Functional English BSIT 1st Term Past Paper 2017 UOS
University of Sargodha
BS 1st Term Examination 2017
Subject: IT
Paper: Functional English (New Scheme) (ENG-2411)
Time Allowed: 2:30 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
OBJECTIVE (Compulsory)
Q 1 Answer the following questions. Each question carries equal marks. (32)
- What are WH words?
- What are ‘antonyms’?
- How would you define ‘relative pronoun’?
- What is the function of ‘conjunction’?
- What is the difference between ‘Gerund’ and ‘Participle’?
- Give any two rules for spelling structure.
- Differentiate between ‘regular’ and ‘irregular verb’.
- What is ‘modal verb’? How is it different from other ‘helping verbs’?
- Differentiate between ‘transitive’ and ‘intransitive verb’.
- Define ‘Exclamatory Sentence’.
- Differentiate between ‘qualitative’ and ‘quantitative adjectives’.
- What is the difference between ‘colon (:)’ and ‘semi-colon (;)’?
- What is ‘subjunctive mood’?
- How would you define ‘noun clause’?
- Differentiate between ‘reflexive’ and ’emphatic’ pronouns.
- How ‘concrete noun’ is different from ‘abstract noun’?
SUBJECTIVE
Note: Attempt ONE question.
Q 2 Define Noun. Write a note on the kinds of Noun. Illustrate your answer with examples.
Q 3 Define Parts of Speech. Write a detailed note on Types of Verbs. Give examples to justify your argument.
Note: Attempt any TWO questions.
Q 4 Identify which part of speech each of the following underlined words belongs to. (16×2)
- I am working in Microsoft Corporation.
- He is playing cricket in the vast playground.
- I advised him not to tell a lie.
- Walking on the grass is forbidden.
- She is fond of listening to old film songs.
- Soaring prices affect the quality of goods.
- Where there is a will there is a way.
- All that glitters is not gold.
Q 5 Punctuate the following paragraph and rewrite it on your answer sheets.
winston is one of the most laid-back people i know he is tall and slim with black hair and he always wears a t-shirt and black jeans his jeans have holes in them and his baseball boots are scruffy too he usually sits at the back of the class and he often seems to be asleep however when the exam results are given out he always gets an “A” i don’t think hes as lazy as he appears to be