arithmetic. Until 21, he spent most of his time (when not reading) helping his father on the farm. He also helped the family gain its livelihood by occupations such as butchering and operating a ferryboat.
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Such was the early life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the U.S.A., who was born in a log cabin near Hodgensville Kentucky. Samuel Lincoln was the name of that ancestor who migrated from England in 1637. Lincoln’s father, Thomas had been a carpenter, but early in his life he gave up this occupation for farming. Questions : (1) Who was Nancy ? How did she die ? (2) Whom did Lincoln’s father remarry ? And when ? (3) What did Sarah Bush Johnson bring with her ? (4) How did young Lincoln help his father ? (5) Where was Lincoln born ? (6) Give a suitable title to the passage. (7) Give the opposite words for (a) Young (b) Near (c) Early 4.
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The Principal of a Higher Secondary School requires an English Teacher. Draft your application. OR Write a letter, to the Post Master of your village, complaining about late delivery of post in your area.
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Write a press-report on any one of the following : (i) A Bus Truck Accident (ii) The NSS Camp of your College (iii) Celebration of Annual Day in your College
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Write a short composition on any one of the following : (i) Importance of Internet in Study (ii) Mobile Mania (iii) Advantages of Yoga for Students.
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Translate the following passage into Hindi or Gujarati : The Pleasures of Walking Since God has given us two sturdy feet, we must walk. Modern life being what it is, we do need to travel in trains or buses in order to reach our places of work on time. But when we have enough leisure and the distance is not very long, we must enjoy the pleasures of walking.
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Walking is an excellent exercise. The chief pleasure of walking, however lies in the fact that it enables us to do so many other things at the same time. If you are fortunate enough to have a good walking companion, you can walk for miles together, sharing and enjoying the delights of a friendly conversation. If you like to walk alone, it will enable you to indulge in serious thinking or flights of fancy, just as you wish. Walking helps you to collect and organize your thoughts, to cool down your temper and to soothe your disturbed emotion. 6.
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Change the following sentences into Passive Voice : (1)
Someone has moved my car.
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The workers are repairing the bridge.
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The peon rings the bell.
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Swati gave a purse to Anjali.
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The doctor had examined the patients.
Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech : (1)
Sarla said, “I am busy now”.
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Meena said, “I have completed the home work”.
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Suresh said, “My mother died a year ago”.
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The teacher said, “The earth moves round the Sun”.
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Smita said, “Do you know Ramesh” ?
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