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TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

2015

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group “A”
Brief Answer Questions

  1. Improve the following sentence. [3]
    a. This interesting instructor knows how to make an uninteresting topic interesting.
    b. There is many girl gathering round the mall.
    c. The train departs at a reasonable early hour.
  2. Complete the sentences below using a prepositional phrase to add more detail. Use the question in parentheses to guide you. [3]
    a. Yesterday ……….I took my sister to the new market near our house. (What time?)
    b. We watched ………………….as the seller arranged the fruit. (How did you feel?)
    c. Once we made our purchase, we headed …………… for a picnic in the warm sunshine. (Where?)
  3. Combine each pair of sentences into one complex sentence. Use the subordinating conjunctions in parentheses to clarify time relationship. [4]
    a. She thought carefully about which gift to buy. She bought the more expensive one. (before)
    b. She paid for her college. She retired. (after)
    c. He went straight to lab. He got up in the morning. (As soon as)
    d. People waited for a long time for the mail. It arrived. (before)

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [6 x 5 = 30]

  1. “Ancient tales and myths aim to correct human beings ethically and morally by offering an essence of life”. Justify the statement with reference to The Brave Little Parrot and If Not Higher.
  2. The poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is an alarm that awakes every individual. Explain
  3. How is the conflict between the king John and the abbot of Canterbury resolved?
  4. Salman Rushdie says, “Defiance is an inevitable and essential aspect of what we call freedom”. Do you agree with him?
  5. A person should not be judged by the color of skin but the social behavior is essential to know him/her. Explain with reference to the story Mr. Know All.
  6. How has the city alienated the youngsters like Krishna and made insensitive discuss with reference to The Telegram on the Table.

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. Apply Four Levels of interacting with the text to The Parrot in the Cage.
  2. Tourism affects the culture, tradition and life of the both source country and destination country. What are the positive and negative consequences of these changes? Give your opinion.

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

2016

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group “A”
Brief Answer Questions

  1. Improve the following sentence. [3]
    a. This problem easy to solve.
    b. My brother, he is a great football player.
    c. The boy is black handsome and smart.
  2. Combine each pair of sentences into one complex sentence using the subordinating conjunctions given in parentheses. [3]
    a. People waited a long time for mail. It arrived. (Before)
    b. She thought carefully about which gift to buy. She bought the more expensive one. (Before)
    c. He went straight to his lab. He got up in the morning. (As soon as)

3. Choose the correct word. [4]
a. Taipei is much (busier / more busy) than it was a few years ago.
b. Franz spoke (more enthusiastic / more enthusiastically) that Cyrus about computer science.
c. Only (a little / a few) computer viruses have created serious damage.
d. Did you know that a little / a few) sleep deprivation can harm a person’s judgment?

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [6 x 5 = 30]

  1. The voice of the parrot is the voice from the margin and the underprivileged’. Explain with reference to the context of The Parrot in the Cage?
  2. How does university education help to promote better society according to Moti Nissani?
  3. How narrator’s perception, regarding Max Kelada, is totally changed at the end of the story Mr. Know All?
  4. How does the persona remind us of our duties of life through his journey in the poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening? Explain.
  5. The Telegram on the Table portrays the picture of those youths who live in dreams or imagination. Do you agree? Why or why not? Explain.
  6. “The poem The Lunatic is a social criticism’. Explain.

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. Apply Four Levels of interacting with the text to Marriage is a Private Affair.
  2. Describe a tourist destination that you think is especially beautiful, historic, or significant. Why do you think people should visit it?

