Star Lion College of Engineering and Technology

(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University - Chennai)

Manankoari, Thanjavur - 614 206.

B.E. Degree Examination - MODEL EXAM - APRIL – 2019

HS8251 - Technical English [Year / Sem : I/II]
Date & Session : 23/04/2019 (AN) Total Marks : 100

Part - A (10 X 2 = 20)

1.Fill in the blanks with correct Verb form
(a) The news ______ true.
(b) Linguistics _____ the study of language.
2. Change the active voice into passive voice
(a) I straightened the Wire.
(b) The Tamil Nadu government plans a massive afforestation scheme.
3. Underline the embedded sentences
(a) The coat, which was old,had a hole in the pocket.
(b) The old lady who had lots of bags waited for a taxi.
4. Change the following sentences from direct speech in to indirect speech
(a) He said, “ I am busy”.
(b) “ I can’t work here,” said Tom.
5. Write the compound words
(a) White
(a) Worm (b) Wash (c) Park (d) Home
(a) Air
(a) Ager (b) Media (c) Ball (d) Port
6. Write the correct spelling of the word
(a) absence
(b) acceptable
7. Write the synonyms of the following sentences
(a) Mirage in deserts leads to erroneous interpretation of nearness to some water source and
habitat.
(a) exaggerated ( b) mistaken (c) untruthful (d) biased
(b) The learned speaker was discomfited by the loaded questions from the audience.
(a) embarrassed (b) peevish (c) perturbed (d) disappointed
8. (a) Once again the dichotomy in government’s sayings and words came to the surface during
the crisis period.
(a) comparison (b) doubt (c) two part division (d) difference
(b) Due to dilatorynature,Hamlet brought suffering upon himself and many others
(a) careless (b) procrastinating (c) inflated (d) diverted
9. (a) There has been a sharp decline in the amount of disinterested research in the field of
nuclear energy over the decades.
(a) impartial (b) apathetic (c) unproductive (d) contradictory
(b) His egregious oversight in terms of his military strength led to the downfall of his kingdom.
(a) trifling (b) important (c) flagrant ( d) socially wrong
10. (a) Stalin exhorted the workers to work hard and to keep away from capitalists.
(a) reminder (b) game message (c) denunciated (d) urged
(b) Government would have to resort to severe financial measures to meet the exigencies of the
post – gulf – war period.
(a) pressing needs (b) extremities (c) poor excuses (d) delays

Part – B (5 X 16 = 80)
11. (a) Write an application with an enclosed resume for the post of a Civil Engineer in a
construction company highlighting your skill and experience.
(OR)
(b) You are an MBA in marketing with an Engineering Graduation.Draft a covering letter and a
resume for a position of marketing manager in an automobile company.

12. Write an essay of the following topics.

(a) My dream Job.
(OR)
(b) My favourite country to visit.

13. Write useful hints on asking and giving directions

(a) Questions you can ask about directions
(OR)
(b) How to give directions to somebody else

14. Describe the following processes in 100 words each.

(a) How do you buy petrol?
(OR)
(b) My family

15. Give 2 minutes presentation in the written form on the topics mentioned below.
(a) Population explosion
(OR)
(b) Mercy killing