BOARD OF TIME COLLEGIATE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2016-17
ENGLISH (NORMAL) –II (COMPULSARY)
Time: 20 Minutes Course Instructor: Taqi Attari Max Marks: 20
General Instructions: CODE: A
i. This section consists of 20 parts questions and all are to be answered. Each question carries on mark.
ii. Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full against the proper number of question and its part.
* Choose the correct answer for each of from the given options:
i) To Bertrand Russell, it is of course a trifle absurd to speak of Asia as a:
*harmony *democracy *unity *super power
ii) William Wordsworth was educated at Hawks Head Grammar School and ______.
* St. John’s College, Cambridge * Trinity College, London
* Inner Temple * St. Joseph College, Cambridge
iii) In 1807, Wordsworth completed his great autobiographical poem:
* Paracelsus * Lucy Gray * The Prelude * The Lost Star
iv) The phrase "The enemy faints not, not faileth" means:
* The enemy does not become unconscious and fails.
* We should not underestimate our enemy.
* We should not think that the enemy cannot be defeated
* We can defeat our enemy.
v) Gaelic is spoken in:
* The deserts of Saudi Arabia.
* The island off the western coast of Scotland
* The Highland of Scotland
* South America.
vi) "If you choose to get drunk and break the law afterwards, you must take _____.”
* chance * the punishment * rest *the consequences
vii) Who delivers the poetic speech entitled 'The Seven Ages of Man'?
* Jacques * Amiens * Fredrick * Marlowe
viii) 'This bogey would have disappeared a long ago': the word bogey means:
*Fearful thing * Contemptible thing * Rude thing * Evil thing
ix) _____ are generally worse than any others.
* Great families * Noble families * Good families * Reputed families
x) As we cannot hold the clock back, so we must go forward at a double:
* pace * time * technology * experience
xi) According to Einstein, the fairest thing we can experience is:
* science * technology * the atomic bomb * the mysterious
xii) Who sees with equal eyes as God of all. A ____ perish or a sparrow fall.
* man * leader * hero * soldier
xiii) Liaquat Ali Khan believes that Pakistan can develop quickly if our ancient steadfast faith is attached with:
*Modern technology * Communism * Western civilization *Hinduism
xiv) What does the word "fly" means in "Nor secret vaults to fly".
* A house fly. * to move or pass through the air
*Retreat * to travel-in an airplane
xv) 'He patient but _____ where they led him.’
* Unhesitant * unconcerned * undaunted * unafraid
xvi) In the Trojan War, Achilles was shot with an arrow in his heel by Trojan prince:
*Hector *Odysseus *Paris *Samson
xvii) ‘Liberty does not descend upon a people’, is stated by:
* Bertrand Russell * Albert Einstein * Liaquat Ali Khan * Quaid-e-Azam
xviii) Pope’s ‘The Rape in the Lock’ appeared in its original version in:
* 1711 * 1712 * 1713 * 1714
xix) Milton's Samson Agonistes is published in:
* 1671 * 1674 * 1677 * 1680
xx) After leaving school, John Keats qualified himself for:
*family business *surgery *poetry *literature
Time: 20 minutes Course Instructor: Taqi Attari Max Marks: 20
General Instructions: CODE: B
i. This section consists of 20 parts questions and all are to be answered. Each question carries on mark.
ii. Do not copy the part questions in your answer book. Write only the answer in full against the proper number of question and its part.
* Choose the correct answer for each of from the given options:
i) Bertrand Russell calls the Western rulers _____.
*ruthless rulers *heartless pioneers *mastodons *able emperors
ii) ‘Heaven from all creatures hides the book of _____.
*Luck *Nature *Future *Fate
iii) Selene fell in love with:
*Edmond Dantes *Rudolf Rassendyll *Samson *Endymion.
iv) "If you choose to get drunk and break the law afterwards, you must take."
*chance *the punishment *rest *the consequences
v) _____ are generally worse than any others.
* Great families * Noble families * Good families * Reputed families
vi) ‘The Day the Dam Broke’ describes the events which took place:
*after the spreading of the rumor *due to the flood in the river Ohio
*during the Second World War *in Columbus city
vii) Ulysses is setting on a voyage of discovery as he opines:
* The world is round
* It is never too late to find a New World
* India could be reached by sailing westwards too.
* They would see the great Achilles in Heaven.
viii) In 1807, Wordsworth completed his great autobiographical poem:
*Paracelsus *Lucy Gray *The Prelude *The Lost Star
ix) After leaving school, John Keats qualified himself for:
*family business *surgery *poetry *literature
x) Grandfather of James Thurber weighed almost______.
