THIRD INTERNAL TEST
HS 82 51 TECHNICAL ENGLISH
QUESTION BANK
ANSWERS
1.SYNONYMS
Juvenile immature
Austere strict
Ponderous unwieldy
Cogent convincing
2. Match the synonyms:
Column A Column B
Target objective;
result aimed at
Comprehensive including all
Array arrangement
Inedible unfit
to eat
2.CONDITIONALS
2. Complete the following conditional
sentences:
1) If only
he had attended the interview, he would have got the appointment ( type
3)
If only he had attended the interview, he
would have got the placement order
2 If you study well/ If you prepare well,you will get
good marks in your examination( type 1)
3) If I were a bird, I would fly( type
2)
4)) Had I
known the result, I would have
informed you.( type 3)
5)) If I had
applied, I would get the job.( type 2)
6) He will
win the trophy if he plays well.( type 1)
7 If the boy
does not practice, he will not pass/
cannot pass/will not win.
8) If there
had been good rains, ………………………….( try to
get the answer by yourself)
For your
memory:
Type 1 : If
you play well, you will win the match (if clause: present; main clause :
future)
Type 2: If
you played well, you would win the
match( if clause: past; main clause would + present verb)
Type 2=3: If
you had played well, you would have won the match.( If clause: past perfect;
main clause:would+have+ past participle of the verb)
3.REPORTED SPEECH
3. Change the following dialogue into
reported speech.
a) Gokul: Do you know that Arun had met with an
accident and is in hospital?
Gokul asked
Ram if he knew that Arun had met with an accident and was in hospital.
Ram:
Oh! Is he badly hurt? Which hospital is he in?
Ram inquired
Gokul in a disbelieving tone whether Arun was badly hurt. He further wanted to
know which hospital he was in
b) He said
to his mother,’ Do you know how to answer the question?’
He
asked his mother if/ whether she knew how
to answer the question.
c) Stephen:
‘At the moment computers have an advantage of speed but they show no sign of
intelligence.’
Stephen
remarked that at the moment computers had an advantage of speed but they showed
no sign of intelligence.
d) The
announcer said, ‘The Cher an Express is late by two hours.
The
announcer informed that the Cheran express is late by two hours.
4.CLAUSE
4. Combine the two given sentences using an
appropriate clause:
a) The IT company is started in Bangalore. It will
offer job to the professionals.
The IT
company which is started in Bangalore will offer job to the professnals.
b) The man
drove the car very fast on the highway. He met with an accident.
The man who
drove the car very fast on the highway met with an accident.
c) He is
demoted. The reason is known to all.
The reason
for which he is demoted is known to all.
d) I know.
He is honest
I know that
he is honest.
e) Smitha
got less marks. She didn’t study well.
Smitha who
did not study well got less marks.
f) The roads
were slippery. It rained heavily yesterday.
As it rained
heavily yesterday, the roads were slippery.
g) He ate
the sandwiches. He made them.
He ate the
sandwiches which he had made
h) I met Sam
in the seminar. He is a teacher.
I met Sam
who is a teacher, in the seminar.
5.VERBAL ANALYSIS
Select the
pair of words which has the same relationship as denoted in the question as
example:
a) Distance:
mile:: Liquid: litre
(Liquid:
litre, Weight: scale, Fame: television, Bushel: corn)
b)
Passengers: aero plane:: Students:
class room
( Birds:
nest, Audience : theatre, Sailors: submarine, Students: class room)
c) after:
before:: , successor: predecessor
( present:
past, contemporary: historic, successor: predecessor, First: second
d) Robbery:
thief:: Hostage: kidnapper
(Hostage:
kidnapper, forgery: counterfeit, Capture : fugitive, sabotage: plunderer)
f) Water:
Reservoir:: Money: Bank
( Oil: Fuel,
Money: Bank, Lake: ocean, Beach: inlet)
g) People:
democracy:: Wealthy: Plutocracy
( Group:
Autocracy, Wealthy: Plutocracy, Miser: Oligarchy, Representative: Socialism)
h) Musician:
Orchestra::
( Player:
team, Actor: screen, Desk: Office, Mechanic: car
i) Ten:
Decimal:: Two: Binary
( Seven:
Septet, Five: quince, Four: Quartet, Two: Binary)
PART B
ESSAY
. Write an essay not more than 350 words on
any one of the topic given below:
1) Colleges
and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester
studying in a foreign country
2) How can
social media bullying be prevented?
You can find the answers for the above two
questions at the fag end of the work book
Pages (AULSQP19,20)
3) Write an
essay on the importance of forest resources and on the measures that you would
recommend preserving forest resources.
