B.COM I English 2007 (Regular)
B.COM I English
UNSEEN COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
Q.1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
PARA – 1
“Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient is really more sophisticated than that of a computer, Researchers approaching the issue from different points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than what is generally supposed.”
PARA – 2
“Dr. Wilder Pinfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon proved that by stimulating brain electrically he could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects lives. Even dreams and minor events supposedly forgotten for many year suddenly emerged in detail.”
PARA – 3
“The memory trace is the term for whatever is the internal representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by the structural changes in the brain the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical concept that we use to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace a variable in the degree of learning, retention and retrieval possible for a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information supports recall or improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.”
(a). For each of the following Words / Phrases find Words / Phrases with a similar meaning:
i. Highly Complex (Para – 1)
ii. Supposed (Para – 3)
iii. Extra Ordinary Ability (Para – 3)
iv. To Guess (Para – 3)
v. Possibility of Restoration (Para – 3)
(b). How far can human memory works?
(c). What do you understand by “memory trace”?
(d). What has been proved by Dr. Wilder Pinfield?
(e). Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
Q.2. Write a Summary of the passage given in Question No. 1.
Q.3. Read the following passage extracted from your text book and answer the question that follow:
The class numbering about 150 students was composed largely of young men from the neighboring towns. They were rude, boisterous and riotous beyond comparison. On several occasions the residents of the neighborhood sent written protests to the college threatening to have the college indicted as a nuisance if the disturbance did not cease.
(a). Identify the text from which the passage is taken.
(b). What type of students did the college have?
(c). How did the residents react to the behaviour of the college students?
(d). For each of the following word, fing word / phrases from the passage with similar meaning.
i. Noisy
ii. Incomparable
iii. Accused
Q.4. Answer any TWO questions
(a). Why was the blind beggar always eager to narrate his story of how he lost his sight?
(b). Discuss the surprise ending of “The Story of an Hour”.
(c). Why did Laurie invent Charles?
GRAMMAR
Q.5 (a). Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs given:
Imagine that you ________ (travel) by train in a crowded compartment. One of the passengers ________ (read) a newspaper another ________ (do) a crossword puzzle, another ________ (look) out of the window. Suddenly the train stops with a jerk and you suitcase ________ (fall) off the rack on somebody.
Q.5 (b). Insert articles where necessary:
Mr. Smith is ________ engineer. He works on ________ oil rig in ________ North Sea. He work on ________ rig for two weeks and then spends two weeks at home. ________ rig is a hundred miles off the coasts.
Q.5 (c). Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Because ________ a growing concern ________ environmental issues, the General Assembly of the U.N.O organized the U.N. Conference ________ Human Environment in Stockolm ________ 1972 which led ________ the creation of the U.N.Environment Programme.
Q.5 (d). Change the following into Passive Voice. Do not mention the door if not necessary.
Dogs guard the warehouse ________ last night a thief tried to get in. A god saw him ________ and chased him ________. The watchman called the police ________ and the police arrested him ________.
Q.5 (e). Change the following into Indirect Speech:
The father said to his son, “Do as I tell you will be punished. I’ll teach you who is the master in this house.”
Q.5 (f). Complete the following phrasal Verbs.
i. He broke ________ in the middle of his speech.
ii. At last he was able to work ________ the answer to the problem
iii. His signature to the letter has been left ________.
iv. It was sometime before she got ________ the shok.
v. Please carry ________ your work during my absence.
COMPOSITION
Q.6. Write an essay any ONE of the following:
(a).Sports are Symbols of a Nation’s Physical Health.
(b). Karachi A City of Mega Problems.
(c). Privatization in Pakistan It Merits and Demerits.
(d). Islam The Religion of Peace and Tolerance.
Q.7. Prepare your C.V and a covering letter in response to the following advertisement dated 1st Dec. 2007.
“We are a multinational firm. We require an Accountant. The Candidate must be a young Commerce graduate with 5 years experience, must have good communication skills and computer knowledge and must be willing to face challenges.
Apply, Manager, H.R., Box No. 003, C/o, Dawn, Karachi, by 1st January 2008.
OR
Write a letter to the C.E.O of K.E.S.C complaining of frequent power breakdown in your locality.
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