AVINASH DEGREE COLLEGE, KKP/HTN/LBN

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COURSE : General English PAPER CODE: ELS2

PROGRAM:BBA/B.Com. COURSE TYPE : CBCS

(G/T/APP/HONS/S)

SEMESTER : 2 FACILITATOR : Ms. S.Srisruthi&

Ms. Archana Arya

Unit – 5
M.C.Q

1. First and only book of English poems written by Dilipchitre

a) Travelling in a cage b) Anthology of Marathi poetry
c) A suitable Boy d) The white Tiger.

2. Dilipchitre was born in

a) 1940 b) 1938 c) 1939 d) 1941

3. Dilipchitre poems reflect

a) Rural back ground b) cosmopolitan views
c) Urban sensibility d) Both B or C

4. The no. Of men involved to chop the Banyan tree

a) 20 b) 40 c) 50 d) 100
5. The poet have was located
a) By the river b) on the hill c) near the Banyan tree d) None
6. The ______________ of the treenk of the Banyan tree was 50 feet
a) Height b) width c) circumference d) radius

7. Antaon Pavlovich Chekhov was a ______________ short story writer.

a) Russian b) British c) Italian d) Polish

8. In his writings Anton showed _____________ towards its characters.

a) Love b) hatred c) sympathy d) None.

9. The story ‘The Bet’ begins on _____________

a) An Autumn night b) windy night c) rainy night d) summer night

10. The guest had a conversation on

 a) Suicides b) killings c) capital punishment d) life imprisonment

11. The young lawyer’s age was ______________ years.

a) 30 b) 22 c) 20 d) 25

12. The bet was between the young lawyer and a ____________
a) Banker b) host c) Antond d) judge

13. The lawyer agreed to stay in confinement for ________________ years

a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20
14. The lawyer could learn _______________ languages in his sixth year of confinement
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 10

15. Clearly confused is an example of ______________

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

16. Original copy is an example of

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

17. Seriously funny is an example of

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

18. I am starving is an example of

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

19. Worst day of my life is an example of

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

20. Bored to death is an example of

a) Hyperbole b) simile c) oxymoron d) metaphor

21. I have had this dress for quite some time now
a) Present tense b) past perfecttense c) present continuous tense d) present
perfect

22. Do you know the person who lives in this house?

a) Present tense b) past tense c) present continuous tense d) present perfect

23. They will have been travelling all night

a) Present tense b) past tense c) future perfect continuous tense d) present
perfect

24. He has been having this problem with the computer since yesterday.
a) Present tense b) past tense c) present continuous tense d) present perfect

25. I will follow up with the client on the submitted proposal

a) Present tense b) futuretense c) present continuous tense d) present perfect
Fill in the blanks.
1. The felling of the Banyan Tree is written by ______________
2. Grand mother said Trees are _______________
3. The problematic tree was _______________
4. Meaning of scraggly is _________________
5. The poet was staying at ______________
6. The family in the poem moved from Baroda to _____________
7. The story Bet is written by ______________
8. Caprice means ________________
9. Reckoning means _______________

Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs.

10. How have you been ____________ ( do )

11. Jyothi never ______________ (tell) lies for she really _____________ (hate) them.
12. When i ____________ ( hear ) his version of the story, I ________ ( be ) extremely
__________ ( shock )

13. He ______________ (graduate) from law school after having ___________ (complete) eight
semesters.

14. Students who _____________ (take) down notes end up _____________ (score) well in the
exams.

15. ________________ (teach) moral values at the right age ___________ (be) very important.
16. Asif _____________ (teach) for six years at the computer institute by the time his father
retires.
17. My friend promised to drop in next week but I don’t think he will be able to come as he
______________ ( travel )

18. Before Saba ________________ (become) an engineer, her ______________ dream of

becoming a singer.
19. The sun __________ (set) by the time we _________________ (leave) for home.

20. Last night, while my friend ________________ (take) a walk in the park, she _____________
(see) a snake. It _____________ (crawl) through the grass.

Identify the tense of underlined word.

