JNTU B.Tech I PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH Previous Question Paper (August - 2018 - R16)

Fill in the blanks with the right article given in brackets.

i) ____book that I have read is an interesting play by J.K. Rowling.

ii) Are you ____ university student or a college student?

Fill in the blanks with the right preposition given in brackets.

i) A day _____(on/in/at) is slightly longer than a day on Earth.

ii) She was born _____ (in/to/into) a tribal hamlet located in Adilabad.

iii) Be careful! Don‟t go ____(above/over/beyond) the trees.

Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the word given in brackets.

i) She was _____(impeccable) dressed.

ii) We have been ____(inundate) with offers of help.

Fill in the blanks with the right homophone given in brackets.

i) He needs to learn to ____(curb/kerb) his bad temper.

ii) Some displayed their____(wares/wears) on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the pavement.

Fill in the blanks with the right phrasal verb given in brackets.

i) She has a great voice but whenever she‟s singing in public she feels shy and _____ (holds back/holds on).

ii) Don‟t worry, I‟m sure we can work something ___ (out/ over) so that everyone is happy.

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets.

i) Campaigners say that the corrupt politician should _____(arrest).

ii) Every year, the state of Telangana _____(celebrate) its unique cultural festival.

iii) He _____(work) for eight years rigorously before the scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize.

Fill in the blanks with the right questiontag given in brackets.

i) Do you think that demonetization is good, _____(isn‟t it/ don‟t you)?

ii) There's a queue of companies wanting to sell the product, ____(isn‟t there/aren‟t there)?

Fill in the blanks with the right word given in brackets.

i) He became ____ (adapt/adept/adopt) at getting even the shyest students to talk.

ii) There is a relapse in her ____(sight/cite/site) before she was rushed to ophthalmologist.

iii) The ball went ____ (through/thorough/threw) the window.

Fill in the blanks with suitable idiom given in brackets.

i) He had to receive and accept criticism for something he has not done. He ____(brings a lump to his throat/takes his lumps) and doesn‟t complain.

ii) It was an angry argument and fight. ____ (They made a pitch for something/ There was a pitched battle) between police and rioters.

Fill in the blanks with the right one word substitute given in brackets.

i) Mr. C. Prakash is the former university student of our university. He is an ______(alumnus/almanac).

ii) A person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it is called ______(Samaritan/reticent).

iii) An Object through which light cannot pass is ______(opaque/translucent).

“The important elements that constitute a nation are: being disease free; wealth; high productivity; harmonious living and strong defence.” Discuss this statement with reference to Dr. A.P.J. Kalam‟s Presidential Address.

What is the importance of topic sentence, supporting sentences and closing sentence in writing a paragraph?

What is Dr. Kalam‟s vision of a developed India?

Write a paragraph on environmental conservation in about 200 words.

How did Satya Nadella send an inspirational call to his co-workers through his email?

In the capacity of the student co-ordinator of a two-day National Seminar, write a letter of request inviting a resource person to deliver the Keynote Address in the Inauguration Session.

According to Nadella, what are the elements of greatness a company must possess, in order to achieve greatness?

Write a letter of complaint to the Customer Service Centre of ABC Electronics regarding an LED TV that you have purchased recently. You may request for the replacement of the product since it is still in the warranty period.

Explain J.C. Hill‟s remark in ‘Good Manners’: ‘No man really understands himself.’

What are the steps to be followed in effective precis writing?

How did J.C. Hill explain in his essay on ‘Good Manners’ that one could save a lot of argument and anger in life?

Make a precis of the following passage and give a suitable title to the same. Home is the young, who known "nothing of the world and who would be forlorn and sad, if thrown upon it. It is providential, shelter of the weak and inexperienced, who have to learn as yet to cope with the temptations which lies outside of it. It is the place of training of those who are not only ignorant, but have no yet learnt how to learn, and who have to be taught by careful individual trail, how to set about profiting by the lessons of teacher. And it is the school of elementary studies - not of advances, for such studies alone can make master minds. Moreover, it is the shrine of our best affections, the bosom of our fondest recollections, at spell upon our after life, a stay for world weary mind and soul; wherever we are, till the end comes. Such are attributes or offices of home, and like to these, in one or other sense or measure, are the attributes and offices of a college in a university.

How does the letter writer critique the education system in India? Does he make convincing argument in Raj Kinger‟s ‘Oh Father, Dear Father’? Why/why not?

What are the parts of a report in manuscript format? Explain.