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The document outlines the examination structure for the English for Commerce Part II course at Deva Matha College, including essay, short essay, short answer, objective type, and multiple choice questions. It focuses on themes from literature, particularly analyzing poems and the works of Sherlock Holmes. The exam is scheduled for January 2025 and has a total of 50 marks.

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Wa0022

The document outlines the examination structure for the English for Commerce Part II course at Deva Matha College, including essay, short essay, short answer, objective type, and multiple choice questions. It focuses on themes from literature, particularly analyzing poems and the works of Sherlock Holmes. The exam is scheduled for January 2025 and has a total of 50 marks.

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DEVA MATHA COLLEGE, KURAVILANGAD

B.COM TAXATION AND CO-OPERATION (SF)


SECOND SEMESTER- IN-SEM EXAMINATION JANUARY 2025

English for Commerce Part II

AEC

MG2AECENG102

TIME: 1.5 HOURS MAXIMUM: 50 MARKS

Essay Questions

Answer any one (1x15=15)

1. Discuss the significance of the poem’s title “Fear.” How does it relate to the central
theme of the poem? (CO2: Understand)

2. In “How Watson Learned the Trick,” Dr. Watson attempts to use Sherlock Holmes’
methods of deduction but ultimately fails. Discuss with examples from the text. (CO2:
Understand)

Short Essay Questions

Answer any 2 (2x5=10)

3. How does Holmes correct Watson’s assumption about his black coat and about the
envelope labelled “Barlow”? (CO2: Understand)

4. What assumption does Watson make about Holmes forgetting to shave and his interest in
the financial page of the newspaper? (CO2: Understand)

5. What does the act of the river entering the ocean symbolize in the context of life and
existence? (CO2: Understand)
6. Discuss the journey of the river as described in the poem and its symbolic meanings.
(CO2: Understand)

Short Answer Questions

Answer any 5 (5x2=10)

7. What observation does Watson first make about Holmes during breakfast? (CO1:
Remember)

8. What mistake does Watson make about the envelope with “Barlow” written on it? (CO1:
Remember)

9. Why does Holmes say he put on his black coat? (CO1: Remember)

10. According to Holmes, why was he looking at the newspaper? (CO1: Remember)

11. What does Holmes call Watson’s attempts at deduction? (CO1: Remember)

12. What does the river symbolize in the poem? (CO1: Remember)

13. How does the river feel about the ocean? (CO1: Remember)

14. In the poem, what does the river fear most? (CO1: Remember)

Objective Type Questions

Answer any 10 (10x1=10)

15. What observation does Watson first make about Holmes during breakfast? (CO1:
Remember)

a) Holmes has forgotten to shave

b) Holmes is reading the newspaper intently.

c) Holmes has a client named Barlow

d) Holmes is unusually tidy.

16. What mistake does Watson make about the envelope with “Barlow” written on it?
(CO1: Remember)

a) He thinks it is a client’s letter


b) He assumes it is a financial document

c) He believes it is a legal notice

d) He ignores it completely.

17. Why does Holmes say he put on his black coat? (CO1: Remember)

a) He is meeting a client

b) He has an appointment with his dentist

c) He is going to court

d) He is attending a funeral.

18. According to Holmes, why was he looking at the newspaper? (CO1: Remember)

a) To check stock prices

b) To read about a cricket match

c) To find news about a case

d) To read financial news.

19. What does Holmes call Watson’s attempts at deduction? (CO1: Remember)

a) Impressive but incomplete

b) Admirable but mistaken

c) Superficial and wrong

d) Clever and accurate.

20. What does the river symbolize in the poem? (CO1: Remember)

a) The passage of time

b) The journey of life

c) The cycle of nature

d) The power of love.

21. How does the river feel about the ocean? (CO1: Remember)

a) Fearful
b) Excited

c) Indifferent

d) Angry.

22. In the poem, what does the river fear most? (CO1: Remember)

a) The journey back to the mountains

b) Disappearing into the ocean

c) Getting lost in the forests

d) Crossing the villages.

23. According to the poem, what is impossible in existence? (CO1: Remember)

a) Moving forward

b) Going back

c) Reaching the ocean

d) Entering the forest.

24. Why must the river enter the ocean despite its fear? (CO1: Remember)

a) To end its journey

b) To avoid the mountains

c) To stop flowing

d) To overcome fear and become part of something larger.

Multiple Choice Questions

Answer all questions (1x5=5)

25. What observation does Watson first make about Holmes during breakfast? (CO1:
Remember)

a) Holmes has forgotten to shave

b) Holmes is reading the newspaper intently


c) Holmes has a client named Barlow

d) Holmes is unusually tidy.

26. What mistake does Watson make about the envelope with “Barlow” written on it?
(CO1: Remember)

a) He thinks it is a client’s letter

b) He assumes it is a financial document

c) He believes it is a legal notice

d) He ignores it completely.

27. Why does Holmes say he put on his black coat? (CO1: Remember)

a) He is meeting a client

b) He has an appointment with his dentist

c) He is going to court

d) He is attending a funeral.

28. According to Holmes, why was he looking at the newspaper? (CO1: Remember)

a) To check stock prices

b) To read about a cricket match

c) To find news about a case

d) To read financial news.

29. What does Holmes call Watson’s attempts at deduction? (CO1: Remember)

a) Impressive but incomplete

b) Admirable but mistaken


c) Superficial and wrong

d) Clever and accurate.

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