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APPENDIX – 33(S)
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
PART II - ENGLISH
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chithra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 Hours
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - II Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Short Story 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class. Refer to the Text Panorama and
Spring Board) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Cambridge University Press. Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Biographies 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
the class)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
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Refer to Grammar exercises given in the Text - Reflections and also
Part -V from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity An Anthology of Short Stories by Anu Chithra Publications. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
Rs. 50/-
Test 05 Hours
Unit - I Six One-Act Plays 20 Hours (including all
exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - II Short Stories 20 Hours (including all
exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Prose and Scenes from 20 Hours (including all exercises
Shakespeare to be done in class in the text
itself)
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises 10 Hours
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing
For Communicative and Presentation Skills classroom exercises can be given
from Part II and Part IV sections from Spring Board.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
Unit - II Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are Wrong Admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - III Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - IV Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book) and Part I from
Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs. 95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak forms.
d. Writing sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the words without using prefixes.
m. Changing the sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose & Poetry a or b
Prose or Poetry or Short Stories a or b
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
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2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Communicative Grammar
Refer to the Text Panorama and Part III from Spring Board by Orient
Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc., )
Second Year
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Unit - I Prose
1. Dress in Communication -
2. Fusion Music - Pt. Ravi Shankar
3. About "An Inconvenient Truth" - Davis Guggenheim
4. A Speech - N.R. Narayana Murthy
5. A Speech - Barack Obama
6. Unity of Minds - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Unit - II Poetry
1. The Justice of Peace - Hillari Bellock
2. A Different History - Sujata Bhatt
3. Digging - Seamus Heaney
4. I Love You Mom -
5. Ozymandias of Egypt - Percy Bysshe Shelly
6. Leave this Chanting and Singing and Telling of Beads - Rabindranath Tagore
Unit - III Short Stories
1. Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
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2. The Story of Stanford -
3. Engine Trouble - R.K. Narayan
4. After Twenty Years - O. Henry
5. Two Gentlemen of Verona - A.J. Cronin
6. The Avenger - Anton Chekhow.
Unit - IV Biographies from Inspiring Lives
1. Madam Curie
2. Mother Teresa
3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
4. Dr. Amartya Kumar Sen
5. Gertrude Elion
6. Vikram Sarabhai
7. Charles Chaplin
8. Wangari Maathi
Unit - V Grammar
Refer to the exercises given in the text and Part -V from Spring Board by
Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four Questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four Questions each in 200 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all the Questions.
Grammar
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity by Anu Chithra Publishers. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
Rs. 50/-
Unit - I Six One-Act Plays
1. The Bishop's Candlesticks - Norman McKinnell
2. The Two Corporals - Val Gielgud
3. Wurzel-Flummery - A.A. Milne
4. Old Man River - Dorothy Deming
5. Hewers of Coal - Joe Corrie
6. Five at "The George" - Stuart Ready
Unit - II Short Stories
1. Comrades - Nadine Gardiner
2. Games at Twilight - Anita Desai
3. Gateman's Gift - R. K. Narayan
4. Open Window - Munro (Saki)
5. Some Words with a Mummy - Edgar Allan Poe
6. The Ant and the Grasshopper - Somerset Maugham
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Unit - III Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare
Scenes from Shakespeare:
1. Merchant of Venice - Lines on Quality of Mercy
2. Julius Ceaser - Antony's Funeral Oration
3. Macbeth - Line from Sleep Walking Sign
Prose:
1. Little Girls are Wiser than Men - Leo Tolstoy
2. The Last Clock - James Thurber
3. How far is the River - Ruskin Bond
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing.
Part II and Part IV from Spring Board can be used for Class room exercises to enhance the
students' communicative and presentation skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b 2 set of questions.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer Three of the following.