21. I have had this dress for quite some time now.
22. Do you know the person who lives in this house?
 23. They will have been travelling all night.
24. He has been having this problem with the computer since yesterday.
25. I will follow up with the client on the submitted proposal.

Concept based questions

1. What kind of personality does the father have?

2. How was the banyan tree different from other tress?
3. Comment and contrast between the grandmother and the father?
4. Baroda and Bombay
5. What was the Bet?
6. What was the condition of lawyer’s confinement?
7. Why did the lawyer give up the money he had won?
8. Define an Oxymoron?
9. Define Hyperbole?
10. Define Verb. Mention the types of Verbs?
11. Explain the difference between finite Verb and Non finite Verb?
Answer key
MCQ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

A B C C B C A C A C C A C

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

C C C C A A A B A C D B

Fill in the blanks

1. DilipChitre
2. Sacred
3. The Banyan Tree
4. Untidy
5. Baroda
6. Bombay
7. Anton Chekov
8. A sudden change of mind
9. Calculation
10. Doing
11. Tells, hates
12. Heard, was, shocked
13. Graduated, completed
14. Takes, scoring
15. Teaching, are
16. Taught
17. Travelled
18. Became, dreamt
19. Set, left
20. Took, saw, crawled
21. Past perfect tense
22. Present tense
23. Future perfect continuous tense
24. Present perfect
25. Past tense
Concept based answers
1. The father was emotionless and portrayed as cruel.
2. The Banyan Tree was strong with deep roots and broadly spread branches. It was very old and
difficult to cut.
3. Grandmother believed that trees are sacred and should not be cut but father was emotion less
and ordered all the tress to be cut.
4. At first the poet lived in Baroda, his house was on the hill surrounded by trees and it was a
pleasant city. Later he shifted to Bombay which is a concrete jungle with no tress around.
5. The bet was between a banker and a young lawyer. The banker challenged that one could not
stay in solitary confinement for five years; the lawyer accepted the bet of two millions to stay
in confinement for fifteen years.
6. The prisoner had to stay alone with seeing or hearing any humans. He would be allowed to
have only musical instruments and books.
7. The lawyer is in confinement read books, learnt languages he acquired wisdom and he
despised all the worldly pleasures.
8. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appears to be contradictory it
combines words that have opposite meanings or which convey seemingly different senses.
9. Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
10. A word which denotes action is known as a Verb to major types are mains Verbs and
auxiliary Verbs.
11. Finite Verbs are those that have to agree with the subject with regard to person and number,
and which indicates tense non finite Verbs less bound to the subject and don’t carry much
grammatical information.
 Unit – 6
M.C.Q
1. Henry Louis Vivian was born in _________________
a) 1809 b) 1820 c) 1910 d) 1827
2. Henry died of _______________ at the age of 22
a) Measles b) viries c) cholera d) Malaria
3. Henry was a teacher of literature and _____________
a) History b) Geography c) Civics d) Arts
4. Henry worked as teacher at Hindu college _______________
a) Madeas b) Kolkata c) Delhi d) Bombay
5. Mieth means _______________
a) Joy b) Illusion c) Sadness d) Pleasure
6. Klinic and practo are apps which provides
a) Online instruction of sanitation b) precautious to be followed
c) Online consultation with doctor d) Online information on Health care
7. Nocca Robotics developed _______________
a) Roboto b) Ventilators c) Apps d) Drones
8. Nipah virus affected people in Kerala in _________________
a) 2018 b) 2002 c) 2016 d) 2020
9. Anti Microbial coating called _______________ inhibits growth of micro organisms
a) Ailens b) Corona shield c) Micro shield d) viral shield
10. Industry association such as Federation of India chambers developed _______ for Covid – 19
a) Vaccine b) Robots c) Non medical solutions d) Both A & B
11. An example of Arabic Loan word is _____________
a) Bazaar b) Typhoon c) Casino d) Macho
12. An example of French ___________
a) Giraffe b) Beef c) Opera d) Karaoke
13. An example of Spanish ____________
a) Hug b) Mosquito c) Cafe d) Violin
14. An example of Germany __________
a) Fest b) Soy c) Saga d) Ski
15. _______________ can be used as Main Verb or helping Verb
a) Finite Verb b) Infinite Verb c) Gerund d) Primary Auxiliary Verb
16. Where ____________ your friends going yesterday?
a) Are b) was c) were d) did
17. That car _____ always been my favourite.
 a) Was b) has c) is d) have
18. Whom ______ you meet this afternoon.
a) Have b) are c) were d) did
19. My team _______ yet lost a match.
a) Didn’t b)hasn’t c) has d)wont
20. He ______ going to be angry when he finds out.
a) Will b) might c) is d) was
21. My aunt _______ like driving- she prefers to be chauffeured instead
a) Will b)does c) doesn’t d)may
22. Gayathri _______ enjoy the movie. It was interesting.
a) Did b)hasn’t c) didn’t d)might
23. I love the sea side, but I_______ know how to swim.
a) Cant b) do c) may d)don’t
24. Where ______ you see my phone?
a) Is b) have c) did d) are
25. Mehraj ______ reached yet; he’s late as usual.
a) Has b)hadn’t c) hasn’t d) wouldn’t
Fill in the blanks
1. The poem “A walk by moon light” is written by ________________.
2. Henry led a group called __________________.
3. Peer means _________________.
4. The poet was accompanied by __________________.
5. Entrepreneur means _________________. Up a business.
6. Pandemic is outbreak of a disease ______________.
7. Asimov robotics is based in ______________.
8. Covid 19 tracking app launched by Indian government is called ________________.
9. Online consultation can be seeked using ____________.
10. Kerala state government launched an app called ________________.
11. In 2018 Kerala suffered with an outbreak of ____________.
12. Gok – Kerala app sends messages in English and ____________.
13. Corona shield was developed by __________________.
14. Drones help to check people’s temperature using ___________.
15. K S U M stands for ____________.
16. Breath of hope is an initiative launched by _______________.
17. Coronasafe – network is an example of online _____________.
18. Algebra is a loan word taken from _____________.
 19. Ginsing is a loan word taken from _______________.
20. Loafer is a loan word taken from _______________.
21. Balcony is a loan word taken from _______________.
22. Tsunami is a loan word taken from _______________.
23. Icon is a loan word taken from _______________.
24. Husband is a loan word taken from _______________.
25. Guitar is a loan word taken from _______________.

