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ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), PALAYAMKOTTAI - 627 002. SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS – NOVEMBER – 2016 15UGE03 UG SEMESTER - III PAPER : GENERAL ENGLISH - III COURSE – 03 – STREAM ‘C’ Time : 3 Hrs. MAX. MARKS: 100 Reg. No. : I. Answer any ONE of the following in about 100 words: (10 marks) 1. Justify the title of the poem “ The Village Schoolmaster”. 2. How is the vanity of kingly tyranny exposed in the poem” Ozymandias”. II. Answer any ONE of the following in about 300 words: (15 marks) 1. How does the prose piece “ I am a Cat” satirise human pretensions, hypocrisy and insincerity? 2. What is the conflict in Schatz‟s mind in “ A Day‟s Wait”? How does it get resolved? III. Answer any ONE of the following in about 300 words: (15 marks) 1. Who are the Magi in the story “ The gift of the Magi”? Why are they called so? 2. Justify the title of the short story “ Two Gentlemen of Verona”. IV. Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: (10) 1. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “ I will present to you in conclusion, the famous Japanese trick recently invented by the natives of Iipperary”. i) Whom does the word „I‟ refer to? ii) Mention the name of the short story? 2. I met a traveler in an antique land who said; two vast and trunkless legs of stone. i) Who is the speaker. ii) Whose trunkless legs were they? 3. This was a human much worse than the student. As soon as she saw me, she grabbed me by the neck and threw me outdoors. i) Who was much worse than the student? ii) Why did she throw it outdoors? 4. Their father, a widower, a well –known singer at La scala, had been killed in the early part of the war. i) What was the father of Nicola and Jacopo? ii) Was he alive? 5. Dryden said he preferred to write verse that is rhymed because “ I often had a very happy thought as a result of looking for a rhyme”. i) Did „looking for a rhyme‟ help Dryden become more imaginative? ii) Name the lesson from which this line is taken. V. Complete each sentence with a suitable adverbs from the list given below: (10) slowly politely deeply generously readily happily thoroughly peacefully skillfully quickly 1. The boy walked into the room _______ 2. She is sleeping ________ 3. Asha spoke_________ 4. The children were playing ________in the park 5. She _______got up from her seat. 6. She ________contributed to the relief fund. 7. Ram was ______moved by the sight 8. Sumi _______answered all my questions. 9. The mechanic ________examined my car. 10. He has made the statue _________ VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles ( a, an or the): (10) 1. She turned off _______television, when the phone range . 2. How many of you like _______music of Beethoven? 3. _______apple a day keeps the doctor away. 4. I like _______furniture in your drawing room. 5. _______hen lays eggs 6. ________eve is a female sheep 7. ______orange is rich in vitamin C. 8. This is _____bag I bought yesterday. 9. ______water in this pond is dirty. 10. Shall we go to _______cathedral? VII. Complete each sentence with appropriate prepositions from those given in brackets: (10) (in, with, above, about, for, to against, at, on, below) 1. They deal ________computer accessories. 2. Are you not concerned __________the children? 3. He has been nominated ______the job. 4. Some people mistake me ________my brother 5. His answer ______the question was clear. 6. His action offends ________morality 7. He prefers swimming _________running. 8. David is hopeless ______cricket 9. The temperature is _________390 Celsius today. 10. It is worth listening ________his speech. VIII. Construct a story by using the hints given below: (10) Thief – steal horse – traveller complaint to judge – judge ask thief– blind eye – horse – left or right – thief‟s reply – eye – horse not blind – horse returned to traveller – thief –punished. IX. