Seat No.: Enrolment
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
D.VOC. -SEMESTER 1(NEW SYLLABUS) EXAMINATION- WINTER 2018
Subject Code: 1210101 Date: 16.01.2019
Subject Name: Language I
Time:10:30 AM TO 12:30 PM Total Marks: 50
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Marks
Q.1

Answer the following questions:
What according to the poet is a poor life in the poem "Leisure"?
What do you understand by the word in the first line in the poem
"Leisure"?
In the poem "Road not taken", why does the poet feel sorry?
What do you mean by the word "diverged" in poem "Road not taken"?
Differentiate between resume and curriculum vitae.
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Answer the following questions:
Why did Baldeo decide to fight the tiger?
What kind of letter did the father write to his son? Do you think he did the right thing? Give reasons for your answer.
05
Q.2

Do as directed:
In the poem Grandmother the phrase armful of darkness' means__
i. Old memories of the grandmother's house.
ii. Unhappy days.
iii. Some dark object from the house.
What is meant by "mind is without fear and head is held high"? Tick the correct answer.
i. to be fearless and self-respecting
ii. to be proud of one's high position .
iii. to stand straight and be carefree.
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Why has the word 'tireless' been used to describe 'striving' in the poem " Where the mind is without fear"?
In the poem 'Leisure' the line "till her mouth can enrich that smile her eyes began" means: (Tick the correct answer.)
i. a rich woman smiles with her eyes
ii. eyes and mouth smile together
iii. Beauty's smile begins from the eyes and spreads to her lips.
Why is the air in grandmother's house described as frozen?

In the chapter, "My First Steps", how did Sunil begin playing cricket? Who helped to develop his talent as a cricketer?
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OR

Do you agree that our earth will be hotter in 2050 based on the text "a warmer earth or a colder earth". Justify your answer.
05
Q.3

Compare and contrast the characters of Baldeo and Tembu.
In the chapter, "I must know the truth", what is it that Aradhana wants to know and why does her grandmother not tell her truth?
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What message does the author of text "Father, dear father" want to convey? What, according to you, is more important wisdom or knowledge? What should education do for us?
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OR
Q.3

From the text "A Case of Suspension", was the doctor right in turning Evans out in the cold? Justify your answer
05

Draw a pen picture of Madan in the text "Big Brother".
05
Q.4

Write question tags for the following sentences:
i. I have been to the zoo last year.
ii. Ram and Shyam are sitting under the banyan tree.
iii. My pen is on the table.
iv. This question paper is very easy.
v. You are an honest person.
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Read the following passage and answer the question.
India today presents a very mixed picture of hope and anguish of remarkable advances and at the same time of inertia; of a new spirit and also the dead hand of the past and of privileges; of an overall and growing unity and many disruptive tendencies. Withal there is a great vitality and ferment in people's minds and activities. It is a remarkable thing that a country and a people rooted in this remote past, who have shown so much resistance to change in the past,
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should now be marching forward rapidly and with resolute steps. What will emerge from the labour and the tumults of the present generation? I cannot say what tomorrow's India will be like, I can only express my hope and wishes. I want India to advance on the material plane to fulfil her Five Year Plans to raise the standard of living of her vast population: I want the narrow conflicts of today in the name of religion or caste, language or province to cease, and a classless and casteless society to be built up where every individual has full opportunity to grow according to his worth and ability. In particular, I hope that the curse of caste will be ended for there is neither democracy nor socialism on the basis of caste.
speech by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Describe in about five sentences Nehru's vision of future India.
OR
Q.4

Look at words and phrases given below. Rearrange it to form meaningful sentences.
i. A Dance/Aradhana/ in inaugural/perform by/ function
ii. Joins/One Road/ away/Another Road
iii. Make it/together/ world/ a better
iv. Not measured/years/time is by passing of
v. look/ hear/I/ forward/ soon/ you/ to.
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Make sentences using the given Phrases.
i. going to the market?
ii. the teacher in the class?
iii. you like mangoes? (Do/Does)
iv. is no time to go shopping before we leave for the station.(their/there)
v. your brother eat eggs? Does)
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Q.5

Write an article essay on "Importance of Physical Fitness".
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Write a complaint letter to your head of department regarding poor washroom/sanitation facility in your institute.
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OR
Q.5

Write a job application for the post of computer operator based upon job advertisement in newspaper.
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Write an article on "Swachhta Abhiyaan".
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