UG-III-Sem-Eng-SEC-I Past Paper 2023 PDF

## UG-III-Sem-Eng-SEC-I **2023** Full Marks - 80 Time: 3 Hrs. The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks. Answer ALL questions. ### Group-A 1. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (1×10) a) As per International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), th...

## UG-III-Sem-Eng-SEC-I **2023** Full Marks - 80 Time: 3 Hrs. The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks. Answer ALL questions. ### Group-A 1. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (1×10) a) As per International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), there are *number* of sounds in English language. (26, 44, 21) b) Every sound has two aspects with respect to its articulation. One of them is *place* of Articulation and the other one is *Manner of articulation, Time of Articulation, Distance of Articulation* c) The sounds we produce by using both of our lips are called *(Alveolar sounds, Bilabial sounds, Labiodental sounds)* d) Which one of the following is a plosive sound? The answer is *(|P|, |0|,|f|)* e) When the two parts of the mouth force air through a small space, thus creating audible friction, the sounds are called *(plosives, fricatives, Nasals)* f) The combination of plosives and fricatives are called *sounds*. (nasal, affricate, plosives) g) There are *nos* of vowel sounds in English language. (20, 08, 24) h) In the word 'butter' *is* a vowel sound? (|^|, |,|미) i) In the word 'debt' *sound* is not pronounced.(|d|, |b|,|t|) j) 'c' when followed by 'e', 'i', or 'y' is pronounced softly (Example: cyst) as *(k), |8|, |S|)* ### Group-B 2. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate answer from the alternatives in the bracket. (1×10) a) A gang of *(thieves, soldiers, players)* b) The plural form of 'fungus' is *(funguses, fungi, funguves)* c) I want to get *from* you. (an information, some information, many informations) d) She answered the phone *(himself, herself, ourselves)* e) The girl *is* my sister, is a painter. (which, who, whom) f) Jack is one of the boys who *is* on time. (is, am, are) g) Among the girls Reena is the *one*. (tall, taller, tallest) h) He has purchased a *(Costly Maruti red car, Maruti costly red car, Costly red Maruti Car)* i) The girl sang *happily* we should start late. (happy, happily, happiness) j) It is raining, *however* we should start late. (however, therefore, moreover) 3. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (1×10) a) Please share it *between* the two of you. (among, between, in) b) I have been waiting for you *for* last two hours. (from, since, for) c) My friends are never jealous *of* me. (to, of, in) d) He is very rich, *yet* very unhappy. (and, yet, so) 4. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (1×10) a) While reading newspapers we generally follow a reading technique called *scanning*. (scanning, skimming, extensive reading) b) When we search for a specific information from a composition, we generally follow *reading* method. (scanning, skimming, intensive reading) c) When we read longer texts, it is not required to understand every word or every line, therefore we follow *technique*. (skimming, scanning, extensive reading) d) When we are preparing for examinations, *we* need to follow method to have a detailed understanding of the text. (extensive reading, intensive reading, skimming) e) One of the barriers to speed reading is *reading aloud*. (reading aloud, intensive reading, extensive reading) f) "Speaks fulently He five languages." When the above sentence is unscrambled it becomes *He speaks five languages fluently*. (He speaks five languages fluently, He speaks languages five fluently, Не fluently five languages speaks) g) She is *than* her sister. (more beautiful, most beautiful, beautiful) h) There is *food* in the pot, would you like to take some more? (little, a little, few) i) He looks *there* he is blind. (as if, even then, only if) j) She is just *an old silly woman*. (an old silly woman, a silly old woman, an silly old woman) 5. Go through the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: Success in life depends largely on good health. Keep your body fit, and by cleanliness, fresh air, regular habits and suitable recreations, make yourself strong to play the game, and to do it in every sense of the word. We should avoid anything that will sap our strength. Smoking in youth stunts the body and elouds the brain. We should be moderate in all things, and beware of drink. It is the deadly enemy