Writing Skills
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 hours
Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - I Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - II Poetry 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Story 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Abridged Novel 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel by Emerald Publishers)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the Sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of the
given words, phrases or idioms. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text
Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communications by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Drama 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Orient Black Swan)
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class Refer to the Text Panorama) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
5. If Only there Were More like Him - Revathi Seshadri
Unit - I Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are wrong admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - II Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - III Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - IV
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel) by Emerald Publishers. Rs.38/-
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Grammar Reference Book Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Rs.95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak form.
d. Writing the sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting the sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate prepositions.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the following without using prefixes.
m. Changing the following sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
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Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Drama
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Drama) by Orient BlackSwan. Rs.60/-
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar - Refer to the Text - Panorama
Part III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
SECTION – C (5x8=40)
III. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
1) Always 2) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
1) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
2) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
1) I will call you back in half an hour.
2) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
1) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
2) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
1) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
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1) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
1) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
1) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
1) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
1) Voluntary 2) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
1) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
1) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
1) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
2. a) Why did Owens become hot under the collar before the trials.
Or
b) Why Harvey's boss treat him with respect?
3. a) Why does God call rest the jewel of blessings?
Or
b) Where did the knight meet the beautiful lady?
4. a) Why did the villagers agree to help Mrs. Packletide?
Or
b) Why did Dasa triumphantly ask, "Where was the snake"?
5. a) What was picturesque about Pickett?
Or
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b) Where did the scorpion hide itself?
6. a) "I watched the flame feeding on the mother" - Comment.
Or
b) Why did the family wonder whether there were two snakes in the grass.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
7. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
8. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on others around her?
9. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
10. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
11. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at arms?
12. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a) Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick out the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
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h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on).
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative from the bracket.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer Four Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a description of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
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b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
5. a) How did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer Four Questions in 200 words, selecting one from each.
6. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
7. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
8. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
9. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title " Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
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CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
1. a) What in this world can break you in many situations. Do you agree with this view?
Give reasons?
Or
b) How did Narayanan Murthy convert the negative experience in Bulgaria into
something positive?
2. a) How does the speaker challenge his opponent? What is his strength over the
opponent?
Or
b) What does the oppressors language do to the oppressed people according to
Sujatha Bhatt?
3. a) How did the narrator come to own a road engine?
Or
b) What kind of relationship did the narrator have with his friend Jimmy wells?
4. a) Write about the oppression of Polish people by the Czar of Russia?
Or
b) How did Vikram Sarabhai set up physical Research Laboratory?
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SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions in 200 words selecting one from each.
5. a) Comment on the three facts of George's personality - human, religious and
professional as seen through Pandit Ravishankar’s memoir?
Or
b) What is Obama's perception of change and message?
6. a) The poem Digging is about man's reaction to doing a certain job. Discuss.
Or
b) Write a Character sketch of Ozymandia based on your reading of the poem?
7. a) How were the couple in the story of Stanford different form most rich people?
Or
b) In which ways is “The Happy Prince" different form the conventional fairy tale?
8. a) Write an essay on the experiences of Subramanyan Chandrasekar?
Or
b) Give an account of the achievement of Amarty Sen?
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
9. a) List out the things that you have to take for an interview.
Or
b) What may be the few possible reasons for rejection.
10. a) Draft a resume for the job of a manager in a company.
Or
b) Write an essay on learning a second language.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all questions
11. a) We stayed over time and completed the project (Change into a simple sentence)
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b) He makes it a point to go to Tripathi.................. (Complete the sentence with a
subordinate clause)
c) We don't know why he was absent (Change the underlined clause into a phrase)
d) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own As soon As. In Spite of.
e) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own Get rid of, In connection with.
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc., )
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting not less than one from each.
1. a) Describe the Bishop's encounter with the thief?
Or
b) "Learn from my failure", says Napoleon. What was his failure?
2. a) Describe the meeting between Madame Loisel and Madame Forester after ten
years.
Or
b) What are the gifts given by the gateman?
3. a) Describe the quality of mercy.
Or
b) Who speaks in the sleep walking scene?
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4. a) Describe the reaction of the girls to the flood?
Or
b) Bring out the significance of the clock?
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer any Four in 200 words of the following.
5. a) How is Dick a public hero number one?
Or
b) Narrate the circumstances leading to the discovery of the murderer in "Five at
Geroges".
6. a) How did Quinquart win Suzanne?
Or
b) What were the circumstances that compelled the authorities of St. Austin's college
to alter the rules for the sixth form poetry prize.
