First Year B.A.(Sem.I)(CBCS) Examination - November 2019 - Foundation Course in English (New Course)

Sep 20, 2026

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Question paper for First Year B.A. (Sem. I) under CBCS, November 2019, Foundation Course in English (New Course). The document contains section-wise instructions and marks distribution, including brief-answer questions, short-note writing, reading and language-grammar tasks (parts of speech, past tense conversion), and a sentence rewriting exercise using correct word forms. It covers literature-based prompts such as The Refugees, Headmaster, The Axe, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Bishop's Move, Luck, and Two Gentlemen of Verona themes.

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Reading Time8 min

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1 Answer the following questions in brief (Any Five)

2 Answer the following questions in brief (Any Three)

3 Write short notes (Any Two)

4 Language: Parts of speech and tenses

5 Rewrite sentences with correct word forms

J A 0 1 9 1 3 4 1 1 1 * JAO-1901030401010100 Seat No.. # First Year B.A.(Sem.I)(CBCS)ExaminationNovember -2019 Foundation Course in English(New Course) Time : Hours] [Total Marks :70 Instructions :(1) Attempt all questions. (2) Figures to the right indicate marks. ## 1 Answer the following questions in brief:(Any Five) 10 (1)What did the boys do when the Germans ruled theircountry? (2)What did the refugee do to make a living? (3)Whose statue was to be unveiled? (4)Where does the story Luck begin? (5)Who was being treated in the hospital? (6)Why did the boys lose their comfortable life? (7)What does a refugee feel in the city? ## 2 Answer the following questions in brief:(Any Three) 15 (1)Write a brief story of The Refugees. (2)Describe the character sketch of Headmaster (3)The theme of dedication in The Axe (4)The title of the story Two Gentlemen of Verona (5)Write a story of The Bishop's Move 15 ## 3 Write Short notes :(Any Two) (1)Write a note on selfless help depicted in Two Gentlemenof Verona. (2)Give detail note on the theme of independence inThe Axe. (3)Give introduction of the characters in Luck JAO-1901030401010100] [Contd... 4 (A)Read the following paragraph and say whether the 10underlined bold words are Nouns,Pronouns,Adjectives,Adverbs,Verbs,Conjunction,Preposition Failure is the highway to success.Tom Watson said,"If you want to succeed,double your failure rate."If you study history,you will find that all stories ofsuccess are also stories of great failures.But peopledon't see the failures.They only see one side of thepicture and they say that person got success luckily."He must have been at the right place at the righttime (B)Use simple past tense of the verbs underlinedbelow in the following paragraph. The people of the village are very simple in thoughtand behaviour.They work together and live in peace.They meet and discuss the problem together.They helpeach other.Whenever they celebrate a festival,theydance and sing together.In this way they enjoyhappiness together. 5Rewrite the following sentence by filling in the10gaps with the appropriate word forms. (1)His_ in this match is not up toexpectation.(Perform,Performance,performing) (2)Which is the most invention of themodern world?(science,scientific,scientifically) (3)He told that he needed some (private,privacy,privatise) (4) It is a very color.(attract,attractive,attraction) JAO-1901030401010100] 2 [Contd... (5)The is the powerful weapon in themodern world.(educate,educated,education) (6)He will tomorrow.(decide,decision,decisive) (7)Don't the knife.(sharpen,sharp,sharpness) (8) yourself to face any challenges.(prepare,preparation,preparing) (9)He is very (sensitive,sensation,sensitivity) (10)Without hard work,there is no (succeed,success,successful) 3

FAQs

What is the total marks and exam format mentioned in the paper?

The paper states a total of 70 marks and instructs students to attempt all questions. The right side of figures indicates marks.

Which types of questions are included besides brief answers?

The paper includes short notes, parts-of-speech identification for underlined bold words, tense changes using simple past tense, and a word-form based sentence rewriting exercise.

How does question 5 assess language accuracy?

Question 5 provides sentences with gaps and asks students to fill them with appropriate word forms, such as performing/Performance, science/scientific/scientifically, and education-related choices.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Maeve