Model Question
Curriculum Development Center (CDC)
Bachelor’s New Course Compulsory
English Syllabus 2009
Final question are designed to
facilitate students to display their knowledge, analytical skill and competence
in English based on the texts/ reading resources prescribed for Bachelor level.
Both the texts Flax-Golden Tales (2009) and Reason to Write (2006) emphasize
on interdisciplinary approach to learning English and require students to
develop fine flair for academic writing. Therefore, the final exam questions
will seek to test the student’s understanding of the text and ability to
respond to the ideas, issues, topics and debates raised in the texts, and make
individual responses to real life issues or hypothetical situations illustrated
in the reading extracts.
The prescribed English texts contain
the exercise, varieties of discussion, reflection and response questions on
ideas, historical, social and cultural conditions, theoretical choices,
language style, vocabulary and structure. All the questions/ discussion points’
language activities given in the textbook, exercise and integral part of the
final exam questions. Of course not every exam paper will feature all
possible questions types: a three-hour exam session can feature only a few
question type. The varieties of question types will still be based on the
number of questions types discussed, illustrated and practiced reputedly in the
course of reading teaching of text.
The model question given here is one
illustration of many possible questions types. It is not meant to be the only
question type that will be repeated year after year. The following presentation
gives a quick glace of some of the question types and mark distribution.
Bachelor level Compulsory English
B.A./B.B.S.
Full Marks: 100
Pass mark: 35
Marks Division
Flax-Golden Tables: 50
Reason to Write: 50
Mark distribution for Flax-Golden
Tales:
Type 1: Short answer question/ summary responses. (One
word/ one sentence/ one paragraph answer) 5
Type 2: Grammar, Vocabulary, Editing, Punctuation etc. 5
Type 3: Applying four level of meaning to
any text. 15
Type 4: Responding to the text. 15
*finding out the main argument;
retelling the story: identifying perspectives; expressing personal choices/
preferences; understanding diverse cultural, social, historical conditions,
awareness of contemporary issues such as environmental protection, migration,
biodiversity, social inclusion, growing up in a multicultural world, examining
values, ideas, cultures, etc.
* comparing ideas, developing
relationship in two or more different pieces from the same unit
(intra-unit-relationship) or comparing ideas, developing relationship in two or
more different pieces from different units (inter-unit-relationship)
Type 5: Writing personal response to the
issues raised I the texts in relations to Nepal. 10
Mark distribution for Reason to
write:
Type 6: Kinds of Writings: Summary and
Response, descriptive essay, classification essay, advantages and disadvantages
essay, cause-and-effect essay, comparison-and-contrast essay, literary analysis
essay, argumentative essay. 15
i.
Essay
will be asked about relevant and contemporary issues raised in the books.
ii.
There
may be questions on relevant issues from outside the texts.
Type 7: Word search: Vocabulary, definition,
word game form textbook exercises. 5
Type 8: Applying writing techniques: define/
write-introduction, body paragraph, prewriting, editing a text, revision. 5
Type 9: writing Personal Essay 15
A 250-300 words essay on the topic
from the text.
Type 10: Questions drawn from additional
writing activities appended at the end of each unit. 10
MODEL QUESTION SET - 'A'
Sub: Compulsory English B.A./
B.B.S. First year
F.M. 100
Time: 3 hours P.M.
35
Students are required to
answer the question in their own words as far practicable. The figures on the
margin indicate full mark.
Attempt all the question.
1. Why is advanced
educational degree always not an indicator of intelligence? (What is
Intelligence, Anyway?) 5
Or
Summarize the plot to "Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy Evening".
2. Circle the correct choice
in the following. 5
a.
You/ them was/
were great.
b.
You is/ are going
too fast.
c.
This story/
stories are/ is for the birds.
d.
These/ this chair
were/ was for the chief guest.
e.
Them/ these
thieves are/ is heartless.
3. Apply the four levels of
meanings to "A 1996 Commencement Speech" given by Salman
Rushdie. OR 15
Discuss whether the arranged
marriages are the decline among the educated professional classes of India on
the basis of Serena Nanda's research essay.
