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M.PHIL. ENGUSH ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2011

Max. Time: 2 hours Max. Martcs: 75 INSTRUcnON5
1.
00 NOT reveal your Identity In any manner In any part of the answer book.

2.
Enter your Hall ilcket Number on the FIRST page of EACH answer book. This paper axnprises THREE SEcnONS in all. SEcnON I is of an objective type. One third of a mark wlll be deducted for fNery WRONG answer. NO MARKS will be deducted for questions NOT ATTEMPTED. 5ectIons nand m contain separate questions for literature and language. You must answ", only literature questions if you wish to do your researth In literature. You must answer only language questions if you wish to do your researth in language.

3.
Write your answers ONLY In the spaoe provided In the question paper. NO additional paper or answer book will be given.

4.
Space for ROUGH WORK is provided on pages B and 16.

5.
This question paper cxmtalns 24 pages In all. Ensure that 811 the palles have been printed before you start answering.

6.
At the end of the examination RETURN ALL THREE SEcnONS of the answer book to the Invigllator.


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SECTION I LANGUAGE [TOTAL MARKS 25]
There are 25 questions to answer.
All questiOns carry ONE MARK each.
Put a tick mark In the box against the correct answer.

Choose the right Item from the options given below, filling In, correcting or repladog as necessary.
1. NagaraJu was patience personified. The italicised word means hewas
o a full person

o an Impersonated Individual

o an embodiment of patience

o Cd) an Impatient person


2. Knights followed the code of
caval'Y
o
o carpentry
U chivalry
3. 'Geography Is Biography Is about chaps!'
Complete the couplet with the word that meets the reqUirements of both sense and rtlyme.
lJ places
o laps

o maps
Old) lando



4. The correct expanded tonn of the commonly used abbrevl.t1on Is
o extra
o etcetra
o et cetera

o exaeta


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5. 'Uncertaln or risky' is the meaning of:
o (a)acmlade

o delineate

o expatiate

o precarious.


5. "Local people kill these animals for the DOt.' The underilned phrase here means:
o to eat

o for fun

o for getting a kid<

o In plenty


7. Choose the sentence whldl means: All the people of Haiti live In poverty and violence.
o The people of Haiti, who for decades have lived with grinding poverty and
mind-numbing Violence, are unfamiliar with the workings of a true democracy.
The people of Haiti who for decades have lived with grinding poverty and mind-numbing Violence are unfamiliar with the wortcJngs of a t:rlre democracy.
o The people of Haiti, who for decades have lived with grinding poverty and mind-numbing violence are unfamiliar with the wortcJngs of a true democracy.

o The people of Haiti who for decades have lived with grinding poverty and mind-numbing violence, are unfamiliar with the wortcJngs of a true democracy.


8. ChDOse the sentence which means: Some residents of Hyderabad do not hold secure, well-paying jobs.
o The residents of Hyderabad, who do not hold secure, jobs, must
resent the common portrayal of the dty as a land of opportunity.


o The residents of Hyderabad who do not hold secure, well-paying jobs must
resent the common portrayal of the dty as a land of opportunity.
o The residents of Hyderabad, who do not hold secure, well-paying jobs mu5'
resent the common portrayal of the dty as a land of opportunity.


o The residents of Hyderabad who do not hold secure, well-paying jobs, must
resent the common portrayal of the dty as a land of opportunity.



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9. 'She ate when I an1ved". This Implies:
o I arrlved first and then she ate.

o She ate before I an1ved.

o She was eating when I arrived.

o She had eaten when I an1ved.


10. I will throw you on your ear!
o In

o out

o about

o away


11. I'm not to be meddled
o on
o upon
o with

o along


12. 'His outward feature!: reflect the cha"'cter within. lhli character within Is delightful."
These sentences Imply that:
o his outward features do not tell us anything about him.

o his outward features suggest that he Is a delightful person.

o the character of a person is reflected on their face.

o The cha",cter Ylithln Is what counts.


13. We have the pleasure to Invite you to the Inaugural. We have the pleasure In Inviting you to the inaugu",l.
o Both and are correct.

o is correct, but Is wrong.

o Is correct but Is wrong.

o Both and are wrong.


