b.a. compulsory english part i syllabus

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REVISED SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED FOR

B.A. PART – I, II & Final EXAMINATION

(To be implemented from the session 2014-2015 in a phased manner

1) COMPULSORY ENGLISH

2) ENGLISH LITERATURE

3) SUPPLEMENTARY ENGLISH

4) COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

5) FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH

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SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED FOR

B.A.PART-I EXAMINATION

COMPULSORY ENGLISH

(To be implemented from the session 2014-2015 i.e. Summer 2015

Examination and onwards)

Full Marks : 100

UNIT I

Textbook Prescribed: ‘Views and Visions’ Ed. by Dr. B.V.Moharil,

(Orient Blackswan)

A. Prose 25 Marks

Prescribed Lessons

1. Towards Universal Brotherhood : Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj

2. Kalpana Chawala

3. How Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay : G.B.Shaw

4. The Romance of a Busy Broker : O’Henry

5. A Letter by Hazlitt to his Son : William Hazlitt

6. The Bet : Anton Chekov

B. Poetry 10 Marks

Prescribed Poems

1. The Psalm of Life : H.W.Longfellow

2. Mirror : Sylvia Plath

3. Lord Ullin’s Daughter : Thomas Campbell

4. Curious Mishaps : Vikram Seth

5. The Golden Pitcher : Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj

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C. One Act Play 5 Marks

Prescribed One-Act play

Refund : Fritz Karinthy

UNIT - II

Basic Language Skills: Grammar and Usage

20 Marks

The following items are prescribed:

(i) Prepositions (4 marks)

(ii) Rewrite the sentences as directed:-

(a)Change of Degree (2 marks)

(b)Affirmative-Negative (2 marks)

(c) Interrogative-Assertive (2 marks)

(d)Exclamatory –Assertive (2 marks)

(iii) Give one word for a set of words (4 marks)

(from the prescribed prose items)

(iv) Synonyms and Antonyms (2+2=4 marks)

(from the prescribed prose items)

Recommended Books:

1. Learner’s English Grammar and Composition by N.D.V.Prasada Rao

(S. Chand & Company Ltd.)

2. English Grammar, Composition & Usage by J.C.Nesfield

(Macmillan India Ltd.)

UNIT III

A. Comprehension of Unseen Passage 10 Marks

B. Paragraph Writing on the basis of given points/hints 10 Marks

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Recommended Books :

1. Learner's English Grammar and Composition by N.D.V. Prasad Rao

(S.Chand & Company Ltd.)

2. English Grammar, Composition and Usage by J.C. Nesfield

(Macmillan India Ltd.)

UNIT - IV

Prescribed Text :

IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH (STEP UP – I) 20 Marks

(Foundation Books)

Prescribed Items:

1. Introducing oneself and others,

2. Greeting people

3. Talking about family relationships

4. Describing people, places, animals

5. Inviting, suggesting, accepting, refusing

6. Asking for information

7. Giving directions

8. Seeking clarification

9. Making requests

10. Making offers

11. Getting and giving permission

12. Talking about past events

13. Reported speech

14. Expressing feelings

15. Effective use of dictionary

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COMPULSORY ENGLISH

PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER



Time : 3 Hours

Full Marks: 100

Q. 1.A) Four Questions on Prepositions 4 Marks

B) Four Questions out of six on one word substitution 4 Marks

C) Two Questions out of four on Synonyms 2 Marks

D) Two Questions out of four on Antonyms 2 Marks

E) Eight questions on Rewrite sentences as directed 8 Marks

(a)Change of degree (2x1 marks)

(b)Affirmative-Negative (2x1 marks)

(c) Interrogative-Assertive (2x1 marks)

(d)Exclamatory –Assertive (2x1 marks)

Q.2. A) Comprehension of unseen Passage 10 Marks

B) Paragraph writing on the basis of given points 10 Marks

Q.3. Four Short Answer Questions on the prescribed lessons 4x5=20 Marks

with internal choice to be answered in about 75 words each.

