Ba Bcom 1 Sem English Fine Tune Your English 22105910 Mar 2022

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 3

QP CODE: 22105910  

Reg No : .....................

    22105910
Name : .....................

B.A/B.COM DEGREE (CBCS) PRIVATE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2022


First Semester
FOR ALL B.A & B.COM PROGRAMMES
COMMON COURSE I - EN1CCT01 - ENGLISH - FINE - TUNE YOUR ENGLISH
2017 ADMISSION ONWARDS
6E719BE4
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
Instructions:This question paper contains two sections.Answer Section I questions in the answer
book provided. Section II Internal Examination questions must be answered in the question paper
itself.Follow the detailed instructions given under Section II.
Section I
Part A
Answer any ten questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.
 

1. A.The singing of birds delights us.(Identify the subject) B. No man can serve two
masters.(Identify the predicate)

2. A. Aslam or his friends _____ coming to help us tomorrow. B. The students or the
teacher______ in the playground. (Use the appropriate verb)

3. A.Do you want a cheese? B. Do you like cup of coffee? (Correct the sentences)

4. A . Some boys were helping the wounded man.B.He will finish the work in a
fortnight.(Turnthe sentences into passive voice)

5. A. He pulled the string tight. B.She is a nice girl. (Identify the kind of adjective)

6.   Write two sentences using personal pronoun.

7. A. The work must be finished_____________the end of the week. B. They ceased to


work_______ sunset. (Supply the appropriate preposition)

8.   Explain the difference between the following expressions. pass out; stand out

9.   Convert the following verbs into nouns by the process of affixation. A. examine. B. govern

10.   Give the meaning of the following expressions. A. to smell a rat. B. to cut the cackle

11. A. He is coming too. B. I saw him somewhere. ( Negate the sentences)

Page 1/3 Turn Over


12. A. We don’t watch much TV,_________? B.She doesn’t cook very often,_____________?
( Add question tag)
(10×2=20)
Part B
Answer any six questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
 

13.   Fill in the blanks using appropriate phrases. 1. Draw a picture________________. 2. He


refused ___________ 3. ____________ is a good maxim. 4.A bird ___________ is worth
two in the bush. 5. She wore a necklace _____________.

14.   Complete the following sentences by adding suitable noun clauses. 1. I cannot
understand______________. 2. Do you know_____________ 3. Please show
me________________4. Pay careful attention to ___________ 5. Do you deny
________________?

15.   Choose the correct form of the given verbs. 1. The plane (arrive/will arrive) at 3.30 AM.
2.When I get home, my dog (sits/will be sitting) at the gate waiting for me. 3. I (see/will be
seeing) you one of these days. 4. Please come after an hour, I (shall write/shall have
written) my exercise by then. 5. Perhaps we (visit/will visit) Mahabaleshwar next month.

16.   Choose the suitable auxiliary for each pair. 1. You _______ improve your spelling. 2. We
________ love our neighbours. (must, ought to) 3. I don't ____________ mention him. 4.
One __________be careful.( dare, needs to)

17.   Identify the adverbs in the given sentences. 1. She listened intensely to the audience
response. 2. He sang delightfully at the consert. 3. They were vey kind to us. 4. He
certainly went wrong. 5. Govind reads clearly.

18.   How are indefinite articles different from the definite article?

19.   Bring out the difference between given the pairs by using them in meaningful sentences.
1. back up, back out 2. look up, look up to 3. drop in, drop out 4. turn up, turn over 5. eat
away, eat out.

20.   Change the following interrogative sentences into assertive form. 1. Is that the way a
gentleman should behave? 2. What though we happen to be late? 3.Was he not a villain
to do such a thing? 4. Why waste time reading trash? 5. Shall I ever forget those happy
days?

21.   Frame five exclamatory questions.


(6×5=30)
Part C
Answer any two questions.
Each question carries 15 marks.

Page 2/3
 

22.   The New India Express with it's head office at Chennai has advertised for the post of Sub-
Editors. Apply for the job along with a resume.

23.   A.You are the General Secretary of your College Union. Frame a conversation between
you and the Principal of your college about conducting a concert on your College Day. B.
Wrtie a short welcome speech to be delivered on the occasion of the College Day.

24.   Evaluate how natural calamities affect human sustenance, in the light of recent Kerala
Flood.

25.   A. Write a letter to a friend explaining the rules of your favourite game, assuming that he
knows nothing about the game. B. Write a short essay on impacts of Global Warming.
(2×15=30)

Page 3/3

You might also like