BBA Iind SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2008-09 s17

B.P.Ed. I (First) Semester Examination 2013-14

Course Code: BEd104 Paper ID: 0891224

English Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

Max Marks: 75

Note: Attempt six questions in all. Q. No. 1 is compulsory.

1. Answer any five of the following (limit your answer to 50 words). (4x5=20) a) Write two synonyms of Move. b) Write the antonym of Dissuade. c) Write a situation where article is not used. d) Give an example of an exclamatory sentence. e) Write any two ‘complimentary close’ in formal letter. f) Write two differences between Formal Letters and Informal Letters. g) What do you mean by a topic sentence in a paragraph? h) What is the theme of the poem ‘Where the Mind is without fear’?

2. a) Write the full form of the following abbreviations: (1x5=5) i) WTO ii) BCCI iii) NDA iv) HAL v) BHEL b) Substitute one word to each of the following expressions: (5) i) One who knows everything ii) One who has no money iii) One who thinks only of himself iv) One who believes in fate v) A government by the officials 3. Rewrite the following sentences making them correct: (10) a) The small child does whatever his father was done. b) You need not come unless you want to. c) There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only. d) He is ttoo important for tolerating any delay. e) They were all shocked at his failure in the competition. f) Poor should be helped. g) I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident – my behavior is speaking itself. h) The sceneries of Kashmir are good. i) He went to the saloon to get his hairs cut. j) The captain as well as the players were lazy.

4. Write a letter to the Director of your Institute for a special scholarship on the ground that you are selected as the Best Sportsperson of the Year. (10)

5. Write a formal Invitation and an Informal Invitation to some receivers, and tell how they are different. (Invent the necessary details yourself) (10)

6. Write a letter in250 words on ‘Our National Game vs Our National Sports Taste’. (10)

7. Summarize ‘The Doctor’s Word’ of R.K. Narayan in your own words’. (10)

8. Write a critical appreciation of Rabindra Nath Tagore’s ‘Where the mind is without fear’. (10)