English
Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar
B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering
Semester 2 Examination, 2024
English (CSET3111)
Assessment Questions
English (CSET3111) - 2024
SECTION – A
Multiple Choice Questions-20 Marks Attempt all questions. Each question carries one mark.
- 1
Choose the correct antonym for ‘anxious’
- 2
Choose the correct synonym for ‘apprehensive’
- 3
The Chief Minister and Health Minister ..... coming.
- 4
Each one of you ..... good at writing.
- 5
‘Call something up’ means
- 6
The fan is dirty which is ..... my head.
- 7
How many C’s should be taken care of while writing effectively?
- 8
The elements of a good paragraph include—
- 9
The Primary objective of an Interview is to
- 10
How many types of listening skills are there?
SECTION – B
Write briefly in 250 words (Short Answer Questions- 40 Marks) Attempt ANY FOUR questions out of the followings. Each question carries 10 Marks.
- 1
Discuss Reprimand Interview, Stress Interview, Panel Interview, Appraisal Interview, and Mock Interview.
- 2
Elaborate the difference between Hearing and Listening.
- 3
Discuss the following punctuation marks with suitable examples: The Comma and its types, The Slash, The Ellipsis, The Colon, and The Semi Colon
- 4
Write the meaning of the following Idioms and Phrases and give three suitable examples for each:
(i) By force of (ii) At home (iii) Above board (iv) In the long-run (v) Through and Through
- 5
What is sensible writing discuss briefly.
- 6
What are the major elements of a good paragraph?
- 7
Rewrite the following sentences correctly:
- The most happy marriage would be a union of a deaf man to a blind woman.
- Thanks to an insight and persistence of the local doctor, hundreds of victims have been able to resume a normal life.
- There are only certain boy that are sincere and diligent and that can do well in the examination.
- Owing to his heavy engagement, he could not write even the two-third of the book of which the publication was expected before January.
- Not only the doctor but also the nurses of this nursing home is very kind and helpful to the attendants.
SECTION – C
Write in 500 Words (Long Answer Questions – 40 Marks) Attempt ALL questions having internal choices. The question no. 8 and 9 carry 10 marks each and the question 10 carries 20 marks.
- 1
Answer any ONE of the following
(a)What do you understand by Interview? Discuss the various types of Interview.
OR
(b)Discuss the process and types of listening.
- 2
Answer any ONE of the following
(a)What do you understand by Oral Communication? Elaborate along with its advantages and disadvantages.
OR
(b)Write an essay on any one of the following topics:
- Indian Knowledge System and Computer Sciences
- Environment Today
- Old Custom
- My Dream
- Internet and NEP 2020
- 3
Comprehension:
One common mistake that many people have made is this : they have thought that it would be a very good thing if everybody had exactly the same amount of money, no matter whether they worked hard or lived quite idly. They forget that very few people would work at all if it were not for the money their work brings them, and that without work there would be no money. And they have imagined that if all the money in the country were equally divided everybody would be rich. Now that is a very great mistake, because there simply is not enough money to make everybody rich. If it were shared equally all round every one then would, on the basis of the calculations made in 1935, receive only about Rs. 65 a year. Today with a rise in the price level it might be Rs. 150 a year. That may be more than you receive now or it may be less, but would certainly not make you really rich. It is quite true that there are in this country a small number of very rich people ; but they are so few in comparison with the whole population that even if they were to share out all their wealth among the rest, it would make very little difference. It is said that if you flattened out that great French mountain Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, and spread it over the whole of France you would only raise the level of the land by about six inches. See if you can think out what that has to do with the question I have been talking about.
Many people, unfortunately, seem to think also that Government can always pay out money quite easily and in any quantity, and they forget, or else they do not know, that the Government can only pay out money that it has received in taxes-money that the tax-payer has had to work for. And now here is one final mistake that I should like to warn you against. Don’t ever imagine that there is any thing to be ashamed of, or anything undignified, to grumble about in having to work hard for your living. If when you start work you can go into a job that suits you, so that you can really enjoy the work itself, so much the better; I hope that is what will happen. But if the work is not exactly the kind that you would choose, you must try to remember that you are helping to produce the things that other people need ; you are “doing your bit” and playing your part in the work of the world. You are like a wheel, even if it is only a very tiny wheel, in the great world-machinery of trade and industry that is always busily at work providing for the wants of hundreds of millions of people, and you must “put your back into it” and see to it that your particular task is always done as well as you can possibly do it.
Answer any ONE of the following
(a)Answer the following questions:
- Why is it really necessary to work ?
- If all the money in the world were equally divided, everybody would be very happy. Do you agree ?
- The author tells us about flattening Mont Blanc and the little difference it would make in raising the level of France. What is his point in giving us this example ?
- Which is the best job in the world ? Why must you embrace it lovingly?
OR
(b)Write the précis of the above comprehension.