BBA/B.Com (Hons)/B.Com. Pass I (First) Semester Examination 2011-12
Course Code: BBA106/BCH106/BCOM105 Paper ID: 0501206
Foundation English I
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70 Max Marks: 75
Note: Attempt six questions in all. Q. No. 1 is compulsory.
1. Add the correct part of speech in any five of the following sentences. (4x5=20)
a) ……….are rarely found in the desert. (Animal, Animals)
b) ……….asked me a difficult question every time. (They, Them)
c) ……… they are late. (Generally, General)
d) The …..the fooler. (tall, taller)
e) He has been …… for a month. (ail, ailing)
f) The London plane ………..at 6.00P.M. (taken off, takes off)
g) He can’t eat food …….. he fulfill his promise. (until, when)
h) She ordered him to get ……. 6.00A.M. (upat, upon to)
2. Add prefix to the following words: (10)
a) just b) real c) able d) pure
e) natural.
Or
Add suffix to the following words: (10)
a) resist b) review c) respect
d) empower e) instinct
3. Write the synonyms of the following: (10)
a) Amuse b) Attempt c) Agree
d) Alert e) Beat
Or
Write the anonyms of the following: (10)
a) Skilful b) Simple c) Excite
d) Like e) False
4. What are the benefits of consulting a dictionary? (10)
5. What barriers officers feel while communicating with the labourers of foreign country? (10)
6. Write a note on various channels of communication. (10)
7. Mention the construction pattern of the following sentences: (2x5=10)
a) Damn it. (Expletive or loose)
b) To believe your own thought, to believe what is true for you in your private heart is true for are men, that is genius.
(Good or periodic sentence)
c) I saw a bear lumbering through the woods, the air smelled like pine, as I listened I could hear him breathing, he was giant. (Rambling sentence or fragmented sentence)
d) Until Tuesday, four days after a terrible distress call, they still hoped. (Garbled sentence or loaded sentence)
e) I found him blind drunk. (Loaded sentence or Parallel sentence)
8. Recognize the pattern of the following sentences: (2x5=10)
a) Her new boy friend’s absolutely loaded.
(loaded sentence or garbled sentence)
b) The other day I went to grandma’s house and when I was there I ate cookies and crackers and she gave me some soda and then I went outside to pick apples.
(Rambling sentence or squinting sentence)
c) I found a large hall obviously a former garage, dimly lit, and packed with cat’s. (Loose sentence or good sentence)
d) Instructors who cancel classes rarely are reprimanded.
(Squinting sentence or expletive sentence)
e) What you hear often you will see.
(Loose sentence or squinting sentence)