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BSc Semester I
BSEN131-Communicative English
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Time: 3 Hrs
MM: 80
Note:
1. All questions are compulsory.
SECTION A
Read the following passage and answer the question given below
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We who live in the present day world, are proud to call ourselves
civilized. It is because we live and dress better than our forefathers.
Of course, we have the advantages of the inventions of science
which our ancestors had never known. But let us search our hearts
and ask ourselves, "Has science solved all our problems"? Frankly
speaking the anser is "No". In fact, science has added to our worries
perhaps, now we can kill more easily and swiftly then ever before.
And then we have not given up the old habit of fighting. That is why
we have wars after a decade or two. If we wish to be really civilized,
let us learn to live in peace. Let us achieve brotherhood of man.
i. Why do we call ourselves civilized?
ii. What advantage do we have over our forefathers?
iii How has science added to our worries?
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iv How can we become truely civilized?
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Which old habit have we not given up?
SECTION B
Read the passage and answer the following questions:Snakes have learnt, from centuries of experience that there is no
profit in trying to attack a human being. A rat or a small animal
bitten by a snake has no chance to hit back before it dies. But the
size of a human being is such that the poison entering his body may
take several hours to have an effect long before the man is dead. He
has killed the snake and started to look for a cure. In most cases, the
poison is not enough to kill a healthy adult at all, and would
certainly not provide the snake with a meal.
It should be said in favour of snakes that they help to keep the rat
population in check. While snakes will accept a frog if it is offered
to them, theyare particularly fend of mice and rats, which they hunt
with determination.
What have snakes learnt from centuries of experience?
Why can't snake kill a healthy adult in most cases?
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What can be said in favour of snakes?
Which of the following statements are true or false?
a. Snakes prefer to attack big animals as they can provide more
food for them.
b. Any poisonous snake can kill a human being.
c. Snakes hunt frogs with determinations.
d. A rat cannot hit back a sanke.
SECTION C
Fill in the blanks with correct modals
i Any One _______ make mistakes (Possibility)
i He _______ read four languages (Ability)
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i You _______ trouble about my comfort (lack of necessity)
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i We _______ play our taxes regularly (Duty)
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v You _______ study hard (Compulsion)
Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb:i Five and firve _______ (make) then
i They had left before he _______ (Come)
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i She _______ (go) to Agra yesterday
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i Steppens _______ (invent) the steam engine.
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v The boy _______ (live) ere for then years
Correct the following sentences:i Vedas are the holy books.
i A European works in my office.
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i How many sheep are grazing there?
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i He did steal my books?
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v She is living with me since childhood.
Do as directed
Profit
(Write Synonym)
Wealthy
(Write Synonym)
Attack
(Write Antonym)
Accept
(Write Antonym)
Legible
(Add Prefix)
Honest
(Add Prefix)
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Automatic
Mature
Accept
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(Add Suffix)
(Add Suffix)
(Add Prefix)
(Add Antonym)
SECTION D
Write an application to the principal of you college , requesting him
for more reference books to be purchased in the library.
OR
Write a letter to your brother telling him about the importance of
games in life.
Write a report on the launching of a computer lab in your college.
OR
You are from the Indian Express. The international book week has
been celebrated in India on the ground of Pragati Maidan. Write a
brief report.
Write a paragraph on any one of the following
 Morning walk
 Female Focticide
 If I were a millionaire
Make a prices of the following passage and also give a suitable
subtitle. Speech is great blessing, but it can also be a great curse, for
while it helps us to make out intension and desires known to your
follows, it can also if we use it carelessly, make our attitude
complety misunderstood. A slip of the tongue the use of an unusal or
an ambiguous word may soon create an enemy we had hoped to win
a friend.
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