BA LLB 1st Semester Examination, Dec 2020
General English - I
(BL - 1001/BL-101)
Section A
Very Short Answer Question
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 4 marks
1. Rewrite the following sentences as directed. Meaning should not change.
(a) He is too slow to win the race (Into negative sentence).
(b) You will go to that place (Into interrogative sentence)
(c) Is honesty not the best policy? (Into assertive sentence)
(d) It is very sad that he died very young. (Into Exclamatory sentence)
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
(a) Beware ____ dogs lest you should be eaten.
(b) My advocate can not cope _____ heavy court work.
(c) He is good _____ Mathematics.
(d) This road is prone ______ accidents.
3. Change the narration of the following sentences:
(a) Neha said, "I like basketball".
(b) Hari says, "My book is new".
(c) He said that two and two make four.
(d) She asked me what my name was.
4. Change the voice of the following:
(a) She has made a mistake.
(b) The boys called him.
(c) The match is being watched by the principal.
(d) Usha is helped by Garima.
5. Correct the following sentences:
(a) I am gald that the news are good.
(b) Each of these apples are rotten.
(c) She is feeling sickly.
(d) He jumped in the well.
Section B
Short Answer Question
Note: Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 10
marks.
6. Complete the following sentences by using the correct question tags
(a) It is nice today, ______________ ?
(b) I shouldn't laugh, ______________ ?
(c) None of us have gone there, ______________ ?
(d) Something will be good, ______________ ?
(e) It is a big garden, ______________ ?
(f) We can sit on the grass, ______________ ?
(g) Your horse didn't win, ______________ ?
(h) This coat looks nice, ______________ ?
(i) He was angry, ______________ ?
(j) He had met you before, ______________ ?
7. Punctuate the following paragraph
David copperfield was born on a cold winter night his father had died six months before his birth his fathers aunt hoped that a baby girl would be born to his nephews widow she hate boys so when her doctor told her it is a boy she was very angry she immediately left the room never to return again.
8. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below
Man does not live for himself alone. He lives for the good of others as well as of himself. Everyone has duties to perform, the richest as well as the poorest. To some life is pleasant, to others suffering, but the best man do not live for self enjoyment, or even for fame. The strongest motive powers is hopeful and useful work in every good cause. To do our duty in the world towers God and towards man consistently and steadily, requires the cultivation of all the the faculties which God has given us. The sphere of duty is infinite. It exists in every station of life. We have it not in our choice to be rich or poor, to be happy or unhappy, but it becomes us to do the duty that everywhere surrounds us. Obedience to duty at all cost and risks is the true essence of life.
Questions
(a) How can we do our duty towards God and man?
(b) which is the true essence of life?
(c) explain the underlined portion.
(d) Write down the substance of the passage.
Section C
Detailed Answer Question
Note: Attempt any three questions. Each question carries 20
marks
9. Translate the following passage into Hindi:
Man is the architect of his own fate. If he makes proper division of his time and does his work accordingly, he is sure to improve and prosper in life; but if he does otherwise, he is sure to repent when it is too late and he will have to live a miserable life. To kill time is to commit a criminal offence, for our life is nothing but the some total of hours, days and years. Youth is the golden period of life. If we lose the morning hours of life, we shall have to repent afterwards. Carlyle called this period, "The seed period of life". If we sow a good seed, we shall reap a good harvest, when we grow up.
10. Translate the following passage into English:
11. Write a report of about 300 words for your college magazine describing the annual fest held in your college.
12. Write down your very effective resume that can get you to an interview for a job.
13. Write a letter to the editor of any newspaper about the insanitary condition of your locality.
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