ADITYA DEGREE COLLEGE ,KAKINDA

II SEMESTER PEFINAL QUESTION PAPER

SOFT SKILLS
TOTAL TIME:2Hrs TOTAL MARKS:50

UNIT-1

(VOCABULARY BUILDING)

I. Explain the meanings of the following one word substitutes 10 x1/2=5m

1. Anarchist

2. Omnipotent

3. Omnipresent

4. Omniscient

5. Gullible

6. Infallible

7. Mercenary

8. Pauper

9. Turncoat

10. Volunteer

II. Choose the right option 10x1/2=5m

1. We watched an eagle …………………………….. (Soar/sore) through the sky

2. Mom is taking a …………………………….. (Coarse/course) in gardening

3. It is not polite to …………………………….. (stair/stare) at women

4. He always has a good …………………………….. (Tale/tail) to well

5. We are going to chop some …………………………….. (Would/wood)

6. I …………………………….. (beat/beet) you in the race, I war first!

7. Lavanya became …………………………….. (Weak/week)

9. My father cut the …………………………….. (Bored/board) in half for my tree house

10. Will you help me…………………………….. (Grate/great) the cheese?

III. Choose the appropriate phrasal verb for the underlined in each sentence by selecting
from the list 5x1=5m

Put out put off Took off Called off Closed down Passed away
1. The old man died due to cancer.
2. There was a fire accident in our locality yesterday. The fire fighrers came and stopped the
fire.
3. The RTC workers Strike was cancelled.
4. The plane could not leave the ground due to bad weather
5. The University deferred the exams on the request of students

IV. Write the meanings of the following idioms 5x1=5m

1. A slap on the wrist

2. In the same boat
3. Barking up the wrong tree
4. Down to the wire
5. Can’t cut the mustered
UNIT-2

Correct the following sentences 5x1=5m

1. One of the soldiers were badly injured in the attacks.

2. Each of the governors have attended the conference.
3. Neither Shakespeare nor Milton belong to Greece.
4. One of my books are missing.
5. Either the medals or the mementoes is to be given to the winners.
UNIT-3

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 5x1=5m

1. The lawyer acquainted the client ………………… the facts …………. The case
2. Can you translate English……………….. Hindi
3. The servant is accused………………. Stealing a watch
4. The godown is infested…………………rats
5. The land was ploughed………………. the farmer………………..the help of a tractor.
UNIT-4

Answer any two questions 2x5 =10m

1. Barriers to effective listening

2. Strategies for effective listening
3. Types of listening
UNIT-5

Answer any two questions 2x5 =10m

1. Skimming
2. Scanning
3. Intensive Reading and extensive reading