Q2

1.                  High infant death rates can be a _________ of sulphur dioxide pollution

a) result                  b) results in      c) causing        d) leads to

2.                  If I had one million dollars, I ____________________

a) will enjoy my life    b) would enjoy my life    c) would have enjoyed my life    d) would be enjoyed my life

3.                  He said “Do you speak English?”

a) He asked me whether I speak English              b) He asked me whether I spoke English                           c) He asked me that I speak English                  d) He asked me that I spoke English

4.                  Discourse markers assume the role of ____________

a) Prepositions       b) Connectives            c) Articles        d) Adjunct

5.                  Choose the appropriate active imperative of The mistakes should be rectified.

a) Rectify the mistakes                b) Must rectify the mistakes

c) May rectify the mistakes           d) Shall rectify the mistakes

6.                  Find out the proper linker: We are concerned not only by the costs, _________ by the competition.

a) or                       b) but also                    c) that                          d) eventually

7.                  The sentence that conveys what the paragraph is about is called ____________ sentence.

a) Concluding sentence      b) Topic sentence        c) Ambiguous sentence                        d) Introductory sentence

8.                  ‘Bcc’ in e-mail refers to

a) Blind carbon copy                                             b) Blind chambers copy         

c) Board of confidential copy                                d) Board of control for Cricket           

9.                  Be a voracious reader __________ you can communicate well.         

a) in order that       b) for the purpose of               c) with a view to          d) so as to

10.              The tense used in process description is ______

a) future                b) impersonal past                   c) impersonal passive              d) present

                                                        Part-B

1.      Complete the following.

a)      If  the economic downtrend continues, _________

b)      Had  I not driven the car, ___________________

2.      What are the qualities of a good paragraph?

3.      Give any four purpose and function expressions with examples.

4.      Fill in the blanks with suitable transition words.

a)      Finish your assignment _______ I will not admit you inside.

b)      Silicon is used in computer chips ____ it has some special electrical properties

5.      Change the following sentences into indirect speech.  

a)      He said,” Be quiet and listen to me”.

b)      He said to her, “When do you submit the project?”

                                                       PART-C        

 1.      Write a letter to a reputed company seeking permission for practical training. Mention your area of interest and duration of the training.

2.      Write ten instructions to avoid corruption in government organizations.

3.      Describe the process of programming with C with an example of your choice.

4.      Write a paragraph of 250 words on Practical measures to overcome power crisis.

5.      Rearrange the Jumbled sentences in proper order.

1.      Therefore, planting trees on the west and east sides of your house can reduce air-conditioning costs by as much as 20 percent .

2.      While planting trees for these purposes, we have to be meticulous as they need room to develop root systems underground and branches above ground.

3.      Trees also act as carbon sinks by absorbing or sequestering carbon dioxide from the air, and leafy tree canopies intercept fine-particulate pollution and absorb pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. 

4.      We plant trees as they produce oxygen.

5.      Strategically planted trees can block out solar heat gain and keep your home cooler

6.      Also avoid planting under power or telephone lines or too close to buildings.

7.      These are reasons that trees are good for the planet, but there are more self-interested reasons to plant them as well. They can save you money.

8.      1 acre of trees produces 4 tons of oxygen annually.

9.      Don't plant trees that will grow too large in small areas.

10.  That's enough oxygen to sustain 18 people for one full year.