Anna University Chennai 2006 B.E HS 1101 _ ENGLISH - Question Paper

B.E./B.TechD. EGREEE XAMINATION,M AY/JUNE 2006.

First Semester
Civil Engineering

HS 1101 _ ENGLISH
(Common to All Branches of Engineering and Technology

other than Marine Engineering)
(Regulation 2004)
Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks


ans ALL ques..
PART A - (10 x2 = 20 marks)


1. Write a single sentence definition for every of the subsequent in about twenty
words.
(a) Battery
(b) Dynamo.
2. Make compound nouns (noun + noun) of the subsequent expressions.
(a) The process of communicating to various places in the world using
satellites.
(b) A cylinder that is filled with gas.
(c) A narrow long tube that is made of metal.
(d) A department that assures the quality of raw materials and finished
goods in an industry.
3. Fili in the blanks with suitable prepositions/articles.
Children have been playing toys --- ages. In fact, -
very early toys are stated be made 2000 B.C.
toy is not simply
educative also.
object amusement; it can be
4. accurate the mistakes in the subsequent passage:
The 2 thieves shfved all the money among themselves without informing
none of fhere other 2 friends wlrom help is needed to lgot the money from
tlie unsuspected traveller who travel frorhlChennai to Vijayawada.
5. change the followi.rg into impersonal passive:
(a) They have successfully installed the new machinery in the factory.
(b) A skilled operator can carry out many operations on a CNC machine.
6. Fili in the blanks in the subsequent phrases with the proper forms of the words
provided in brackets by adding suitable prgfixes/suffixe,*.
(a) The (time) help provided by the coach was very
(value).
(b) The
test.
(c) The
(answer) by many of the students.
(d) The Manager ordered the immediate
(listen) succeededin the listening
(comprehend) ques. were not
{remove) of a1l
(care)
(use) machines.
7. select the accurate meanings for the words in bold tylre in the subsequent
phrases from the ones provided in brackets.
(a) The unexpectedin flu-r of refugeesf rom the border torvnss evereil'a ffected
the already scarce resources ofthe city.
(light, insufficient, inefficient, poor)
(b) T'he new material is very duitile and can be easily moulded into any
shape.
(useful, beautiful, fl exible, effective)
(c) The patient was greatly relieved when the doctor informed him that the
tumour was not a malignant one.
(malicious, curable, severe, very hirmful)
(d) The home team suffered an ignominous defeat in their match against
the visitors.
(enormous, gr6a! disgraceful, emotional)

Earning:   Approval pending.