Fourth Semester Additional English Model Question Paper Discussion (BCU)

Intro

• Courses: BA, B.Com, BSc, BCA
• University: Bengaluru City University (BCU)
• Textbook: Convergence 4
• Examination Duration: 2.5 hours
• Total Marks: 60

Syllabus Overview

Literary Components:

1. "Why We Travel" by Pico Iyer
2. "The Lost Tribes of Amazon" by Joshua Hammer
3. "The Earth is Our Friend" by Yasuf Afari
4. "Once Upon a Time" by Gabrielle Okara
5. "The Golden Party" by Katherine Mansfield
6. "The Rabbit Proof Fence" by Doris Pilkington Garimara

Language Components:

1. Composition (Invitations)
2. Telephone Skills (Drafting Telephonic Conversations)
3. Proofreading Symbols
4. Understanding News Headlines

Exam Structure

Section A (25 Marks)

• Consists of Literary Components: Prose, Poetry, and Short Story
• 1 Mark: 5 Questions (Choose 5)
• 5 Marks: 2 Questions (Choose 2)
• 10 Marks: 1 Question (Choose 1)

Section B (15 Marks)

• Literary Component: Novella - "The Rabbit Proof Fence"
• 5 Marks: 1 Question (Choose 1 out of 3)
• 10 Marks: 1 Question (Choose 1 out of 3)

Section C (20 Marks)

• Consists of Language Components
• 5 Marks: Composition of Invitations
• 5 Marks: Drafting Telephonic Conversations
• 5 Marks: Proofreading Symbols
• 5 Marks: Expanding News Headlines

Detailed Breakdown of Question Types and Sample Answers

Section A Discussion

• Example Questions: 1 Mark

  • Describe a Tikuna Tribe's longhouse
  • Explain the Earth's ecology as organs of the human body
  • How people laugh according to "Once Upon a Time"
  • Laura's interaction with the marquee man in "The Garden Party"
  • How travel sets one free according to Pico Iyer
  • Why Laura wants to stop the party in "The Garden Party"

• Example Questions: 5 Marks

  1. Write a note on the rubber boom of the 1990s and its effects on the tribes of the rainforest
  2. Discuss biocentrism in "The Earth is Our Friend"
  3. Describe the relationship between Laura and her mother in "The Garden Party"

• Example Questions: 10 Marks

  1. Comment on social propriety in "Once Upon a Time" by Okara
  2. Discuss Laura's character and her inability to complete her sentence in "The Garden Party"
  3. How travel helps question the fixity of identities according to Pico Iyer

Section B Discussion - Novella: "The Rabbit Proof Fence"

• Example Questions: 5 Marks

  1. What were the rules at Moore River the children had to follow?
  2. Significance of the Rabbit Proof Fence in the story
  3. Why were Moore River children scared of Neville?

• Example Questions: 10 Marks

  1. What did Neville believe would happen to mixed and full-blood Aborigines under his plan?
  2. Devastating effects of colonization on Aboriginal tribes based on the novella
  3. Highlight the role of willpower in "The Rabbit Proof Fence"

Section C Discussion - Language Components

• Composition of Invitations (5 Marks)

  • Draft an invitation for an event/play or a college trip

• Drafting Telephonic Conversations (5 Marks)

  • Example: Conversation to repair/replace defective exercise bike
  • Example: Inquiry about a college trip to a travel agency

• Proofreading Symbols (5 Marks)

  • Importance of proofreading
  • Common proofreading symbols
  • Example correction of sentence: "The companys policies were rewritten."
  • Explain given proofreading symbols

• Expanding News Headlines (5 Marks)

  • Example headlines and their expanded versions
  • Write suitable headlines for given news articles

Conclusion

• Source Textbook: Convergence 4
• Importance of practicing with the textbook
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