Q.4. A) Two Short Answer Questions on the prescribed 2x5=10 Marks

poems with internal choice to be answered in

about 75 words each.

B) One Short Answer Question out of two on the prescribed 5 Marks

One-Act play

C) Five Very Short Answer Questions on the prescribed 5x1 = 5 Marks

lessons to be answered in one or two sentences each.

Q.5 Four Questions of 5 Marks each on items prescribed 4x5 = 20 Marks

in UNIT IV

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B.A. PART – I EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LITERATURE (STUDY OF POETRY)



Full Marks : 100

Books Prescribed :

1) The Realm of Fancy Ed. Lovely John Menachery (Foundation Books)

2) A Background to the Study of English Literature B. Prasad (Macmillan)

3) Practical Criticism Ed. V.S. Seturaman, C.T. Indra, T. Sriraman (Macmillan)

4) A Handbook of Literary Terms (S.Chand)

I. The following poems are prescribed from The Realm of Fancy.

1. My Friend, the things that do attain : Henry Howard

2. Leisure : W.H.Davies

3. On Growing Old : John Masefield

4. Ode to the West Wind : P.B.Shelley

5. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard : Thomas Gray

6. From Paradise Lost : John Milton

7. La Belle Dame Sans Merci : John Keats

8. Ulysses : Lord Alfred Tennyson

9. To His Coy Mistress : Andrew Marvell

10. Good Party for Miss Pushpa T.S. : Nissim Ezekiel

11. An Introduction : Kamala Das

12. A River : A.K.Ramanujan

13. Refugee Mother and Child : Chinua Achebe

14. Telephone Conversation : Wole Soyinka

15. Mending Walls : Robert Frost

16. Because I could Not Stop for Death : Emily Dickinson

II. Prescribed Portion from A Background to the Study of English Literature – Section I

(Poetry)

Chapter I, II, III and Chapter IV : 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

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III. The following sections are prescribed from 'Practical Criticism'.

Section I – Introduction

Section II – Analysis : Poetry

Section III – Exercise : Poetry

IV. The following Literature terms from A Handbook of Literary Terms.

Image, Symbol, Allusion, Conceit, Blank Verse,

Metaphor, Irony, Paradox, Personification, Simile, Metonymy, Apostrophe,

Synecdoche, Antithesis, Alliteration.

Recommended Reading

1. A Short History of English Poetry (Revised Edition) by B. Prasad. (Macmillan)

2. Practical English Prosody by Bernard Blackstone. (Orient Longman)

3. English Literature : An Introduction for Foreign Readers by R.J. Rees (Macmillan)

4. An Outline History of English Literature by W.H. Hudson (B.I. Publication)

5. An Introduction to the Study of Literature by W.H. Hudson (Kalyani Publishers)

6. An Introduction to English Criticism by B. Prasad (Macmillan)

Distribution of Marks

Unit Course Content LAQ SAQ VSAQ Total Marks

I The Realm of Fancy 20 20 - 40

II A Background to the Study of English

Literature

20 10 10 40

III Practical Criticism 10 5 - 15

IV Literary Terms - - 5 5

50 35 15 100

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B.A. PART – I EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LITERATURE (STUDY OF POETRY)

Pattern of Question Paper

Time : 3 Hrs Full Marks : 100

Q. 1 A) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in

about 200 words based on the first eight prescribed poems.

10 Marks

B) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in

about 200 words based on the remaining eight prescribed

poems.

10 Marks

Q. 2 A) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in

about 200 words based on Section I, Chapter II (Poetical

Types) from A Background to the Study of English

Literature.

10 Marks

B) One Long Answer Question out of Two to be answered in

about 200 words based on Section I, Chapter IV (Schools and

Movements) from A Background to the Study of English

Literature.

10 Marks

C) Five Very Short Answer Questions to be answered in two or

three sentences each based on the critical appreciation of an

unseen poem.

