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Code No:20HS1101

PVP SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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IB.Tech - I Semester Regular Examinations, JULY -2021

COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH I
(Common to CE, EEE, ME, ECE, CSE, IT)
Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

Note: 1.Answer any one full question from each unit.

Each Question carries 14 marks and may have a, b as sub questions.
All parts of Question must be answered in one place

5 x 14 = 70 Marks

Blooms Max.
CO
Level Marks
UNIT-I
1 (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 2 CO 1 7

Human beings began in some corner of the earth but over the past
thousands of years spread all over the earth. How did they accomplish
that? They first travelled across land and then navigated the oceans.
They travelled unimaginable long distances suffering terrible
hardships to explore and find islands, continents and pieces of land
that they hadn’t even known really existed. Throughout human
history, explorers used technology that was cutting-edge in their time.
What prompted them to undertake such explorations at tremendous
cost to oneself and one’s community? Perhaps it is the same thing that
intrigues us when we look at the sun, the moon and the stars in the
sky. Will human beings move into hitherto unknown territories farther
out in the solar system? Building space stations and establishing
human habitats on other planets might happen eventually. What was
science fiction yesterday is a distinct possibility today. While all this is
undoubtedly fascinating, wouldn’t it be good for us to first find ways
not to kill ourselves and everything else on our planet?
1. Suggest a suitable title for the given text.
2. Discuss the central theme
3. How did the human race spread across the planet?
4. Identify the expression that means highly advanced, innovative or
pioneering
5. Identify the term antonymous in meaning to ‘Unclear’
6. According to the text, it is certain that human beings will inhabit
other planets?
7. Give the meaning of the term “Exploration”.
 b. Fill in the blanks in the following text choosing the correct option from
the words given brackets.
Sandhya is looking for a pair of walking -----------------
(footwear/shoes) for an excursion with her friends. She is looking
forward to the ----------------- (journey/journeys) as she has heard a lot
about the beautiful ---------------------- (scenery/sceneries) of Shimla.
(b) She is excited about the trip. Sandhya hopes to 3 CO 1 7
____________(create/creates)memorable----------------(experience/exp
eriences) and gain ---------------------- (knowledge/ knowledges) about
diversity in our country.

OR
Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences.

i. Did you to come Hyderabad when?

ii. India from how different is China?
iii. been you to have any art galleries here?
(a) iv. was time watched a movie last we when together? 2 CO 1 7
v. vacation how summer spend you did?
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vi. like how you this do place?
vii.when complete will the work you?

Write your own sentences making use of the following uncountable

nouns.
(b) i. Research ii. Gravity iii. Happiness iv. Patience v. 3 CO 1 7
Enjoyment vi. Establishment vii. prosperity

UNIT-II
3 (a) Scan the text and answer the following questions. 3 CO 2 7

SatyaNadella is now Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before

being named CEO in February 2014,
Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer
businesses across the company. Joining Microsoft in 1992, he quickly
became known as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies
and businesses to transform some of Microsoft’s biggest product
offerings. A progressive leadership style is “more about collaboration
and innovation and not as much command and control,” leadership
consultant Cassandra Frangos said in an interview with
Knowledge@Whartaon. Another aspect “emotional intelligence or
being attuned to some of the complexities or psychology of people and
the way that they are led, and the way that they can give their best to
an organization,” she noted. For example, during a recent Wharton
visit Nadella told Knowledge@Wharton that empathy is a key source
of business innovation. He said that although many regard it as a “soft
skill,” not especially relevant to the “hard work of business”, it it a
 wellspring for innovation, since innovation comes from one’s ability
to grasp customers’ unmet, unarticulated needs. Nadella also said that
he tries to avoid the hubris that “brought down empires, companies,
and people … from ancient Greece to modern Silicon valley.” He
learned how to navigate that from his high school cricket coach, who
taught him to understand “the line between having confidence I your
own capability yet having the ability to learn.”
i. In which year SatyaNadella join Microsoft?
ii. “A progressive leadership style is more about
collaboration and innovation and not as much command
and control”. Whose opinion is this?
iii. What is the other aspect that enables the individual to give
his best ot the organization?
iv. What is the key source of Business Innovation?
v. Mention the antonym for ‘unarticulated’.
vi. Who taught Nadella to realize the need to learn?
vii. Give the synonym of “Capability”.