Fill in the blanks with correct Auxiliary Verb

1. Where ______________ your friends going yesterday? ( are, was, were, did )
2. That car ____________ always been my favourite ( was, has, is, have )
3. Whom _______________ you meet this afternoon? ( have, are, were, did )
4. My team ______________ yet lost a match. ( didn’t, hasn’t, has, won’t )
5. He ____________ going to be angry when he finds out. ( will, might, is, was )
6. My aunt _______________ like driving – she prefers to be chauffeured instead. ( will, does,
doesn’t, may )
7. Gayatri _______________ enjoy the movie. It wasn’t interesting. ( did, hasn’t didn’t might)
8. I love the seaside, but I ______________ know how to swim. ( can’t, do, may, don’t )
9. Where __________ you see my phone? ( is, have, did, are )
10. Mehraj _________________ reached yet; he’s late as usual. ( has, hadn’t, hasn’t, wouldn’t )

Concept Based Question

1. What is Jugaad?
2. What does the writer means by triple helin model of innovation?
3. How are Robots developed by Asema Robotics useful?
4. How is the problem of shortage of ventilators dealt?
5. How is public informationcampaign as corona virus taken ahead?
6. Mentea as few start up which worked for hygiene of public places.
7. How does Droom help in fighting against the pandemic?
8. Give 3 examples of innovates from the easy
9. Give 2 examples of innovates that helped social distancy of public hygiene
10. What comment does the author end the essay with
11. What are loan words? Give examples
12. What are primary auxiliary verbs?
13. What is meant by sequencing?
14. What are the different types of sequencing?
 15. What are connectives give example.
16. What are the uses of connectives mention any 3
17. What is meant by holistic health?
18. What are the factors which affect holistic health
Answer key
MCQ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

