DU SOL Question Paper 2018 BA English - Basic English

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B.A. (Prog.)/l GI

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (C)

(Basic English) (A-12 l)

T'irne : 3 Hours Maximunt Marks : 100

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Attempt ,{// questions.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions which

follow:

Most human beings believe in Cod. They believe that God is

all powerful and that without his blessings a person cannot be

successful and happy. Therefore, a person tries to please Cod

by worshipping him and following his religion. They are afraid

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that if they displease God irr any way they will be punished.

They believe that religion will help them to satisfy and please

Cod with the help of priests and holy ceremonies at home and

in tentples. Hinduism. Sikhism. Judaism. Jainism. Buddhism. Isiarn'

Christianity etc. are religious which help people to worship God'

fu\ Answer the following questions briefly : 5x2:10

(,) According to the passage, how can a person be

successful and happy ?

(il) llow can a person please Cod ?

(itt) What are people afraid of ?

(lv) Why do most people believe in religion ?

(r') Name some religions.

(b) State whether the follolving statements are true (T) or

false (F) : 5x2:10

(t Many people beiieve in God.

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(ii) A person can be happy with God's blessings'

(iil) People believe that they will be punished if they

displease God.

(lu) Priests help Ccd to please PeoPle.

(vl Religions help people to worship God.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that

follow :

Cricket is a very strange game. Unlike other games, cricket can

be played with limited bowling overs or in three to five days'

It is a garne rvhich is actively played by one team while the

other team is inactive with only two players batting in turns'

What will happen if these two batsmen are not declared'out' ?

In that case the ottrer batsmen will not get a chance to bat.

Once it was reported that after an opening batsman got 'out'
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he started watching a football match I Everyone knows that the

gentleman's game is played with trousers not shorts as dress

code. Thankfully, T shirts have now replaced white shirts.

(a) Answer the following questions briefly : 5x2:i0

(/) What kind of a game is cricket ?

(ri) How many players of the batting team can actively

ptay with a fielding team at any given tinre ?

(iii) When is it not possible for a batsman to get a chance

to bat ?

(,v) What did the opening batsman do after he was

declared 'out' ?

(v) What do players wear while playing cricket ?

(b) State whether the following statements are true (T) or

false (F) : 5x2:10

(,) Cricket is not a sfrange game.

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(li) A cricket game can be played only in one day

(iii) Only two batsmen can bat together on the field
at a tlme.

(tv) After a batsman is declared 'out' he cannot bat

agaln'

(v) Players wear shorts while playing circket'

3. (a) Match the words in Column A with their meanings in
Column B : l0

Column A Column B

(t several holy

(rt happy love

(iii) cheap inexpensive

(rv) affection many

(v) sacred joyful

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(h) Write words opposite in meaning the follou'ing

words :

soft, false. successful, happy, huge.

4. (a\ Fill in the blanks with the prepositions given below: 10

between, with, over, under, in

(t The birds flew ,..........." the buildings.

(tD The tired farmer sat ................

to take rest.

(iii) He wrote the letter the help of

his friend.

(iv) The brothers divided the money ...........

themselves.

(v) I spoke to him the moming.

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(b) Fill in the blanks witlr the correct words : I0

(0 Every student of this class ....... (is/are)

requried to come.

(10 None of the girls (lras/have)

agreed to participate in the debate.

(iii) Neither the driver nor the passenger
(was/were) injured in the accident.

(iv) The entire class ........... (was/were)

absent frorn school.

(u) All the children (want/wants) to

go for the picnic.

5. Write a paragraph in about 100 words on "My Favourite

Teacher". r0

Or

Write a paragraph in about 100 words describing your favourite

market'
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6. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your

train journey to your home town which you visited after your

exanltnalton qot over

0r

Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the books he gifted

you on your binhday.

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