[BA - S 1243]
B.A. (CBCS) DEGREE EXAMINATION.
Second Semester
Part III — Foundation Course
COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS (CSS - 1)
(Common with B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A., BHM and CT, and B.Sc. H and HA)
(Effective from. 2016-17 admitted batch)
Time: Two hours Maximum: 50 marks
UNIT I
1. (a) Answer the following as directed: (5 x 1=5)
(i) The students are standing in a _________ circle. (Supply a prefix to the underlined word).
(ii) Mary went to the market to buy some fruits. (Identify the grammatical form of ‘market’).
(iii) Car: road : : train : _________
(1) Track
(2) Vehicle
(3) Fast
(4) Wheel
(iv) One who eats too much ________
(v) Make a sentence each with
(1) Die
(2) Dye
(b) Answer the following : (5)
(i) Give synonyms for : (1)
(1) Prerogative
(2) Rapture
(ii) Give antonyms for: (1)
(1) Maternal
(2) Defendant
(iii) Make a sentence each with : (2)
(1) Get around
(2) Look after 7
(iv) Use the following in a sentence each : (1)
Head over heels.
UNIT II
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs : (10)
(a) The river __________ (flow) under the bridge.
(b) Sushma __________ (go) to college every day.
(c) They _________ (leave) for Bangalore yesterday.
(d) Venu _________ (receive) the letter a week ago.
(e) She died after she _________ (be) ill for a long time.
(f) The police _________ (arrest) the gangster yesterday.
(g) Who _________ (keep) you waiting?
(h) They _________ (Sell) their house yesterday.
(i) She __________ (travel) for eight months by the end of this year.
(j) We _______ (wait) till you are ready.
UNIT III
3. (a) Make sentences with the following models : (5 x 1=5)
(i) Ought to
(ii) Need
(iii) Must
(iv) May
(v) Couldn’t
(b) Fill in the blanks with articles or prepositions, wherever necessary : (5 x 1=5)
(i) He is ________ very good cricket player.
(ii) She is seated _______ him.
(iii) You may sit ______ Krishna and Ravi.
(iv) He is not ——— honorable man.
(v) Don’t look _______ me like that.
UNIT IV
4. Answer the following questions : (2x 5= 10)
(a) What is the difference between hearing and listening?
(b) Describe the various contexts in which we use different types of listening.
UNIT V
5. (a) Answer the following question : (5)
(i) Write a note on Skimming and Scanning.
Or
(ii) Explain Extensive and Intensive Reading.
(b) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow: (5x 1=5)
The first big football match that was played in Spain led to an uncontrollable riot. As soon as strong feelings of rivalry are aroused, the notion of playing the game according to the rolls always vanishes. People want to see one side on top and other side humiliated, and they forget that victory gained through cheating or through the intervention of the crowd is meaningless. Even when the spectators don't intervene physically they try to influence the game by cheering their own side and ‘rattling’ opposing players with boos and insults.
(i) What happens when feelings of rivalry are evoked?
(ii) What is desired by people?
(iii) What do they fail to remember?
(iv) What do they do to influence the game?
(v) Which is the word in the passage that means “put to shame”?