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

2017

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group A
Brief Answer Questions:

  1. Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined adjectives from the words in bracket…[3]
    a. The big jungle was filled with life. (vast/ wild/ exciting)
    b. The old temples could be seen for miles. (ancient/stone/ huge)
    c. The small steps led to a tower. (gray/ soaring/ narrow)
  2. Rewrite the following sentences to show similarity or contrast.[3]
    a. Lemons are yellow. Limes are green. (unlike/similarly)
    b. Many families can live in an apartment building. Only one or two families usually live in a house. (in contrast/like)
    c. A frog can live in water or on land. A fish cannot. (like/unlike)
    d. Rome is rich in history. Athens has thousands of years of civilization. (like/ in contrast)
  3. Combine the ideas below by using If Clause.[3]
    a. (money managers / be discipline/ achieve financial goals)
    b. (applicant / interview well/ receive job offers)
    c. (you/ exercise regularly/ be healthy in old age)

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [6 x 5 = 30]

  1. How do the poem Gaia and the essay How Sane Are We? Project the menace that the earth is the victim of human negligence and their irresponsible behavior?
  2. Differentiate the two “in-charges” of the poem To His Coy Mistress and The Telegram on the Table. Can you think of any scenarios where a woman might be charmed?
  3. What common philosophy of life do the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and the story The Great Answer communicate? How?
  4. How do the stories Marriage is a Private Affair and Then and Now: Finding My Voice emphasize on cultural impacts and differences? What might be the role of youngsters in relation to the inequalities?
  5. Mention some of the references which invoke thirst of knowledge and progress, importance of justice, rights and freedom from the essays Surely You Are Joking and A 1996 Commencement Speech.
  6. Analyze the different arguments mentioned in the essays The Wretched Stone and TV can be a Good Parent. Which line of argument do you support? Why?

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. Apply four levels of interacting with the text to The Lunatic.
  2. “The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.” Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your positions.

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

April 2018

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group “A”
Brief Answer Questions: [10 x 1 = 10]

  1. Write a topic sentence for the essay “ecotourism”.
  2. What is unity in academic writing?
  3. What is the hook? Write an example using hook.
  4. Construct a sensible sentence using prepositional phrase.
  5. Write a sentence using connector that shows result.
  6. What is independent clause? Write an example.
  7. What are the essentials for writing a descriptive essay?
  8. Complete the following sentence.
    One way to achieve coherence in a paragraph is to use a pattern of organization, such as: a) ………; b)…….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Or c) …………..
  9. What is the focus of comparison-contrast essay?
  10. Write about narrative organization.

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [ 6 x 5 = 30 ]

  1. How the theme of How Sane Are We? and The Sound of Thunder are similar? What is the writers’ perspectives?
  2. What problem does Marvel’s speaker pose in the poem To His Coy Mistress? Do you think the speaker is true lover?
  3. How does Parijat look at life in the poem New Year? How does she juxtapose newness with the conventional?
  4. How do the poems Piano and The Clock Tower unleash the personas’ reminiscences? Explain.
  5. Why B. P. Koirala’s A Tale is a modern myth? Explain.
  6. How does Russel encourages every individual to become pragmatic in his essay Keeping Error at Bay?

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. Apply four levels of interacting with the text to the poem King John and the Abbot of Canterbury.
  2. Write a narrative essay on “How are you and your parents alike and different”. Make sure to use all the guidelines offered in your prescribed text book.

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

April 2019

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group “A”
Brief Answer Questions: [10 x 1 = 10]

  1. What is dependent clause? Write an example.
  2. Why Bart College is a place of justice according to Salman Rushdie?
  3. Why counter argument and refutation are included in an opinion essay?
  4. What is the emphasis of comparison contrast essay?
  5. Write a sentence using prepositional phrase.
  6. Write a topic sentence for the essay Industrial Tourism.
  7. Why parrot is called a twice born child in the poem Parrot in the Cage?
  8. How does Parijat Look at life in the Poem New Year?
  9. Why the title If Not Higher is significant? Write in a couple of sentences.
  10. Write a sentence using connector that shows time relationship.

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [6 x 5 = 30]

  1. How do the stories Mr. Know All and Marriage is a Private Affair express derogatory attitude to female?
  2. How does Isaac Asimov, unlike Moti Nissani, observes education in his essay What is Intelligence Any Way?
  3. Apply the four levels of interaction with the text to Arranging Marriage in India.
  4. How the human intelligence is satirized in the poem King John and The Abbot of Canterbury and in the story Third Thoughts?
  5. How do the poems Smoke from the Chimneys and Parrot in the Cage explicitly raise the issue of liberation and individual right?
  6. What different types of love are referenced in the poems Piano and To his Coy Mistress? Explain.

