U.G. (Three Year) DEGREE EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 2018.
End-Semester Examination
First Semester
(Regular/Supplementary)
Part I
Paper I ENGLISH
(Common for all UG Courses)
2 C 1101-A
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION — A
Answer the following questions, 5 20 Marks)
choosing either or
(PROSE, POETRY AND SHORT STORIES)
1. 'Knowledge is the primary production resource'. Explain the statement.
Or
How can the Kenyan child be restored to his environment?
2. The poem 'The Road Not Taken' is about the choices that one makes in life.
Discuss.
Or
How are the feelings of a mother presented in 'Night of the Scorpion'?
3. What are the feelings of the child towards what he sees in the fair?
Or
Describe the Dog and its activities in 'The Loaded Dog'.
4. What are the objectives to be realized in order to become a superpower?
Or
How does colonical alienation take place as brought out in Ngugi's 'The
Language of African Literature'?

Answer any THREE of the following 5 15 Marks)
(ONE Act play)
5. Sketch the character of Antonio.
6. How does Portia turn the tables for Shylock?
7. What is the mercy plea that Portia makes to Shylock?
8. What are the offers made to Shylock to spare Antonio?
SECTION — B
Answer ALL questions. 5 35 Marks)
(GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE ACTIVITY)
9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the tense of the verb given in the
brackets 1
My brothers ————————— (come) last month from the U.S.
She ————————— at the ripe age of eighty.
When he was teaching, all the boys ————————— silent.
The last train ————————— (leave) at midnight.
It ————————— (rain) last night.
10. Correct the following sentences 1
This pair of scissors are not Sharp.
Each of the candidates were interviewed.
My friend and partner always help me.
A number of boys was caught misbehaving.
Thirty years are too long a period.
11. Write phonetic transcription of the following words 1
Food
Tour
Emulate
Trainer
Benevolence.
12. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions 1
3 C 1101-A
Students don't go ————————— school ————————— Sundays.
Nights are cool ————————— summer.
Look ————————— the picture ————————— the wall carefully.
13. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles 1
————————— rose is ————————— attractive flower.
Only ————————— fool would go out in ———————— pouring rain
without ————————— umbrella.
14. Write question tags to the following sentences 1
He is a doctor.
He drinks coffee.
You can help me.
Give me your book.
Come home.
15. In each group of words, one is spelt wrongly. Identify it 1
Semister Simister
Semester Semster
Continue Continu
Contenu Cuntinue
Tommorow Tomorrow
Tomorow Tommorrow
Adamant Adament
Adment Adement
Mashine Machine
Machin Mechine
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