BCA 1st Semester

Communication Skills
Practice Question

1. What is Communication?
2. Draw a communication Cycle.
3. What are the stages of communication?
4. What are the objectives of communication?
5. Why is communication skills important to succeed in life?
6. What is the difference between verbal, non-verbal, and written communication?
7. Write a letter to a software firm enquiring about their products and services.
8. Write briefly about all the subject-verb agreement rules
9. Write a letter to your HoD asking for leave for 5 days.
10. Write a letter to your landlord, asking that certain repairs need to be done in the house you
are living.
11. What do you mean by gaps in communication and how to overcome it?
12. Discuss about various types of interviews.
13. How many types of sentences are there according to syntax. Define them with examples.
14. Write a report on the following:-
a. An event report on an exhibition organized by your University
b. A report describing an accident you have witnessed on the road
c. A report on an event organized by different social clubs of your University.
15. What are the different types of essays?
16. What is the importance of topic sentence in a paragraph?

Grammar

DIRECTIONS for the question 1 to 10: A sentence has been given in Direct Speech. Out of the
four altenatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect
Speech.

1.The judge exclaimed, “No one is above all!”

A. Judge exclaimed no one is above law

B. Judge told no one is above law
C. Judge ordered that no one is above law
D. Judge asked no one is above law
2. His father says “Honesty is the best policy”

A. His father called honesty is the best policy

B. His father asked if honesty is the best policy
C. His father exclaimed that honesty is the best policy
D. His father says that honesty is the best policy
3. Rama said, 'I am very busy now.'

A. Rama said that he was very busy then

B. Rama said that he would be very busy now,
C. Rama said that he is very busy then.
D. Rama said that he is very busy now.
4. He said to him,' Is not your name Khalid?'
 A. He said that his name was Khalid
B. He inquired whether his name was Khalid
C. He asked is his name was not Khalid
D. He asked why his name was Khalid
5. Ali said to the beggar, 'I know you very well’.

A. Ali recognized the beggar

B. Ali told the beggar that he knew him very well
C. Beggar knew Ali too
D. Beggar was recognized by Ali
6. He said, "Yes, I'll come and see you."

A. He accepted that he will come and see me

B. He said that he will come and see me
C. He agreed that he will come and see me
D. He said that he would come and see me

7. Ram remarked “What a wonderful day!”

A. Ram exclaimed that it was a wonderful day
B. Ram asked if it was a wonderful day
C. Ram said what a wonderful day
D. Ram asked what a wonderful day
8. The monk said to the followers “Anger kills Intellect”

A. The monk said to the followers anger kills intellect

B. The monk told the followers that anger kills intellect
C. The monk asked followers if anger kills intellect
D. The monk told the followers that anger has killed intellect
9. The poor beggar said, "O God, have mercy on my soul".

A. The poor beggar prayed to God to have mercy on his soul.

B. The poor beggar, invoking God, implored him to have mercy on his soul.
C. The poor beggar exclaimed that God, have mercy on his soul.
D. The poor beggar told God to have mercy on his soul.

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

1. Abdul ___________ to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)

2. The Soup ________ good. (taste, tastes, is tasting)

3. He ______ TV most evening. (watches, is watch, is watching)

4. He _______ out five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)

5. When he lived in Hyderabad, he _______ to the cinema once a week. (goes, went, was going)

6. The baby _______ all morning. (cries, has been crying)

 7. I _______ Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)

8. I ______ Kumar this week. (haven't seen, did't see, am not seeing)

9. This paper _____ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)

10. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________ the roof. (is mending, was mending, mended)

11. We ___________ (has paid/have paid) him the money.

12. I _________ (have bought/has bought) my sister a watch.

13. _________ (Show/Shows) me your hands.

14. You _________ (has made/have made) your shirt dirty.

15. We _________ (are waiting/is waiting) for Rohan.

16. These books _________ (belong/belongs) to me.

17. She _________ (want/wants) to go.

18. We _________ (will like/would like) to visit the museum.

19. He _________ (has finished/have finished) talking.

20. My brother _________ (enjoy/enjoys) playing cricket.

Identify the types of sentences(Assertive,Declarative,Interrogative&Imperative)

a. Can we sit here?

b. I am going to the temple today.

c. Shut the door!

d. There were 20 students in the class.

e. Please bring me a glass of water.
f. He left in a hurry when he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later,
g. She looked pretty in her pink dress.
h. What was taught in the class yesterday?
i. Did he steal the money?
j. Wow! Such a pretty child.

DIRECTIONS for the questions: A sentence has been given in Active Voice. Out of the five/four
alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive Voice.

1. Her manners pleased us very much.

A. We were very much pleased on her manners.
B. We are very much pleased with her manners.
 C. We pleased her very much with manners.
D. We were very much pleased with her manners.
2. The driver was blowing the horn.

A. The horn was blown by the driver.

B. The horn was being blown by the driver.
C. The horn has been blown by the driver.
D. The horn is being blown by the driver.
3. The thief was caught by the police.

A. The police had been trying to catch the thief

B. Police has caught the thief
C. The thief has been caught by police
D. The police caught the thief
4. The hunter shot the tiger

A. The tiger was killed by the hunter

B. Hunter was trying to shoot the tiger
C. The tiger was shot by the hunter
D. Hunter shot at the tiger
5. They drew a circle in the morning

A. A circle was being drawn by them in the morning

B. A circle was drawn by them in the morning
C. In the morning a circle have been drawn by them
D. A circle has been drawing since morning
6. They will demolish the entire block

A. The entire block is being demolished

B. The block may be demolished entirely
C. The entire block will have to be demolished by them
D. The entire block will be demolished by them

7. We have warned you

A. You have been warned by us
B. We have you warned
C. Warned you have been
D. Have you been warned
8. The shopkeeper lowered the prices

A. The prices lowered the shopkeeper

B. The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper
C. Down went the prices
D. The shopkeeper got down the prices
9. They have published all the details of the invention

A. All the details of the invention have been published by them

B. The publication of the details of invention was done by them
C. All the details have been invented by the publishers
D. All the inventions have been detailed by them
10. He teaches us grammar
A. Grammar was taught to us by him
B. We are taught grammar by him
C. Grammar will be taught to us by him
D. We were teached grammar by him