KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE BENGALURU (AUTONOMOUS)

ONLINE UG END SEMESTER THEORY EXAMINATION JANUARY 2021 [1UDEC20]

BA/BSC/ BCA I SEMESTER

ENG103A11 : ENGLISH I

TIME: 2 HOURS MAX. MARKS: 50

SECTION – A
Answer any SIX questions. Each question carries FIVE marks. [ 6 x 5 = 30 ]
(Each answer should not exceed 15 lines)

1. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Elucidate with reference to the poem “On His Blindness”.
2. Comment on Nehru’s life at Trinity College, Cambridge.
3. What were the arrangements made by Mr. Shamnath ahead of the party held for his boss and
colleagues?
4. How does William Wordsworth capture the transfixing power of the reaper’s mysterious song in his
poem “The Solitary Reaper”?
5. Briefly explain the moral of the short story “The Selfish Giant”.
6. Do as directed:
a. You don’t like it. (Add question tag)
b. Economics ___ my favourite subject.(is, are) (Use the correct verb given in bracket)
c. The book fell ___ the table. ( Add a preposition)
d. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. (Convert to active sentence)
e. He ____ well. (Play) (Use the correct form of the verb given in bracket)
7. Give directions to your friend to reach ‘The police station’ from ‘The Internet Café’ by following the
map given below:

8. Describe the village schoolmaster’s skills which made the villagers wonder.

SECTION – B
Answer any TWO questions. Each question carries 10 marks. [ 2 x 10 = 20]
(Each answer should not exceed 30 lines)

9. Provide a critical analysis of the poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”.
10. The story “The Postmaster” starts and ends with longing and separation. Explain
11. People living on the fringes of the society are mostly misinterpreted. Explain with reference to “Sweets
for Angels”.
12. Explain the theme of transience in the poem “Ozymandias” by P.B. Shelley.