®) SLIATE | SRILANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (Established he Ministry of Higher Edvation, vide n Act No. 29 198) Higher National Diploma in English Second Year, 1"Semester Examination ~ 2015 EN 2111 Advanced Reading Skills arid Vocabulary Development Ill (FT/PT) Instructions for Candidates: No. of questions : 06 Answer five (0S) questions including questions Sand 6. All questions earry equal marks. Question 01 a) Read the following extracts and write the name of the ‘writing style’ of thes brackets, The iPhone 6 is unexpectedly light. While size of its screen is bigger than those of the | Phones that its smooth, rounded body is made of aur stanles steel, and plass. The casing comes in a whitish silver, gold, ora color the company | | calls “space gray,” the color ofthe lead of a pencil, with darker gray accents | | ( ) ame before, itis thinner, a | Many people associate the taste of pumpkins with fall, In October, companies from | Starbucks to McDonalds rollout their pumpkin-flavored lattes and desserts. Here is how to | make an easy pumpkin pie usi redients, First, make sure you | “You never used to be such a girl!” retorted Orin, pushing open the door | Reluctantly, Jaclyn followed | Following the 2012 Olympic Games hosted in London, the UK Trade and Investment department | reported a £9.9 billion boost to the economy. Although itis expensive to host the Olympics, if done | right they can provide real jobs and economic growth. This city should consider placing a bid to host the Olympics Sports are fun to participate in and to watch, There are many sports that people enjoy for many | reasons. Write an expository essay about one sport, and explain how the sport evolved and why people enjoy it so much today (5*2=10 Marks) HNDE 2111 Advanced Reading Skills & Vocabulary Development 2015, !* Semesterthe brackets. First one is done for you. (b) Fill in the blanks using the words give [1) alittle over a quarter, 2) a large majority of the learners, 3) a small minority, 4) much less than a quarter, 5) essential, 6) preferred, 7) addicted, 8) indoor, 9) affected, 10) conclude, 11) growth} As we can see from the following pie chart, we realise that (i)..2..... indulge in watching. TV as their hobby. Just (i) cof them opted for pop music as their hobby. (il) mentioned sports as their hobby. Only (iv) ....u...opted for reading as their hobby. We can (¥) .u-nthat majority of our students are (wi) .t0 TV. It has, definitely (Vi) .....their other activities. Sports, which is Very (Vili s....0..for their x) has taken a backseat. The students are more inclined towards (x) recreation in the form of listening to pop music. This attitude may make them lazy. Unfortunately, reading does not find an important place in their hobby list as only10% percent have (xi)... this over other popular hobbies. (101=10 Marks) (Total Marks 20) Question 02: a) Mateh A with B (Write the numbers of A in the brackets of B). One is done for you. A B 1. suicide a. killing of one’s own husband 2. patricide b. killing of an infant ( 3. matricide €. killing of one’s own wife ¢ 4. parenticide 4 ¢ 5. fratricide ©. killing of one's own father (. 6. sororicide £ killing of one’s own sister 7. filicide g. killing of one’s own mother ( 8. parricide h. Killing one’s own parents (. 9. infanticide i, killing one’s own son or daughter 10. uxoricide j. killing of one’s own brother (.... 11. mariticide k. Killing a close relative Gane) (101=10 Marks) NDE 2111 Advanced Reading Skills & Vocabulary Development2015, P* Semester 2b) Read the following text and do the activities given below: Nowadays schools and colleges have become the abode of indiscipline. Everybody knows that students have become undisciplined. At the time of examination police are called. Who will be happy when he sees a policeman standing at the gate with a stick in his hand? One is tempted “What is the use of this education where policemen are needed for conducting examinations?” The aim of education is to wipe out the existence ofthe force. When a father sends his son to school, does he think that his son will become a thief? So no parents spend money t0 see students thieves who copy in the examination hall atthe point ofa knife, stick, khukur, pistol ‘or bayonet. Can any father be happy when he sees this? ‘The cause of such indiscipline is that students don’t read and teachers don’t teach. Generally, in many places inefficient teachers are appointed by the authorities on the basis of recommendation. Sometimes they select inefficient hands to pay less. The result is that the schools and colleges play with the lives of the young students. Among teachers, there is friction, ‘Sometimes prineipals harass teachers and sometimes teachers unite against them. The result is that schools/colleges which are the Viddya Mandir become places of petty party polities, Another cause is that schools and colleges are over-crowded. IIl-fed, ill —clothed and tuition hunter teachers are there to teach. Papers are out. Students are tempted to go to the safest way of tuition. When there is no work, indiscipline comes in. An idle man’s mind is the devil’s ‘workshop. i, From the passage find the words which mean the following. a) the place where somebody lives b) minor ©) lured 4) the strange aspect of situation (4*0.5-02 Marks) ji, Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order based on the above paragraph, a) Idleness brings indispline. b) The guardians send their kids to school. 6) The authorities select unqualified man-power to run the classes 4) Everyone is unhappy to see a policeman at the gate of exam centers (40. 2 Marks) ili, Answer the following questions. a) What types of students are called thieves? b) Why are security forces deployed at the exam centres? ©) Mention the meaning of “An idle man’s mind is the devil’s workshop” (3*2=06 Marks) (Total Marks 20) HINDE 2111 Advanced Reading Skills & Vocabulary Development2015, I Semester 3