A C A B A C B A B C A B B

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

A D

Fill in the blanks

1. Henry Derozio
2. Young Bengal
3. People of same age
4. 3 friends
5. Someone who sets
6. Throughout the world
7. Kerala
8. ArogyaSetu
9. Practo App
10. Gok-Kerala
11. Nipah Virus
12. Malayalam
13. Thermal Imaging
14. Kerala Start Up Mission
15. KSUM
16. Crowd Sourced portal
17. Arabic
18. Chinese
19. German
20. Italian
21. Russian /Japanese
 22. Scandinavian /Greek
23. Old Norse
24. Spanish
Concept based answers
1. The frugal innovation mind set to find hacks to problems with limited resources is called
Jugaad.
2. Triple helix model of innovation is integrating efforts between universities, industries and
government.
3. Robots developed by Asimov Robotics are used in hospital isolation wards to carry food and
medicines and also to dispense hand sanitizer at entrances.
4. Start up such as Nocca Robotics, Aerobiosys are developing low cost, easy to use and
portable ventilators.
5. Apps like GoKerala sends Covid – 19 updates and travel information via notifications to
support government public information campaign.
6. Aquoza technologies, Persapien, Droom etc.
7. Droom has come up with a special anti microbial coating called Corona shield, which inhibits
the growth of the microorganisms on surfaces.
8. Robots by Asimov robotics, effortable ventilators by aerobiosys, apps like practo giving
online consultations.
9. Droom developed Corona shield for Hygeine, Marutdronetech tested the use of droons to
monitor social distancing rules.
10. India need ti sustain and enhance this entrepreneurial mindset to create the next wave of
innovation to fight against Covid 19.
11. A loan word is a word taken from a foreign language with little or no change. E.g bazaar, tea,
ballet, guru, violin, guitar.
12. Auxiliary Verbs are helping verbs like be, have and do.
13. Sequencing means putting things in a certain order. It gives writing a logical flow, making it
easy to read and understand.
14. Choronological, spatial, logical.
15. Connectives link words with in a sentence, one sentence to another, one idea to another or one
paragraph to another. E.g firstly, however, finally etc....
16. To show a time relationship, contrasts are difference, indicate causation, to add information
and to show conclusion.
17. A combination of physical, mental, social and spiritual well being is holistic health.
18. A positive mental attitude is also conducive to holistic health. Mental blocks , phobias, panic
attacks , addictions and such things are detrimental to holistic health. influences of family,
education, political, economic, religious and culturalnorms are all either supportive injuries to
holistic health

