Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 2010-1st Sem M.B.A -ester Supplementary s BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS - Question Paper

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
MBA-I Semester Supplementary exams July 2010
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:60
ans any 5 ques.
All ques. carry equal Marks
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1. discuss the significance of grammar in making communication worthwhile.
2. define the process of writing business messages.
3. What is public speaking? elaborate the barriers of effective speaking and suggest
strategies to over come the barriers?
4. 'A substantial portion of our communication is non-verbal' – discuss.
5. (a) discuss why communicating across cultures is important to business.
(b) describe culture and discuss its effects on cross-cultural communication.
6. define how technology helps in the construction of business messages.
7. Write a report to Globareena Software Developers, on the feasibility of
establishing a computer training institute in Assam.
8. A. select the substitute of the underlined phrase/ idiom.
1. I am just a small fry in the office.
(a) small creature (b) peon (c) person of little importance (d) humorous
2. Flesh and blood can bear it no longer.
(a) warning (b) human nature (c) in life (d) at the top speed
3. The leader must have the lion's share of the booty.
(a) the worthy part (b) the stronger part (c) the smaller part (d) the larger part
4. To be fair and square pays in the long run.
(a) successful (b) worthy (c) deceitful (d) honest
5. We kept our fingers crossed till the final outcomes were declared.
(a) waited expectantly (b) kept praying (c) kept hopeful (d) felt scared
6. There is no need to rake up an old quarrel.
(a) revive (b) begin (c) end (d) forget
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B. Write 1 word substitutes for the subsequent.
1) Fear of the closed space
2) Study of structure of words
3) 1 who carves in stones
4) 1 who does not drink wine
5) Rule by the old people
6) Study of the origin of words
C. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verb provided in brackets.
1. The train _______ (leave) the platform an hour ago.
2. They ___________ (write) an assignment at current.
3. Ravi usually ______ (read) till midnight.
4. They _________ (repair) the old bridge now.
5. He met with an accident while he ________ (cross) the road.
6. Harish _______ (finish) the work before we reached the garage.
D. Complete every sentence by choosing the accurate homophone.
1. Would you like a ______ (role/roll) and butter with your soup?
2. The airline's symbol was painted on the aircraft's_____ (tail/tale)
3. The pilot avoided a collision by changing______ (course/coarse) just in
time.
4. I had too much to drink at Sarah's party, and I felt terrible the ______
(morning/mourning) after.
5. I slammed on the_______ (break/brake) but it was too late.
6. Don't walk around outside in your _______ (bear/bare) feet.
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