AECC -3 First Semester B.A/B.Sc/B.Com/B.B.A/B.H.M/B.C.A./B.Sc. (FAD) Degree ‘Examination, February/March 2023 (NEP) ADDITIONAL ENGLISH ~ 1 (L1) Time : 2% Hours Max. Marks : 60 Instructions : 1) Answer all the questions. 2) Write the correct question numbers. ‘SECTION ~A |. a) Answer any five questions in one or two sentences each (Sx2=10) 1) Why did the peasant scold his wife in ‘mp and the Crust’? 2) ________ accompanied Kall in the hospital in “Sweets for Angels"? 3) Who does Pip think the second convict is in ‘Great Expectations’? 4) What is Mr. Balfour's habit ? 5) How does the speaker’s mood change in the lines 9-14 of the sonnet ? 6) The grandfather's work is compared to a Spider webbed fly. True/False 7) Who sat before Robert lynd while he was on the top of a London Bus ? ») Answer any four questions in about a page each (45-20) 1) What advice did the Imp in the guise of the pilgrim give the peasant ? 2) Write a note on Kali’s admiration for children. 3) Why does Pip feel temified looking at the escaped convict in ‘Great Expectations’? 4) Describe the view seen through a bus window as grasped by the litle gir 5) Explain how the writer comes to know that he was in conflict with a habit ? 6) How did the adults ‘seer’ to the poet when he was a child ? 7) What does the poet discover about his mind in ‘Childhood? 8) Write a note on the description of nature in the poem ‘Grandfather's Holiday. pro.AECC -3 2 (EA ©) Answer any one question in about two pages each (110210) 1) How can you cultivate habits ? How can we come out of the problems ‘of ourhabits ? 2) Childhood is a significant aspect of one's life. Explain. 3) What isthe significance of love in the Sonnet ‘A Consolation’? SECTION-B. I. a) Correct the errors in the following set of sentences (6x2=10) 1) 1) Gymnastics are an Olympic sport. iy Either the King or the Princes is leading the army in battle today. 2) i) Never underestimate an inteligence of a child i) tis a easy task to convince him to join us. 3) 1) They wil finish painting the house in Monday {i) I met her in this afternoon. 4) 1) The eatery is serving lunch to office goers for ten years now. |i) There is undoubtedly a element of mystery about the house. '5) i) Nobody know what | have been through in the last few days. jl) Much water have flown under the bridge. ) Read the following passage and answer the questions below : The culture of nuclear families is in fashion. Parents are often heard complaining about the difficulties in bringing up chiidren these days. Too ‘much of freedom in demand, too much independence; overnight partes; extravagance in spending pocket money; no time for studies and family all this is @ common cry of such families. Aren't parents, themselves, responsible for this pitiful state 7 The basic nead of a growing youth is the family, love, attention and bonding along with moral values. One should ‘not forget that ‘charity begins at home’. Independence and individuality both need to be respected, in order to ‘maintain the sanctity of family. Children, today are to be handled with tact in order to bridge the ever widening generation gap. Only the reasonable demands need to be fullled, as there are too many expenses to be met land too many social obligations to be taken care of by the parents. OurUT 2 AECC -3 forefathers lived happily in joint families. Children loved to live with their cousins, leamt to adjust within means. There was perfect harmony between the generations. There never existed the concept of old-age homes. There was deep respect for the family elders and love, care and concem for the ‘youngsters. Even the minor family differences were solved amicably. 1) Read the meanings below, find one word from the passage to replace the description (8x1=3) ') Lack of restriction in spending money or using resources. li) Holiness of lf. )) Ina friendly and peaceful manner. 2) Use each of the following words from the passage in sentences of your ‘own. (2x1=2) ') Charity, ji) Freedom. ©) Prepare two suitable captions to eradicate corruption. (2¥x2=5) oR Prepare one slogan for each ') Ban plastic fi) Save water.