Sem 6 Model Paper- LTL

 

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (SIXTH SEMESTER)

Model Paper 
LANGUAGE THROUGH LITERATURE – VI

Q1. Multiple Choice Questions from Poetry (10/10)             10 marks 

1.            Who is called as the ‘Dear Father’ in the poem, O Captain! My Captain?

a.      Poet’s father

b.      Abraham Lincoln

c.      John F. Kennedy

d.     Walt Whitman

2.           The poem, O Captain! My Captain is _____ in nature.

a.      Symbolic

b.      Direct

c.      Realistic

d.     Destructive

3.           Identify the figure of speech used in the line, ‘A heart whose love is innocent’.

a.      Metaphor

b.      Simile

c.      Antithesis

d.     Apostrophe

4.           Kamala Das was called ________.

a.      Mother of the needy

b.      Nightingale of India

c.      Mother of modern English Indian Poetry

d.     Poet of Poets

5.            What does ‘ship’ represent in the poem, O Captain! My Captain?

a.      USA

b.      America

c.      Titanic

d.     Life

6.            I lived in such a house and was _____ and ____.

a.      Sad and Alone         

b.      Alone and Lonely

c.      Proud and Loved

d.     Loved yet Lonely

7.           What is the lady’s smile labelled as in the poem, ‘She walks in Beauty’?

a.      Soft    

b.      Calm

c.      Eloquent      

d.     All of the above

8.          Who was Upagupta?

a.      An ancient monk    

b.      A king

c.      An ancient speaker 

d.     A local person

9.            What is the poet describing in the poem, ‘My Grandmother’s House’?

a.      The Poet’s house     

b.      The Grandmother’s happiness

c.      The Poet’s grandmother’s house  

d.     Her Grandmother’s property

10.        Which city is described in the poem, Upagupta?

a.      Surat

b.      Thanjavur

c.      Mathura

d.     Jamnagar

Q2. Attempt descriptive answer for ANYONE of the following:  12 marks 

1.       Discuss Kipling’s views on acquiring wealth. Give reasons for your answer.

2.      What is the connection between Spoken English and Broken English?

Q3.A. Develop dialogues on ANYONE of the following situation:       08 marks

1.       Radha goes to her friend Lata’s house. They talked about what they will wear for Lata’s brother’s wedding.

2.      Laksman and Sumit are good friends. They meet outside a restaurant after a month.

Q3.B. Attempt detailed answer on ANYONE of the following:         10 marks

1.       In Teamwork every individual has his/her own part to play- Explain

2.      Why time management is considered a critical soft skill?

Q4. Do as directed (Any 10)       10 marks                                       

1.       She----- (rarely) plays violin now. (Fill in the blank using word that means the same as one in the brackets)

2.      Add a suitable prefix to the base word-                               sense

3.      Add a suitable prefix and suffix to the base word-         necessary

4.      Add a suitable prefix or suffix to the base word-             feminine

5.      Add a base word to the suffix-                                               -less

6.      Add a base word to the prefix-                                              dis-

7.      Identify the closest antonym- consent :  forbid, resent, permit

8.     Identify the closest antonym- paucity :  wealth, abundance, scarcity

9.      Identify the closest synonym- amicable : friendly, surprising, unfriendly

10.  Identify the closest synonym- dormant: active, lament, latent

11.   The water in the pond is very _____. (use the synonym of dirty)

12.  She lives in a _____ house. (use antonym of small)

13.       Some people _____ (like) eating bitter gourd. (Fill in the blank with word formed by adding a suitable prefix to the word in the brackets)

14.       Transient: permanent, illogical, deep (Tick the word that is the closest antonym of the word on left)