POKHARA UNIVERSITY - English I

Level: Bachelor                                                                         Full Marks: 100

Semester: Fall                                                                           Pass Mark: 45

Year: 2021                                                                                Time: 3 hrs.

Programme: BBA/BI/TT/BCIS/BHCM                                      

Course: English I

Candidates are required to answer in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 

Attempt all questions

 

1. a) Apply the four levels of interaction with Achebe's text 'Marriage Is A Private Affair or Allsburg's text "The Wretched Stone'. [15] 

OR

Is absolute power a good thing? Why/ why not? Present your argument and support it with reference to the text "King David's Crime'.

 

b) What things should be considered while selecting an appropriate location for establishing a business and getting success in it. Write your opinion with reasons. [15]

OR

How can you design your perfect office or workspace, so everyone can do their job well and communicate easily with their colleagues? 

 

2. Answer any five of the following questions. [5x10]

 

a) Summarize the story 'Phaedo".

b) Mention the advantages of going to university according to Moti Nissani's "Why go to University'.

c) What is team work? Write advantages and disadvantages of working in a team.

 d) Write a conversation between a hotel receptionist and a customer inquiring about the price of the three rooms for two nights and a conference hall for two days.

e) Write about the things shared about television by Roald Dahl in "Great Scott! Gadzooks!". Do you agree with him? Why/ Why not?

 f) Why are Yanomamo males called the most savage among the existing human race?

 

3. Very Short Answer Questions: [5×2]

a) Why does the poet become nostalgic in the poem 'Piano'? 

b) What did Astyages do to take his revenge? c) Is Litvak a critical thinker? Why/ why not?

d) Why is the parrot in "Parrot in the Cage" unhappy? 

e) Interpret 'A Fight Between a Lion and a Crocodile' in short.

 

4. Correct the mistakes. [4]

 

a) I am going to not finish the report by tomorrow. 

b) That Internet Provider is the most expensive but offers the bestest service.

c) Their customer service is worser than before.

d) Are you comming to the meeting?

 

 5. Make questions in the Simple Past using the prompts. [4]

 

a) When/ you/ finish your /homework?

 b) Where /you /go?

c) Why /they/ fail the exam? 

d) How/they/go to Kathmandu?

 

5. Underline the correct verbs in italics. [2]

 a) I am a customer service assistant. I deal with/am an in charge of customer every day.

b) I work for Guilherme, the Financial Director. Sometimes he asks me to control/ check his work for him. He does not want to work any mistakes.

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