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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

           U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

MD 4

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 1054 – ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

 

 

Date : 30-04-08                  Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

EL 1054 – ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 150 words each (5 X 8 = 40)

 

1. What, according to Stephen Covey, are the characteristics of an effective person?
2. Describe the humour in ‘What is a tail?’
3. How did the old man misunderstand the situation in the lesson “The Night the ghost got in”.
4. How did Foreman discharge his duty as a verger?
5. Describe the sin committed by Ibrahim and justify whether he deserves to be pardoned.
6. Bring out the elements of fantasy in “The crooked mirror”.
7. Why does the poet call the people inside the house ‘a host of phantom listeners’?
8. What significant role will the mechanical teacher play in future as it is indicated in “The Fun They Had?

 

II Attempt any THREE of the following in about 250 words each          (3 X 15 = 45)

 

1. Discuss how Foreman turned out to be a successful businessman?
2. What are the differences between proactive persons and reactive persons?
3. Quote instances wherein Swami is more imaginative and creative than his friends.
4. Summarize the events that led to the shooting of a policeman in Herman’s house on the night the ghost got in.
5. Yussouf is a fine example to prove that we should love our enemies too. Discuss.

 

III Answer any ONE of the following in about 300 words.                    (1 X 15 = 15)

 

1. What are your suggestions to make the academic climate in a college a memorable one?
2. There are at least three systems of education – the ancient system of GuruKula, the present school system and the future tele book system. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each these system and indicate the system that you would cherish most.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

XA 03

FIRST SEMESTER – November 2008

EL 1054 – ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

 

 

Date : 03-11-08                     Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

I Answer any 5 of the following questions in about 100 words each:                              (5×8 = 40)

 

1. How did the verger execute his positive outlook on life?
2. Explain the following terms a) self-respect b) self-culture.
3. How does R. K Narayan depict the school life of Swaminathan?
4. Comment on the role played by grandfather in ‘The Night Ghost Got In’.
5. What is the central theme of the poem ‘Yussouf’?
6. Explain the “miracle” in Chekov’s ‘The Crooked Mirror’.
7. State the merits and demerits of scientific inventions.

 

II Answer any 2 of the following questions in about 300 words each:                             (2×15=30)

 

8. People can either be proactive or reactive to life issues. Discuss.
9. What do you see in the verger’s reply that he was unwilling to learn to read and write? Is he justified in his attitude?

1. Describe the element of mystery in ‘The Listeners’.
2. Differentiate the ancient system of Gurukula and the present school system.

 

III  12)  Give one word substitute for the following:                                                          (5×1=5)

1. Beaten severely with rod or whip.
2. Wing of a church.
3. Policeman on duty.
4. Come in between.
5. Box or case for a dead person to be buried.

 

 13)  Make sentences using the following expressions:                                           (5×1=5)

1. To have one’s finger in every pie.
2. Sympathize with.
3. Red alert.
5. Take charge of.

 

14) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:                                                                         (10x1/2=5)

1. ______ Verger busied himself quietly, replacing ______ painted wooden cover on ______ marble font, taking away ______ chair that had been brought for ______ infirm old lady.
2. ______ humblest and least literate must train his sense of duty and accustom himself to orderly and diligent life. Though talents are ______ gift of nature, ______ highest virtue may be acquired by men of ______ humblest abilities, through careful self-discipline.

       

 

 

 

 

 

  15) Give the noun form for the following words                                                              (5×1=5)

1. donate
2. maintain
3. Observe
4. participate
5. Remember

 

 16)  Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition:                                                    (10 x 1 = 10)

 

1. He bought a gift ………… his mother.
2. She believes ……… Ahimsa.
3. Look …….. the picture.
4. The vicar preceded Albert Edward ……… the vestry.
5. Reactive people are often affected …………. their physical environment.
6. The price depends ……….. quality.
7. During rainy days the path is covered ………… mud.
8. The students came ………… a village.
9. I must remind him ………… the book.
10. He is a man …………great talent.

 

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         LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

NM 33

FIRST SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 1054 – ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

 

 

Date & Time: 29/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00  Dept. No.                                                Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

1. Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 150 words each. (5 x 8 = 40)
2. Why does the poet call the people inside the house ‘a host of phantom listeners’?
3. “An accurate self-map brings out a highly effective person”. Explain this view with

reference to the lesson “Proacitvity Defined”.

3. Describe the element of humour in the lesson “What is a tail”?
4. Explain how the misunderstand arises out of the situation in the lesson “The Night the

ghost got in”?

5. Who is Ibrahim? Comment on his confession.
6. Describe the experiences of the women with the mirror in the lesson “The crooked

Mirror”.

7. How did Foreman reveal his love for his duty as a verger?
8. What significant role will the mechanical teacher play in future as it is indicated in

“The Fun They Had?

II Attempt any THREE of the following in about 250 words each      (3 x15 = 45)

9. Attempt a character sketch of Albert Edward Foreman and discuss how he turned out to be a

successful businessman?

10. Define ‘proactivity’. What characteristics of proactive persons make them always successful?
11. Quote instances wherein Swami is more imaginative and creative than his friends.
12. Trace the events that happened in Herman’s house leading to the shooting of a policeman on

the night the ghost got in.

13. Yussouf is a fine example to prove that we should love our enemies too. Discuss.

III Answer any ONE of the following in about 300 words                             (1 x 15 =15)

14. Based on Swami’s experiences and your own experiences, what are your suggestions to make

college life a memorable?

15. There are at least three systems of education – the ancient system of Gurukula, the present

school system and the future tele book system. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of

each these systems and indicate the system that you would cherish most.

 

 

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