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IMPORTANT:

Fillupallthedetailsonthe“FRONTCOVERPAGE”oftheAssignmentbook.Youmayusethepermanentmarkerorasketch-penasitmightbeplasticcoated.-----WRITESYLLABUS&PAPERSTYLE

Instruction: Fromtheclass-notesORfromtheGujaratUniversitywebsite.-----WRITEABRIEFNOTEABOUTTHEAUTHORS:Instruction: Story :1,2&3. Poems :1,2,&3.

Mentionthefollowingdetailsinbulletpoints. • NameoftheStory • NameoftheAuthor • Birth&DeathYear • S/heisfamousfor... • Majorworks

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WRITETHEMEANINGSOFTHEFOLLOWINGWORDS:

Instruction: MeaningsaretobewritteninENGLISHonly.

PloddedAyah

AffirmedBazaar

SpeculatingFrenzy

HurtleLoaf

DEPARTMENTOFENGLISH

KKSJMANINAGARSCIENCECOLLEGE

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DispiritedDespairDifferentSolemnlyVagueDeadPavementKnockeddownSnatchedPanicCommentGroceryBrisklyMolest

AbreastPleadedWrenchedYankedShelterWarnedDeadlytoneTerrifiedBaffledStingingslapHostileClutchedDefend

ScarcelybreatheRetaliateFlayedClenchedStarkVisionaryGauntExactingEquivalentStylusDispensedFragmentsDomestic

StrivingStreamDrearyMewlingWhiningSatchelFurnaceCaponPantaloonTrebleOblivionDivergedUndergrowthTrodden

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LESSONS:

ANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTIONSINSHORT:

Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile

answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.

1. Whatconversationdidthesweeperanddeliveryboyhave?

2. Didsomeonetrytoascertaintheveracityoftherumour?Givereasons.

3. WhatwasNathu’sintentbehindthestartingstatement?

4. Whatwerepeople’sdifferentversionsbehindSethGovindrams’absence?

5. Howdidthebranchmanagertrytopacifytheagitatedcrowd?

6. Howdidthebeggarwhocouldn’tstartwalking?

7. WhatdidNathuthinkofwhenheardtherumour?

8. Whatisthepicturethattheauthorpaintsofhischildhoodintheopening

paragraphoftheextract?

9. Whatdidtheblackboy’smotherdotosupportherchildren?Whatdidshetell

themwhenshewasindespair?

10. Whatdidtheauthor’smothertellhimoneeveningandwhatwashisfeelingon

beingtoldso?

11. Whathappenedwhentheblackboywenttothegrocerystorebyhimselfforthe

firsttime?

12. Whydidtheblackboyrefrainhimselffromgoingout?

13. Whydidthemothernotallowhersonintothehousethatnight?Whatlessonshe

wastryingtoteachhim?

14. HowdidtheblackboywinhisrighttothestreetsofMemphis?

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15. WhyisSteveJobsconsideredavisionary?

16. WhatwasSteveJobsinitialexperiment?

17. WhatwasthepurposebehindcreatingPixar?

18. WhywasSteveJobs’roleimportantinthecreationofAppleIcomputer?

19. Whatisthestorybehindthename“Apple”?

20. WhatotherindustriesdidiPod,iPhoneandtheiPadaffect?

21. HowdidhemeetMr.Wazniak?

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LESSONS:

WRITESHORTNOTESONTHEFOLLOWING:

Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile

answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.

1. Thecentralideabehindthisshortstory“TheBoyWhoBroketheBank”and

whatyoulearntfromit.

2. Thechainofeventsthroughwhichtherumourspread.

3. Howmiscommunicationcanbedamaging.

4. Thesocioeconomicconditionoftheperiodasyoucanunderstandfromthe

extract-‘TheBlackBoy”.

5. Thecharacterof“TheBlackBoy”

6. TheBlackBoy’smother.

7. SteveJobs’meteoricrisetofame.

8. SteveJobs’inventionbringingaboutachangeinthecomputingworld.

9. Thelessonlearntfromthisarticle-TheManwhoRedefinedDigitalAge.

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POEMS:

ANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTIONSINSHORT:

Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile

answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.

1. WhatwereRavindranathTogore’svariousskills?

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2. “Wheretheclearsteamofreasonhasnotlostitsway”.Explainthislinewith

referencetocontext.

3. Whatkindofqualitiesdoesthepoetwishtoseeinthepeopleofhiscountry?

4. WhywasRavindranathTagorealsoknownasthe“BardofBengal”?

5. Whatistheideaoffreedomthatthepoetispropagating?

6. Whyisthetimewhenhewrotethispoemimportant?

7. WhatdoesShakespeareconsidertobetheconceptbehindlife?

8. Whatfigure/figuresofspeechhavebeenusedinthepoem?

9. “Withspectaclesonnose,andpouchonside”.Explainthislinewithreferenceto

context.

10. Describethefirsttwostagesoflife.

11. Whatistheparallelbetweentheactor’sstageandman’slife?

12. Describethemoodofthepoem.

13. Whatisthetoneandtechnicofthepoem-TheRoadnotTaken?

14. Whatarethetworoadsinfrontofthenarrator?

15. Whatdoesthe“sigh”inthelaststanzaindicate?

16. “IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback”.Explainthislinewithreferenceto

context.

