IGNOU BA/BDP EEG-01/BEGE-101 Solved Assignment 2018-2019
IGNOU BA/BDP EEG-01/BEGE-101 Solved Assignment 2018-2019
Elective
Course in English
Assignment
(EEG-01/BEGE-101)
Assignment
Code: EEG-01/BEGE-101/TMA/2018-19
Max.
Marks: 100
Answer all the questions.
1 Read the following poem carefully and answer
the following questions.
Madam
and Her Madam by Langston Hughes
I worked for a woman,
She wasn’t mean –
But she had a twelve-room
House to clean.
Had to get breakfast,
Dinner, and supper, too –
Then take care of her children
When I got through.
Wash, iron, and scrub,
Walk the dog around –
It was too much,
Nearly broke me down.
I said, Madam,
Can it be
You’re trying to make a
Pack-horse out of me?
She opened her mouth.
She cried, Oh no!
You know, Alberta,
I love you so!
I said, Madam,
That may be true –
But I’ll be dogged
If I love you!
1a How did Alberta feel about
her work? Why did she feel so? 2
1b How did the ‘madam’ feel
about Alberta? 2
1c How did Alberta feel about
her ‘madam’? Pick out the lines. 2
1e Pick out the words in the
poem which rhyme? What effect
does the rhyme have? 4
2 Define the following giving suitable
examples: 10
i Onomatopoeia
ii Simile
iii Allegory
iv Understatement
v Irony
3 What are the literary devices used in
the following
sentences / extracts. Indicate why you
think the lines
represent a particular literary
device? 10
i Death be not proud,
though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not soe.
ii The Assyrian came down like a
wolf on the fold.
iii The camel is the ship of
the desert.
iv O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft
my heart in twain.
v Uneasy lies the head that
wears a crown.
4 Give the meaning of the following idioms:
5
i to have an axe to grind.
ii to hit below the belt.
iii to be a wet blanket
iv to bury the hatchet
v sit on the fence
5 Fill in the blanks choosing suitable
phrases (in their
correct form) from the list given below.
One is extra. 5
get over, get at, get around, get through, get into, get
off
i We must try to ………...the
truth.
ii It is not easy to …………the
examination.
iii Clever people can often
…………the tax laws.
iv Did your daughter …………the
final three places?
v Sooner or later you will
…………the shock.
6 Read the dialogues and decide whether they
are: 10
1 invitations and/or suggestions,
2 formal or informal
i A: Let’s go see a film
today. I’m bored to death.
B: No, not today. Have to rush back home and drop
Mum off
at the station.
ii A: Why don’t you drop in
tomorrow evening? We could have
a game of chess.
B: Sounds great! Six o’clock, then.
iii A: I suggest that you speak in
English as often as you can if
you really want to improve your language skills.
B: I’d like to, but so few of my friends really know
any English.
iv A: Mr. Mahajan, I’d like to
invite you for the release of my
book at the India International Centre on Thursday
next at
4:30 pm. I hope you will bring your wife along.
B: Yes, indeed! We’ll be delighted!
v A: Please be punctual, the
MD is coming.
B: Of course, we are always on time. You don’t have to
say
that!
7 Add prefixes/suffixes to the following
words to change
them as directed.
5
i sympathy (as verb)
ii lock (opposite sense)
iii correct (as adverb)
iv gift (as adjective)
v simple (as noun)
8 Form nouns from the following: 5
buried, indicate, devastated, destroyed, wide
9 Complete the
conversation with the correct forms of the
verbs given. One is done for you. 5
A: How did you get your current job?
B: It’s a long story! I started working (work) there as
an
assistant, and I spent months just ………………. (file)
papers.
I didn’t mind ………………. (do) that for a while, but
then I
happened ………………. (hear) about a new sales position.
I
never intended ………………. (be) a sales representative,
but
now I can’t imagine ………………. (do) anything else.
10 Complete the following letter using
suitable prepositions
of place.
10
A-48 Defence Colony
New Delhi-24
1st June 2018
Dear Anita,
I’m sure you are surprised to hear from me. If you
remember, you were supposed to write to me about your coming ………………… Delhi
later this month. I hope you haven’t changed your mind about visiting me!
Well, could you do something for me? When I stayed with you ………….Bhopal last
month, I left two library books behind ………….your house. I think they are still.
………that little cane table …………….the cupboard and the sewing-machine. If they
are not ……………..the table, then they must be ……………my pillow …………the bed. Do look
for them and bring them along when you come …………..Delhi. Don’t forget to
write and tell me when you are coming. I’ll be ………..the station to meet you.
The train usually arrives on Platform 9. Look out for me, will you? Hope to
hear from you soon.
With love,
Freida
11 Given below are a few sentences with
blanks in them. In
each case, fill in the blank in the
sentences with an
appropriate form of the word shown within
brackets
alongside the sentence. The first one is
done for you. 10
i When I asked John whether
he would like to go to a film with
me last evening, he replied in the negative.
ii It is not always possible
to ……….a person by his looks.
(judge)
iii The lawyer defending the
accused in the case …………..that
the accused had been forced by the police to make
statements which were not true. (argue)
iv Kind Solomon was known all
over the world for his
………(wise)
v It is absolutely ………..for
one to have a passport if one wants
to go abroad. (necessary)
vi The President’s …………to
reject the mercy petition submitted
by the terrorist received support from one and all.
(decide)
vii The Traffic Police
Commissioner has issued a statement that
traffic regulations will be …………….enforced from now
on.
(strict)
viii “I don’t think you are
…………..to me at all. What is the point
in wasting my time and energy speaking to you?”
said
Rajesh’s father to him. (listen)
ix “Would you mind …………your
question please?” said the
speaker to a member of the audience. (repeat)
x In spite of the doctor’s
best efforts, Ram’s condition ………to
cause anxiety. (continue)
xi …………is a much neglected but
an essential part of
communication. (listen)
12 Fill in the blanks with adjectives made
from the nouns
given in the brackets:
5
i The mango is a ……………fruit.
(season)
ii It was a serious accident,
but we had a …………..escape.
(miracle)
iii The ………..boy was fined Rs.
100. (mischief)
iv Delhi has many buildings of
……….interest. (history)
v Mohan is the most …………boy
in the class. (industry)
13 Read the passage about Charles Dickens?
Complete the
sentences with who, which or whose. If
who and which
are not necessary, leave the spaces blank.
10
Charles Dickens was an English
writer ………….lived from
1812 to 1870. The books ………….he wrote are read in many
countries. Dickens ………….family was very poor, had to
start
working when he was ten years old. In England at that
time,
people ………….could not pay back their debts were sent to
prison. This happened to Dickens’ father, ………….first name
was John. This meant that Dickens, ………….was only a boy,
had to visit his father in prison.
Later, Dickens wrote books based on people he had known
and
places he had lived in. In David Copperfield he wrote
about the
visits………….he paid to his father in prison. In some of
his
books he wrote about terrible schools like the one
………….he
went to himself. In Oliver Twist he wrote about children
………….were poor and sometimes orphans – children
………….parents have died.
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