BCA
Semester I
Additional English Notes
I.
Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence.
1)
What news does precious Jade want to tell her father?
Ans.
Precious Jade wants to tell her father that she is love with Shen-Su.
3)
Name the writer of the play “Night Watches”.
Ans.
Allan Monkhouse was the writer of the play “Night Watches”.
6)
Who is Daredevil Dan?
Ans.
Daredevil Dan was a highwayman.
8)
Name the two friends of Berta.
Ans.
Salome and Tonia were the two friends of Berta.
10)
How many patients are there in the “Little ward”?
Ans.
There were two patients in the “Little ward”.
Ans.
Princess Jade wants to marry Shen-Su.
14)
Why is Berta angry with Fidel Duran?
Ans.
Fidel Duran had spent his time with Celestina in a plaza and Berta got angry by
seeing Fidel with Celestina in that plaza.
16)
What news is brought by Tom and Alec?
Ans.
The news brought by Tom and Alec was, two convicts escaped from the
prison.
17)
What is the complaint of the first soldier?
Ans.
According to the first soldier the second soldier was shamming, he pretending
to be deaf and dumb.
18)
Where does Mrs. Parker live?
Ans.
Mrs. Parker lives in a room in a lonely cottage on Dartmoor
19)
Who has donated money to build the new church?
Ans.
Don Nimfo Garcia, the president has donated money to build the new
church.
20)
Name the inn run by Rueben Strongitharm.
Ans.
Blue Boar was the name of the inn ran by Rueben Strongitharm.
II.
Explain with reference to context of the following.
2)
“She loved him yesterday and she will love him tomorrow”.
Ans.
This statement is extracted from the play “Sunday Costs Five Pesos” (A Mexican
Folk Comedy) and the play was written by “Josephina Niggli”. This statement was
said by Salome (Salome was one of the friends of Berta) to lovers (Berta and
Fidel). There was a misunderstanding between Fidel and Berta. According Berta,
her beloved one was deceiving her and she saw him with Celestina in a plaza.
Berta was very angry on Fidel and she was not ready even to see his face, and
quarreling with him, at that moment Salome said that was a lovers’ quarrel and
she loved him yesterday and she would love him the next day.
III.
LSA
1)
Bring out the characteristics of Daredevil Dan.
2)
Discuss the arguments and solutions of the three counsellors to solve the
problem of Wang Tao’s will.
3)
Narrate the discussion between the orderly and the first soldier.
4)
Bring out the characteristics of Berta.
IV.
Write short notes on the following.
1)
Nurse: The nurse was a comely woman of middle age. She was
a nurse in a small Red Cross Hospital. As the play began the nurse entered with
middle aged person, a night Orderly. The nurse was so enthusiastic and clever
woman, where she was dedicated to her work in that hospital. Her every work was
stupendous as it mention in the play. She had introduced the Orderly when she
entered with him and explained about an armchair, a coal-scuttle, a low
camp-bed covered with a blanket , a small table on which was a tray covered
with a table cloth, a stand with a spirit- lamp and a kettle. The Orderly
enquired many things to the nurse and the nurse answered them genuinely all the
questions. Even the nurse explained about the Orderly’s duties, and awaked him
about big ward and little ward as well as about restless soldiers of little
ward and their problem. The nurse had no time to sit down and have half an
hour‘s chat over a cup of tea.
2)
Wang Tao’s will: Wong- Tao had left all his money, land and property
to his three sons. According to the command of Wong-Tao, all the various items
had to be divided into equal parts and that had to been done to satisfaction of
all. Wong- Toa was known as a man of strange ideas, commanded that his retinue
of seven slaves should be divided into among his sons as follows, to the eldest
son should get one-half, to the second son should get one- quarter and the youngest
son should get, one-eighth. All sons should get proportions share of
slaves.
3)
Joe Badger: Joe Badger a teenager who was studying detective
from a correspondence school to join Force. He always considered himself as the
cleverest fellow. When Joe heard about the convicts then he rushed to Mrs.
