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2018
ENGLISH
[GENERAL]Paper : IV
Full Marks : 100 Time: 3 Hours
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.Candidates are required to give their answers intheir own words as far as practicable.
1. Answer any
eight
of the following questions:2×8=16a) What does theword 'salao' mean? When was'the old man' considered a 'salao'?b) How does Hemingway describe Santiago'seyes?c) 'Now we are joined together and have beensince noon.' –Who are joined together andhow?d) 'Let it open by itself and come back of itsownaccord.' –What isbeingreferredto here?Why would it not open?e) 'I wish I was the fish.' –Who wished so andwhy?f) 'Ifsharkscome,Godpityhimandme'.–Whomdoes 'theold man' refer to as 'him'? Will thesharkscome?g) Who is 'the great DiMaggio'? What did hisfather do for a living?h) 'For a long time after that everyone hadcalled him'TheChampion...' Who was called'TheChampion' and why?i) 'He is my fortune, he thought.' Who thoughtof whom as his fortune? j) Givetwo instancesof how thelittleboy usedto help Santiago.k) What do we find 'the old man' and 'the boy'doing at the close of the novella,
The OldMan and the Sea
?l) 'Youarealready aman'. – Who saysthisandwhy?2. Answer any
one
of the following questions:16×1=16a) Does Hemingway's portrayal of Santiago'scharacter make him a tragic hero? Discuss.b) Discuss
The Old Man and the Sea
as anallegory of the human predicament.
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c) Write an essay on the title of
The Old manand the Sea
.d) Critically examine Hemingway's presentationof Santiago's relationship with the Marlin hekills.3. Answer any
two
of the following questions:4×2=8a) 'It is better to be lucky. But I would ratherbe exact?' Explain this statement withreference to the context.b) 'I am glad we do not have to try to kill thestars'. Who thinks so and why?c) Discuss the role of the sharks in
The OldMan and the Sea
.d) Write a short note on Santiago's relationshipwith 'the boy' Manolin.e) How does the young fisherman's perceptionof the sea differ from that of the old one's?4. a) Rewrite the following sentences as directed(any
five
): 1×5=5i) Sheshowsgreat diligenceinher studies.(Use the adjective form of 'diligence')ii) Her ideas are still relevant.(use the noun form of 'relevant')iii) I appreciated your performance.(Use the verb form of 'performance')iv) Thereissomedoubt about theexistenceof such an animal.(Use the adjective form of 'doubt')v) We reached our destination withoutdifficulty.(Use the adjective form of 'difficulty')vi) He did it with ease. (Use the adverbform of 'ease')vii) Her style has grace. (Use the adjectiveform of 'grace')viii) He behaves like a child. (Use theadjective form of 'Child')ix) She is able to do it herself. (Use thenoun form of 'able')b) Change the degree of comparison in thefollowing sentences without altering thesense (any
five
) : 1×5=5i) He is the greatest of all cricketers.(Change into positive degree).ii) No place is more beautiful than this.(Change into superlative degree)
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iii) She is as foolish as you. (Change intocomparative degree)iv) Very few paintings are as enigmatic asthis. (Change into superlative degree)v) He is hungrier than you. (Change intopositive degree)vi) No other question is as easy as this.(Change into superlative degree)vii) It is the funniest book I have read.(Change into positive degree)viii) This is one of the busiest roads.(Change into comparative degree)ix) Ayanisnot faster thanKamal. (Changeinto positive degree)c) Transformthefollowingsentencesasdirected(any
five
) : 1×5=5i) Why punish an innocent man? (Changeinto an affirmative sentence)ii) She was too sleepy to pay attention.(Change into a complex sentence)iii) There were few people in the room.(Change into a negative sentence)iv) He leapt onto a moving bus. (Changeinto a complex sentence)v) She asked a question that baffled me.(Change into a simple sentence)vi) Everybody knows that hehas succeededas a singer. (Change into a simplesentence)vii) Can you tell me the time of his death?(Change into a complex sentence)viii) How beautiful! (Changeinto anassertivesentence)ix) This is the place where we weredefeated. (Change into a simplesentence)d) Change the narration of the followingsentences (any
five
): 1×5=5i) "Where did he go?" she said to me.ii) Manirul said, "I shall not go theretomorrow".iii) Theteacher said, "Stopfidgetingandpayattention."iv) 'Haveyoureadthisbook?' heaskedme.v) 'Please leave me alone', he said to me.vi) 'Happy birthday!' she said to me.vii) 'You should not neglect your studies,'my father said to me.
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viii) He told me that he had been thinkingabout it for sometime.ix) He requested me to go with him.e) Change the voice (any
five
) : 1×5=5i) He left me to myself.ii) They kept me guessing.iii) Somebody has stolen my watch.iv) Do not tread on the grass.v) I scolded him for his carelessness.vi) Did he leave a message for me?vii) You must answer my question.viii) He is reading a book.ix) Am I being spied upon?f) Correct errors in the following sentences(any
five
): 1×5=5i) We look forward to see you.ii) She look nervous.iii) The king, with all his retinue, werekilled.iv) None of the members were present.v) I have been here since an hour.vi) I have gone there yesterday.vii) He returned back to his home.viii) The man came here who is my teacher.ix) She said that she feels sick.5. Write a letter to the editor of a newspapersuggesting ways of preventing child-marriage inyour locality. 10
OR
Write a letter to the principal of your collegerequesting him/her to equip the library with newbooks and computers.
OR
Writealetter to thechairman of your municipalitydrawing her/his attention to the miserablecondition of a road in your locality.6. Writeanessay onany
one
of thefollowingtopics:20×1=20a) Your Favourite Filmb) Importance of Tolerance in Indiac) Politics and the Youthd) The Evils of Gender Inequality. __________
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