IGNOU EEG 1 BEGE 101 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BEGE 101 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

BEGE-101

FROM LANGUAGE TO LITERATURE

Programme: BDP/2025-2026

Course Code: BEGE- 101

Max.Marks:100

Answer all questions.

Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

It was a crisp autumn morning when Ravi stepped off the train into the quiet village. The air smelled of earth and woodsmoke, and golden leaves carpeted the path ahead. He had not returned in ten years, yet nothing seemed to have changed the same crooked houses, the same echo of cowbells in the distance. As he walked toward his childhood home, a strange mix of comfort and unease settled in him. The past, he realized, was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged.

i. Describe the setting of the passage in two or three words.

ii. How long had it been since Ravi last visited the village?

iii. What sights and sounds contribute to the atmosphere of the village?

iv. What emotions does Ravi experience as he returns home?

v. Interpret the last line: "The past... was not something left behind, but something waiting patiently to be acknowledged."

Q 2 Define these literary devices with suitable examples:

i. Alliteration

ii. Hyperbole

Q3 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

i. She is fond _____classical music.

ii. The cat jumped ____the table.

iii. He has been working here _____2018.

iv. The book ____is the shelf.

V. We walked ____ the park in the evening.

vi. He was born ____April.

vii. The book is lying ____ the table.

viii. She is good ____ mathematics.

ix. We will meet _____ 5 p.m.

x. The cat jumped ____ the wall.

Q 4 Make five words using the prefix ‘un–’ and five words using the suffix ‘–ful’. 

Q 5 Rewrite the following sentences in correct form: 

i. He don't like to play cricket.

ii. They was going to market yesterday.

She can sings very well.

iv. This book is more better than that one

V. She don't likes cold weather.

vi. They was late for the meeting.

vii. I can sings very well.

viii. He going to market now.

ix. This are my books.

Χ. We didn't went to the park yesterday.

Q6 Complete the following sentences by using appropriate articles

i. She bought ____ umbrella from the market.

ii. I saw ____ elephant at the zoo.

111 He is reading _____ interesting book.

iv. We visited  _____ Taj Mahal last summer.

V. He wants to be ____ engineer.

vi. They stayed at _____ hotel near the beach.

vii. ____ moon was shining brightly.

V111. She has _____ idea to solve the problem.

ix. I ate _____ apple this morning.

Χ. He is _____ honest man.

Q 7 Write the meanings of the following phrasal verbs and use each in a sentence of your own: 

i. Call off

ii. Look into

iii. Take over

iv. Bring up

v. Set out

Q8 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets.

i. She __________ a song beautifully. (sing)

ii. They __________ a new project last month. (start)

iii. He __________ very tired after the match. (feel)

iv. I have __________ my homework already. (finish)

v. The sun __________ in the east. (rise)

vi. We __________ to the market every Saturday. (go)

vii. She __________ a letter when I called her. (write)

viii. The baby __________ when he is hungry. (cry)

ix. He __________ me with the work yesterday. (help)

x. They __________ to join the club next week. (plan)

Q9 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the brackets:

i. She __________ (accept / except) the invitation gladly.

ii. He is taller __________ (then / than) his brother.

iii. Please __________ (lose / loose) your grip slightly.

iv. They will __________ (weather / whether) the storm.

v. I will meet you __________ (by / buy) the café. 

vi. The dog hurt __________ (its / it’s) paw.

vii. I saw the movie __________ (two / too) times.

viii. Can you __________ (hear / here) me now?

ix. He wrote a __________ (plain / plane) letter.

x. She gave me some good __________ (advise / advice).

Q 10 Read the following stanza and answer the questions that follow:

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,

The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea,

The plowman homeward plods his weary way,

And leaves the world to darkness and to me.

                                      (From Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard)

i. What time of day is being described in the poem?

ii. Identify two images used by the poet to create a peaceful atmosphere.

What mood or tone is created by the description in the passage?

iv. What deeper theme does the poet introduce through the imagery of sunset and silence?

V. How does the poet portray the lives of rural people in this excerpt?

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