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AN-105
April-2022
B.A., Sem.-IV

General English
Text: Horlzons
(Gujarati Medium)
Time: 2 Hours IMax. Marks: 50

General Instructions
(1) This question paper contains two Sections: Section I and Section II.

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(2) It is compulsory to attempt both the sections.

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(3) Read the instructions given for each section carefully,
(4) Please mention clearly the questions you attempt.

l Section I
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Attempt any three of the following questions: 42
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1. Write brief answers of Any Four of the following questions:

(1) Why does Gangu considerhimself different from the other servants?
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2) What does Gangu want to speak to the narrator about ?

(3) What had Najab brought home ?
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4) What images Najab saw in Sarbela due to the mirage ?

(6) What are the petty ways in which Nilkanta used to intentionally iritate Satish ?
(6) How did Nilkanta change after the arrival of Satish ?

2. Write short notes on Any Two ofthe following:

(1) Character of Gangu

(2) Description of Gomti in the story

(3) Fatima' s first meeting with Najab
(4) Sharat's aggression towards Nilkanta
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 3. Write
brief answers of Any Four of the following questions:
(1) Comment on the message of
the poem Still I Rise.
(2) What does black ocean,
leaping and wide represE
(3) why does the poet call the soldier's ear forbidden in the poem Success is Counted

Sweetest ?
escribe the emotions of the dving soldier in the poem >uccess is Counted
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Sweetest.
(5) Comment on Yeats' concept of beauty and pride.
(6) What does W.B. Yeats mean by intellectual hatred?

A. Write short

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notes on Any Two of the following:
(1) Self-assertiveness in Still I Rise

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(2) Still I Rise as a beacon of hope for the oppressed
(3) The theme of Success is Counted Sweetest
(4) The chaos of the modern world in Yeats' poem A Prayer for my Daughter
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5. Change the voice of the following:

(1) Do Gujaratis speak Gujarati?

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(2) I have watched this movie.

(3) News is being read by the newsreader.

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(4) Cricket is liked by people.

(5) We should read good books.
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We respect our teachers.

(6)
(7) He ate an apple.

sentences with the words given in the brackets.

(A) Join the following
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rest. I am tired. [because]
(1) I will take
The soldier died.
He was fighting. [while]
(2)
He lives happily. [though]
(3) His salary is small.
We reached the station. [before]
(4) The train had left.

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 (B) Identify the words in the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
(1) What a beautiful picture! fadjective]
(2) Raju is clever. [noun]
(3) I am reading a story. (verb)

7 Write a letter to your friend inviting him to stay with you during summer vacation.
OR
Write an e-mail to a summer camp organizer inquiring about the admission fees.

8. Match the idioms or phrasal verbs in column A with their meanings in column B.
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(1) To drop in ) To stop doing something

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(2) To give up i) At the height ofactivity
(3) To keep well ii) To examine the facts
(4) In full swing (iy) To begin to realise
(5) Off and On (v) l
To make a short visit
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(6) To look into (vi) Happening only some time
(7) To wake up (vii) To be in good health
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9. Choose the correct answer ofthe following statements from the options given below:

any four)
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(1) After marriage Gangu took the job of

(a) a vegetable seller
(p) a hawker

(c) a watchman
(2) Fatima was the daughter of a_

(a) smuggler
) spice seller
(c) cobbler

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 (3) Allahrakha was the name of a
(a) camel

(6) woolf
cousin
(4) Satish had brought from Calcutta
(a)a watch
(6) aring
a n an inkstand
5) In Success is
Counted Sweetest the host takes
(a) the flag
(b) the song

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(6) In the poem Still
I Rise T refers to
(a) Maya Angelou l
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(c) white wonmen
(7) Maya Angelou uses the word 'dust' and 'dirt' because .
(a) she is oppressed
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(6) she has a dusty place

(c) she is brave
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(8) Yeats wrote his poem while staying in a

(a) tower
home
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(c) village

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 Seat No.:
AN-105
April-2022
B.A., Sem.-IV
General English
Text: Spectrum
English Medium)
[Max. Marks : 50
Time: 2 Hours)

Instructions:
two Sections. Section I and Section 1I
(1) This question paper contains
(2) It is compulsory to attempt both the sections.

