Gayatri Vidya
Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous)
(Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to JNTU-K, Kakinada)
Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam–530 048
Department of ENGLISH
B.Tech., I
Semester
_________________________________________________________________________________
Course Title
|
English Reading and Writing Skills
|
SET – I |
Course Code
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13HE1101
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Date
|
09/12/2013
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Academic Year
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2013 - 2014
|
|
Time
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90 Minutes
|
Max. Marks
|
30
|
Signature of Invigilator:
1(a)
|
1(b)
|
2(a)
|
2(b)
|
3(a)
|
3(b)
|
4(a)
|
4(b)
|
5(a)
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5(b)
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6(a)
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6(b)
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Total Marks
|
|
COs
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
4
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3/4
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2
|
2
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2
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2
|
|
Marks
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Signature of the student Signature of the faculty
Answer All
Questions
3
x 10 = 30 M
1.
(a)
How
can insects be compared to humans?
(b)
What according to Kalam are ‘short-term’ and ‘long-term’ problems? Give detailed view of
other problems in India that need to be addressed.
(or)
2.
(a)
List
the advantages and disadvantages of insects to the mankind.
(b)
Why do parents and society think ‘boys and girls’ are supposed to be brought up
differently?
What are ‘gender roles’
& ‘gender differences’?
3.
(a) Interpret the lines:
“God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts, who
best
Bear his milde yoak, they serve him
best..”
(b) What is the
role of culture(s) in one’s personal and professional life?
(or)
4.
(a)
How
are ‘the Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet’
of imagination all compact?
(b) Explain
Abdul Kalam’s ‘vision of developed India’.
- (a)
·
Write Synonyms
to the given words:
i)
Eradicate
ii)
Dormant
iii)
Integrate
iv)
Alleviate
v)
Divisive
(b) Fill
in the blanks with a correct verb from the brackets:
1.
Neither
of my two suitcases ____________ (is/are) adequate for this trip.
2.
The
jury ____________ (take/takes) their seats in the courtroom.
3.
Some
of the grain ____________ (has/have) gone bad.
4.
John
or his brother ____________ (is/are) going to be responsible for this.
5.
The
team and the band _________ (is/are) in the ground.
(or)
- (a) Form words using the following:
Prefixes: Suffixes:
·
___
able
·
___
ible
·
___
phone
(b) Put the verbs into the correct tenses:
A.
Where (Robert/live)
_____ now?
B.
We______ (never/ visit) another country before.
C.
How many people
(die) _____ in the fire yesterday?
D.
I
_______ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
E.
My
friend _________ to music every evening. (to listen)
*****
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an
environment where excellence is expected.”
Steve Jobs
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Gayatri Vidya
Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous)
(Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to JNTU-K, Kakinada)
Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam–530 048
Department of ENGLISH
B.Tech., I
Semester
_________________________________________________________________________________
Course Title
|
English Reading and Writing Skills
|
SET – II |
Course Code
|
13HE1101
|
Date
|
09/12/2013
|
Academic Year
|
2013 - 2014
|
|
Time
|
90 Minutes
|
Max. Marks
|
30
|
Signature of Invigilator:
1(a)
|
1(b)
|
2(a)
|
2(b)
|
3(a)
|
3(b)
|
4(a)
|
4(b)
|
5(a)
|
5(b)
|
6(a)
|
6(b)
|
Total Marks
|
|
COs
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3/4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Marks
|
Signature of the student Signature of the faculty
Answer All
Questions
3
x 10 = 30 M
1.
(a) Insects are beneficial to mankind both
as predators and parasites. Justify the statement.
(b) Why do we need a second vision?
How is it related to the unity of minds?
(or)
2.
(a) What are the social expectations of
parents from their sons and daughters?
(b) What, according to a sociologist,
is the concept of ‘culture’? Mention the two levels
of culture.
3.
(a)
‘The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet explore the world of imagination and
infinite possibilities.’
Discuss.
(b)
Interpret the lines.
“His state is kingly; thousands at his
bidding speed,
And post o’er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
(Or)
4.
(a) According to Milton, in how many
ways can man serve God?
(b)
Mention briefly the reasons for the success of insects in their struggle for survival.
- (a) Select the verb form that will best fit in the
blank:
1. The books
borrowed from the library ____ (is/are) on my desk.
2. None of my
friends ____ (were/was)there.
3. Gold, as well as
platinum, ______ (have/has)recently risen in price.
4. One of the most
intelligent students who_______ (score/scores) full marks ___ (is/are)John.
(b) Use these Prefixes to form words. Use
these Suffixes to form words.
1.a__ 4. __ est
2.en__
5. __ hood
3.un__
(or)
- (a)
Write Synonyms to the following:
1. Diversity 2.dormant
3.
Enlighten
4.
Resist
5. Sophisticated
(b) Fill
in the blanks with suitable verb forms.
1)When I _____ (reach) the classroom
yesterday, the teacher ______ (start) teaching.
2) None of them
_____ (be) present yesterday.
3).When I ____
(go) to my friends house last night, she ______ (write) her assignments.
*****
"Out of
clutter find simplicity; from discord find harmony; in the middle of
difficulty lies opportunity."
-Albert Einstein
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Gayatri Vidya
Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous)
(Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to JNTU-K, Kakinada)
Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam–530 048
Department of ENGLISH
B. Tech., I
Semester
_________________________________________________________________________________
Course Title
|
English Reading and Writing Skills
|
SET – III |
Course Code
|
13HE1101
|
Date
|
09/12/2013
|
Academic Year
|
2013 - 2014
|
|
Time
|
90 Minutes
|
Max. Marks
|
30
|
Signature of Invigilator:
1(a)
|
1(b)
|
2(a)
|
2(b)
|
3(a)
|
3(b)
|
4(a)
|
4(b)
|
5(a)
|
5(b)
|
6(a)
|
6(b)
|
Total Marks
|
|
COs
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3/4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Marks
|
Signature of the student Signature of the faculty
Answer All
Questions
3
x 10 = 30 M
- (a)
‘Insects’ are the only rivals
of human for control of the earth.’ Explain.
(b) How are The lunatic, The lover and
The poet compared?
(or)
2.
(a) Who serves God in the best manner
according to Milton?
(b)
Explain the ‘dominant thought’ that occurred to Kalam in Sabarmati Ashram ?
3.
(a) solution does Kalam recommend with
regard to long term problem in India?
(b) ) Interpret the line 'And that one talent which is death to hide’ ?
(or)
4.
(a) Why do people expect to fit into
gender roles in society?
(b) What causes cultural variation? Explain 4
examples from the lesson.
- (a) Select the verb form that will best fit in the
blank:
1. You should
decide which one of the three choices A, B, or C best ____ (answer/answers)the
question.
2. Neither his
father nor his mother ______ (play/plays) mahjong.
3. The only one of
these most intelligent students who _____ (are/is) under 18 ______ (is/are)
Peter.
4. Fifty miles
_____ (is/are) a long distance.
(b) Use these Prefixes to form words. Use
these Suffixes to form words.
1.
auto__
3. __able
2.
de__ 4. __ sion
5.
__en
(or)
- (a)
Write Synonyms to the following:
1. Enormous
2.dormant
3.Survive
4. Beneficial
5. Integrate
(b) Fill
in the blanks with suitable verb forms.
1) I ____ (wait)
for the arrival of my friend for one hour, but he ______ (not arrive) till now.
2) Water _______
(flow) downwards.
3) By
the time you _____ (reach) the Railway station today evening, the train
____ (leave) the
platform
“If you
don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to
help them build theirs.”
Dhirubhai
Ambani
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