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Posted Date: 10 Oct 2009 Posted By: shailesh kumar panday Member Level: Bronze
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2007 Karnataka University March 2007 - English Question paper
Subject : First Language — ENGLISH
Date : 21. 03. 2007
Max. Marks : 125
PART – A
Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the most
appropriate alternative and write it in the space provided below each question.
50 ??1 = 50
1. The grown-ups call the making of beautiful things as a sign of
(A) Civilization (B) Science
(C) Philosophy (D) Political Justice.
2. Lot of things are necessary for free thinking such as
(A) going in cars (B) security, leisure and society
(C) keeping the rules (D) living in grandeur and luxury.
3. My spirit laughed within me. Here ‘me’ refers to
(A) Jamaican (B) the father of the boys
(C) the brown woman (D) the author.
4. The road on either side is flanked by
(A) yellow roofed bungalows (B) garden roofed bungalows
(C) red and green roofed bungalows (D) roofed bungalows.
5. The two little boys were dressed alike in
(A) blue and khaki pants (B) blue shirts and khaki pants
(C) khaki pants and white shirts (D) khaki and blue.
6. One must have social liberties
(A) to maintain social order
(B) so that private liberties must be curtailed
(C) to interfere in another’s ways
(D) so that everybody must follow the rules.
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7. In the midst of an earthquake one can enjoy reading a book on
(A) Don Quixote (B) Tristram Shandy
(C) Blue book (D) Tristram Shandy or Treasure Island.
8. Sudha Chandran staged a historic comeback on
(A) January 26, 1985 (B) January 28, 1984
(C) October 27, 1982 (D) January 28, 1894.
9. A card saying ‘Congratulation, you have made it !’ was given by
(A) her father (B) Washington audience
(C) a young girl (D) her guru.
10. Sudha was a promising dancer with more than
(A) 70 performances (B) 80 performances
(C) 25 performances (D) 17 performances.
11. What is the nickname for the lesson ‘Operation Indian Ocean’ ?
(A) The Operation Indian Ocean
(B) The Indian Ocean Adventure
(C) The Operation Snakes and Sharks
(D) Ocean Operations.
12. Mihir Sen’s message to the youth is
(A) seeds of achievement lies in human mind
(B) challenging the weather
(C) to believe and persevere
(D) to endure.
13. The original title of “The Long Exile” is
(A) God waits and sees the Truth
(B) God watches and waits
(C) The Truth is watched by God
(D) God sees the Truth but waits.
14. Who is the world renowned Russian writer ?
(A) Chevok (B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) George Gardiner (D) Bertolt Brecht.
15. The prisoners lovingly called Aksionov as
(A) Grandfather (B) ‘Grandfather’ and ‘The Saint’
(C) Rich merchant (D) Great grandfather.
16. In “Further progress in civilization” the real intention of the author is to
(A) study the progress in hair dressing
(B) comment on over-specialization
(C) make us laugh
(D) study about progress.
17. The consultant waived the question of the fees because
(A) he was not interested in money
(B) collection of fees was done at a different specialised counter
(C) he didn’t want to scare the man away
(D) he was a generous man.
18. “Brother don’t stand here, dumb and hesitant.” This is said by
(A) The king of Kushasthali (B) Balaram
(C) Krishna (D) Uddhava.
19. “The Warrior Princess” is a story of
(A) son’s unswerving devotion to his parents
(B) daughter’s unswerving devotion for her father
(C) the princess’ devotion to Balaram
(D) Revati’s devotion to Sandipani.
20. The sea port carrying on a flourishing maritime trade is
(A) Sipra (B) Tirtha
(C) Kushasthali (D) Prabhasa.
21. “The Hour of Truth” is written by
(A) A. G. Gardiner (B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Percival Wilde (D) Butler Leacock.
22. Who was Marshall in the lesson “The Hour of Truth” ?
(A) The President of the Third National
(B) The President of Cricket Association
(C) The President of America
(D) The President of the Fourth National.