7. a) Describe the powerful message of Antony's funeral oration Speech.
Or
b) Describe the speech of the Sleep Walking Scene.
8. a) Bring out the humour in Wuzzel Flummery?
Or
b) Narrate the story of Open Window by Munro?
Or
c) What happened in the church, in her marriage ceremony
SECTION – C (3X5=15)
III. 9. Write a Précis for the following passage. (5)
Most of the new homes being built in the U.S. are low one-storey structures that hug
the ground and blend with their natural setting, and follow contemporary architectural
concepts that stress simplicity, space, comfort, efficiency, beauty and ease of care. Many are
designed to reveal the intrinsic beauty of their construction materials, such as wood and
stone, and have patios o other areas for indoor-outdoor living. Although some of the new
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houses have smooth lines and expanses of glass, others are more conservative, and include in
their exterior design touches of older traditional architectural forms.
The invention of the skyscraper in America came as an answer to crowded city space
and high land costs. It was engineered and invented by a succession of architects who
realized that steel framed buildings did need to have one story piled atop another for support,
but that walls could be fitted onto a steel frame. The invention of structural steel made
possible the skeleton steel frame, an d together with the elevator, made possible the skeleton
steel frame, and together with the elevator, made possible the invention of the skyscraper.
The highest skyscraper in the U.S. today is the Empire State Building in New York which has
102 stories and is 1,472 feet (449 meters) high.
10. Write a Paraphrase of the following poem. (5)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils:
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They sgtreched in neve-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in springly dance.
11. a) Write a report of an accident that you seen in your area. (5)
Or
b) Sum up your views on barriers of communication and suggest your tips for
overcoming it.
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
i) Always ii) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
i) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
ii) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
i) I will call you back in half an hour.
ii) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
i) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
ii) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
i) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
i) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
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h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
i) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
i) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
i) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
i) Voluntary ii) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
i) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
i) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
i) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (4X5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
2. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
3. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on other around her?
4. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
41
5. a) Why was Henfrey taken aback on seeing the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
Or
b) How did the Iping humorists tease the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
SECTION –C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
6. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
7. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at armas?
8. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
9. a) Describe about the burglary at the vicarage in "The Invisible Man".
Or
b) Explain about the Griffin's adventure in the Emporium in "The Invisible Man".
42
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a)Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
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i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on)
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer Five Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a descriptive of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
44
5. a) how did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
6. a) Examine the relationship between Louka and Nicola in "Arms and the Man".
Or
b) What effect does the entry of Bluntschli have on the petkoffs in "Arms and the
Man"?
SECTION – C (5X8=40)
III. Answer Five Questions, selecting one from each.
7. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
8. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
9. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
10. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title "Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
11. a) Discuss Arms and the Man as a social satire.
Or
b) Is Bluntschli the hero of the play in "Arms and the Man"? Discuss.
************
A.C.S.’13.
APPENDIX – 33(S)
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
PART II - ENGLISH
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chithra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 Hours
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - II Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Short Story 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class. Refer to the Text Panorama and
Spring Board) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Cambridge University Press. Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poetry 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Biographies 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
the class)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
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Refer to Grammar exercises given in the Text - Reflections and also
Part -V from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity An Anthology of Short Stories by Anu Chithra Publications. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
Rs. 50/-
Test 05 Hours
Unit - I Six One-Act Plays 20 Hours (including all
exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - II Short Stories 20 Hours (including all
exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Prose and Scenes from 20 Hours (including all exercises
Shakespeare to be done in class in the text
itself)
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises 10 Hours
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing
For Communicative and Presentation Skills classroom exercises can be given
from Part II and Part IV sections from Spring Board.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Unit - I Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
Unit - II Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are Wrong Admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - III Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - IV Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book) and Part I from
Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs. 95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak forms.
d. Writing sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the words without using prefixes.
