Degree 1st Sem English Important Questions

DEGREE 1ST SEM ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

UNIT 1 - IN THE BAZAARS OF HYDERABAD (Poem)

1. Describe the scene of the bazaar in your own words.
2. What do you think are the special features of the bazaar? How does it compare with a fair or bazaar in your town?

UNIT 1 - IN THE BAZAARS OF HYDERABAD (Prose)

1. Several times in the conversation, the narrator tries to cover up his disability. Identify these instances and comment on them.
2. The narrator is an imaginative person. Support this assertion by providing evidence that is unconnected to the girl on the train.

3. What are the instances in the story. Where is it evident that both the narrator and the girl are blind? How do they mislead each other? Do they succeed?

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UNIT 2 -   IF (Poem)

1. What kind of person does the poet want his child to be? What are the qualities that the poet is espousing?

2. Summarise the Poet's message in your own words. Do you agree with it?

UNIT 2 - On Saying Please ( Prose)

1. According to the author, is it important o exhibit good social graces?

2. Comment on the importance of patience with respect to the theme of this essay.

UNIT 3 -ULYSSES (Poem)

1. Write a character sketch of the protagonist of the poem.

2. What is the theme of the poem? How does the poet communicate this to the reader through the images in the poem?

UNIT 4 - ON SEEING PEOPLE OFF (Prose)

1. Who was Hubert Le Ros? Describe him and his personality in your own words. What difference did the author notice between Le Ros's previous and present circumstances?

2. How did the author's farewell at the train station differ from Le Ros's send-off? What was ironic about this difference?

UNIT 4 - ON HIS HAVING ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF 23 (Poem)

1. What does Milton focus on in the first eight lines of the poem? What change do you notice in the final six lines?

2. Comment on the tone of the poem. Do you think the poem ends on a hopeful note?