[April-16]

[EHS-102]
B.Tech. Degree Examination
II SEMESTER
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH-II
(Effective from the admitted batch 2015–16)
(Common for all branches)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60
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Instructions: Each Module carries 12 marks.
Answer all modules choosing one question from each module.
All parts of the module must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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MODULE-I
I. Correct any eight (8) of the following sentences wherever necessary 8
1. He is used to play football when he was young
2. Wait till I shall finish my work
3. She asked him how did he go there
4. The number of days in January are 31
5. Few workers are in favour of strike
6. He is rather good in maintaining accounts
7. She sang last night beautifully at the concert
8. He wrote shortly because he had very little paper
9. He is sick for three years now
10. While going to college a book was found
II. Complete the following sentences by choosing suitable complex
prepositions from column A and an ending from column B 4
A B
i. depending on a. the nation
ii. in case of b. a fire at the station
iii. along with c. their teachers
iv. for the sake of d. the business
v. in contact with e. the choice of interest
vi. in the light of f. a broken heart
1. He extends his services ____________
2. She faces the wrath of the officer _______
3. I attend the meeting ________
4. All through her life she is __________
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III. Rewrite the following sentences using appropriate Hedging
expressions 3
1. Where is Gandhi Road?
2. Turn off the computer
3. As claimed by many, this new technique is very effective
IV. Change the voice in the following sentences: 4
1. Priya phoned her friend to wish her on her birthday last Night
2. We ought to help our friends when they are in troubles
3. Which do you prefer?
V. Replace the multi-word verbs with suitable single words given
in the box (6½=3)
continue despise search postponed
resembles influence solve hit

1. The experiment was put off until a suitable environment

2. Admissions will go on through the week
3. The girl was knocked down by a car
4. The traitors are looked down upon by the country men
5. The baby takes after its mother
6. She tried to work on his tears
VI. Match the extracts (1-4) with the sections (a-f) of the report it
is likely to be a part of (4½=2)
a. Title page b. Acknowledgements c. Introduction
d. Rsults e. Literary Survey f. References
1. I also thank Dr. Priya Rani, my project instructor, for her
guidance without which this report would not have been
possible.
2. Grainer, Stuart, The Ultimate Business Library, American
Management Association, New York, 1997.
3. There is an ever-increasing demand for energy in all
spheres of human activity.
4. This directly corresponds to a reduction of 6.7 million tons
of carbon-dioxide emission
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VII. Write a paragraph of 100 words based on the information provided
in the chart below: 6
…
7
…
Number of Trees in lakhs

6 …
… …
5 ++ Trees died
… …
4 … + … Trees planted
… + …
+ … ….. Trees cut
3 … + …
+ …
… + …
+ + …
2 … + …
+ … …
+ +
1
0 1990 1995 2000
Years

VIII. Make notes of the following passage 6

The Chinese were the first to make gunpowder, invent the
magnetic compass and give to the world the art of making paper.
About 2000 years ago the Chinese made gunpowder by mixing
sulphur and saltpeter. The mixture exploded when set on fire. The
Chinese were the first to find out the fact that a narrow magnet
floating in a bowl of water always points to the North. This
discovery led to the invention of the magnetic compass. This
device helped the sailors to find out the direction when they were
out of sight or land. Soon the device reached the Arabs and the
Europeans. Using this compass great explorers like Columbus,
Magellan and Vasco de Gama made their historic discoveries. The
Chinese invented the art of making paper during the second
century. Soon the art of making paper using vegetable pulp
reached Arabia, Spain and Europe. In course of time, paper
factories came into existence. The fourth invention of the Chinese
was the art of printing. Before this invention books were written
by hand. The Chinese invented the art of printing with movable
types. With this invention reading and learning became open to
ordinary people as they were able to print the books in large
numbers.
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IX. Read the following passage and paraphrase it 4
Adults are scared of death, as children are scared of darkness, so
says Bacon, the legendary Renaissance English essayist. It is,
however, just not children who are scared of darkness. After all
how many of us can claim that darkness does it frighten us?
Imagine yourself being caught in the darkness of night with no one
around you! Even if you are trapped within your own house that
you have lived in for years and years together, you don’t really
enjoy seeing your large, lovely shadow against your own walls.
Similarly, not many of us feel like walking along in long sheets
with no light around. And even if the grownups choose to watch
late night horror movies in big theatres, a realization that they have
to cross a long, unknown, dark street all alone after the show is
over, can give them a cold shiver down their spines.

X. Write in about 250 words the introduction, body and conclusion for
the essay with the title, ‘Media: uses ad Abuses’. 8
MODULE-V
XI. As Marketing Manager of Gracious Foods Enterprises write a sales
and promotion letter to be sent to the public to promote and publicize
the new products of the company at the food outlets of the company 5
XII. Assuming that you have the requisite qualities, draft a cover letter
along with a resume in response to the following advertisement: 7
You are a recent engineering graduate, apply for the position
of Operations Engineer in ABC Company. You must be a
first class bachelor’s degree in engineering. People skills and
good communication ability are a must. Apply within 15 days
to the Managing Director, ABC Company, Banglore.

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