B.A.LL.B. I (Semester (CBCS) Examination, 2017
ENGLISH I
Day Date: Tuesday, 18-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
N.B. All questions are compulsory .
Figures to the right side indicate marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct articles wherever necessary. 05
He is playing cricket.
a an the no article
Maharashtra is one of states in the country.
a an the no article
Picaso was famous painter
a an the no article
There was _____interesting programme on TV last night.
a an the no article
Roma lives United States of America.
a an the no article
Q.1 Choose the parts of speech of the underlined words. 05
We love reading.
Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb
Dhoni runs fast.
Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb
He studied hard, but failed in the exam.
Noun Conjunction Pronoun Interjection
Alas! He is dead.
Interjection Conjunction Pronoun Noun
Vinay is fond of swimming
Noun Pronoun Conjunction Preposition
Choose the correct prepositions 04
I am going France next week.
into to in for
Satish died heart attack.
by with for of
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Ajay left London 10'clock.
upon on at since
They get a taxi
by in on with
Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the
question given below it.
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The famous Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram so
sacred to pilgrims, was about a ten-minute walk from our
house. Our locality was predominantly Muslim, but there were
quite a few Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim
neighbours. There was a very old mosque in our locality where
my father would take me for evening prayers. I had not the
faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted, but I
was totally convinced that they reached God. When my father
came out of the mosque after the prayers, people of different
religions would be sitting outside, waiting for him. Many of them
offered bowls of water to my father who would dip his fingertips
in them and say a prayer. This water was then carried home for
invalids. I also remember people visiting our home to offer
thanks after being cured. My father always smiled and asked
them to thank Allah, the benevolent and merciful.
The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi
Lakshmana Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's. One
of the most vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two
men, each in this traditional attire, discussing spiritual matters.
When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my father
about the relevance of prayer. My father told me there was
nothing mysterious about prayer. Rather, prayer made possible
a communion of the spirit between people. "When you pray,"
he said, "you transcend your body and become a part of the
cosmos, which knows no division of wealth, age, caste, or
creed."
Who was the priest of Rameswaram? 01
What did you know about the author's locality from the
passage?
02
Why did people thank Dr. Kalam's father? 02
What is the importance of prayer? 02
Make a précis of the above passage into one third of its length
and suggest a suitable title to it.
07
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Q.3 Paraphrase the following poem. 07
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty second's worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Write an essay on any one of the following topics. 07
Significance of Lok Adalats
The Social Responsibility of Lawyers
Students and Politics
Q.4 Analyse the following sentences. (Any three) 06
Who was she?
They studied in solapur.
Sonia gave him books.
Rajesh is an engineer.
Write the letter on any one of the following topics. 08
Write an application letter for the post of Lecture of English in
New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pune.
OR
Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper complaining about
the noise pollution in your locality.
Q.5 Do as directed. (Any five) 05
She is too fat to run fast. (Remove too…to)
Amar is better than Akash. (Change the Degree)
What a beautiful scene! (Change it into Assertive)
He is ignorant. He is foolish (Use either…or)
Plant the trees. (Change the Voice)
Akshay forgets to bring a book. (Use Simple Past Tense)
Correct the following sentences. (Any five) 05
Virat like to play cricket in the morning.
Ganesh and Vinesh helped one another.
Statistics are my favourite subject.
He is one of the best teacher in school.
Do you plays in the match?
Sandhya had completed the work yesterday.
Write the one word for the following expressions.(Any four) 04
Contrary to law
One who looks on the dark side of things
Murder of oneself
The branch of science which studies animals
A professional person qualified and authorized to practice
to law