4. Why do you think
Cabuliwallah and Elaine were treated as "perpetual outsiders"? What
are the similarities and differences in their situations? 15
5. Write an essay about the
benefits of higher education for you personally and how it would positively
contribute to your society. (You may refer to ideas presented in "Why Go
to university?") 10
6. What are the essential
features of the body of an essay? What is SAFER that contributes to the
well-formed body of an essay? Prepare a response citing examples from any of
the extracts from the text. 15
7. Circle possible synonyms
in each line for each initial words: 5
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
|
put off
fantasize
reckless
materialistic
strain
|
avoid
dream
strict
greed
injure
|
delay
imagine
careless
worldly
harm
|
postpone
remember
irresponsible
spiritual
differentiate
|
8. Write a paragraph on: 5
Who was your best friend
when you were young? What kinds of things did you enjoy doing together? Did you
ever go to the river/ pound for swimming?
9. Write an essay reviewing
a book you have recently read or a movie you have watched. Apply the basic
five-paragraph rule of essay writing with introduction, body of the essay and
conclusion. 15
10. What should an employee
do if he knows that his boss is doing something illegal? Should he "blow
the whistle" on his boss and risk losing his job, or should he keep it to
himself and endanger the company or the public? Write an essay that discusses
the moral aspects of each decision. 10
Solutions of Model
Question set 'A'
1. Why is advanced
educational degree always not an indicator of intelligence? (What is
Intelligence anyway?)
In simple meaning intelligence
is the ability or capacity to do the given work skillfully or successfully. it
is the caliber of a person to solve the problem easily. In case of
intelligence, educational degree doesn't become all in all as the write Issac
Asimov has pointed out in the essay "What is Intelligence Anyway?"
It is relative thing not absolute concept.
Intelligence is more related tote capacity than education and post. Sometimes
maturity, experiences and day-to-day exercise an uneducated person can be more
intelligent than educated one in some cases. We can cite the example referring
to the event happened with writer itself. While the writer used to think to his
auto repair man below the normal intelligence score because he had got maximum
score in aptitude taste (180 normal was 80). But with one question "How
could a blind man ask for scissors with the shopkeeper". The writer
was be fooled by auto-repairman. From his real personal experience the writer
draws the conclusion that intelligence is a relative concept, everyone is
perfectly intelligent in his/ her subject or working area. Where advanced
education degree always does not matter a lot in case or intelligence. More
education cannot always been an indicator of intelligence for the writer,
Asimov.
"Or"
Summarize the plot to "Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening".
This world famous poem
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" has been composed by world renown
20th century American poem, Robert Frost. Through this short and
impressive poem he has presented the attraction of beauty of nature
contradicting with human duty and responsibility to be performed.
The speaker of the poem is
returning home at dusk. He stops in the snowy jungle while riding on his horse.
The owner of that beautiful jungle lives near the forest. Nobody will see the
speaker delighting with beautiful nature. The snow is falling in those
beautiful woods. There is no one to break the silence except horse. The house
doesn't find any reason his master stopping in those cold, but attractive
woods. It gives bell making conscious to its master to accomplish his long
dutiful journey. The speaker becomes agree with horse that he should move on to
keep his commitments he has made. He has to do many more things before he
sleep, not to stay there any longer.
2. Circle the correct choice in the following:
a) You/ Them was/ were great.
ans. You
were great.
b) You is/ are going too fast.
ans. You are
going too fast.
c) This story/ stories are/ is for the birds.
ans. This story
is for the birds.
d) These / This chair were/ was for the chief guest.
Ans. This
chairs was for the chief guest.
e) Them /these thieves are/ is heartless.
ans. There thieves are
heartless
3. Apply the four levels of meanings to "A 1996 Commencement Speech" given
by Salman Rushdie.
Literal Comprehension: "A 1996 Commencement
Speech" is a graduation speech given by a famous Indian born writer, Salman
Rushdie to the students of Bard College, New York in 1996. He was given
honorary degree by Bard College on that occasion. While giving speech Rushdie
remembers of his graduation day, 1968 from Cambridge University. A few nights
before of his graduation some unknown persons threw bucketful gravy-onion in
his room. Salman was accused for this fault and punished. Again, when he had
gone to graduation program with brown shoes he was rejected asking to wear
black shoes. At the neck hour of ceremony he had to return for black shoes. In
the ceremony also he had to kneel down to ask for degree in Latin language with
Vice-Chancellor. He did as authority ordered him. When he was giving this
speech he repented saying that he shouldn't have paid up, should not have
changed the shoes and should not have knelt down. Doing compromise, he did
crime accepting injustice and domination, Rushdie said due to his three years
hard work and parents' investment he was qualified to get B.A. degree not
freely given by university.
