Tumkur University
Tumakuru
CBCS Syllabus 2016
ENGLISH
I and II Semester
General English, Optional English and Additional English
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Courses
GENERAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme: I
i) BA/B.Sc/BFA/BVA
ii) B Com/BBM/BSW/BCA
ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme I
BA/B.Com/B.Sc/BFA/BVA/BBM/BSW/BCA
OPTIONAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme: I
BA
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Syllabus
Semester Scheme
Semesterwise Papers
Semester I Paper 1
Additional English OPTIONAL ENGLISH
GENERAL ENGLISH
BA/BSc/ BFA/BVA B Com/ BBM/BCA/
BSW
Part A Part A Poetry British Literature:
Renaissance to
Poetry Poetry Prose Reformation
Short Stories Short Stories Developing Writing Literary Movements:
Competence From Renaissance to
Reformation
Part B Part B
Poetry
Developing Developing
Grammatical Grammatical Essays
Competence Competence
Drama
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COURSE STRUCTURE & MATRIX
GENERAL ENGLISH
BA / BSc /BFA/BVA I Semester
Semester 1
Subject/
1
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper General English
No. of
4
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for I.A/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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GENERAL ENGLISH
B.Com/BBM/BCA/BSW
SEMESTER I
Semester 1
Subject/
1
Paper Number
General English
Title & No of the paper
No. ofTeaching Hours / Week 4
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER I
Semester 1
Subject/
1
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper Additional English
No. of
4
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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OPTIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTERS I
Semester 1
Subject/
1
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper British Literature: Renaissance to
Reformation
No. of
5
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 45
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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ANNEXURE I
BA/B. Sc/ BFA/BVA
I Semester
Paper 1
PART A
A 1- Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
William Blake: The Lamb
John Donne: The Sun Rising
William Shakespeare: Sonnet 29 [When in Disgrace]
Wole Soyinka: Telephone Conversation
Nissim Ezekiel: Night of the Scorpion
A-2 Short Stories: 15 hours per Semester
O. Henry: Gift of the Magi
Guy de Maupassant: The Diamond Necklace
Premchand: The Child
R K Narayan: An Astrologers Day
Ruskin Bond: The Tiger in the Tunnel
PART B
Developing Grammatical Competence: 30 hours per Semester
B 1 Parts of Speech: Use of nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs in sentences.
B 2 Auxiliaries:
Finites: am, is,are,was,were,have,has,had,do,does,did
Non finites:Be, being, been,[the infinitive, the present participle, past participle]
Modal auxiliaries:Shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must
B 3 Verbs: use of Transitive, Intransitive verbs
B 4 Phrasal verbs
B 5 Quantifiers: many, much, a few, a little, a lot of, all, most, every, each, both,some any,
no,either, neither, none
B 6 Phrases and Clauses
B 7 Kinds of Sentences:
Assertive sentence
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Interrogative sentence
Imperative sentence
Exclamatory sentence
Negative Sentence with NO and NOT
Recommended for Reference
Contemporary English Grammar, Structures and Composition - David Green (Macmillan)
Modern English- N. Krishnaswamy (Macmillan)
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GENERAL ENGLISH
B Com/BBM/BCA/BSW
I Semester
Paper 1
PART A
Poetry:15 hours per Semester
William Wordsworth The Solitary Reaper
John Donne The Bait
William Blake A Poison Tree
Robert Frost Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
D. H. Lawrence Money-Madness
Short Stories:15 hours per Semester
Katherene Mansfield A Dolls House
Rabindranath Tagore Kabuliwallah
Anton Chekov The Bet
Ruskin Bond The Eyes Are Not Here
R. K. Narayan Swami and Friends
Part B
Developing Grammatical Competence:30 hours per Semester
B1 Parts of Speech: Use of nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs in sentences.