5x2=10 Marks

Q. 3 A) Two Explanations out of Four with internal choice based on

the first eight prescribed poems.

2x5 = 10 Marks

B) Two Explanations out of Four with internal choice based on

the remaining eight poems.

2x5 = 10 Marks

Q. 4 A) Two short Answer Questions out of Four with internal choice

to be answered in about 100 words each based on Section I of

A Background to Study of English Literature.

2x5 = 10 Marks

B) One short Answer Question out of Two in about 100 words

with internal choice based on Section I (Introduction) of

Practical Criticism.

5 Marks

Q. 5 A) Five Very Short Answer Questions out of Eight to be

answered in a sentence or two based on Section – I of A

Background to the Study of English Literature.

5x2 = 10 Marks

B) Five Literary Terms out of eight for explanation from the

prescribed Literary Terms.

5x1 = 5 Marks

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SUPPLEMENTARY ENGLISH



AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This Course is developed keeping in mind the needs of students who have already mastered

core English competencies but need to hone their language abilities in order to deal creatively

as well as competently with the English language. As the Course title indicates it will

supplement the existing syllabi to create a space within the academy for students to hone their

reading and writing skills in a graded manner to include advanced applied skills like creative

writing, the writing of book and film reviews, and writing for the internet. Computer skills also

will need to be addressed which is now a very important aspect of modern day life skills.

The techniques of instruction will require the course material to be supplemented by a learner

centred classroom, the use of modern technical aids like computers, power points, internet

and movies. Teachers are encouraged to develop supplementary teaching methods.

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BA Part 1


(To be implemented from the session 2014-2015 i.e. Summer 2015 Examination and

onwards)

UNIT – I Full Marks - 100

Prescribed Books ;-

1. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens (Abridged Version – Orient Blackswan)

2. The Many World of Literature - Ed. Jasbir Jain (Macmillan)

All the lessons are prescribed.

UNIT – II

Applied Language Skills.

1. Writing Skills - Sequencing of ideas, Paragraph writing and Business

Letter Writing.

2. Spotting Errors

3. Sentence Completion.

Prescribed Books :

1. English for Competitive Examinations - Ed. R.P. Bhatnagar, Rahul

Bhargava (Special Edition - Macmillan)

2. Writing Skills – Anne Laws (Oriect Blackswan)

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B.A. PART I


(To be implemented from the session 2014 – 2015 i.e. Summer 2015 Examination and

onwards)

Question Paper Pattern

Time: 3 hours

Full Marks: 100

Q1. A) One out of Two theme based LAQ from David Copperfield (10 Marks)

B) One out of Two plot or character based LAQ from David Copperfield.

(10 Marks)

Q. 2 A) Two out of four SAQs from David Copperfield. (10 Marks)

B) Two out of four SAQsfrom David Copperfield. (10 Marks)

Q. 3 A) Two out of four SAQs from Lesson 1-8 of The Many Worlds of Literature

(2 x 5 = 10 Marks)

B) Five out of Seven VSAQs from Lesson 1-8 of 'The Many Worlds of Literature'

(5 Marks)

Q.4 A) Two out of four SAQs from Lession 9-15 of The Many Worlds of Literature

(2 x 5 = 10 Marks)

B) Five out of Seven VSAQs from Lesson 9-15 of 'The Many Worlds of

Literature'. 5 Marks

Q. 5 A) A jumbled set of sentences of a paragraph will be 5Marks

presented Students have to recognise theme in the

correct sequence

Q. 6 A) Student will be required to write a paragraph after being 5 Marks

given the topic sentence. Choice of two topic sentences will be given.

