Sem 4 Model Paper English Language and Proficiency

 

AEC - ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND LIFE SKILLS

Q1. Choose the correct option. ( (10 marks)

1. What was written on the arch of an old board with new paint?
1. Postmaster 
2. Post office
3. Post letters 
4. New building 
2. What does the idiom “cost an arm and a leg“ mean?
1. It’s very easy
2. Agree with someone
3. Is very expensive
4. Solve two problems at once
3. What does the word immigration mean?
1. Height
2. Having a similar meaning to
3. Moving to another country
4. A break in a journey
4. How many sheeps did Ilyas own by the time he was 35?
1. 1200
2. 1000
3. Three
4. 900
5. Why did Ali go to the post office everyday?
1. He was waiting for his daughters’ letter
2. He wanted to visit the building 
3. He liked walking 
4. He worked in the post office
6. Why did the narrator need the medical form?
1. She wanted a visa to go to Australia 
2. She wanted to pursue her masters
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above
7. Name the writer who is also known as ‘Dhumaketu’?
1. Gowri Shankar Govardhandas Joshi
2. Sudha Murthy
3. Rutangye Crystal Butungi
4. Leo Tolstoy 
8. What does the phrasal verb “spring up“ mean?
1. Appear quickly
2. Start suddenly
3. Take care of
4. Go past
9. How did the African-American custom officer know about India?
1. Through his friends
2. By reading, lots of article articles related to Indian culture
3. Through Indian restaurants
4. He visited India 
10. Where did the narrator see corruption?
1. At the post office 
2. At the clinic
3. At the airport 
4. At the bank
11. How many gold coins did Ali give to Laxmidas?
1. 10
2. 15
3. 5
4. 7
12. What was the name of the thin-lipped girl whom Mr. Muhangazima wanted the narrator to be friends with?
1. Lizzy 
2. Daisy
3. Noor
4. Sera

Q2. A. Answer in brief (Any Two) (4 marks)

1. What do you consider to be the right approach to understanding the worth of an individual?
2. How are employees supposed to spend their time in an office? How do organisations make it possible for employees to want to do their job well?
3. Are you similar with any other culture? What are some of the values, practices or events associated with them?
4. What are some of the qualities of Ilyas as an employer as depicted in the story?

Q2. B. Expand the idea in maximum 75 words. (Any one) (4 marks)

1. Strangers, only what he knows
2. If you want people to understand you, speak their language.

Q2. C. Attempt Case study or Real life experience in a paragraph not more than 150 words. (Any one) (7 marks)

1. Write about an employee who did not treat his or her customer well on account of the latter’ old age. The workplace may be any context, not necessarily government offices.
2. Write about how your mother and father try to balance their lives and responsibilities with their own dreams and wishes. What do you think would really make them happy and why?