BA/BSS EXAMINATION-2017
Semester: 1st
ENGLISH
Subject Code : 1302
Time – 3 hours
Full marks – 100
[N.B. – The figure in the right margin indicate full marks.]
Group A-Essay Type Questions
(Answer any four questions)
Marks-20×4=80
Marks
1. Write a paragraph on any one of the following:-- 20 (a) Vision 2020; (b) Language Movement.
2. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: 5×4=20
language is noise. But all noises are not language. we hear around us such noises as those of rain falling on a tin roof, wind whistling through the trees, water murmuring through the streams, a ceiling fan whizzing over our head and so on. But these noises have got nothing to do with language. Language is the noise that stands for things or ideas. And these noises are made by humans by using their throats, tongues, lips and teeth. We make these noises when we want to talk about some things or ideas. For example, English speakers call a particular four-footed animal cow, while Bengali speakers call the same animal goru. Again when we get what we want we become Khushi in Bangla and happy in English.
Questions:
1. What is the passage about?
2. Write the main idea in the passage.
3. Write the subordinate ideas and how are they related to the main idea in the passage?
4. Write your own idea about the passage.
3. (a) Complete the questions: -- 5
1. Yes, it was great, thanks 2. To America 3. Five days 4. Yes, very much 5. I have friends in America, So I stayed with them 6. Yes it was warm and sunny 7. Yesterday | Did you have a nice holiday? Where did you go? ------------------- there? ------------------- America? -------------------------?
----------------------- good? ----------------------- back?
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(b) Write a paragraph on “Need of learning English”. 15
4. Write a composition on Bangladesh Open University. 20
5. Construct readable stories from the following outlines :--- 20
An old lady becomes blind --- calls a doctor --- agrees to pay large fee if cured. But nothing if not --- doctor calls daily --- covets lady’s furniture --- delays the cure --- everyday takes away some of her furniture --- at last cures her --- demands his fees --- lady refuses to pay --- saying cure is not complete --- doctor brings a court case --- judge asks the lady why she will not pay --- she says sight not properly restored --- she can not see all her furniture --- judge gives verdict in her favour --- moral.
6. (a) List the parts of a formal letter. 5
(b) Director of Microsoft said, “I require a successful applicant for employment under
me to demonstrate that he is sober, energetic and adaptable and that he possesses practical
knowledge of the work he proposes to undertake.”
Now write an application to the director, saying you possess the required qualifications. 15
7. Summarise the extract below : - 20
Freedom to learn, to think, to speak, and to publish are among the basic elements of a democratic way of life. In the seventeenth century, these freedoms were restricted throughout most of Europe. Many of the colonial leaders brought negative thoughts about there freedoms along with them to the New World. From the earliest days, they had misgivings about the growing spirit of independence among the settlers. These leaders believed that it was dangerous to educate men and women or even to allow them to read freely. In fact, one such leader, William Barkeley, Governor of Virginia went so far as to boast that while he was governor, there were neither free schools nor printing presses in his colony. On the other hand, many colonists held an opposing view. They believed that people should be free to learn, to think and to express their opinions. They also believed that printers should be free to print and distribute their own thoughts and the thoughts of others.
8. Suppose you are a reporter of the Daily Star. Now write a report on the role of“ BOU Media
Centre’ in Bangladesh. 20
Group B-Short Type Questions
(Answer any four questions)
9. Write a dialogue between you and your friend on ICT in education. 5
10. Read the e-mail between Kamal and his Parents and put the verbs in the correct form. 5
Have a good time in UK ! Rekha and Rajib finished their exams yesterday (1) _____ (i/let) you know when (2) ______ (we/get) the results. We are all OK. Dad and I (3) ____ (look) forward to our holiday nest month. (4) _____ (we/go) to Italy for two weeks (5) ____ (we/send) you an email from there.
11. Write a short paragraph on ‘Your Hobby’. 5
12. Write a letter to your friend describing the beauty of Cox’s Bazar. 5
13. Complete the following sentences : - 5
(1) We ____ (invite) to the party, but we did not go.
(2) The Museum is very popular. Every year it _____ (visit) by
thousands of people.
(3) Many buildings _____ (damage) in the storm last week.
(4) A new road is going to _____ (build) next year.
(5) `Where’s your jacket ?’ ‘it _____ (clean). It will be ready
tomorrow.
14. Use articles in the following : - 5
Rekha is ____ student. When she finishes her studies, she wants to be ___ journalist. She lives with her parents in ____ apartment near ____ college where she is studying ____ apartment is small, but she likes it.
15. Prepare a CV for the post of lecturer in English. 5
16. Use preposition in the following : - 5
(1) Rahman is studying law ____ University.
(2) There was a big table _____ the middle of the room.
(3) What is the longest river ____ the world ?
(4) Where there many people ____ the concert last night ?
(5) Don’t believe everything you see ___ the newspaper !
10 September 2014
The Principal
Saidpur College
Saidpur, Nilphamari .
Subject : Application for the post of a lecturer in English.
Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the advertisement published in “The Daily Star” dated 5 January 2017, I would like to offer my services for the above mentioned post. Enclosed herewith my CV for your kind consideration. I would expect a call to prove my worth for the post .
Thank you.
Sincerely yours
Signature:
(Abdur Rahim)
Curriculumn Vitae
· Name : Abdur Rahim
· Father’s name :
· Date of birth :
· Present address :
· Permanent address :
· Nationality :
· Religion :
· Telephone No. :
· Educational qualification :
· Experience : Lecturer in English since 2010, Lions School & College.
· Language known : Bangla, English and Urdu.
· Hobby : singing, travelling, painting .
· Referee :
· Signature with date :
10 September 2014
The Principal
Sufia Precadate School
Saidpur, Nilphamari .
Subject : Application for the post of a teacher in English.
Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the advertisement published in ‘The Daily Star’ dated 5 March 2014 I would like to offer my services for the above mentioned post . Enclosed herewith my CV for your kind consideration . I would expect a call to prove my worth for the post .
Thank you.
Sincerely yours
[Abdur Rahim]
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