TED (ls) - 1001

(REVTSTON - 2015)

Reg. No.

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FIRST SEMESTER DIPLOMA EXAMINATION IN ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY/COMMERCIAL PRACTICE -- OCTOBER/

NOVEMBER, 2016

ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION _ I(Common to ali Diplorna Programmes)

(Maximum marks : 100)

PART - A

Read the following excerpts and answer dre questions that follow :

1. 'T.{o", he prayed "don't let them come. Make them stay away, please!"

(a) Who is the speaker ?

(b) What is he praying for ?

(c) Describe the context

2. I screamed "Cametron, for God's sake, they're from space. Why did you send

them away ?"

(a) Who are from space ?

(b) How does he know they are from space ?

(c) Why is he worriod about sending thern away ?

3. At last year's Jungle Olympics,

The Ants w€re completely outclassed.

(a) What is the title of the poem ?

(b) Why were the ants completely outclassed ?

(c) What is the'message of the poem ?

4. When she walkd ttre rustling sound was an exact imitation of real silk.

(a) Who is the 'she' referred to here ?

(b) What caused the rustling sound ?

(c) Describe the context.

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PART - B

n l. Fill up using the appropriate words given in brackets

(a) Vehicles emit carbon monoxide and."""""""" the air'

(recycle, contaminate, catastophe)

(b) Dr. Abdul Kalam had apositive .................. on the youth of India'

(talizn, imPa"t, vanish)

(c) Princess Diana had a fair ............(complexion, comparison, isolation)

(d) To tansact using ......... currencies is illegal. (shake, fake, glare)

(e) Raghu could not find out the answers to the questions because they had

only a . difference. (ingenious, subtle, dishevelled) (5x 1:5)

2. Read the following sentences and find out the meanilg of the words in bold

letters from the context.

(a) You will be censured if you are not disciplined.(rewarded, punished, calculated)

(b) Viper is a sull@s snake which can kill a person in minutes.(safe, poisonous, silent)

(c) lntemet is used nowadays to disseminate knowledge to evayone aroundthe world. (spread, destroy, hold)

(d) The beauty of the actress was ausmented by the wonderftl dress

(4xl:4)she wore. (included, picked, increased)

3. Correct the erors in collocation and rewrite the sentences.

(a) The government made an order issuing pension to farmers.

(b) We should gg precautions while kavelling on a wet road. (2xI:2)

4. (a) Write down a synonym of the underlined word in the sentence.

If you are in a hurry, you are likely to make blunders.

(b) Fill .ry the blank with the antonym of the bold lettered word in the sentence.

Everybody likes success but all are afraid of ........-........ (2xl:2)

n 1. The following passage has some errors. They are grven in bold letters.Rewrite the passage by replacing them with the correct words.

Kerala has any rivers and many rainfall compared to other states.However, it is a only state which does not properly use its water sources.

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Science is an ................ (interesting, interested) subject. Since(thaq it) is based on logic, it needs widence for its theories. Scientists findanswetrs to questions by ............... (research, retract) and .....,......... (he, these)findings lead to (technological, credible) development. 5

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3' Describe the foilowing pich'e in a paragraph of about 60 words.

Rewrite the following passage by correcting the errors.

Don Bradman has a great cricketer. He playing the game well and iris

records were a challenge even now. Even today he was considered the role

model and is continue to be so even in the fuhre.

Given below are three notices. Write down what they mean.

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PART - C

Write down two points in agreement and two points in disagreement with the

topic for group discussion.

Student politics should be banned.

Read the details of Mr. Richard Varghese.2.

Additional qualification : Bosch Certification in PCB manufacture

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Lives inEducation

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Richard Varghese

Chennai

Diploma in Electronics

Sincere, hardworking arnbitiots

NCC cadet, participated in RD Parade

Reading books, playng cticket

imagine that you are Richard and are gorng for an interview. How would

you introduce yourself ? Prepare a self infroduction

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Prepare a resrxne in response to the advertisement given below inThe Employment News of 17th August 2015.

Infosys Ltcl. requires Managemant Tiainees. candidates with degree/diploma in any subject may apply within a week of this notification to'fhe Manager (HR), infosys corporate office, Krishnarajpuram, Bengaluru

Compiete the diaiogue as dirbcted :

Manecsh : Hcllo Joemon! ...................:........ (Suggests playrng badmintonin the evening)

Joemon : Not a bad idea. But, .......... (denies request)

(asks whether they can play during theweekend)

Maneesh : That would be nice. Heard that you got selected to thecollege quiz team. (congratulates him)

Joemon : Thank you, Maneesh, ........... (Advises him toalso apply for joining the mllege team)

Write a paragraph on any one of the following :

(a) The influcnce of role nrodels in mouiding youth.

O) Need for safe waste disposal.

(") Your father wishes to visit you at the hostel. Give him directions to reachthe place in a conversation with a minimum of 6 exohanges.

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0r) Imagine that you are the HR Manager of ACT company. yow employeeshave taken part in a one-day strike against the management. prepare amerno to be given to the anployees stating that one day's salary will bededucted from their pay.

You nectl to make a prescntation on the various methods of raiucing traffic inbusy roads. Prepare three slides based on the infonnation given below.

You can cut down on your time sport with your car idling in slow bafficby driving when there are less vehicles on the road. Try to schedule tips tothe bank and rvorks such as grocgry shopping durlng aftemoon hours whenthere is less rush. carpooling is a great way to get to and from work. youwon't always have to drive and each person can take fums driving- This savesthe wear-and-tear caused to your vehicle and reduces your car maintenancecosts. Before you go on any frip, plan out yoru route so that you can avoidany traffic jams. There are nurnerous apps available on your smart phonethat w'ill tell you whether therc is any traffic congestion. Depending more onpublic transport facilities can help you reach your destination on time. Thiswill in turn reduces the amount of naffic on the roads.

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