BBS First Year _ New Course Question

  Level: BBS First Year 


Compulsory English


Course No. 201


Attempt all the questions


Group A




1. Rewrite the following sentences. 5


a. Everyone …… (has/have) problems in their life. Countries also ……

(has/have) problems, and so …… (do/does) the world. One of the greatest

problems …… (is/are) the growing population. The population in some

countries …… ( is/are) huge.


b. A number of my friends …… (love/loves) riding bicycles, but neither my

brother nor my sister …… (own/owns) a cycle. At 4 o’clock, either my

mother or father …… (is/are) coming to pick me up in a car.


c. The pair of shoes on the floor …… (is/are) mine. The shoes …… (was/

were) made in China.



2. Use the following words to complete the given sentences. 5

Which, whose, whom, which, what


a. ............. cut Roshan's hair?


b  .............. book is left in the class?


c .............. house does he want to buy?


d .................... do you think the Cowboys will hire as a placekicker?


e................ was the option to clear the dues?




3. Answer the question:  5


a. Define Brochures


b. What is a press release?


c. What is grammar?


d. What is the subject-verb agreement?


e. What are the transitions, give some example?




4. Create a Memo to inform all the staff to inform them about the annual meeting and explain what is memo. 5


5. What is Resume? 5


6. Prepare a brochure of your college. 10


7. Define advertisements. What are its objectives? 5


8. Define Sign, signal and symbol. 5




                                             Group B


9. Write a paragraph on the impact of the corona virus formulating a thesis statement. 7


10. Prepare a checklist of questions for probing. 6


11. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions. 6


Perhaps city residents and wild animals were never meant to go together, even in zoos. Recently a visitor to a large city zoon, ignoring all fences and warning signs put his arm into the cage of a six-year-old polar bear. Perhaps the man wanted to feed the bear, or touch him, or even tease him. But the bear, basically the citizen of the wilds, almost instantly sprang forward and sank his teeth into the man's hand. As the man screamed for help, and the bear's keeper tried to get the bear under control, the bear sucked in more of the man's arm. Finally, a policeman had to shoot and kill the bear so that the man's arm could be released- which it was. Thus,  there was the killing of a polar bear and the wounding of a city denizen, two animals who were meant to be residents of their own worlds, not each other's.


a. Extract the topic sentence in the paragraph above.


b. Is there more than one main idea in this paragraph?


c.In your own words explain why the incident supports the topic sentences.


12. Rewrite the following paragraph, remove any material that is not part of the main lead slated in the topic sentence. Add facts, examples, incidents, definitions, comparisons, and contrasts to develop the graph more fully. 6


 People can take many steps to reduce the stress produced by their hurried lifestyle. For example, physical exercise such as jogging, swimming, or playing tennis is an excellent method for relieving muscle tension and using nervous energy. Such exercise also strengthens the heart, improves blood circulation, and helps with eight control. Another way to reduce stress is by doing deep-breathing exercises a few times each day: slowly inhaling and exhaling helps the body relax as the mind rids itself of troublesome thoughts. People who use these methods often experience a feeling of well-being that improves the overall quality of their lives.


                                             Group C


 Answer any three of the following questions  3*10=30


13. Rogers begins her essay with a description of garbage trucks collecting trash. What specific things does she describe? How does this description establish the context for the rest of the essay? Why GROWS landfill is aptly named and what is the repressed question Roger talks about? ( The Hidden Life of Garbage)


14.  Why does Mukharjee's sister feel used? Why does she say that America has "changed its rules in midstream"? In what ways are two sisters different? ( Two Ways to belong to America)


15. What is Engber's purpose in the essay Let Them Drink Water? what is the public's attitude toward taxing junk food and soda? What is ironic about so many advocates for healthy eating.


16. What is Sandra Cisneros's thesis in "Only Daughters"? What incidents and details support this thesis?


17. How does government define work? What kind of work Martha Smith do? Why aren't her survivors entitled to a death benefits?( My Mother Never Worked)

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