Gujarat University 2007 B.C.A Computer Application F-01 il- Communicative English (Old ) - Question Paper

FBCA-01
April-2007
Communicative English
(Old Course)

Seat No. :



Time : three Hours] [Max. Marks : 50


Instructions : (1) All the ques. are compulsory.
(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.


1. Discuss the essentials of good communication. (10) OR
Write short notes on any 2 : (10)
(1) Oral Communication. (2) Body language.
(3) Feedback in Communication.
(4) Importance of signs and symbols.



2. (A) Draft an application for the post of Sales Manager in a reputed firm. (8) OR
(A) Write a letter to the editor of a leading newsprint expressing your views on narrow roads and traffic jams in your city. (8)

(B) Write a snippet of about 150 words on any 1 of the subsequent : (8)
(1) Importance of English as a medium of instruction. (2) A Personal Computer in my life.
(3) Employment in the IT Sector in India. (4) The Role of Media in our lives.



3. Do as directed : (any eight) (8)
(1) My cousin has married European. (use article) (2) He has been charged murder. (use preposition)
(3) You not take studies so lightly. (use an improper modal auxiliary)
(4) Last year, 1 of our patients by a snake. (use proper form of the verb
‘bite’)
(5) He will be crowned minister tomorrow. (Change the voice).
(6) Which of these books yours ? (Use proper form of ‘be’).



(7) uncle of mine has provided me a current. (use improper article)
(8) Break this stick 2 parts. (use preposition) (9) It is getting hot. (add ques. tag)
(10) We will certainly provide you a scholarship. (change the voice) (11) Ramesh can speak louder. (add ques. tag)



4. Do as directed :

(A) provide meanings of any 2 of the subsequent idioms : (2)
(1) A black sheep.
(2) Castles in the air. (3) Tooth and nail. (4) Off and on.

(B) Give one-word substitute for any 2 of the subsequent : (2)
(1) A partner in a crime.
(2) A person who looks at the bright side of things. (3) The Science of earth and its study.
(4) A person who believes in fate.

(C) Given beneath is a list of words. Fill in the blanks with words of the identical sound
but with various spellings and meanings. (any two) (2)
(Complements, birth, bale, assent)
(1) Please convey my to your parents. (2) He is planning to release me on . (3) The of Himalayas is very difficult. (4) We have reserved a for you.

(D) provide antonyms of any 2 of the subsequent : (2)

(1) accept (2) attract
(3) humble (4) decrease



5. Read the provided passage carefully and ans the ques. that follow : (8)

Swami Vivekanand, speaking in America, told his audience a story in order to impress upon them how little people really longed after God.

He told a young man who came to a religious teacher and stated that he wanted to obtain God. Swamiji smiled and stated nothing. The young man returned, time after time ever repeating his desire, his longing to obtain God. After many days Swamiji told him to accompany him as he went to the river to take his bath and when both were in the river, Swamiji took hold of the young man and plunged him under the surface holding him there for a few minutes. The young man struggled hard to shake off his hold.



Finally, the teacher brought him out of the water and said, “My son, what did you
long for most, when you were under water ? “A breath of air, Sir”, gasped the youth. “Indeed, replied Swamiji calmly. “Thus if you have such a longing after God, you shall surely obtain him.”

ques. :
(1) Why did Vivekanand tell the story in America ? (2) What did the young man want ?
(3) Where did Swamiji take the young man ? What did he do to him ? (4) What lesson did the young man learn from Swamiji ?

Earning:   Approval pending.