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Number

Code :

9CP-01-E

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Semester

Diploma Examination,

Nov./De

c., 2014

ENGLISH

COMMUNICATION

Time:3Hoursl

I

Max.

Marks

: 100

Note :

(i)

Answer all

questions

as directed

(ii)

Spelling

and

grammatical

errors shall be

penalized.

(iii)

Answers

to

Question

No.

I and I[

are to be based on

the

prescribed

text only.

I.

Fill in

the blanks

:

(i)

The Magi were three wise men

who brought gifts

to the

(ii)

No

kind

of

activity

is

possible

without

water.

(iii)

'The

Death

of a Hero'

is written

by

_.

(iv)

Self-esteern

is an intimate

experience which

resides

in the

core of

(v)

A

man

should

conceive

of a

accomplish

it.

purpose

in

his heart

and set

out to

Answer

any

twelve of

the

following

questions

in two

or

three

sentences each

:12

x

2

=

24

(l)

What

is

'Quiet Laughter'

?

(2)

Do

you

think it

is adventurous

to

follow

the crowtl

?

(3)

What is

said about the pier-glass

in

the story

?

(4)

Why

did Della

admire her

hair with

tearful

eyes

?

(5)

Briefly

describe the combs

that

James bought

for Della.

(6)

What

is

the role played

by flowing

water

?

(7)

How does

water nurture

plant

life ?

(8)

What

damage had

more

caused

to one

of his classmates

?

(9)

What

is the compromise

suggested

by

Mr. Thakar

?

(10)

What

are the

demands

of

a

global

economy

?

(l

l)

What

are

the

author's apprdhensions

or worries

about the return

of his money

?

(12)

How

are

'Legitirnate

purpose'

and 'Centralising point'

linked

?

(13)

What

are the

different kinds

of infbrmation

that are

not meant for

disclosure ?

(la)

What

is the meaning

of 'a

straight

pathway'

?

I

I

h

il

*ll

it

ITurn

over

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III.

Write

short

notes

on any

two of

the

following

:

(l)

Describe

the tone

of

the

story

,My

Lost

Dollar,.

(2)

How

is'Thought,

Iinked

with

.purpose'?

Explain.

(3)

what

are

the grounds

for

refusal

to the

supply

information

?

IV.

Grammar:

(l)

Identify

the parts

of

speech

of

the

underlined

words

:

(i)

Veerendra

was

considered

a worthless

boy.

(ii)

He

works

hard.

.

(2)

Pick

out the

countable

nouns

in

the

following

:

Dogs

soon

know

the persons

by whom

they

are

kindly

treated.

(3)

Fill

in

the

blanks

with

'much,

a riffre,

some,

ffiy,

a

lot

of, few,.

(i)

knowledge

is

a

dangerous

thing.

(ii)

I

will

not buy

--_-

mangoes.

(iii)

There

is

milk

in

the glass.

(iv)

There

are

books

in

our library.

(v)

persons

can keep

a

secret.

(vi)

Hs doesn't

eat

_

spicy

food.

(4)

Fill

in

the

blanks

using

suitable

auxiliaries

:

(i)

you

live

happily

and

long

I

(ii)

r

to

be

an atheist

but

now I believe

in

God.

(iii)

you

Iike

another

cup

of

tea

?

Fill

in the

blanks

with

suitable

form

of the

verbs

given

at

sentence

:

(i)

My

watch

good

time. (keep)

(ii)

They

_

for

Mumbai

next

week. (leave)

(iii)

rt

ten. (iust

strike)

(iv)

She_

school

last year.

(leave)

2x5<10

(s)

2xl:2

2xl=?

6x1=6,

3x1:3

the

end

of each

8x1-8

the

letter

yesterday.

(write)

(vi)

I

am

sure,

she

_

the

exam. (pass)

(vii)

This

book

is

not

long.

I

it by

lunch

time. (read)

(viii)

This

paper

good

to write.

(appear)

(6)

Fill

in

the

blanks

using

the passive

form

of

the verbs

in

brackets

:

4

x

1=

4

Yesterday,

u

Tul

:

(arrest)

by

the police

for

stealing

car.

He

months

sentence

and

he

_

(ask)

to

pay

<

so,ooor

^

p*ult-v.

(v)'

I

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(7)

Fill in the blanks

with

Where is Zeenat

?

I

3

appropriate negative

verbs :

know.

I

seen

her today.

2xl:2

2xl:2

4xl:4

2xl:2

2xl:2

4xl:4

(8)

Fill

(i)

(ii)

(e)

Filr

(i)

in

the

blanks

witir suitable

interrogatives

:

long did

you

stay

in England'/

town

do

you

come

from

?

in

the

hlanks

with

suitable

prepositions

:

They

have

lived

*__

Spain

for ten

years.

