F.Y.B.A. (Regular)
COMPULSORY ENGLISH
Practice Annual Examination March- 2017
Time: 03 Hours
Max. Marks: 80
Q.1.
Attempt any one from (A) and one from (B) of the following in about 150 words
each: 16
A) i)
Describe in your own words the character of an astrologer.
ii) How does O. Henry illustrate the strength and
endurance of true love in the short story
‘The Gift of the Magi’.
B) i)
Comment on the humour and irony in the short story ‘Karma’.
ii) Briefly discuss each of the six pillars of
self esteem and what each of them means.
Q.2.
Attempt any one from (A) and one from (B) of the following in about 150 words
each: 16
A) i) Comment on the significance of the title ‘A
Red, Red Rose’.
ii) How does Sarojini Naidu show the intensity of
her love for her lover?
B) i) Comment on the imagery in the poem ‘If you
Call me’.
ii) How does Tagore express his vision of a
glorious country in ‘Where the Mind is Without
Fear’?
Q.3.
Attempt any one from (A) and one from (B) of the following in about 150 words
each: 16
A) i) How can the youth repay their debt to
society?
ii) What message does Nehru convey through his
speech ‘A tryst with Destiny’?
B) i) Explain, in your own words, the central idea
of the story ‘The Eyes Are Not Here’.
ii) How can, according to the writer, education
help in destroying the caste system?
Q.4.
Attempt any one from (A) and one from (B) of the following in about 150 words
each: 16
A) i)
The poem ‘An Old Woman’ is a graphic picture of a beggar woman. Do you
agree?
ii) Comment on the significance of the title of
the poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.
B) i) How does William Wordsworth describe the
quiet city in the early hours of the day?
ii) Why does Emily Dickinson say that to achieve great
things in life one has to undergo a lot
of pain?
Q.
5. A)
Attempt any FOUR of the following: 08
i) The doctor is busy now but he
...........(see) you after an hour.
(Use
the verb in bracket in simple future tense)
ii) The postman deliver my appointment letter
yesterday.
(Correct
the sentence and rewrite)
iii) Computers ............(stores) large amount
of data.
(use
correct form of the verb in the bracket)
iv) Physics are my favourite subject.
(Correct
the sentence and rewrite)
v) Most snakes ...........(lay) eggs, but the
python .......(give) birth to young ones.
(Use
correct form of the verb in the bracket)
vi) Kalidas ....(be) a great poet. He..... (live) 2000 years ago.
(Use
the past tense forms of the verb in the bracket)
B) Attempt any TWO of the following 08
i) Ramnika and Rajbhoj meet after a long time at
a railway station write a informal dialogue
based on this situation.
ii) Mr. Pande and Mr. Deshpande discuss the
problems of demonetization. They agree
and
disagree on certain points. Write
a dialogue.
iii) Vaishnavi invites her class teacher for her birthday ceremony but his teacher declines the
iii) Vaishnavi invites her class teacher for her birthday ceremony but his teacher declines the
invitation due to his meeting with
management. Write a dialogue based on
this situation.
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