Rushdie
pointed out that Irani leader declared his death notice but he was saved by
Bard College. Talking about any supreme authority and power, Rushdie said even
god has done many crimes and cruelties. God has not created the world and human
beings rather people have created Him. Because of people's belief and mercy
there is the existence of god. Arachne, Prometheus had challenged the misdeeds
of gods. There could be money-god, power-god, etc. If gods do crimes over
humans, why to respect them. Being radical Rushdie encouraged students that we
must be guided by our personal will or personal nature. If possible, we should
follow our better natures than bad one.
Interpretation: This speech given by one of
the renowned scholars of the world might be advocating the call for freedom of
expression. It points out that everyone should be guided by her personal
nature-possible by batter nature. By any condition one shouldn't bow down and
follow others domination and order. As Salman Rushdie accepted the order for
dead rules he repented for that later. It might be questioning about the
existence of god and His power. God Himself has done a lot of crimes so they
are because of our faith but not the god has created us. Freedom and right
can't be achieved by mercy, begging and bow down rather by snatching. It also
encourages to all to fight against any unfair authority injustice and
domination. Obedience and tolerance can't be the ways to freedom rather
defiance (protest) are revolt and inevitable.
Critical Thinking: This essay as a speech has
given a full credit for action done in accordance to human nature. It has
opened up the eyes of people/ public to evaluate everything reasonably.
Compromise to any domination is a crime. This philosophy for personal right and
freedom is ok. Still some disagreeable points can be raised here. Can we always
go against all types of systems? Can defiance always become constructive tool
to freedom? Are not there other goods beside Greeks Gods? But the message of
revolt against injustices can’t be discarded fully.
Assimilation: After
going through this speech I got shock. Sooner I went 10 years back in my school
days. When I was studying in class five I had to face a bitter criticism of my
class teacher. Any of the boys of our class had written pornographic (rough)
sentences on the wall of the classroom. When the teacher came into classroom,
the accusation came over me because other boys were clever. I was innocent
then, so I couldn’t defend at all. Now I regret myself about it, I wish should
have defended against it at the right moment. I should have told directly the
teacher about my non-involvement in that work. I should have fought against the
injustice that I had to accept them.
Or
Discuss whether the arranged
marriages are the declining among the educated professional classes of India on
the basis of Serena Nanda’s research essay.
Professor of Anthropology from New
York Dr. Serena Nanda has visited to India for her research and study. When she
happened to face strong ethics of arranged marriage, she became much more
surprised and angry. She directly rejected the arranged marriage system where life
partner was selected by parents or guardians. With her many visits and studies
about Indian arranged marriage systems, she was fully influenced form them. She
herself started to work as a matchmaker and ultimately became successful in her
mission. As he has presented in her essay “Arranging a marriage in India”
arranged marriage are not declined rather dramatically increased or at least
rested on fixed level as a strong ethical system in India.
According to Nanda, there are many
more advantages in Indian arranged marriages and disadvantages. Her comparisons
between US marriage and Indian marriages also show that India marriages are
more durable, happy, better and full of love and affection, By reading her
research based essay we can’t find any declining symptoms in arranged marriages
in India.
There are unique cultural or rituals,
activities. Boundaries, rules and regulations that have keep arranged marriage
as an ideal system in India. With this idealness all Indian cultural systems
are so permanent and strong that there are more advantages and positive aspects
than negative ones. Parents are equally responsible for children’s marriages,
class, and level reputation, standard everything is checked and tested well
before fixing the candidates. From this the marriage process is proceeded. That
is why there is almost happy and luxurious life after marriage. Even any class’s
people and intellectuals follow their unique and stand marriage traditions.
Among the educated professional classes as well there is positive impression
and implications of this marriage system in India. We can’t find any sign of
declining of this system of marriage. The writer has focused on the glory,
image and standard ethics of arranged marriages of India in this essay. So we
hardly even guess that there is a declining pace of arranged marriages among
Indians in general and among educated professional class’s people in
particular.