*150 pounds *160 pounds *170 pounds *175 pounds
xi) 'This bogey would have disappeared a long ago': the word bogey means:
*Fearful thing *Contemptible thing *Rude thing *Evil thing
xii) Shakespeare had been a leading poet and dramatist for about _____ years when he wrote “As You Like It”.
*five *six *seven * eight
xiii) The silver cigarette box valued is worth:
*five pounds ten shilling *seven pounds ten shillings
*three pounds ten shillings *two pounds ten shillings
xiy) Who sees with equal eyes as God of all. A ____ perish or a sparrow fall.
*man *leader *hero *soldier
xv) Gandhi, in spite of his immense influence over his compatriots, was totally unable to restore the:
*Industrialization *Spinning Wheel *Cosmopolitanism *Independence
xvi) The smile of the Korean girl gave the man a purpose in life which was:
*forgiveness *goodness *revenge *love
xvii) Liaquat Ali Khan believes that Pakistan can develop quickly if our ancient steadfast faith is attached with:
*Modern Technology *Communism *Western Civilization *Hinduism
xviii) Rassendyll read the news of coronation ceremony of Rudolf the Fifth in ______.
* The Critic * New Yorktimes * The Times * The Daily Times
xix) Milton accepted the post of ‘Secretary for foreign tongues’ in:
*1648 *1649 *1650 *1651
xx) In the Trojan War, Achilles was shot with an arrow in his heel by Trojan prince:
*Hector *Odysseus *Paris *Samson
Time: 160 Minutes Course Instructor: Taqi Attari Max Marks: 80
SECTION ‘B’
(SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS) (50 Marks)
NOTE: Attempt TEN part-questions from this section, selecting at least two part-
questions from each sub-section. Answer should not exceed SIX sentences. All questions
carry equal marks.
Sub-section I (Intermediate English Book-II)
i. Why was Mrs. Oakentubb sentenced eighteen months and what motive had the man for murdering her?
ii. Why does the author, Bertrand Russell consider it useless to resist industrialization?
iii. Why did Dr. Mallory think that the floodwaters were about to engulf him?
iv. What are Einstein’s ideals and what are not?
Sub-section II (Selection from English Verses: Part-II)
v. What example does Shelley give in the poem to prove that beauty is eternal?
vi. What does the poet, Alexander Pope mean by this line “Oh blindness to the future kindly given” in the poem?
vii. What things of beauty did Keats find most inspiring?
viii. What does Ulysses mean by the following lines?
‘Made weak by time and fate but strong in will,
To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.’
Sub-section III (The Prisoner of Zenda)
ix. “Say I am Christian or say I am jealous. My God! Shall I see him marry her"? Discuss the above statement with reference to the novel 'The Prisoner of Zenda’.
x. What is meant by morganatic marriage? Explain with the Prisoner of Zenda.
xi. What is a “Ball”? State its importance in the novel.
xii. Describe any interesting scene in the novel “The Prisoner of Zenda”.
Sub-section IV (Grammar)
xiii. Use any THREE of the following phrasal verbs in sentences:
to stand by, to call off, to take after, to take to one’s heel, to bring up, to turn down
xiv. Use any THREE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences.
artist: artiste, corporal: corporeal, bale: bail, moral: morale, farmer: former
xv. Write the meaning of any FIVE of the following words or phrases:
vitiate; confer; insularity; charwoman; ragtag; flamboyant; endeavor; solitude; antagonist; chauvinism
SECTION ‘C’
(DETAILED – ANSWER QUESTIONS) (30 marks)
NOTE: Attempt all questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks:
3. Write an essay on any one of the following topics:
i. Impact of Social Media
ii. Science in the service of mankind
iii. Terrorism-Its effect, cause and solution
iv. Necessity of Tolerance
4. Change the narration:
i. “I have lost my way. Can you direct me to the Post Office?” said the old lady.
ii. He said to me, “Give me your pencil.”
iii. “Let me tell you a story on the subject,” said the Linnet.
iv. The commander said, “Do you see any problem in this situation?”
v. He said to me, “Shall I come the day after tomorrow?”
5. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Millions of our people pass their nights in total darkness and content themselves with the flickering flame of firewood used for cooking their night meal as a source of light. Imagine the dismal psychological impact on the minds of people who see nothing hut darkness for half their span of life. Science has made electricity as the greatest servant of man and our engineers can and must do research on transmission of power to the rural areas cheaply. If our resources if conventional fuels are as inadequate as they were, we must harness the energy of the atom to generate electricity.
i. Give meaning of underlined words.
ii. What is the impact on the minds of the people living in darkness without electricity?
iii. What modern technology should be used to overcome the shortage of electricity?
iv. Identify the parts of speech of the following words:
fuels, who, themselves