IM616-Professional Communication Skills

Final Term Examination-40 Marks

Course Instructors: Ms. Kanza Farooq (Morning) & Ms.Maida Masood(Afternoon)
Attempt all questions on answer sheet.
Fill in the blank with right prepositions. (6)
1. My house is _ the end of the street _ the right. (in-on/ at-in / in-at/ at-on)
2. Are you _ or _ the President? (pro-con/for-against/pro-for /from-against)
3. Were you_ time for your appointment? (to/on/at/of)
4. He was born_ France _May. (in-to/on-in/in-in/in-at)
5. I need to learn these verbs_ heart_ tomorrow. (by-on/by-to/from-by/by-by)
6. Throw the ball _ Jack, please. (next/beneath/to/against)
Mark each sentence as correct or incorrect. (4)
7. Who is she wait for?
8. Don’t go to that part of the town at night, there is a lot of violence.
9. They already given me the money
10. Has Ayesha ever ridden a motorcycle?
Reading Comprehension (2+2)
11.Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In
ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one
clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took
one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common
during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side
showed about how much time had passed. A final ancient way to measure
time was the sundial, which used the movement of the sun across the sky.
The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.
What is the main idea?
a. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how
much time had passed.
b. Before clocks were made, people kept track by other means.
c. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock.
d. All the above
12. In response to customers' bitter complaints about long lines, banks are
trying new ways to shorten the wait or at least to make it more pleasant. 2
 One bank provides coffee and cookies so customers can munch while they
wait. 3 Other banks show action movies on a large video screen. 4 One
daring bank in California will pay a customer five dollars if he or she must
wait more than five minutes for service. 5 Still other banks offer the most
obvious solution of all...they simply hire more bank tellers.
a. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 4
c. Sentence 1
d. Sentence 2
Answer the following short questions(26).
13.What is the difference between formal and informal report? Mention any
four reasons on the importance/ relevance of report writing. (6)
14.Briefly explain five types of formal report? (10)
15.What is the typical format of a report? (5)
16. Write any 5 important resume tips (5)