ENGLISH (COMMUNICATION SKILLS)

B.A. Part-III
For the Year 2010, 2011 and 2012

One paper of 100 marks to be attempted in three hours.

No. of Teaching Periods : 150 Maximum Marks: 100

(Six periods per week) Pass Marks : 35%
Time : 3 Hours
COURSE CONTENT
Two Literary Texts
Composition
Environment

TEXTS PRESCRIBED
1. All My Sons by Arthur Miller. Edited by Nissim Ezekiel. Oxford University Press,
New Delhi, 1972. 33rd impression, 2005.
2. Selected College Poems (Orient Longman). Edited by Ambika Sengupta. The
following poems from this book are deleted:
(i) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
(ii) Tintern Abbey
(iii) Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
(iv) The Forsaken Merman
(v) A Prisoner of Chillon
3. An Elementary Book on Environmental Education by J.S. Yadav, R.C. Sobti and
R.K. Kohli. (Publications Bureau, Panjab University, Chandigarh). Chapters 7, 8
9 and 10 of this book (from Page 71 to 128) are prescribed.

TEXT FOR SUGGESTED READING

The Written Word by Vandana R. Singh (Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2003).

TESTING

SECTION A
Q. 1. (a) One essay-type question with internal alternative on theme, incident, character,
summary of the Act or plot structure of 200-250 words from All My Sons.
10 marks
(b) Two passages out of the given three from the prescribed play to be explained
with reference to the context.
3x2= 6 marks

SECTION B
Q. 2. (a) One essay-type question with internal alternative on theme, central idea or
summary of a poem from Selected College Poems.
10 marks
(b) Two stanzas out of the given four from Selected College Poems to be
explained with reference to the context.
3x2 = 6 marks

SECTION C
Q. 3. One essay of 300-350 words to be attempted out of the given four topics which may
be imaginative, reflective, descriptive or of current interest.
08 marks
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Q. 4. One letter with an internal alternative to be written in about 200 words. The choice
shall be between personal, business or official letters. Correct salutations shall be
given credit.
08 marks

SECTION D
Q. 5. Report Writing: A report of about 100 words to be written on the given information
which may be a narrative concerning some social issue, an event/incident, some
topic of current affairs, etc. The information could also be given in the form of a
dialogue on an issue of general interest. The report should be marked by a tone of
impersonality and the use of passive voice.
06 marks
Q. 6. C.V.(Curriculum Vitae) Writing: Students shall be asked to write a C.V. containing
a brief account of one’s qualifications, previous experience, hobbies and expertise
for a particular job etc.
06 marks

SECTION E
Q. 7. Ten very short-answer questions (five from each text) to be attempted from both
the prescribed texts, i.e. All My Sons and Selected College Poems. Answers to these
questions shall be given in about one line each. Each question shall carry one mark
and there shall be no internal choice.
1x10 = 10 marks
Q. 8. Eight short-answer questions to be set from the prescribed chapters of the book on
Environment out of which candidates shall attempt any five. Each question shall
carry two marks and each answer shall be of 30-40 words.
2x5 = 10 marks
Q. 9. Development of Story: This is a piece of guided composition. Candidates shall
develop a story from a given outline of 3-4 lines The outline shall consist of brief
hints regarding the beginning, middle and end of the story. The length of the story
shall be of 200-250 words. The following may be regarded as a sample outline:

Two friends were pedalling along the roadside…Discussing future Plans…better

prospects in Information Technology…Comparisons between Government and Private
Sector jobs…
King Amarashakti ... south India ... three sons ... lazy and foolish - King turned to
ministers for advice - sons not ready to learn - Vishnu Sharma wise old sage - living in
forest - sent - for - took princes to forest - told them tales - Panchatantra - six months
later - princes full of wisdom.

