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TECH/CSE/IT/FT/AEIE/ECE/EE/ODD/SEM-I/HU101/R18/2020-2021

GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

An Autonomous Institute under MAKAUT
2020-2021
ENGLISH
HU101
TIME ALLOTTED: 3 HOURS FULL MARKS: 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

GROUP – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Answer any ten from the following, choosing the correct alternative of each question: 10×1=10
Marks CO No
1i) The curtains in my room are __________. 1 CO3
. (a) transitory
(b) translucent
(c) transplanted
(d) transpository
ii) My poor diet, lack of sleep, excessive work, and no 1 CO3
medicine________ my illness.
(a) prolonged
(b) procured
(c) provided
(d) pronounced
iii) Jim is good ______ baseball and hockey. 1 CO2
(a) for
(b) at
(c) of
(d) over
iv) The bank is located ________ the main road. 1 CO2
(a) in the middle of
(b) at the back of
(c) to the right of
(d) in the top of
v) The restaurant _______ waffles and coffee for breakfast. 1 CO2
(a) being serving
(b) been served
(c) serving
(d) serves
vi) Tea and biscuits ____ his only fare at 5 o’clock. 1 CO2
(a) are
(b) is
(c) were
(d) has
vii) The captain sighted a ________ of porpoises off the 1 CO2
Konkan coast.
(a) clutch
(b) horde
(c) band

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(d) school
viii) He said to the waiter,”Bring me a cold coffee!” 1 CO2
In Indirect Speech this will be
(a) He ordered a cold coffee.
(b) He said cold coffee.
(c) He ordered the waiter to bring him a cold coffee.”
(d) He ordered the waiter to bring him the cold coffee.
ix) All job applications should ___________________. 1 CO3, CO5
(a) mention the position applied for
(b) show some knowledge of the company
(c) state the candidate’s willingness to attend an
interview
(d) all of the above
x) A report needs to cite the ____________________. 1 CO3, CO5
(a) sources and references
(b) critics
(c) authorities
(d) none of these
xi) The young narrator in Ruskin Bond’s “The Night Train to 1 CO3
Deoli”goes to and fro between
(a) Delhi and Shimla
(b) Delhi and Mussoorie
(c) Delhi and Dehra Dun
(d) Delhi and Kalka
xii) An e-mail can be sent to 1 CO4
(a) one person at a time
(b) many people at once
(c) not many people
(d) none of these

GROUP – B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three from the following: 3×5=15
Marks CO No
2. What is the Grapevine? In what ways does it operate? 5 CO1
Does it serve any useful functions in the organization?
3. a) What is reading? What are the basic purposes behind 2 CO3, CO5
reading?
b) Discuss some of the key rapid reading strategies. 3
4. What are some of the salient features of business 5 CO3, CO5
communication? Write briefly about the important types
of business letters.
5. The General Manager of Ganges Ford Showroom at 5 CO3, CO5
Baishanghata, Patuli, has decided that all employees have
to report at 9 a.m sharp. Also, that the showroom shall be
open on Sundays also from 10 to 5 p.m. Draft a memo
announcing this by the General Manager to all the
employees.

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6. Anjum Katyal, the bestselling children’s author shall be 5 CO3, CO5

taking part in a “Meet the Author” programme, of the
Readers’ Club in Chandigarh on 22 nd May at the Sentinel
bookstore in Sector 5. You are the Store Manager of
Sentinel. Write an e-mail to members of the Booklovers’
Club announcing the details of this programme.

GROUP – C
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three from the following: 3×15=45
Marks CO No
7. a) What is communication? Explain the process of 5 CO1
communication with an illustrative diagram.
b) What is the scope for communication? In today’s 5 CO1
globalized workplace, can you say that the scope of
communication has increased? Give examples.
c) Discuss some of the chief personal barriers to 5 CO1
communication.
8. Skylint India is looking for a Software Developer for a 15 CO4, CO5
new consultancy project with Israel. The incumbent
should be conversant with several softwares like C++,
Java, SQML, be fluent in English, willing to travel and
have a flair for interacting with people. Write a job
application letter for the position with updated CV to the
HR Manager at Skylint India Inc, 47 Nehru Place, New
Delhi—110017.
9. You are a Sales Manager with Manfab Global Logistics, 15 CO4, CO5
and your company is taking part in a new trade expo,
Trade Fair 2019, at Netaji Indoor Stadium from 2-4 th
November. You hold a meeting to discuss your
company’s participation, the size of stall, products and
services to be displayed, the brochures and flyers to be
distributed and budget to be prepared. Draft the Agenda
and Minutes of the meeting.
10. a) Read the following passage and answer the questions 4 CO3
that follow:
Invasion fever in the country is mounting daily. If you
were here, on the one hand you would probably feel the
effect of all these preparations just as I do and, on the
other, you would laugh at us for making such a fuss—
who knows—perhaps for nothing.
All the newspapers are full of the invasion and are
driving people mad by saying that “In the event of the
British landing in Holland, the Germans will do all they
can to defend the country; if necessary they will resort
to flooding.” With this, maps have been published, on
which the parts of Holland that will be under water are
marked. As this applies to large parts of Amsterdam,the
first question was, what shall we do if the water rises to
one metre? The answers given by different people vary
considerably.
What is “invasion fever?”In what way is it affecting the
narrator?

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b) Where does the narrator live? What is happening there at 7 CO3

the time of writing? What are people speculating about?
Discuss briefly what they are saying.
c) Give the meaning of the following words and make a 4 CO3
sentence with them:
Invasion, fuss, mounting, resort
11. Write an essay on any three of the following topics: 3X5=15
a) Online Marketing 5 CO3
b) The Uses of Solar Energy 5 CO4
c) The Pleasures of Reading 5 CO4
d) Popular Music 5 CO4
e) Using Smart Technology 5 CO3

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