Max. Marks 100
(25 marks)
(Note to teachers: a GD can be conducted on one of the topics to test the students' spoken skills in groups of 6-7 students. The evaluation for this discussion could be based on the following parameters;
(Marks – 10)
(Marks – 10)
(Marks -15)
Abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or a group of words. An abbreviation is used in writing to save time and space. Some abbreviations are also used in speaking. Abbreviations are often made by taking the first letter of the word or the first letter of each important word in the group and writing it in capitals. For example, PO stands for post office and COD for collect on delivery or cash on delivery. Sometimes, the first letter is printed as a small letter followed by full stop, as in the case of m. for married and b. for born. In some cases, other letters of the word are also added. Thus, ms. means manuscript and ft. means foot. Sometimes abbreviations are made from the initial letters or syllables of a group of words and they spell out a word, such as NATO or WAVES. Such abbreviations called acronyms are not followed by a full stop. Letters used in abbreviations are sometimes doubled for the plural form, as in the case of ll., used for lines, and pp., used for pages.
For certain abbreviations, small capital letters may be used instead of large capitals. The abbreviations AD, BC, AM, and PM are often printed in small capitals. Of course, abbreviations are most often used to stand for common words such as the names of days, months, of states, and of countries. Long words and phrases are often abbreviated too, such as Lieut., for lieutenant and RFD for rural free delivery. Titles and academic degrees are usually abbreviated; DD is used instead of the longer Doctor of Divinity, and HRH instead of His (or Her) Royal Highness. In modern business Co. means Company; Ltd. means limited.
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(Marks – 3 × 5 = 15)
Answer the following questions relating to grammar
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Max. Marks 100
(Marks – 25)
(Note to the teacher: This can be a PowerPoint presentation where students are encouraged to take material from various sources and do a little bit of research on the topics. Marks can be divided for:
(Marks – 10)
(Marks – 2 × 5 = 10)
(Marks – 20)
(Marks – 3 × 5 = 15)
(Marks – 5)
My phone _____________________
We were _____________________
I was _____________________
We were _____________________
I was _____________________
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He _______ (already / leave)
I _______ (never/ see/before)
I _______ (play / tennis / wholemorning)
He _______ (sell / last month)
She _______ (promise / someone else)
Max. Marks 100
Read the following situation and negotiate appropriately.
(Marks – 25)
This is a situation where a group of engineers with different specializations are meeting the government agencies for the finalization of a low cost housing project. The group constitutes young bright engineers who are very enthusiastic to take up this work and carry out certain experiments. But the government has certain objections. It is also possible that they would like to give the project to a well-known agency they have worked with before.
(Teacher's note: Organize a negotiation situation around this theme. You could conduct the negotiation session with students as the group, which wants to take up the project and the staff members as the representatives of the government who are apparently examining the proposal. Please take the help of the staff teaching engineering subjects for this. You could ask each of the students to face the negotiation situation individually or in groups of two or three. Mark them for:
(Marks – 20)
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Answer any three of the following question topics.
(Marks – 3 × 5 = 15)
Answer the following questions relating to grammar
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(Marks – 6)
There _______ (is) a lot of excitement before the songs competition _______ (begin) yesterday. All the participants _______ (are) busy _______ (do) last minute rehearsals. When it _______ (start), there was silence everywhere. One by one, the participants _______ (stand) on the dais, faced the audience and _______ (sing). When my turn _______ (come) I _______ (overcome) my nervousness by trying to focus only on my rendering. I _______ (do) a fairly good job. My joy _______ (know) no bounds when the results were _______ (declare). Looking back, I now feel happy that I won it.
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Suggestions ____________________________
The meeting ____________________________
The book ____________________________
The breakdown ____________________________
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Max. Marks 100
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each.
(Marks –5 × 5 = 25)
Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each.
(Marks – 4 × 5 = 20)
(Marks – 5 × 4 = 20)
(Marks – 3 × 5 = 15)
(Marks – 5)
He _______ (already / leave)
I _______ (never/ see/ before)
I _______ (play / cricket / whole morning)
He _______ (lost / last month)
She _______ (promise / someone else)
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(Marks – 5)
(Marks – 6 × 1 = 6)
(stop, agree, overcome, discuss, hold in contempt, dislike, investigate, like, maintain, persuade, resolve)
Max. Marks 100
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each.
(Marks – 5 × 5 = 25)
Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each.
(Marks – 4 × 5 = 20)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 100 words each.
(Marks – 5 × 5 = 25)
Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list given below the text.
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Ambiguity is an inevitable and _______ (1) part of our lives and thinking. The state of ambiguity is natural for most of us most of the time. But this becomes _______ (2) for the computer because it can function only when these ambiguities are _______ (3) and it is given very _______ (4) instructions as to what is to be done. But should issues always be defined clearly? And even if it can be done, don't they often _______ (5) their critical edge? Considering the _______ (6) perspective, issues have to be unambiguously _______ (7) to make the computer work but it also means that we are forced to _______ (8) to the computer when we use it. From the view of the man-machine _______ (9), the victims of inequality here are the human beings. This problem cannot be _______ (10) unless the computer is developed enough to be able to handle ambiguity.
(Practical, interface, indispensable, critical, precise, conform, defined, solved, resolved, lose, danger, facade, manage, outrun)
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part.
(Marks – 10)
Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list given.
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I like everything about my motorbike, _______ its color and speed. _______ recently, its pickup has decreased. I don't know why. I'll take it to a mechanic _______ (it becomes worse). Most mechanics these days are undependable, but _______ my mechanic is reliable _______ (being economical). Actually, _______ I bought my bike in 1988, I have been having a good driving time, except _______ for an occasional problem here and there. It has been giving me a decent mileage. I feel the mileage will increase further in a few days time, _______ I'm taking that extra little care of it _______, I'll have to wait and see. But in the meantime, a friend of mine advised me to sell the bike and buy a different model. I don't think I'll do that, at least not in the near future. I will use it for five more years and _______ I'll sell it, may be. But the idea is very disagreeable to me.
(List of words: but, because, especially, then, of course, fortunately, before, after, besides, well, in other words, even, always, beforehand, afterwards, give up)
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