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. What dynamism of life are succinctly expressed in the story A Tale and in the poems Stopping by Woods on a Snowy evening, Where the Mind is without Fear and New Year? Write your answer citing the examples from the text.
  2. Write a cause and effect essay on “Effect of Family: vacation on family relationship”. Use the requirements of effective academic writing such as introduction (describing the purpose of the essay), body paragraphs (description of the ’cause’, and description of the ‘effect’, ex meaning of the ’cause and effect relationship) and conclusion. Before you jump into the essay writing make sure to sketch the outlines to accumulate the relevant information.

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

January 2021

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Answer any SIX questions: [6 x 10 = 60]

  1. Write a narrative essay on what skill you have developed during the prolonged period of isolation (lockdown). Make sure to include: hook, background information, thesis statement, topic and controlling idea, story’s importance.
  2. Discuss the characterization of Max Kelada in Mr. Know All by referring to the context of • the story.
  3. Do you agree with Moti Nissani’s view that education is supremely valuable? Why or Why not?
  4. Do you think marriage is a private affair? Discuss by referring to the conflict between father and son in Marriage is a Private Affair.
  5. The parrot is the symbol of freedom and justice. Explain in brief, by highlighting his role is the poem The Parrot in the cage
  6. What are the basic principles of keeping errors at bay according to Bertrand Russell in Keeping Errors at Bay? 7.Many people claim that the way we eat is not as healthy as it was in the past. They say that the way food is produced is harmful for the environment and to people’s health. How have these changes affected the environment and human health? Write a cause-and-effect essay.
  7. How do Gaia and How Sane Are We? raise the issues of environmental degradation? Discuss in brief.

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean

2022

Full Marks: 60
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 Hrs.
BHM / First Semester / ENG 111: English
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group “A”
Brief Answer Questions: [10]

  1. Edit the following sentences:
    a. In this story it implicates that love is to hard to find.
    b. I went there with a view to buying a book.
  2. Distinguish the dependent clause and main clause in the given sentences:
    a. She was heartbroken when she wasn’t selected for the job.
    b. I guess things have changed since I was younger.
  3. Complete the following sentences using a prepositional phrase:
    a. We watched …………… as the seller arranged the fruit.
    b. The idea was to carry the food ……………………….
  4. Rewrite the sentences below using ‘so that’ and ‘will’.
    a. Many stores advertise sales to attract customers.
    b. Many people pay bills online to save money and time.
  5. a. What do you mean by coherence in a paragraph?
    b. How do you achieve coherence in your writing?

Group “B”
Short Answer Questions: [6 x 5 = 30]

  1. What is Chaudhary’s conclusion in “How Sane Are We”? Do you agree with the view that if we fail to bring about fundamental changes in our ways of thinking and doing politics, we just might sink and drown?
  2. ‘Patience is a great virtue’, is on eof the major lessons given in “Yudhisthira’s Wisdom”. Do you agree that patience leads to success? Why / Why not?
  3. Analyze the character of Max Kelada, the major character of “Mr. Know All”.
  4. Summarize the plot of “the Stub-Book”.
  5. Do you agree that the poem Piano is about the pain of remembrance? Is it also about the pain of growing up? Answer.
  6. ‘My life, my right’ seems to be very popular and widely believed notion by individuals these days. But are we really the masters of our life? Explain this in reference to the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”.

Group “C”
Comprehensive Answer Questions: [2 x 10 = 20]

  1. Apply four levels of reading to the text “the Wretched Stone”.
  2. Tourism, no doubt, leads to development and prosperity of the destination but at the same times leaves negative imprints too. Are there ways to develop tourism minimizing its negative aspects? Write an essay about the problems and the ways to mitigate the problems brought in by the development of tourism in a place.

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