(ii)

We posted the

letter to

you

Tuesda.y.

(iii)

We

don't

g0

-----

school

Sundays.

(10)

Supply suitable question tags

:

(i)

Richard

won't be

late

(ii)

She came

very late

(11)

Fill

in

the blanks

with

ver)y'too :

(ii)

Children

like

chocolates

-----_

much.

(12)

Use

the

following

idioms and

phrases

in

your

own

sentences

:

'

(i)

as far as

(ii)

in

case

(iii)

to look after

(iv)

again and again

V.

Composition:

(l)

Construct a

readable

story

from

the outline

given

below

and

provide

a suitable

title

to it.

A

young

man setting out on a

journey

-

ac.companied

part

way

by an

old

man

-

they

part

under

a

pipal

tree

-

young

rnan asks old man to

keep { 100

for

him till

he

returns

-

old

man

agrees and takes

money

-

old man

says

he

never

gave

him

any

to

keep

-

young

man takes

him

before

judge

-

judge

sends

young

man to

summon tree

to

court

-

a long

time

away

-

judge

asks

old

man, why

?

-

old

man

says tree

is

long way

off

-

judge

sees that the old man knows which tree

it

is

-

when yourlg man retums,

judge

gives

verdict in his

favour.

(2)

Write a

paragraph

of

not more than

100 words

usingthe following

points

:

Deforestation

Leads to

permanent

destruction

of

natural forests

and

woodlands

-

alarming

speed of deforestation

-

large scale

cutting of

trees to

obtain

land for industries

and

housing

-

disturbs ecological

balance.

[Turn

over

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(3)

Read

the

following passage

and

write

a sufirmary

of

it

in not

more than

l/3

of

its length

:

5

Over-eating

is

one

of

the

most

wonderful

practices

among

those

who

think

that

they can

alford

it.

In fact,

authorities

say

that

nearly

all

rvho

can

get as

much

as

they

desire,

over-eat

to

their

disadvantage.

This

class

of

people

could

save

a

great

more

food

than

they

can

save

by

missing

one meal per

week

and

at the

same

time

they

could improve

their

health

A

heavy

meal

at night, the

so

called

dinner ,

is

the

fashion

with

many

and

often

it is taken

shortly

before

retiring

It

is

unnecessary

and

could

be forgone,

not

only

once

a week

but

daily without

loss

of

strength.

From

three

to

five

hours

are

needed to

digest

foorl. ldrhiie

sleeping,

this

'food

not

being

required

to

$ve

eneirgy

for

work,

is in

many

cases

converted

into

excess

fat,

givinl

rise

to

.

over-weight.

The evening

meal

should

be

light,

taken three

or four

hours

before

 

retiring.

This prevents

over-eating,

conserves

energy and

reduces

the

cost

6f

food.

(4)

Read the

following

passage

and answer

the questions

that

follow

:

5x1=5

It

was

very

hot in

the

small

court-,oorrl

and

everybody

was

feeling

sleepy.

After

a tiring

morning,

the

clerks

were

anxious

to

get

offto

lunch

and

even

the

judge

must

have

fblt

relieved

when

the last

case

caxne

up

before

the court.

A

short

middle-aged

man

with

grey

hair ancl

small

blue

eyes

was

now

standing

before

hirn.

The

man had

a

foolish

expression

on

his

fhce

and

he kept

looking

around

stupidly

as

if

he was

trying

hard to

understand

what

was going

on.

The

man

was

accused

of

breaking

into

a house

and

stealing

a

cheap

watch.

The

witness

who

was called,

did

not give

a

very

clear

account

of

what

had

happened.

He

claimed

to

have

r *n

*

man

outside

the

house

crne

night,

but

on

being questioned

further,

he

confessed

that

he

was

not

sure

whether

this

was

the

man.

The

judge

considered

the

matter

for

a short

tinre

and

,rrm

J lr. l;;*

there

was

no real proof,

the man

could

not

be

fi:und

guilty

of

any crirne.

He

said

that

the

case

was

dismissed

and

then

rose

to

go.

Ide;n*nhilr,

;;u;;;il;

very

puzzed.

It

was

clear

that

he had

not

understood

a

rhing.

Noticing

this,

the

iudg:

paused

for

a momeht

and

then

the

rrrun

uuii

,uaoLrr,

.oExcuse

mg

sir

but

do I have

to give

the

watch

back

or not

?,,

(l)

Describe

the man

standing

before

the

judge

in

the last

case.

(2)

What

was

he accused

of

?

,

fll

Why

was

the

cqse

dismissed

?'

I

(4)

Was

the

accused

actually

innocent

?

How

can you

say so

?

(5)

Give

a

suitable

title

to

the

passage

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