BA Marathi And English SEM I ATKT COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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1. Q3 Answers to the questions are to be written in full on the booklets provided
2. Q1 A) i) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: bus bound for Pune halted at Karad where __ lot of passengers got in; but as they did not get__ place to sit, some of ___ passengers got down bus resumed its journey Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: (05) 30,000 rescue personnel have been kept standby mode and all educational Puducherry will remain closed account the 5 marks
   • B) Do as Directed: 10
   • i) The project is a failure and this is obvious. (Rewrite as a Simple sentence) li) Babita said to Geeta, “I want to purchase a car.” (Change into Indirect Speech)
   • iii) | She is very weak and she cannot walk on her own. (Change into a Complex
   • iv) The old man said, “Things have always been the same in this village.” (Change into
   • v) It has been raining since morning. Question Tag)
   • vi) They don’t like us. (Add a Question Tag)
   • vii) makes beautiful cakes. (Change the Voice)
   • viii) Fight corruption. (Change the Voice)
   • ix) Our departure due to bad weather. (Fill in the blank with the Past Perfect form of the verb ‘to delay’)
3. Q10 He cricket for his country since 1991, (Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ‘to play’)
4. Q2 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: It is my painful duty to have to record here my marriage at the age of thirteen. As I see the youngsters of the same age about me were under my care, and think of my own marriage, inclined to pity myself and to congratulate them on having escaped my lot. see no moral argument in support of such a preposterously early Let the reader make no mistake. I was married and not betrothed. For in Kathiawad, there are two distinct rites — betrothal and marriage. Betrothal is a preliminary on the part of the parents of the boy and the girl to join them in marriage, and it is not inviolable. The death of the boy entails no widowhood on the girl. It is an agreement purely between the parents and the children have no concern with it. Often they are not even informed of it. It appears that I was betrothed thrice, though without my knowledge. I was told that two girls chosen for me had died in turn and therefore, I infer that I was betrothed three times. I have a faint recollection, however, that the third betrothal took place in my seventh year. But I do not recollect having been Paper Subject Code: 81005 Communication Skills in English informed about it. In the present chapter, I am talking about my marriage of which I have the clearest recollection It will be remembered that we were three brothers. The first was already married The elders decided to marry my second brother, who was two or three years my senior, a cousin possibly a year older, and me, all at same time. In doing so there was no thought of our welfare, much less of our wishes. It was purely a question of their convenience and economy 20 marks
5. Q1 What does the writer wish to document? Quote the phrase that informs us of his 2 marks
6. Q2 What does the writer tell us about the betrothal rite? 2 marks
7. Q3 Does the writer have any recollection of his third betrothal? YES/NO 02 Quote the sentence that gives you the answer
8. Q4 What were the reasons for the writer’s early marriage? 2 marks
9. Q5 The writer is arguing a case. State the main points made by him. Are these points based on sufficient evidence? Give examples of the evidence presented 2 marks
10. Q6 What does the phrase “escaped my lot’ mean? 01
11. Q7 Which heading would be most suitable for this passage? 01
    • a) The writer’s Marriage
    • b) Customs in Kathiawad
    • c) Betrothal and Marriage
12. Q8 Give the verb forms of the following words: 2 marks
13. Q9 Give the noun forms of the following words: 2 marks
14. Q10 Find words in the passage that mean the following: 4 marks
    • i. A formal promise to marry someone
    • ii. unbreakable
    • iv. coming before an important action or event
15. Q3 Answer any two of the following letters: 20 marks
    • i) Write an application letter for the post of Assistant Professor in English, SB li) You wish to pursue your doctoral degree in Economics from Cambridge University, England. Write a suitable Statement of Purpose for the same
    • iii) You have not received your money order from the post office in spite of its being due two months ago. Draft an application under the Right to Information Act for information regarding the same Paper Subject Code: 81005 Communication Skills in English
16. Q4 A) Interpret the following data and write your analysis in around 150 words: Inflow of foreign workers in Australia 1992-2001 10 marks
17. Q4 B) Interpret the following data and write your analysis in around 150 words: Sales of car companies in the year 2017-18 10 marks
18. Q5 Attempt any one of the following essays: (250-350 words) 20 marks
19. Q1 Importance of Yoga li) Empowerment of Women
    • iii) — Impact of Social Media

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