BEGE-141 UNDERSTANDING PROSE in English Solved Question Paper June 2023

BEGE-141 UNDERSTANDING PROSE Solved Question Paper June 2023

UNDERSTANDING PROSE
Course Code: BEGE-141

Section—A
1. Write short notes on the following in 150 words
each : 4×5=20
(a) Figures of speech
(b) Expository prose
(c) Differences between biography and
autobiography
(d) Letter writing as a form of prose.
[ 2 ] BEGE-141
Section—B
2. Answer any two of the following in about
300 words each : 2×10=20
(a) Write a detailed note on the life of Anne
Frank during the holocaust.
(b) Describe how the natives, the English and
Orwell himself reacted to the shooting of
the elephant.
(c) Describe some of the personalities that
Gandhi interacted with during his stay
with Gokhale.
Section—C
Note : Answer any three of the following questions
in about 600 words each. 3×20=60
3. The essay ‘On Seeing England for the First
Time’ is laced with sarcasm and irony as well
as pathos. Do you agree ? Give a reasoned
answer.
[ 3 ]
4. Comment on the significance of the title
‘Misery’ by Anton Chekhov.
5. Describe in your own words Russell’s childhood
after reading his Autobiography.
6. Laurence’s speech displays both her sense of
humour and pathos. Do you agree ? Give
reasons for your answer.
7. Explain the miserable condition of the Blacks in
America as portrayed in ‘Twelve Million Black
Voices’.