Communication English I MScheme
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
SEMESTER – I
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75
I. Answer any ten of the following: 10 X 3 = 30
1. Find the odd word in each group according to pronunciation.
a) Wood, would, mood, could b) Shut, cut, mutt, put c) Walked, talked, mocked, planted 2. Identify short and long sounds and write “short” or “long” next to
each word.
a) bit --- b) sleep --- c) pool ---
d) beat --- e) pull ---- f) slip ----
3. Fill in the blanks with the suitable word from the homophones given
in brackets.
a) He asked the conductor what the bus ____ was. (fair / fare)
b) The convict was put in the _____. (cell /sell)
c) The passengers use the _____ as the escalators do not function.
(Stairs/stares)
4. Fill in the blanks with plural form of the word given in the bracket.
a) A porter carries tiffin ______ (box).
b) They travel by different ________ (mode) of transport.
c) The farmers buy _____ (cow) in the market.
5. Find the odd word based on the verb form.
a) made, play, make, plan b) sell, help, tell, hell c) would, might, should, fight 6. Identify the tense forms used in the following sentences.
a) I am writing the examination now.
b) I like sweets.
c) I went to Chennai last week.
7. Identify three naming words in the following sentence
Raju went to the library to collect the books from the clerk.
8. Identify three action words in the following sentence
He took a piece of paper, wrote a poem and read it to the class.
9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate adjectives given in brackets.
a) I wear a _________ ( white / pure ) shirt. b) They like to read _______ ( comic / comedy ) books. c) People prefer to travel by _______ ( locale / local ) trains. 10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
a) The college begins ____ (on / at) 8.30 A.M every day. b) My birthday falls _____ (on / in) 10th July.
c) I was born ____ (in / on) 1990.
11. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles in the following sentences.
a) Gopinath is ____ enterprising person.
b) Ooty is ____ tourist spot.
c) My mother goes to ____ market.
12. Correct the Spelling.
1. apearans 2. sindetic 3. treetmend
II. Answer any five of the following. 5x3=15
1. Underline the main clause in the following sentences.
a) As soon as the teacher entered the class, the students greeted her.
b) Being sick, I did not attend the meeting.
c) Though he was an orator, he did not deliver an impressive speech.
2. Underline the subordinate clause in the following sentences.
a) I met the girl who had helped me.
b) I bought a table that costs Rs.1000.
c) As he is suffering from a fever, he goes to meet the doctor.
3. Rearrange the jumbled words into meaningful sentences
a) a, writes, in, Kumar, the, room, class, letter. b) learn, the, grammar, students. c) doctor, kala, an, is, efficient. 4. Frame questions for the following responses
a) The rainbow looks very beautiful.
b) I met my friend in his college.
c) The Class will start at 9 O’ clock.
5. Convert the statements into exclamatory sentences.
a) The tiger is a very ferocious animal. b) His handwriting is very good. c) The moon is very bright today.
6. Punctuate and use capital letters wherever necessary:
a) ram is in london at present
b) when sheela wants to buy a house her husband objects
c) our parliament is in new delhi
7. A man approaches you to direct him to a nearby hospital. Give three
directions using imperative form.
III. Answer the following 3 x 5 = 15
1. Read the questions and find answers in the given paragraph.
a) Who is Sona to the speaker of this passage?
b) Does Sona study?
c) How old is Sona?
d) Describe Sona’s appearance.
e) What is your opinion of Sona?
SONA
My niece Sona is an adorable girl. She is five years old, but is tall for her age.
She has curly, dark black hair and black eyes. When she smiles, her little white teeth
seem to light up her face. Sona is also a friendly girl. She is always playing funny
jokes on people to make them laugh. She likes to talk a lot to show how smart she is.
She is always eager to recite lessons or poems. Finally, my niece Sona is a very
e active little girl. She goes goes to to nursery nursery school sch
every day, and she loves to play. She
plays ball in the yard ard with with her her friends friends after a
school. Other times, she likes to play
quietly with her Barbie dolls. s. I I love love my my little little
niece, Sona and if you saw her you would
love her, too.
2. a) Describe a “market” “market”
(5 sentences)
OR
b) Write your our experience experience on on the th
first day in a polytechnic college
sentences).
3. Write a letter tter to to your your friend friend inviting inv
him for your birthday celebrations
to be arranged at your your home. home.
IV. Answer any three of of the the following. following.
1. Write a short message message to to your your
friend about being late to college as
you have missed the the bus bus because because of of the th
traffic in your area.
2. Study the visual visual carefully care
and write five sentences:
3. Fill up the blanks by by choosing choosing
the suitable linkers given in brackets
(then, (then, thus, thus, and, and,
because, so)
Yesterday rday I I was was working working
in my office without break for tea, even after
P.M. The time was 6.00 6.00 P.M. P.M. I I felt felt
so tired ____ of it. _____, I went to a restaurant
and had a cup of coffee. ______, ______, I I went went for fo
a walk _____ later resumed my
the office. Relaxation ______ helps helps us us to to
refresh ourselves, even after a tiresome
work.
he loves to play. She
es, she likes to play
ou saw her you would
technic college (5
irthday celebrations
3x5=15
late to college as
given in brackets.
, even after 5
restaurant
my work in
tiresome
4. Study the given pie chart and write a paragraph of 50 words.
5. Develop the following hints into a passage of about 50 words.
Madurai—city of temples—famous for Meenakshi temple—tourist
spots—NayakarMahal, AlagarKoil, Tiruparankundram—lots of hotels of
various categories—ordinary to 5 star hotels—parks, playgrounds, gyms,
swimming pools, theatres, shops, malls—bus-stands, railway stations, airport
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