23. The poet in the poem ‘Anikethana’ speaks of the ideals which make one
(A) enter into spiritual bondage
(B) happy and attain spiritual upliftment
(C) philosophical
(D) free from material world.
24. William Wordsworth is hailed as
(A) the lake poet (B) metaphysical poet
(C) the high priest of nature (D) the romantic poet.
25. But that enormous barrier binds it fast. Here the italicized words refer to
(A) green mountains (B) rocky mountains
(C) precipice mountains (D) rocks and stones.
26. Sohrab showed Rustum the sign of
(A) a giraffe on his arm (B) an imaginary animal
(C) a lion’s body (D) a griffin.
27. “The Autumn” is a beautiful season of fruitfulness of
(A) fume of poppies (B) songs of birds
(C) mists and mellows (D) bosom friends.
28. Clouds bloom in the soft-dying day. Here the italicized words refer to
(A) the setting sun (B) the sun
(C) the day is dying (D) the day is soft and dying.
29. “I know the lie of the land,” suggests that
(A) the tiger king knew the natural features of the enemy’s territory
(B) the tiger king knew that the people of the land were liars
(C) the tiger king had a clear picture of the situation
(D) the tiger king knew where the land lay.
30. The tiger king was back with
(A) a green patch on his eye
(B) a blue patch on his eye
(C) a black patch on his eye
(D) a black and blue patch on his eye.
31. According to Emily Dickinson death is
(A) cruel (B) unjust
(C) inevitable (D) leveller.
32. We passed the setting sun. The italicized words ‘setting sun’ symbolise
(A) God’s creation (B) the setting of the sun
(C) the old age (D) the last stage of man.
33. The narrator of the poem “The Crutches” was cured by
(A) a great physician (B) lovely crutches
(C) nothing more than laughter (D) his laziness.
34. When God says “So both should losers be,” He means that
(A) man will lose both God and His gifts
(B) both man and God will lose each other
(C) God will lose both man and his gifts
(D) man will lose the gifts of God.
35. The policeman is the symbol not ……… tyranny but ………… liberty.
The prepositions to be filled in are
(A) of, with (B) of, of
(C) without, off (D) with, from.
36. Give me ……………… one rupee note ( insert the article ).
(A) an (B) the
(C) a (D) some.
37. The poor boy tried to answer ………… could hardly utter a word.
The suitable conjunction is
(A) and (B) yet
(C) but (D) either.
38. all right said the patient ill have a specialist
This can be written with punctuation marks as
(A) ‘All right,’ said the patient, ‘I’ll have a specialist.’
(B) All right said the patient I will have a specialist.
(C) ‘All right !’ said the patient. ‘I will have a specialist.’
(D) All right, said the patient. I’ll have specialist.
39. Solve this sum.
The passive form of the sentence is
(A) This sum was solved (B) Let this sum be solved by you
(C) This sum had been solved by you (D) This sum was solved by them.
40. The child fell into a deep well.
Name the italicized word’s part of speech.
(A) Verb (B) Adjective
(C) Adverb (D) Noun.
41. The cellphones are costly,
The appropriate question tag is
(A) they are ? (B) aren’t they ?
(C) are they ? (D) is not it ?
42. If it rains ……………… .
Complete the sentence with appropriate answer.
(A) I might not come (B) I would come
(C) I will not come (D) I would not come.
43. They ……………… sleeping when the thief ………………… the bedroom.
The correct tense forms of the verbs are
(A) was, enter (B) to be, entered
(C) were, entered (D) had been, enter.
44. To get into rows.
The correct meaning for this idiom is
(A) to engage in a noisy or violent argument
(B) to engage oneself in conversation
(C) to engage in a work
(D) to arrange students to get into rows.
45. The barbarism of mankind has taken several years to reach the present stage.
Write the antonym for the italicized word :
(A) Specialization (B) Civilization
(C) Realization (D) Materialization.
46. There are four pairs of rhyming words.
Choose the incorrect pair.
