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bou ba/bss exam question 2019
Set-A
BA/BSS EXAMINATION, 2019
Semester : First
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Question Code : 1302
Time ------- 3 hours
Full marks ---- 100
(NB. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks)
Group A-Essay Type Questions
(Answer any four questions)
Marks-20×4= 80
1. Read the text and answer the questions that follows: (Marks 5x4-20)
Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times. In the business world of today, supply is usually greater than demand. There is a great competition between different manufacturers of the same kind of products, to persuade the customers to buy their own particular brand. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this through advertising. The manufacturer advertises in the newspapers, and on posters. He sometimes pays for songs about his product in commercial radio programmes,
He employees attractive sales-girls to distribute samples of it. He organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. He often advertises on the screens of Tocal cables cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television he has advertisements put into programmes that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that it is the best. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.
(a) Why is advertisement important for manufacturers?
(b) How many kinds of advertisements are mentioned in the passage? What are they?
(c) Why do manufacturers spend so much money advertising?
(d) List your ideas for selling goods to the customers of your own country.
2. (a) Write antonyms of the following words: (1*6 = 6)
Manufacturer, spend, suppb. buy winner,
important.
(b) Change the words as directed and make meaningfal sentences with the changed ones. (2*7 = 14)
attractive (verb), advertisement (verb), truth (adjective), activity (adjective), different (noun), particular (adverb), most adverb).
3. Write a composition on "Digital Bangladesh. (Marks 20)
4. Write a CV with cover letter for the post of a senior executive in a multinational company.
5. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: (Marks 20)
(a) Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone.
(b) Food Adulteration.
6. (a) Summarize the following text: (Marks 10)
Freedom to learn, to think, to speak, and to publish are among the basic elements of a democratic way of life. In the seventeenth century, those freedoms were restricted throughout most of Europe. Many of the colonial leaders brought negative thoughts about these freedoms along with them to the New World. From the earliest days they had misgivings about the growing spirit of independence among the settlers. These leaders believed that it was dangerous to educate men and women or even to allow them to Tread freely. In fact, one such leader. William Berkeley. Governor of Virginia went so far as to boast that while he was governor, there were neither free schools nor printing presses in his colony. On the other hand, many colonists held an opposing view. They believed that people should be free to Leamington, to think and to express their opinions. They also believed that printers should be free to print and distribute their own thoughts and the thoughts of others.
(b) Write a letter to a friend congratulating her on her success in MA (English) final examination. (Marks 10)
7. Suppose you are a reporter of the Daily Star. Now write a report on "Bad Effects of Facebook on Young Generation. (Marks 20)
8. Do you think that your present textbook "English Language Skills" helps you fulfil your communicative and academic needs? Explain. (Marks 20)
Group B Short Type Questions
(Answer any four questions)
Marks- 5x4 = 20
9. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: (Marks 1×5 = 5)
(a) He accused the man for stealing.
(b) Do you read without make sound?
(c) Have you weighted the letter?
(d) You have wrong.
(e) He asked me what games did I play?
10. Use capitalization and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: (Marks 1×5 = 5)
go to bed now mother said you can complete your assignment in the morning no mom ill finish it now.
11. Put the verbs into the correct form: (Marks 1×5 = 5)
(a)Akhtar (travel) to England tomorrow.
(b) He thanked me for what I (do)
(c) He made us (wait) for hours.
(d) Why (be) you so angry?
(e) Could you (tell) me the time, please?
12. Complete the following sentences:(Marks 1×5 = 5)
(a) If I come,
(b) Though I am poor...
(c) He has three sons and they .....
(d) He was so kind that
(e) I hope........
13. Change the narrative style of the following text: (Mark = 5)
"What is the time by your watch?" said an old man. I said, "It is half past nine." He said, "I want to go to your house. Will you accompany me, please?" "No. I am sorry because I am going to school," said I.
14. The sentences in the paragraph below are not arranged properly Re-arrange the sentences to make it a coherent paragraph: (Mark = 5)
They cleaned it out. The two boys walked around the forest. They had supper and soon fell asleep. At last they found a hut. They were tired.
15. Insert articles in the blanks of the following text where necessary : (Mark = 5)
........ woman who lost her thumb in ....... accident claimed one lakh taka as....... damages in ........court of law. "Seems ..... lot of money for.......thumb, Mrs Salma," said ....... lawyer.
"Not at all, Mr. Mainul, said ... ferocious woman, "not when you consider that it was...... one I kept my husband under!"
16. Write a dialogue between Karim and Mamun about bad effects of copying in the examination. (Mark = 5)
