2013
English
Subject Code: 221105
(Advance Reading and Writing)
Time: 4 hours Full marks: 80
Part–A
Reading-I
1x5=5
Read the paragraph and tag the following statements as TRUE, FALSE OR NOT GIVEN:-
Hummingbirds are very small and speedy species of birds. They can hover in the air by flapping their wings very rapidly. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Like bees, hummingbirds drink necter, a sweet liquid found inside flowers. Nectar is a poor nutrient, which supplies only carbohydrate. Therefore, hummingbirds prey on insects for protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
1. a. Hummingbirds catch and consume insects to balance their diet
b. Hummingbirds are as good as helicopters.
c. Only bees and hummingbirds are fond of nectar.
d. Hummingbirds cannot move backward.
e. If hummingbirds were bigger, they would prey on smaller species of birds.
Writing- I
(Answer any five questions)
Marks -- 5×1= 5
Answer any five questions:
f. Write a topic sentence to begin a paragraph on 'Causes of Environment Pollution".
g. Which transition marker would you use to introduce an example?
(i) as a result, (11') for instance, (iii) in addition
h. Which transition marker would you use to conclude a paragraph?
(i) Secondly, (ii) Moreover, (iii) To sum up
i. What is a thesis statement?
j. Mention the stages in the writing process.
k. What is the purpose of a memo?
l. What are the essential parts of a report?
Part–B
Marks- 20
Reading- II
3×4= 12
Read the text answer any three of the following questions (2-6):
It has long been debated whether we should continue to expand our general education. Many now say that it is time we paid a little more attention to technical education.
General education or liberal education aims at moral development where as technical education is job oriented. Liberal education teaches students to think critically, develop values, understand traditions, respect diverse cultures and opinions, and use knowledge for the edification of their society. Technical education, on the other hand, imparts theoretical and practical knowledge in some particular branch of applied science Technical knowledge equips a person with necessary skills to have an edge in today's world joblessness.
In our country, policymakers have constantly ignored technical education. The old policy of the British colonisers, which aimed at creating clerks, has so far been carried forward. This is why we are lagging behind in terms of technological skills, and we have to give away our own gasftelds to foreign companies. We have to buy our own natural resources from those companies who only help us extract these resources. They become owners by mere technological skills.
Expansion of liberal education has not helped our economic progress. We have produced graduates who lack necessary skills to find jobs. In many foreign countries, there is huge demand for skilled work force. If our people were technically skilled, we could export workers and earn huge remittance.
However, we cannot ignore liberal education in today's world of growing religious intolerance and moral degradation. General education and technical education, in fact, are complementary to each other. For complete development of the individual, it is important to maintain a balance between the two.
2. How can technical education help our country?
3. Does the writer sound critical of our policy makers? Why do you think so?
4. Why is general education important?
5. What is your stance regarding the debate? Give reasons.
6. What do the following words/phrases mean? Write in English:
Edification, have an edge, carry forward, complementary.
Writing- II
Marks 2×4= 8
Answer any two of the following questions (7-10) within four sentences:
7. Student politics (Audience: Higher Secondary students, purpose: To guide)
8. Dangers of Population Explosion (Audience: Slum dwellers, Purpose: To motivate)
9. Influence of TV on Children (Audience: Parents, Purpose: To inform and instruct)
Part–C
Marks- 50
Reading- III
Marks 2×10= 20
Read the following poem and answer any two of the questions given below (11-14):
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
10. Write a short summary of the poem.
11. Why does the speaker prefer not to be ‘somebody’?
12. Can you find any elements of satire in the poem? Who does the speaker satirise? Explain.
Writing- III
Marks 3×10= 30
Attempt any three of the following (15-19);
13. Amplify: "Every dark cloud has a silver lining"
14 Suppose you are a reporter of the Daily Star. Draft a report on unscrupulous use of preservatives in foodstuff.
15. Write a letter to a friend condoling his/her father's death.
16. Write an argumentative paragraph on Uses and abuses of Facebook.
17. Write an application to the Principal of your college for increasing facilities in your college hostel.
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