BBA English Semester -4
Important Questions
UNIT I
SECTION A (10*2=20M)
Ls-1 . How to be a Doctor
- What progress does Stephen Leacock tells about science?
- What were the diseases which were eradicated 100 years ago?
- How the fever was cured 70 years ago?
- How much time it takes to become a Doctor?
Ls-2. My Visions for India
- What was Abdul Kalam’s first vision?
- What was Abdul Kalam’s Second vision?
- What did Abdul Kalam invent on the request of an Orthopedic Surgeon?
Ls-3. Woman, not the weaker sex
- What are the noble qualities of women?
- Is it right to say that women are the weaker sex?
- Why didn’t women know their traits and strengths?
- What is the solution to make women powerful?
Ls-4. My Last Duchess
- Who is the speaker in my las ducheas
- Describe the behavior of the last duchess.
- How is power presented in “My Last Duchess”?
Ls-5. The Toys
- Why did the father scold his son?
- Where was the son weeping?
- What comforted the child?
- Why did the father do all night ?
Ls-6. I, too
- Whose problems and difficulties were discussed in Poem ‘I Too’?
- Where should the African American eat earlier?
- Who will recognize the beauty and vitality of Blacks?
Ls-7. The Best Investment I ever made
- The narrator observed the man and described him in vivid terms. How did he describe him?
- What did Cronin learn about the man after questioning him further?
- Why does the author say that it was the best investment he had ever made?
Ls-8. The Verger
- What was Albert Foreman’s profession?
- Why does the new vicar want Foreman to leave his position?
- How does Foreman expand his business?
Ls-9. A Willing Slave
- What type of commitment does Thayi shows towards her husband?
- How does Mistress treat Thayi?
- Who is a willing slave? What was her work?
Ls-10. Julius Caesar
- Who was Julius Caesar?
- Who killed Caesar?
- What was the will of Caesar?
Ls-11. Macbeth
- Describe the first meeting of Macbeth with the witches?
- “Macbeth is more guided by his wife and less by his ambition”–Do you support this statement? Give reasons.
- What role does the witches play in “Macbeth”?
Ls-12. Merchant of Venice
- Where are Antonio and his friends? What does Antonio says about his sadness?
- Give the conditions to which Antonio is bound. How wise was Antonio to bind himself to such conditions?
- What is the lottery of Portia’s destiny? How does it prevent her from the right of voluntary choosing?
Ls-13. As You Like It
- Why does Oliver wish to see an end of Orlando ?
- How was the banished Duke and his followers live in the forest of Arden?
- Who were the tow participants in the wrestling match? Whom did Celia and Rosalind try to dissuade? What was the result?
SECTION B (5*16=80M)
Unit-1
- What should be done immediately to make women equal and powerful?
- Explain in detail Abdul Kalam visions.
- Summarize Stephen Leacock’s how to be a Doctor.
Unit-2
- How did Coventry Patmore explain the mercy of God through an incident?
- Explain Langston Hughes’s poem ‘I Too’.
- How does Browning show the relationships between men and women in `My Last Duchess?`
Unit-3
- Why does A.J.Cronin describe his investment ‘the best’?
- What was Albert Foreman’s profession? What did Foreman wanted to become? Illistrate the Verger story.
- Explain how the Ayya served in the master’s house? What did she do with her salary and why did she went with her husband.
Unit-4
- Give the Characteristic sketch of Julius Caesar and Brutus
- Briefly explain what happens in Julius Caesar?
- Summarize the play Macbeth.
- Give the Characteristic sketch of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Unit-5
- Explain the play ‘Merchant of Venice’ of william Shakespeare.
- Briefly explain the characters of Antonio, Bassanio and Portia.
- Describe the play ‘As you Like it’.
- Explain Rosalind, Orlando and Oliver from the play As you like it.