MOCK TEST ( OBE)

UNIQUE PAPER CODE: B-120/ C-120

NAME OF THE PAPER: English Language (B) Paper II

NAME OF THE COURSE: B.A. (Prog.)/II/III Year

ANNUAL/SEMESTER: Annual/ Part II/III

DURATION: 3 Hours

MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

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MOCK TEST (OBE)

Important: Write your roll no on each of your answer sheets and number them.

B.A. (Prog)/ II/III Year

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (B)--Paper II

(Intermediate English)

(Meant for students who have not studied English beyond class X)

Time: Time: 2+1 Hours (One hour reserved for downloading of question paper, scanning and
uploading of answer sheets)

Maximum Marks: 100

Attempt any four questions.

All questions carry equal marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

However, clear, lucid writing, which is a pleasure to read, does not come easily. It
requires care practice and hard work. One of the main reasons we find writing difficult is
that we expect our very first draft to produce a finished piece. This is rarely so. As a
matter of fact, good writing always requires many drafts that are worked upon and
thrown away before the final piece emerges. So the first rule of good writing is to learn to
revise and edit one`s work many times before we ‘submit’ it.

When you have to write something the best way to begin is simply by sitting down at
your desk with pen and paper and writing non-stop for at least ten minutes. Write
whatever comes to your mind without bothering about language, spelling, grammar or
neatness. Let your ideas flow. The first draft is only meant to generate ideas and the
mistakes you make in writing can be corrected later. When the ten minutes are over, read
what you have written, finding fault with the ideas, the argument, the examples you have
chosen to illustrate your ideas with, in fact with everything that you have written. Put

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 yourself in the position of the reader and criticize what you have written, asking yourself
if it is clear, convincing and interesting.
Questions:
i. Why do we find writing difficult?
ii. What does good writing require?
iii. What is the first rule of good writing?
iv. How should one begin writing?
v. What should one do after writing a first draft?

5x5= 25

2. Based on your reading of your Course Book English at the Workplace II, answer any five
of the following questions briefly: 5x5=25
i. What are dialects?
ii. What is a syllable?
iii. Why are people in western societies more polite with strangers than Indians?
iv. What kinds of people make bad listeners?
v. What is direct approach to vocabulary learning?

3. Complete the following dialogues by writing at least two sentences for each: 5x5= 25

i. A: Excuse me, you are Kiran, aren’t you? I am Mukul.

B: …………………………………………….

ii. A: What a pleasant surprise? When did you come to Delhi?

B: ………………………………………………..

iii. A: Do you think it will be possible for you to lend me your car?
B: ..…………………………………………………

iv. A: Can I have another cup of tea?

B: ………………………………………………….

v. A: Do you want me to carry the books, Ms. Kapoor?

B: ……………………………………………………

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 4. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate question words from those given below:
5x2=10
Why; Where; What; Who; How
i. ________ are you going tomorrow?
ii. ________ are you travelling?
iii. ________ would you like to have for breakfast?
iv. ________ are you going to Mumbai?
v. ________ is going with you?

b) Put the parts of each of the following sentences in the right order: 5x2=10
i. Delhi University/ established/when/was/
ii. Mount Everest/who/the first/to climb/was
iii. lost/something/field/on/the/he
iv. lives/Rajiv/that/in/house
v. when/the bell/did/ring

c) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets in each of the
following:
5x1=5

a. Someone……….at the door. (knock)

b. Water ………at 100 degree centigrade. (boil)
c. Birds……..in the air. (fly)
d. I ……… your letter yesterday. (receive)
e. I am …..to watch the cricket match this evening . (go)

5. (a) Write a letter to the Principal of your college, complaining about the lack of canteen
facilities in the college.
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6. Write an essay of about 300 words on any one of the following topics: 25
i. Benefits of regular exercise
ii. The teacher I admire
iii. My favourite hobby