Unit – 7

MCQ

1. Pan is _____
 a) Ancient Greek b) Book c) Language d) character god
2. According to the poet Pan emigrated to _____
a) US b)Germany c) India d)Spain
3. Saraswathi is ______
a) Goddess of learning b) goddess of wealth c) book d) language
4. According to the poet God roam as___
a) Snakes b) monkeys c) A&B d) None of the above
5. The old women was ____
a) Deaf b) Blind c) Dumb d) A&C
6. The youngsters came to ____
a) Meet her b) make a mockery c) honour her d) none of the above
7. The youngsters held a ____ in their hand
a) a book b) a bird c) a kite d) a rabbit
8. The youngsters asked the women ____
a) colour of the bird b)species of the bird c)if the bird was alive d)none
9. the old woman takes the bird as a symbol of _____
a) peace b) Mockery c) language d) none
10. Nefarious means ______
a) Wicked b) friendly c) unaffected d)complimentary
11. He gave me a pen to write with. ( underline the verb and identify as finite or non-finite)
12. It was a sight to see.
13. I want to buy some vegetables.
14. Barking dogs do not bite.
15. She was wearing a designer outfit.
16. I had my car polished.
17. Finding the door open, my mother went inside.
18. Nithya is doing her homework at the moment.
19. The proposal has been examined today.
20. Vardhan has finished his exams.
Fill in the blanks
1. The poem a different history is written by _____________.
2. Bhatt is known for her translations of Gujrati and ____________ literature into English
3. Sujata Bhatt was born in ______________.
4. Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in _______________ in 1993.
5. Transqressian means __________________
6. Toni Morrison work is crucial in understand uses of _____________.
7. The old woman is visited by young people who seem to be bent an disproving her ________.
Portmanteau Words
8. Advertorial - advertisement +
9. Biopic - biograph +
10. Blog - web +
11. Emoticon - emotion +
12. Edutainment - education +
13. Internet - international +
14. Smog – smoke +
15. Motel – motor +
16. Malware - malicious +
17. Pixel - picture +
Concept based questions
1. What is pan?
2. Why does the poet suppose Pan emigrated to India?
3. What point is the poet is trying to make through example of books in the poem “A Different
History”
4. What is the poet referring to when she talks about the long scythe swooping of the
conqueror’s face?
5. What does the scythe do?
6. What is the connection between saraswati and language?
7. What question did the young people pose to the blind women?
8. What according to author is the signification the blind women’s answer?
9. How does the author relate the blind women’s answer to her own vocation as a writer?
10. What is Tony Morrison’s main concern in this extract from her noble lecture?
11. Who needs to be held responsible when the language dies?
12. What is a Portmanteau?
13. Give five examples of Portmanteau words?
14. Use the given Portmanteau words in your sentences a) spork b) brunch c) hangry
15. What is a non finite Verb?
16. Define a Gerund?
17. What is a particible?
18. What is the purpose of descriptive writing?
19. What is meant by conflict?
20. Mention few reasons which cause conflict?
 Answer key

MCQ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

D C A B B C C A

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Fill in the blanks

1. Sujata Bhatt
2. German
3. 1956
4. Literature
5. Act of violating a law
6. Racism
7. Clair voyance
8. Editorial
9. Picture
10. Log
11. Entertainment
12. Icon
13. Network
14. Fog
15. Hotel
16. Software
17. Element
Concept based answers
1. Pan is an ancient Greek God of the wild, shepherds and hocks.
2. The poet interprets the fading away of nature worship and polytheism in European culture
which is still seen in the east a specially India.
3. The poet is trying to explain that books contain writings that provides information, ideas, and
can tell us about our culture.
4. The poet uses the word scythe as the symbol of language of colonizers.
5. The poet is trying how invaders replace the native languages and generation to follow lose
their culture and heritage.
6. Goddess Sarasvati is believed to be the goddess of learning in Hindu mythology
7. The young men said that one of them held a bird in their hand; they wanted the women to tell
them whether it was living or dead.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. A portmanteau is a new word formed by joining two are multiple words and combined their
meanings.
13. a) biography + picture = biopic b) web + log = blog c) emotion + icon = emoticon
d) multiple + complex = multiplex e) picture + element = pixel
14. a) Spork is an eating utensil combining features of a spoon and forkb) we always have brunch
together on Sunday c) i get very hangry if i miss a meal.
15. A non – finite Verb is unlikely to be the primary Verb in a sentence.
16. A Gerund is a verb ending in –ing which functions as a noun.
17. A participle is a verb ending in –ed or –ing and is used as an adjective.
18. The purpose of descriptive writing is describe a person, place, object, experience, emotion or
situation in which a picture is formed in the readers mind.
19. A conflict is a difference of opinion, a clash, quarrel, dispute or tension between one or more
persons are groups of people.
20. Conflict may arise due to frustration are depression, disagreements, care about their jobs,
when people want to produce good results and expectations.

