Satavahana university General English semester 2 new model paper 4credits

GENERAL ENGLISH

FACULTIES OF ARTS/SCIENCE/COMMERCE/SOCIAL SCIENCES

B.A/B.Sc/B.Com/B.B.A (I year )Examination

Semester 2      Paper I

 ( Old syllabus)

Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:80

SECTION A    (4x5=20)

I. Annotate any four of the following.   

a) When the person at the far end turned up to take his share, Rakesh’s eyes fell o his
     trembling  hands. 
b)To read a novel is a difficult and complex art
c)”My father lived at Blenheim then,
   Yon little stream hard by;
d)”Now tell us all about the war,
     And what they fought each other for.”
e) Do not dictate your author; try to become him. Be his fellow worker  and  accomplice..
f) A handful of NRIs were flying back with a motto: “Do something for your country”.

    SECTION – B        (3X20=60)

Answer all the questions
2.A.(i) Write a note on the short story “The Reluctant Philanthropist”              1x10=10
    (ii)Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms                                            5x1=5
a. Ramesh attends college __________
b. The thief was caught  ________________________by the police.
c. I thought the interview would be difficult but it was a_______________
d. Steve Job’s latest book tells the story of his from ______________________
e. Politicians shed __________________over the plight of the unemployed.
( A-Z, once in a blue moon, red handed, a piece of cake , crocodile tears)
(iii)Fill in the blanks with a suitable discourse marker from the given hints       5x1=5
My mother is a homemaker, ___________my friend’s mother is an employee in state government.
 Arranged marriages are unusual in the west, In the middle East __________they are common
_________ she is not interested in studying MBBS
_______we reached our destination safely.
It was laborious task __________,we didn’t give up
 ( finally, whereas, nevertheless, on the other hand, as a matter of fact)
                                               Or
B.(i) The short story ”Reluctant Philanthropist” highlights the plight of NRI parents. Explain?                                                                                                                                                   1x10=10
(ii) Change the degree of comparison without changing the meaning        5x1=5
Meera is not as clever as Padma                      ( change into CD)
Raju is taller than Ramesh                                ( change into PD)
Asoka was greater than many other kings        ( change into SD)
Very few cities of India are as big as Mumbai ( change into CD)
I am as tall as she                                             ( change into CD)
(iii)Change the following active voice to passive voice.                                5x1=5
       a. I cut an apple
       b. They are selling mangoes
       c. Tagore wrote Gitanjali
       d. Close the door
       e. Raman is singing a song.
3. A.(i) Explain Virginia Woolf’s  advice on how to read a book?     1x10=10
(ii) Change the following sentences into the indirect speech                     5x1=5
a. They said, “they take exercise everyday”
b. Hurrah! I won the lottery.
c. She said “ My brother told a story”
d. They said to her, “Please help us”
e. He said, “ My brother is planting a sapling”
(iii) Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs.    5x1=5
a. I don’t know where my book is, I have to ________it.
b. His father __________smoking last month.
c. It’s warm inside. ________your coat.
d. Quick !________on the bus. It’s ready to leave.
e. It’s dark inside. Can you __________the light, please.
     (switch on , get on, gave up, look for, take off)
                                                    Or
B.(i)What are the reading strategies suggested by Virginia Woolf in her essay “On Reading
Books”                                                                                                      1x10=10
(ii)  Use the words in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank. 5x1=5              
a. I want to be a _______________when I grow up(photograph)
b. Practice and patience are the key to ____________(Succeed)
c. Director’s death  has  ______________the film fraternity (shock)
d. Please show me your _____________and your insurance papers(identify)
e. Scientists hope the new drug will prove ______________to  many people(benefit)
(iii) Add an appropriate question tag to each one of the following statements.       5x1=5
a.  Srilatha is very brave _____________?
b. Let’s go to the movie,_____________?
c. They work in the bank,____________?
d. Sania  plays Tennis,_______________?
e. I am a citizen of India,_____________?
4.A. (i) What is the theme of the poem “After Blenheim” 1x10=10
(ii) Rewrite the following sentences correcting the underlined parts.        5x1=5
a. My luggage were left at the waiting room
 b. Ravi rears the sheeps.
c. Kalam had wide knowledges about space.
d. I am awaiting for his reply.
e. It is raining since this morning.
(iii) Write the number of syllables for the following words.               5x1=5
a. Friendly b. School
c. Principal             d. Mobile e.  Economics

Or

B.(i) Discuss “ After Blenheim “ as an anti war poem. 1x10=10
(ii) Word endings- Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word(ends with “ible/able’) 5x1=5
a. In these days, it is very difficult to get ___________water even in villages also.
b. It is easily __________________, high in protein and calorie content.
c. Those who have completed MA in English with first class are ________for this post
d. The voices were ____________now.
e. It was a _____________moment  in his life
  ( audible, memorable, eligible ,potable, digestible)
(iii) Fill in the blanks with suitable collocations from the list given below. 5x1=5
a. My grand father was a ____________. He died of lung cancer.
b. Mukesh Ambani is going to _________________
c. We must ____________ to the discussion
d. It is a ______________ if you miss it , you will regret it.
e. The teacher gave us ______________________on taking tests.
     ( heavy smoker, golden opportunity, some advice, launch a new project, pay attention)