Thus from Dr. Nanda’s essay and other
socio-cultural and anthropological studies we can be clear that this arranged
marriage system is strongly rested in Indian culture. For all classes educated
and uneducated and levels of people have mostly positive impact of arranged
marriage. They have also adopted this system of marriage most of the cases.
4. What do you think Cabuliwallah and
Elaine were treated as “Perpetual outsiders”? What are the similarities and
differences in their situations?
When other persons don’t behave you
equal and think as others, it is condition of being ‘outsider’. If such
discrimination is going on for long time it is called a “perpetual outsider.”
Both Rahman, Cabuliwallah in Calcutta from Kabul, Afghanistan and Elaine in USA
from Korea have got similar experiences.
Both Cabuliwallah and Elaine were
treated as perpetual outsiders. Cabuliwallah was not treated equally in
India and cheated by the natives, Even Mini’s mother doubted and disliked him a
lot. Similarly, when Elaine went into her classroom, the classmates treated
badly telling “Chink” and “Jap”. Even the mother of her classmate didn’t allow
her to go there. In case of Cabuliwallah he has been separated from his Kabul’s
culture and staying in Calcutta. He is also getting different types of
experiences being isolated from his lovely daughter, Parvati, wife and
society.in normal quarrel he was sent to jail for eight rears. Cabuliwallah
situation touches our heart as an outsider and separated from original land,
culture and people.
On the other hand Elaine Kim’s
situation is also like of Cabuliwallah to some extent. She is behaved as an
outsider in American and gets many insults from the native White Americans. Her
originality is Korean. Elaine seems struggling in USA to establish herself as a
cheerleader whereas Cabuliwallah is struggling to feed her family in Calcutta,
the vision of Elaine seems broader than that of Cabuliwallah. Elaine wants to
motivate all migrants to fight against racism and sexism. She wants to create
her own cultural identity. Whereas Cabuliwallah’s vision is narrow, He is busy
in selling goods and earning money for survival. Comparatively Elaine has got
more, discrimination and insults than Cabuliwallah.
Cabuliwallah has converted his daughter’s
love in Mini and thought her as her own daughter. Cabuliwallah goes in jail for
eight years. This is not same with Elaine. The ending the story shows his
returning to his family and daughter. But the ending of the essay “Then and
Now Finding My Voice” Kim determines to fight against discrimination and
sexism. Thought there is surface condition, is difference between Cabuliwallah
and Elaine Kim but real inner sentiment and the core of problem is same the
feeling of being “perpetual outsiders”.
5. Write an essay about the benefits
of higher education for you personally and how it would positively contribute
to your society. (You many refer to ideas presented in “Why Go to University”?)
It is the education that brings
knowledge, it is the knowledge that brings awareness, it is the awareness that
brings changes, development and satisfaction in the individuals. This is
possible by taking university education actually. There can have ample
advantages of taking university education personally, socio-culturally and in
general.
When one gains university education,
the person has higher social standard, he started to get different respects
from others and with his high income due to qualification he lives a happy
life. Higher education also becomes a guardian (as an individual) that helps to
avoid a number of socio-cultural individual and economic problems. It also
helps trying to find out appropriate solutions for them. Another direct
individual benefit of university Education is a sound health which is possible
by higher education. “If you lost money nothing is lost, but if you lost
your health everything is lost”. To save or maintain sound health
university education becomes a key. Again, the educated person has widened
mental horizon who compares different cultures, developments and systems so
that he will get more ideas and life skills. By education, one becomes
independent or self-dependent. After being personally perfect the person
becomes qualified to solve social problems as well.
As a social creature, human being
cannot change society and wipe out various evils of the society without
University Education. Higher Education becomes the best tool to make free,
non-discriminated, equal, ideal and up-warding society.
For the improvement of society,
different social problems are to be solved. For this skillful, educated and
noble citizens are needed which is possible by higher education. The condition
of earth, out surrounding, our generation and upcoming generation, natural
resources and our social cultural activities and protection all are possible
with the help of higher education. There are social functions or contributions
of University Education.
So, University Education is the basic
agent that is useful to construct noble citizen in particular and noble society
and country as well as the world in general.
6. Write a paragraph on: Who was your
best friend when you were young? What kinds of things did you enjoy doing
together? Did you ever go to the river/ pound for swimming?
