Past Paper Functional English 2013 | B.Com. Part I (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

                                                      SECTION  A

Q.I.a) Give short answers to the following questions:          10,10

i)        Define INTERJECTION. Give examples.

ii)       What are COLLECTIVE nouns. Give examples.

iii)      Define NOMINATIVE case with a n example.

iv)       Define   CLAUSE with an example.

v)         Define CONJJUNCTIONS with example.

b)        Do as directed:

i)         Thief, poor. (Make abstract nouns)

ii)        The news are untrue. (Correct the sentence)

iii)       Any, each and either  are which pronouns.  (Distributive or reflective)

iv)        Begin. (Give past participle)

v)         They worked very hard. (Pick out adverb)

2.a)       Give antonyms:                                                                    5,5,5,5

             i) Human  ii) Bloom   iii) Truth  iv) Give   v )  Optimism

b)          Change the numbers: 

             i) Live   ii) Foot   iii) Data  iv) Child   v) Knife

e)          Give abstract nouns of the  following

            i)Good   ii) Ignore   iii) Child  iv) Know  v ) Slave

d)         Change the Genders :

            i) Ox  ii) Duke  iii) Tiger  iv) Emperors  v) Lion

3.a)      Fill in the blanks with correct Prepositions :

i)         I am fond----- music.

ii)        I am blind ------ my future.

iii)       Do not laugh ---- me.

iv)       What are you looking------?

v)        He agreed ------- my proposal .

b)        Change the voice  of the following:

i)         Did she sing a song?

ii)        Do not insult the weak .

iii)       I can beat you in race .

iv)       How can I help you ?

v)       They  say that honesty is the best policy.

c)        Use a pronoun instead of the words in brackets.

i)         I lost my watch, but(watch) was very cheap .

ii)        I have to make tea  for (all people).

iii)       Tessa took a photo of (Tessa).

iv)       Here is your book, take (your book) away.

v)        One of the police man has injured (policeman) arm.

4.a)      Give one word  for each of the following statements :     5,5,10

i)         A place where clothes are kept.

ii)        A fictitious name adopted by a poet.

iii)       Study of plants .

iv)        Fit for eating

v)         A cluster of stars.

b)         Write synonyms:

           i)Tough ii) Recollect    iii) Expansive   iv) Allow  v) Tidy

c)       Change the voice : 

i)        Give me a cup of tea . 

ii)        She is writing letter.

iii)       How can I help you?

iv)       We took a decision.

v)        Who told the story to you ?

5.a)      Give one word substitution  for the following :             5,5,10

i)          Government of elected people .

ii)         A match  in which neither party wins.

iii)        A work for which no salary is paid .

iv)         A list of books.

v)          Science of animals .

b)         Pick out the correct words from the homonyms given against each sentence :

i)         The author has made some ------ to the new ---- of book.(edition, addition)

ii)        She is a ------ lady (social, sociable)

iii)       I treat my elders   with ------ (difference, deference)

iv)     Very few women put on------------these days, (vale, veil)

(v)     The-----------has struck one. (clock, cloak)

c)       Decide which word is correct.

i)      I can't go to a party. I haven't got---------- to wear.

        (anything, everything, something, nothing)

ii)   Take care, won; tyou, Anna? Look after----------

       (you, your, yours, yourself)

iii)  Yes,-----------would be lovely to see you again.

        (it, that, there, you)

iv)   We 've brought some food with------------

      (me, ourselves, us, we)

v)    If you want some apples, I;II get you --------- at the shop.

       (any, it, one, some)

                                   SECTION   B

Q.6.   Define précis-writing. What are the rules for precis-writing?20

Q.7.  Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end:

       With the spread of literacy and universal education, libraries have become as necessary as food supply or transport, public instruction is making rapid progress everywhere in Pakistan. It is no more the privilege of the well- to-do only to require Knowledge as it was in the past. Now there are schools, college and universities in every nook and corner of the country , Naturally, when there is thirst of knowledge, there is also an ever increasing demand for books and magazines. Everybody does not have the means to buy all sorts of books. Mass education programme is bound to suffer adversely if there are no free libraries for students.

Libraries obviously play an important in creating a general love of books and interest in current affairs. Their reading rooms promote a spirit of discipline, research and fellowship.

libraries with a variety of attractive titles have a healthy and beneficial effect on the eager minds of students.

Question:

i)    What was the privilege of rieh in the past?

ii)What effect libraries can have on the students?

iii)Give this paragraph a suitable title.

iv)make a pries of the above passage.

Q.8.  Write an essay of (250-300) words on any one of the following topics:    20

   i)Inflation and economy of Pakistan.

   ii)Importance of commerce education in 21st  century.

iv)  The agriculture of Pakistan.