m. Changing the sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose & Poetry a or b
Prose or Poetry or Short Stories a or b
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
First Year
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
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2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Communicative Grammar
Refer to the Text Panorama and Part III from Spring Board by Orient
Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc., )
Second Year
Third Semester
Text - Reflections by Foundation Books Rs.105/-
Inspiring Lives by Maruthi Publications Rs.60/-
Unit - I Prose
1. Dress in Communication -
2. Fusion Music - Pt. Ravi Shankar
3. About "An Inconvenient Truth" - Davis Guggenheim
4. A Speech - N.R. Narayana Murthy
5. A Speech - Barack Obama
6. Unity of Minds - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Unit - II Poetry
1. The Justice of Peace - Hillari Bellock
2. A Different History - Sujata Bhatt
3. Digging - Seamus Heaney
4. I Love You Mom -
5. Ozymandias of Egypt - Percy Bysshe Shelly
6. Leave this Chanting and Singing and Telling of Beads - Rabindranath Tagore
Unit - III Short Stories
1. Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
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2. The Story of Stanford -
3. Engine Trouble - R.K. Narayan
4. After Twenty Years - O. Henry
5. Two Gentlemen of Verona - A.J. Cronin
6. The Avenger - Anton Chekhow.
Unit - IV Biographies from Inspiring Lives
1. Madam Curie
2. Mother Teresa
3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
4. Dr. Amartya Kumar Sen
5. Gertrude Elion
6. Vikram Sarabhai
7. Charles Chaplin
8. Wangari Maathi
Unit - V Grammar
Refer to the exercises given in the text and Part -V from Spring Board by
Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Face-to-Face
Preparing for an Interview, Win the Game of Life, The First Written
Encounter: Writing Skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) /B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four Questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four Questions each in 200 words selecting one from each.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Biographies a or b
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all the Questions.
Grammar
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com. (Co-op,) etc.,)
Fourth Semester
Text - Six One - Act Plays by Pavai Publications Rs.50/-
Gifts to Posterity by Anu Chithra Publishers. Rs. 32/-
Building Competency A Course in Reading and Writing English by Maruthi Publications.
Rs. 50/-
Unit - I Six One-Act Plays
1. The Bishop's Candlesticks - Norman McKinnell
2. The Two Corporals - Val Gielgud
3. Wurzel-Flummery - A.A. Milne
4. Old Man River - Dorothy Deming
5. Hewers of Coal - Joe Corrie
6. Five at "The George" - Stuart Ready
Unit - II Short Stories
1. Comrades - Nadine Gardiner
2. Games at Twilight - Anita Desai
3. Gateman's Gift - R. K. Narayan
4. Open Window - Munro (Saki)
5. Some Words with a Mummy - Edgar Allan Poe
6. The Ant and the Grasshopper - Somerset Maugham
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Unit - III Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare
Scenes from Shakespeare:
1. Merchant of Venice - Lines on Quality of Mercy
2. Julius Ceaser - Antony's Funeral Oration
3. Macbeth - Line from Sleep Walking Sign
Prose:
1. Little Girls are Wiser than Men - Leo Tolstoy
2. The Last Clock - James Thurber
3. How far is the River - Ruskin Bond
Unit - IV Writing Skill Exercises
Letter Writing (Formal & Informal)
Précis Writing
Paraphrasing
Comprehension
Report Writing.
Part II and Part IV from Spring Board can be used for Class room exercises to enhance the
students' communicative and presentation skills.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions selecting not less than one from each.
Either or Questions
One-Act Plays a or b
Short Stories a or b
Prose, Short Stories and Scenes from Shakespeare a or b 2 set of questions.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer Three of the following.
Writing Skills
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Test 05 hours
Preparatory Lessons 10 Hours
Unit - I Prose 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - II Poetry 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Story 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV Abridged Novel 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel by Emerald Publishers)
Unit - V Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class)
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, Completing the Sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of the
given words, phrases or idioms. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text
Book)
Part -I from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communications by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Test 05 hours
Unit - I Prose 10 Hours
Unit - II Poems 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - III Short Stories 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - IV One-Act Plays 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Unit - V Drama 10 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class in the text itself)
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Orient Black Swan)
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar 15 Hours (including all exercises to be done in
class Refer to the Text Panorama) and
Part -III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/- and
Watch Your English from Panorama
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
First Year
First Semester
Text - Catalyst A Multilevel English Refresher by Anu Chitra Publications Rs. 90/-
Preparatory Lessons
1. Competition Matters - Suzanne Sievert
2. A Personal Crisis May Change History - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. Why Preserve Biodiversity - Prof. D.Balasubramanian