of health and efficiency. Above all, character isa priceless possession. Therefore, we should keep it untarnished. We should be truthful, courteous and considerate to everybody, fair to rivals, kind and helpful to all who are weak and suffering, and not to be afraid to have the courage to stand up for what is good and noble. We should avoid gambling in any form; it is a mean game, trying to get something for nothing, and at other people's expense. We should make provisions for hard times. In leisure hours, we should avoid mere idling and fill such hours with interesting hobbies, good looks and with companionships and associations calculated to exercise over us an influence for good. To a large extent we are knonw by the company we keep. **(put ✓ mark in side only one appropriate box):** (2×10=20) a) Key to our success is *(health)*. (i) richness (ii) happiness (iii) health b) Smoking may *stunt* our strength. (i) sap (ii) refresh (iii) stunt c) We need to consider *drink* as our enemy. (i) regular habits (ii) drink (iii) recreations d) The adjective form of strength is *strong*. (i) strongly (ii) strongness (iii) strong e) We need to keep our *character* untarnished. (i) health (ii) character (iii) body f) Find a word opposite in meaing to 'truthful': *(deceitful)*. (i) trustworthy (ii) candid (iii) deceitful g) Trying to get something for nothing at other people's expense may be called *(deceitfulness)*. (i) cunningness (ii) gambling (iii) deceitfulness h) 'To stand up for' means *(to support)*. (i) to make a queue (ii) to support (iii) to avoid i) We should spend our leisure hours in *(reading)*. (i) idling (ii) reading (iii) gambling j) "We should make provisions for hard times". Here 'hard times' mean *(difficult time)*. (i) past time (ii) difficult time (iii) future time 6. Go through the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: Psychologists say that parents who over indulge their kids set them up to be more vulnerable to future anxiety and depression. To day's parents themselves raised on values of thrigt and self-sacrifice, grew up in a culture where 'no' was a household word. Today's kids want much more, partly because there is so much more to want. The oldest members of this generation. Excess were born in the iate 1980s, just as PCs and video games were making their assault on the family room. They think of flat-screen TVs and latest version laptops as essentials for them and they have developed strategies to get them. One survey of teenagers found that when they crave for something new, most expect to ask nine times before their parents give in. By every measure, parents are shelling out record amounts. In the heat of this buying blitx, even parents who desperately need to say 'no' find themselves reaching for their credit cards. Today's parents are not equipped to deal with the problem. Many of them, raised in 1960s and 1970s. swore they would act differently from their parents and have closer relationships with their own children. Many evey wear the same designer clothes as their kids and listen to the same music. And they work more hours, at the end of a long week, tempt to buy peace with 'yes' in order to avoid family time with conflict. What parents need to find, is a blanace between the advantages of an affluent society and the critical life lessons that come from waiting, saving and working hard to achieve goals. **(put ✓ mark in side only one appropriate box):** (2×10=20) a) *(Parents)* are more vulnerable to future anxiety and depression. (i) Parents (i) Kids (iii) Psychologists b) Vulnerability to future anxiety and depression is due to *(overindulgence)* of parents. (i) overindulgence (ii) thrift (iii) self-sacrifice c) A word similar in meaning to 'assault' is *(attack)*. (i) defend (ii) protect (iii) attack d) The noun from of 'desperately' is *(desperation)*. (i) desperate (ii) desperation (iii) desperating e) Most parents *(give in)* to the demands of their kids. (i) give up (ii) give in (iii) give away f) Today's parents, mostly, were born in *(1980s)*. (i) 1960s (ii) 1980s (iii) 1990s g) Today's parents are *(closer)* to their kinds in comparison to their parents closeness with them. (i) father (ii) closer (iii) distant h) Parents like to spend family time with *(peace)*. (i) conflict (ii) peace (iii) disagreement i) A word opposite in meaing to 'tempt' is *(allure)*. (i) entice (ii) allure (iii) distract j) The advantages of an affluent society need to be *(balanced)* with critical life lessons. (i) contrasted (ii) balanced (iii) disagreed