4) Write an
essay on the types of cyber crimes and the ways to curb them in 500 words.
5) Write an
essay analyzing whether technology is a
boon or a ban in about 500 words.
Hints for Essay writing:
1. An
analysis essay examines a topic by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Remember
that an essay includes an introduction,
one or more body paragraphs and a conclusion
Introduction:
This
paragraph should make the reader interested in your topic. It usually includes
a’ hook’ to catch the reader’s attention. It also provides background
information or general statements about the topic.
Body paragraphs
For each body
paragraph include a topic sentence that states the topic of the paragraph nd the controlling idea. Add
supporting sentences that provide as much detail as possible to fully
develop your ideas. Often transition
words like first, in addition, and for example are used to show the
relationship between supporting ideas.
Conclusion
The conclusion brings the essay to a close.
REPORT
1)You are
working as the Technical Manager in a software company, Hidalco Inc. There was
a fire accident in your warehouse which resulted in the damage of goods stored
there. Your MD asks you to investigate the cause of the accident and send a
report (or)
2) Your
college administration wants to find what students feel about your college’s
environment and facilities. As student advisor you have been asked to conduct a
survey among students about college infra structure and environment. Conduct a
survey on these topics and submit a report to your dean.
Answers for the above two questions are
provided in your work book. Refer pages AULSQP 20,21,22,23, and 24
3) Study the
feasibility of opening a departmental store in a fast developing area in the
suburbs of your city. Submit the report to the director of ‘Trust Departmental
store’ which has outlets in many parts of the state.
4) Prepare a
report on the accident that happened in the construction site of a multy- storied
building to be submitted to the Managing Director, Hi- Tech builders. Give
suitable recommendations to avert such accidents in future.
Template for
report writing:
1. Title
page
Sample:
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A detailed report on the causes of fire
accident that happened on5 April 2019 in our ware house
Submitted to:
The Managing Director
Hidalco inc. software company
Submitted by
Murugesan
Technical manager
Submitted on
12 April 2019
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2. To: The
Managing director
3.Title: A
detailed report on the causes of fire accident that happened in the ware house
on 5 April2019
4. Terms of
reference/ introduction: Why the report/ to whom the report/ scope of the
report
4.
procedure:places visited/ persons interviewed/ data collected/ etc.
5. findings:
very important. State all your findings
6.
conclusions: Give your conclusion
7.
recommendations: give your recommendations
8. Name
9. position
10. date
Minutes of the meeting:
1. Imagine that you are the secretary of
your college English club. Write the agenda and minutes of the English literary
club meeting convened to discuss the conduct of the inaugural function of the
club.
2.
Write in detail the agenda and minutes of the first class committee
meeting of your class, taking into
account the commencement of the first internal test, dress code and discipline,
books and note books issue, minimum attendance and internal marks to be
maintained, as some of the points of discussion.
3. Imagine that you are the secretary of
your college Environmental club. Write the agenda and minutes of the environ
club meeting to discuss the conduct of the inaugural function of the club.
Writing for meetings
There are four kinds of documentations
associated with writings.
1. The notice of meeting
This
is the invitation to members of the group, and informs them where and when the
meeting is to take place.
2. The agenda:
This
is a numbered list of subjects that will be under discussion at the meeting.
3. Supplementary material:
This
would include, for example, a copy of the audited accounts, or the chairmans
annual report, circulated before an Annual General Meeting( AGM)
4. The minutes:
This
is a record of the proceedings of the meeting.
1. Notice of meeting
Notice
is to be circulated at least a week before the meeting.
Notices of the meeting usually specify:
o
The title
of the group that is to meet
o
The kind
of meeting
o
The date
and time of meeting
o
The venue
of the meeting
o
The name
of the member calling the meeting
Usually notice is to be enclosed with the
agenda
2. Agenda
Agenda
specifies the order of events that is to be discussed at the meeting.
Example:
1.
Election of chairman and officers
2.
Reading the minutes of the previous meeting
3.
Any other business
4.
date of next meeting
5.
Vote of thanks
MODEL AGENDA / NOTICE
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Notice
of meeting
A
meeting of the Staff training Unit will be held on 5th may, 2019
at 10. A.m. in the committee room
Agenda
1.
Apologies for absence
2.
Minutes of the previous meeting
3.
matters arising from the minutes
4.
correspondence
5.Report
on Computer Training session
6.
Recruitment of assistant training manager
7.
Any other business
8.Date,
time and place of next meeting
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3. Minutes
of the meeting
Minutes of a
meeting are kept for various reasons.
The aim of
minutes is to clarify the business and outcome of the meeting.
Learn how to
write the minutes of the meeting by referring to a suitable web site.
