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PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY
BENGALURU
SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
END TERM EXAMINATION MARCH 2022
SAMPLE

Sem & AY: Winter Sem 2021-22 Date: __.05.2022

Course Code: ENG2001 Time: am – pm
Course Name: Advanced English Max Marks: 100
Program & Sem: B. Tech – II Semester Weightage: 50%

Instructions:
(i) Read the question properly and answer accordingly.
(ii) Complete the test within the time given.

Part A
Answer all questions. Each question carries TWO mark. (5x2=10)

1. Identify the fallacy in the sentence, “Marijuana should be banned because it inevitably leads to the use
of other illegal drugs.” (2 Mark, CO1, Knowledge)
(a) Post Hoc (b) Slippery Slope (c) False Dilemma (d) Hasty Generalization
2. Identify the fallacy in the sentence, “Playing first-person shooter games makes kids violent.”
(2 Marks, CO1,
Knowledge)
(a) Post Hoc (b) Slippery Slope (c) False Dilemma (d) Hasty Generalization
3. Identify the fallacy in the sentence, “Crime in this city is getting worse and worse. Just yesterday, two
people were held up at ATMs downtown.” (2 Marks, CO1, Knowledge)
(a) Post Hoc (b) Slippery Slope (c) False Dilemma (d) Hasty Generalization
4. Identify the fallacy in the sentence, “My opponent, one of the richest men in the state, wants to cut taxes
for himself and his rich friends.” (2 Marks, CO1, Knowledge)
(a) Post Hoc (b) Ad Hominem (c) False Dilemma (d) Hasty Generalization
5. Identify the fallacy in the sentence, “Climate change is nothing to worry about because the weather
changes all the time.” (2 Marks, CO1, Knowledge)
(a) Post Hoc (b) Ad Hominem (c) False Dilemma (d) Straw Man

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 Part B
Answer all questions in 100-150 words. Each question carries SEVEN marks. (4x7=28)
6. Write a short paragraph analyzing the underlined assumption from the essay, “The Myth of
Multitasking.”
To Chesterfield, singular focus was not merely a practical way to structure one’s time; it was a mark of
intelligence. “This steady and undissipated attention to one object, is a sure mark of a superior genius; as
hurry, bustle, and agitation, are the never-failing symptoms of a weak and frivolous mind.” (100-150
words) (7 Marks, CO1&2, Application)
7. Write a short paragraph analyzing the underlined assumption from the essay, “The Myth of
Multitasking.”
Like Chesterfield, James believed that the transition from youthful distraction to mature attention was in
large part the result of personal mastery and discipline — and so was illustrative of character. “The
faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again,” he wrote, “is the very
root of judgment, character, and will.” (100-150 words)
(7 Marks, CO1&2, Application)
8. Christine Rosen writes in the essay, “The Myth of Multitasking,” that “But his research (David Meyer at
the University of Michigan) has also found that multitasking contributes to the release of stress
hormones and adrenaline, which can cause long-term health problems if not controlled, and contributes
to the loss of short-term memory.”
Compare and contrast the above proposition with your personal experience on multitasking. (100-150
words) (7 Marks, CO1&2, Application)
9. Christine Rosen writes in the essay, “The Myth of Multitasking,” that “Multitasking might also be
taking a toll on the economy. One study by researchers at the University of California at Irvine
monitored interruptions among office workers; they found that workers took an average of twenty-five
minutes to recover from interruptions such as phone calls or answering e-mail and return to their original
task.
Compare and contrast the above proposition with your experience or understanding on multitasking.
(100-150 words) (7 Marks, CO1&2 Application)
Part C
Answer the following questions. Each question carries TWELVE marks. (1x12=12)
10. Write an essay arguing for your preferred causes or effects for an event, a phenomenon, or a trend. (200-
300 words) (12 Marks, CO2, Comprehension)