PRESTON TERMINAL UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION Islamabad — Kohat ~ Peshawar ~ Lahore “SS student Name: Re eg. No? Course Code: MT 3242 Course Title: English Composition Program: BS (Mathemtiacs) Semester: Spring 2014 This is a three-hour examination and consists of review questions only. You may attempt not more than four review questions. Qua) » Q2a) b) Q3a) ») Q4a) b) Q5a) b) Q6a) b) Q7a) b) ‘What are some of the subject that Shakespeare wrote about? Why was Hollywood chosen as a natural place for making movies? ‘What kinds of songs were the basis of Jazz? Who sang them? Where? How did the early jazz musicians extend the range of their horns? ‘What are the some of the uses which have made English an international language? Are there many differences between the written and spoken forms of your language? If so describe some of the differences. What are the some of the words and expressions in your language that you think might well be adopted by English, or have already been adopted? What are some of the words and expressions in English that you think might be / have been usefully borrowed by your language? Discuss the two well defined speech types in Australian English. All languages change with the passage of time. Make a list of words in your language tht are “new words”. Make another list of old words — words that you might hear, but that you would recognize as. old fashioned. What is a suburb? What effect did the automobile have on the city suburbs? ‘What is average age at which young people get married in your country? At wha age do you plan to get married? Justify your answer with the valid arguments. How many distinct regions is your country divided into? Are the differences between these regions great or small? In what ways do the regions differ from each other? ‘What is the difference between a Grammar School, Technical School and Modern School? What are the differences between the single-track system and the two-track system?PRESTON TERMINAL UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION Islamabad — Kohat ~ Peshawar - Lahore Reg. No, Course Code: MT 3242 Course Title: Engiish Composition Program: BS (Mathematics) Semester: Fall 2013 This is a three-hour examination and consists of review questions only. ‘You may attempt not more than four review questions. Q.l.a) Why did the talkies bring in new actors and cause the retirement of others? b) What are some of the subjects Shakespeare wrote about? Q2.) What events did the brass bands play at? b) What and why was there an increased demand for stalker buildings in the United States? What limited the height of buildings before the development of the steel frame? Q.3.) Do you have one national language, or do you have several? What is the name of the language you speak? Is itthe same as the name of your people? b) What do Quirk and Marckwardt say about word order in English? Is it an essential part of the grammar? Does it differ much between British and American English? Q4a) Name three groups of immigrants who have contributed to the vocabulary of American English? Give examples of words borrowed from each. ) Discuss the two well-defined speech types in Australian English. What are they called? What does the division between these types correspond to? Which of the two types is most distinctive and which is eloser to British English? Q5.a) What are the three periods in the history of the English language? What period does King Alfred belong to? Chaucer? Shakespeare? b) What effects did the automobile have on hotels? On stores in the heart of town? Q.6 a) What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of early marriage? b) Why can Canada be governed only in sprit of compromise? What makes the Canadian recognizably different from a citizen of the United States? Q7a) Do students have a choice as to the type of Secondary school they will attend? It not, how are they assigned toa school? b) What are the differences between the single-track system and the two-track system?(=5-"| PRESTON ‘TERMINAL UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION Islamabad — Kohat ~ Peshawar ~ Lahore ae student Name: Reg. No: Course Code: MT 3242 Course Title: English Composition BS (Mathematics) Spring 2013 This is a three-hour examination and consists of review questions only. ‘You may attempt not more than four review questions. Q.L.a) What are the names of your favourite movies? Write a note on one of them. 'b) What are the names of some of Shakespeare’s characters? Is their appeal English or international? Why? Q2.a) What other influences besides the African drumming style can be found in Jazz? b) Describe a kind of architecture that is typical of your country or region. Q3.a) The author says there is danger in saying “If B then A.” What is the danger? ©) What do Quirk and Marekwardt say about world order in English? Q4a) What are the two other European languages that the frontiersmen met in their journey across the continent? What are some of the words borrowed form these languages? b) What reasons are given for the uniformity of Australian speech? Q5.a) There were four invasions of the island of Britain after the Celts settled there. Who made the invasions? What languages did they speak? 'b) What effects did the automobile have on hotels? On stores in the heart of town’ Q6.) In what ways is the home “both a beloved shelter and a heavy weight”? b) What are the five Canada? Describe them in detail. Q.7.a) What is the difference between a Grammar school, a Technical school, and a Modern school? 'b) What are the differences between the single-track system and the two-track system?