Bankura University 4th Semester AEC Question Paper 2025
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PKG ENGLISH STUDY CENTRE
Subject: English – 4th Semester (AEC) Full Marks: 40 Time: 1 Hour
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Section A – Unit I: Critical Reading (15 MCQs)
Francis Bacon – Of Travel
1. According to Bacon, travel is most useful for—
(a) Merchants
(b) Scholars and young men
(c) Politicians
(d) Artists
Ans: (b) Scholars and young men
2. What does Bacon suggest a young man should keep during travel?
(a) A diary
(b) A journal
(c) A map
(d) A notebook
Ans: (b) A journal
3. Which quality does travel develop according to Bacon?
(a) Laziness
(b) Experience and observation
(c) Anger
(d) Pride
Ans: (b) Experience and observation
4. Bacon recommends that young men should travel with—
(a) A servant
(b) A tutor or guide
(c) A friend
(d) Alone
Ans: (b) A tutor or guide
5. In Of Travel, Bacon advises visiting—
(a) Universities, Courts, Churches, Libraries
(b) Markets and shops
(c) Parks and gardens
(d) Houses and villages
Ans: (a) Universities, Courts, Churches, Libraries
Virginia Woolf – Professions for Women
6. Virginia Woolf mainly talks about—
(a) Women’s education
(b) Women entering professions
(c) Women in politics
(d) Women in literature only
Ans: (b) Women entering professions
7. Who is the “Angel in the House” that Woolf refers to?
(a) A female teacher
(b) An imaginary traditional woman figure
(c) A goddess
(d) A journalist
Ans: (b) An imaginary traditional woman figure
8. Woolf killed the “Angel in the House” to—
(a) Become rich
(b) Write freely and honestly
(c) Get married
(d) Escape from family
Ans: (b) Write freely and honestly
9. According to Woolf, which profession was easily open to women in her time?
(a) Law
(b) Medicine
(c) Teaching and Writing
(d) Politics
Ans: (c) Teaching and Writing
10. Woolf’s essay highlights—
(a) Economic struggle
(b) Gender inequality in professions
(c) Political corruption
(d) Travel experiences
Ans: (b) Gender inequality in professions
Frigyes Karinthy – Refund
11. The play Refund is a—
(a) Comedy
(b) Tragedy
(c) Romance
(d) Satire
Ans: (d) Satire
12. The main character in Refund is—
(a) The teacher
(b) The headmaster
(c) The student (Wasserkopf)
(d) The inspector
Ans: (c) The student (Wasserkopf)
13. What does Wasserkopf demand from the school?
(a) A certificate
(b) Refund of his tuition fees
(c) Free education
(d) Scholarship
Ans: (b) Refund of his tuition fees
14. The examiners in Refund plan to—
(a) Fail him
(b) Trick him into passing
(c) Punish him
(d) Ignore him
Ans: (b) Trick him into passing
15. The play Refund criticizes—
(a) The sports system
(b) The exam system and education
(c) Politics
(d) Science
Ans: (b) The exam system and education
Section B – Unit II: Language and Communication (15 MCQs)
16. Intrapersonal communication takes place—
(a) Within one’s own mind
(b) Between two persons
(c) In a group
(d) In the media
Ans: (a) Within one’s own mind
17. Self-talk and imagination are forms of—
(a) Interpersonal communication
(b) Intrapersonal communication
(c) Group communication
(d) Mass communication
Ans: (b) Intrapersonal communication
18. Interpersonal communication means—
(a) Between one person only
(b) Between two or more persons
(c) Broadcasting
(d) Silent thinking
Ans: (b) Between two or more persons
19. A job interview is an example of—
(a) Intrapersonal communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Group communication
(d) Mass communication
Ans: (b) Interpersonal communication
20. Group communication usually involves—
(a) Only one person
(b) Two people
(c) More than two people
(d) A newspaper
Ans: (c) More than two people
21. Which is NOT an example of interpersonal communication?
(a) Telephone call
(b) Chatting on WhatsApp
(c) Silent reading
(d) Face-to-face talk
Ans: (c) Silent reading
22. Formal greeting example is—
(a) Hi!
(b) Good morning, Sir.
(c) Hello buddy!
(d) What’s up?
Ans: (b) Good morning, Sir.
23. Informal conversation happens—
(a) In office meetings
(b) With friends and family
(c) During interviews
(d) In classrooms only
Ans: (b) With friends and family
24. Introducing oneself means—
(a) Talking about others
(b) Giving personal information politely
(c) Giving a speech
(d) Arguing
Ans: (b) Giving personal information politely
25. Which is a polite way to decline an invitation?
(a) I won’t come.
(b) Sorry, I can’t attend due to some work.
(c) No, I’m busy.
(d) Forget it.
Ans: (b) Sorry, I can’t attend due to some work.
26. Taking leave in a formal situation—
(a) Bye-bye
(b) Catch you later
(c) May I take your leave, Sir?
(d) Ok, buddy
Ans: (c) May I take your leave, Sir?
27. Feedback is most immediate in—
(a) Mass communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Intrapersonal communication
(d) Written communication
Ans: (b) Interpersonal communication
28. A WhatsApp group chat is—
(a) Intrapersonal communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
(c) Group communication
(d) Mass communication
Ans: (c) Group communication
29. Which of these is formal communication?
(a) Hi, bro!
(b) Hello, respected Sir.
(c) Yo, what’s up?
(d) Catch you later.
Ans: (b) Hello, respected Sir.
30. Which is the correct sequence according to the number of participants?
(a) Mass → Group → Interpersonal → Intrapersonal
(b) Intrapersonal → Interpersonal → Group → Mass
(c) Interpersonal → Mass → Intrapersonal → Group
(d) Group → Intrapersonal → Interpersonal → Mass
Ans: (b) Intrapersonal → Interpersonal → Group → Mass
Section C – Unit III: Structure of English Language (10 MCQs)
31. Punctuation helps in—
(a) Decorating writing
(b) Clarifying meaning of sentences
(c) Making spelling easier
(d) Memorizing
Ans: (b) Clarifying meaning of sentences
32. Which of these needs a capital letter?
(a) days of the week
(b) common nouns
(c) ordinary adjectives
(d) pronouns except “I”
Ans: (a) days of the week
33. The word rewrite is formed by—
(a) Prefixing
(b) Suffixing
(c) Compounding
(d) Conversion
Ans: (a) Prefixing
34. The word teacher is formed by—
(a) Prefixing
(b) Suffixing
(c) Compounding
(d) Conversion
Ans: (b) Suffixing
35. The word blackboard is an example of—
(a) Prefixing
(b) Compounding
(c) Conversion
(d) Blending
Ans: (b) Compounding
36. The word email (n) → to email (v) is an example of—
(a) Prefixing
(b) Compounding
(c) Conversion
(d) Derivation
Ans: (c) Conversion
37. A proper noun always begins with—
(a) Lower case
(b) A capital letter
(c) A punctuation mark
(d) A hyphen
Ans: (b) A capital letter
38. The mark used at the end of a question is—
(a) Exclamation mark
(b) Comma
(c) Question mark
(d) Colon
Ans: (c) Question mark
39. The word nationality is formed by—
(a) Prefixing
(b) Suffixing
(c) Compounding
(d) Conversion
Ans: (b) Suffixing
40. The word daydream is an example of—
(a) Conversion
(b) Compounding
(c) Prefixing
(d) Blending
Ans: (b) Compounding
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