University of Calicut B.A English Reading Literature in English 2014 Question Paper

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SECOND SEMESTER B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY 2014 

(U.G.  ___ CCSS)

Common Course

A 03 – READING LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

(2012 Admission onwards)

Time: Three hours                                                                                                     

Maximum: 30 weightage

i. Answer the following bunches of questions:

A. 1. Which of the following places find mention in Lamb’s story?

[a] Canterbury.

[b] Norfolk.

[c] Lincolnshire.

[d] All these.

University of Calicut B.A English Reading Literature in English 2013 Question Paper

Calicut University Question Paper
SECOND SEMESTER U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2013
[CCSS] English
A 03 – READING LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
[2012 Admissions]
Time: Three hours                                                        
Maximum: 30 weightage

I. Answer the following bunches of questions:
A. 1. Norfolk is famous for:
 [a] Wood trade.
[b] Agriculture.
[c] Monasteries.
[d] All these.

2. Removal from the hearth and home makes the Englishman:
[a] Rebellious.
[b] Humorous.
[c] Anonymous.
[d] Furious.

3. Sonnet is a poetic form that originated in: [a] Italy.
[b] France. [c] Greece. [d] England.

4. The speaker watered the tree with: [a] Wiles.
[b] Showers. [c] Tears.
[d] None of these.

B. 5. Lucy Gray sings a : [a] Ballad.
[b] Lullaby.
[c] Solitary song. [d] An elegy.

6. The objective poetry according to Wordsworth was to give: [a] Knowledge.
[b] Instruction. [c] Pleasure. [d] Hope.

7. I shall be telling the truth with a: [a] Whimper.
[b] Wail.
[c] Sigh.
[d] Tear.

8. Tagore wrote Gitanjali in: [a] English.
[b] Hindi. [c] Bengali. [d] Urdu.

C. 9. What did the astrologer give the stranger? [a] Balm.
[b] Holy ash. [c] Salt.
[d] Sandal paste.

10. Peeler is slang for: [a] A policeman. [b] A sergeant. [c] A constable.
[d] An ordinary man.

11. Which of the following works in not authored by Kamala Das? [a] Balyakala smaranakal.
[b] Ottayadi Paatha.
[c] Neermathalam Pootha Kalam. [d] Ente Katha.

12. Kvass means: [a] A drink.
[b] A book.
[c] A cook.
[d]  a poem. [12x ¼  = 3 weightage]

II. Answer in a sentence or two all the nine questions:
13. How does the narrator spend hours in the great house?
14. Whom does the children of Alice call father?
15. Why are not some children good travelling companions?
16. What is wisdom according to Russell?
17. What does Russell say about hatred of evil?
18. When did the wrath grow?
19. How is Lucy’s nature described by the poet?
20. What is Emily Dickinson’s poem about?
21. What do the children want the mother for?  [9x1= 9 weightage]

III. Answer any five out of 7 in a paragraph each:
22. The character of Mrs. Field.
23. Limitation of the parable of the Samaritan.
24. Shakespeare’s concept of love.
25. The road as a symbol in Frost’s poem.
26. Tagore’s dream of India.
27. The astrologer.
28. Popova. [5x2= 10 weightage]

IV. Answer any two out of the three given in about 200 words:
29. Sketch the character of the revolutionary in ‘The Rising of the Moon’.
30. ‘The Last Leaf’ is a typical O Henry story: Discuss.
31. What is the need for role models according to Dr. Abdul Kalam? [2x4= 8 weightage]

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B.A/B.Com/B.Sc Degree exam (CCSS - SDE ) June -2012 
Reading Literature in English (Private/SDE)
Second Semester 
English (Common Course A03)
Time : Three Hours    Maximum : 30 Weightage
I. Answer each of the following questions in two or three sentences. (9 * 1 = 9 Weightage)

1.  How did Anne Frank die 
2. What was the mistake made by Aristotle ?
3. What prevents India from achieving something great and glorious according to Radhakrishnan ?    
4. Which American industry was not affect by depression ?
5. To whom is Anne Franks diary addressed ?
6. Where did the lover write the name of the beloved ? :
7. What is the theme of the poem about the slave ?
8. What is a walrus ?
9. Why did Wasserkopf want a refund ?

II. Answer five of the following questions in a paragraph of 100 words. ((5 x 2 = 10 Weightage)

1. JO. The eldest oyster.
2. James.
3. The theme of the poem The Mirror.
4. Pashka.
5. The theme of the poemThe Poor Girl.
6. The father in Dilip Chitres poem.
7. The cat and the student.

III. Answer any two of the following questions in 300 words. (2 x 4 = 8 Weightage)

1. Give a brief account of the bitter experiences of Anne Frank and her family.
2. Write an essay on the theme and form of the poem The Slaves Dream.
3. The conflicting traditions in Heaven is not closed.