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DAYANANDA SAGAR ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(An Autonomous Institute under VTU, Belagavi)
First Semester B.E Semester EndExamination Jan 2024/Feb 2024
C Course: Communicative English
Course Code: 23CENC16
Max Marks: 50 Duration: 02 Hours
Note: Answer all the questions. Each question carries one mark.
1).The word Communication originated from which language?
A) Sanskrit. B) Arabic. C) Latin. D) Persian
2) .______ is the first enemy of communication.
A).Noise. B).Clarity. C).Politeness. D).Completeness
3).Which of the following is not a medium of Communication transmission?
A). Memos. B) Policy statements. C) Discussions. D).none of the above
4).Which is the root word of communication?
A) Communicater. B) Communicare. C) Commutation. D) Community.
5). Dictation comes under which form of communication?
A). Oral. B). Written. C).Media. D).Channel
6). Who will give the primary response/reply in the process of communication?
A).Sender B) Receiver. C) Third person. D) Media
7). Wrong assumption comes under which type of barrier?
A) Organizational. B) Interpersonal. C) Mass. D) Intrapersonal
8). Who encodes the message in the process of communication?
A) Sender. B) Receiver. C) Third person. D) Listener.
9).For effective communication, which of these commandments one shouldn’t follow?
A) Objective of communication. B) Inadequate medium. C) Clarity. D) Adequate medium
10).Which of these is not a commandment of effective communication?
A) Clarity in language. B) Listen poorly. C) Home communication skills. D) Adequate medium.
11). Who decodes the message in the process of communication?
A) Sender. B) Receiver. C) Third person. D) Channel
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12).Which part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion?
A). Adverb. B). Noun. C). Interjection. D). Conjunction.
13).Which part of speech shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a
sentence? . A). Adverb.
B). Preposition. C). Interjection. D). Noun
Choose the correct PARTS OF SPEECH of the underlined words. (Q.No.14 to 23)
14). The stars are shining above in the sky.
A).Conjunction B).Noun C).pronoun D).preposition
15). I gently put the baby down for a nap.
A).Adjective B).Adverb C). Interjection D). Noun
16). Oh, I didn't realize that it would be so dark in the forest.
A).Adjective B).Interjection C). Preposition D). Verb
17).The plane flew over the rainclouds.
A).Conjunction B). Noun C). Pronoun D). Verb
18). You may purchase tickets at the door but there will be an extra charge.
A).Interjection B). Conjunction C). Preposition D). Verb
19).There is a beautiful picture.
A).Adjective B). Adverb C). Noun D). Pronoun
20). Wow! I passed my English exam.
A).Interjection B). Noun C). Preposition D). Verb
21).She tried hard but did not succeed.
A).Adjective B). Pronoun C). Conjunction D). Noun
22). Visiting Italy was an exciting trip for my family.
A).Interjection B). Noun C). Preposition D). Verb
23).The Sun rises in the east.
A).Conjunction B).Noun C).Pronoun D).Preposition
Select the appropriate Prefix or Suffix from the option given to complete the gap.
24). ____chairman
A) Vice B) Wise C) Nice D) Un
25). Fear___
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A) hip B) less C) ous D) ant
26). ___adventure
A) Sub B) Miss C) en D) mal
27). Colon___
A) tion B) less C) ous D) isation
28). Astro___
A) ist B) logo C) logist D) ant
29). ___bolism
A) Theta B) Meta C) Mega D) Hypo
Select the appropriate Question Tags:
30).You can’t take exams lightly.
A).can you? B) Could you? C) Can’t you D).Couldn’t you?
32).Mother is so happy.
A) Was she? B) Isn’t she? C) Can’t she D) did she?
33).We played well.
A) Didn’t we? B) Did we? C) Weren’t we? D) Don’t we?
34). You are a student.
A).aren’t you? B). did we? C).are you? D).am I?
35). He isn’t crazy.
A) is he? B) Are we? C) Did you? D) Shall we?
36). Kevin will come today.
A) Will Kevin? B) Won’t he? C) Is he? D) Will he?
Antonyms: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning:
37).Add:
A) increase B) total C).stand D).subtract
38). Wide:
A) full B) narrow C) congested D) small
39).Diverse:
A) hazy B) similar C) different D) shadowed
40).Superior:
A) lowly B) humble C) humane D) inferior
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Synonyms: Choose the word that is nearest in meaning
41).Scared:
A) Afraid B) Pain C) sick D) laid
42).Massive:
A) very small B) Huge C) short D) dwarf
43).Compliment:
A) affection B) admiration C) criticism D) cooperation
44). Rectify:
A) Destroy B) Crush C) Correct D) Command.
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE ARTICLES
45). I am ___ entrepreneur.
A) The B) A C ) No Article D) An
46). Honesty is ___ best policy.
A) The B) A C) An D) No Article
47). _______ Principal sat in his chair.
A) The B) A C) An D) No Article
Choose the correct spelling words which are commonly miss-spelt.
48). A) Strategies B).Strategiee C).Strategiis D).Strategees
49). A) Summury B) Summary C) Summeiy D) Summry
50). A) Bibliography B) Bibliogriphy C) Bibligrophi D) Bibilgrpi
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