Question Paper

First Internal Test BBA (Semester-1) English-101 I)Choose the correct word 1. A person who loves money and hates spending it, is a

A. spendthrift ______B. miser ______C. philanthropist ______D. capitalist.

2. The family was known for its wealth and greatness of heart.

The word that can be used in the place of the underlined phrase is: A. generosity ______B. courage ______C. affluence ______D. prestige

3. One who does the scientific study of the sun, the moon, etc. _

a)Astronomer d) stargazer

b) astrologer

c)philosopher

4. A building in which monks live ______________a)Monastery

b) hostel 5. Government of the people, by the people and for the people ___a)Democracy b) autocracy c) plutocracy d)republic

6. Flesh eating animals _________________________ a)carnivorous

b) herbivorous omnivorous

c) piscivorous

d)

7. The story of a person’s life written by others________

a)Biography b) Autobiography roster 8. Animals living on plants

c) Bibliography

d)

a)carnivorous b) herbivorous c) piscivorous d) omnivorous 9. One who looks at the brighter side of things a) optimist b) pessimist c) monarchy d) anarchist 10.One who knows everything a)omnipresent b) omniscient c)omnipotent d)overall

II) Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. (5)

1) Ah! The sun is so warm. 2) The chocolate cake is delicious. 3) This is the girl whose paintings are very beautiful. 4) Chicago is a big city 5) He will practice his musical piece soon. 6) Can you jump over the hurdle? 7) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive 8) We are never late for college. 9) Ram is fond of milk. 10)The panda wanted to eat, for he was hungry

III) Change the Voice (1x5) i)The article was written by my friend ii)Steven Spielberg had directed the movie iii)I am going to make the cake. iv)Everyone in need is helped by Michael v)The students should have learned the verbs.

Write an essay on any one of the following topics (10) a) First day of college b) Is an MBA necessary to succeed in life c) The position of women in India