10 marks
Q.10.Translation of a running passage comprising at least ten sentences from
Punjabi/Hindi into English. *
10 marks
* (For Foreign Students only who do not know Punjabi)
In lieu of the passage for translation, the foreign candidates shall attempt
paraphrasing of two stanzas taken from any of the prescribed poems of Selected
College Poems. This question shall be of 10 marks.
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ENGLISH LITERATURE (ELECTIVE)

B.A. PART - III
For the Year 2010, 2011 and 2012

There shall be two papers of one credit each (3 periods per week per paper). Each paper shall
carry 100 marks and shall be of three hours’ duration.
Total Teaching Periods: 75

PAPER A : POETRY AND HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

Maximum Marks: 100 Time: 3 Hours
Pass Marks: 35%
COURSE CONTENT
SECTION A
Important Concepts/Terms Pertaining to Poetry
The following terms shall have to be studied:
1. Imagery
2. Alliteration
3. Allusion
4. Ballad
5. Blank Verse
6. Conceit
7. Concrete Poetry
8. Confessional Poetry
9. Doggerel
10. Dramatic Monologue
11. Elegy
12. Epithet
13. Figurative Language
14. Free Verse
15. Haiku
16. Heroic Couplet
17. Hymn
18. Hyperbole and Understatement
19. Light Verse
20. Lyric
21. Metre
22. Rhyme
23. Sonnet
24. Symbol

SECTION B
History of English Literature from Romantic Period to the Modern Period
(a) Important Trends and Movements in these periods:

ROMANTIC PERIOD
(i) Chief Characteristics of the period.
(ii) Treatment of Nature in the Poetry of Major Romantic Poets.
(iii) Major Novelists of this period.
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VICTORIAN PERIOD
(i) Chief Characteristics of the period.
(ii) Major Novelists of this period.

MODERN PERIOD
(i) Major Thematic and Technical Features of the Literature of this period.
(ii) Stream of Consciousness Technique
(iii) Poetic Drama

(b) Important Texts of these periods:

(i) Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
(ii) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(iii) ‘Ulysses’ by Tennyson
(iv) The Mayor of Casterbridge
(v) David Copperfield
(vi) Murder in the Cathedral
(vii) Lord Jim

SECTION C

TEXT PRESCRIBED
A Thing of Beauty—Selections from English Poetry. Edited by S. Jagadisan and V.
Saraswathi (Orient Longman, 2001).
All the poems given below are prescribed:
(i) My Mind to Me A Kingdom Is
Sir Edward Dyer
(ii) From Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
(iii) The Village Preacher
Oliver Goldsmith
(iv) On the Receipt of My Mother’s Pictures Out of Norfolk
William Wordsworth
(v) The Affliction of Margaret
William Wordsworth
(vi) After Blenheim
Robert Southey
(vii) A Thing of Beauty
John Keats
(viii) Ring Out, Wild Bells
Alfred Tennyson
(ix) The Man He Killed
Thomas Hardy
(x) A Blind Child
W.H. Davies
(xi) The Goat Paths
James Stephens
(xii) Inexpensive Progress
John Betjeman
(xiii) Who’s Who
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W.H. Auden
(xiv) The Bird Sanctuary
Sarojini Naidu
(xiv) Shaper Shaped
Harbindranath Chattopadhyaya

SECTION D

TEXT PRESCRIBED
Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

SUGGESTED READING

1. Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics.

2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H. Abrams. Seventh Edition.
3. Twentieth Century Reader’s Guide to Literary Terms
4. An Outline History of English Literature by W.H. Hudson
5. Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms edited by Chris Baldick. (Oxford
University Press, 2004). Indian Edition.