B) Business Letter. A choice of two letters will be given. 5 Marks

Q. 7 A) Spotting Errors (10 marks)

B) Sentence Completion (5 marks)

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Distribution of Marks

Q.No. LAQ SAQ VSAQ TOTAL

1 20 20

2 20 20

3 10 5 15

4 10 5 15

5 5 5

6 10 10

7 15 15

20 55 25 100

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SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED FOR B.A. PART I COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

((To be implemented from the session 2014-2015 i.e. Summer 2015


Aims and Objectives

The Course in Communicative English is a vocational subject introduced by the U.G.C.

It aims at enhancing the employability of the students whether it is traditional areas, or in new

and upcoming set ups, or in opting for their own enterprises. Communication skills and

proficiency in English have become absolutely necessary to grow and develop in the modern

competitive world, whatever be one's other basic academic and technical qualifications. The

Communicative English course aims at training the would-be graduates in various levels of

communication in English speech skills, oral skills, writing skills and other related skills.

Besides being a broad-based subject, it also aims at developing the personality of the young

under graduates and turn them into self-sufficient and self-reliant individuals.

Syllabus for B.A. Part-I Communicative English

(To be implemented from the session 20112-13 i.e. Summer 2013 Examination.)

The Examination of Communicative English shall comprise both theory and practical carrying

70 and 30 marks respectively.

Teaching Workload : Six periods per week

Lecturer/Theory -4

Practical – 2 per batch

N.B. Students offering this course are required to maintain journal/record of work.

Unit I : Elements of Phonetics.

Objective : To enable students to acquire a basic knowledge of Phonetics required for effective

communication.

Course content

1. The Air-Stream Mechanisms

2. The Organs of Speech

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3. The Vowels of English

4. The Consonants of English

Unit II : Elements of Phonetics

Objective : 1. To acquaint students with word accent, speech rhythm and

intonation of English.

Course Content

1. Consonant Clusters in English

2. Word Accent

3. Accent and Rhythm in Connected Speech

4. Intonation

5. Assimilation and Elision

6. Phonetic Transcription

Practical (For Units I & II):

(A) Intensive Drilling in English vowels, consonants, word-accent,

Accent and Rhythm in connected speech, intonation and conversation. It is

recommended that this training be given with the help of audio/video cassettes CD's

produced by reputed institutions like the B.B.C., Oxford University, EFLU etc.

(B) Exercise in Phonetic Transcription

(C) Loud Reading

The above practical exercises must be entered in the record of work and authenticated by the

teacher/co-ordinator from time to time.

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Prescribed Textbooks for Unit I & II :

1. A Text Book of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramaniam.

(Macmillan India Limited)

2. A Practical Course in English Pronunciation by J.Sethi, Kamlesh Sadanand &

D.V.Jindal (Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited)

Books Recommended for further Reading :-

1. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English by J. Sethi and P.V. Dhamija (Prentice Hall

of India.)

2. Spoken English by R.K. Bansal and J.B. Harrison (Orient Longman)

Unit III : Communicative Grammar and usage

Objective : To strengthen the habit of using English in accepted forms.

Course content : Item Nos. 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,14 &15 from the Prescribed Text book :

Strengthen your English by Bhaskaran & Horsburgh (Oxford University Press)

Unit IV : Communicative Grammar and usage

Objective : Same as that of unit III

Course Content : Item Nos. 16,18,19,22,25,29,30,32,33,34,37 & 38 from the Prescribed Text

book : Strengthen your English by Bhaskaran & Horsburgh (Oxford University Press)

Records of work for unit III & IV

Practice exercises based on the items prescribed in both the Units be given to students

and filed in the Record-of-work. These should be checked and signed by the teacher/co-

ordinator from time to time during the academic year.

