Solapur University Question Paper.B.Com. (Part – II) (Semester – III), ENGLISH (Compulsory),2014 Question Paper

Solapur University Question Paper B.Com. (Part – II) (Semester – III) Examination, 2014 ENGLISH (Compulsory) Day and Date : Tuesday, 15-4-2014 Max. Marks : 50 Time : 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Instructions : i) All questions are compulsory. ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1. Choose the right answer from the alternatives given below and fill in the blanks. 10 1) Pico Iyer visited Ladakh which is in the ________ region. a) Vidharbian b) Himalayan c) Southern d) Western 2) “The Three Dancing Goats” is a folk tale told by _________ a) Landlord b) Old woman c) Baba Trinco d) Pico Iyer 3) Anurag Mathur has shown the flaws in the Indian _________ a) Political System b) Education System c) Economical System d) Social System 4) Sindhu asked for a barrel of food stuffs and a ________ ring to the landlord’s daughter. a) metal b) gold c) silver d) bronze 5) In the poem ‘Mending Wall’ the two farmers mended the wall every _______ season. a) Winter b) Autumn c) Spring d) Rainy 6) ‘I Too’ is written by a) Robert Frost b) Rabindranath Tagore c) Langston Hughes d) N.R. Murthy Seat No. SLR-B – 25 -2- 7) The three colours of stones on the ring were white ________ and bright green. a) black b) red c) yellow d) light green 8) Sham is _______ (play) the violin. a) played b) has played c) playing d) to play 9) Geeta saw a dog; In the sentence the underlined verb is a _______ verb. a) Traditional b) Transitive c) Regular d) Intransitive 10) The window was _________ open when he left for Pune. a) Slight b) Slighting c) Slightly d) Slighted 2. Answer any five of the following questions in two or three sentences. 10 1) What did the first European traveller in Ladakh set up ? 2) What does half of the population of Ladakh consist of and why ? 3) What made Sindhu accept the old woman’s deal ? 4) What are the differences between Gopal’s Indian classmates and his American Peers ? 5) How did Shindu sell the three goats to the landlord’s daughter ? 6) What did Gopal find new and exciting about the American System of Education ? 3. A) Answer any two of the following questions in about fifty words each. 6 1) What is the theme of the poem ‘I Too’ written by Langston Hughes ? 2) Explain the statement “Good fences make good neighbours”. 3) What is the understanding between the poet Robert Frost and his neighbour for spring time ? B) Answer briefly any two of the following questions. 4 1) You are Ramesh Lad and you have organised of tele conference of regional managers of your company to discuss the reasons for decrease in sales of the company product. Invite their suggestions to increase the sale. -3- SLR-B – 25 2) Write a voice mail message to your lawyer Mr. Mukesh Deshpande who is out of station, you want his appointment next week. 3) You are Mr. Rakesh Mehta Chartered Accountant. You are out of station for a week . Write a voice mail message for your clients. 4. Answer any one of the following. 10 1) Write a letter to the showroom manager, Geeta Electronics, Pune asking for a catalogue and price list of electronic goods. 2) As Ashok Patil, whose scooter was involved in an accident. Write a letter to Bajaj Insurance Pvt. Ltd., Pune claiming insurance for damage to the vehicle. 5. Write a review on a popular film you have recently seen. 10 ______________

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