TESTING

SECTION A
Q. 1. This question shall be on the important concepts/terms pertaining to poetry as given
in Section A of the course content. Out of eight given in the paper, candidates shall attempt
any five in about 150 words each. Each term shall carry three marks. Candidates shall be
expected to illustrate these concepts/terms from the prescribed texts.
3x5 = 15 marks
SECTION B
Q. 2. (a) One-essay-type question with internal alternative on important trends and
movements from Romantic period to the Modern period as given in part (a) Section B of the
course content.
10 marks
(b)Short notes of about 150 words each on any two texts listed in part (b) of
Section B of the course content. The paper setter shall set four texts and candidates shall
attempt any two.
2.5x2 = 5 marks

SECTION C
Q. 3. (a) One essay-type critical question with internal alternative on theme, significance,
summary or main ideas of the poems from A Thing of Beauty—Selections from English
Poetry listed in Section C above.
10 marks
(b) One stanza for reference to context to be attempted out of the given two from A
Thing of Beauty.
05 marks

SECTION D
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Q. 4. (a) One essay-type critical question with internal alternative on Pope’s Essay on
Man.
10 marks
(b) One stanza for reference to context to be attempted out of the given two from
Essay on Man.
05 marks

SECTION E
Q. 5. Ten short-answer questions of two marks each on A Thing of Beauty and Essay on Man
to be attempted in about 30 words each. There shall be no choice in this question.
2x10 = 20 marks.
Q. 6. Five short-answer questions of two marks each to be set on the important
concepts/terms pertaining to poetry to be attempted in about 30 words each. There shall be no
choice in this question.
2x5 = 10 marks
Q. 7. Five short-answer questions of two marks each to be set on the History of English
Literature from Romantic period to the Modern period to be attempted in about 30 words
each. There shall be no choice in this question.
2x5 = 10 marks

PAPER B
Total Teaching Periods: 75 Maximum Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 35%
Time: 3 Hours
This paper carries 100 marks and will be of three hours’ duration. Candidates can
choose any one of the following Modules provided he/she has studied its first part in B.A.
Part II.
1. Literary Masterpieces: Study of Classics
2. Phonetics of English
3. English for Journalism: Public Relations & Advertising

MODULE I
LITERARY MASTERPIECES : STUDY OF CLASSICS II

COURSE CONTENT
SECTION A
Charlotte Bronte : Jane Eyre

SECTION B
Tagore : Gitanjali

SECTION C
Albert Camus : The Outsider
SECTION D
Mulk Raj Anand : The Untouchable

TESTING
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One essay-type question with internal alternative shall be set on each of the texts
listed in Sections A, B, C and D. Each question shall carry 15 marks and shall be of critical
nature.
15x4 = 60 marks
Section E shall comprise 20 short-answer questions, of two marks each, covering all the four
sections of the syllabus. The answers to these questions shall be in about 30-40 words each
and there shall be no choice in this section.
2x20 = 40 marks

MODULE II
PHONETICS OF ENGLISH
TEXTS PRESCRIBED
1. A.C. Gimson and Susan Ramsaran: An Introduction to the Pronunciation of
English (ELBS). The following sections/chapters from this book are
prescribed:
Part I: Chapters 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Part II: Chapters 7 and 8.
Part III: Chapter 9 only.
2. Daniel Jones, A.C. Gimson and Susan Ramsaran: English Pronouncing
Dictionary.

COURSE CONTENT
SECTION A
Chapter 1: Communication; Chapter 2: The Production of Speech; Chapter 4: The
Description and Classification of Speech Sounds from An Introduction to the Pronunciation
of English.
SECTION B
Chapter 5: Sounds in Language; Chapter 7: The English Vowels from An Introduction to the
Pronunciation of English.
SECTION C
Chapter 8: The English Consonants; Chapter 9: The Word from An Introduction to the
Pronunciation of English.
SECTION D
This section comprises giving phonemic transcription of and marking primary stress on
common English words of the RP variety using IPA symbols. Knowledge of variant
pronunciations is not required. Apart from this, phonetic differences between minimal pairs
have to be pointed out.

TESTING

SECTION A
Two questions related to Chapters 1, 2 or 4 listed in Section A shall be set out of which
candidates shall attempt one. Each question shall be of 15 marks.