Books recommended for further reading and reference :-

1. Examine your English : Margaret M. Maison (Orient Longman)

2. Oxford Practice Grammar – John Eastwood (Oxford University Press)

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3. English Grammar Practice – Raj N. Bakshi (Orient Longman)

4. Wordmaster :- Learner's Dictionary of modern English (Orient Longman)

5. Macmillan Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Workbook (Macmillan)

SCHEME OF EVALUATION

A) Theory Examination

(Time 3 hours) (Max. marks 70)

Unit L.A.Q. SAQ VSAQ Objective

Type

Total Marks

I 6 8 4 -- 18

II 6 8 4 6 24

III 6 -- 8 14

IV 6 -- 8 14

24 16 08 22 70

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PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER

B.A.-I EXAMINATION

COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

(TIME – 3 Hours) (Max. Marks : 70)

Q.1 (A) One Long Answer question out of Two based On Unit I (1 x 6

marks)

6 Marks

(B) One Long Answer question out of Two based On Unit II (1 x

6 marks)

6 Marks

Q.2 (A) One question out of Two based On Unit III (1 x 6 marks) 6 Marks

(B) One question out of Two based On Unit IV (1 x 6 marks) 6 Marks

Q.3 (A) Two questions out of Three based On Unit I (2 x 4 marks) 8 Marks

(B) Two questions out of Three based On Unit II (2 x 4 marks) 8 Marks

Q.4 (A)

Four Very Short Answer Questions out of Six questions,

based on items of Unit I (4x1mark)

(B) Four Very Short Answer Questions out of Six

questions, based on Unit II (4x1 mark)

(C) Six out of Eight items for Phonetic Transcription

4 Marks

4 Marks

6 Marks

Q.5 (A) Four Very Short Answer/Objective type Questions out

of six based on the first five items of Unit III (4 x 1

marks)

4 Marks

(B) Four Very Short Answer/Objective type Questions out

of six based on the remaining six items of Unit III (4 x

1 marks)

4 Marks

(C) Four Very Short Answer/Objective type Questions out

of six based on the first six items of Unit IV (4 x 1

marks)

4 Marks

(D) Four Very Short Answer/Objective type Questions out

of six based on the remaining six items of Unit IV

(4 x 1 marks)

4 Marks

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(B) Plan of Practical Examination for B.A. Part I

N.B. The Examinees to be tested on the practical aspects especially of Units I & II only

A. Record of year's work 10 marks

B. Viva Voce. (To test the examinee's ability

to present himself/herself and to converse

in English)

5 marks

C. Applied Phonetics

i. Organs of speech 10 marks

ii. English consonants & vowels

iii. Phonetics Transcription

D. Loud Reading (To test the examinee's

pronunciation, accent, intonation etc)

5 marks

Theory paper - 70 marks

Practical/viva voce - 30 marks

Total - 100 marks

Note : Students offering this course are required to submit a certified record/ Journal of their

year's work before the External and the internal examiners. In the absence of this

certificate, marks for records of work shall not be awarded to the examinee.

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C E R T I F I C A T E

COMMUNICATIVE ENTLISH

Name of the College ___________________________________________________

This is to certify that this Record of Work is the bonafide practical work of Shri/

Shrimati/Kumari __________________________________________________________ Class

______________________ during the Academic year _______________________

Name & Signature of the teachers

Who taught the examinee.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

Place :

Date : Co-ordinator's Signature

Note : In the absence of the above certificate, marks for Record of Work shall not be awarded

to the examinee.

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SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED FOR B.A. PART I EXAMINATION

FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH (Optional) (To be implemented from the session 2014-15 i.e. Summer 2015 Examination and

Onwards)

The Examination of Functional English shall comprise both theory and practical carrying 70 and 30 Marks respectively. Teaching work load - Six Periods per week Lecturer/ Theory- 4 Practical -2 per batch N.B. Students offering this course are required to maintain Journal / Record of work. Unit – I Functional Grammar and Usage Articles Prepositions Tenses Subject – Verb Agreement Voice Narration(Direct and Indirect Speech) Question Tags Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences. Practical – Assignments based on the contents of Unit – I Book Prescribed : Functional Grammar and Spoken and Written Communication in English by Bikram K. Das (Orient Longman) Unit – II Elements of Phonetics Phonetics – Speech Mechanism – Air – Stream Mechanism – Organs of Speech – Classification and Description of Speech Sounds – Consonants – Vowels – Diphthongs –Phonology- Syllable - Phoneme – Allophone. Books Prescribed –

1) A History of English Language and Elements of Phonetics by Lalitha Rama Murti. (Macmillan)

2) A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian (Macmillan)

Practical :

1) Intensive drilling in producing English speech sounds – Vowels, Consonants and Diphthongs.