My childhood with Rinasa
When I was young boy of 10 years old.
I did have friend Rinasa who was Then 9 years old. We were best friends so, we
used to do many activities together. Her home was near mine and our school was
Sarne. In our holiday we used to play games. We would bring whatever we had and
would eat sharing each other. We used to study together. Though I was in one
higher grade, we could understand each other well. We used to paint, draw and
write poems. I was good at writing poems. While Rinasa was at home at
paintings. Sometimes we used to go to the nearby pond of village. It was not
deep cool water of the pond. So we would freely swim in the pond. We were
always together in playing, eating, going to school and in many other
activities.
7. Circle possible synonyms in each
initial word:
a.
Put off
|
Avoid
|
Delay
|
Post pond
|
b.
Fantasize
|
Dream
|
Imagine
|
Remember
|
c.
Reckless
|
Careless
|
Strict
|
Irresponsible
|
d.
Materialistic
|
Greed
|
Worldly
|
Spiritual
|
e.
Strain
|
Injure
|
Harm
|
Differentiate
|
Answer:
a.
avoid,
delay, post pond
b.
dream,
imagine
c.
careless,
irresponsible
d.
greedy
e.
Injure,
harm.
8. What are the essential features of
the body of an essay? What is SAFER that contributes to the well-formed body of
an essay? Prepare a response citing examples from any of the extracts from the
text.
An essay is a well-organized
presentation of ideas which can be written in different styles. Normally, there
are three parts or an essay can be divided into three parts the introduction:
the body and the conclusion. The body of an essay is the main part which has
covered almost all essay is the main part which has covered almost all essay is
the main part which has covered almost all explanations, analyses,
illustrations and many more to proved the ideas raised in the thesis statement
or in the introduction. The body of an essay must have organization, well
balanced ideas, enough explanation so that specific conclusion can be drawn
easily.
The body of an essay may have
different paragraph and includes information that support the thesis statement.
These information may be presented in different forms. To form the overall body
of an essay SAFER plays a vital role. Here “s” means “Statistics” which
are necessary to give more ideas about the subject ‘A’ means “Anecdotes’
that presents a real case event that provides further illustration of the
ideas. The third form of information is ‘F’ this means ‘fact’ and
that stands of ‘Examples’ which are necessary to make complex ideas
easier and unclear ideas clear. And lastly ‘R’ stands for ‘Reasons’
without which an argumentative, cause and effects or whatsoever essay can’t be
of standard. In short, Statistics, Anecdotes, Facts, Examples or Reasons
(SAFER) is all in all aspect of the body of any essay. We can’t imagine any
essay without this form of information in the body part of the essay.
A response from the chapter “Students
shall not Download, Yeah, Sure”:
Who will pay cash and expensive
amount if the music videos films are available without paying? Still, it is an illegal as well as
immoral work. Citing Kant, Mill and Aristotle we can find the conclusion that
downloading without paying is more immoral than moral work. I do also have idea
that it is immoral and illegal more than vice versa. Producers have invested a
huge amount of money, the artists consume a valuable time and various people to
prepare a single music do a number of works. But, if one gets easy access to
Internet to downloads and accumulate a pile of music and films without cost is
fully illegal and immoral activity. No doubt, poor students any be benefited
much economically but more than benefits there is global loss. The solution can
be the cut off piece of music should be put in Internet. If one wants to have
complete version he/ she will buy it by any cost. To be happy in few number of
people making, a thousand weeping is not good to me. There must be strong check
and balance in piracy of music down loading without permission of copyright.
9. Write an essay reviewing a book
you have recently read or a movie you have watched. Apply the basic five
paragraph rules of essay writing with introduction body and conclusion of the
essay.
Film Review: “Duniyan”
A recently watched film “Duniyan” has
presented a transparent picture of Nepali society full of gender discrimination
and biasness to daughters or females. Among various colors of discriminations a
golden hope has been emerged that there is a realization among the misdeeds in
this film. This realization of bad works of discrimination has taught the
lesson to respect and give equal priority to female in our homes, society and
in the country.
