Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Business Management
Semester 2 · TU Board 2022
Course Title: English II (ENG212)
Full Marks: 60Pass Marks: 30Time: 3 Hrs
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as for as practicable.
Group A
Brief Answer Questions(6 × 1 = 6)
- 1.1
Read the following and add periods, commas and capital letters where necessary.
when we are born into family unit or brought into it through adoption or as a step-child we take a certain place in the family hierarchy we become only child oldest child middle child or youngest child the first and most obvious effect of taking a certain position in the family is the relationship we have with respect to the people already there
- 2.1
Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of verb in parenthesis.
a. Politics (has / have) never made much sense to me. b. Neither of my brothers (have / has) the time to help me. c. Either my sister or my parents (plans / plan) to watch my house while I'm gone.
- 3.1
What are 'Following and Flouting' conventions?
- 4.1
Rearrange the following information to make a complete sentence.
a. his / doesn't / brush / he / after meals / always / teeth/ b. time / at home / have / seldom / on weekdays / lunch / I / to cook].
- 5.1
Suggest the proverbial meanings for the following:
a. Lions only roar when they are hungry. b. Fasten your seat-belt before take-off.
- 6.1
Rewrite the sentences using the given modifiers.
a. (Nearly) I took most of the students three hours to write their compositions. b. (that was so difficult) The student did not appreciate another assignment from the teacher.
Group B
Short Answer Questions(6 × 3 = 18)
- 7.3
Do you agree with Dr. Peale that our lives would be happier if we all had better manner? Explain.
- 8.3
What didn't George Ramsay like about his brother Tom? Do you feel the same way about Tom?
- 9.3
What did Dr. King mean when he said, "Justice is invisible" in the essay "The Trumpet of Conscience"?
- 10.3
Can you be as good friends with someone from another culture as with someone from your own culture? Why? Why not?
- 11.3
Does the article titled HOW Birth Order Influences your Life Adjustment make sense to you? Do you find it logical? Why?
- 12.3
Characterize the old judge in the story The Lion's Hair?
Group C
- 13.
Is new technology always beneficial to a low income generating country such as Nepal? Why or why not?
- 14.
Do women make friends more easily than men do? It is believed that they know how to be better friends than men do? Explain your point of view.
- 15.
List the allusions used in the poem The Lunatic and explain each of them briefly.
- 16.
What are 'live' and 'dead' metaphors? When does a metaphor become 'dead'? What does the word 'halo' suggest in the sentence "The rock singer sang in a halo of spotlight"?
Group D
Analytical Answer Question(1 × 12 = 12)
- 17.12
Are there universal good manners? In other words, is there a core of good manners that polite people of all countries recognize? Or are good manners different for each individual culture? Explain with examples.
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