LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
BA/BSC/BCOM DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
II SEMESTER APRIL 2004
EL 2063 – ENGLISH THROUGH RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Date
: 01. 04.04
Duration : 9 – 12 noon
Max : 100 marks
Hours : 3 hrs
I. Choose the correct answer for each question or statement from the lesson Mr. Know - It- All and write only the
letter of the answer
(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
1. The narrator was sailing from
a) California to Yokohama
c) San Francisco to Yokohama
b) New York to San Francisco
d) San Francisco to New York
2. The Cabin had one berth only
a) True b) False
3. The narrator prepared to dislike Mr. Kaleda even before he knew him because
a) Kelada sat in his room well in advance
b) the narrator did not like Kelada’s dress
c) Kelada was very ugly
d) The narrator did not like the look of Kelada’s luggage.
4. Ramsay went on a flying visit to
a) San Francisco
b) New York
c) Yokohama
d) California
5. Mrs. Ramsay had been spending
a) one year at home
b) three months at home
c) four months at home
d) six months at house.
6. Ramsay was working in
a) Antartican Consular service
c) Australian Consular service
b) Armenian Consular service
d) Armenian Consular service
7. According to Mr. Kelada, the cost of Mrs. Ramsay’s necklace if it was bought in Fifth Avenue is
a) $ 1500
b) $ 3000
c) $ 10,000
d) $20,000
8. Ramsay and Kelada have agreed on a bet for
a) $100
b) $ 500
c) $ 200
d) $ 50
9. The pearls in the necklace are original
a) True
b) False
10. Mr. Kelada checked the pearls in the necklace with
a) his naked eyes
b) a powerful torch light
b) a chemical agent
c) a magnifying glass.
II Choose the right answer for each question or statement from the lesson The Day The Black Revolution Began and
write only the letter of the answer
(10 marks)
1.Rosa Parks is
a) an American,
b) a Black American,
2. Rosa Parks is working as
a) a teacher,
b) an officer,
c) a Black woman,
d) none of the above
c) a seamstress
d) a servant maid
3. Rosa Parks wanted to sit in the seat in the bus meant for the whites
a) to create problem,
b) as she was tired,
c) as she wanted to put an end to racial discrimination d) as it was Christmas season
-24. In the buses that ply in Montgomery
a) any one can sit in any seat,
c) some seats were reserved for the whites
b) some seats were reserved for ladies
d) Blacks should not sit in any seat
5. The Blacks in America generally obeyed
a) the rules of the transport system,
c) only when the co passengers objected
b) the rules only when the police interfered,
d) only when there is a crowd in the bus
6. On seeing a white man standing in the bus
a) Rosa Parks vacated her seat ,
c) the other blacks asked her to vacate,
b) the driver instructed her to vacate,
d) the white man asked her to vacate
7. The driver of the bus
a) was polite in asking Rosa Parks to vacate,
c) threatened to call the police,
b) ordered her to vacate the seat,
d) requested the help of the other passengers.
8. When the driver refused to ply the bus, the other passengers
a) supported Rosa Parks,
c) got down from the bus as they did not want to be involved ,
b) supported the driver,
d) were angry at Rosa Parks for the
inconvenience
9. When the police asked Rosa Parks to get up she asked ‘ Why do you push us around?’. Why did she say so?
a) because she was angry,
b) because she was sad,
c) the Blacks were oppressed for a long time,
d) because she wants to fight for equality
10. Rosa Parks behaviour in the bus
a) started a historic revolution,
c) changed the heart of the whites,
b) made her stay in a jail,
d) made her to celebrate Christmas happily.
III Choose the right answer for each question or statement from the lesson Building New India and write only the
letter of the answer.
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(10 marks)
1. The president’s address to the nation was delivered on
a) The eve of the republic day 2000
b) the eve of the independence day 2000
c) The eve of the republic day 2001
d)the eve of the independence day 2001
2. The word ‘Republic’ according to the president is
a) an extraordinary word
b)an ordinary word
c) not an ordinary word
d)a meaningful word
3.
The people of India are
a) higher than the constitution of India
c) equal to the constitution of India
b) lower than the constitution of India
d) none of these
4.
According to the President the growth in our economy is not uniform because of
a) low income
b)social inequalities
c)globalization d)violence
5.
The delivery of public services is very poor due to
a) corrupt politicians b) non-accountability c) non-commitment d) self-centeredness
6.
To ensure literacy it is essential
a) to organize a mass movement
c) to arrange public meetings
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b)to organize awareness campaigns
d) to meet the people individually
On the whole the president's speech calls for
a) building new India b) honest self-analysis c) promoting peace
d) alleviating poverty
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The president’s address refers to ‘Draupathi’ in order to highlight
a) the glorification of womanhood
b) the women empowerment
c) the atrocities against women
d) the weak nature of women
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Untouchability is nurtured by
a) high class people b)low class people
10. The whole speech is
a) an order
b) an appeal
c)caste system d ) religious fanatics
c) a request
d) a piece of advice
IV. Read the following passage related to Respect for Womanhood and answer the questions that follow:
Vellore, March 28. The Happiness did not last long for Mrs.Uma (28), president of the Koothadakuppam
village panchayat in Vaniyambadi taluk, who won the national award for the best panchayat in the country in 1999
and another award and a cash prize of Rs.2 lakhs from the Chief Minister Mr. M. Karunanidhi, during the
International Women’s Day celebrations this year.