Major acting has been done by Bhuwan
K.C., Mithila Sharma along with other actors like Nikhil, Dinesh Sharma,
Rekha Thapa, Laxmi Giri, etc. The film has provided a maximum level of
awareness against the gender discrimination exercised on our society. We do
similar exercised against our sisters, sister-in-law, etc. Mostly, the monomaniac
grandmother who focused sons as the children of the family. The hero,
Bhuwan K.C.'s once mistake in misunderstanding his wife's condition made him
repent through out of the life. Mithila Sharma as a Thuliaama has performed a
noble duty who reared, encouraged and let Niruta be a nurse lastly. There
was a hidden secret of selling Kidney from father for Nirutia's education made
Bhuwan free form his crime. Due to unexposed reality Niruta is ever negative to
her father.
There are picture of evil gangs who
are mostly following negative lines of life. Rekha Thapa become the results of
mistake. There are a number of corrections in the attitudes, behaviours and the
roles of plus-minus actors. Thuliaama's realization of value of daughter,
Rekha's knowing of invaluable contribution of her father and Rekha's knowing of
invaluable contribution of her father and Rekha's realization of pure love and
romance are some colors of reality picture of society. Nikhil's gang and been
corrected and adjusted into creative path seems another good side of the film
"Duniyan".
"Duniyan" as name
indicates represents the real go of world. While everything of the world is
changing negative thinking and evil exercises are also corrected with the fluid
of time and realization. The bitter beginning of the film turns into surprise
middle and happy ending. The real life is fully reflected in the film by the
end. "Duniyan" has the meaning as 'public''life', 'society' and we all people. The actors in the film
"Duniyan" represent our attitudes and our behaviors.
"Duniyan" film is
a mixture of good and bad aspect to bring the good result. The strong
dialogues, that represent whole theme of our life. "Gali nagarne
manchhe", 'Chot nakhayeko manchhe' and 'narasayekaaankha' don't have any
value in our life. Anyway there is a message to change the negative towards
positive one.
10. What should an employee do if he knows that his
boss is doing something illegal? Should he "blow the whistle" on his
boss and risk losing his job, or should he keep it to himself and endanger the
company or the public? Write an essay that discusses the moral aspects of each
decision. 10
Would you like to fire from the job or continue it? It is not easy to get fired from the job because after
this you are jobless. You have to spend many hours or days in searching for
job. As your conscience requests you don't tolerate the crime and don't lie at
all. You are in dilemma what to do and what not to do.
As an employee he has to
even surrender pretending not seeing the crime. If he follows Kant's maxims he
shouldn't tell a lie so, he has to pretend not seen. Again, if he follows
Mill's philosophy of happiness to others, there are two solutions. One he and
all public will get benefited and be happy only single person will be sad if
reality is exposed. Again, there is unhappiness with employee because he will
soon get fired. Sometimes he thinks the job is more important than his moral
work putting against his boss. If he is self-centered he, might say, "Why should I do responsible to everything
and everybody?"
But if he likes to prove
himself a noble citizen of his nation and shows his responsibility, he should
go against his boss. If he gets fired but a number of public and company itself
will improve, there is more utility from Mill's point of view. Many more will
be benefited and happy so telling about his crime is good. We have to do in
accordance to our conscience or mind. There can be another alternative that if
he (employee) is dismissed from the company or punished for his but opening the
secret crime, he will get next job many get satisfaction and benefited. If he
doesn't fight against such illegal works, how can we make our society good?
I am young energetic and
confident person. If me like person surrender upon crime and become the
followers of injustice when will our society be healthy and prosperous? How can
we wipe/ out injustices from the nook and corner of our society? So, boldly, I
will make decision to flash his criminal act and go further action against him
with other staffs of company. No doubt, I am fully confident that the ultimate
loss to me will be my job only. I will be my job only. I will be satisfied
along with many public from my work.
MODEL QUESTION SET - 'B'
Sub: Compulsory English B.A./
B.B.S. First year
F.M. 100
Time: 3 hours P.M.
35
Students are required to
answer the question in their own words as far practicable. The figures on the
margin indicate full mark.
Attempt all the question
1. Why are past memories or
remembrances the sources of pain at present? (Piano) 5
Or
Summarize the plot to "Ahab
and Naboth" in a paragraph.
2. Selected the appropriate
words to create correct sentences in the following. 5
a.
The data clearly
show/ shows that he is mistaken.
b.
