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POTTI SREERAMULU TELUGU UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC GARDENS
HYDERABAD-4
M. Phil English Entrance Examination -2011-12
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Time: 2hrs. 100 marks.
All Questions carry equal marks.

Q.1. Do as Directed. 20
a. Only….. fool would go out…… pouring rain. (insert proper articles)
b. We should pity….. poor and …. helpless. (insert proper articles)
c. He started……. Six ….. the morning. (insert suitable preposition)
d. The money lender was shot dead … the thief ….a pistol. (insert suitable preposition)
e. Every Sunday John ……. (go) to church. (insert correct form of present tense)
f. I cannot come to the school as I …. (break) my leg. (insert correct form of past tense)
g. I shall have ……. (write) the text by this time tomorrow. (insert correct form of future perfect tense)
h. I shall be …. (read) the paper next week in the seminar. (insert correct form of future continuous tense
i. No one gave him the correct information. (change the voice)
j. Who taught you Grammar? (change the voice)
k. Please post this letter. (change the voice)
l. He is an honest man. ( change into negative sentence)
m It rained yesterday. (insert proper tag)
n. She will not come today. (insert proper tag)
o. I am going to the market. (change into interrogative sentence)
p. We lost the match. (change into exclamatory sentence)
q. The principal said, “There will be a holiday tomorrow”. (change into indirect speech)
r. She said to him, “I don’t believe him”. (change into indirect speech)
s. Mohan is the strongest boy in the class. (change into comparative degree)
t. Chennai is one of the biggest cities in India. (change into positive degree)

Q.2. Write short notes on any Three of the following. 60
a. Importance of English Language Teaching.
b. Shakespeare as a Dramatist.
c. The Big Trio.
d. Modern Poetry and its development in English
e. Importance of Literature in Life and Society.
f. Black/Marginalized literature

Q.3. Read the following passage and tabularize the information given. 20 Give suitable headings and sub headings also define the words underlined below: India has made a huge progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately two thirds of the population India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. Much of the progress in education has been credited to various private institutions. The private education market in India is estimated to be worth $40 billion in 2008 and will increase to $68 billion by 2012. However, India continues to face challenges. Despite growing investment in education, 40% of the population is illiterate and only 15% of the students reach high school. As of 2008, India's post-secondary high schools offer only enough seats for 7% of India's college-age population, 25% of teaching positions nationwide are vacant, and 57% of college professors lack either a master's or PhD degree. There are 1,346 degree-granting engineering colleges in India with an annual student intake of 440,000, plus 1,244 polytechnics with an annual intake of 265,000. However, these institutions face shortage of faculty and concerns have been raised over the quality of education.

Syllabus for M. Phil English Entrance :
- General study in Classical and Modern and Commonwealth English Literature: (Novel, Short stories, Plays Poetry Literary forms) and English Language Teaching and its development.
- Essential English Grammar.