B2 Auxiliaries:
Finites: am, is,are,was,were,have,has,had,do,does,did
Non finites:Be, being, been,[the infinitive, the present participle, past participle]
Modal auxiliaries:Shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must
B3 Verbs:use of Transitive, Intransitive verbs
B4 Phrasal verbs
B5 Quantifiers: many, much, a few, a little, a lot of, all, most, every, each, both,some any,
no,either, neither, none
B6 Phrases and Clauses
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B7 Kinds of Sentences:
Assertive sentence
Interrogative sentence
Imperative sentence
Exclamatory sentence
Negative Sentence with NO and NOT
Recommended for Reference
Contemporary English Grammar, Structures and Composition David Green (Macmillan)
Modern English- N.Krishnaswamy (Macmillan)
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ANNEXURE II
OPTIONAL ENGLISH
Semester I
PAPER 1
Literary Movements: 15 hours per Semester
Renaissance to Reformation (Age of Chaucer-Elizabethan Period and Jacobean Age-
Metaphysical School and Puritan Age)
Poetry: 30 hours per Semester
Spenser-Sonnet 87
Shakespeare -Sonnet 116
John Donne Death Be Not Proud
George Herbert -The Collar
Andrew Marvell -To His Coy Mistress
John Milton - Lycidas
Essays: 15 hours per Semester
Francis Bacon -Of Studies, Of Friendship and Of Truth
Drama: 15 hours per Semester
William Shakespeare Hamlet
Recommended for Reference
M H Abrams Glossary of Literary Terms
David DaichesHistory of English Literature (4 volumes)
W.H. Hudson- An Outline History of English Literature
Ifor Evans History of English Literature
Pelican Guide to English Literature
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ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER I
Section I:
Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
The Good Morrow John Donne
Ballad Of The Landlord - Langston Hughes
A Psalm Of Life -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Abou Ben Adhem - James Henry Leigh Hunt
Because I Could Not Stop For Death Emily Dickenson
Section II:
Prose: 30 hours per Semester
Poor Relations Charles Lamb
A Fellow Traveller A.G.Gardiner
In Praise Of Mistakes - Robert Lynd
Lectures J B Priestly
A Cup of Tea - Katherine Mansfield
Section III:
Developing Writing Competence - I: 15 hours per Semester
Essay
Paragraph Writing
Dialogue Writing
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ANNEXURE III
PATTERN of QUESTION PAPERS
I Semester
B.A, B.Sc, B.F.A/BVA
General English Paper I
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
TIME: 3 Hours Max Marks 90
Part A
Poetry and Short Stories (50 Marks)
1. Answer any Five of the following in a word or a phrase 5X1=5
(Note to the Teacher: Three questions from poetry and Three questions from short stories)
II. Answer any Five of the following in a sentence or two 5x2=10
(Note to the Teacher: Three questions from poetry and Three questions from short stories)
III. Answer any Three of the following in 80 -100 words. 3x5=15
(Note to the Teacher: Two questions from poetry and Two questions from short stories)
IV. Answer any Two of the following in about 200 words each. 2x10=20
(Note to the Teacher: Two questions from poetry and Two questions from short stories)
Part B
Developing Grammatical Competence (40 marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of words given in brackets .4x1=4
2. Construction of sentences based on nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs.
(2x2=4)
3. Use of auxiliary verbs based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
4. Formation of sentences with transitive and intransitiveverbs.
4X2=8
5. Construction of sentences, using phrasal verbs. 2x2=4
6. Use of suitable quantifiers in sentences. 4x1=4
7. Identify phrases and clauses in an extract or situation 4x1=4
8. Formation of assertive, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory and negative sentences
6x1=6
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I Semester B Com/BBM/BSW/BCA
General English Paper I
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
TIME: 3 Hours Max Marks - 90
Part A
Poetry and Short Stories (50 Marks)
I. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in a word or a phrase 5X1=5
(03 questions from poetry and 03 questions from short stories)
II. Answer any Five of the following in a sentence or two 5x2=10
(03 questions from poetry and 03 questions from short stories)
III. Answer ANY THREE of the following in 80-100 words each 3x5=15
(02 questions from poetry and 02 questions from short stories)
IV. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 200 words each .2x10=20
(02 questions from poetry and 02 questions from short stories)
Part B
Developing Grammatical Competence (40 marks)
9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of words given in brackets.4x1=4
10. Construction of sentences based on nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs.
(2x2=4)
