Question Paper Code : 313107

B.E/[Link]. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS November/December 2023.

First Semester

HS23111-COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
(Common to: All branches)
(Regulations 2023)
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions

PART A-(10x2-20 Marks)

1. Choose the suitable word that substitutes the following phrases.
a) An event that happens only once in two years
i) Perennial ii) fortnightly iii) annual iv) biennial
b) The scientific study of birds
i)Palaeontology i) archaeology iii) ormithology iv) physiology
c) The first speech delivered by a person
i) oration ii) extempore ii) speech iv) maiden speech
d) One who specializes in the study of languages?
i) linguist i) polyglot ii) etymologist iv) evaluator
2. Make questions for the following statements as directed.
a. The youth of a country determines its future. (Use Wh-question)
b. This laptop costs me Rs.60,000/-. (Use Wh-question)
c. Coffee grows in Brazil. (Use Yes/No Question)
d. They attended the workshop. (Use Yes/No Question)
3. Select the correct suffix/prefix given in brackets and fill in the blanks.
a. His behaviour is absolutely sense (-ness, -ful, -hood, -less)
b. My friend was super excited to accept the internship offer
because it was a
national company. ( bi-, multi-, super-, ultra-)
c. I found a new book on Dental Health in the library.
d. His handwriting was so messy. His teacher made him (-ish,
-let, -ward, -ism)
(re-, un-, mono-, sub-)
write his paper again.

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 Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
4.
a. The Governor, together with his wife (greet, greets) the audience cordially.
b. One of my friends on a trip to ltaly.
(is, are) goingregarding 11
situation.
c. There (was/were) many difficulties comingthefor the meeting
d. Either my mother or my father (is, are)

5 Choose the apt compound nouns and fill in the blanks.

(back, friend, time, punch, ine, pack, dead, ship, table, heart)
a. They built a strong - on trust and mutual respect.
over the years, based
b. The for the project was quickly approaching.
c. The --- for the examination will be announced next week.
d. The boy carried his with great difficulty as he climbed the stairs.
6. Complete the following sentences with the correct degrees of comparison.
aThe city I live in is as (beautiful) as yours.
b. The Indian athlete ran than the other runners. (fast)
(good) as Mr. Winston does.
c. Very few orators speak as
d. Platinum is one of the (valuable) metals.
7. Using correct relative pronouns, rephrase and combine the following sentences
into a single sentence.
a) My father is a lucky man. Fate smiles on him in all his ventures.
The young boy wore a mask. It made him look like Mickey Mouse.
8. Select the suitable articles given in brackets and fill in the blanks.
(an, a, the) Swacch Bharat Project was kickstarted with lot of enthusiasm.
It represented (an, a, the) ideal path towards what Gandhiji, (an, a, the)
father of our nation, always strived for (an, a, the) clean environment for a
cleaner inside.

9 Rephrase the following affirmative sentences into negation.

a) Ramesh borrowed Rs.10,000/ - from his uncle.
b) Smitha works in a multinational company.
c) Dheena will help me with this project.
d) Sandy could lift really heavy weights.
10 Rephrase and combine the following sentences using connectives to show causal
relation.
a. Many fly overs are constructed. The beauty of the green city is lost.
b. Safety precautions were not observed. There were many accidents in the
c. The candidate was not allowed to write the exam. He did factory.
not bring the hall
ticket.
d. Junk food culture is spreading very fast. It leads to
many health problems.

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 PARTB(5x16= 80Marks)
below:
answer the questions given
11. Read the given passage and
purposes: Hindi
national languages for central administrative
India has two
the national, official, and main link language of India.
and English. Hindi is Indian Constitution also
official language. The
English is an associate languages for official purposes.
officially approves twenty-two regional
regional languages are spoken in India.
Dozens of distinctly different structure
such as grammaticalcommunication
and
which share many characteristics
Hindi is used for
vocabulary. Apart from these languages,
is mainly in the north of India, but it is
in India. The homeland of Hindi southern
widely understood in all urban centers of India. In the
spoken and languages that are not
states of India, where people speak many different which has allowed
more resistance to Hindi,
much related to Hindi, there is
English to remaina lingua franca to a greater degree.
language has had a tochold on the
Indian
early 1600s, the English
Since the
when the East India Company established settlements in
subcontinent, Bombay
formerly Madras, Calcutta, and
Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, India is never far away from
respectively. The historical background oflonger exposure to English than
had a
everyday usage of English. India hassecond
which uses it as a language, its distinctive words,
any other country spreading gradually to affect all places,
idioms, grammar and rhetoric
habits and culture.

English serves two purposes. First, it provides a linguistic tool for

In India, who speak
of the country, causing peoplelanguage
the administrative cohesivenessunited. of
Secondly. itserves as a
different languages to become
large variety of different people
wider communication, including a local languages in certain spheres of
coveringa vast area. It overlaps with
influence and in public domains.
Indians as a link' language and it is the
Generally, English is used among
well-educated Indians. It is also the second
first language for many
than one language in India. The
language for many who speak more
the many segments of our society
English language is a tie that helps bindbetween the major countries of the
together. Also, it is a linguistic bridge
world and India.

