English (Précis & Composition)

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Q. 3

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions below:

(a)Experience has quite definitely shown that some reasons for holding a belief are much more likely to be justified by the event than others.

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Q. 4

Write a comprehensive note (250 – 300 words) on any ONE of the following topics:

(i)Education should be for life, not for livelihood [20]
(ii)The art of being tactful [20]
(iii)Human nature is seen at its best adversity [20]
(iv)Spare the rod and spoil the child [20]

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Q. 5

(a)Use only Five of the following in sentences which illustrate their meaning (Extra attempt shall not be considered). (i) Itching palm (ii) The primrose path (iii) Break one’s fall (iv) Wash one’s hands of (v) To become reconcile to (vi) To militate against (vii) To be cognizant of (viii) Wages of sin [5]
(b)Explain the difference between the following word pairs by defining each word. (Do only Five) (i) Plaintiff, plaintive (ii) valet, varlet (iii) monitor, mentor (iv) complacent, complaisant (v) penitence, penance (vi) crevice, crevasse (vii) beneficent, beneficial [5]

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Q. 6

(a)Correct only Five of the following sentences: (i) Have either of you seen my pen? (ii) On attempting to restore the picture to its original condition, almost irreparable change was discovered. (iii) The child is the prettiest of the two. (iv) I was annoyed arriving late, also his rather insolent manner put me out of temper. (v) He is anxious not only to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display it. (vi) If he was here now, we should have no difficulty. (vii) Due to unforeseen environments, we shall have to leave early. (viii) People have and still do disagree on this matter. [5]
(b)Rewrite One of the following passages, converting what is in direct speech into indirect, and what is in indirect speech into direct. (i) Just as we came in sight of the valley Jamil met us,--“yes, the valley is all very fine, but do you know there is nothing to eat?” “Nonsense; we can eat anything here.” “Well, the brown bread’s two months old, and there’s nothing else but potatoes.” “There must be milk anyhow.” “Yes, there was milk’’, he supposed. (ii) Miss Andleeb said she thought English food was lovely, and that she was preparing a questionnaire to be circulated to the students of the university, with a view to finding out their eating preferences. “But the students won’t fill up questionnaires,” said Miriam. “Won’t fill up questionnaire?” cried Miss Andleeb, taken aback. “No”, said Miriam, “they won’t. As a nation we are not, questionnaire-conscious.” “Well, that’s too bad,” said Miss Andaleeb. [5]

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