BA LLB 4th Semester Examination, May 2024
General English - IV
(BL-4001)
Section A
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 4 marks
General English - IV
(BL-4001)
Section A
Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 4 marks
1. Give antonyms of any four of the following words
(a) Tranquil
Ans: Disturbed
(b) Bold
Ans: timid
(c) Affable
Ans: Unfriendly
(d) Abundant
Ans: scarce
(e) Grumpy
Ans: cheerful
(f) Artificial
Ans: Natural
2. Give the meaning of any two sets of homonyms given below and use them in your own sentences:
(a) Wait : weight
Ans: Wait - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
3. Give synonyms of any four of the following words:
"I rang the bell and waited for the door to open"
Weight - a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
"Ramesh has gained lot of weight in the last few months."
(b) Route : root
Ans: Route - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
"We took the scenic route from Mumbai to Pune."
Root - the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and minerals that it sends to the rest of the plant.
"Tree roots can cause damage to buildings".
(c) Blue : Blew
Ans: Blue - of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
"After the rain, the sky is clear blue now."
Blew : move creating an air current.
"A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea"
(d) Paws : pause
Ans: Paws - an animal's foot having claws and pads.
"The paws of my kitten is so beautiful!"
Pause - interrupt action or speech briefly.
"She paused, at a loss for words."
(a) Compose
Ans: write or create
(b) Hale
Ans: Healthy
(c) Imagine
Ans: envisage
(d) Tough
Ans: durable, strong
(e) Level
Ans: quantity, extent
(f) Revival
Ans: Improvement, picking up
(a) Advise (noun)
Ans: Advise
(b) Bind (noun)
Ans: Binding
(c) Heat (adjective)
Ans: heated
(d) Bath (Verb)
Ans: bathed or bathing
(e) Cloth (Verb)
Ans: Clothed
(f) Clever (Adverb)
Ans: cleverly
5. Give the meaning of any four words given below:
(a) Conjecture
Ans: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
(b) Crafty
Ans: clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
(c) Dogma
Ans: something considered as an established opinion.
(d) Miser
Ans: a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
(e) Comprise
Ans: consist of; be made up of.
(f) Nauseating
Ans: causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.
Section B
Note: Attempt any two question. Each question carries 10 marks
6. Explain the following lines with reference to context, from the play prescribed in your course:
O, be thou down'd, inexecrable dog! And for my life let justice be accus'd. Thou almost wak'st me waver in my faith,
To hold opinion with Pythagoras
That souls of animals infuse themselves
Into the trunks of men, Thy currish spirit Govern'd a wolf who, haug's for human siaughter,
Even from the gallows did his fell soul fleet,
And, whilst thou layest in they with allowed dam,
Infus'd itself in thee .....
7. Write a paragraph, not exceeding 200 words on any one of the following topics:
(a) The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
(b) Gilded tombs do worms enfold
(c) All that glitters is not gold.
8. Add a prefix to the following words:
(a) Polite
Ans: Impolite
(b) Happy
Ans: Unhappy
(c) Biography
Ans: Autobiography
(d) Septic
Ans: Antiseptic
(e) Cook
Ans: over-cook
(f) Climax
Ans: Anti-climax
Section C
Note: Attempt any three question. Each question carries 20 marks
9. Write a note on Shakespeare as a play wright per excellence.
10. Give a character sketch of Portia as the heroine of Shakespeare's comedy 'The Merchant of Venice'.
11. This question has two parts. Each part is carrying 10 marks:
10. Give a character sketch of Portia as the heroine of Shakespeare's comedy 'The Merchant of Venice'.
11. This question has two parts. Each part is carrying 10 marks:
(A) Fill in suitable word in the blanks as instructed:
(a) We always like boys _______ speak the truth. (Pronoun)
Ans: who
(b) The _______ was very big. (Noun)
Ans: city
(c) ______ horse is a noble animal. (Article)
Ans: The
(d) ____ boys were seated on each bench. (Adjective)
Ans: Too many
(e) There is a cow _____ the field. (Preposition)
Ans: on
(B) Correct the following sentences:
(a) The sceneries here are very good.
Ans: The scenery here is very good.
(b) He gave me an advice.
Ans: He gave me a piece of advice.
(c) Gold and silver is precious metal.
Ans: Gold and silver are precious metal.
(d) Is your father and mother at home?
Ans: Are your father and mother at home?
(e) Bread and butter are his only food.
Ans: Bread and butter is his only food.
12. Precis writing
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