SECTION B
Two questions related to Chapters 5 and 7 listed in Section B shall be set out of which
candidates shall attempt one. Each question shall be of 15 marks.

SECTION C
Two questions related to Chapters 8 and 9 listed in Section C shall be set out of which
candidates shall attempt one. Each question shall be of 15 marks.
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SECTION D
Only one question comprising two parts shall be set in this section. Part (a) of this question
shall pertain to phonemic transcription. There shall be twelve words out of which candidates
shall give phonemic transcription of any eight, using IPA symbols, and also mark the primary
stress wherever required. Each word shall be of one mark. (1x8 = 8 marks). Part (b) of this
question shall pertain to pointing out of phonetic differences between minimal pairs. There
shall be ten minimal pairs out of which candidates shall attempt any seven. Each pair shall be
of one mark.
(1x7 = 7 marks).

SECTION E
Only one question comprising two parts shall be set in this section. Part (a) shall comprise ten
short-answer questions, of 2 marks each, covering Sections A, B, and C. The answer to each
question shall be of 30-40 words. There shall be no choice in this part.
(2x10 = 20 marks).
Part (b) shall pertain to Section D given in the course content. There shall be ten words for
phonemic transcription and ten minimal pairs whose phonetic differences shall be pointed
out. Each word/minimal pair shall be of one mark. There shall be no choice in this part.
(1x20 = 20 marks).

Note: Questions asked shall be direct. They shall cover, strictly speaking, aspects included in
the prescribed chapters of the text.
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B.A. HONOURS SCHOOL COURSE IN PUNJABI, HISTORY AND

POLITICAL SCIENCE PART II
(3RD SEMESTER)
For the session 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-1012

PAPER XIII: ENGLISH

Total Marks: 80
(of Theory Paper)
Internal Assessment: 20
Pass Marks: 32 Pass Marks: 08
(in Theory Paper) (in Internal Assessment)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The question paper shall consist of five sections—A, B, C, D and E. Each of the questions in
sections A, B, C and D shall be of 12 marks. Section E shall carry 32 marks and shall contain
questions from the preceding four sections, thus covering the entire syllabus. The scope of the
questions shall be determined strictly in accordance with the prescribed course content.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates shall be required to attempt one question each from the sections A, B, C and D
respectively and the entire section E shall be compulsory.

COURSE CONTENT
The texts prescribed for each of the Sections A, B, C and D and the allocation of marks
thereof are given below:

SECTION A
The text prescribed for this section is Kaleidoscope: A Selection of English Poetry.
Hyderabad: Universities Press, 1989. rpt. 2004. The following poems from this anthology are
prescribed:
1. On His Blindness—John Milton
2. The Village Schoolmaster—Oliver Goldsmith
3. The Tyger—William Blake
4. The Solitary Reaper—William Wordsworth
5. Kubla Khan—S.T. Coleridge
6. To A Skylark—P.B. Shelley
7. La Belle Dame Sans Merci—John Keats
8. Dover Beach—Matthew Arnold
9. The Listeners—Walter de la Mare
10. Night of the Scorpion—Nissim Ezekiel
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In this section, there shall be one essay-type question with internal alternative on
development of thought, chief ideas, central message or summary of the prescribed poem
from Kaleidoscope. This question shall be of 12 marks and the answer should not exceed 350
words.

SECTION B
The text prescribed for this section is Kaleidoscope: A Selection of English Poetry. The
poems which are to be studied from this anthology are the same as mentioned above in
Section A.

This section shall comprise one question of two parts carrying 6 marks each. In part (i),
candidates shall explain two stanzas with reference to context out of three stanzas taken from
different poems from Kaleidoscope. Each stanza shall be of 3 marks. (3x2 = 6 marks). In
part (ii), candidates shall attempt three short-answer questions out of the given five pertaining
to the poems from Kaleidoscope. Each question shall carry 2 marks and shall be attempted in
about 40-50 words each.