The criteria we
applied in this case is /are mistaken.
c.
Nepal is facing
crisis/ crises of fuel.
d.
Tribhuvan
University has thousands of alumnus/ alumni
e.
In a beehive, the
queen has many off spring/ offsprings.
3. apply the four levels of
meaning to the text "The Good Example" or to "The
Sword of Damocles". 15
"Marriage is a
Private Affair" revolves around
the conflict between Nnaemeka and his father.
a.
Describe this
conflict.
b.
Explain the
reason for this conflict.
c.
Is this conflict
ever resolved?
d.
Relate a similar
conflict in your own experience.
4. The story "Life
is Sweet at Kumansenu" can be interpreted about the power of love and
the gratitude of children toward their parents. Explain. 15
5. Basing your answer on the
text "Phaedo", answer the question: How should a human being
face death? Or 10
Write the story "Cabuliwallah"
from the point of view of Mini.
6. Write a five-paragraph
essay comparing and contrasting William Shelodon's Boby Type and Personality
Assessment with the Myers Briggs Typology index. Or 15
Write a five-paragraph essay
in which you discuss the causes and effects of discrimination based on the way
people look, and effects of this discrimination on the individuals and on
society as a whole.
7. Match the following words
and phrases in set 'A' with set 'B' based on their similar meaning. 5
Set A
a.
violation
b.
persuade
them against
c.
confused
feelings
d.
secretly
watching
e.
supervision
|
Set B
i.
surveillance
ii.
invasion
iii.
monitor
iv.
mixed emotions
v.
dissuade them
from
|
8. How can you define the
term 'Hook'? How can we established hook in writing essays? 5
9. Can true friends come
from different classes of society of society or different cultures? Do factor
like class and culture make a difference to
childhood friends? At what point in a child's in do they start to
matter? Why? 15
10. What role should
competition play in a child's life? Think about a competition or contest you
have participated in were the participants encouraged to be as competitive as
possible or to cooperate with one another? Is this different for boys and
girls? Is being competitive something that we should encourage in children? 10
MODEL QUESTION SET - 'C'
Sub: Compulsory English B.A./
B.B.S. First year
F.M. 100
Time: 3 hours P.M.
35
Students are required to
answer the question in their own words as far practicable. The figures on the
margin indicate full mark.
Attempt all the question.
1. Doing good deeds on earth
may more exalted activity then doing god's will in heaven" Elaborate. (If
not Higher).OR 5
Summarize the plot of the
story "A Tale" in a paragraph.
2. Edit the following
sentences. 5
a.
The driver was
experience.
b.
He did not guard
no gate.
c.
Keep eye on this
student.
d.
I went there with
a view to buying a book.
e.
I can't stand the
thought of losing her.
3. Apply the four levels of
interacting with the text "The Telegram on the Table" or to "The
Wretched Stone". 15
King Ahab of Israel enjoyed
hear-absolute power. Basing your answer on this story "Ahab and
Naboth" answer the following questions. Is absolute power a good
thing? Why or why not?
4. What does Rushdie mean,
when he easy that defiance is an inevitable and essential aspect of what
we call freedom? Do you agree with him? Have you ever defied anyone? If so
please recount that specific episode form your own life.
5. Do you agree with the
writer of Damocles' Sword "That boundless wealth does not necessarily bring
happiness and satisfaction? OR 10
Would you say that marriage
in Nepal is a private affair? Answer this question based on the essay "Marriage
is a Private Affair"
6. Write a five-Paragraph
essay about the advantages and disadvantages of work-place monitoring of
employees by employers. Indicate whether you are in favor of it or not. 15
7. Match the following
prefixes and suffix to cover the definition given next to them. 5
1.
Ecto-
2.
Samato-
3.
Meso-
4.
morph-
5.
endo-
|
a.
body
b.
in, into
c.
shape, from,
structure
d.
external, outer
e.
intermediate
|
8. Write a paragraph on the
place you have recently visited or any place that have special meaning in your
life. What positive things and impressions you have got form it. 5
9. What is figurative
languages? Why is it used in fiction? Give some types of
figurative languages with example. 15
10. Imagine that you have
left Nepal to continue your further study in Australia. Write a letter back
home to parents describing your new surrounding and how you are feeling in new
environment.
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