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M.A. ENG'ISH EJfT1tANCE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2011
No. Mara: 100
INS'l1WCl1ONS
1. 00 not reveal your identity In any manner In any part d the bool<.
Z. Enter your Hall TICUt Number on the tlrat page of bool<. This paper
cxxnprlses tIvee__in an. SedIon I Is d an oIIjedIve type. One third d a
mark will be deducted for wrong No IMIb will be deducted for
questions not .-plied. 5ectIon D cxxnprises IDl*» and SedIon m
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3. Wrfte your answers ani' in the space provIcled In the quesllon paper. No additional
paper or booIt witl be given.
4. Space for provIcled on pages 17 and 18.
5. This question paper contains 11 ..._ In aft. .. 'the ..... have been
printM before you sbIrt answer1ng.
6. At the end d the examination I'tItum 81. til... 1KtIon. d the book lD the
InvigilatDr.

M.A. ......... Et........ Juno :1011- 2
SECTION I LANGUAGE
TOTAL MARKS 25
There are 25 questions to answer.
The questions ONE MARK each.
Put a tld< marl< against the correct answer ONLY In the appropriate box.
a-the r1ght._from the options given under uc:h Item.
1. I tried to find the name of the poet who wrote the poem. But he was
o anonymous
o anomalous
o Incongruous
o obvious
2. The six hundred rode the valley of death.
o at
o Into
o for
o below
3. The developments today reveal that the President has no authority to
contlnue In office.
o morale
o moral
o mortal
o amoral
4. He realised that he had said something totally out of context. He was forced to
o eat his own words
o gulp his own words
o mince his own words
o digest his own words
5. The news on the television often the people.
o mislead
o misleads
o are misleading
o is misleading
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.. 71IlJnks lD the mobile, you hIM! fotyutli:l> your spellings.
Whidl at the choices gillen below Is nat applicable?
o a allldsIII
o an appredallon
o a factual_
o a humorous remark
7. She has a kindly
o deposition
o dIspositlon
o dlspensatlon o division
S. Anew multf- restaurant Is opening lDday.
o cushion
o cousin
o contain
o cuisine
t. Dissentmeans
o partiality or preference for; a favourable opinion arT1ved at boforehand
o lD disagree; lD differ In opinion
o lD banish or exile; lD withdraw from one's country
o a relation belv.oeen two things shown In the resemblance not at the
things themsefves but of their characteristics.
10. If the books haye been catalogued last week, why haven't they been placed
on the shelf? RepIac:e the underlined phrase with the oorrect phrase.
o were catalogued
o would have been catalogued
o was catalogued
o had been catalogued
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11. The fDllowlilll seutl!nGe Is ambiguous, 01llllse the rtght WllId III dIsambIguale It.
Include your chIIdoen when Ileklng a>ClcIes
o lXIolIine
o IrMlMe
o subslane
o emlxxIy
o She InYIted hin to her party and he aocepIl!d,
o She InYIted hin III her party and he, aocepIl!d.
o She InYIted hin III her party, and, he accepted,
o She, InvItI!d hin III her party and he aocepIl!d.
13. sony, Srnillllsn' at the ITlllIIleI'il Can I take a message?
o In
o
o up
o off
14. _the party dispersed, I found a bunch ct keys on the table. someone
had forgotlen III collect It.
From the opllons given, choose the IIlCOlftCt one.
o 0bvt0usIy
o Clearly
o Supposedly
o Evidently
15. There Isn' much III choDse from,
o Is there?
o isn'tit?
o Is It not?
o Isn'there?
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16. Comlption Qlnnot be called a pan-Indlan phenomenon. What does mmn?
o only
o within
o lICJOSS
o aU
17. The Idng seoetly cher1shed that the young aclYenblrer would fancy
marrying the princess.
o the hope
o an hope
o hoping
o hopes
18. Which d the folIawIng wouldn't IdlomaIlcaIIy modfy
o dean
o dear
o quite
o enthly
111. can you put him for the night?
o up
o d
o at
o In
In Questions ZO and 21, replace the !tens In bold with the Cllm!d option:
ZO. In studying for an assignment is wise to read the mater1aI tNer quicldy at tiNt, tMn
see the major palnts, and finally outline the essay.
o IIrst: then
o f1rst-lhen
o first, then
o fIrst-tllan
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:n. 1tlI high lime you quit smoking
o
O Irs
o Won'1l be
o WIlli
:u. I the I'DlId to DeIhl It the lime.
o bv
o It
o In
o on
23. you WIlke up grunpy In the morning?' 'No. He gels up on his own:
The question here hesn' n!lll!foecIthea.-It sought because__
o Grumpy his been mistaken for 0 person.
o Grumpy his been mistal<I!n for a thing.
o Grumpy his been rnistaI<en for a mood.
o Gnmpy's rneanIn!j his been _ken.
24. The phrase be above board'means:
o to stand aboile 0 board, In 0 swimming pool
o to be honest
o to remain Indifferent or unfazed
o to be on the top ded< ct 0 ship
25. The phrase 'ConfusIng Idioms' means:
Idioms that are confusing
Gettlng./llbCed up with idioms
Idioms are confusing
Qloose the right a.-r from the optlons given below:
o and
o and
o and
o and
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Department of English
M.A. ENGUSK ENTRANCE EXAMINAlION, JUNE 2011
SECTION D ESSAY
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Write an essay on anyone of the following topics In the space provided within this
answer book.
1. My nallon, my language
2. If I were a sparrow
. 3. Why I like Indian films
4. Shifting responsibility
S. Some aeallve uses of boredom
6. Ungu1stlc embarrassments
7. Book or blDg -Is that a question?
8. As others see us
9. Natural disasters
10. People's revolutions
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DepIo.b._at Engu.h
SEcnON m COMPREHENSION
[TOTAL HARKS 35)
Read the following poem Cllrefillly and answer the subsequent questJons only In the
space provided for each. QuestionS 1 to 5 Cllrry 5 mat1<s each; question Ii Cllrrles 10
mat1<s.

IF there were dreams to sell,
What would you buy?
Some CXlSl: a passing ben;
Some a light sigh,
That shakes from ute's fresh aown
Only a rose-Ieaf down.
If there were dreams to sell,
Merry and sad to tell,
And the aier rang the bell,
What would you buy?
Acottage lone and stili,
With bowers nigh,
Shadowy, my woes to stili,
Until I die.
5IJch from Ufe's fresh aown
Fain would I shake me down.
Were dreams to have at will,
This would best heal my III,
This would I buy.
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
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1. What Is the basic premise rJ the poem?
2. What are the different prices rJ the various dreams that the poet mentions?
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3. WhIctl pertIall8r dnlIIm does the poet -.tID buy?
Mart<s)
4. Comment on the dominant mood of the poem.
Mar1<s)
5. Comment on the sounds of the last words of each line and 1dei ltify the pa1lI!m, If any.
Marlcs)
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6. Qlmnwlt on the reetIon rllhls' poom with the proietti "If wishes ho,..., begg8rs
woukll1de."
(10Mns)
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