(2x3 = 6 marks).
SECTION C
The texts prescribed for this section are:
1. An Elementary Book on Environmental Education by J.S. Yadav, R.C. Sobti and R.K.
Kohli. Publications Bureau, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Chapters 5 and 6 only to
be studied.
2. The Student’s Companion by Wilfred D. Best. New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 1958. 29th
impression, 1994.
The following portions of this book are prescribed:
(a) Single words for phrases and sentences as per the following categories:
(i) Words pertaining to the Church
(ii) Words pertaining to Death
(iii) Words connected with Nature Study
(iv) Opposites
(v) Negatives
(b) Formation of Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs.

There shall be one question in this section comprising two parts. In part (i), paper-
setter shall set five short-answer questions, of two marks each, pertaining to the prescribed
chapters of the book on Environment. Candidates shall attempt any three out of these. The
answer to each question shall not exceed 50 words. (2x3 = 6 marks). In part (ii), paper-setter
shall set eight phrases, of one mark each, from the prescribed categories for Single Words
from The Student’s Companion mentioned above. Candidates shall attempt six of these and
provide single words for the phrases.
(1x 6 = 6 marks)
SECTION D
The texts prescribed for this section are:
1. Intermediate English Grammar by Raymond Murphy, Second Edition. New Delhi:
Cambridge University Press, 1994. 22nd rpt., 2001. Units 52 to 90 are prescribed.
2. Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises by Louise Hashemi and
Raymond Murphy. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Fourth reprint,
2000. Relevant Exercises based on Units 52 to 90 are prescribed.

This section shall comprise only one question. Candidates shall be examined on the material
included in the exercises from Unit 52 to Unit 90 in Intermediate English Grammar and also
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on relevant exercises in Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises. Paper-
setter shall set 15 sentences evenly distributed over the exercises of the prescribed units and
candidates shall be required to attempt 12 sentences. Each sentence shall carry one mark
only.
(1x12 = 12 marks).

SECTION E
This section shall cover the entire syllabus of the previous four sections—A, B, C and D. It
shall carry a weightage of 32 marks and there shall be no choice in any of the parts thereof.
There shall be only one question in this section which shall have four parts.
In part (i), paper-setter shall set four short-answer questions based on the poems from
Kaleidoscope. Each question shall be of 2 marks and each answer shall be of 30-40 words.
(2x4 = 8 marks).
In part (ii), paper-setter shall set four words, of one mark each, from part (b) of The Student’s
Companion mentioned in Section C above for formation of nouns, adjectives, verbs or
adverbs. Candidates shall attempt all the four words.
(1x4 = 4 marks).
In part (iii), paper-setter shall set ten sentences, of one mark each, from the prescribed units
of Intermediate English Grammar and Supplementary Exercises. Candidates shall attempt all
the ten sentences.
(1x10 = 10 marks).

In part (iv), paper-setter shall set an unseen passage of about 150 words for reading
comprehension. There shall be five questions, of two marks each, based on this passage. The
answer to each question shall not exceed 50 words. Candidates shall attempt all the five
questions.
(2x5 = 10 marks).

