Intermediate Sent-up Examination 2023 English PDF

## INTERMEDIATE SENT-UP EXAMINATION - 2023 **Subject Code:** 105/124/205/223/305/330 **ENGLISH** **(COMPULSORY)** *I.Sc., I.Com. & I.A.* ### SECTION 'B' (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 1. **Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words:** *My hobby keeps me engaged in my joyful a...

## INTERMEDIATE SENT-UP EXAMINATION - 2023 **Subject Code:** 105/124/205/223/305/330 **ENGLISH** **(COMPULSORY)** *I.Sc., I.Com. & I.A.* ### SECTION 'B' (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 1. **Write an essay on any one of the following in about 150-200 words:** *My hobby keeps me engaged in my joyful activity. I like collecting and reading various types of books. Books present a wide range of experiences and knowledge of the world. They are like talking friends. My books never deceive me, like an unfaithful friend. So, collecting books means collecting treasure for me. The books protect me from monotony, idleness and loneliness. Though collecting books require a great energy and space. It is the best hobby for me.* 2. **Explain any one of the following:** * **Explanation:** This line has been taken from the lesson, 'How free is the press' written by Dorothy L. Sayers. Here, the writer shows the difference between the cheap daily paper and the more expensive weekly or monthly. The writer says that the cheap daily paper is better than the more expensive weekly or monthly, because it goes everywhere easily and it has most influence. But, it is far less free than the more expensive weekly or monthly. 3. **Explain any one of the following:** * **Explanation:** This extract has been taken from the poem 'Snake' written by D. H. Lawrence. Here, in this poem, the poet is narrating an ordinary experience of finding a snake drinking water in his backyard. When the poet saw a snake who came to drink water, he was fascinated by it. He did not want to kill him. Nature in him prevented him from killing it. But, his inner voices representing common belief provoking him says that he became afraid of the snake otherwise he would have killed it. 4. **Write a letter to your friend about your visit to your native village.** *My dear Jahid,* *At first take my heartiest felicitation and sincerely love. I hope you are well by the grace of Almighty Allah. Yesterday, I received your letter. In the letter I could know you have wanted to know about my village. Now I am telling about that.* *The name of native village X. It's in the district of Comilla. It's about 12 kilometers away from the district headquarters. Ours is a village of 9 square kilometers with more than 5000 inhabitants. The inhabitants are from different classes and professions. Most of the people are educated and serve in different offices and educational institutions. The villagers follow their traditional culture. They are religious, helpful and cooperative. They like to celebrate different occasions. They like to play various games and sports. They also have a cultural mind. They're very much peace-loving. Our village is developed and happy one. It's a place of different government and non-government offices. There are schools, colleges, madrashahs, post office, telephone exchange, etc in the village.* *No more today, please convey my best regards to uncle and aunt, and love to younger.* *Yours ever* *Abid* 5. **Answer any five of the following in about 40-50 words each:** * **(a) What are the ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies?** * **ANS:** The ways of managing child-birth in traditional societies useful because they make having a baby less frightening for the pregnant mothers. The traditional behaviors make the pregnant women forget their worries because they are helped by their husbands, their relatives and communities. * **(b) What, according to Dorothy L. Sayers, are the two basic assumptions about the public?** * **ANS:** The two basic assumptions about the public are: (a) that they have not the intelligence to distinguish truth from falsehood and (b) that they don't care at all that a statement is false provided it is titillating. * **(c) What did Benjy want to do with money?** * **ANS:** Benjy wanted to buy a piece of land right next to theirs. * **(d) What were the benefits of English rule?** * **ANS:** One of the benefits of the English rule was an education in the English language due to which Indians can speak English fairly 2/3. The other one was the knowledge of western culture. * **(e) Why is Macavity termed a criminal?** * **ANS:** Macavity is termed as a criminal because it defies the law and indulges in activities of criminal nature. 6. **Answer any Three of the following in about 100-120 words each:** * **(c) What is the future of English in India?** * **ANS:** The future of English is very bright in India because of its vast scope of utilization. English is the link language of the country. It is spreading far and wide in our country. India is a developing country. All recent inventions and discoveries are found in the books of English. Today we cannot progress without English. English has become an international language and it has a future in India because of globalization. Market economy has created international trade and marketing. The knowledge of English is essential in such a situation. English has generated employment in India. Thousands of call centres require employees who have good knowledge of English. English is going to play an important role in country affairs. Thus, it can be said that the future of English in India is very bright. * **(d) Match the names of the poems given in List-A with their poets in List-B:** | **List-A** | **List-B** | |---|---| | i) Song of Myself. | a) Walter de la Mare | | ii) An Epitaph | b) Walt Whitman | | iii) My Grandmother's House | c) K. N. Daruwala | | iv) Fire Hymn | d) John Keats | | v) Ode To Autumn | e) Kamala Das | * **(e) Match the names of the prose-pieces in List-A with their authors in List-B:** | **List-A** | **List-B** | |---|---| | i) Bharat is My Home | a) D. L. Sayers | | ii) A Child is Born | b) Manohar Malgaonkar | | iii) A Pinch of Snuff. | c) Dr. Zakir Husain | | iv) How Free is the Press | d) G. Greer | | v) Ideas that Have Helped Mankind | e) B. Russell | 7. **Read The passage carefully and answer the questions that follow** * **(a) What is the natural life span of a domestic horse?** * **ANS:** The natural life span of a domestic horse is about 25-30 years. * **(b) Why should one be careful around horses?** * **ANS:** Because they may kick instantly. * **(c) How can a horse indicate the direction he is looking?** * **ANS:** Horse's ear points is the direction where the horse is looking. * **(d) How can a horse sleep standing up?** * **ANS:** A horse is able to sleep standing up as he is able to lock his leg muscles so that he doesn't fall.