English Compulsory

Q. No

1. Define the following with examples

Gerund, Participle, modal auxiliary verbs

Q. No

2. Find verbs, adverbs, adjectives and pronouns in the following paragraph.

(6)

Contentment of heart is the ultimate objective a person desires earningly. It is a state of mind and heart

which brings peace and harmony to the inner world of human being. Ages have passed in exploring the

prime source of this contentment but none has been successful in discovering this element. People often

pursue money in order to have satisfaction of heart. Some others seek contentment in knowleder

Precisely, there are a number of professions and fields where a p

on wades into in order to catch the rate

moments of contentment. Today people are passionately waiting for a solu

ution this eternal problem.

Q. No

3. Develop a story of your own using past simple and past continuous tenses.

(G)

Q. No

4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question given at the end)

Though all of us strive to be happy, none are completely happy. Accident spoils our happiness.

Sickness and death often do the same. There are many kinds of illnesses of flesh and spirit which

stand in the way of our attaining complete happiness. No one is secure from them. Besides, one's

happiness does not always depend entirely on one's own actions. As ungrateful child may

destroy the happiness of his father, heartless husband may spoil the life of his wife. Some men

are so sensitive that they do not feel happy unless those around them are also happy. Their

sympathies for those that suffer may be too keen to allow them to be happy. It is also true that

our desires are always in advance of our possessions. We desire many things and as we attain

very few of them, we feel unhappy.

Questions:

1. What is the main cause of our unhappiness?

2. Why sensitive people do not feel happy?

3. Suggest a suitable title for the above passage.

4. Make a précis of the passage given above.