Name of the College : MVN University
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : AHL105-Communication Skills in English-1
Year : Dec.2012 – Jan.2013
Degree : B.Tech
Sem : I
Website : mvn.edu.in
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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MVN Communication Skills in English-1 Previous Question Paper
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100
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Instructions
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Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
January 2014
Section – A :
1. (a) Provide synonyms of the following words: (5*4=20)
i) Courage ii) Continue iii) Guard iv) Opinion v) Unique
(b) Provide antonyms of the following words:
i) Never ii) Laugh iii) Mild iv) Agree v) Win
(c) Do as directed:
i. Make adjective from ‘Hospital’ and use the adjective in your own sentence.
ii. Make noun from ‘Enjoy’ and use the verb in your own sentence.
iii. Make verb from ‘Circle’ and use the verb in your own sentence.
iv. Form a word by using the prefix ‘mini’.
v. Form a word by using the suffix ‘worthy’
(d) Substitute with a single word:
i. One who is liked by everybody
ii. Through which we cannot see
iii. A person who deals in flowers
iv. A person who writes the words of the songs
v. A speech made without any prior preparation
Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles- so much for rent, for food, for the children’s shoes; she is able to face the milkman with equanimity and never knows the guilt of buying something she can’t really afford. As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare, I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the case, I am hard up, then I am the meanest man imaginable.
Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find or confirm your answers. (5*2=10)
i. According to the opinion of the writer, who is a successful businessman?
ii. What does the phrase ‘lavish with his hospitality’ signify?
iii. How do the low paid people feel when they spend too much money on anything?
iv. How does the housewife, described by the writer, feel when she saves money?
v. What is the impression that the writer as far as money is concerned?
5. (a) Write a detailed note on the technical layout of a Business Letter. (10)
(b) Describe any famous personality of India in about 300 words. (10)
6. (a) Differentiate clearly between experimenting and experiencing? (10)
(b) What technologies are likely to develop between now and 2050 A.D.?
Mention the impact on our lives of one such technology. (10)
Section – B :
4. Read the following two passages and and answer the questions that follow these.
(a) Making Predictions
You can improve your reading comprehension skills if you prepare your brain for reading before you begin. Read the title and help your mind make connections to things you already know. If you are reading from a source that you can’t writedirectly on, such as a textbook or library book, use a piece of scratch paper. If you are reading on a worksheet or printed page on which you are permitted to take notes, use it. Highlight important words in the title. Consider each of the words one at a time, and write down things that you think of when you read or hear that word.
Then consider them collectively. They have been placed together to form the title. Remember that a prediction in language arts is what a hypothesis is in a science experiment. You are not guessing blindly. You are using all the available information to make a knowledgeable guess. What can you reasonably predict at this point? Write your prediction down so you can watch for it to be resolved one way or another as you read. Look at any photos, illustrations, graphs, or other visual aids that have been included with the story.
Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find or confirm your answers. (5*2=10)
i. Name at least two techniques you can use to prepare your brain before you begin reading.
ii. Why do you think it is important to look carefully at the visual aids that have been included with a reading passage?
iii. Why should your predictions be based on evidence rather than random thoughts?
iv. What is one purpose for taking notes?
v. Evaluate your skills as a predictor. Are your predictions improving your understanding of what you read? If so how? If not, why not?