Nalanda Open University
Annual Examination 2017
B.A. Tourism (Honours), Part-I
Paper-II (Foundation Course in English)
Time: 3.00 Hrs. Full Marks: 80
Answer all Questions
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow 20
Man is the only creature that Consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he
does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch
rabbits. Yet he is the lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them
the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for
himself. Our labour tills the soil, our dung fertilize it, and yet there is not one of us that
owns more than his bare skin. Your cows that I saw before me, how many thousands of
gallons of milk have you given during the last one year. And what has happened to that
milk which should have been breeding up. Study Calves? Every drop of it has gone
down the throats of our enemies. And your hens, how many eggs have you laid this last
year, and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens? The rest have all gone to
market to bring in money for Jones and his mew. And you, Clover, where are those four
foals you bore, who should have been the support and pleasure of your old age? Each
was sold at a year old-you will never see one of them again. In return for you long
confinements and all your labour in the field, what have your ever had except your bare
rations and a Stall? (George Orwell)
Why has man been called the greatest enemy of the animals?
What message is given to the animals?
Comment on the style of the passage.
Choose a suitable title to the passage.
2. Do as directed 10
Combine in one Sentence by using 'too
He is very old. He cannot run fast.
Change the Voice
They are repairing the bridge.
Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet".
Change into Indirect Speech:
The teacher said "Honesty is the best Policy".
He said to me "will you go to the market"?
Add question tag
You have read the novel ................................?
Insert appropriate preposition:
The boss is going .......... the head office to report ............ your misbehaviour.
Insert appropriate articles:
He is ........... good player, but not good enough to find a place in ........ team.
3. Fill in the blanks with would or should in the following sentences 05
...................... You mind opening the window. It is too hot here.
This jacket does not suit you; you ...................... buy another.
Why ...................... women be paid less than men for doing the same work?
I ...................... Sonner die than compromise with you.
Why ...................... I take all the trouble for nothing?
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4. Insert suitable prepositions in the following sentences 05
Depend ...................... me; I will never harm you.
Exercise is necessary ...................... good health.
My plane failed to take ...................... at the right time.
He is confined ...................... bed for a week.
I congratulated her ...................... her success.
5. Write an essay of about 300 words on any one of the following 15
Metro Train in India
Indian Sculpture
Increasing role of Technology in Home
A College Library
6. Write phrases by matching the words of List with suitable one from List 05
A B
A Swarm of Fishes
A shoal of Cattle
A pack of Lions
A herd of Locusts
A pride of Wolves
7. Fill in the blanks using who, which or that 05
The man .................... is standing on the door is an actor.
The policy .................... the government is following these days is praise worthy.
The teacher generally like students .................... punctual and hard working.
The play .................... we saw last night was hilarious.
You are telling a story .................... is unbelievable.
8. Correct the following sentences 05
I have disposed off my old books.
He has ran the race.
It is raining continuously for the last ten hours.
You will succeed in life if you will work hard.
He asked me that when should he stay in Chennai.
9. Write a dialogue of about 100 words in which you talk about the happiest dream you
have ever had. 10