B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Optometry
Part II — English
PROSE, EXTENSIVE READING AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Who are the three men that Kalam worked with?
2. What is the essence of the scientific point of view?
3. 'Gandhi was not of the common clay' Explain.
4. Who argued in the nursery?
5. What are the three types of Discipline according to John
Holt?
6. Who is Bob?
7. What happened to Guru Nayak?
8. What did the conjurer take at first?
9. Give an example for Adverbial Clause of Time.
10. Change the Tense in Reported Speech Shyam said that
he had bought a car.
Sub. Code
21
CP-7928
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Ws5
Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. On what grounds does Kalam criticise Indians?
Describe.
Or
What are the forces that prevent us from stamping
out diseases?
12. Write a paragraph on the opening of Nehru's
Speech.
Or
What does Robert Lynd think of arguing in schools
and colleges?
13. Briefly describe the tricks used by the Conjurer.
Or
Comment on the theme of The Four Brothers.
14. Analyse Adverbial Clause of Manner with some
examples.
Or
Describe Relative Pronoun with few examples.
15. Change the following sentences into other degrees
No other girl is so good as Rani
Somu is more active than any other boy.
Chennai is the largest city in Tamil Nadu.
Or
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Ws5
Change the following sentences into possible speech
"Goodbye, Ram!" he said
He requested me to have dinner with her
He said, "Let's go for lunch"
She told Sita to sit down
He asked when they had come.
Part C 10 30)
Answer all questions.
16. Write an essay on My Visions For India.
Or
How can a scientific attitude help man? Illustrate.
17. What is a message delivered by Nehru? Describe.
Or
Attempt a note on Discipline of Nature.
18. Illustrate kinds of Adjectives with examples.
Or
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions
Run fast, ——————— you cannot catch the
bus.
——————— you work hard, you can pass.
They failed ——————— they were lazy.
Rama was angry ——————— he kept silent.
——————— you work hard, you can't pass.
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