English & Communication skills-II 4th Sem HSBTE Sample Question Papers

· Sample No 1: English and Communication Skills-II 4th Sem DMLT Jul24220041. M.M.: 60

· SECTION-A Note: Multiple choice questions. All questions are compulsory (6x1=6)

• · Q.1 Who is the main character of the chapter ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?

  a) Writer’s father b) Grandfather c) Grandmother d) Uncle

• · Q.2 Kinesics involves a) Facial expressions b) Gestures c) Postures d) All of the above

• · Q.3 Barriers to speaking are a) Unclear voice b) Noise c) Lack of practice d) All of the above

• · Q.4 Which of the following is not a punctuation mark?

  a) Full stop b) Comma c) Hyphen d) Articles

• · Q.5 Dr. Kiran Bedi delivered a speech at

   a ) IIM Indore b) IIT Delhi c) IIT Roorkee d) None of the above

• · Q.6 The word ‘therefore’ is a) Preposition b) Conjunction c) Article d) Noun

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SECTION-B Note: Objective/ Completion type questions. All questions are compulsory. (6x1=6)

· In the second year, the piano was silent in the lodge, and the prisoner asked only for the classics. In the fifth year, music was audible again, and the prisoner asked for wine. Those who watched him through the window said that all that year he spent doing nothing but eating and drinking and lying on his bed, frequently yawning and angrily talking to himself. He did not read books. Sometimes at night, he would sit down to write; he would spend hours writing, and in the morning tear up all that he had written. More than once he could be heard crying.

• · Q.7 What was the prisoner’s attitude to music in the second year? why?

• · Q.8 What difference in the reading habits of the prisoner occurred in the second and in the fifth year of his confinement?

• · Q. 9 What would the prisoner do with his writings in the morning? why?

• · Q. 10 What were the activities in which the prisoner indulged himself in the fifth year?

• · Q. 11 Write the synonyms: i) Lodge ii) Frequently

• · Q. 12 Write the antonyms: i) Silent ii) Angrily

SECTION-C Note: Short answer type questions. Attempt any eight questions out of ten questions. (8x4=32)

• · Q.13 Write a short note on teleconferencing.

• Q.14 Use the following pair of words in appropriate sentences.

  a) Except, Accept b) Vocation, Vacation c) Pray, Prey d) Meter, Metre

• Q.15 Discuss the format of a case Study.

• · Q.16 Fill the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

  a) She married _____ the age of 20. b) Did anyone ring up ____ my absence? c) He is busy _____ his work. d) I cannot cope _____ all the work.

• · Q.17 Punctuate the following sentences.

• a) Sahil bring me a glass of water b) how well said c) alas I am ruined said he d) yes I shall help you

• · Q.18 Write a press release announcing a tie-up between two companies.

• · Q.19 Describe the pen picture of the narrator’s grandmother.

• · Q.20 Write the main points of speech by Dr. Kiran Bedi at IIM Indore.

• · Q.21 Translate the following administrative and technical terms in Hindi.

• · a) Consent b) Chief Minister c) Agenda d) State

• · Q.22 Draft a circular announcing a clearance sale.

SECTION-D Note: Long answer type questions. Attempt any two questions out of three questions.

• · Q.23 Write a complaint letter regarding poor service of A broadband network in your area. You are Harshita/ Harsh of sector 10, Urban Estate, New Delhi.

• · Q.24 Discuss the significance of non-verbal communication.

• · Q.25 Define resume. Discuss its format.

Sample No 2: English & Communication skills-II 4th Sem DMLT, Dec24220041 M.M.: 60

SECTION-A Note: Multiple type Questions. All Questions are compulsory. (6x1=6)

• · Q.1 The author of The Portrait of a Lady's is

• a) Ruskin Bond b) Khushwant Singh c) Noupal d) Vikram Bhatt

• · Q.2 What was Dr. Raman's visiting fees in the story 'The Doctor's Ward'?

• a) 20 Rupees b) 25 Rupees c) 30 Rupees d) 35 Rupees

• · Q.3 The banker in 'The Bet' staked his two million for a) 3 years b) 4 years c) 5 years d) 6 years

• · Q.4 Soft skills help build.

• a) Communication skills b) Problem solving skills c) Teamwork d) All of the above

• · Q.5 Circulars are issued for

• a) Change in office working hours b) Revision of pay scales c) Change of rules d) All of the above

• · Q.6 The banker decided to murder the a) Guard b) Servant c) Gardener d) Lawyer

Section-B Note: Short answer type Question. Read the passage and answer the questions given below. (6x1=6)

In this busy round of work, Dr. Raman had not noticed that Gopal had not called in for over three months now. He just remembered it when he saw Gopal's son sitting on a bench in the consulting hall, one crowded morning. Dr. Raman could not talk to him for over an hour. When he got up and was about to pass on to the operation room, he called up the young man and asked, "What brings you here, sir?". The youth was nervous and shy. "Mother sent me here." "What can I do for you?" "Father is ill......." It was on operation day and he was not free till three in the afternoon. He rushed off straight from the clinic to his friend's house, in Lawley Extension.

• · Q.7 How long had Gopal not been called by Dr. Raman?

• · Q 8 Where was Gopal's son?

• · Q. 9 Who had sent for Dr. Raman?

• · Q. 10 How was Gopal's son?

• · Q. 11 Write synonyms: i) Busy ii) Forever

• · Q. 12 Write antonyms: i) crowded ii) shy

Section-C Note: Short answer questions. Attempt any eight questions out of ten Questions. (8x4=32)

• · Q.13 Describe the grandmother's routine in the village in 'The Portrait of a Lady'.

• · Q.14 Draft a memo to an employee informing him of a cut in his salary.

• · Q.15 List some advantages of good presentation skills.

• · Q.16 What is the theme of the story 'The Bet'?

• · Q.17 Use these misuses words in appropriate sentences. a) Break, Brake b) Dairy, Diary c) Roll, Role d) Pair, Pare (

• · Q.18 Fill the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

  a Beware _________ pickpockets. b) I am new ______ this city.

• ·c The lion jumped ________the wall. d) He was shouting _______ me.

• · Q.19 Describe the 7Cs of communication for effective communication.

• Q.20 Draft a circular letter announcing the opening of a new shop.

• · Q.21 Fill the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

  A Time ________ tide waits for no one. b) May hay ______ the sun shines.

  C I will wait for you ______ you return. d) She is beautiful ______ not vain.

• · Q.22 Describe modern means of communication.

Section-D Note: Long answer questions. Attempt any two questions out of three Questions. (2x8=16)

• · Q.23 Explain non-verbal behaviour and its different types.

• · Q.24 Write a letter to the General Manager of Ishan Publications, New Delhi to place an order for purchasing CBSE books.

• · Q.25 Draft a resume for the post of Engineer in ABC Company.

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