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IMPORTANT:
Fillupallthedetailsonthe“FRONTCOVERPAGE”oftheAssignmentbook.Youmayusethepermanentmarkerorasketch-penasitmightbeplasticcoated.-----WRITESYLLABUS&PAPERSTYLE
Instruction: Fromtheclass-notesORfromtheGujaratUniversitywebsite.-----WRITEABRIEFNOTEABOUTTHEAUTHORS:Instruction: Story :1,2&3. Poems :1,2,&3.
Mentionthefollowingdetailsinbulletpoints. • NameoftheStory • NameoftheAuthor • Birth&DeathYear • S/heisfamousfor... • Majorworks
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WRITETHEMEANINGSOFTHEFOLLOWINGWORDS:
Instruction: MeaningsaretobewritteninENGLISHonly.
PloddedAyah
AffirmedBazaar
SpeculatingFrenzy
HurtleLoaf
DEPARTMENTOFENGLISH
KKSJMANINAGARSCIENCECOLLEGE
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DispiritedDespairDifferentSolemnlyVagueDeadPavementKnockeddownSnatchedPanicCommentGroceryBrisklyMolest
AbreastPleadedWrenchedYankedShelterWarnedDeadlytoneTerrifiedBaffledStingingslapHostileClutchedDefend
ScarcelybreatheRetaliateFlayedClenchedStarkVisionaryGauntExactingEquivalentStylusDispensedFragmentsDomestic
StrivingStreamDrearyMewlingWhiningSatchelFurnaceCaponPantaloonTrebleOblivionDivergedUndergrowthTrodden
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LESSONS:
ANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTIONSINSHORT:
Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile
answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.
1. Whatconversationdidthesweeperanddeliveryboyhave?
2. Didsomeonetrytoascertaintheveracityoftherumour?Givereasons.
3. WhatwasNathu’sintentbehindthestartingstatement?
4. Whatwerepeople’sdifferentversionsbehindSethGovindrams’absence?
5. Howdidthebranchmanagertrytopacifytheagitatedcrowd?
6. Howdidthebeggarwhocouldn’tstartwalking?
7. WhatdidNathuthinkofwhenheardtherumour?
8. Whatisthepicturethattheauthorpaintsofhischildhoodintheopening
paragraphoftheextract?
9. Whatdidtheblackboy’smotherdotosupportherchildren?Whatdidshetell
themwhenshewasindespair?
10. Whatdidtheauthor’smothertellhimoneeveningandwhatwashisfeelingon
beingtoldso?
11. Whathappenedwhentheblackboywenttothegrocerystorebyhimselfforthe
firsttime?
12. Whydidtheblackboyrefrainhimselffromgoingout?
13. Whydidthemothernotallowhersonintothehousethatnight?Whatlessonshe
wastryingtoteachhim?
14. HowdidtheblackboywinhisrighttothestreetsofMemphis?
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15. WhyisSteveJobsconsideredavisionary?
16. WhatwasSteveJobsinitialexperiment?
17. WhatwasthepurposebehindcreatingPixar?
18. WhywasSteveJobs’roleimportantinthecreationofAppleIcomputer?
19. Whatisthestorybehindthename“Apple”?
20. WhatotherindustriesdidiPod,iPhoneandtheiPadaffect?
21. HowdidhemeetMr.Wazniak?
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LESSONS:
WRITESHORTNOTESONTHEFOLLOWING:
Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile
answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.
1. Thecentralideabehindthisshortstory“TheBoyWhoBroketheBank”and
whatyoulearntfromit.
2. Thechainofeventsthroughwhichtherumourspread.
3. Howmiscommunicationcanbedamaging.
4. Thesocioeconomicconditionoftheperiodasyoucanunderstandfromthe
extract-‘TheBlackBoy”.
5. Thecharacterof“TheBlackBoy”
6. TheBlackBoy’smother.
7. SteveJobs’meteoricrisetofame.
8. SteveJobs’inventionbringingaboutachangeinthecomputingworld.
9. Thelessonlearntfromthisarticle-TheManwhoRedefinedDigitalAge.
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POEMS:
ANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTIONSINSHORT:
Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile
answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.
1. WhatwereRavindranathTogore’svariousskills?
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2. “Wheretheclearsteamofreasonhasnotlostitsway”.Explainthislinewith
referencetocontext.
3. Whatkindofqualitiesdoesthepoetwishtoseeinthepeopleofhiscountry?
4. WhywasRavindranathTagorealsoknownasthe“BardofBengal”?
5. Whatistheideaoffreedomthatthepoetispropagating?
6. Whyisthetimewhenhewrotethispoemimportant?
7. WhatdoesShakespeareconsidertobetheconceptbehindlife?
8. Whatfigure/figuresofspeechhavebeenusedinthepoem?
9. “Withspectaclesonnose,andpouchonside”.Explainthislinewithreferenceto
context.
10. Describethefirsttwostagesoflife.
11. Whatistheparallelbetweentheactor’sstageandman’slife?
12. Describethemoodofthepoem.
13. Whatisthetoneandtechnicofthepoem-TheRoadnotTaken?
14. Whatarethetworoadsinfrontofthenarrator?
15. Whatdoesthe“sigh”inthelaststanzaindicate?
16. “IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback”.Explainthislinewithreferenceto
context.