India. It has a special place in the

English has special national status in journalism,
parliament, judiciary, broadcasting, and in the education
One can see a Hindi-speaking teacher giving their students
system. meet and when their
instructions during an educational tour about where to
language permeates
bus would leave, but all in English. It means that the especially in the cities.
daily life. It is unavoidable and is always expected,

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 English has recently
The importance of the ability to speak or write
increased significantly because English has become the de facto standard.
Learning English language has become popular for business, commerce
and cultural reasons and especially for internet communications
throughout the world. English is a language that has becomea standard not
because it has been approved by any standards' organization but because
it is widely used by many information and technology industries and
recognized as being standard. The call centre phenomenon has stimulated
a huge expansion of internet-related activity, establishing the future of
India as a cyber-technological super-power. Modern communications,
videos, journals and newspapers on the internet use English and have made
'knowing English' indispensable.
The prevailing view seems to be that unless students learn English, they
can only work in limited jobs. Those who do not have basic knowledge of
English cannot obtain good quality jobs. They cannot communicate
efficiently with others, and cannot have the benefit of India's rich social
and cultural life. Men and women who cannot
comprehend and
instructions in English, even if educated, are unemployable. Theyinterpret
cannot
help with their children's school homework everyday or
decide their
revenue options of the future.
Apositive attitude to English as a national language is
integration of people into Indian society. There would essential to the
appear to be
virtually no disagreement in the community about the importance
English language skills. Using English you will become a citizen of of
world almost naturally. English plays a dominant role in the the
been used as a medium for inter-state media. It has
communication
both before and since India's independence. and broadcasting
India is, without a doubt,
committed to English as a national language. The impact of
only continuing but also increasing. English is not
1. Choose the correct answers:
1. According to the
writer, the Indian constitution recognizes
a. 22 official
b. Hindi as thelanguages.
national
c. 2 national, official language.
d, national languages. languages.

2. English's status as a lingua franca is helped by

a. its status in northern India.
b. the fact that it is
c. the fact that widely understood in urban centres.
people from the south speak
related to Hindi.
d. it shares many
languages not much
grammatical similarities with Hindi.
3. In
paragraph 3, 'toehold' means
a. dominated India. that English
b. changed the names of some cities in
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India.
 c. has had a presence in India.
d. has been in India longer than any other language.
4. Hindi-speaking teachers
a. might well be heard using English.
b. only use English.
c. only use English for instructions.
d. do not use English.
suggests that
5. In paragraph eight, it says 'the prevailing view', which
a. the view is correct.
b. the view is held by the majority.
c. the view is incorrect.
d. the view is held by the minority.

IL State whether the given sentences are True or False:

steadily abating.
1. The impact of English in India isEnglish
2. In India, a positive attitude to as a national language is
dispensable.
and interpret English are
3. Men and women who can comprehend
employable.
local languages.
4. English language converges withLingua
5. Only in India, English acts as a franca.
centre has led to cyber bullying
6. The prime objectivity of call
amongst the youngsters.

Imagine that you are the Class

Representative and your HoD asked you to
12. (a)
and submit a report on the visit to a local cement factory that is
your class. Invent and include all
prepare
attended by a group of students of and purpose of visit,
necessary details such as factory visited, date
observations made and conclusion.

ideas and facts not more than 300 words on

Compare and contrast your
(b) reflecting two different periods -the 1990s
two different fashion statements
and 2000s for any gender.

process involved in creating a Facebook

13. (a) (i) Describe the step-by-step (8
account.
protect user's privacy and the tips
(ii)List out few proactive measures tocreating the account. (8)
to enhance online security, while

essential instructions would you give to ensure your tourist friend

(b) What comfortable trip to India? Give a list
from the USA to have a pleasant and

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 food, culture, climatic
of eight most important instructions pertaining to stay
conditions, stay, travel, etc. to make his/her comfortable and
enjoyable.

14. (a) The following pie chart illustrates the annualized composition of
residential refuse in Madurai city during 2021-22 as revealed by the Waste
Characterization Study. Give suitable title and interpret your ideas into a
paragraph using connectives based on the details found in the chart.
De signated for
Organics: Designate dfor
Compostable, Recycling: Rocycling:
Nonrecyclable
Con
ontainers
Papor
15.04% 2.40%
Designated for
7.20%
Organics: Recycing:
Yard Trimmings Metal
5.15% 4.07%
Designated for
Organics: Recyciling
Food Scraps Plastic Bo tties

21.42
1.40%
Household
Hazardous Designated for
Waste Recycling:
0.27% Beverage
Cartons
Electronics Other Plastie 0.40%
(e-waste)
0.70% 13.44%
Textiles and
Carpets CaD Debris Other Materials
7.01% 15.13%
6.29%

Or
(b) Your cousin is going to write his Board Examination in April 2024.
Extend
your thoughtful recommendations to him for how he should effectively
prepare and succeed in the examination.

15 (a) Illustrate some of the happiest memories in your life as a

student.
Or
(b) Apply the techniques of Narrative essay writing, in about 300
your first day at college. Elucidate your memorable words about
experience.

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