Unit 8
MCQ

1. Macbeth was the Thane of _______

a. Glamis b. Scotland c. Cawdor d. London
2. On his way home Macbeth met _______
a. King b. His wife c. 3 Witches d. None of the above
3. The witches prophesized that _____
a. Macbeth will die b. Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor c. Macbeth will
become King of Scotland d. Both b and c
4. The king of Scotland was ____
a. Macbeth b. Duncan c . Lear d. Hamlet
5. G B Shaw was a supporter of ______
a. Communalism b. Democracy c. Dictatorship d. Socialism
6. Shaw’s friend Lecky was _____
a. French Essayist b. British essayist c. An Irish Essayist d. Dutch Essayist
7. Shaw appeared to have an air of _____
a. Ignorance b. Impudence c. Confidence d. Noe of the above
8. Uppish means pretending to be _____
a. Superior b Inferior c. Careless d. Responsible
9. Bedford society was founded by ________
a. G.B. Shaw b. Lecky c. Stopford Brooke d. Mill
10. George Elliot is the pen name of __________
a. G.B.Shaw b. Stuart c. Mary Ann Evans d. None of the above
11. Sermonise means
a. Giving lecture b. giving moral advice c. speech d. debate
12. Fabian society was founded in _______
a. London b. England c. India d. Germany
13. An extremely talkative person is called ______
a. Baboon b. Speaker c. Windbag d. None of the above
14. Shaw retired in 1941 at the age of ____
a. 85 years b 70 years c. 75 years d. 80 years
15. The Provincial Sunday Societies offered G.B.Shaw _____fee for his lecture
a. 10 Guineas b. 50 Dollars c.20 Shillings d. 100rs

Identify whether the comparison is made using a simile or a metaphor

1. I wandered lonely as a cloud

2. Bells for the feet of blue pigeons
Frail as a dragon fly’s wing
3. All experience is an arch
4. His gaiety was a sound investment
5. The huge banyan tree stood like a problem

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer

1. The play Macbeth is written by _______________

2. Macbeth was first performed in __________
3. In the play Macbeth was commander in _____________
4. Macbeth was made the Thane of ____________
5. The essay how I became a public speaker is written by ____________
6. G B Shaw was one of the co founders of _______________
7. Shaw had to train himself to become a ________
8. Shaw went with his friend Leccky to ________meeting
9. Shaw delivered his first successful lecture at _____________
10. The lecture at radical club was called ______________
11. Shaw was a __________orator
12. One of Shaw’s best speeches was delivered at ___________
13. Shaw spoke only on ___________politics and religion
14. To speak with out prior preparation is called __________
15. Decipher means __________

Fill in the blanks with correct Adverbs using the Adjective in brackets as clues :
 1. Come ________before it finishes!(quick)
2. Although he is a good student, he didn’t do ___in the exam(good)
3. Telugu is my mother tongue. I speak it ______(fluent)
4. He didn’t complete the course as ____as he though he would(easy)
5. I reached on time because I left home _____( early)w

Correct the error in the use of Adverbs if required:

1. My sister always worked hardly

2. He is driving too fastly
3. He is dressed casually
4. The plane flew highly in the sky
5. The pan is really hot

Concept based questions:

1. Name few famous plays of Shakespeare

2. Whom did Macbeth meet on his way back home?
3. What was the prophecy of the witches
4. What is a Raven?
5. What does lady Macbeth fear about her husband’s nature
6. Shaw says “ I suffered agonies that no one suspected” . List 3 of these agonies
7. What did Shaw do with the money he received for his lectures
8. What lesson did Shwa learn about getting work done as a pet of a committee ?
9. Define a Simile
10. Define a Metaphor
11. Define Adverbs . Mention different types of adverbs
12. What is the aim of argumentative writing
13. What is Ethics?
14. What does truth depend on ?
15. What are the different branches of Ethics?

ANSWER KEY

MCQ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

A C D B D C B A C C B B C

14 15

A A
Simile or Metaphor :

1. Simile
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Metaphor
5. Simile

Fill in the blanks :

1. William Shakespeare
2. 1606
3. Scottish Army
4. Cawdor
5. G B Shaw
6. London School of Economics
7. Public Speaker
8. Zetetical Meeting
9. Radical Club
10. Thieves
11. Socialist
12. Hyde Park
13. Controversial
14. Extemporise
15. To make out

Fill in the blanks :

1. Quickly
2. Well
3. Fluently]
4. Easily
5. Early

Correct the error in the use of Adverbs if required:

1. My sister always worked hard

2. He is driving too fast
3. He is dressed casual
4. The plane flew high in the sky
5. The pan is real hot.