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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


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?


15. WhyisSteveJobsconsideredavisionary?

16. WhatwasSteveJobsinitialexperiment?

17. WhatwasthepurposebehindcreatingPixar?

18. WhywasSteveJobs’roleimportantinthecreationofAppleIcomputer?

19. Whatisthestorybehindthename“Apple”?

20. WhatotherindustriesdidiPod,iPhoneandtheiPadaffect?

21. HowdidhemeetMr.Wazniak?

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LESSONS:

WRITESHORTNOTESONTHEFOLLOWING:



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:



1. WhatwereRavindranathTogore’svariousskills?


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:



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.


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)


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.


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