Description
Foundation Course in English (FEG-01/BEGF-101)
Assignment
Course Code: FEG-01/BEGF-101
Assignment Code: FEG-1/BEGF-101/TMA/2022-23
Max. Marks: 100
Answer all the questions
1 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
You seemed at first to take no notice of your schoolfellows, or rather to set yourself
against them because they were strangers to you. They knew as little of you as you did
of them; so that this would have been the reason for their keeping aloof from you as
well, which you would have felt as a hardship. Learn never to conceive a prejudice
against other because you know nothing of them. It is bad reasoning and makes
enemies of half the world. Do not think ill of them till they behave ill to you; and then
strive to avoid the faults which you see in them. This will disarm their hostility sooner
than pique or resentment or complaint. I thought you were disposed to criticize the
dress of some of the boys as not so good as your own. Never despise any one for
anything that he cannot help – least of all, for his poverty. I would wish you to keep up
appearances yourself as a defence against the idle sneers of the world, but I would not
have you value yourself upon them. I hope you will neither be the dupe nor victim of
vulgar prejudices.
Instead of saying above “Never despise anyone for anything that he cannot help,” I
might have said, “Never despise anyone at all”; for contempt implies a triumph over and
pleasure in the ill of another. It means that you are glad and congratulate yourself on
their failings or misfortunes.
You have hitherto been a spoilt child, and have been used to have your own way
a good
deal, both in the house and among your playfellows, with whom you were too fond of
being a leader; but you have good nature and good sense and will get the better of this
in time. You have now got among other boys who are your equals, or bigger and
stronger than yourself and who have something else to attend to besides humouring
your whims and fancies, and you feel this as a repulse or piece of injustice. But the first
lesson to learn is that there are other people in the world besides yourself. The more
airs of childish self-importance you. give yourself, you will only expose yourself to be the
more thwarted and laughed at. True equality is the only true morality or wisdom.
Remember always that you are but one among others and you can hardly mistake your
place in society. In your father’s house you might do as you pleased; in the world you
will find competitors at every turn. You are not born a king’s son, to destroy or dictate to
millions; you can only expect to share their fate or settle your differences amicably with
them. You already find it so at school, and I wish you to be reconciled to your situation
as soon and with as little pain as you can.
– William Hazlitt
1a Who were strangers to you in your school? 1
1b How much did you know about them? 1
1c What was the reason for keeping your schoolfellows aloof from you? 2
1d Describe in detail as to what the writer wants you to learn? 4
1e What is the message that we get? 1
1f Give a suitable title to the passage. 1
1g Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following: 10
i appear ii classmates iii detached
iv suffering v bias vi rivals
vii antagonism viii guard ix applaud
x contender
4
2 Choose the correct form of the verb from within the brackets so as to make it agree with the
subject. 10
A famous Irish banister, who. ………. (be) a very witty person, ………. (appear) before a judge who
…………. (not like) him and. …………. (not try) to hide the fact. While the barrister. ………… (argue)
his case, the judge. …………. (not seem) to be paying any attention to him. He. …………. (pat) his
huge dog, which …………. (sit) beside him, and …………… (say) something to it. The
barrister………….. (stop).
3 Put the verbs given in brackets in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense: 10
1) I not (see) a film since December.
2) Which book you (read) since this morning?
3) I (try) to swim for years but I not (succeed) yet.
4) The judge (examine) three witnesses since morning.
5) The servant (wait) for an hour now. Your mother not (give) him any work yet.
6) I (read) this essay five times but I can’t understand it.
7) The old man (sleep) in the garden all day.
8) You (eat) four ice creams already.
9) What you (do) since I saw you last?
10) The lions in the zoo (roar) for a quarter of an hour; they will soon be given food
4. Supply the appropriate particles from those given below: 5
up, out, after, to, down.
i) I can’t start the car; the battery has run—–
ii) Look——- the baby while I am away.
iii) The price of fruit usually goes ——- in summer in Delhi; even melons cost a lot.
iv) I am looking forward ——–meeting my cousin next week.
v) Long sideburns went—–years ago.
5. Fill in the blanks using who, which or that: 5
i) The man is standing at the door is an actor.
ii) The policy the government is following these days is praiseworthy.
iii) Teachers generally like students are punctual and hardworking.
iv) The play we saw last night was hilarious.
v)You are telling a story is unbelievable.
6. Frame questions to which the following statements are answers. Use the question word given in
brackets. e.g., The door leads to the balcony. (Where?) 10
Where does the door lead?
1. I arrived at ten this morning. (When)
2. 1 didn’t write a letter because there was no time. (Why)
3. Miss La1 came with me. (Who)
4. We came by train. (How)
5. We travelled by train because we couldn’t get seats on the plane. (Why).
6. We took the night train. (Which)
7. We left home around seven in the evening. (When)
8. I rang you up at the office. (Where)
9. A derailment delayed us. (What)
10. We took a taxi from the station. (How)
7. Write a about 300 words on any one of the following topics: 20
i New Education Policy 2020
ii The impact of digital tools on children’s education.
8. In about 200 words, write a conversation between: 20
i You and your younger brother where you are suggesting him what subject he should go
for after completing class 10.
OR
ii You and your superstar about a situation where you are asking him 10 questions and he is
answering those 10 questions
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.