Welcome, Gauhati University 1st Semester students! As you prepare for your upcoming exams, we've got the perfect resource to guide your studies: the official Alternative English-I Question Paper from 2024. This is your key to understanding the exam format and acing this Ability Enhancement Course (AEC).
This post contains the complete question paper for Alternative English-I (Paper: AEC0100402). Practicing with this paper will give you a clear advantage by familiarizing you with the question style, important topics, and overall structure. You'll need to manage your time effectively to score 30 full marks within the 1½-hour time limit.
Enhance your preparation, identify crucial topics from the syllabus, and aim for a higher score by working through the 2024 Alternative English-I paper. Explore the full question paper below to kickstart your journey toward a great result!
2024
(Ability Enhancement Course)
Paper: AEC0100402
(Alternative English-I)
Full Marks: 30
Time: 1½ hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Answer the following questions: 1×5=5
(a) What does the figure of the witch symbolize in the poem, So Many Oaks?
(b) Where was the narrator's grandmother's farm located in the story, The Ring?
(c) What does the word 'gaily' suggest about the palanquin bearers' attitude?
(d) In which verse collection is the poem, This Is a Photograph of Me included?
(e) What was the Hindi song that Prafulla intended to sing in Audition?
2. Answer any five of the following questions: 2×5=10
(a) What is the effect of water on the light in This Is a Photograph of Me?
(b) State the reason why human beings are called blind and deaf in the poem, So Many Oaks.
(c) Who is the subject of No Second Troy, and what does the classical allusion mean?
(d) How did the grandmother feel after finding her ring in the short story, The Ring?
(e) Why did Prafulla, in the story, Audition, vow that he would never sing again in his life?
(f) How does Sarojini Naidu use simile and metaphor in Palanquin Bearers? Provide one example of each.
(g) What is the colour worn by the speaker in the poem, So Many Oaks, and why does she wear it?
(h) Where was the first child of Uncle Con and Aunt Annie at the time of the story's narration in The Ring?
(i) How does Dipak plan to help his friend Prafulla in the story, Audition?
(j) Where did the narrator pick up the ‘jockey’s crop’ in the story, The Ring?
3. Answer any three of the following questions: 5×3=15
(a) Discuss the poet's feelings of admiration and frustration as they appear in No Second Troy.
(b) Comment on the significance of the title, Audition.
(c) Assess the significance of different colours referred to in So Many Oaks.
(d) How do the palanquin bearers convey a sense of collective responsibility in Palanquin Bearers?
(e) State your views on the image of the speaker's self in This Is a Photograph of Me.
(f) Comment on the grandmother's strength and composure as depicted in the short story, The Ring.
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