4. A Call to Action - Adapted from Hillary Rodham Clinton's address.....
5. If Only there Were More like Him - Revathi Seshadri
Unit - I Prose
1. My Greatest Olympic Prize - Jesse Owens
2. If You are wrong admit it - Dale Carnegie
3. Monday Morning - Mark Twain
4. The Unexpected - Robert Lynd
Unit - II Poetry
1. Pulley or Gift of God - George Herbert
2. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
3. The Night of the Scorpion - Night of the Scorpion
4. The Death of a Bird - A.D. Hope
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Unit - III Short Story
1. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger - Saki
2. A Snake in the Grass - R.K. Narayan
3. Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
4. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry
Unit - IV
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (An Abridged Novel) by Emerald Publishers. Rs.38/-
Unit - V Grammar
Tense, Aspect, Auxiliaries (Primary and Modal), Negatives, Interrogatives
(Yes or No, Wh Questions) Tag questions, completing the sentences,
Common errors, Synonym, Antonym, Word class, Use in sentences of
words. (Refer to the Grammar exercises in the Text Book)
Grammar Reference Book Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd
Rs.95/-
Part -I
Sound Right
Introduction to the Sounds of the English Language, Word Stress, Strong and
Weak Forms, Sentences Stress and Intonation, Voice Modulation.
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QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Writing two words pronounced with /a:/ sound.
b. Marking the stress of the words.
c. Marking the strong and weak form.
d. Writing the sentences with contracted forms.
e. Marking the stressed words in sentences.
f. Rewriting the sentence using an introductory it or there.
g. Filling the blanks with suitable articles.
h. Using appropriate prepositions.
i. Framing suitable question.
j. Filling the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
k. Filling the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
l. Antonyms of the following without using prefixes.
m. Changing the following sentences into negative.
n. Filling the blank with connective.
o. Reported Speech.
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SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
Abridged Novel a or b
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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
SYLLABUS
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
Second Semester
Text - Panorama English for Communication by Emerald Publishers Rs.89/-
Unit - I Prose
1. The Refugee - K.A. Abbas
2. The Lion and The Lamb - Leonard Clark
3. The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank R. Stockton
4. The Sky is the limit - Kalpana Chawla
Unit - II Poems
1. The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
2. Gift - Alice Walker
3. O What is that Sound - W. H. Auden
4. Ode to the West Wind - P.B. Shelly
Unit - III Short Stories
1. The Fortune-Teller - Karel Capek
2. The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore
3. The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde
4. The Dying Detective - Arthur Canon Doyle
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Unit - IV One-Act Plays
1. The Death Trap - Saki (H.H. Munro)
2. The Dear Departed: A Comedy in ONE-ACT- Stanley Houghton
3. The Sherif's Kitchen - Ronald Gow
4. The Anniversary - Anton Chekkov
Unit - V Drama
Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw (Drama) by Orient BlackSwan. Rs.60/-
Unit - VI Communicative Grammar - Refer to the Text - Panorama
Part III from Spring Board by Orient Black Swan Pvt. Ltd Rs.95/-
Watch Your English
Grammar, Framing Questions, Common Errors, More Grammar, Word
Building: Prefixes and Suffixes.
26
QUESTION PATTERN
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.Com. (ISM) / B.C.A. etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Arranging words in order.
b. Pick out the correct alternative.
c. Filling the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
d. Using correct preposition.
e. Filling the blank with missing preposition.
f. Correct the error.
g. Completing the analogy with the correct word.
h. Choosing the correct phrasal.
i. Completing the sentence with phrasal verb.
j. Writing the appropriate expression.
k. Arranging the sentence according to the order of adjectives.
l. Filling the blank with connective.
m. Filling the blank with proper verb.
n. Changing the sentence into negative.
o. Completing the statement by selecting the best alternative.