17. Doesthenarratorseemhappyabouthiseventualchoice?
18. Whatkindofsettingisthereinthepoem?
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POEMS:
WRITESHORTNOTESONTHEFOLLOWING:
Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile
answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.
1. Whatoneisrequiredtodoinordertoachievethegoaloflivinginacountry
wherethemindisfree...
2. Howthepoettriestoincludepatriotisminpeople’smindsthroughhiswork.
3. Thecentralthemeofthepoem.
4. Eachofthesevenstagesoutlinedinthepoem.
5. Theliteralandmetaphoricalparallelsinthepoem-TheRoadnotTaken.
6. Lessonslearntaboutmakingchoices.
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GRAMMAR:
Instruction: Rewritethesentencesandunderlinethemainverbsinthefollowing
sentences.
1. Ihavedonethewashing.
2. Ihavehadthispensincegrade5.
3. Whydoyoudomartialarts?
4. Itisratherquiethere.
5. Malahashadherpetfor12yearsnow.
6. Shedidherhomeworkonwayhome.
7. CanIdoanythingtohelp?
8. Didyouhaveashowerthismorning?
9. Sahilhasalotofhomeworktodotonight.
10. Theyarehistorians.
11. Howdoesshestayhealthy?
12. Hehastwosisters.
13. Whatdoeshedoeveryday?
14. Theyaredoingthedishes.
15. Hedidnotdothelaundryyesterday.
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Instruction: Rewritethesentencesintonegative.Makesureyouretainthemainverb
asthemainverb.
1. Shedoesherownlaundry.
2. Themembersoftheoppositionaredoingtheirownwork.
3. Heisreadingclassicsthesedays.
4. Miniisatthestadium,practicingforthesportsevent.
5. Shehasawonderfulnewjobnow.
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Instruction: Convertthefollowingsentencesintoquestions.Alsomarkthemainverb
andmentionwhethertheoriginalsentenceisnegativeoraffirmative.
1. Therobotdoesnotdoitsowncleaning.
2. Youarenotbeingreasonable.
3. Wedidourownworkwhilewewereabroad.
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4. Youwerenotatthepartylastnight.
5. Once,Ihadadogasapet.
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Instruction: Identifywhethertheverbsinthefollowingsentencesaremainor
helpingverbs.
1. Itisarainydaytoday.
2. Waheedawillsingtonight.
3. Haveyoufinishedthecake?
4. Pinnyisatherdesk.
5. Wearethreesiblings.
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Instruction: Completethesentencesusingthecorrectformofpresentcontinuous
tense.
1. She__________;sheis__________tenniswithherfather.(notwork,play)
2. Manish__________forIrelandtomorrow.(leave)
3. I__________apoem.(read)
4. Father__________todayasmotherhadtogotowork.(cook)
5. Satya__________amorningtrain.(catch)
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Instruction: Complete/rewritethesentences,usingthecorrectformofthepresent
perfecttense.
1. Wejust__________mostextraordinaryfilm.(see)
2. Forhowlongyou__________her?(know)
3. ThisisbyfarthebestbookI__________.(read)
4. Thetaxidrivers__________onstrike.(go)
5. Rajiv__________hisways.(mend)
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Instruction: Completethesentencesusingthecorrectformofpastcontinuoustense.
1. Asthey__________thestairs,theyslipped.(climb)
2. Thetutorwenttoseewhatthepupils__________inthenextroom.(do)
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3. Abhinaywasaloneinthehousewhenthebellrangbecausehisfather__________
intheofficethen.(work)
4. MysisterwearssandalsbutwhenIsawherthatevening,she__________heels.
(wear)
5. Intheclub,somegirls__________inthepoolwhileothers__________tennis.(swim,
play)
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Instruction: Tickthemostsuitablesentenceinaccordancewiththecorrectuseofthe
tenses.Alsomentionwhichfunctionofthetenseitis.
A.
i) Theyseldomeatnutritiousfood.
ii) Theyseldomareeatingnutritiousfood.
iii) Thehaveseldomnutritiousfood.
B.
i) Itislookingthatitmaysnow.
ii) Itislookedthatitmaysnow.
iii) Itlookslikeitmaysnow.
C.
i) Shejusthasherlunch.
ii) Shejusthadherlunch.
iii) Shehasjusthadherlunch.
D.
i) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshehadjustwokenup.
ii) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshehadwokenup.
iii) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshewaswakingup.
E.
i) Wedidnotgooutasithadstillrained.
ii) Wehavenotgoneourasitwasstillraining.
iii) Wedidnotgooutasitwasstillraining.
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Instruction: Correctthefollowingsentencesbyusingtheappropriatefunctionofthe
tense.
1. Hejustcompletedtheprojectthen.
2. Lastweek,Ihadmethimthrice.
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3. Bythetimeshereturned,hetypedalltheanswers.
4. Howlongissheworkingintheoffice?
5. WhenImethimlast,shewasmarriedforfiveyears.
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PARAGRAPHWRITING:
Personal:
1. Myambitioninlife
2. India–MyCountry
3. CollegeLife
4. MyFavouritemovie
State/Nation/Media:
1. MyCity/Village
2. MyFavouriteSportsperson
3. GandhiAshram
4. ImportanceofEnglishinIndia
Environment/SocialLife:
1. Pollution
2. TrafficAwareness
3. Trees–OurBestFriends
4. GenderDiscrimination