Compulsory English -11(1424)
Level: Bachelor
Passing Marks : 100
ASSIGNMENT # 2
(Unit 1-4)
Q: 1 Read pages 1-14 carefully and answer the quetions given below
Answer:-
1. How are lions similar to Cats ? In what ways?
Ans: They both belong to the Fellidae family. Both covered with soft fur and long whiskers on the face. Both meat eating mammals and well coordinated2. How are lions different from cats. 1n what ways?
Ans:lions are large fierce, powerful boosts and look frightened while cats are small, quite, gentle and domesticated look wise.3. What are the similarities and differences between the two animals? Liomas and camel
Ans:The two animals have much in common .Both Belong to same class of animals.Both are hooted and four legged Both can he bad tempered. They used for transportation of men and goods in dry regions They can Iive without water for several weeks. Camels are large and have one or two humps on their back. Liomass are small and have no humps.Camels kick and bite when they are angry and liomass spit on their enemy.4- write the four differences between Moth and butterfly ?
Ans:
1-Moths are active at night but butterflies at day.
2-Moths spread their wings at the time of rest and butterflies hold their wings out.
3-Their antennae are also different.
4-The bodies of moths are thick and butterflies are thin.
Q:2 Read about the text title on "what's good for you (as given) on pages 161-162 carefully and
complete exercise 7(given on pages 162 - 163
Answer:
I think this is good contrast essay because it is describing differences of declared it as contrast essay.
1. Fresh food is highest in nutrition and frozen food is not.
2. Frozen food is safer cleaner and easily accessible, where fresh food is not
3. Fresh food has great flavour whereas frozen food has not a lot of flavour
4. Fresh food is available at affordable rates when frozen food is costly.
5. Fresh food easily avaliable everywhere but even food available only is exclusive stores.
Q:3 Read about “Comparison and Contrast (at green an Pages 147-149) carefully and do complete
Exercise 1 (given on Page 150)?
Ans:
1- Shagufta loves cats .Her Husband hates them.
Shagufta loves cats Wherease her Husband hates them.
2-The Winters in Muree are cold and snowy .The summers are pleasant and breezy.
The Winters in Muree are cold and snowy as opposed to the summers are pleasant and breezy.
3- Suleman speaks English very well .His wife speaks it poorly.
Suleman speaks English very well but his wife speaks it poorly.
4-Allama Iqbal University is located in Islamabad .Fatima Jinnah Women university is in Islamabad.
Allama Iqbal University is located in Islamabad on the other hand Fatima Jinnah Women university is in Islamabad.
5- Most of the earth is covered by water .The surface of moon is entirely dry
Most of earth is covered by water wherease the surface of moon is entirely dry. 6-Bobby weighs 150 pounds.His friend jeddy weighs 200 pounds.
Bobby weighs 150 pounds but his friend jeddy weighs 200 pounds
Q: 4 Read about "Academic Reading" on pages 183-185.Now briefly Explain the following terms...........................examples.
Ans:For answer click on this link
Academic readig,reading tech..........
Q#5 Read about the story titled as *A Merchant and his servant* on Pages 235-236 Now complete Exercise 7 (only Section I that is filling out the chart) given on Page 144
Ans:
1-Why was the servant frightened?
The servant was frightened becuuse he thought that death has come to take him and that he wiIl die
2- What did the servant think would have happened to him if the woman had laid her hand on him?
Ans: The servant thought that if the woman had laid her hand on him.she would either harm him and he would immediately die.
3: How did the servant recognise the woman?
Ans: When the servant was seriously sick with fever two years ago and was nearly dying he must have either seen her (death) in his dream or have actually seen her.. And then once again when a mad man threw a knife at him that nearly killed him at that time too he had seen this woman. So the servant knew that she was actually the angel of death.
4 :What did the woman mean when she said to the merchant that she did not intend to take the servant in Baghdad as she was expecting him in Samara tonight?
Ans: The woman who is the angel of death told the merchant that his servant has to actually die In Samara and not in Baghdad to every time she come across him. She was surprised that how come the servant in Baghdad as she was expecting to take him far that the servant will die) in samara .