11. Use of auxiliary verbs based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
12. Formation of sentences with transitive and intransitiveverbs.
4X2=8
13. Construction of sentences, using phrasal verbs. 2x2=4
14. Use of suitable quantifiers in sentences. 4x1=4
15. Identify phrases and clauses in an extract or situation 4x1=4
16. Formation of assertive, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory and negative sentences
6x1=6
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
(General English: All UG Courses)
Part B
Developing Grammatical Competence (40 marks)
I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of words given in brackets: (4x1=4)
1. The farmers have (contribute) a lot to the development of the country.
2. We need to have a .(compassion) attitude towards animals.
3. The(administrate) decided to call off classes.
4. We must drive (slow) on a busy road
II. Construct sentences based on any two of the following: (2x2=4)
1. Mohan 2. she 3. great 4. silently
III. Fill in the blanks choosing appropriate auxiliary verbs given below: (6x1=6)
(is, was, have, can, been, being)
1. If you work hard, you ..pass in the examination.
2. Even though Ravi.poor, he never cribs.
3. The students..spoken to the Principal about their problems
4. The letter hasposted.
5. The problem isdiscussed in the meeting.
6. Hedriving when I phoned him.
IV. Use the following transitive and intransitive verbs in sentences of your own: (4X2=8)
1. bring 2. tell 3. sit 4. come
(two transitive verbs and two intransitive verbs to be given)
V. Frame sentences, using any two of the following phrasal verbs. (2x2=4)
1. give up 2. look after 3. put up 4. break down
VI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate quantifiers given in the brackets: (4x1=4)
(each, some, both, a few)
1.Ravi and Rajesh are doctors
2. boy is given a present by the class teacher
3. Give the patientmilk
4. He has made mistakes in his speech.
VII. A) Identify the phrases in the following sentences: (2x1=2)
1. Radha has gone to Bengaluru
2. The dog barked at him
B)Identify the clausesin the following sentences: (2x1=2)
1. If you work hard, you will pass in the examination.
2. As it was raining, we waited a while.
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VIII. Form sentences of your own for the following:(6x1=6)
1. Assertive sentence
2. Interrogative sentence (beginning with Wh word),
3. Interrogative sentence (with Yes/No type),
4. Imperative sentence
5. Exclamatory sentence
6. Negative sentence
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Optional English
Semester I
Question Paper Pattern
Time: 3hrs Marks: 90
Paper I
Renaissance to Reformation
UNIT 1
LITERARY MOVEMENTS: FROM RENAISSANCE TO REFORMATION
A. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 200 words each: 1x10=10
(ONE out of 3 questions)
B. B. Write a short note on any two of the following in about 80-100 words 2x5=10
(One out of three questions)
UNIT 2
POETRY
I. a) Annotate ANY TWO of the following: 2x5=10
(03 out of 05 questions)
II. b) Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 200 words each : 1x10=10
c) Write a short note on any two of the following in about 80-100 words 2x5=10
(01 out of 03 questions)
UNIT 3
ESSAYS
A. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 200 words each: 1x10=10
(01 out of 3 questions)
B. Write a short note on any TWO of the following in about 80-100 words 2x5=10
(01 out of 03 questions)
Unit 4
Drama
A. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 200 words each: 1x10=10
(01 out of 03 questions)
B. Write a short note on any two of the following in about 80-100 words
(01 out of 3 questions) 2x5=10
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ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER I
Question Paper Pattern
Max. Marks: 90
1. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in two sentences each: 5x 2=10
(4 out of 7 questions)
2. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 80-100 words each: 4 x 5=20
(4 out of 6 questions)
3. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 200 words each
(4 out of 6 questions) 4x 10=40
4. Write a paragraph on ANY ONE of the following in about 80-100 words each: 1x5=5
(1 out of 2 questions)
5. Write a dialogue 1x5=5
6.Write an essay on ANY ONEof the following in about 200 words each:
1x10=10
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II Semester: Courses
GENERAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme: II
i) BA/B.Sc/BFA/BVA
ii) B Com/BBM/BSW/BCA
ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme II
BA/B.Com/B.Sc/BFA/BVA/BBM/BSW/BCA
OPTIONAL ENGLISH
Semester Scheme: II
BA
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Syllabus
Semester Scheme
Semester II
Additional English OPTIONAL ENGLISH
