• To improve students' awareness of the course and to prepare them for the practical usage of English language
• To enhance and examine students' listening skills and conceptual knowledge
• To assess students' ability to answer questions as per instructions

Q1. Rainer Maria Rilke was one of the prominent poets and writers of Germany. "Letters to a Young Poet" are ten letters that Rilke has written to a young man: Franz Kappus (19 years old). Young Kappus wrote to Rilke looking for guidance and a critique of some of his poems. Rilke was himself only 27 when the first letter was written. Every young person must read these letters. 

Listen to the given link carefully and try to absorb all the necessary details and then answer the questions that are based on this audio. (2+3+5 =10 Marks)

https://soundcloud.com/penguin-audio/letters-to-a-young-poet-by-rainer-maria-rilke-read-by-dan-stevens

1.      ______ is the poem of young poet in which Rilke thinks something individual is trying to come into words.

2.      The Seer

• The Soul
• The Sound
• The Sage

3.      Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer:

a.       Synonym of "Solitariness" is _________.

b.      Antonym of "Gratitude" is ___________.

c.       The meaning of "Tacit" is ____________.

4.      What is the central idea of the letter? Write it in your own words.

Q2. A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. Base words are given; you are supposed to make new words by adding suffixes. (Note: one new word from each base word is sufficient)

For example: 

Read can be made into the new word 'reader' by adding the suffix -er