5: What is the main point of this story?
Ans: The main point of this story is that God plans everything. There is a time and place for everything even death. Although the servant was close to dying when he was sick and when a knife struck him that was not his time to die. No one can avoid death, it has to eventually come one cannot run away from it.
Q# 6 Carefully read the text as the life in the indus valley" (as given on Pages 238-243) Now complete exercise 9 (only Section I that is filling out the chart) given on page 244
Answer:Part 1: We hope that you have learnt about the features of the Indus Valley civilization from lndartises experiences. Now you will use the information from the story to help you complete the following table
Ans:
Home Buildings Transport Trade
Me baked day bricks with Baked day bricks with Bullok,carts copper,gold
strong wooden beams to large bath rooms and boats and ships timber,
support its flat root arranged lanes pottery
Employment skills Religions Clothes
Trade pottery citadel jigging cresses
jewlery making with beads jewlery
Part 2
Read these lines from the story and then for each quitation try and infer what is trying to tell us.
1-Why the Indus valley which once so fertile and prosperous has now become a barren desert?
Ans: Due to winding and dryer Indus this valley turned into desert.
2- What does the writer mean by this expression they could travel as slow as their slowest cart7
Ans:The writer means that they had to follow the slowest cart become of their luggage. They had no choice.
3-Why was Indrati upset to see the birds? What thought made her sad?
Ans: She thought that these people of ship will eat these birds.
4-What was the religious significance of the great bath? What did people think about the water?
Ans: The people used it for religious purpose because they believed that the water is great purifies.
5- Why did indrati's father Avara wear seal around his neck?What was it's use or importance in those ancient times.
Ans:Avara went in search of his seal and carefully arranged it around his neck, every trader had to have one- It was like a signature.It showed importance in the community
6- In the story " life in the indus valley "you learned why birds were taken...........birds?
Ans: The latest technology has replaced the birds.Computerized compasses work as travel guide for ships now a days.
7- The towns of the indus......................this view
Ans: There are many places where author proffered Indus valley in others, as where he told that they can see in light of early morning. It means there was no pollution. The buddings, the sewerage system and coastal area. Anyone prefer this place.
Q 7 Read about 'Denotation and Connotation given on Pages 249 - 260 .Now carefully define the following terms with appropriate examples
1. Positive connotation2. Negative connotation
3 Denotation
4. Thesaurus
5. Dictionary
Answer:- ’
1. Positive connotation
Positive connotation means the meaning of a word we commonly understand in good shades far example
1 am proud to be a Pakistani"
“Proud word is used here in good shade It is called positive connotation.
2. Negative connotation
Negative connotation means, the meaning of a word we commonly understand in bad shades.
for example “He a proud far his wealth'
The word proud used here in bad shades, this kind of connotation coded Negative connotation.
3. Denotation
Denotation means the real and diction meaning of a word.Which
can be varified by any dictionay,for example we used different words for a fat man ,as fluffy,chubby,unshaped and heavy.But "fat" is the actual word which actual meaning is overweight person according dictionary.
4-Thesaurus
This is the dictionary which has many synonyms meaning of a word.For example a word "proud" used in different shades like,feeling goods,prejudice feeling,and many
5-Dicianctionary
This is the dictionary which has many synonyms meaning of word it pronounciation and sound.It can be in two languages oxford and twentieth century dictionaries are famous
Q# 8 Keeping in mind the definition ............page 270
Ans:1- politician statements
2- chef cook
3- old age golden years
4- woman lady
5- boss superior
6- job career
7- Doctor physician
8- rich wealthy
9- taste flavour
10- car technician car mechanic
12- chauffeur driver
Q: 9 Select your favourite English newspaper and carefully....................309
Ans:Name of Newspaper page Number
International News 3
sports story 5
Tv listing 4
crossword puzzle 4
Job advertisement 4
Entertainment News 3
Stock Market rates 6
Crime News 6
Education News 2
Q:10 Write a letter to the editor of your favourite English daily and point out one burning issue of your city
Ans:For Ans click on this linkLetter to editor
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