MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

B.A. DEGREE END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

APRIL 2020 SUPPLEMENTARY / IMPROVEMENT
B.A./B.SC. ALL GROUPS
ENGLISH III (081EG3F01)
SEMESTER III
Time : 1½ Hours Max. Marks :50
05/02 FN

SECTION A

I. Answer any FIVE out of EIGHT questions each not exceeding 40 words. (5X2 = 10)

1. What is the significance of colours in the short story Yellow Fish?

2. Mention the themes found in the poem One Art.
3. Why does P. Sainath emphasize on the ideas to be 'simple and profound'?
4. Explain the bet between the banker and the lawyer in the short story The Bet.
5. What do the name of the characters in the essay Further Progress in
Specialization symbolize?
6. What was the fear of the narrator's cousin and his aunt in the short story The Night
the Bed Fell?
7. Mention the importance of 'Silence' in one's life as said by Pico Iyer.
8. What has the soldier lost in the war in the poem Does it Matter? Enumerate.
SECTION B

II. Answer any FOUR out of SIX questions each not exceeding 300 words. (4X10 = 40)
9. What is 'true sportsmanship' according to Orwell in his essay The Sporting Spirit?
10. Do you think environment should be protected by the government or is it an
individual's duty? Justify your view.
11. Explain the silent suffering that the woman faces in the poem She.
12. What are the major themes found in the poem My Grandmother's House?
13. Write a letter to the Section officer regarding the issue of frequent powercuts in your
area.
14. Elaborate on the dream that the Russian had and explain its impact in the short story
The Dream.

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