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THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MADURAI – 9
B.A. English / B.Sc. Degree Examination, APRIL 2022
II SEMESTER SUMMATIVE EXAMINATIONS
PART – II - ENGLISH
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION - II
(2020 - 2021)
Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 75 Marks
SECTION - A
Answer ALL questions: (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which one of the following Modals expresses ability?
(a) Will (b) Can
(c) May (d) Dare

2. ‘Good fences make’ good neighbors’ – In which poem does this line occur?
(a) Where the mind is without fear (b) Road out Taken
(c) Mending Wall (d) Gitanjali

3. Which refers to the process of reviewing combining and synthesizing ideas you hear or
read?
(a) Note Making (b) Note - taking
(c) Appreciation (d) Comprehending

4. Which type of barrier is poor listening skills?

(a) Environmental barrier (b) Emotional barrier
(c) Physical barrier (d) Communication barrier

5. Which is often called defensive body language?

(a) Positive body language (b) Negative body language
(c) Open body language (d) Agressive body language

Fill in the blanks:

6. Add a suitable prefix for the following "She is – (happy) about her situation".
7. ________ means reading something with a determination to understand and evaluate it
for its relevance to your needs.
8. _________ means rephrasing text or speech in your own words, without changing its
meaning.
9. __________ involves higher – level thinking than auditory processing.
10. The phrase _____________ is used, when ‘I agree with you in different ways’!

SECTION - B
Answer ALL questions: (5 x 5 = 25 Marks)
11. (a) Give suitable preposition for the following sentences:
(i) The water is ________ the jar.
(ii) I jumped ________ the water.
(iii) The book is _______ the table.
(iv) ____________ Cricket, I am learning football.
(v) I will be there ________ 5 p.m.
(OR)
(b) Add the correct prefixes given in italics (ir/un/dis/anti/auto/mis/im/de/en/ex/il) to
each of the following words to form their new words:
(i) Responsible (ii) Hale (iii) Tangle (iv) Legal
(v) Bug (vi) Appear (vii) Mobile (viii) Body
(ix) behave (x) Happy

12. (a) Differentiate between active and passive reading strategies with examples.
(OR)
(b) Read the poem and answer all the questions that follow:
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing.
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps, I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending – time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill,
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again,
We keep the wall between us as we go.

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(i) "Something" in line 1 refers to _________
(ii) How does nature disturb the stones on the wall?
(iii) How do hunters disturb the stones on the wall?
(iv) Who does ‘they’ in line 7 refer to ?
(v) Where does the mending of the wall take place?

13. (a) Describe the steps of Note Making.

(OR)
(b) Discuss the benefits of reading poetry.

14. (a) Explain how you overcome the listening barriers at work.
(OR)
(b) Classify the types of listening.

15. (a) How will you express yourself effectively in your career?
(OR)
(b) Make conversation for apology and gratitude in your own situation.

SECTION - C
Answer ALL questions: (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)

16. (a) Match the modals in column ‘A’ with their sentences in column ‘B’.
A B
(i) Dare - (i) I ______ do this
(ii) Will - (ii) _____ I come in?
(iii) Might - (iii) Drivers ______ stop when the traffic lights are red
(iv) Must - (iv) Take an umbrella. It ____ rain later.
(v) Should - (v) We _______ help you become a fluent speaker.
(vi) Can - (vi) I _______ speak Arabic when I was a child.
(vii) Used to - (vii) _____ we go for lunch?
(viii) Shall - (viii) We ______ obey the Laws of our country.
(ix) Could - (ix) He ______ to do it?
(x) May - (x) I ______ like rock climbing when I was younger.

(OR)
(b) Give a suitable preposition for the following sentences:
(i) He sat ________ the chair.
(ii) There is some milk ___________ the fridge.
(iii) She was hiding ___________ the counter.
(iv) The cat Jumped __________ the counter.
(v) He drove ________ the bridge.
(vi) She lost her ring _________ the beach.
(vii) The book belongs __________ Ram.
(viii) They were sitting ________ the tree.
(ix) His coat was covered __________ dirt.
(x) What do you think ___________ her?

17. (a) Infer the kind of freedom Rabindranath Tagore desire for his country.
(OR)
(b) Outline the best ways to recognize the different types of text.

18. (a) Paraphrase the following paragraph:

Condenser microphones have been a part of society for a long time now Because of
their fantastic sound quality that has been little to no innovation in the mic industry for over
30 years now. The basics of condenser mic have remained the same which allow countless
many new manufacturers to create great mic for low prices. One such example of this
comes from china where the patent laws are quite loose. Now anyone can buy a decent
condenser mic just under the price of a pizza.
(OR)
(b) Distinguish between Note making and note – taking.

19. (a) Discuss the active listening strategies to help you develop effective listening skills.
(OR)
(b) Explain how would you improve your public speaking skills? Explain.
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