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PROGRAMME

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ASSTG]\MENT
(for July,2013 & January, 2tll4 Sessions)

EEG-01/BEGElO1
ELE,CTIVE COURSE IN EI{GLISH

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School of Humanities

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Maidan Garhio New Delhi-l10068

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Elective Course in English

From Language to Literature (EEG-01/BEGE-I 0l)

Programme: BDI
Course Code: EEG-01/BE(;E-1 01
Dear Studento
You will have one assignment for the Elective Course in English EEG-01/REGIj-101. w'hich
rvill be a J'utor Markeo Assignment (TMA) and will carty 100 marks. lt will be based on hlcicks
l-7.

Aims: This assignment is concerned mainly with assessing your application and undcrsLanding
o1'the course material. You are not required to reproduce chunks of infbrmation fiont, tirt- course
material but to use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acqr-rircd dr-rring thc
course of study. This assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your perfbrmance.
Instructions: Before attempting the questions please read the following instructions carefirlll.

1.

2.
3.

Read the detailed instructions about the assignments given in the Programme Guide lbr
Elective Courses.
Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right urrncl ol-1he
first page o{'your response sheet(s).
Write the Course Title, Assignment Number and Name of the Study Centre you are attached
to in the centre of the first page of your response sheet(s).

'I'he top of the first page

of your response sheet should look like this:

Enrollment No.:

Name:
Address:

Date:.

(lourse Titlc:
Assignment N
Study Centre:

4. .Llse only

fbolscap size paper for your response and tag all the Pages carefully.

5. Write the relevant question number with each answer.

6. You should write in your own handwriting.
2

7.

Submission: T'he completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator .o1- the Study
Centre allotted to you by 31't March, 2014 (for July,2013 Session) and 30th Sept.,2014
(for January,2014 Session). Please read the instructions given in the Programme Guide.

Now read the following guidelines carefully before answering the questions.

GUIDELINES FOR TMAS

You r.nill trnd it useful to keep rhe following points in mind:

Planning:
Read the assignment carefully. Go through the units on which they are based. Make some
points regarding each question and then rearrange these in a logical order. Ancl plcase write
the answers in your own words. Do not reproduce passages from the units.

2.

Organisation:
Be a little more selective and analytic before drawing up a rough outline of yor-rr answer. ln
an essay-type question, give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusiot-l. l'he
introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the question and how you proposc to
develop it. The conclusion must summarise your response to the question. in the course of
your answer, you may like to make references to other texts or critics as this will add some
depth to your analysis.

'

Make sure that your answer:

a) is logical and coherent;

b)

has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;

c) is written correctly giving adequate

d)

3.

consideration

to your

expression, slyle and

presentation;
does not exceed the number of words indicated in your question.

Presentation:
Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the flnal version lbr
submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasize.

You may be aware that you need to submit your assignment before you can appear for the
Term End Exams. Please remember to keep a copy of your completed assignment, just in
case the one you submitted is lost in transit.
Good luck with your work!

Note:

Remember the submission of assignment is precondition aJ'permission oJ'appeoring in exsminulion.

In exanun[llotl.
in lime vou will nol be allowed to
Ituve nol submitled llte

If

Nou

ELECTIVE COURSE IN ENGLTSH

Assignment
(Based on Blocks 1-7)

Course Code: EEG-01/BEG tr-1 01

Assignment Code: EEG-01 /BEGE-l 0 1 /TNtA/20 I 3 -29 1 4

Maximum Marks:
t. State the distinguishing features of literary writing by citing examples and
cliscussing them. 450 words (You may give the sources.)
2.

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

100

(20)

(8)

(i) l'he Parliament deliberated

the subject of Rape Laws
six hours.
(ii) The Sun seemed hidden
a thick cloud.
(iii) Almost immediately a shout of joy broke out all directions.
(iv) Wonren and children left their work or their play and ran
the open to see tl'ic
unfamiliar sight.

(v) T'hey' r,vere the harbingers sent _ survey the land.

tril \\c l.oked up
ourr.rork and wondered _ it was goingto rain.
J.

Make four words using the prefix 'dis' as displeasure.

(1)

4.

Make three sentences using self reflexive pronouns. Such as 'Ram is an

important evidence in the case. He has filed the FIR'.

(3)

5.

Make five sentences usingphrasal verbs.

(s)

6.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

'lhere is a very interesting mechanism that the universe

has to help you make
spontaneously correct choices. The mechanism has to do with sensations in your
body. Your body experiences two kinds of sensations: one is a sensation of comfbrt.
the other is a sensation of discomforf. At the moment you consciousiy make a choice.
pay attention to your body and ask your body, "lf I make this choice, what happer.rs?"
Il your body sends a message of comfort, that's the right choice. If your body sends
a message of discomfofi, then it's not the appropriate choice.
Iior some people the message of comfort and discomfon is in the area of the solar
plexus. but for most people it's in the area of the heart. Consciously pr-rt your attention
in the hearl and ask your heart what to do. Then wait lor the response a physical
response in the form of a sensation. It may be the.faintest level of feeling but it's thcre.
in y our body.
4

(i)
(ii)
(iiij

Write down the main ideas in the passage in your own words.
Make sentences with the following:
interesting mechanism, solar plexus, physical response, faintest feeling,
sensations
What does

"lf I make this choice, what

(l 0)

happens?,, mean?

7.

Write a passage using rhetorical devices on

8.

Read the fbllowing poem and answer questions that fbllow:

(1)

(2)

person, idea or ideology. (300 wor<ls)

(20)

I remember the night my mother

was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
to crawl beneath a sack of rice.

.
'

Parting with his poison ---- f'lash

of devilish rail in the dark room ---he risked the rain again
the peasants came like swarms of flies
and buzzed the name of God a hundred
1imes

to paralyze the Evil One.

(i) Why had the scorpion taken shelter under the sack of rice?
(ii) Explain lines 5-6 above.
(iii) Identify the figure of speech in line 8.
(iv) What is the point of using the word ,buzzed,?
(v) comment on any other poem you have read with a similar theme.

(2)
(s)
(3)
(1)
(l 0)