| Re: Old Question Papers Calicut University
As you are looking for the BA (English) question paper of Calicut University so here I am providing you the question paper of 2014 examination:
sample paper
1. Which of the following is not an organic being? (A). bird (B). Orchid (C). crab (D).
plate
2. How many ranguages in the worrd are spoken now by more than 100 million
people? (A).20 (B).s (c).9 (D). 14
3." lhave a Dream,,is a speech delivered by... (A). Martin Luther (B). Abraham
Lincoln (C). Booker. T. Washington (D). Martin Luther King,Jr.
4. Which is not among the four skills in language? (A). Writing (B). Speaking (C).
Reciting (D). Reading
5. What were used by students to fight Delhi Rotten Government schools? (A).
Swords (B). Books (C). postcards (D). pens
6. As per existing records there are ________ known languages in the world.
7. Haptics refers to the sense of ______.
8. ln news reports ----- tells us who has written the report.
9. The symbol used to express a colon is..........
L0. The great social reformer Sree Narayana Guru was spearheading __ powerful
movement in Kerala against social ostracism.
(10x1= 10)
ll. Write short answers in a sentence or two, Answer any 1O questions.
1 What is communication?
2. The two main branches of English?
3. What is the main difference between formal and informal English?
1Page 3
4. What are reports?
5. What is a phrase?
6. The four types of sentences
7. What are idioms?
8. Give two advantages of email.
9. What are the main blocks of information in a resume?
10 What is phonology?
11 What is a diphthong? Give an example.
12. What is RP?
(10x2=20)
lll. Answer any four of the following questions in a paragraph.
1. The status of English
2. The significance and appeal of the speech
,,1
have a dream ,,
3. lmagine a telephone conversation between you and your father and prepare a
dialogue of not less than 4 responses.
4. ldentify a few images and metaphors used in
,,Hawk
Roosting,,.
5. Write a paragraph about a smart phone.
6. Make 5 sentences using 5 idiomatic expressions.
( x5=20)
lV. Write essays not exceedint 4 pages each on any two of the followint.
1. Verbal and Non Verbal communication.
2. Think of a social issue and create a pubric service advertisement using a tagrine
and a short description with an appeal to move your readers. you
need not draw the
pictu re.
3. Write an appreciation of the poem
,,An
October Morning,,.
4. Write a resume of your own.
you
may use fictitious name and address.
(2 x1s =30
1. Which of the following is not an organic being? (A). bird (B). Orchid (C). crab (D).
plate
2. How many ranguages in the worrd are spoken now by more than 100 million
people? (A).20 (B).s (c).9 (D). 14
3." lhave a Dream,,is a speech delivered by... (A). Martin Luther (B). Abraham
Lincoln (C). Booker. T. Washington (D). Martin Luther King,Jr.
4. Which is not among the four skills in language? (A). Writing (B). Speaking (C).
Reciting (D). Reading
5. What were used by students to fight Delhi Rotten Government schools? (A).
Swords (B). Books (C). postcards (D). pens
6. As per existing records there are ________ known languages in the world.
7. Haptics refers to the sense of ______.
8. ln news reports ----- tells us who has written the report.
9. The symbol used to express a colon is..........
L0. The great social reformer Sree Narayana Guru was spearheading __ powerful
movement in Kerala against social ostracism.
(10x1= 10)
ll. Write short answers in a sentence or two, Answer any 1O questions.
1 What is communication?
2. The two main branches of English?
3. What is the main difference between formal and informal English?
1Page 3
4. What are reports?
5. What is a phrase?
6. The four types of sentences
7. What are idioms?
8. Give two advantages of email.
9. What are the main blocks of information in a resume?
10 What is phonology?
11 What is a diphthong? Give an example.
12. What is RP?
(10x2=20)
lll. Answer any four of the following questions in a paragraph.
1. The status of English
2. The significance and appeal of the speech
,,1
have a dream ,,
3. lmagine a telephone conversation between you and your father and prepare a
dialogue of not less than 4 responses.
4. ldentify a few images and metaphors used in
,,Hawk
Roosting,,.
5. Write a paragraph about a smart phone.
6. Make 5 sentences using 5 idiomatic expressions.
( x5=20)
lV. Write essays not exceedint 4 pages each on any two of the followint.
1. Verbal and Non Verbal communication.
2. Think of a social issue and create a pubric service advertisement using a tagrine
and a short description with an appeal to move your readers. you
need not draw the
pictu re.
3. Write an appreciation of the poem
,,An
October Morning,,.
4. Write a resume of your own.
you
may use fictitious name and address.
(2 x1s =30
5. The collection of poetry by Langston Hughes is......................
a)The Weary Blues
c) Songs of lnnocence
b)The Lyrical Ballads
d)Summer in Calcutta
Answer any ten of the following guestions in two or three sentences. (10x2=20 Marks)
1. Who were Kallenbach and Sjt. pragji Desai?
2. who was particurarry responsibre for regenerating congress in 1921?
3. What was the vision of King about America?
4. How did Abraham Lincoln define democracy?
5'
According to the author, how can a wife help the husband in his social life?
6. What changes does winter bring to the Himalayas?
7 '
what are the things in Ji's house that surprise Aunt Jane?
8. What was the final campaign according to SC Bose?
9. What does Wasserkopf demand from the school?
10' what are the two most destructive emotions according to Achebe?
11. How did the garden influence Ruskin Bond?
72' what was the first thing that Ronnie says to the Mother after ,coming
back from the
dead'?
Answer any four of the forowing questions in a paragraph, not exceeding 100 words
(5X4=20 Marks)
1'
How does Gandhi underrine the rore of teachers in proper education?
2. What were the duties of lndian women, according to S.C. Bose?
3'
what are the two most destructive emotions, according to Achebe?
4'
How does Ambedkar defend the ailegations of Naziruddin Ahmed?
5. Discuss the attitude of society towards women
6. "Trees make you feel younger,,. Comment.
write two essays of not more than 300 words each (2X15=30 Marks)
L'
Make a comparison between the poriticar phirosophy
of M.K. Gandhi and Martin
Luther King.
2'
The Refund is a biting satire on the modern system of Education. Discuss.
3'
50ur Gone Home is a typicar portrayar of African American Life. comment.
4'
;il;ilfr^mbedkar
foresee the potential danger of disappearance of democracy
5. Do you think that women are subordinated in our society? rf so what are the
solutions to overcome this evil?
And we also have the question paper for the following of Calicut University:
1. B.A English
2. B.A Tamil
3. B.A Urdu
4. B.A Afsal-ul-ulama
5. B.A Philosophy
6. Bachelor of Television & Film Production
7. B.Com (Honours)
8. B.Com
9. BBA
10. B.A Hindi
11. B.A Islamic Finance
12. B.A Malayalam
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