ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE

ENGLISH – II (SPRING 2021)

ASSIGNMENT #1 - TOTAL MARKS: 20

Instructions:

 Read the questions carefully

 Plagiarism will result into zero credit
 10% marks will be deducted for late submission

Q 1: Read the following paragraph and write down the main idea (stated or implied) as
well as two supporting details in your own words. Also, give a suitable title. (5 Marks)
In earlier days those who had overseas business which they believed should be discussed
personally, took ship and set out across the briny deep. Once aboard they transacted their
affairs, engaging in commercial and social matters or conducting government business.
Today ships and passengers continue to sail the seven seas, and airplanes soar overhead.
But above them all, words speed through the sky – telephone conversations quickly bring
together in the most personal fashion people who are separated by thousands of miles.

Title: (1 Mark)

Telephone conversations

Main Idea: (2 Marks)

Telephone conversations quickly bring together in the most personal fashion people who are
separated by thousands of miles.

Supporting Details: (2 Marks)

The telephone is an important invention that expanded and simplified communication. This
invention sped and increased global communication, increasing the capacity for real-time
interaction at a distance. The telephone also changed how people communicate with each other
on a daily basis.

Q 2: Write Thesis Statement for each topic given below:

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a. Importance of Higher Education.
A higher education allows you to pursue a career that interests and inspires you . When you
have the freedom to choose your career, you're more likely to enjoy it. 
b. Young children require a lot of care
Young children require lot of care. So, you must provide them physical needs, immune needs,
and help them grove mentally.
Q 3: For the following, write the Topic Sentence that best fits the paragraph.
(5 Marks)
1. It weighs less than three pounds and is hardly more interesting to look at than an overly
ripe cauliflower. It has created poetry and music, planned and executed horrific wars, and
devised intricate scientific theories. It thinks and dreams, plots and schemes, and easily
holds more information than all the libraries on Earth.
Topic Sentence

Nevertheless, the human brain is the most mysterious and complex object on Earth.

2. It rained in April; it rained in May. It rained in the mornings; it rained in the afternoons. It
poured, it drizzled, it showered, it misted—but always it rained. But the good news is we
won’t have a drought this summer.
Topic Sentence

This spring was the rainiest on record.

Q 4: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. You MUST
answer in your own words. (5 Marks)

The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, especially when the
person is engaged in vigorous activity. Heat reactions usually occur when large
amounts of water and/or salt are lost through excessive sweating following strenuous
exercise. When the body becomes overheated and cannot eliminate this excess heat,
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heat exhaustion and heat stroke are possible. Heat exhaustion is generally
characterized by clammy skin, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, profuse perspiration, and
sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of
fluids. First aid treatment for this condition includes having the victim lie down,
raising the feet 8 to 12 inches, applying cool, wet cloths to the skin, and giving the
victim sips of salt water (1 teaspoon per glass, half a glass every 15 minutes) over a
1-hour period. Heat stroke is much more serious; it is an immediate life-threatening
situation. The characteristics of heat stroke are a high body temperature (which may
reach 106° F or more); a rapid pulse; hot, dry skin; and a blocked sweating
mechanism. Victims of this condition may be unconscious, and first-aid measures
should be directed at quickly cooling the body. The victim should be placed in a tub
of cold water or repeatedly sponged with cool water until his or her temperature is
sufficiently lowered. Fans or air conditioners will also help with the cooling process.
Care should be taken, however, not to over-chill the victim once the temperature is
below 102° F.

1. What is the most immediate concern of the of a person tending to a victim of heat
stroke?

The victim should be placed in a tub of cold water or repeatedly sponged with cool water
until his or her temperature is sufficiently lowered. Fans or air conditioners will also help
with the cooling process. Care should be taken, however, not to over-chill the victim once
the temperature is below 102° F.

What is a symptom of heat exhaustion?

a) Heavy sweating.
b) Cold, pale, and clammy skin.
c) Fast, weak pulse.
d) Nausea or vomiting.
e) Muscle cramps.
f) Tiredness or weakness.
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g) Dizziness.
h) Headache.
2. Why is Heat stroke more serious than heat exhaustion?

If you don't treat heat exhaustion, it can lead to heatstroke. This occurs when your internal
temperature reaches at least 104°F. Heatstroke is much more serious than heat exhaustion.
It can cause shock, organ failure, or brain damage.

3. What is the main idea of the given passage?

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke both are heat reactions. If you don't treat heat exhaustion,
it can lead to heatstroke. Heatstroke is much more serious than heat exhaustion.

4. Suggest a suitable tittle for the given passage.

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke.