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 F.E.G.-01
Foundation Coure in English
ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS GUIDE (2013-2014)
Disclaimer/Special Note: These are just the sample of the Answers/Solutions to some of the Ques-
tions given in the Assignments. These Sample Answers/Solutions are prepared by Tutor for the help of the
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Q. 1. Read the passage and answer the question that follow:
From...............................................you.
Q. 1. (a) Why does Prof. Kalam think his journey has been incredible?
Ans. Prof. Kalam thinks that his journey was incredible to the island of Rameswaran
because it was related with his ambition and hardwork.

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(b) What according to Prof. Kalam made this incredible journey possible?
Ans. According to Kalam his hardwork and ambition made this incredible journey possible
for him.
(c) “There is nothing mysterious about the abundance in developed nation”.
Discuss this line in the context of the views of Prof. Kalam in this passage.
Ans. Here, Prof. Kalam wants to convey that in the developed nations throughout the
world these are no such abundance of natural beauty if we compare it with the natural beauty
of country like ours.
(d) What is the message that Prof. Kalam’s gives to the youth?
Ans. Prof. Kalam wants to convey that whatever you do or perform must come from the
heart, express your spirit in that and by doing this you can spread love and joy around you.
(e) Give a title to the passage.
Ans. Incredible Journey
(f) Prof. Kalam says’ to know their dreams and tell them that is perfectly all right to
dream of a good life, an abundant life, a life full of pleasures and comforts, and work
for that golden era’. What are your dreams and how do you think you will achieve
them?
Ans. My dream is to live my life peacefully and happily and spreading peace and love in
the society. And be a honest citizen of my country. I dream of becoming a successful
businessman and to remain healthy and wealthy throughout my life.
(g) Pick out the words from the text which mean the same as the following:
hard to believe essential gives, confers
plenty successful, flourishing associated
abundance having no limit simplicity
the vast energy of the universe

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 Ans. (i) incredible; (ii) abundance; (iii) profusion; (iv) embodiment; (v) important; (vi)
prosperous; (vii) desire; (viii) bestows; (ix) enlightened; (x) asceticism;
(h) Pick out the words from the text which mean the opposite of the following:
scarcity prosperous weak
minimum old
Ans. (i) abundance; (ii) abudnant; (iii) Suffering; (iv) Young; (v) Strong;
Ans. 2. (i) temperature; (ii) dry; (iii) clear; (iv) sunny; (v) forecast; (vi) became; (vii) wind;
(viii) blown, (ix) calmand,
(x) strong
Q. 3. Complete the following dialogue. One of you acts as Travel Agent and the
other as the Client. The Client wants to book his train from Delhi to Kolkata and
back. These are his requirments.
Departure date–December 23 (from Delhi to Kolkata)
Return date–December 31 (from Kolkata to Delhi)
Preferred train–Rajdhani Express
No. of passengers–5 adults, one child

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Travel agent : Sir, Good Afternoon, may I help you?
Client : Good afternoon, Sure ?
Travel agent : Certainly sir, May I know your destination please?
Client : From Delhi to Kolkatta and back.
Travel agent : When you want to leave, Sir ?
Client : I’d leave Delhi on Dec. 23 and return on Dec. 31
Travel agent : How many passengers are you ?
Client : There’ll be six of us – 5 adults and one child.
Travel agent : What is the age of that child?
Client : Seven years.
Travel agent : Which sleeper you prefer?
Client : Second A/C sleeper
Travel agent : Which train you prefer.
Client : Rajdhani Express.
Travel agent : May I have the details of the passengers, please?
Client : Certainly, Here it is.
Travel agent : Sir, I’ll just check about the availability.
Client : Thank you and let me know about the confirmation of tickets?
Travel agent : I’ll let you know in an hour.
Client : OK.
Q. 4. Do as directed
(i) Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
After I had mailed the letter, I realized it was unstamped.