GENERAL ENGLISH
BA/BSc/ BFA/BVA B Com/ BBM/BCA/
BSW
Part A Part A Poetry British Literature: From
the Restoration Period
Poetry Poetry Prose to the Pre-Romantic
Period
Essays Essays Developing Writing
Competence Poetry
Part B Part B Essays
Developing Developing Drama
Grammatical Grammatical
Competence Competence Novel
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COURSE STRUCTURE & MATRIX
GENERAL ENGLISH
BA / BSc /BFA/BVA
SEMESTER II
Semester 2
Subject/
2
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper General English
No. of
4
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for I.A/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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GENERAL ENGLISH
B.Com/BBM/BCA/BSW
SEMESTER II
Semester 2
Subject/
2
Paper Number
General English
Title & No of the paper
No. of Teaching Hours / Week 4
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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OPTIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTERS II
Semester 2
Subject/
2
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper British Literature: From the Restoration
Period to the Pre-Romantic Period
No. of
5
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 45
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER II
Semester 2
Subject/
2
Paper Number
Title & No of the paper Additional English
No. of
4
Teaching Hours / Week
Credit 4
Hours of Exam per semester 3
Maximum Marks for IA/Semester 10
Maximum Marks per 90
Semester
Total Marks per Semester 100
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II Semester
BA/B. Sc/ BFA/BVA
Paper: 2.
PART - A
Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
John Milton: On His Blindness
John Keats: From A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever
Robert Frost: Road Not Taken
Rabindranath Tagore: Where the Mind is Without Fear
D.H Lawrence: Work
Essays: 15 hours per Semester
J B S Haldane: The Scientific Point of View
C E M Joad: Our Civilization
J B Priestly: On Travel by Train
Dr. B R Ambedkar: The Annihilation of Caste (Extract)
Seathl: A Simple Philosophy
PART B: 30 hours per Semester
Developing Grammatical Competence
Articles
Prepositions
Tenses
Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions
Sub ordinating conjunctions
Prefix / suffix
Question Tags: positive/negative
Recommended for Reference
Contemporary English Grammar,Structures and Composition David Green:
Macmillan
Modern English- N.Krishnaswamy (Published by Macmillan)
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Semester II
GENERAL ENGLISH
B Com/BBM/BCA/BSW
Paper 2
PART - A
Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
William Shakespeare Sonnet 130
John Keats La Belle Dame Sans Merci
D. H Lawrence Work
Alfred Tennyson Break, Break, Break
Gabriel Okara Once Upon a Time
Essays: 15 hours per Semester
G. B Shaw How Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay
A. J Cronin The Best Investment I ever Made
C. P Snow Hardy and Ramanujan
Stephen Leacock My Financial Career
Jawaharlal Nehru Speech on Indian Independence.
PART B: 30 hours per Semester
Developing Grammatical Competence:
Articles
Prepositions
Tenses
Conjunctions
Co-ordinating conjunctions
Sub-ordinating conjunctions
Prefix / suffix
Question Tags positive/negative
Recommended for Reference
Contemporary English Grammar, Structures and Composition David Green:
Macmillan
Modern English- N. Krishnaswamy (Published by Macmillan)
Semester II
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OPTIONAL ENGLISH
PAPER 2
History of English Literature: 15 hours per Semester
(From the Restoration Period to the Pre-Romantic Period)
Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
John Dryden- Song for St. Cecilias Day
Alexander Pope- Belindas Toilet (Rape of the Lock)
Thomas Gray- Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
William Blake- Tyger
Robert Burns- Duncun Gray
Essays :15 hours per Semester
Joseph Addison -Sir Roger at the Theatre
Richard Steele- The Trumpet Club
Oliver Goldsmith- The Man in Black
Drama:15 hours per Semester
William Congreve -The Way of the World
Novel: 15 hours per Semester
Jonathan Swift -Gulliver's Travels
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Semester II
ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
Paper 2
Section 1
Poetry: 15 hours per Semester
Amoretti - Sonnet 75 Edmund Spencer
Lochinvar -Sir Walter Scott
The Charge of the Light Brigade -Lord Tennyson
The Solitary Reaper -William Wordsworth
The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk - William Cowper
Section 2
Prose: 30 hours per Semester
BahutKuchHota Hai- Sudha Murthy
The Donkey - Sir J. Arthur Thomson
The Fight -William Hazlitt
Sir Roger at the Theater - Joseph Addison
