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DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING, , English for Communication - I, Model Question Paper, PART A, I Read the following excerpts and answer the questions that follow:, , 1. ‘You can’t get out of it now. You dragged me in while I was passing.’ The, astrologer shivered in his grip; and his voice shook and became faint. ‘Leave, me today. I will speak to you tomorrow.’ The other thrust his palm in his face, and said, ‘Challenge is challenge. Go on. Shall I succeed in my present search, or not? Answer this and go., , a) “The astrologer shivered in his grip.” Change this sentence in to present, tense. qd), , b) What is the challenge thrown by the client to the astrologer? (2), , c) “The face is the index of the mind.” How far is the proverb true with, regard to the strategy employed by the astrologer in his business? (3), , 2. “Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house is in the village though;”, , a). Write a synonym for woods. qd), b). Why does he mention that the owner’s house is in the village? (2), c). Describe how the woods attract the poet. (3), , 3. The peasants came like swarms of flies, and buzzed the name of God a hundred times, to paralyse the Evil One., , a) What is the figure of speech in the line” The peasants came like swarms of, flies’? qd), , b) Who is the evil one and why? (2), , c) Comment on the attitude of the peasants as narrated inthe poem. (3), , 4. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market, who sold vegetables and meat — negotiating until one’s face burned with the, silent knowledge of being poor., , a) Use the word negotiate in a sentence of your own. (), b) Why did Della save pennies? (2), c) Examine the significance and appropriateness of the title of the story ‘The, Gift of the Magi’? (3)