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.
