Biju Patnaik University of Technology 2008-1st Sem M.C.A Communicative English - Question Paper

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(i)    Communication is usually about some__

(ii)    If you do not get -_during

comm unication, you will inoi know whether you have been understood or not,

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(Hi) When one is using the telephone, particular attention has to be given to Ihe_ol communication.

(iv)    A_is a part of a word that

contains one vowel,

(v)    If you do not use the appropriate _while speaking, the listener may feel that you are very aggressive*

fvl) The sentence "You may go home now" contains a    verb,

(vii) The _form of a verb is

used when we want to highlight the ^Ldoer' of an action.

(vlii) English is not a_language

because the spelling of a word does not always tell you how it should be pronounced,

(rx) The English that we speak is often not understood because we use a regional __

The sentence They is going" is incorrect because It does not follow the mule of __-__

(b) Say whether the to I lowing statements are

True or False :    1 *5

(i) Even if one does not know the rules of English grammar, one will be able to communicate*

(li) No communication is possible unless one has a clear purpose.

(iii) During communication, you should pay more attention to body language than to what a person says,

(Iv) The past tense is always used to refer to actions that took place In the past.

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(v) Engfeh is called a "stress-timed language because each stressed syllable lakes the same amount ot trme to speak,

(c't In ihe sentences below, which of the following factors of communication (sender, receiver, code, channel topic or message) is getting most prominence ? 1*5

(?) You said you have sent the letter to my "ihlkana". What tfoes that moan **

(ii)    You've told us why our company is losing money. Maybe you should also tell us how we can prevent this loss.

(iii)    I want to speak to ,my son in Afghanistan, but I cant get through to 'Inim.

HM 310VMCC106 4    Contd.

(iv)    If you are rot satisfied with our product, just let us know and it will be replaced at once, free of cost.

(v)    That was a beautiful poem you read out to us, Prof Seth

Comment on the following examples of communication, What tight do they throw on the process of communication ?

(a) "Wait,¹1 haven't finished yet. I have been-Persomal Assistant to some of the most famous names in the worid of commerce. They all seek _Lmy advice ini bad times,

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Only last night, I got a call from Ratan Tata, who wanted to know how much he should sett the "Nano" for. II was I that finalized the design of the "Pulsar" for Rahul Bajaj. Anil Ambani

"Excuse us, uncle* I think theres someone outside, wanting to meet you." 5

(b) "Wien tne next ball was bowled, Sachin jusi stepped our of his crease and-.."

drove the ball through the covers for a four. Yes, thats a favourite shot of his. !Ve often seen him play it*"    5

3 What is the Information Gap Principle" ? Give an example to show how ft is used in communication ?    10

A. What dc you understand by the term "intonation*' ? Why Is it Important in oral communication ? Give an example to show how it can be used to create greater rapporl between a speaker and a listener ?    10

5, (a) Write the following words in phonemic script_t using IPA symbols ;    5

shirt, horse, bird, cough, meat

(b) Divide the following words into syllables and mark the stressed syllables ; 5 abuse, country, defend, tiger, elephant HM 31Q1/MCC 106 ' S    Contd.

6. Re-write the sentences below, correcting any grammatical errors that may be present, In case there are no errors m a sentence, just write "Correct" as your answer. 1x1,0

(i) The boys are having lunch in the canteen,

(ii} t cant spare some time for you now as f am busy.

(iii)    The owner of all these houses are selling thm away,

(iv)    The umpire asked the captain why were his players not on the field.

(v)    He has written five new novels last year.

(vi)    President of United States has great influence on the world politics,

(vii)    She makes Jovely chicken cstfrry, isn't It ? (viif) Why you haven't spoken lo him yet ? (tx) I don't remember to.ihave seen him before.

(x) He had gone to Cuttack ihe day before yesterday.

7. Imagine that you have been asked to write a T30 -150 word report for a newspaper or tfte destruction caused by the recent Hoods in your state- Some of Ihe things you should include are:    10

th e effect of the floods on: theiloca I people

the houses, roads, agricultural lands communicatioris food supplies etc. Write this report, using the appropriate grammatical ipattems.

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