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SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
SECTION – C (5x8=40)
III. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
Either or Questions
Prose a or b
Poetry a or b
Short Stories a or b
One-Act Plays a or b
Drama a or b
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
1) Always 2) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
1) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
2) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
1) I will call you back in half an hour.
2) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
1) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
2) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
1) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
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1) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
1) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
1) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
1) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
1) Voluntary 2) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
1) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
1) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
1) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (5x3=15)
II. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 30 words.
2. a) Why did Owens become hot under the collar before the trials.
Or
b) Why Harvey's boss treat him with respect?
3. a) Why does God call rest the jewel of blessings?
Or
b) Where did the knight meet the beautiful lady?
4. a) Why did the villagers agree to help Mrs. Packletide?
Or
b) Why did Dasa triumphantly ask, "Where was the snake"?
5. a) What was picturesque about Pickett?
Or
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b) Where did the scorpion hide itself?
6. a) "I watched the flame feeding on the mother" - Comment.
Or
b) Why did the family wonder whether there were two snakes in the grass.
SECTION – C (3x5=15)
III. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
7. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
8. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on others around her?
9. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
SECTION – D (3x10=30)
IV. Answer THREE QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
10. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
11. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at arms?
12. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / B.Com.(Co-op,) etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a) Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick out the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
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h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on).
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative from the bracket.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (4x5=20)
II. Answer Four Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a description of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
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b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
5. a) How did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
SECTION – C (4x10=40)
III. Answer Four Questions in 200 words, selecting one from each.
6. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
7. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
8. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
9. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title " Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc.,)
THIRD SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting one from each.
1. a) What in this world can break you in many situations. Do you agree with this view?
Give reasons?
Or
b) How did Narayanan Murthy convert the negative experience in Bulgaria into
something positive?
2. a) How does the speaker challenge his opponent? What is his strength over the
opponent?
Or
b) What does the oppressors language do to the oppressed people according to
Sujatha Bhatt?
3. a) How did the narrator come to own a road engine?
Or
b) What kind of relationship did the narrator have with his friend Jimmy wells?
4. a) Write about the oppression of Polish people by the Czar of Russia?
Or
b) How did Vikram Sarabhai set up physical Research Laboratory?
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SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer Four questions in 200 words selecting one from each.
5. a) Comment on the three facts of George's personality - human, religious and
professional as seen through Pandit Ravishankar’s memoir?
Or
b) What is Obama's perception of change and message?
6. a) The poem Digging is about man's reaction to doing a certain job. Discuss.
Or
b) Write a Character sketch of Ozymandia based on your reading of the poem?
7. a) How were the couple in the story of Stanford different form most rich people?
Or
b) In which ways is “The Happy Prince" different form the conventional fairy tale?
8. a) Write an essay on the experiences of Subramanyan Chandrasekar?
Or
b) Give an account of the achievement of Amarty Sen?
SECTION – C (2x5=10)
III. Answer Two questions selecting one from each.
9. a) List out the things that you have to take for an interview.
Or
b) What may be the few possible reasons for rejection.
10. a) Draft a resume for the job of a manager in a company.
Or
b) Write an essay on learning a second language.
SECTION – D (5x1=5)
IV. Answer all questions
11. a) We stayed over time and completed the project (Change into a simple sentence)
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b) He makes it a point to go to Tripathi.................. (Complete the sentence with a
subordinate clause)
c) We don't know why he was absent (Change the underlined clause into a phrase)
d) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own As soon As. In Spite of.
e) Use one of the phrases in sentences of your own Get rid of, In connection with.
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
COMMON TO ALL UNDER GRADUATE COURSES AND POST GRADUATE FIVE YEAR
INTEGRATED COURSES WHO STUDY PART II - ENGLISH FOR FOUR SEMESTERS ONLY
(i.e. B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (CS) / (Co-op,) etc., )
FOURTH SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (4x5=20)
I. Answer Four questions in 100 words selecting not less than one from each.
1. a) Describe the Bishop's encounter with the thief?
Or
b) "Learn from my failure", says Napoleon. What was his failure?
2. a) Describe the meeting between Madame Loisel and Madame Forester after ten
years.
Or
b) What are the gifts given by the gateman?
3. a) Describe the quality of mercy.