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14. Young Turks are
o young agltatDrs

o young at heart

o Turlts who are young


o rebels within a party.
15. We would like to Invite you to write an article for us. Pk'35e let us know If you would like to pursue this opportunity.
Here, the speaker Implies:
o That It is an honour for the Invitee to receive the invitation.

o That It Is an honour for the person Inviting to send out the Invitation.
C That such opportunities ere hard to come by.
That this Is the only thence for the Invitee to take up this Invitation.



16. Allin the gaps with the appropriate set of words:
Oil does not blend water any more than iron floats It.
o In; on

o with; on

o with; In
with; upon



17. Choose the approprtate set of words to fill In the blanks:
If only I powerful, I ensure equality for all.
o were, would

o were, will

o was, would


o am, were
18. Choose the option that is 1naKTeCt:
The girl, who was walking very slowly, was extremely beautiful.
o "slowly" modIfieS the verb "walking".

o "very" modifies the adverb "slowly"

o "extremely" modifies the adjective "beautiful"

o "walking" modifies "very"


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19. Seeldng permission from the teacher 10 enter the dass, a student should ask:
o Do I come In?

o Should I come In?


o May I come In?
o Shall I come In?
20. The students along with the teac:her Is missing The student along with the teachers are missing.
The students along with teac:her are missing.
The student along with the teachers Is missing.

o and right; and wrong

o and right; and wrong

o and wrong; and right

o and wrong; and right


21. In which of the following are all the woods correctly spelt;
IJ homoeopathy, amoeba, oesophagus, oeuvre
o homeopathy, ameba, esoph"!lUS, ouvre
homoeopathy, ameoba, esophagus, oevre

o homoepathy, ameba, oesophagus, oeuvre
22. "The novel derived from the sole noveljst Imagination".
The undertined word should be changed 10:
novelists
novcllst's
noveilsts'
o noveilsts's

n.
My mp3 pl<:yer fell apart after a few weeks. My mp3 player <DSt over Rs.2000/-.


can be comDlned In two ways as:
My mp3 player, which <DSt mer Rs.2000, fell apart after a few weelcs. My mp3 p14yer, which fell apart after a few weelcs, <DSt over Rs.2000/-.
State which of the following sentences Is true:
C and mean exac:tIy the same thing.
o The emphases in and are different

o and mean completely different things.

o None of the abCNe.


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24. The ccrred: sequence of the adjecIfves In the sentence is:
o The ripe, delldous, juicy mango

o The juicy, npe, delicious mango

o The juicy, delicious, npe mango

o Cd) The ripe, Juicy, delicious mango


25. "But for their preparedness more lIVes would have been lost.' This sentena! Indicates that:
o more lives were lost because they were prepared

o they were prepared

o their preparedness helped to save lIVes

o they were unprepared.


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M.PHlL ENGUSH ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, JUNE :lDl1

SECTION U ESSAY
[TOTAL MARKS 25
LmBATURE TOPICS

ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO DO A PROJECf IN LITERATURE
Write an essay on any ONE of the following In the spacE provided on pages
11-15. Credlt wrn be given fer essays which are sharply foaosed and sultably
n1usbated.
I. Re-wrItIng In the Neo-OassIcaI age
2. The myth that Is Amertca
3.
New literatures In EnglIsh, how "new"?

4.
Women's studies/Gender studies?


5. 8e';ond Theory
6.
The_ In cyber Cliture

7.
Revenge bagedy as a Renaissance form


8. Narrative verse In the century
9. The Apocalyptic novel
10. Post-mcdemlsm In 2IJ" century Ulerature
11. Ramantlc poeby: feeI1ngs or facts?
12. Reading the margins In Indian Writing In english
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MJIhIL EngIIoh £1..._ 2011-"-111
SECTION D ESSAY [TOTAL MARJCS 25 J

LANGUAGE JO!>ICS

ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WISH 10 DO A PROJECT IN LANGUAGE
Write an essay on any ONE of the following In the space pnMded on pages
11-15. Credit will be given for essays which are sharply focused and suitably
Illustrated.
1.
AdIertlsements as teaching matef1a1

