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Fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives given in the brackets: Department of English Date: 27.12.2011 Model Examination Class: I BE (I Sem.) HS2111- Technical English I Max. Marks: 100 Answer ALL the questions Part - A (10 X 2 = 20) a) A fan is / cheap / an air conditioner. b) Nano technology is / popular / any other technology today. c) Nothing is / difficult / concentrating on a subject we dont like. d) Laptops are / convenient / desktop computers.

1. Match the following A B a) Migrate (i) continue to have or hold b) Venture c) Retain (ii) intended to provide cure (iii) move from one place to another

7. Change into impersonal passive a. The government of India gives awards to outstanding scientists. b. All sections of people discuss climate change today.

d) Remedial (iv) undertaking in which there is risk 2. Supply the missing words Verb Noun 1. Reflect 2. communication 3. 4. 3. Expand the following Compound Nouns a. Concrete structure c. Computer diagnosis b. Power cable d. Nickel alloy 4. Complete the following if clauses: a. If the weather had been fine, __________ b. If you remove the fuse, ______________ 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets Accidents always _______ (happen) at a point of time and space. Given the the atmosphere make life possible on planet earth because of its three very important function; it contains life giving oxigen; it keeps earth warmth; and it absorbs the dead ultraviolet rays from the suns radiasion fatalities, it _________ (work out) to 0.00328 % of the total road user kilometers everyday along these stretches of highways. A small number really, but a massive loss if you _________ (think) of the lifetime earning potential of those who _______ (die) in these mishaps. Intensify expressive 8. Add suitable prefixes to the following to form their opposites: Adjective a. locate c. function b. fortune d. relevant

9. Check the following sentences for subject-verb agreement a. The window are open. b. Neither the father nor his son know English. c. Ram and Rahim was both selected today. d. Her boss undoubtedly think that all want promotions. 10. Edit the following:

Part B (5 X 16 = 80) 11. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end of it: It has always been clear, of course that a properly designed medical programme uses press, posters, printed leaflets and so on in proportions suitable to the nature of the product itself. In such a programme, television occupies a relatively important place if the product is sold in small quantities, at a low price to the vast mass of the people. It is regarded as the quick acting medium, peculiarly suited to impulse purchases. Larger items, such as cars and refrigerators, may be more profitably advertised in the press or other media which are examined in greater detail and more at leisure than television commercials can possibly be. Nevertheless, in most mass advertising campaigns, the media are used in combination with each other, in proportions which tend to be more and more carefully, and even scientifically determined. It is significant, in this connection, that the poster medium and outdoor advertising generally, are now staging something of a recovery, after sustaining what at first looked like being a severe blow at the time of the introduction of commercial television into the United Kingdom in 1955. Media planning is only one of the branches of the British advertising business, where more exact methods of measurement and the close study of statistical data have made considerable headway in recent years. The marketing and research

A. Read the text and complete the following sentences choosing one of the options given below each sentence: (6 X 1 = 6) i) A properly designed media program uses 1. television if the commodity is produced on a large scale 2. different sources of media according to the type of product 3. a media which depends on the impulse ii) The producers advertise larger items 1. on television commercial to appeal to the people. 2. in press so that the customer may see details leisurely 3. to make profit through poster advertisement iii) The poster medium and outdoor advertisement 1. were started in the United Kingdom in 1955 2. are again becoming popular these days 3. nowadays depend on commercial television iv) British advertising business 1. is one of the branches of media planning 2. has a close study of roads and ways in recent years 3. studies closely measuring methods of advertisement v) The marketing and research department of advertisers 1. have employed a number of university graduates 2. have appointed 50 percent middlemen 3. have started departments of economics, psychology and sociology vi) The advertising agents act as middlemen between 1. university students and advertisers 2. media owners and economics 3. those who are interested in advertising and those who own the media B. Give the most suitable meanings of the following words as they are used in the text choosing from the list given below: (6) i) nevertheless 1. never before 2. never 3. however

departments of the advertisers themselves, and of the agents who act as middlemen between advertisers and media owners in the case of more than 50 percent of British advertising business, are constantly expanding. These departments have for some time included a number of university graduates. Usually with particular

qualification in Statistics and the movement of university trained men in advertising, the business is growing as is the study of advertising problems in the universities themselves, particularly in the departments of economics, psychology and sociology.

ii) severe blow 1. air 2. a hard hit 3. a fight iii) headway 1. progress in difficult circumstances 2. the path of the elders 3. the movement of ones head iv) a close study 1. a thorough, detailed study 2. a study of secret material 3. the end of reading v) in proportions 1. in parts 2. in correct relation to other things 3. in proper terms vi) sociology 1. a study of ecology 2. a study of the nature and development of society 3. a study of the history of a nation

12. a) Transcode the flowchart into a process description paragraph of 200 words.

Coconut kernel emptied into a machine

Kernel chopped into pieces

Placed in a light screw press

Oil separated from the kernel & collected

Remaining coconut placed in a centrifugeSpinning process

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Milk extracted

C. Answer the following questions briefly:

i. What are the different media available for advertising products? ii. When were the poster medium and outdoor advertising affected terribly? iii. What are the reasons for the growth in advertising? iv. When is the television used as an advertising medium?

Pure coconut oil

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14. a) Write a letter to the editor of Deccan Chronicle highlighting the lack of basic amenities, equipment, medicines and hygiene in the District Headquarters Hospital in your place. OR 14. b) You have planned to visit an Industry related to your field of study. As the Coordinator of the proposed Industrial Visit, write a letter to the General Manager seeking permission for your visit.

12. b) Make notes based on the contents of the passage given below. There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided into three main classes according to the way they are played. Those that are played by blowing air into them are called wind instruments. These are made of wood, brass and other materials. The family of wood instruments includes the flute, the clarinet, the bassoon, the trumpet, the mouthorgan and the bagpipe. The instruments that are played by banging or striking them are known as percussion instruments. An

example is the drum. Then there are stringed instruments which are played by plucking the strings or by drawing a bow across the strings. Examples of this are violin and the cello. 13. a) Write a set of 8 instructions to prevent accidents in a Chemical Factory. OR 13. b) Rearrange the jumbled sentences in the coherent order. 1) When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language. 2) Body language transmits ideas and thoughts by certain actions. 3) Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally. 4) Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. 5) Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille, signal flags, Morse code and smoke signals. 6) A nod signifies approval while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. 7) Generally their expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. 8) Nonetheless verbalization is the most common form of communication. 15. a) Write a Compare and contrast paragraph of the English Syllabus in 12th standard with that of Technical English I. OR 15. b) Write a descriptive paragraph on the necessity of Nuclear Power Projects.