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TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENTOffice of the Dean

2011

Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable

Group A

1. Brief Answer Quesions! "10#1$10%

&. What is common core in terms of varieties of English? ll!strate "ith a sentence of #o!r o"n$

'. %!t the stress mar& ' ( ) *efore the stresse+ s#lla*les in the follo"ing sentence, -e "as sitting on the

"all. *!t fell off an+ *ro&e his leg$

(. Give an e/am0le of a rhetorical 1!estion 'negative)$

). Write a sentence each !sing e/0erience as Co!nt no!n an+ Mass no!n$

e. -o" is tem0orar# state +ifferent from Tem0orar# -a*it?

f. ll!strate "ith t"o sentences the +ifference *et"een 2ole an+ 3tan+ar+$

*. What is 2estrictive mo+ifier? Use it in #o!r o"n sentence$

+. Use the follo"ing Emotive em0hasis 4so5 an+ 4s!ch5 in #o!r o"n sentences$

i. Write sentences "ith the or+ering of elements in terms of fronte+ to0ic, C367 O36A$

,. What is 0ost0onement? %ost0one the em0hatic refle/ive 0rono!n$

Group B

2.2ea+ the follo"ing 0assage for com0rehension an+ ans"er the 1!estions given *elo", "-#2$10%

nformation technolog# is infl!encing the "a# man# of !s live an+ "or& to+a#$ We !se the internet to loo& an+

a00l# for 8o*s. sho0. con+!ct research. ma&e airline reservation. an+ e/0lore areas of interest$ We !se e9mail an+

the internet to comm!nicate instantaneo!sl# "ith frien+s an+ *!siness associates aro!n+ the "orl+$ Com0!ters are

common0lace in homes an+ the "or&0lace$

Altho!gh the n!m*er of internet !sers is gro"ing e/0onentiall# each #ear. most of the "orl+:s 0o0!lation

+oes not have access to com0!ters or the internet$ Onl# ; 0ercent of the 0o0!lation in +evelo0ing co!ntries are

connecte+ to tele0hones$ Altho!gh more than 0ercent

have 0ersonal com0!ters at home an+ >; 0ercent have internet access$ The lac& of "hat most of !s "o!l+ consi+er

a *asic comm!nications necessit# the tele0hone +oes not occ!r 8!st in +evelo0ing nations$ On some Native

American reservations onl# ;@ 0ercent of the resi+ents have a tele0hone$ The move to "ireless connections ma#

eliminate the nee+ for tele0hone lines. *!t it +oes not remove the *arrier to e1!i0ment costs$

Who has internet access? Fift# 0ercent of the chil+ren in !r*an ho!sehol+s "ith an income over B.@@@ have

internet access. com0are+ "ith > 0ercent of the chil+ren in lo"9income. r!ral ho!sehol+s$ Nearl# half of college9

e+!cate+ 0eo0le have internet access. com0are+ to ; 0ercent of those "ith onl# some high school e+!cation$ Fort#

0ercent of ho!sehol+s "ith t"o 0arents have access7 0ercent of female. single90arent ho!sehol+s +o$ Thirt#

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0ercent of "hite ho!sehol+s. 0ercent of *lac& ho!sehol+s. an+ 0ercent of -is0anic ho!sehol+s have access$

Teens an+ chil+ren are the t"o fastest gro"ing segments of internet !sers$ The +igital +ivi+e *et"een the

0o0!lations "ho have access to the internet an+ information technolog# tools is *ase+ on income race. e+!cation.

ho!sehol+ t#0e. an+ geogra0hic location$ Onl# ; 0ercent of the r!ral 0oor. r!ral an+ central cit# minorities.

#o!ng ho!sehol+ers7 an+ single 0arent female ho!sehol+s are connecte+$ Another 0ro*lem that e/acer*ates these

+is0arities is that African9Americans$ -is0anics. an+ Native Americans hol+ fe" of the 8o*s in information

technolog#$ Women hol+ a*o!t >@ 0ercent of these 8o*s an+ are receiving fe"er than @ 0ercent of the com0!ter

science +egrees$ The res!lt is that "omen an+ mem*ers of the most o00resse+ ethnic gro!0s are not eligi*le for

the 8o*s "ith the highest salaries at gra+!ation$ accala!reate can+i+ates "ith +egrees in com0!ter science "ere

offere+ the highest salaries of all ne" college gra+!ates in


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(. 4 move+ here t"o #ears ago5$ 'in+irect s0eech)

). The man sa" "as "earing a hat$ 'time "hen)

e. The *oo& is interesting$ 'short affirmation)

5. Divi+e the follo"ing sentences into Tine9*o!n+aries an+ 0!t 2ising ' J ). falling ' J ) or Fall92ise ' KJ ) tones

accor+ingl# on the n!cle!s$ "-%

&. -e o0ene+ the +oor an+ "al&e+ straight in

'. The 0olice ho"ever tho!ght she "as g!ilt#$

(. Di+ an# st!+ents t!rn !0?

). O*vio!sl# the# e/0ecte+ !s to *e on time$

e. The government in Mr$ -o"ell:s vie" m!st ens!re that "e have eno!gh energ#$

8. n the follo"ing sentences the negative "or+ is a00lie+ not to *e ver*. *!t to the 0hrase on 0art of a 0hrase$

Un+erline the sco0e of negation an+ re"rite the sentences so as to ma&e the meaning clear. "-%

&. The# sta#e+ at a not ver# !nattractive hotel$

'. The anno!ncement "as follo"e+ *# not !ne/0ecte+ silence$

(. We not infre1!entl# go a*roa+$

). 3he re0lie+ "ith not a moment:s hesitation$

e. The# o"ne+ t"o not ver# fierce +ogs$

9. Give one e/am0le each 'sentence) for the follo"ing$ "-%

&. %resent Event

'. Degree "ith limit "or+s

(. Tactf!l +isagreement

). Ne!tral volition

e. 2e0orte+ comman+

f. 2eform!lation 'lin&ing signals)

*. 3!*stit!tion

+. Time When '0re0osition)

i. Emotive em0hasis 'e/citement)

,. Omission 'to infinitive cla!se)

:. Lin& the follo"ing sentences *# !sing 'A) co9or+ination. ') s!*or+ination. an+ 'C) A+ver*ial lin&$ "-%

&. %!t that &nife a"a#$ Yo! "ill c!t #o!rself$

'. The 0atient:s life "as e**ing a"a# slo"l#$ -e t!rne+ his tho!ghts to his "ife an+ chil+ren$

(. t "as raining har+$ The t"o ca0tains +eci+e+ that the 0itch "as 0la#a*le$

). The# ma# com0lain$ The# haven:t sai+ an#thing$

e. -is a0olog# ma# *e !tterl# sincere$ +on:t thin& it "ill *e acce0te+$

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