2.
Uslng drama to teach alIMlUIllcatlon sldlls


3.
Computer-based language teaching: meI1ts and demertts

4.
The economlc and radallmpllc:ations of teaching Standard EngJish as the c:orrect form


5.
Knowledge of "English" as a marXer of modemlly and progress

6.
Large, heletogeneous dasslooms boon In the language teaching <XlIIlext7


7. The role of media In standardlzlngfpopular1zlng/leglllmlzlng 1ndIan English
.
8. Code-mbdng In the CXllnlng of new words In India
9. The politics of teachlng"Neu!raI English"
10. Translation and Issues of correctness In language
11. AIfectIve 5tyI1stks
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SECTION m :POETRY
[TOTAL MARKS 25]
ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO DO A PROJECT IN LITERATURE
Qtllcally examine the following poem cammentlng on Its theme, technique and tone.
A Martian 5encIs a Postcard Home
eaxtons are mechanical blrds with many wings and some are treasured for their marldngs
they cause the eyes to melt or the body to shriek without pain.
I have never seen one fly, but
sometimes they perch on the hand.

Mist Is when the sky Is tired of flight
and rests Its soft machine on ground:

then the world Is dim and bookish
like engravings under tissue paper.

Rain is when the earth Is television.
It has the property of making <DIours darker.

Model T Is a room with the lock Inside key is tumed to free the world
for ma.ement, so quick there Is a film to watch for anything missed.
But time is tied to the wrist
or kept in a box, licking with impatience.

In homes, a haunted apparatus sleeps,
that snores when you pick It up.

Ifthe ghost cries, they cany It

M.PIIIL English Entranco 2011-_ sa
to their lips and soothe It to sleep
with sounds. And yet they wake It up
deliberately, by tlddlng with a finger.

Only the young are allowed to suffer
openly. Adults go to a punishment room

with water but nothing to eat.
They lock the door and suffer the noises

alone. No one Is exempt
and everyone's pain has a different smell.

At night when all the colours die,
they hide In pairs

and read about themselves
In colour, with their eyelids shut.

by Craig Raine
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SECI10Nm
[TOTAL MARKS 25]
ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WISH 10 DO A PROJECT IN lANGUAGE
ATTEMPT ANY ONE QUESTION
1. ExamIne the dltferences in the use of rnod.1l verbs In Brilish and American english (ArnE) as """"'pIIIied In the foIlowtng sentences. klnnulate generalizlltlons on modal verb use on the basis of this data In the two varieties.
Il<E You needn't bother. He needn't fear anylhfng. They needn't wony. ArnE, Il<E You don't need to do it. He doesn't need to go.
Il<E He daren't speak to her. ArnE, Il<E She did not dare to speak to him.
ArnE, BrE How dare he speak that way? ArnE, BrE Do you need to take the car?
ArnE, BrE I never used to think so. He never used to smoke. ArnE, BrE Did he use(d) to smoke?
BrE He oughtn't to do it. Il<E Ought you really to do that?
ArnE, Il<E He should not do it. ArnE,Il<E Should you really do that?
OR
2. Look at the expressions given below and identify the Ungulstlc processes used to construct the Implied meaning. (You could discuss each of them separately or dub them In one diScusSIOll.)



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a. If you want It fresh, buy It frozen.
b.
We haw! to belielle In free wUl-we've got no choice.

c.
If you won't leave me alone, 111 find someone else who will.

d.
not going to say, "I told you sol"


e.I toldyoua mil/ion times: DONT EXAGGERA'TE!
OR
3. Look at the poem beJow and deYeIop two different types at IOC2Ibulary e>cei dses.
Mulligatawny dreams
ilfIlKZX/d;I, arndy, cash, aJtamaran. cherrJot. CDOIie. CD/IJIIdum. aJ17Y. ginger. rtliJnfJO. mulligatawny. patrhou/l. poppadom. nee.
tatty. mak.
I dream of an english full of the words of my language
an english In smaU Iellers an english that shall tire a white man's tongue an english where small children practice with smooth round
pebbles In tfielr mouth to the spell the right zha an englISh where a pregnant woman Is sfmply stomach-dlUd-1ady an english where the magic of black eyes and brown bodies
replaces the glamour of eyes In dishwater blue shades and the airbrush romance of pink white cheny blossom sklns an english where love means only the strange frenzy
between a man and his beloved, not between him and his car an english without the prtvacy of Its many moms an english with suffixes fOI respect an english with more than thirty six words to call the sea an english that doesn't belittle brown or black men and women an english of tastfng with five fingers an english at talking love with eyes alone
and I dream of an english
where men of that spiky, aunchy tongue buy lIower-garlands of jasmine to take home to their a1V wtves for the silent demand of a night of wordless whispered Iove...
by Meena Kandasamy
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