Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
(Established by Government of Gujarat)
'Jyotirmay' Parisar, Opp. Balaji Temple,
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,
Chharodi, Ahmedabad-382 481
E-mail: [email protected] Website : www.baou.edu.in
January-2016
Bachelor’s Degree Programme :-(B.D.P.)
FEG-01
FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH (FEG-01)
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
 Students have download assignments from University
website.
 It is compulsory to submit assignments to appear for exam.
Exam form will not be accepted form will not be accepted
from the student who has not submitted assignment on or
before given date.
 Last date of submission of prepared assignments to study
center is 30/12/2016.Afer this date, assignments will not be
accepted.
 It is compulsory to collect receipt of submission of
assignments from the study center.
 Make sure to collect your evaluated assignments from your
study center with evaluation sheet.
 Students can check their assignments marks on university
website.
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FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH-1 (FEG-01)
Programme: BDP/2013
Course Code: FEG-01
Dear Student,
You are required to do one assignment for the foundation Course in English-01. It is a
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and carries 100 marks. It covers four blocks of the course.
Aims:- The TMA is primarily concerned with assessing your proficiency in English. You should
ont reproduce chunks of information from the passage (s) but effectively use the skills of reading
and writing that you may have acquired during the course of study to compose your answers.
These assignments aim to teach as well as to assess your performance.
Guidelines:- You will be required to answer the questions on reading comprehension,
vocabulary, grammar and composition. For the question on transcribing phonetically, you may
consult an appropriate dictonary.
As in day-to-day life, Planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read
the assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some
points regarding each question and then re-arrange them in a logical order. In the essay-type
answer, pay attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to
interpret the given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize
your views on the topic.
Make sure that your answer :
a) is logical
b) is written in simple and correct English
c) does not exceed the number of words indicated in your questons
d) is written neatly and clearly.
ROLL NO:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
DATE:
Mo. No.
_______________________
COURSE TITLE:
ASSIGNMENT:
STUDY CENTRE:
Please remember that it is compulsory to submit your assignment before you can
take the Term End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with
you and to take a receipt from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.
Good Luck,
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Foundation Course in English (FEG-01)
Assignment Code : FEG-01/TMA/2016
Last Date of Submission 30/12/2016 To The Center
Marks: 100
Section – 1 Write descriptive answers of the below given questions (500 words) (2x20 =40)
1. Write a detailed note on grammar and usage of “The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan”
by Agatha Christie.
Or
Discuss in detail Modal Auxiliaries of “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov.
2. Discuss in detail “The Five kinds of Workers” from grammar point of view.
Or
Write a detailed note on dialogue writing method.
Section – 2 Write answers of the below given questions. (300 words) any two. (2x15 = 30)
1. Write a detailed note on the pronunciation in “Tryst with Destiny”.
2. Discuss in detail the use of Tense in “Witches’ Loaves” by O Henry.
3. Write a note on types of sentences in “The Five Kinds of Workers”.
4. Discuss the use of Auxiliaries in Animal Farm by George Orwell .
Section – 3 Write short notes. (any four)
(4x5=20)
1. English Vowels
2. Write five phrases of the type verb + ing + noun (ex – a pressing problem)
3. Write five phrases of verb + ed + noun (ex – a tired man) News items
4. Write a dialogue about expressing Agreement and Disagreement
5. Write a dialogue on accepting invitations
Section – 4 (A)Fill in the blanks with appropriate option.
(1x10=10)
1. With a little efforts you and your wife ------- keep the house clean. (may, can)
2. I ------- leave now; it is getting late. (should, must)
3. You ------- eat better to keep it. (should, must)
4. ------- you mind opening the window? It is too hot in here. (would, could)
5. Why --------- women be paid less than men for doing the same work? (would, should)
(B) Write down the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound used in the following words.
1. Red
2. Foot
3. Neat
4. Sit
5. Said
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