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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
First Semester Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CSS
General Course English (for Software Development)
AUEN161.5a: Listening and Speaking Skills
Common for Regular 2016 Admn. and Improvement 2015 Admn.
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. Which sound is common to the following words: "sure", "poor", "tour" and "cure"
2. Which of the following is a verb: „poverty‟
3. Which of the following has the vowel
4. How is the word produced
5. How is the word produced
6. How many syllables are there in the word „examination‟
7. In which play does the character Dr. Stronetz appear
8. Where does the play A Sunny Morning take place
9. What is the source of the title Fail Not Our Feast
10. Name the place ruled by Prince Dimitri, as mentioned in the play The Death Trap.
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. Divide any eight of the following words into syllables:
photography, university, communication, misbehavior, anniversary, aboriginal, stationery, schedule, artistically, explanation.
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12. Give the orthographical version of the following transcribed words:

13. Transcribe the following words in phonetic script marking stress:
allow, another, accommodate, major, tier, change, executive, secretariat
14. Mark the stress in the following sentences:
Have you met my wife
ii) Take the dog for a walk.
15. Underline the words which are weakened in speech in the following sentence:
The workers are going to the factory.
ii) He is having a severe headache.
16. Mark the intonation in the following questions.
Are you coming
ii) Who would like some coffee
17. Mark the intonation in the following statements.
Sheela left on Saturday.
ii) The Policeman was looking for you.
18. What was Dona Laura doing when Don Gonzalo entered the park
19. How does Nora appear for the reunion party
20. Why did the assassins drop their plan to murder Prince Dimitri
21. Why is Gonzalo bad-tempered at the beginning of the play
22. How did Prince Dimitri trap his killers
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Mark the primary stress in eight of the following words:
blackboard, mathematics, beautiful, herself, postman, afternoon, rewrite, undertake, happening, banana, aboard, condemnation, hatred, solace, yesterday.
24. Transcribe eight of the following into phonetic script:
plumber, again, air, simile, Friday, juice, know, eight, tomorrow, awry, children, college, attractive, real, shine, church.
25. Prepare a speech to be delivered on the World Environment Day in about 150 words.
26. Write a short note on different types of Listening.
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27. Consonant Sounds in English.
28. The role of Mason in Fail Not Our Feast
29. Attempt a character sketch of Nora in Fail Not Our Feast
30. Discuss the significance of the title The Death Trap.
31. Elements of satire in the play A Sunny Morning.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Attempt a critical analysis of the play Fail Not Our Feast.
33. Describe how Prince Dimitri turned the tables on his treacherous guards in the play The Death Trap.
34. Write dialogues on the following topics, each in about 80 words:
Two friends are meeting at the airport after a gap of 15 years.
You wish to visit Hyderabad. Make a telephonic enquiry regarding the details of your accommodation and travel with your tour operator.
Compose a dialogue between you and a stranger you met at the railway station.
Prepare a conversation between you and a Policeman as you have been fined for traffic rules violation..
35. Conduct a group discussion on "The Use and Abuse of Social Media" with four
participants.
Read the short lecture below and take down notes:
Konark is a city of Orissa, which is popular as a historical and tourist place in India. The most important monument of this holy city is the Sun temple. It is also known as the Black Pagoda. Narsimahadeva built Konark Sun Temple in the 13th century. The Sun temple is a great example of Orissian architecture. It is recorded in the world heritage site and is also regarded as one of the seven wonders of India. An age-old myth says that, originally it was Samba, son of Lord Krishna who constructed the Sun temple to honour Lord Sun. The name Konark is derived from two different Sanskrit words and which means „angle‟ and The entire temple has been conceived as a chariot of the Sun God with 24 wheels, each about 10 feet in diameter, with a set of spokes and elaborate carvings. Seven horses are pictured dragging the entire temple and the two lions guarding it.
15 30 Marks)