Annamalai University 2008 Certification English VOCABULARY BUILDING - Question Paper

ans any 5 of the subsequent ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
(5 × 16 = 80)
1. How can vocabulary building be introduced
and taught to the learners ?
2. (a) provide synonyms for the subsequent :
1. Mesmerise.
2. Contemplate.
3. Corruption.
4. Lacuna.
5. Measure.
6. Veto.
7. Miserly.
8. Circumnavigate.
9. Dole.
10. Luminary.
(b) provide antonyms for the subsequent :
1. Remember.
2. Ugly.
3. Success.
4. Proper.
5. Fortunate.
6. Mannerly.
7. Miser.
8. Fat.
9. Tall.
10. Poor.
3. learn the subsequent passage and make notes
on it :
The brutal murder of a corporate
CEO by agitating employees at Noida brings
into focus the growing chasm in management
worker relations as well as the differences
brought about by the widening gap ranging from
the rich and the poor in this country. The
unfortunate killing of an unfortunate man has
to be condemned in the strongest possible
terms. But at the sametime a few of the
lessons inherent in the attack have to be
taken note of to prevent other such incidents
from taking place and to guard against the
conflict of classes that can have devastating
outcomes on the stability of a nation.
One leader from the Congress spoke
out of burn and as always happens in the
absence of policy without a beginning or an
end to his statement that he stated was intended
not to take away from the heinoes crime but
to highlight his concern for the poor. He
should know that this is not the way to do
it, more so, as he is part of a government
that is expected to formulate time - tested
policy and not indulge in knee - jerk
responses. Hia off - the cuff remarks in the
wake of the murder did not settle well with
the outcome that he has had to apologise will
be a non - starter particularly as foreign
corporate heads have al ready i s sued
statements wondering at a country where
such murders by employees are ?condoned?.
This is regrettable as a review of
the management worker relations in the age
of globalisation is far overdue. The ?Give and
Give? policies of the companies that make
chattel of labour and deny the worker his
basic rights have to be brought under a few
regulation. Trade unions have provided several
suggestions but these have not been looked
at with any seriousness by the government.
The anger and resentment now very visible in
the urban poor have also to be channalised
inot fruitful occupation, again a task that
governemnts are to take up seriously.
4. 1 of your friends is seriously ill after a
mild heart attack. Write a letter to him
advocating him complete rest and necessary
follow - up activities.
5. Write a letter to the manager of a book
company ordering books of your option and
asking them to send the books in a week?s
time.
6. Topic phrases for 2 snippets are provided
below. Write short snippets adding 5 to
eight phrases to every topic sentence.
(a) Tsunami victims are to be helped as war
footing.
(b) The weak cannot always be cheated.
7. define the 1st - day you spent in office.
You may use the subsequent hints.
(reservation, anxiety, expectation, new post,
manager, encouragement, settle down )
8. learn the subsequent outline and write the
story in 3 or 4 snippets.
Three brothers to a dad - they live
differently - no 1 sincere - dad decides
to sell property - ?no? to sons - sons plot
first wants to poison - 2nd wants to
murder - 3rd to push him into well - none
succeed - dad adopts a village.
9. Prepare a report of the college convocation
held recently in your college.
10. Write an essay on any 1 of the subsequent :
(a) Women?s Education is the need of the
hour.
(b) Nuclear Energy Co - operation from
America is necesary.

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