(A) patter — clatter (B) clink — think
(C) sizzle — jingle (D) rumble — fumble.
47. His voice rose like a gale.
Identify the figure of speech for the above sentence.
(A) alliteration (B) personification
(C) simile (D) metaphor.
48. Give the noun form of the verb ‘Confuse’.
(A) Confusingly (B) Confused
(C) Confusedly (D) Confusion.
49. Horne Tooke, met a person who behaved in a very proud way.
Give one word for the italicized words.
(A) Pompous (B) Swaggering
(C) Swagger (D) Shuffled.
50. To get opposite of the word ‘comfort’, the prefix to be used is
(A) un (B) dis
(C) mis (D) non.
PART – B
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : 13 ??2 = 26
51. How did the Romans make themselves sick ?
52. Why did the white man feel surprised at the narrator’s outburst ? Eventually he
smiled. Why ?
53. How did Sudha explain each item of Bharatanatyam ? For what was she appreciated by the audience ?
54. Which are the two incidents that caused greater sorrow to Aksionov ?
55. Why did the work around the ear require another specialist ?
56. “King Revata’s lot was tragic.” What was it according to the Guru ?
57. When Baldwin refused the money Gresham was not surprised. What light does it
throw on the relationship between the two ?
58. How do the forms and our names bind in the poem ‘Anikethana’ ?
59. Whose skeleton did the Shepherd see ? How did the man meet his end ?
60. In whose army did Sohrab grow up ? When did he know that he was fighting with the Persian Champion ?
61. In the poem “To Autumn”, how does Keats describe the music ?
62. How did the sheep dog deal with the confident tigers ?
63. What does the carriage stand for in Emily Dickinson’s poem ? What places did it pass by ?
Explain the following with reference to the context : 3 ??3 = 9
64. Thinking new thoughts is a sign of being civilized.
65. “For Christ’s sake, forgive me, wretch that I am !”
66. “I walk worse for some hours after.”
Quote from memory : 4
67. He replied : that’s not surprising.
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………… across the floor !
OR
For if I should ( said He )
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
So both should losers be.
Answer the following in about ten sentences each : 3 ??4 = 12
68. When does our personal liberty get qualified by the liberty of others ?
OR
What according to Mihir Sen was the crowning hour of his life ?
69. How did the patient go through the process of shaving ?
70. Write a summary of the poem “Encroachment”.
Rewrite as directed : 3 ??2 = 6
Write the other two forms of the sentence :
71. He was absent because of illness.
( The other two forms are Complex and Compound )
a) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Change into other degrees of comparison :
72. Wordsworth was one of the greatest English poet.
a) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Change into Indirect Speech :
73. “Why did you come to my cell ?” said Aksionov angrily.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
One day Sardar Patel was arguing a case before the judge with utmost concentration. He was still on his feet. When an urgent telegram was handed over to him, he glanced at the contents, folded it and put it in his pocket. It was only when he
concluded his argument and sat down that those who were near him learnt about the
content of the telegram. It said, his wife was dead.
Questions :
74. What was Sardar Patel doing when he received the telegram ? What was the content of the telegram ? 2
75. What does this incident show about Sardar Patel ? 2
76. Assume that you are Suresh / Swetha. Write a letter to Reema / Ravi telling her /
him how you celebrated your grandfather’s 70th birthday. 5
OR
Write a letter to the Health Officer of your ward complaining against insanitary
conditions of the colony you live in.
77. Write an essay in about a page on any one of the following : 5
a) The Problems of Dowry System
b) Importance of National Integration
c) The role of a Newspaper.
78. Develop a readable story from the given outline : 4
A King distressed — his people lazy — to teach them a lesson he had a big stone put
in the middle of the road one night. Next day merchants passed and went around it
— an officer driving did the same — a young soldier came riding did the same — all
cursed the stone and blamed the government for not removing it — the King had the
stone removed — under it was an iron box marked “For the man who moves away the
stone”. — inside a purse full of money — people were ashamed
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