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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION GENERAL ENGLISH
FIRST SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
17UEL1GE02 COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
Date: 01-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
I Answer any TEN of the following in about 50 words each 10x3=30)
1. What are the worries of the man in 'Keep Upright'?
2. Who was the last person to receive the Blue Ribbon?
3. Describe the banyan tree.
4. Why did the boy take the plant to the moon?
5. Where did Matilda's aunt go?
6. Explain three ways in which the word is used by Americans.
7. What was the nickname given to Private Quelch? Why?
8. Who is a refugee?
9. What is the incident mentioned in the novel 'The Gypsy Goddess' and who are the
victims?
10. Why was Bapu Patil angry with the narrator?
11. Why did Yetalya collect the stale pieces of bread?
12. How are the children in the refugee camps described in the poem?
II Answer the following in about 200 words each 2x15=30)
13 a)"Opportunities are plenty for those who fight." Discuss the statement with regard
to the poem, Keep Upright.
OR
Summarise the poem 'Matilda'.
14 Discuss the measures to eliminate caste discrimination in India.
OR
b)Write ten adverse effects of human activity on environment and comment on the need to
protect our environment..
III Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
A cat was caught in a hunter's net. A mouse used to live in a nearby hole. The mouse
seeing the cat in the net started playing around the cat. Soon a mongoose came there. He
wanted to kill the mouse. As he lifted his head, he saw an owl sitting on a tree trying to catch him. The mong
oose went very near the cat's net to save himself. The mouse thought "When
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the hunter takes away the cat, the mongoose will not spare me and the owl is there to enjoy
both of us." The Mouse went to the cat and said, "I can cut the net if you promise to save my
life from the mongoose and the owl." The cat agreed. The mouse started cutting the net
slowly and freed the cat only when the hunter was just near the cat. The cat took to heels andso ran the mon
goose too. The owl was very much disappointed to see even the mouse
running away to safety. A few days later, the cat being hungry, went to the hole of the mouse and requested
him to come out for a game. The mouse replied, "I sought friendship and saved you to save my life." Now y
ou can go home.
1. What happened to the cat? What did the mouse do?
2. What did the mangoose see? What did he do?
3. What idea did the mouse give?
4. Why was the owl disappointed?
5. What did the cat do after a few days? Why?
IV Write the part of speech for the underlined words: 10X1/2=5)
1. Adi is a good artist.
2. Jeba likes to play Cricket.
3. We like to sing and dance.
4. Though he was poor, he studied well.
5. My friends walked happily to the forest.
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense forms: 5X1=5)
1. My father the trees
2. I to college tomorrow.
3.The children about a movie they watched the previous day.
4. I Europe before .
5. I my English exam now.
Use the following words in sentences of your own: 5X1=5)
a. tired b. pollution c. contagious d. Cauvery e. intelligent
V Write a paragraph on 'Corruption' marks)
VI Observe the pictures and write TEN sentences (10 marks)
FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS ONLY
Write TEN sentences on Deforestation (10 marks)

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