MEG01 English Language Usage and Communication Skills M.A Question Bank : uou.ac.in
Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : M.A
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : MEG01 English Language Usage and CommunicationSkills
Document Type : Old Question Papers
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English Language Usage :
(M.A.English) Examination-2012
Time : 3 Hours
Max Marks: 60
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Note : The Question paper is divided into three sections A, B, and C.
Section-A : (Long Answer Questions)
Note : Answer any two questions. 2×15=30
1. Define an ‘adverbial’. Write five sentences using five different types of adverbials. Identify and name the adverbials used.
2. This is the age of e-communication, living in this age, you too must be making use of e-communication. What according to you are the major challenges of handling e-communications? Discuss in detail.
3. Discuss Proxemics in detail.
4. What are the three main aspects of writing a good summary? Describe the process involved in each of these aspects.
Section-B : (Short Answer Questions)
Note : Answer any 4 questions. Each answer should not exceed 100 words. Each question carries 5 marks. 4×5=20
1. Prepare a layout of a review report.
2. What are the various methods of note-taking?
3. Name five ways of effective slides for presentation.
4. What are the five most important things that one should never do while preparing an effective summary?
5. Give the definition of an imperative sentence. Give an example of (a) an imperative Sentence (b) a declarative sentence.
6. Write a short note on Lexical Cohesion.
7. Give one example of each of the following
a. declarative clause
b. imperative clause
c. interrogative clause
d. non-finite clause
e. clause with vocative phrases
8. What do you understand by morphology?
Section-C : (Objective Questions)
Note : Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark 10×1=10
1. The exercise of summarizing is also known as:
a. report writing
b. essay writing
c. precise writing
d. letter writing
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good report writing?
a. Objectivity
b. Precision
c. Fictitious details
d. Relevance
3. What is study of words known as?
a. Morphology
b. Phonetics
c. Linguistics
d. none of the above
4. The past tense of cut is also cut.
a. True
b. False
Fill in the blanks with the correct option :
5. The boys …… playing football. (is/are)
6. Almost everyone …… a cell phone these days. (has/have)
7. Time and tide ……. for none. (wait/waits)
8. Neither you nor I ……. invited. (am/is)
Correct the following sentences :
9. The furniture in the house are very expensive.
10. The president have left for the ceremony.
First Year, Examination-2015 :
MAEG-01/MEG-01 English Language Usage and Communication skills :
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions.
Population explosion is the gravest problem threatening the survival of mankind today. It is causing a great strain on already scarce resources meant for housing, education, health and communications.
The burden of population has been dragging the country backwards. If there is no check on population, all the progress would be eaten away by the more mouths we add every year
i) Why is the population explosion the gravest problem for manklnd?’
ii) What are the factors responsible for the growth of population?
iii) What is the greatest obstacle to the economic and social advancement of the people?
iv) What measures should be taken to control population?
v) Since 1901, how much population growth is there in India, and at what rate?
2. Write a precis of the passage in Q.1
3. What do you understand by the term Non-Verbal Communication? Discuss in brief, Kinesics, Proxemics, Sign Language and Paralanguage.
4. Assume that you are a Sales Manager of a publishing company. You want your recent publications to be purchased by the libraries. So, write a letter to the Librarian of a college requesting him to place an order for the supply of books, on perusal of the catalogue enclosed.