Symbol No........ RE-101 E
SUB:COMPULSORY ENGLISH
Reading and Writing (Written Test)
Candidates are required to give their answer according to the given instructions.
Time: 2 hrs. 15 minutes Full Marks: 75
1. Read the text and do the task.
Did I Miss Anything?
Nothing. When we realized you weren't here we sat with our hands folded on our desks
in silence, for the full two hours.
Everything. I gave an exam worth
40 per cent of the grade for this term
and assigned some reading due today
on which I'm about to hand out a quiz worth 50 per cent Nothing.
None of the content of this course has value or meaning
Take as many days off as you like: any activities we undertake as a class
I assure you will not matter either to you or me and are without purpose
Everything. A few minutes after we began last time a shaft of light suddenly descended and an angel or other heavenly being appeared and revealed to us what each woman or man must do to attain divine wisdom in this life and the hereafter
This is the last time the class will meet before we disperse to bring the good news to all people on earth.
Nothing. When you are not present how could something significant occur?
Everything. Contained in this classroom
is a microcosm of human experience assembled for you to query and examine and ponder
This is not the only place such an opportunity has been gathered
but it was one place
And you weren't here
Tom Wayman
A. Answer the following questions in short.
5x1=5
a) What did the students do in the absence of their teacher?
b) What does the speaker blame in the third stanza?
c) What did the angel reveal in the classroom?
d) What is assembled in the classroom?
e)Which class is considered as the last class?
To be contd...
