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Bsc. Functional English Model Question Paper
T.D.C. First Semester

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1. Decide which of the adjectives on the left have a similar meaning to the ones on the
right. 1x4=4
(i) clever (a) sensible
(ii) forgetful (b) bright
(iii) level headed (c) absent minded
(iv) reliable (d) trustworthy
2. A. Underline the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them:
1+1=2
(i) It’s six years since their eldest son has been born.
(ii) It was a long time since I wrote to my friends in Mexico.

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B. Fill the gaps in the passage with this, their, a, the, or NA. 4 x ½ =2
60% of families in ___ UK own ____own homes after borrowing money (known as
____ mortgage) from ___ building society or bank.
3. Answer any two of the following questions: 5x2=10
A. Decide which of the following phrases are: 2 ½ +2 ½=5
Very formal Formal Neutral Informal or Familiar
(a) (i) I’d like to introduce myself.
(ii) My name’s____.
(iii) I’m ________ - what’s your name?
(iv) May I introduce myself? I’m____________.
(v) My name’s _________ - who are you?
(b) (i) Can I have tea, please?
(ii) I want tea, please.
(iii) Tea, please.
(iv) I’d like a cup of tea, please.
(v)Would it be possible for me to have some tea?
B. Decide which of the phrases given below you would use: 1x5=5
(a) in a face-to-face conversation with a friend or colleague-‘rapid conversational style'
(b) in a formal letter or essay-‘formal written style’ :
(i) Why not look it up in a reference book or something?
(ii)That reminds me-please don’t forget to get enough photocopies done.
(iii) A considerable amount of difficulty is likely to be experienced.
(iv) Guess what! I bumped into whatshername the other day.
(v) A special tool is required to remove the retaining catch.

C. Match the expressions on the right with the functions they refer to on the left: 1x5=5
(i) You’ve got a point there. (a) Avoiding giving an opinion.
(ii) I suppose it depends on
your point of view. (b)Disagree.
(iii) That’s not quite the way I see it. (c) Avoiding giving an opinion.
(iv) I see what you mean, but.... (d) Agree.
(v)I’m not really sure. (e) Disagree

D. Decide what situations you would use these expressions in (the situations are listed
below the expressions): 1x5=5
(i) Woman (ii) lady (iii) girl (iv) person (v) female
Very formal Formal Neutral Informal or Familiar
4. Do either A or B.
A. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: 10
Remarkable Charlie
Alexander Walker looks at his life and times
He was born in the slums of south London. He wore his mother’s old red tights cut down for ankle socks. He was sent to a workhouse when she was sent to the madhouse. Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin’s childhood. But only Charlie Chaplin could have created the great comic character of “the Tramp”, whose ragged dignity, subversive mischievousness, hard-grained resilience and soft-hearted sentimentality gave his creator the dimensions of an immortal.
This month, that immortality will have the official seal that only centenary celebration can put on it. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin was born 100 years ago on April 16, 1889, and you will not be allowed to forget it. Already, Chaplinmania has broken out in Britain. Ironical, in a way, since Britain did not altogether venerate the Little Fellow on the screen when Chaplin was alive. Thames TV has mounted a mini-series, Young Charlie Chaplin. Last month, the new Museum of the Moving Image on London’s South Bank opened a nine-part exhibition. This month, City of Lights will be shown in London with Chaplin’s original- but lost- musical score reconstructed from his notes by Carl Davis. And to come is Sir Richard Attenborough’s
projected film of Chaplin’s life.

(i) Decide which of these statements are true or false according to the article: 1x4=4
(a) Chaplin’s childhood was very poor.
(b) Chaplin was born in the USA.
(c)Sir Attenborough has reconstructed the musical score of City Lights.
(d) Britain did not quite recognise Chaplin on screen when he was alive.
(ii) Name the comic character created by Chaplin that is mentioned in the article. Why
according to the article that character is an important part of Chaplin’s life? 1+2=3
(iii) “Already, Chaplinmania has broken out in Britain.” The author of the article cites a
few instances to prove that. What are they? 3

B. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: 10
Musical Instruments
There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided into three main classes according to the way that they are played. For example some instruments are played by blowing air into them. These are called wind instruments. In some of these the air is made to vibrate inside a wooden tube, and these are said to be of the wooden family. Examples of woodwind instruments are the flute, the clarinet and the bassoon. Other instruments are made of brass: the trumpet and the horn, for example. There are various other wind instruments such as mouth-organ and the bagpipes. Some instruments are played by banging or striking them. One obvious example is the drum, of which there are various kinds. Instruments like this are called percussion instruments.
The last big group of musical instruments are the ones which have strings. There are two main kinds of stringed instrument: those in which the music is made by plucking the strings, and those where the player draws a bow across the strings. Examples of the latter are the violin and the cello.

(i) Write down the class which these instruments belong to: 1x5=5
(a) clarinet (b) drum (c) flute (d) guitar (e) trumpet
(ii) What is the difference between – 2x1=2
(a) a violin and a guitar?
(b) a bassoon and a horn?
(iii) How many wind instruments have been mentioned in the passage? 3 marks

5. Answer either A or B. 10
A (i ) Explain the differences in meaning between each of these sentences: 1x5=5
(a)They said it was entertaining.
(b) They said it was entertaining?
(c) They said it was entertaining!!
(d) They said it was entertaining....
(e) They said it was “entertaining”.
A (ii) Rewrite each of these informal sentences into a more formal style. 1x5=5
(a) Well, what happened to them was that their ship went down in a hurricane and
they were nearly drowned.
(b) What they did next was to find some driftwood and build a bonfire on the beach. They caught some fish and grilled them over the fire.
(c) Then they gathered palm leaves and built themselves a rough shelter.
(d)They suffered a sleepless night because of all the insects and began to lose heart.
(e) Anyway, the next thing they did was to make mosquito nets to protect
themselves the following night.
B. What shows or films you have seen and can remember reasonably well? Choose one such
show or film.
Make notes on the following aspects: 3+2+
(i) Give the reader an idea of the story. THE PLOT
(ii) Tell the reader about the characters and the actors. THE PEOPLE
(iii)Help the reader to imagine how it was like-what was particularly remarkable or
memorable about it?
DESCRIPTION
(iv) Explain what you enjoyed and didn’t enjoy. YOUR REACTIONS

Internal assessment
Total marks: 10
1. You are Marketing Director of Zenith International. Phone your client Mr/Ms Chopra of
Acme Enterprises. Study this information before you make the call: 6
? Ask after his/her family (you met them on your last visit.
? Arrange a meeting for the morning of Friday 13th February.
? Persuade him/her to allow a whole morning for your meeting.
? Invite him or her to have lunch with you.
? Ask him/her to recommend a good restaurant and book a table for you.
Note: In this activity role plays can be done with the teacher as the observer.
2. Topic for group discussion 4 marks
Should rich people feel guilty about their good fortune?

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