BBM 2nd Semester
English II Board Question Paper 2022

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Office of the Dean
April 2022
Full Marks:60 Pass Marks:30 Time:3 Hrs.
BBM /
Second Semester /
ENG 212:
English II

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as for as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks

Long Answer Questions
Section "A"

Brief Answer Questions

[6 × 1 = 6]
1.

Read the following and add periods, commas and capital letters where necessary.

when we are born into family unit or brought into it through adoption or as a step-child we take a certain place in the family hierarchy we become only child oldest child middle child or youngest child the first and most obvious effect of taking a certain position in the family is the relationship we have with respect to the people already there

2.

Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of verb in parenthesis.

a. Politics (has / have) never made much sense to me.
b. Neither of my brothers (have / has) the time to help me.
c. Either my sister or my parents (plans / plan) to watch my house while I'm gone.

3.

What are 'Following and Flouting' conventions?

4.

Rearrange the following information to make a complete sentence.

a. his / doesn't / brush / he / after meals / always / teeth/
b. time / at home / have / seldom / on weekdays / lunch / I / to cook].

5.

Suggest the proverbial meanings for the following:

a. Lions only roar when they are hungry.
b. Fasten your seat-belt before take-off.

6.

Rewrite the sentences using the given modifiers.

a. (Nearly) I took most of the students three hours to write their compositions.
b. (that was so difficult) The student did not appreciate another assignment from the teacher.

Section "B"

Short Answer Questions

[6 × 3 = 18]
7.

Do you agree with Dr. Peale that our lives would be happier if we all had better manner? Explain.

8.

What didn't George Ramsay like about his brother Tom? Do you feel the same way about Tom?

9.

What did Dr. King mean when he said, "Justice is invisible" in the essay "The Trumpet of Conscience"?

10.

Can you be as good friends with someone from another culture as with someone from your own culture? Why? Why not?

11.

Does the article titled HOW Birth Order Influences your Life Adjustment make sense to you? Do you find it logical? Why?

12.

Characterize the old judge in the story The Lion's Hair?

Section "C"

Long Answer Questions

[4 = 24]
13.

Is new technology always beneficial to a low income generating country such as Nepal? Why or why not?

14.

Do women make friends more easily than men do? It is believed that they know how to be better friends than men do? Explain your point of view.

15.

List the allusions used in the poem The Lunatic and explain each of them briefly.

16.

What are 'live' and 'dead' metaphors? When does a metaphor become 'dead'? What does the word 'halo' suggest in the sentence "The rock singer sang in a halo of spotlight"?

Section "D"

Analytical Answer Question

[1 × 12 = 12]
17.

Are there universal good manners? In other words, is there a core of good manners that polite people of all countries recognize? Or are good manners different for each individual culture? Explain with examples.