Section ‘A’

Answer any two questions:

1. Apply the four levels of interacting with the text to “A 1996 Commencement Speech" or
“The Stub Book”. [15]
2. ‘Marriage is Private Affair' revolves around the conflict between Nnaemeka and his
father. [15]
a. Describe this conflict
b. explain the reason for this conflict
c. Is this conflict ever resolved?
d. Relate a similar conflict from your own life. Model your account after that of
Achebe’s
3. In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson says that all individuals are entitled to “life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Write an essay arguing that these rights are not
absolute. [15]
Or

According to Tabarrok, “some American doctors are routinely removing pieces of tissue
from deceased patients for transplant without their, or their families’, prior consent”. Do
you think doctors should be allowed to do this? How would you react if such a procedure
were performed on a member of your own family? Write an essay explaining your
position. [15]

Section ‘B’

Answer any five questions:       5*10 =50

a. “The Brave Little Parrot” can be interpreted as an advice to you about how we should conduct
our own life. Please explain what this advice might be.

b. Halperin suggests that some employers assign tasks to interns that blur the boundaries between
interns and paid employees; moreover, she believes, employers do not give interns enough of a
return, either financially or in terms of guidance. Do you think internships exploit students, or do
you see them as an opportunity for students to gain responsibility and experience? Write an essay
in which you take a position on this issue.
c. What do you mean by thesis statement? What makes any thesis statement an effective one?

d. According to Daum, what are the differences between “actual fame” and “fame-iness” ?
e. What does Chua mean when she says, “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing
is fun until you’re good at it” ? According to Chua why are Chinese parents able to do
things that Western parents cannot ?
f. Write a narrative essay consisting of a series of related episodes that show how you
gradually gained the approval and respect of one of your parents, of another relative, or
of a friend.
Group C
Attempt all the questions.
1. Correct English sentences must have subjects and verbs that agree (Singular subjects
should have singular verb forms, and plural subjects should have plural verb forms).
Underline the subjects in each sentence, and circle the correct form of the verb. [2]
a. A friend in need is/are a friend indeed.
b. Everyone need/needs friends, so no one is/are completely happy without them.
2. A successful topic sentence introduces the topic or describes what the paragraph will be
about. It also contains an opinion about the topic. This idea is called a … (controlling
idea/thesis statement/paraphrase) [2]
3. Define deductive and inductive reasoning. [2]
4. According to Halperin, internships teach an important lesson about the “concept of caveat
emptor”. What does caveat emptor mean? [2]
5. Define each of the following words. [0.5*4=2]
a. Stereotypical b. fragility
c. aptitude d. ostracized
6. Cox discusses the positive effects of reducing the use of reducing the use of air
conditioning. List any two positive effects of reducing the use of air conditioning.
7. According to Berne, how were the television picturesof ground zero different from the
actual experience of seeing it ?
8. What are the four writing processes? [0.5*4=2]
9. What do you understand by brainstorming and clustering ? [1*2=2]
10. Write any two characteristics of effective body paragraph . [1*2=2]

Good Luck