U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fourth Semester
Part II English
SHAKESPEARE AND ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATIONS
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer the following questions.
1. is the daughter of Shylock.
Celia Jessica
Rosalind
2. How does Portia call herself, when she comes to the court
in disguise as a lawyer?
Bellario Balthazar
Brabantio
Spot the errors in the following sentences
3. Six miles are a long distance No error.
a b c d e
4. He Went before left this place No error.
a b c d e
Sub. Code
142E
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Choose the best word to complete the sentences
5. The judge ordered that the criminal be put
death.
Under At
To Till
6. Sona was angry her boss because the boss
said he was angered the Sloppy dinner
arrangements made by her.
With, by By, with
With, towards At, for
7. Choose the word which is the best synonym for the key
word
massacre
Murder Stab
Assassinate Slaughter
8. Choose the best antonym for the given word.
Virtuous
Angry Vicarious
Vicious Debauched
9. What are the different kinds of report?
10. What is called the topic sentence in a paragraph?
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Part B 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. What does Portia say on the quality of mercy?
Or
Describe the circumstances that force Antonio to
borrow money from Shylock.
12. Correct the errors in the following sentences
My best friend and advisor have made this
suggestion.
He has written his degree examination last
year.
There was heavy rainfall since yesterday.
No sooner had he begun to speak when the
opposition members started shouting slogans.
He goes to college by foot everyday.
Or
Spot the error in the following sentences
The two brothers hated one another
A B C D
No error.
E
Although winter in Kashmir is cold,
A B
but it is pleasant in many ways No error.
C D E
Janani is Smartest student/in the class room/
A B C D
No error.
E
Ram is senior than me in the office
A B C D
No error
E
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I saw him when he talked to his friend
A B C D
No Error.
E
13. Which of the phrases given below will make the
sentence grammatically correct?
Will you in this hour of need?
Borrow me any rupees
Lend me a few rupees
Borrow me a few rupees
The crops are dying, it rained
Must not have
Must not be
Must not have been
Let do this work.
Your and I
You and me
You and myself
I like players.
This kind of
These kinds of
This kinds of
They that their team had won the
match.
Felt very proudly
Felt very pride
Felt very proud
Or
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Rearrange the jumbled sentences in logical
sequence
The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed.
Malaria is always associated with damp and
marshy land.
The only way to destroy mosquitoes is to
prevent their breeding in standing water.
Alternatively, they must be kept covered in
the breeding season with a film of kerosene oil.
It does not frequently occur in dry, desert
countries
This can be done by draining all ponds and
pools.
This will deprive the larvae of air and kill
them.
14. Choose the synonym for the keyword given.
Combat
Conflict Quarrel
Feud Fight
Grit
Bold Courage
Grease Level
Lately
Immediately Early
Recently Late
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Select the antonym of the keyword given
Comic
Emotional Tragic
Fearful Painful
Insane
Demented Sensible
Intelligent Sane
Or
Fill in the blanks choosing the right word given
within the bracket.
The officials (appraised, apprised)
the minister of the developments.
The boy who was hard of hearing failed in the
(aural, oral) part of the test.
being a poet, he was also a critic.
(Beside, Besides)
The doctor advised the patient to
(forego, forgo) smoking.
An (ideal, idle) mind is the devil's
workshop.
15. Write a short essay on the "Value of Sports".
Or
Expand the proverb "All that glitters is not gold."
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. Sketch the role of Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
17. Write an essay on the errors commonly committed in the
use of articles and prepositions.
18. Write a report to the editor of the Hindu about the
Annual Sports Day celebrations in your college.
19. Write sentences of your own for any FIVE of the following
idiomatic expressions: x 2 10)
A bed of roses.
A fish out of water
Apple pie order
At a loss
Beat about the bush
Keep an eye on
Make fun of
Tit for tat
20. Complete the following sentences using appropriate
sentence fillers
You must explain you were late.
About why On why
Why As to why
Shakespeare is greater than of the
world.
All poets Any other poet
Any poet Any of the poet
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This is one of the most important
Invention of this century
Inventions of this century
Invention of these centuries
Inventions of centuries
You can not be indifferent to your health,

Can it be Can you
Isn't it Can't it be
If he has to spend five hours in the queue,
it
Is a really wastage
Is real a wastage
Was really a wastage
Is really a wastage
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