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: 10 Motilal Nehru said that the daughter of Nehru might prove to be better than the thousand sons. This was his prophecy about his granddaughter . Indira‟s mother told her stories from the Hindu mythology and Epics. Indira was very much influenced by these stories. Nehru‟s writings brought Indira a fresh outlook. They aroused in her a feeling of concern for people and interest in the world. She went with her father to various places and gained a lot of experience – meeting – debating and discussing with national leaders. Later Mrs. Indira Gandhi acted bravely in all situations. She brought discipline during emergency. She put an end to terrorism in Punjab though military action. But atleast two of her own security guards shot her dead. 1) What was Motilal‟s prophecy about his granddaughter? 2) How did Indira‟s mother motive her? 3) How did Jawaharlal Nehru inspire her through his writings? 4) What did Mrs. Indira Gandhi gain by accompanying he r father to various places? 5) Did she die a natural death? **** ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), PALAYAMKOTTAI - 627 002. SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS – NOVEMBER – 2016 12UEL51 B. A -ENGLISH LIT. SEMESTER - V PAPER : BRITISH LITERATURE - III Time : 3 Hrs. MAX. MARKS: 100 Reg. No. : PART – A Answer ALL the Questions: (20x1=20) Choose the correct Answer: Answer 1. When did Wordsworth first visit Tintern Abbey? a. 1973 b. 1793 c. 1333 d. 1873 2. Whom does Wordsworth refer as „my dear sister‟ in “Tintern Abbey”? a. Deborah b. Dorothy c. Delilah d. Dora 3. What did the ancient mariner shoot with his cross bow? a. a lion b. a shark c. an Albatross d. a vulture 4. The author of “The Ancient Mariner” is a. William Wordsworth b. John Keats c. Shelley d. Coleridge 5. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter-, therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; These lines occur in _______________ a. The Ancient Mariner b. Ode to west Wind c. Tintern Abbey d. Ode on a Grecian Urn 6. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” was written in a. 1956 b. 1829 c. 1920 d. 1819 7. In the fifth stanza of “Ode to the West Wind”, the poet asks the West Wind to turn him into a ________ a. a Guitar b. a pipe c. a lyre d. a cymbal 8. The west wind awakened the_______ lulled by the sound of the clear streams flowing into a a. Dead Sea b. Mediterranean Sea c. Red sea d. Reed sea 9. Mrs. Field in “Dream Children” lived a great mansion in a. Dorset b. Berkshire c. Oxfordshire d. Norfolk 10. What is the pen name of Charles Lamb? a. Elia b. Elima c. Eliza d. Elvin 11. The name of the castle mentioned in “The Praise of Chimney Sweepers” a. Arundel b. Batrurn c. Ascanius d. None of the above 2 12. What according to Hazlitt is One of the pleasantest things in the world? a. studying abroad b. going a journey c. fishing d. hunting 13. Talisman, a novel by Sir Walter Scott was published in 1825 as the second of his a. Tales of love b. Tales of the Crusaders c. Tales of Affection d. Tales of friendliness 14. Who shows Kenneth a crypt containing a piece of the cross of Christ in Talisman a. Richard b. Lady Edith c. Theodorick d. El Hakim 15. ________is the Knight of the Couchant Leopard. a. Colonel John b. El Hakim c. Theodre d. Sir Kenneth 16. In the end Talisman, the young prince was married to a. Lady Edith b. Guenevra c. Queen Berengana d. None of the above 17. ______is the last of the Benetts a. Catherine b. Mary c. Lydia d. Elizabeth 18. _________is the master of Pemberley a. Mr. Bingley b. Mr. Benett c. Mr. Collins d. Mr. Darcy 19. _________ is the cousin of Mr. Bennet, a. Mr. Bennet b. Mr. William Collins c. Mr. Eddy d. None of these 20. 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Bring out the Biographical elements of Lamb‟s life in “Dream Children: A Reverie”. 25. What does Lamb depict through “The Praise of Chimney Sweepers”. 26. William Hazlitt‟s “Going a Journey” is an essay that explains his views on a Journey – Elucidate. IV. Answer any ONE of the following In about 300 words: (15) 27. How does Walter Scott make history serve his own purpose by inventing characters and situations and blending them with real people and historical events? Explain. 28. How is Elizabeth different from the rest of the Bennet family? What does the contrast reveal about her character? 29. Compare and contrast the Bingley-Darcy relationship with the Jane- Elizabeth relationship. V. Annotate any FOUR of the following: (4X5=20) 30.
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