5161-C04-May-June 2019

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First Semester
Auto / Chemical / ETE / Opto Elex. / Elect. Elex. / Mech. /
RAC / MOM / Ophthalmic / Arch. Asstt. / Com. Sc. /
CHM / IT / M.S. / M.&M.S. / F.T. / App.video. /Elex. &
Instru. / PTDC CME
Second Semester
Cement Tech. / Civil / CTM/Elect. / PRPC /Production
Engg. / Plastic Tech. / Printing Tech. / Textile Tech. /
Arch. & I.D.
COMMUNICATION SKILL
Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt all questions.
1. Choose the correct answer. 1 each

i) What is the special word for ‘Top’
(a) Base (b) Apex
(c) Vertical (d) Perpendicular
ii) The meaning of the word ‘prevention’ is
(a) Act of stopping (b) Act of not doing
(c) Act of well being (d) Replenish
iii) The story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ is written by
(a) Fuentes (b) R.K. Narayan
(c) O Henry (d) Chekhov
iv) He couldn’t ________ such a luxury.
(supply the correct word)
(a) Consumption (b) Afford
(c) Reference (d) Vapour
v) The place where things are or may be stored
(a) Replenish (b) Reservoir
(c) Repository (d) Innovation
vi) ‘It is true, love of children is the beginning all virtues’. Which
story reveals this fact
(a) The Last Leaf (b) The Selfish Giant
(c) The Lost Child (d) Home Coming
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vii) Something insufficient means

(a) Inadequate (b) Accumulate
(c) Enhance (d) Further
viii) What is the pen-name of the famous American short-story writer
‘William Sidney Porter’
(a) Wordsworth (b) O. Henry
(c) Rabindranath (d) Sarojini Naidu
ix) A period of ten years means
(a) Century (b) Decade
(c) Period (d) Years
x) One word for ‘a class of plants or animal’s is :
(a) Chission (b) Species
(c) Sewage (d) Residue
2. a) Describe major ways of making communication effective. 10
OR
Describe major barriers in communication and ways of removing
them.
b) Complete the sentences with appropriate words using them in
their correct form 4
consumption, reference, innovation, vapour
i) The dispute was ______ to the united Nations.
ii) They _____ all their energies quarrelling over petty things.
iii) D.G. Bridson was one of the ______ of radio feature writing.
iv) Water _____ at 100° celsius.
c) Match the words of column A with those of B. 4
Column A Column B
At the side of horizontal
Slanting lateral
Upright oblique
Flat vertical
3. a) Give the summary of any one of the stories. 10
i) The Last Leaf
ii) Malefactor
iii) A Letter to God
b) Write an application for a job enclosed with your resume. 8
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4. Do as directed. 1 each
a) Rewrite the following sentences into plural
i) There is a lot of milk in this can
ii) Does a mango grow on a tree?
iii) A soldier fights for his nation.
b) Add mustn’t or needn’t in the blank spaces.
i) I ______ tell you the answer because I promised not to.
ii) You ______ study as the examination is over.
iii) You ______ smoke, it is injurious to health.
c) Rewrite the following sentences using appropriate forms of the
verbs within brackets.
i) The train (leave) as soon as we reached the station.
ii) I _____ in the institution from 2001 to 2017 (work).
iii) He (work) in this college as a technician.
d) Rewrite the following sentences choosing the correct verb in each
case from the parenthesis.
i) Some of the work (remain, remains) unfinished.
ii) Apple pie and custard (is, are) my favourate dish.
iii) The Thirty-Nine steps (was, were) written by John Buchan.
e) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
i) It has been raining ______ morning.
ii) He died _______ cholera.
iii) He has to reach office _____ 10 O’ clock.
f) Change the following sentences into passive voice.
i) He gave me a gift.
ii) She is playing chess.
iii) Someone has stolen my pen.
5. a) Write a paragraph on any one topic is not less than 75 words. 8
i) Ragging is an evil practice
ii) Importance of communication skills
iii) Pollution
b) Translate the following sentences into Hindi. 4
i) Shut the door
ii) Work is worship
iii) Put off the light
iv) Her performance in the final examination was excellent
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c) Read the following passage and give answer of the question given
below it. 6
A man’s first duty is to know his business and act honestly
and faithfully in his own sphere. Many a good-intentioned person
unknowingly wastes much of his time, energy and emotional
sensibility in ideological and passive sympathy for many sorts of
human sufferings which he can neither remove nor alleviate. This
kind of sympathy is not only useless but thoughtless and
meaningless also. Habitual indulgence in this kind of sympathy is
imbecile and cowardly.
i) Give a suitable title to this passage.
ii) What is the first duty of a man in his business?
iii) Where does the time of many a good intentioned persons
waste?
6. a) Write short notes on any two of the following. 10

i) Safety awareness
ii) Biogas
iii) Water pollution
iv) Leadership
b) Answer the following questions (any four): 8
i) Why do entrepreneurs avoid high risk situation?
ii) How were the elements of nature controlled?
iii) What are renewable sources of energy.
iv) Why do some of the routine factory accidents take place?
v) How can drinking of sea-water lead to death?
vi) Why do most college students have difficulty in reading
their text books?
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1. Choose the correct answer. 1 each

vii) Something insufficient means

6. a) Write short notes on any two of the following. 10

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