TESTING

SECTION A
Q.1. One essay-type question with internal alternative on development of thought, chief
ideas, central message or summary of the prescribed poem from Kaleidoscope. The answer
should not exceed 250 words.
12 marks
SECTION B
Q.2. (a) Three stanzas to be set for reference to context from prescribed poems in
Kaleidoscope. Candidates shall attempt any two.
3x2 = 6 marks
(b) Five short-answer questions pertaining to the poems in Kaleidoscope to be set out of
which candidates shall attempt any three. Each answer should be of 40-50 words.
2x3 = 6 marks
SECTION C
Q. 3. (a) Five short-answer questions, pertaining to prescribed chapters of the book on
Environment to be set. Candidates shall attempt any three in 50 words each.
2x3 = 6 marks
(b) Eight phrases from prescribed categories for Single Words from The Student’s
Companion to be set. Candidates shall attempt any six.
1x6 = 6 marks
SECTION D
Q. 4. Fifteen sentences from the prescribed units of Intermediate English Grammar and
relevant exercises of Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises to be set.
Candidates shall attempt any twelve.
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1x12 = 12 marks
SECTION E
Q. 5. (a) Four short-answer questions based on the poems from Kaleidoscope to be set.
Candidates shall attempt all the four in about 30-40 words each.
2x4 = 8 marks
(b) Four words from part (b) of The Student’s Companion mentioned in Section C
above for formation of nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs to be set. Candidates shall attempt
all the four words.
(1x4 = 4 marks).
(c) Ten sentences from the prescribed units of Intermediate English Grammar and
Supplementary Exercises to be set. Candidates shall attempt all the ten sentences.
(1x10 = 10 marks).
(d) An unseen passage of about 150 words for reading comprehension shall be set.
There shall be five questions based on this passage. The answer to each question shall not
exceed 50 words. Candidates shall attempt all the five questions.
(2x5 = 10 marks).

B.A. HONOURS SCHOOL COURSE IN PUNJABI, HISTORY AND

POLITICAL SCIENCE PART II
(4th SEMESTER)

PAPER XIX: ENGLISH

Total Marks: 80
(of Theory Paper)
Internal Assessment: 20
Pass Marks: 32 Pass Marks: 08
(in Theory Paper) (in Internal Assessment)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTER

The question paper shall consist of five sections—A, B, C, D and E. Each of the questions in
sections A, B, C and D shall be of 12 marks. Section E shall carry 32 marks and shall contain
questions from the preceding four sections, thus covering the entire syllabus. The scope of the
questions shall be determined strictly in accordance with the prescribed course content.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates shall be required to attempt one question each from the sections A, B, C and D
respectively and the entire section E shall be compulsory.

COURSE CONTENT
The texts prescribed for each of the Sections A, B, C and D and the allocation of marks
thereof are given below:

SECTION A
The text prescribed for this section is All My Sons by Arthur Miller, edited by Nissim Ezekiel,
Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1972, 33rd Impression, 2005.

In this section, there shall be one essay-type question with internal alternative on theme,
incident, character, summary of the Act or Plot structure from All My Sons. This question
shall be of 12 marks and the answer should not exceed 350 words.
SECTION B
The text prescribed for this section is All My Sons. This section shall comprise one question
of 2 parts carrying 6 marks each. In part (i) candidates shall explain 2 passages with reference
to context out of 3 passages taken from the text. Each shall be of 3 marks (3X2=6 marks). In
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part (ii) candidates shall attempt 3 short answer questions out of the given 5
pertaining to All My Sons. Each question shall carry 2 marks & shall be attempted in 40-50
words.
2X3=6 marks

SECTION C
The texts prescribed for this section are:
1. An Elementary Book on Environmental Education by J.S. Yadav, R.C. Sobti and
R.K. Kohli, Publications Bureau, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Chapter 7
& 8 only to be studied.
2. The Student’s Companion by Wilfred D. Best. New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 1958. 29th
impression, 1994.
The following portions of this book are prescribed:

(a) Single words for phrases and sentences as per the following categories:
(i) Words pertaining to the Scientific Instruments.
(ii) Military Words
(iii) Words pertaining to Literary aspects.
(iv) Words pertaining to Miscellaneous category.
(b) Providing Small Words for Big Ones.
The examiner shall restrict himself/herself strictly to the prescribed text.