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(3) Read the instructions given for both the sections carefully.
Clearly mention the questions you attempt.

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(4)
Section-I

Attempt Any Three of the following: l 42

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1. Answer briefly the following questions: (any four)
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(1) What are the author's thoughts on power of disagreement
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(2) What is the diffèrence between virtual and real world
social isolation ?
(3) What support is available to people suffering from
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(4) How did the man change the girl ?

(5) What whims did the man have?
author share with reader?
(6) What different visions of success does the
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2. Write short notes on :(any one)

(1) Describe the man's idea of life.
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(2) Different aspects of social isolation.

(3) Character ofthe author's mother.
4) The title Go Kiss the world'".

3. Answer briefly the following questions : (any four)

(1) Why does the horse shake the harness bells ?
(2) Why does the poet stop in the woods?
(3) What does the poet compare life to ?
(4) How does the poet use rain as an example ?
(5) How does the poet describe the pollen?
(6) Why would the poet come home in rage ?
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 Write short notes on : (any one)
(1) Significance of the title "Ecology
(2) Theme of the poem. "Life.
(3) The central idea of 'Stopping by the woods on a snowy Evening
(4) Message conveyed in poem "Ecology',
5. Change the voice of the following sentences:
(1) Ishita has drawn these pictures.
2) The gardener had watered the plants.
(3) The doctor is operating the
patient.
(4) I saw an accident yesterday.
(5) Rita was writing an email.
(6) Mexican food is loved by all.
(7) Rohit plays cricket
daily.

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(A) Join the following sentences using adverb
clause of time, contrast, or reason.
(1) He eans a small salary. He is
happy. (Though, because)
(2) I came home. The party ended.
(After, till)
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(3) He couldn't buy a new car. He didn't get a loan.
(When, because)
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(4) Do as the Romans do. You are in Rome.
(When, although)
(B) Identify noun, verb, adjective or adverb in the
given sentences.
(1) He speaks four languages fluently.
(2) It is hot in Ahmedabad.
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(3) Anju reached college very late.

7. Write a letter of condolence to your friend who lost his

father in a plane crash.
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OR
Write an email to Patterson Publishers,
Bangalore, to inquire about their catalogue of
college books and if you could buy books online.
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8. Match idioms or phrasal verbs in Column A with their

meaning in Column B
Column A Column B
(1) to wake up i) be loyal to someone or something
(2) to stand by (i) make a short visit somewhere
(3) to carry on (ii) begin to realize something
(4) to drop in (iv) continue a task or activity
(5) go into action (v) something definitely not a
possibility
(6) to cast off (vi) start doing something
(7) out of question (vii) get rid of something or someone
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 Section -II

Choose the correct answer : (any four) 08

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(1) The author's father was a
(A) local worker (B) government servant
(C) landowner (D) reporter
(2) can be an excellent resource for help.
(A) Virtual world (B) Social media

(C) Therapy (D) Advertisements

(3) Subscribers of have increased exponentially,

(A) newspapers (B) magazines

(D) social media
C) journals
In the new paradise, the man, _in the streets.
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(A) lounged (B) painted

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(C) begged (D) slept
(5) of the woods lives in the
The owner
(A) woods (B) village
(C)city
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(D) capital
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(6) What does light rain foretell?
(A) pleasant day (B) more rain

C) dry day (D) a storm

(7) Who suffers from migraine ?
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(A) father (B) mother

(C)poet (D) daughter

Who comes home in a rage ?
(8)
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(A) daughter (B) mother

(C) poet (D) father
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