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 (was mailing, had mailed, had been mailing, mailed)
I may come to Delhi in February, but I am not very certain about it. (must, will,
can, may).
(ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions to complete the
following text.
The lion safari of Nandan Kanan is the largest one of the country and covers
the area of nearly 20 hectares.
(iii) Rewrite the following in Indirect Speech:
“Keep quite, boys. Do not make a noise,” said the teacher.
I said to the teacher, “Please explain this question to me”.
Ans. The teacher said to boys to keep quiet and do not make a noise.
I said the teacher to explain me the question.
(iv) Telephone wires have been cut. (Change into active voice)
Ans. Telephone wires are cutting.
(v) Shall I ever forget those happy days? (rewrite as declarative sentence)
Ans. I will never forget that happy days.
Q. 5. Combine the following pairs of sentences into a complex sentences by

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changing the sentences in bold into adjective, adverb and noun clauses.
(i) Ramesh stood first in the examination. He is my neighbour.
(ii) We visited Porbandar. Gandhiji was born there.
(iii) The man is a painter. You met him yesterday.
(iv) The match could not be played. It rained heavily.
(v) The bell rang. The children rushed out of the classes.
(vi) We were caught in the rain. We were going to school.
(vii) You are not careful. You will cut your finger.
(viii) He knew this. He had made a mistake.
(ix) He would be absent. He said this.
(x) He is honest. This is known to everbody.
Ans. 5. (i) My neighbour Ramesh stood first in the examination.
(ii) We visited Porbandar where Gandhiji born.
(iii) The man you met yesterday was a painter.
(iv) The match could not be played because it rained heavily.
(v) The children rushed out of the classes as the bell rang.
(vi) We are caught in a rain while we are going to the school.
(vii) You will cut your finger if you are not careful.
(viii) He knew that he made a mistake.
(ix) He said that he will be absent.
(x) This is known to everbody that he is honest.
Q. 6. Write an essay in about 250 words on any of the following topics:
(i) To what extent does technology unite or separate people.
(ii) The uses and absuses of cell phones

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 (iii) Advertisements that have impelled me to buy things
(iv) Your idea of a winning life.
Ans. 6. (ii) The Uses and Abuses of Cell Phones
Mobile phone is a good technology which is not lacking from our lives. This report will
discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones.
Today, mobile phone has become popular to everybody since it is very convenient. The
most advantage of having a mobile phone is you can communicate to your family and your
friends no matter what where you are. For instance, you can contact easily to your friends by
calling or sending messages everywhere without electricity. It is maybe the main reason why
almost all people today choose to own a mobile phone. From the customer’s point of view, it
is obvious that mobile phones assist you in business a lot, such as, make schedule of working,
surf the internet, and keep in touch with their companies. Moreover, you can relax with mobile
phone’s applications, for example, play games, listen to music, or chat with your friends.
On the other hand, there are also disadvantages. Using a lot mobile phone can harm your
brain, particularly teenager and children who are under 16 years old. If you use mobile phones
too much, you will get bad effects like dizzy, blood-brain barrier, or ears problems. In addition,
when you use mobile phones while you are driving, you will get an accident. It is essential not

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good for you and others. Moreover, “radiations emitted from the phone are dead harmful for
the eardrum”, has proved by many scientist. Owning a mobile phone in your hand is you can
solve many issues and hold most of information around the world. Even though is not good for
your health and you have to protect yourself from bad effects of mobile phones if you choose
to have one.
Q. 7. Your younger sister has a habit of not switching off the lights and fans when
she leaves a room. You are very concerned about the environment and want to
convince her to change her habit. Write a dialogue where you share your views on
conserving electricity. Give her some information about how much her effort would
help. Take about ten turns.
Ans. In this dialogue there are two sisters Anu and Rinshu. Anu is elder than Rinshu and
she is telling Rinshu about the value of saving electricity.
Anu: Rinshu, where are you going?
Rinshu: I am going out of the room, Didi.
Anu: OK, So why are you not switching off the light and fan?
Rinshu: So, What, Didi?
Anu: Don’t you know the value of saving electricity?
Rinshu: No, Didi
Anu: If we don’t save the electricity. One day there will be no electricity in the world. There
will be dark all around.
Rinshu: OK, Didi I understand
Anu: Thats’ Good
Rinshu: From now onwards, I will save electricity and never forget to switch off the light and
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Anu: That’s like a good girl.
Q. 8. Make the stress in the following words:
politics political
phgotograph photographer
able ability
appear appearance
apply application
Ans. p’olitics politi’cal
photo’graph Photograph’er
‘able abili’ty
ap’pear ap’pearance
‘apply applica’tion
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