Or
b) Who speaks in the sleep walking scene?
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4. a) Describe the reaction of the girls to the flood?
Or
b) Bring out the significance of the clock?
SECTION – B (4x10=40)
II. Answer any Four in 200 words of the following.
5. a) How is Dick a public hero number one?
Or
b) Narrate the circumstances leading to the discovery of the murderer in "Five at
Geroges".
6. a) How did Quinquart win Suzanne?
Or
b) What were the circumstances that compelled the authorities of St. Austin's college
to alter the rules for the sixth form poetry prize.
7. a) Describe the powerful message of Antony's funeral oration Speech.
Or
b) Describe the speech of the Sleep Walking Scene.
8. a) Bring out the humour in Wuzzel Flummery?
Or
b) Narrate the story of Open Window by Munro?
Or
c) What happened in the church, in her marriage ceremony
SECTION – C (3X5=15)
III. 9. Write a Précis for the following passage. (5)
Most of the new homes being built in the U.S. are low one-storey structures that hug
the ground and blend with their natural setting, and follow contemporary architectural
concepts that stress simplicity, space, comfort, efficiency, beauty and ease of care. Many are
designed to reveal the intrinsic beauty of their construction materials, such as wood and
stone, and have patios o other areas for indoor-outdoor living. Although some of the new
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houses have smooth lines and expanses of glass, others are more conservative, and include in
their exterior design touches of older traditional architectural forms.
The invention of the skyscraper in America came as an answer to crowded city space
and high land costs. It was engineered and invented by a succession of architects who
realized that steel framed buildings did need to have one story piled atop another for support,
but that walls could be fitted onto a steel frame. The invention of structural steel made
possible the skeleton steel frame, an d together with the elevator, made possible the skeleton
steel frame, and together with the elevator, made possible the invention of the skyscraper.
The highest skyscraper in the U.S. today is the Empire State Building in New York which has
102 stories and is 1,472 feet (449 meters) high.
10. Write a Paraphrase of the following poem. (5)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils:
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They sgtreched in neve-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in springly dance.
11. a) Write a report of an accident that you seen in your area. (5)
Or
b) Sum up your views on barriers of communication and suggest your tips for
overcoming it.
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. Answer all the Questions
a. Write two words pronounced with / a: / sound.
b. Mark the stress of the words.
i) Always ii) Account
c. Mark the strong and weak form.
i) That ice cream looks nice. Do you want some?
ii) I'm really thirsty. There is some orange juice in the kitchen.
d. Write the following sentences with contracted forms.
i) I will call you back in half an hour.
ii) We would like to get an early reply.
e. Mark the stressed words in the following sentences.
i) Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise.
ii) Necessity is the mother of invention.
f. Rewrite the following sentence using an introductory it or there.
i) To inform him is important.
g. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
i) ______ encyclopaedia is _______ useful book.
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h. Use appropriate preposition given in brackets.
i) He is confident ________ (of / about) his success.
i. Frame suitable question to the following.
i) This is Radha's bag.
j. Fill in the blanks using appropriate adjectival form of the word given in brackets.
i) Cancer ________ (cure) if detected early.
k. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets.
i) This type of transistors _______ (be) no longer available.
l. Give the antonymn of the following without using prefixes.
i) Voluntary ii) Inhale.
m. Change the following sentences into negative.
i) The showman walked by the side of the caravans.
n. Fill in the blank with connective.
i) The Supermarket made a profit last year.________ it had to close down this year
because of poor sales.
o. Rewrite in reported speech.
i) "Please close the door, Selvi", I said.
SECTION – B (4X5=20)
II. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 100 words.
2. a) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Or
b) How did Harvey handle a tense situation and win the admiration of his boss?
3. a) How does Herbert play with the word rest?
Or
b) What were the effects of scorpion sting on the mother and on other around her?
4. a) What were the questions that the king wanted to be answered?
Or
b) How did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide?
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5. a) Why was Henfrey taken aback on seeing the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
Or
b) How did the Iping humorists tease the stranger in "The Invisible Man"?
SECTION –C (4x10=40)
III. Answer FOUR QUESTIONS selecting not less than one from each in 200 words.
6. a) How Luz Long exemplify the true sporting spirit?