Find one word substitutes for the following expressions.

i. Well balanced, wise and sensible
(a) grounded (b)immature (c) incomplete (d) none of
the above
ii. The ability to understand and share the feelings of others
(a) Antipathy (b) homeopathy (c) empathy (d) allopathy
iii. Able to deal with
(a) Capable (b)incapable (c) inexcusable (d)
excusable
iv. Old students’ association
(b) (a) Alumni (b) aluminum (c) obsolete (d) 3 CO 2 7
pandemonium
v. That which is native
(a) imperfect (b) indigenous (c) intrinsic (d)
incorporate
vi. That which is not impossible
(a) Possible (b) fame (c) camera (d) perforate
vii.The study of birds.
(a)Ornithology (b)pathology (c)taxonomy (d)biology

OR
4 (a) Write a paragraph of 150 words on the following topic. 3 CO 2 7

“An invention you would like to see in your life time”

 Insert appropriate articles
After my uncle retired from work, he moved to (1) ----
apartment in (2) ----- retirement village so that he could spend time
with other elderly people. He used to be (3) ----- agent of the Central
(b) Bureau of Investigation. He once saved (4) ----- MP’s niece (5) -----
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one year old girl who was kidnapped. Here is (6) ----- interesting story
to share with you. 7.____story belongs to the life of a great hero.

UNIT-III
5 Read the text given below and write a summary in 70-80 words.

Research has shown that playing badminton, tennis, cricket or

baseball is said to improve mathematical skills in children. It
helps develop leadership qualities too and fosters a sense of
team spirit. Sports inculcate a sense of competition and help
you deal with success and failure with a positive spirit.
Playing helps in the development of social skills. It teaches
you to interact with people, communicate with them and
collaborate as a team. It fosters collective thinking and
harnesses your planning and delegation skills too.
RayomandBanajee, India’s eight-time national racing
(a) champion stated that “Sports help channelize one’s energy 2 CO 3 7
into something constructive. They help develop one’s
personality, thanks to the numerous ‘similar to life’ situations
that one experiences. This gives a major confidence boost to
your personality as well.” Sports require discipline,
assertiveness, the ability to work as a team, and a willingness
to compete without fear of failure. These positive
characteristic traits will help you at your workplace, as well as
in your interpersonal relationships. Finally, one of the main
advantages of playing some sort of sport is that it helps you
perform better at your workplace; especially if you are
required to work with a group of people.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms. 3 CO 3 7

i. I --------- (be) happy to hear this news.

ii. Suraj ---------- (wake) up early this morning to complete
his pending work.
iii. The audience ---------- (give) him a standing ovation.
iv. Sheela ---------- (study) when her friend called her last
evening.
v. Jyothi ----------- (contribute) articles to the college
magazine.
vi. Ramesh -------- (has) suffering from fever since last
 Monday.
Vii. when I _____(reach) the station the train had left.

OR
Read the text given below and condense into half of its length.

Debating has always had a significant presence on college

campuses. It has now undergone a makeover with online debates
gaining popularity. Unlike conventional debates, online debating
platforms provide youngsters an excellent opportunity to interact with
people from around the world. The speakers, the judges, the
moderator, and the audience would be able to participate without ever
having to leave the comfort of their homes. They would take part in a
video conference to voice their opinions and views, exchange ideas
and offer suggestions on how someone could improve his/her skills.
Debating Challenge (DC) is one such platform created byt the students
of a college in a remote corner of India. Says Subha who initiated DC,
“My friends and I longed for opportunities to interact with young
people from the metropolitan cities of India to know how their views
(a) are similar or different. The response has been great. We are very
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excited about the possibilities. We now have weekly debating sessions
with students from different parts of the world.” This group chooses to
discuss non-controversial topics and have experts sitting in as judges.
However, the scope is immense. While debating competitions on
campus are limited to students of one institution or a few institutions,
6. online debating challenges are open to a vast group of people from
different backgrounds and different parts of the world. People who
participate in online debates feel that there are several features that
make the whole experience truly enjoyable. For example, while one
participant is speaking, others could be muted thereby preventing
people from speaking out of turn. Another advantage is the
opportunity for objective feedback that can motivate participants to
understand how he/she could improve and strategize accordingly.

Convert the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.

i. My mother said, “I am not happy with your results”.

ii. Rekha said, “come tomorrow, we shall prepare for our exams”.
iii. “She is brilliant”. Mahesh said.
(b) iv. Leena said, “What are you doing here?” 3 CO 3 7
v. Meghana said, “I will be giving my presentation tomorrow”.
vi. Kiran said to me, “My mother is suffering from fever”.
vii.The teacher said , “maintain silence”.
 UNIT-IV
7. (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 3 CO 4 7