Parker’s cottage to investigate about them. He encountered with Tom and Alec
who were with Mrs. Parker in that cottage. Joe enquired about convicts and
asked Mrs. Parker about her stay in that cottage lonely and the purpose of the
Bentley sports car in an old shed. Joe always considered himself as smart in
all aspects, in this smartness he caught one of the convicts and was proud for
that. Even Joe fought with Tom when Tom was planning to escape that convict but
he managed that situation until a warder caught that convict. Joe was excited
by seeing the warder and he explained everything to him and requested the
warder to allow him to go with him to the prison, at that same time he revealed
the password ‘Regent’ in front of the warder showing his smartness but the
warder himself was convict and finally both convicts escaped from that place in
the Bentley sports car. Overall Joe indirectly helped both convicts to
escape.
V.
A) Fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs.
i)
Students should keep out of politics.
ii)
Children must cross the road carefully.
iii)
His father would be seventy next July.
iv)
They could not decide any issue in the
meeting yesterday.
v)
Would I offer you some suggestions?
B)
Complete the following sentences by using an appropriate linker.
ii)
There was no train at night so he had to
stay back.
iii)
Nevertheless rains are good this time, the crops have failed.
iv)
He is rich but miserly.
v)
We walked all the way although we were
tired.
VI.
Make sentences by using the following words, phrases and idioms.
i)
Tyrant: Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared
with our own private opinion.
ii)
Pantry: Sonya passed to the pantry with a glass in
her hand.
iii)
Baffled: I’m baffled and I don’t travel well in the
state of confusion.
iv)
Morose: His face suddenly took on a morose
expression.
v)
Crestfallen: His crestfallen look should have been
a victory, but instead she wished she could eat the words.
vi)
Scandal: The actor laid low for a few months after
the scandal and subsequent investigation.
vii)
Tramp: In the deathlike stillness only the tramp of
horses was heard.
viii)
Blab: This official announcement from the couple
did not come before Paris Hilton’s blab while at a party.
ix)
Reel off: My grandmother often reeled off one story
after another.
x)
Get round: It’s no use trying to get round paying
the income tax!
xi)
Break the news: It was a really too hard work to
break the news of scandal.
xii)
Set about: After the meeting. I’ll set about
writing a draft of the report.
xiii)
Come to blows: Shopping on Sunday can be so
frenetic and crazy that many customers nearly come to blows with one
another!
xiv)
Hang in there: I know you’re worried, but hang in
there-the doctor will call soon.
xv)
Freak out: Mom will freak out when she finds out we
broke her vase!
xvi)
A labour of love: Katherine spends all of her free
time knitting baby clothes for her friends. It must be a labour of love.
xvii)
Go to the extra mile: This show Liberians are
willing to go the extra mile for peace. xviii) What the dickens: I cannot
tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of.
VII.
Write a description of the marriage ceremony of your sister in about
200words.
God has given me a beautiful gift in the form of a
sister. I am going to cherish this gift for the rest of my life. My sister’s
name is Nancy. She is 11 years senior to me. When I was 10 years old she got
married to a very handsome guy. She has 2 children now. Even today when I
recall the day she got married and left our house, tears roll down my cheeks
and I try to hide my emotions.
My
Sister’s marriage- The most memorable day of my life:
My sister’s marriage was the most memorable and
saddest day of my life. It was memorable because I had never seen her so happy
before. It was sad because she left our house forever. Though we both have a
big age difference, we are best friends. She has always pampered me like her
own child and not like a brother. We share strong bonds, affection and love.
Since my childhood I am more attached to my sister than my parents. When I was
in class V she got married. I can never forget that day. It was a personal loss
for my family, especially for me.
The
marriage day:
As a bride’s brother I was excited for this day. I
was excited to see the lovely guests especially my friends and my sister’s
in-law. My sister’s marriage was a big day for my family. My parents ordered
various types of delicious sweets and food for the guests. We bought expensive
clothes to wear. When the marriage was about end, Nancy pressed my fingers
tightly and felt nostalgic.
Tears rolled down my cheeks thinking that my
adorable sister is going to leave me forever. Life would never be the same
again. For me the marriage ended at that point of time. I hardly remember what
happened after that. I only remember that Nancy left us after the marriage
ceremony was over. She was crying holding my fingers. My parents and I were
crying too. Then she sat in the car and her in-laws’ family took her to their
home.