Unable to bear harassment by her husband and in-laws, Mrs. Uma lodged a complaint with the all women
police station, Vellore, seeking action against them for demanding dowry. She complained that ever since she was
elected panchayat president, her husband had been tormenting her, asking her to misuse her office to earn money and
finance his business; otherwise, she must get a dowry of Rs.One lakh from her father and gave it to her husband, he
was interfering in her administration despite objections raised by her.
Mrs.Uma was sent out of her husband and thereafter, she lived with her brother at Thenral Nagar on Chitteri
Road here. He came to her brother’s house on March 20 and warned of her dire consequences if she did not part with
the prize money.
Acting on Mrs. Uma’s complaint, the inspector, Ms.Bommi Ahalya, registered cases against her husband and four
others. Raja, her husband was arrested on Tuesday and the judicial magistrate-1, Vellore, remanded him to 15 days
judicial custody.
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Why was Mrs. K. Uma awarded the prizes? (1 mark)
How many awards were given to her? (1 mark)
Write the name of the awards. (1 mark)
Why did she lodge a complaint with the all women police station? (1 mark)
Why did her husband demand money from her? (2 marks)
Why was she sent out of her house? (2 marks)
Write three sentences about the dowry system. (2 marks)
V. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
(5 x 2 = 10 marks)
From the farewell address of the former president K.R. Narayanan
He cautioned the citizens against “the poison of communalism” and warned that unless we discovered
our tradition of tolerance we would be jeopardizing “the coherence of this vast country as a united nation.”
Without mentioning ‘Hindutava’ or the recent communal violence in Gujarat, the President, in his
farewell address to the nation, clearly sought to advise the country against the policies and practices of a section of the
ruling establishment. He juxtaposed the citizens’ inherent goodness with the politicians’ preference for communal
idiom.
And, as the President sees it, it was the responsibility of “our social and political leaders to present the
people with such occasions, especially today when the poison of communalism has caused so much violence and
hatred in some parts of our country. We need the Hindus, who form the majority, to speak out in the traditional spirit
of the Hindu religion,”
He ended with an exhortation to the citizens to stand up for these values and traditions of tolerance:
“My parting appeal to you, dear citizens of this proud and tolerant Republic of India, is to guard our tradition of
tolerance, for, that is the soul of our culture and civilization, that is the spirit of our Constitution, and that is also the
secret of the successful working of our democracy and the secret of the coherence of this vast country as a united
nation.”
-4He cautioned that “the economic reforms through liberalisation and globalisation should not ignore
this weaker majority – the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, the women who toil day and night and make
life worth living in our homes.” As he had done for the last five years, Mr. Narayanan refused to be swept off his feet
by the razzle-dazzle of the “market magic”.
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Why does Mr.K.R.Narayanan consider communalism as poison?
On whose side Mr.Narayanan is? Citizens or politicians? Write out the sentence in defense of your answer.
What according to the speaker is the traditional spirit of Hindu religion?
How does he praise India?
What caution does he give to the policy of Globalization?
VI. Rewrite as directed:
(5 x 2 =10)
1. She said to herself,” Does the good opinion of people mean more to you than the lives of other
prisoners?”.(Into indirect speech).
2. Although food was very severely rationed, Mrs. Van Beuningen got all her friends and neighbours to eat a
little less and to save every scrap of food. (Start with ‘In spite of’)
3.
Nagar is prepared to perform his duty for which he needs positive signals from the government.(Start with
‘Being’)
4. Despite being a single black woman among whites, Rosa parks refused to get up.(Use ‘Yet’)
5. The researchers have found that the worriers like the insurance executive experience the phenomenon of the
“racing mind”. (Change into Passive Voice).
VII Answer the following as directed:
(5 marks)
1. In the lesson ‘ My brief Encounter with Hemingway’ When the girl asked the writer to check whether
Hemingway could join them for a drink. When the writer said that he would try, the girl said, ‘ I
was just kidding’. What is the meaning of ‘kidding’?
Choose the right answer from the choice given:
a) not serious, b) joking,
c) childish,
d) foolish
2.In the lesson ‘The Window’, the nurse said, ‘ The visually challenged patient wanted to encourage you’.
Write a paragraph in about 50 words using the word ‘encourage’ with the same meaning.
3. The driver in the lesson ‘The Adamant Driver Pushes Girl to Death’ is adamant.
What is the opposite of ‘adamant’?
4. In the lesson ‘Respect for Womanhood’, it is discussed that women are ‘humiliated’.
Explain in one sentence what is the meaning of ‘humiliated’.
5. In the lesson ‘The President’s Address’, K.R. Narayanan says, “One half of the society guzzles aerated
beverages”. Convert he underlined word into a simple (easy) word.
VIII. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 100 words each.
1. How did the Visually challenged man show his responsibility?
2. How was the major industrial dispute solved by students’ effort?
(2 x 5 = 10 marks)
IX Answer the following question:
1. Give five reasons for child labour. Give five suggestions for abolishing child labour.
2. Make us of the hints given below in an essay.
Poverty — school dropout — wage for children is low — orphans — can be controlled by force.
(5 marks)
(10 marks)
X What will be the role played by Women in politics of they are given equal opportunity to contest and to govern.
Write your answer in essay form in five paragraphs under the following topics.
(5 x 2 = 10 marks)
Paragraph 1: The status of women in society now
Paragraph 2: The status of women in politics now
Paragraph 3: The empowerment process(what to be done)
Paragraph 4: The redefined role
Paragraph 5: What will be the change in India?
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