2) Assignments based on Contents of Unit II

Unit – III : Communication Skills : Reading Skills 1) Reading and comprehension

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2) Increasing the Eye-span 3) Reading and making Notes 4) Surveying the Reading Matter and identifying the Text Type 5) Skimming the Text for Identifying the General Theme 6) Scanning the Text to locate Specific Details 7) Loud Reading

Book Prescribed : English for Practical Purposes by Patil, Valke, Thorat and Merchant. (Macmillan) Unit – IV : Communication Skills : Writing Skills Paragraph Writing Description and Narration Note – Making Letter – Writing Book Prescribed : Strengthen your Writing by V.R Narayana Swami (Orient Longman) Practicals for Unit III & IV

1) Students should be motivated to read news papers, Magazines, books , journals and reference books and make a report of the same in the record book.

2) Students should be work on sample passages for comprehension and making notes.

3) Practice – Sessions in Loud reading in the class-room. 4) Students be divided into groups and assigned to write well constructed

paragraphs on given topics. 5) Students should be made to visit nearby places, offices, witness events or

actions and describe and narrate the same. Record of the same should be kept in the record book.

6) Assignments based on Letter writing and note- making. 7) Assignments based on Letter writing and Note- making.

Books recommended for further reading. 1. Macmillan Foundation English R.K. Dwivedi & A. Kumar (Macmillan) 2. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students. F.T. Wood (Macmillan) 3. Strengthen your English Bhaskaran & Hors burgh. (Oxford) 4. English Grammar and Composition. G.S. Mudambadithya (Vikas) 5. Creative English for Communication – Krishnaswamy & Sriraman (Macmillan) 6. English Grammar Practice –Raj N. Bakshi (Orient Longman)

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SCHEME OF EVALUATION I) Theory Examination Time 3 Hours Full Marks -70

Unit L.A.Q. SAQ VSAQ Total

I -- -- 22 22

II 08 04 -- 12

III 08 08 -- 16

IV 16 04 -- 20

Total 32 16 22 70

II) Plan for Practical Examination :

A) Record of Work - 10 Marks (Record Book & Assignments) -

B) Viva Voce - 05 Marks C) Elementary Phonetics - 10 Marks D) Loud Reading - 05 Marks

Total – 30 Marks

PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER Q. 1 A) One Long Answer Question out of two based on Unit II (1x8) 08 Marks B) One Long Answer question out of two based on Unit III (1x8) 08 Marks Q. 2 A) One Long Answer question out of two based on Unit IV (1 x 8) 08 Marks B) One Long Answer question out of two based on Unit II (1 x 8) 08 Marks C) Two Short Answer questions out of four with internal choice (1 x 4) 04 Marks based on unit IV. Q. 3 A) One Short Answer question out of two based on unit II (1 x 4) 04 Marks B) Two Short Answer questions out of four with internal (2 x 2) 04 Marks choice based on unit IV C) One Short Answer question out of two based on unit IV (1 x 4) 04 Marks Q. 4 A) Two items based on Articles (2 x 1) 02 Marks B) Two items based on Prepositions (2 x 1) 02 Marks C) Four items based on Tenses (4 x 1) 04 Marks D) Two items based on Subject – Verb Agreement (2 x 1) 02 Marks E) Two items based on Voice (2 x 1) 02 Marks Q. 5 A) Two items based on Narration (2 x 2) 04 Marks B) Two items based on Question Tags (2 x 1) 02 Marks C) Four items based on Simple, Compound- and (4 x 1) 04 Marks and Complex Sentences

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