EN1211.4 WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS Sample Paper

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Second Semester B.B.A /B.Sc./B.C.A./B.Cam /B.S.W. Degree            

         Examination, August 2018            

  Career Related FDP under CBCSS - 2(b)        

           LanguageCourse_II(English_ll)           

  EN 1211.4 : WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS  Common for B.Voc. Degree Programme in Software Development)                      (Language Course EN 1211)                                 and for B.Voc. Degree Programme in Tourism and HospitaLity Management (Language Course EN 211 - Writing and Presentation Skills in EngJish)   

                        (2013 Admission Onwards) 

Tme :3 Hours  

Answer all questions     i. Correct the following sentences. if the sentences are correct. write 'No Error'       

1) The young man was ignorant about the consequences when he slapped a police officer.      

 2) People were surprised in his extraordinary talent.       

3) Please hurry its getting late.       

4) He is greater than i      

5) One of the giris sing well.       

6) Neither Arun norJoseph are available      

7) He has catched cough.      

8) The river flows down the mountain and is going to the ocean      

9) if the recession continues. the country would not grow     

10) The good leaderleads the country to prosperity.                (1x10=10 Marks)

 II  Answer any eight of the following questions in one or two sentences each  
  

11). imagine that you are planning to write an essay. Which are the various        stages of the writing process ?    

12) Name different types of paragraphs.

13)  Attempt a definition of a report. 
14)Give some examples of presentation strategies.  

15)What are the advantages oj e-mail ? 

16)List the kinds of information to be provided in a CV.  

17) Why is writing considered as a skill ? 

18) Why do you combine difierent sources in your writing '? 

19) What is the role of audience in a presentation ? 

20) How do you combat stage fright ?  

21) What is a hand-out ? 

22) What are the disadvantages of a questionnaire ?  (8x216 Marks) 

 Answer any six as directed : 

23. Write a letter to your friend inviting himher to your place during the Christmas ' 'vacation tor the socieYsetvioe acti,mies you two have already planned    together. 

24) Write a precis of the following passage reducing it to one third of its length  Any ape can reach for a banana, but only humaas can reach for the.stars. Apes live, contend, breed and dje in forests-end of the story. Humans write, investigate, create and quest. We splice genes, splrt atoms, IaurLch rockets. We peer upward into the heart of the Big Bang and delve deeply into the digits of pi. Perhaps most remarkably of all, we gaze inward, piecing together the puzzle of our own unique ancLmameILoushrain. It makes the mind reel. How can a three-pound mass ofjelly that you can hold in your palm imagine angels, contemplate the meaning of infinity and even question its own place in the cosmos ? Especially awe-inspiring is the fact that any single brain, including yours, is made up of atoms that were forged in the hearts of countless far-flung stars billions of years ago. These particles drifted for aeons and light years until gravity and chance brought them together here, now. These atoms now form a conglomerate-your brain-that can not only ponder the very stars that gave it birth but can also think about its own ability to think and wonder about its own ability to wonder. With the arrival of humans,it has been said, the universe has suddenly become conscious of itself. This, truly, is the greatest mystery of all.

25.Write a dialogue between you and your teacher on the newly constituted

government.

26) Prepare a questionnaire for conducting a survey on ecological conscience

of people in your locality

27). Write a report on the latest debate conducted in your college

28) Prepare a resume for the post of an artist in a popular magazine.

29) What are your objectives in a presentation on Youth and The Need to Know

Constitution'?

30) Differentiate between a report and an essay

31) Power point presentations are sometimes ineffective- when ?(6x4-24 Marks)

IV. Attempt any two of the following

32) Write an essay on any one of the following (each in about two or three

pages)

a) The relevance of English education in contemporary Indian context

b) Politics and social media

c) Internet addiction and its consequences

33) Write a project report on any of the following topics

a) The problems faced by female students in your college.

b) Political consciousness in your college.

c) Health and food habits of school children in your area.

34) Create content for 15-20 slides on any one of the following for Power Point

Presentation:

a) The notion of development.

b) Disadvantages of advertisements.

c) Global warming.

35) Imagine that you are the Manager of a company. Write a letter apologising

to a consumer for delivering a defective or damaged product from your

company

(2x15-30 Marks)