With the Photographer -Stephen Leacock
Section 3
Developing Writing Competence- II: 15 hours per Semester
Precis Writing
Story Writing
Report Writing
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II SEMESTER
BA/BSc/BFA/BVA
General English Paper 2
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
TIME: 3 Hours Max Marks 90
Part: A
Poetry and Essays (50 Marks)
1. Answer any Five of the following in a word or a phrase 5X1=5
(Note to the Teacher: Three questions from poetry and Three questions from essays)
II. Answer any Five of the following in a sentence or two 5x2=10
(Note to the Teacher: Three questions from poetry and Three questions from essays)
III. Answer any Three of the following in 80-100 words. 3x5=15
(Note to the Teacher: Two questions from poetry and Two questions from essays)
IV. Answer any Two of the following in about 200 words. 2x10=20
(Note to the Teacher: Two questions from poetry and Two questions from essays)
Part B
V. Developing Communication Skills in English II (40 Marks)
a) Use of correct tenses based on an extract/situation. 8x1=8
b) Use of appropriate articles based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
c) Use of correct prepositions based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
d) Use of suitable conjunctions based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
e) Addition of prefixes and suffixes. 6x1=6
Addition of question tags, giving yes or no answers and making affirmative and
negative additions. 8x1=8
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II Semester B Com/BBM/BSW/BCA
General English Paper 2
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
TIME: 3 Hours Max Marks 90
Part: A
Poetry and Essays (50 Marks)
1. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in a word or a phrase. 5X1=5
(03 questions from poetry and 03 questions from essays)
II. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in a sentence or two. 5x2=10
(03 questions from poetry and 03 questions from essays)
III. Answer ANY THREE of the following in 80 -100 words each 3x5=15
(2 questions from poetry and 2 questions from essays)
IV. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 200 words each. 2x10=20
(02 questions from poetry and 02 questions from essays)
Part B
Developing Communication Skills in English II (40 Marks)
V. Answer the following questions as directed.
i) Use of correct tenses based on an extract/situation. 8x1=8
ii) Use of appropriate articles based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
iii) Use of correct prepositions based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
iv) Use of suitable conjunctions based on an extract/situation. 6x1=6
v) Addition of prefixes and suffixes. 6x1=6
vi) Addition of question tags, giving yes or no answers and making
affirmative and negative additions. 8x1=8
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Semester II
Optional English
Paper 2
Time: 3hrs Marks: 90
From the Restoration Period to the Pre-Romantic Period
UNIT 1
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
I. a) Answer ANYONE of the Following in about 100 words: 1x10 =10
b) Write a short note on ANYONE of the following: 1x5 =05
(2 out of 4 questions)
UNIT 2
POETRY
II. a) Annotate ANY TWO of the following: 2x5=10
(2 out of 4 questions)
b) Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 200 words each: 2x10=20
(2 out of 4 questions)
UNIT 3
ESSAYS
III. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 300 words: 1x15=15
(1 out of 3 questions)
UNIT 4
DRAMA
IV. a) Answer ANY ONEof the following in about 200 words: 1x10=10
(1 out of 3 questions)
b) Write a short note on ANYONE of the following in about 80-100 words:1x5=5
(1 out of 3 questions)
UNIT 5
NOVEL
V. a) Answer any ONE of the following in about 100 words: 1x10=10
(1 out of 3 questions)
b) Write a short note in ANYONE of the following: 1x5=5
(1 out of 3 questions)
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ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
SEMESTER II
Question Paper Pattern
Max. Marks: 90
1. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in a sentences or two each: 5x 3=15
Poetry and Prose (5 out of 7 questions)
Poetry
2. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 80-100 words each : 4 x 5=20
(4 out of 6 questions)
Prose
3. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 80-100 words each:
(4 out of 6 questions) 4x5=20
4. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 200 words each: 2 x 5 = 10
(Each from Prose and Poetry) (4 out of 6 questions)
5. Write prcis on the following passage and suggest suitable title: 1x5=5
6. Expand the following hints into a story: 1x5=5
7. Write a report on ONE of the following in about 250 words each: 1x15=15
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