Planet Symphony Orchestra: an open letter to the government and

corporate leaders.
Dear Prime Ministers, Presidents, Chief Ministers, Governors,
Governments and Corporate Leaders,
On March 15 this year, the Environmental Emergency that our
planet is facing was spotlighted by millions of students from all over
the world, who took to the streets in a stunningly coordinated march,
the likes of which the world has never seen, demanding Climate
Justice from decision makers. Their repeat march last week
highlighted the acute anguish of children – transcending national,
linguistic or other boundaries – regarding the collective actions and
inactions of our generation, especially its decision makers.
Similarly, on June 5, 2019 – World Environment day, a global
music production was launched by the Planet Symphony Orchestra
(PSO) for climate action in which hundreds of Grammy and other
international award-winning exponents and students of Classical, Jazz,
Carnatic, Hindustani, folk and film music, collectively recorded the
“Climatic Symphony – Planet Anthem” on a dazzling array of 50
instruments.
With representation from USA, UK, Brazil, India, China,
Taiwan, Denmark, Canada, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Venezuela,
Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, etc., this first-of-its-
kind musical call aims to draw attention to the following:
Debates, dialogues or denials about whether global warming is
man-made or not is moot. There is a dire necessity for preemptive
action to prevent an Environmental Meltdown, for the sake of our
children and all the other species which are going extinct at an
alarmingly increasing rate.
Ignoring the almost unanimous voice of climate scientists will
certainly bequeath a planet of problems to subsequent generations,
given that 2030 is predicted to be the cut-off point with respect to
irreversible global warming, which increases the vulnerability of
coastal populations and biodiverse hotspots, amongst others.
While development is absolutely essential, the trend of
thoughtless development that is out-of-tune with the planet’s
ecosystem should be replaced by models sensitive to environmental
consequences. Localized micro-level development, in harmony with
sustainability (like Anicut dams, recovery or creation of smaller water
bodies) could be considered over mammoth, earth-hostile options
powered by economic considerations. It would be ideal to create
development models that tap into local traditional knowledge of
conservation, as they are based on the evolutionary wisdom of
societies that have blended in harmoniously with nature, for millennia.
Corporate houses and consumer industries should hold
themselves (or be held) accountale for pollution and environmental
damages, and corporate social responsibility should also include
preventive mechanisms than merely mitigative ones.
Substantial investments are required for R&D for climate
 solutions, including more economical and eco-friendly desalination
and green energy. Incentives need to be provided for innovations that
promote sustainability, manufacturing recyclable and repairable
appliances, etc.
While thousands of NGOs and innovators are fighting hard to
save the planet, governments and corporations can (and should)
support and exponentially supplement their efforts right at the policy
level. To summarize, combating the climate crisis on a war-footing is
the only way forward for all of us over the next defining decade or
two. And we, the embers of the Planet Symphony Orchestra from 60-
65 countries, dedicate ourselves to work harmoniously with leaders
like you, as well as the media, to inspire, catalyze and raise funds for
climate solutions and initiatives.
Pick words/phrases from the text that match the
meaning/definitions given below.
i. Severe pain or suffering ---------------
ii. Persons who try to persuade people for its truth
---------------
iii. An impressive display of a particular type of things
------------
iv. Preventing something harmful from happening
v. No longer existing ---------------
vi. That which increases ---------------
vii. To fight____________

Complete the following sentences using appropriate degrees of

comparison of the given word.
i. Sujatha feels much ---------- (good) today
ii. Swathi is considered -------------- (clever) girl in the class
iii. None of us knew that Rishi is -----------(strong) than
Nitish
iv. Take the ------------- (short) of those routes given in the
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map
v. We can’t drive any -------------- (far). The road is under
repair.
vi. Compared to Swaroop, Mohan doesn’t have ----------
(much) leisure.
vii. This is the _____ (good) of all the books I have read.

OR
8 (a) Complete the following sentences with appropriate adjectives from the 2 CO 4 7
list given below.
(lazy, amiable, happy, vibrant, rude, reliable, industrious)
i. The science teacher was very ---------------. All her
students passed the examination with distinction.
ii. Pranav rarely get angry with people. He is ----------------.
iii. Radhika never completes her homework on time. She is so
-------------
iv. Veena is very --------------. Everybody counts on her.
v. The city’s ---------- culture is famous throughout India.
vi. People who push others in a queue are -------.
 vii. Krishna is an/a ___________student.
If you were given a chance to make changes to improve your
village/town/city, what changes would you make? Write a paragraph
in about 100-120 words describing how the place is and how you
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visualize it after change is made.

UNIT-V
Write an essay in about 200 words on ‘how engineering students can
make use of technology for self-learning.
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Identify the error and rewrite the correct sentences.

i. The sceneries of Kashmir are marvellous.

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ii. Our teacher is angry upon us.
iii. Why do you insist to go so soon?
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iv. I saw him an hour before
v. I listened while he spoke attentively
vi. Sitting on a gate, a wasp stung him.
vii. My father went to buy floor carpets.

OR
Are security cameras in educational institutions, an invasion of
privacy? Examine the pros and cons and express your opinion.
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10. Many students are opting to go abroad for Higher Education. Examine
the pros and con of studying in universities outside the country.
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