Or
b) How does the grand plan of Tom on a Monday fail?
7. a) How does Herbert project Nature, God of Nature and man?
Or
b) Narrate the sad tale of the Knight at armas?
8. a) Consider Mrs. Pakletide's Tiger as a social satire?
Or
b) Describe the search for the snake and how it ended?
9. a) Describe about the burglary at the vicarage in "The Invisible Man".
Or
b) Explain about the Griffin's adventure in the Emporium in "The Invisible Man".
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
PART II - ENGLISH
(Effective from the academic year 2014 - 2015 for the students admitted
from 2014 - 2015)
FOR UG / INTEGRATED P.G STUDENTS WHO STUDY PART - II ENGLISH FOR TWO SEMESTER
ONLY
(B.COM, B.B.A, B.C.A, B.Com. (I SM), etc.,)
SECOND SEMESTER
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
SECTION – A (15x1=15)
I. 1. Answer all Questions
a)Form affirmative statement using the given word or phrase by arranging them in proper
word order.
am practising I basement the drums in the
b) Pick the correct alternative.
Everyone _____ to parties
d like going
loves going
loves to go
c) Fill the gap with appropriate word to ask question.
___________ time will get there, Sir? asked Ram.
d) Fill in the blank with the correct preposition chosen from those given in brackets.
We will be gone ______ two days (for, since)
e) Fill in the blank with the missing preposition we made our report _______ triplicate.
f) Correct the error in the following sentence.
In the class, children were having arithmetic lesson.
g) Complete the analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Open is to close as near is to ________ (far, close, shut)
h) Choose the correct phrasal to fill in the blank.
Thieves broke ________ and stole all the valuables.
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i) Complete the following sentence, using the phrasal verb given in brackets.
Here is another pair of shoes. You can ______ (try on)
j) Write the appropriate expression to ask for permission.
Brother: Am I permitted to use your computer/
Sister: Sure: But stop talking like a grammar book.
k) Arrange the following into a sentence according to the order of adjectives.
i) a leather, black, bag
ii) a black, old, wooden , toy.
l) Fill in the blank with a connective.
The supermarket made a profit last year _____ it had to be closed down this
year because of poor sale.
m) Fill in the blank with proper form of a verb.
I think you ought _______ told me.
n) Change the following into the negative.
The boy was really awed by the story.
o) Complete the following statement by selecting the best alternative.
Mary bought four __________ (loaf/loaves) of bread.
SECTION – B (5x4=20)
II. Answer Five Questions in 100 words, selecting one from each.
2. a) What were Maanji's thoughts when she moved out of Rawalpindi?
Or
b) Who were the people who went in search of the lion as soon as it escaped.
3. a) Describe the song of the solitary reaper?
Or
b) Give a descriptive of the sound heard by Auden.
4. a) How was Macheary able to book Mrs. Myers.
Or
b) List the merits and demerits of Hughie Erskine.
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5. a) how did the ole man punish the daughters for their greed?
Or
b) How did the prince take revenge on the treacherous guards?
6. a) Examine the relationship between Louka and Nicola in "Arms and the Man".
Or
b) What effect does the entry of Bluntschli have on the petkoffs in "Arms and the
Man"?
SECTION – C (5X8=40)
III. Answer Five Questions, selecting one from each.
7. a) Narrate the story of "The Lion and the Lamb"?
Or
b) How did the semi barbaric king refine the people?
8. a) How does the poet bring out the pathos of lost-love being not so painful as the
accusation was charged against her?
Or
b) Write a summary of the poem what is the sound bringing out the feeling of the
lady?
9. a) Friendship and separation are an inevitable part of life. Comment referring to the
story “The Postmaster”?
Or
b) Explain title of the story "Model Millionaire"?
10. a) Write an essay on the appropriate of the title "Death Trap"?
Or
b) Write an essay on the element of humour in the play The Dear Departed?
11. a) Discuss Arms and the Man as a social satire.
Or
b) Is Bluntschli the hero of the play in "Arms and the Man"? Discuss.
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A.C.S.’13.
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