There shall be two questions in this section. In Question No.1, the examiner shall set five
short-answer questions, of two marks each, pertaining to the prescribed chapters of the book
on Environment. Candidates shall attempt any three of these in about 50 words each (2X3=6
marks).
In Question 2. part (a) the examiner shall set six phrases, of one mark each, out of which the
candidate shall attempt four (1X4=4).
In part (b) the examiner shall give 3 words out of which candidate shall attempt 2 and
provide small words for big ones (1X2=2 marks).
(6+4+2 = 12 marks)
SECTION D
The texts prescribed for this section are:

Grammar:
(i) Intermediate English Grammar by Raymond Murphy, Second Edition.
New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 1994. 22nd rpt., 2001. Units 91
to 136 are prescribed.
(ii) Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises by Louise
Hashemi and Raymond Murphy. New Delhi: Cambridge University
Press, 1995. Fourth reprint, 2000. Relevant Exercises based on Units 91
to 136 are prescribed.

This section shall comprise only one question. Candidates shall be examined on the material
included in the exercises from Unit 91 to Unit 136 in Intermediate English Grammar and also
on relevant exercises in Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises. Paper-
setter shall set 15 sentences evenly distributed over the exercises of the prescribed units and
candidates shall be required to attempt 12 sentences. Each sentence shall carry one mark
only.
(1x12 = 12 marks).
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SECTION E
This section shall cover the entire syllabus of the previous four sections—A, B, C and D. It
shall carry a weightage of 32 marks and there shall be no choice in any of the parts thereof.
There shall be only one question in this section which shall have four parts.

In part (i), paper-setter shall set five short-answer questions based on All My Sons. Each
question shall be of 2 marks and each answer shall be of 30-40 words.
(2x5 = 10 marks).
In part (ii), paper-setter shall set six phrases/words, of one mark each, four from part (a) and
two words from part (b) of The Student’s Companion mentioned in Section C above.
Candidates shall attempt all the six words.
(1x6 = 6 marks).
In part (iii), paper-setter shall set twelve sentences, of one mark each, from the prescribed
units of Intermediate English Grammar and Supplementary Exercises. Candidates shall
attempt all the twelve sentences.
(1x12 = 12 marks).
In part (iv), paper-setter shall give two terms from the text on environment to be explained by
the candidate briefly in his own words.
(2x2 = 4 marks).
TESTING

SECTION A
Q.1. One essay-type question with internal alternative on theme, incident, character,
summary of the Act or Plot structure from All My Sons. The answer should not exceed 350
words.
12 marks
SECTION B
Q.2. (a) Three passages to be set for reference to context from All My Sons. Candidates shall
attempt any two.
3x2 = 6 marks
(b) Five short-answer questions pertaining to All My Sons to be set out of which
candidates shall attempt any three. Each answer should be of 40-50 words.
2x3 = 6 marks
SECTION C
Q. 3. (a) Five short-answer questions, pertaining to prescribed chapters of the book on
Environment to be set. Candidates shall attempt any three in 50 words each.
2x3 = 6 marks
(b) Nine phrases/words from prescribed categories of part (a) and part (b) from The
Student’s Companion to be set. Candidates shall attempt any six.
1x6 = 6 marks
SECTION D
Q. 4. Fifteen sentences from the prescribed units of Intermediate English Grammar and
relevant exercises of Intermediate English Grammar Supplementary Exercises to be set.
Candidates shall attempt any twelve.
1x12 = 12 marks
SECTION E
Q. 5. (a) Five short-answer questions based on All My Sons to be set. Candidates shall attempt
all the five in about 30-40 words each.
2x5 = 10 marks
(b) Four phrases from part (a) and two words from part (b) of The Student’s Companion
mentioned in Section C, to be set. Candidates shall attempt all the six.
(1x6 = 6 marks).
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(c) Twelve sentences from the prescribed units of Intermediate English
Grammar and Supplementary Exercises to be set. Candidates shall attempt all the twelve
sentences.
(1x12 = 12 marks).
(d) Paper-setter shall give two terms from the text on environment to be explained by
the candidate briefly in his own words.
(2x2 = 4 marks).