FENI UNIVERSITY

Summer Semester Final Examination- 2022

Program: BA (Hons) in English; Batch: 22, 23, 24 & 25
Course: Advanced Reading and Writing; Code: ENG-301
Time: 03.00 Hours; Full Marks: 50

[N.B. – Part A and B are mandatory whereas answer any one of part C or Part D. The figures in
the right margin indicate full marks.]

Q.No. Marks

Part A

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below it:

It was a fine and warm afternoon, and Will decided to go for a bicycle ride in the country.
He was enjoying the sunshine and the peaceful roads, and when he came to a sleep hill he
let his bicycle run down it much too fast. But there was a sharp bend at the bottom of the
hill. When he was nearly there, a dog rushed out of a farmyard, barking and jumping up
at him.

Will put his brakes on. He managed not to hit the dog, but he was going too fast to get
round the bend safely. The bicycle ran across the road and hit the bank at the other side.
Fortunately, no vehicle was passing, so there was no danger of a collision. As Will was
picking himself up, the farmer came out. When he saw that there was no damage, he
brought Will back to the farmhouse and gave him a glass of fresh milk.

Will was soon ready to go on with his ride. ‘All’s well that ends well’, he said to the
farmer when they wished each other goodbye.

a) Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false statements: 5

I) Will knew how to ride a bicycle

II) Will escaped an accident
III) The farmer was very angry with Will
IV) Will had a collision with a big vehicle
V) Will went for a bicycle ride on a busy road

b) Fill in the gaps in accordance with the passage: 5

I) The farmer’s dog ran out of the __________.

II) There were a lot of __________ on the road.
III) There are trees on either __________ of the river.
 IV) I like to go ride in the __________ where there are no houses or shops.
V) Everything is acceptable if the __________ is good.

c) Answer the following questions: 5

I) When did Will go for a bicycle riding?

II) What is a bend?
III) What does the phrase ‘All’s well that ends well’ mean?
IV) How did Will avoid hitting the dog?
V) How did the farmer treat Will?

Part B

2. Change the following sentences: 2×5=10

a) He is too weak to walk (Compound)

b) We eat so that we may live (Simple)
c) He is healthy but lazy (Complex)
d) At the age of twenty one, he got married (Compound)
e) Della sold her hair to buy a gold chain (Complex)

3. Subject-verb agreement: 5
a) The Headmaster and Secretary (be) present.
b) Smoking or drinking (be) not allowed.
c) A bunch of grapes (be) in the basket.
d) The poor (be) not always honest.
e) One of the students (be) is sick.
Part C
4. Write a review on Macbeth. 10
5. Write a job application for the post of a lecturer at your relevant department. 10
Part D
6. Write a review on the essay Of truth by Bacon 10
7. What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction? 10