17. Doesthenarratorseemhappyabouthiseventualchoice?

18. Whatkindofsettingisthereinthepoem?

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POEMS:

WRITESHORTNOTESONTHEFOLLOWING:

Instruction: Itisadvisabletomentionabouttheauthorintheanswerwhile

answeringintheexamination.Hereyoumayanswerdirectly.

1. Whatoneisrequiredtodoinordertoachievethegoaloflivinginacountry

wherethemindisfree...

2. Howthepoettriestoincludepatriotisminpeople’smindsthroughhiswork.

3. Thecentralthemeofthepoem.

4. Eachofthesevenstagesoutlinedinthepoem.

5. Theliteralandmetaphoricalparallelsinthepoem-TheRoadnotTaken.

6. Lessonslearntaboutmakingchoices.

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GRAMMAR:

Instruction: Rewritethesentencesandunderlinethemainverbsinthefollowing

sentences.

1. Ihavedonethewashing.

2. Ihavehadthispensincegrade5.

3. Whydoyoudomartialarts?

4. Itisratherquiethere.

5. Malahashadherpetfor12yearsnow.

6. Shedidherhomeworkonwayhome.

7. CanIdoanythingtohelp?

8. Didyouhaveashowerthismorning?

9. Sahilhasalotofhomeworktodotonight.

10. Theyarehistorians.

11. Howdoesshestayhealthy?

12. Hehastwosisters.

13. Whatdoeshedoeveryday?

14. Theyaredoingthedishes.

15. Hedidnotdothelaundryyesterday.

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Instruction: Rewritethesentencesintonegative.Makesureyouretainthemainverb

asthemainverb.

1. Shedoesherownlaundry.

2. Themembersoftheoppositionaredoingtheirownwork.

3. Heisreadingclassicsthesedays.

4. Miniisatthestadium,practicingforthesportsevent.

5. Shehasawonderfulnewjobnow.

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Instruction: Convertthefollowingsentencesintoquestions.Alsomarkthemainverb

andmentionwhethertheoriginalsentenceisnegativeoraffirmative.

1. Therobotdoesnotdoitsowncleaning.

2. Youarenotbeingreasonable.

3. Wedidourownworkwhilewewereabroad.

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4. Youwerenotatthepartylastnight.

5. Once,Ihadadogasapet.

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Instruction: Identifywhethertheverbsinthefollowingsentencesaremainor

helpingverbs.

1. Itisarainydaytoday.

2. Waheedawillsingtonight.

3. Haveyoufinishedthecake?

4. Pinnyisatherdesk.

5. Wearethreesiblings.

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Instruction: Completethesentencesusingthecorrectformofpresentcontinuous

tense.

1. She__________;sheis__________tenniswithherfather.(notwork,play)

2. Manish__________forIrelandtomorrow.(leave)

3. I__________apoem.(read)

4. Father__________todayasmotherhadtogotowork.(cook)

5. Satya__________amorningtrain.(catch)

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Instruction: Complete/rewritethesentences,usingthecorrectformofthepresent

perfecttense.

1. Wejust__________mostextraordinaryfilm.(see)

2. Forhowlongyou__________her?(know)

3. ThisisbyfarthebestbookI__________.(read)

4. Thetaxidrivers__________onstrike.(go)

5. Rajiv__________hisways.(mend)

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Instruction: Completethesentencesusingthecorrectformofpastcontinuoustense.

1. Asthey__________thestairs,theyslipped.(climb)

2. Thetutorwenttoseewhatthepupils__________inthenextroom.(do)

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3. Abhinaywasaloneinthehousewhenthebellrangbecausehisfather__________

intheofficethen.(work)

4. MysisterwearssandalsbutwhenIsawherthatevening,she__________heels.

(wear)

5. Intheclub,somegirls__________inthepoolwhileothers__________tennis.(swim,

play)

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Instruction: Tickthemostsuitablesentenceinaccordancewiththecorrectuseofthe

tenses.Alsomentionwhichfunctionofthetenseitis.

A.

i) Theyseldomeatnutritiousfood.

ii) Theyseldomareeatingnutritiousfood.

iii) Thehaveseldomnutritiousfood.

B.

i) Itislookingthatitmaysnow.

ii) Itislookedthatitmaysnow.

iii) Itlookslikeitmaysnow.

C.

i) Shejusthasherlunch.

ii) Shejusthadherlunch.

iii) Shehasjusthadherlunch.

D.

i) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshehadjustwokenup.

ii) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshehadwokenup.

iii) Shedidnotopenthedoorbecauseshewaswakingup.

E.

i) Wedidnotgooutasithadstillrained.

ii) Wehavenotgoneourasitwasstillraining.

iii) Wedidnotgooutasitwasstillraining.

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Instruction: Correctthefollowingsentencesbyusingtheappropriatefunctionofthe

tense.

1. Hejustcompletedtheprojectthen.

2. Lastweek,Ihadmethimthrice.

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3. Bythetimeshereturned,hetypedalltheanswers.

4. Howlongissheworkingintheoffice?

5. WhenImethimlast,shewasmarriedforfiveyears.

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PARAGRAPHWRITING:

Personal:

1. Myambitioninlife

2. India–MyCountry

3. CollegeLife

4. MyFavouritemovie

State/Nation/Media:

1. MyCity/Village

2. MyFavouriteSportsperson

3. GandhiAshram

4. ImportanceofEnglishinIndia

Environment/SocialLife:

1. Pollution

2. TrafficAwareness

3. Trees–OurBestFriends

4. GenderDiscrimination