Gujarat State Technical Examinations Board 2008-1st Sem Diploma Electrical Engineering (DEE) in electrical , , subject-communication skills - Question Paper

(d) fill in the blanks with accurate tense of the verb in brackets: (ANY FIVE) [MARKS 5]

(1) ...........you.............playing chess? (like)
(2) my uncle............(stay) with us for a few weeks.
(3) john.............to office on foot everyday .
(4) ..............the river still...............? (go)
(5) tomatoes .............us with vitamin C. (rise)
(6 rubber ..............(not grow) in the cold climate. (supply)

5.(a) turn the subsequent phrases in to passive voice: (ANY FIVE) [MARKS 5]
(1) They will send Dinesh to prison.
(2) you must account for every rupee.
(3) her beauty struck me deeply.
(4) they promised us higher wages .
(5) you can turn off power here.
(6) people generally presume that money brings happiness.

(b) insert the accurate preposition: (ANY FIVE) [MARKS 5]

(1) Nowadays his son is ............England.
(2) he prefers to sit.............the back of the class.
(3) we must make the most.............the opportunity.
(4) are you familiar .............the works of Shaw?
(5) WIPE THE DUST ............THE table.
(6) let us be thankful to god ..............all small mercies.

(c) fill in the blanks with So/Neither/Nor + Amomalous Finites in the subsequent sentences: (ANY FIVE) [MARKS 5]

(1) Suresh need not go there and............ Dinesh.
(2) i am willing to take up this job and............my spouse.
(3) we could visit the museum and............they.
(4) the artist could not ans the ques. and .............his Supervisor.
(5) you should not overlook it and ............your superior.
(6) we shall not mind the lapses;............other.

(d) fill in the blanks as in proper connectors: (ANY FIVE) [MARKS 5]

(1) it is best motor ............you could buy.
(2) the time .............he will leave us is not very far.
(3) a volcano provide plenty of warning...............it is going to erupt.
(4) i had to stop the work ..............the machine broke down.
(5) you will be provided leave,..............you complete the assignment.
(6) the look is very expansive ............i shall buy it.

6.(a) draft a conversation ranging from 2 friend discussing holiday plans. [MARKS 6]

(b) learn the subsequent passage and ans the ques. provided beneath it . [MARKS 6]

people moan about poverty as a great evil, and it seems to be an accepted belief that if people only had plenty of money , they would be happy and useful and get more out of life .as a rule , there is more genuine satisfaction in life and more found from life in the humble cottage of the poor man than in the places of the rich. i always pity the sons and daughters of the rich , who are attended by servants and have governess at a latter age; at the identical time i am glad to think that they do not know what they have missed.for that i congratulate the poor mans sons.if you learn the list of the " immortals who were not born to die " you will obtain that most of them have been born poor.

ques.
(1) What is the accepted belief to get more out of life?
(2) where do we obtain genuine satisfaction?
(3) what type of treatment do the rich men sons get ?
(4) who are more happy according ti the author?
(5) what do we obtain if we take look on the list of immortals ?
(6) provide a suitable title.
(c) make a precis of the above passage to 1 -third of its original length. [MARKS 6]

Earning:   Approval pending.