BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER /GENERAL ENGLISH/23ELGE3/ III SEMESTER/

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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER/ Semester Exam

S.No. 2601
23ELGE3

(For candidates admitted from 2023-2024 onwards )
U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2025

Part II- English
GENERAL ENGLISH

Time: Three hours
Maxinsum: 75 marks

SECTION A-(20 marks)
Answer ALL the questions.

I. (A) Choose the correct answer: (5x1=5)

1. What does Della sell to raise additional money?

(a) Her locket

(b) Her long hair

(c) Her mother's wedding ring

(d) Their wedding chain

2. Which colour mentioned in the passport in Telephone Conversation?

(a) Brown

(b) Red

(c) White

(d) West African Sepia

3. How can we live a better life according to WH Davies?

(a) Money

(b) Hard work

(c) Leisure

(d) Relationship

4. What is the meaning of the idiom "fish out of water"?

(a) sorrow

(b) death

(c) loyalty

(d) pain

5. What is the past participle for "speak"?

(a) speak

(b) spoken

(c) speaking

(d) spoke

(B) Fill in the blanks: (5 x 1 = 5)

6. ________ is a master skill for personal and professional excellence according to Robin Sharma.

7. According to Bacon _______ is the second fruit of friendship.

8. In Where There's a Will Kiran is the secretary of _______.

9. Infinitive functions as a _________ in sentences.

10. Ulysses is a ________ monologue.

II. Give short answer:   (5×2=10)

11. What did the goal of Wangari Maathai express in her speech?

12. What is the theme of Still I Rise by Maya Angelou?

13. How did Rhona Mc Ferran describe anxiety as a monster?

14. What are formal letters?

15. Define infinitive.

SECTION B-(5×5=25)

Answer ALL the questions by choosing either (a) or (b).

16. (a) Explain the role of honor in "In a Grove".

Or

(b) Sketch the character of Della in The Gift of the Magi.

17. (a) Discuss the portrayal of friendship by Francis Bacon.

Or

(b) Examine why does Ulysses favor an adventurous life.

18. (a) Narrate the story of the Forty Fortunes.

Or

(b) Write a critical note on the poem "Leisure".

19. (a) Write a note on gurned, infinitive and participle.

Or

(b) Explain the uses of phrasal verbs with apt examples.

20.

(a) Write a letter to your principal to get for medical leave.

Or

(b) Write a letter to a company to apply for an accountant job.

SECTION C-(3×10=30)

Answer any THREE questions.

21. Draft an invitation for your college annual day celebration.

22. Prepare a brochure for an entrepreneurial workshop planed by your college.

23. Analyse "Black Ocean" metaphor in "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou.

24. Discuss the social issues depicted in Mahes Dattani's Where there is will.

25. Explain different kinds of modals and auxiliaries and their uses with examples.

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