Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: AHS001
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
B.Tech II Semester End Examinations (Regular) May, 2017
Regulation: IARE R16
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
(Common for CSE/ECE/EEE/IT)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. What speakers can do to ensure better listening? Explain various types of listening.
What are the productive approaches to listening? Enlist some positive and negative comments
for interpretation.
2. communication process is complete without listening'. Support the statement with appropriate
real life examples.
Explain 'the role of listening skills' in productive note-taking. What is the difference between
listening and hearing and how to avoid poor listening habits?
UNIT II
3. write a note on verbal communication.
What are the challenges one faces during a formal speech?
4. What is the significance of developing speaking abilities?
Draft the criterias required for a good presentation skill.
UNIT III
5. good vocabulary is essential for effective reading skills'? Distinguish between active reading
and passive reading.
How to master reading comprehension skills and reading between the lines?
6. Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
In recent years though there has been a trend in many parts of the world to more gender neutral
socialization. Young parents, female professionals and well-educated parents, in particular are
more likely to socialize their children into more equal gender roles. However, this is not always
an easy task. One study of parents who wanted to bring up their children in a more non-sexist
way found that it was very difficult to do. The parents complained about toy stores being filled
with gender-specific toys war toys for boys and domestic toys for girls. They also commented
that while they might be able to give their gender-neutral toys themselves, it was difficult to
get relatives and friends to do this. Almost all the children in the study owned and played with
gender specific toys given to them by other people. The parents also found it hard to fight against
the gender lessons of books, the peer group and school.
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i. What do you understand by gender-neutral socialization?
ii. How can gender discrimination be eradicated?
iii. Write synonyms of the words Difficult, Domestic.
iv. Write antonyms of the words Specific, Professional
Define and explain various types of reading skills with suitable examples.
UNIT IV
7. Write the guidelines for drafting a CV. Draft a suitable CV for a candidate applying for a software
engineer.
8. Illustrate briefly about the techniques of developing a good paragraph.
UNIT V
9. Explain the following with suitable examples.
i. adjectives
ii. prepositions
iii. simple past tense
iv. present perfect tense
Give the meaning and frame a sentence for the following idioms.
i. to face the music
ii. to keep one's fingers crossed
iii. a black sheep
10. Do as directed.
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition from the choices given.
i. We are very excited our trip to Spain next week. WITH,
ABOUT, OVER)
ii. I am very fond drinking green tea. OF, ABOUT, AT)
iii. Almost all politicians were involved the scandal. AT, WITH,
FROM)
iv. I am looking forward having a meeting with you next week.
(WITH, AT, TO, FROM)
v. At the moment, she is recovering her injuries. OF, FROM,
WITH)
Write a sentence of your own using the following idioms:
i. A hot potato
ii. A penny for your thoughts
iii. At the drop of a hat
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words
i. I think the decision is biased.
ii. Now, I am ok, the pain has abated.
iii. They have met with a fatal road accident.
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Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
i. Imbecility
ii. Senility
iii. Dotage
iv. Superannuation
That which cannot be corrected
i. Unintelligible
ii. Indelible
iii. Illegible
iv. Incorrigible
The study of ancient societies
i. Anthropology
ii. Archaeology
iii. History
iv. Ethnology
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