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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, MAY/JUNE 2010 Regulations 2008 First Semester Common to all branches HS2111 Technical English I Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks Answer ALL Questions Part A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks) 1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B : A a) Consumption b) Extraction B i) cornered within narrow limits

ii) a person who moves from one place to another period

(c) Cramped (d) Migrant

taking out Use

2. Change the following into active voice : (a) The First prize was won by our team. (b) The equipment for the practical examinations was being arranged by the technician. 3. Add suitable prefixes to the following words to match the meanings given against them : (a) tension : abnormal blood pressure (b) privileged : disadvantaged (c) sensitive : abnormally or extremely sensitive (d) continent : large land mass, not large enough to be called a continent 4. Define any TWO of the following : (a) Radar (b) Screw driver (c) Microprocessor 5. Correct the spelling and grammatical errors in the following passage and rewrite them. There is nothing in the experiense of the last twenty-five years to suggest that modern technology, as we know it, can really help us to readuce world poverty, not to mention the problem of unemployment which has already reaches levels like thirty percent in many so-called developing countryies.

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6. Expand the following Noun + Noun phrases : (a) water pipe (b) cylinder head (c) boiler design (d) grease gun 7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of words : Verb Noun Adjective (a) generation generative (b) Move movable (c) Stabilize stabilization (d) Occupy occupation 8. Punctuate the following passage: how does one describe mother teresa she is of small stature almost frail in build soft spoken yet clearly a very determined woman of great courage 9. Complete the following : (a) If drivers do not obey traffic regulations, (b) , the temperature at the turbine will be too high. 10. Fill in the blanks with suitable tense forms of the verbs given in brackets : Language ____________ (interact) with every aspect of human life. It ______________ (perform) various functions and _____________ (serve) various purposes. A normal person ______________ (acquire) in childhood the ability to use language. Part B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks) 11. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end of it: Humans have struggled against weeds since the beginnings of agriculture. Marring our gardens is one of the milder acts of weeds any plants that thrive where they are unwanted. They clog waterways, destroy wildlife habitats, and impede farming. Their spread eliminates grazing areas and accounts for one third of crop loss; they compete for sunlight, nutrients, and water with useful plants. The global need for weed control has been answered mainly by the chemical industry. Its herbicides are elective and sometimes necessary, but some pose serious problems, particularly, if misused. Toxic compounds threaten animal and public health when they accumulate in food plants, ground water and drinking water. They also harm workers who apply them. In recent years, the chemical industry has introduced several herbicides that are more ecologically sound. Yet new chemicals alone cannot solve the worlds weed problems. Hence scientists are exploring the innate weed killing powers of organisms, primarily insects and microorganisms. The biological agents now in use are environmentally benign and are harmless to humans. They can be chosen for their ability to attack selected targets and leave crops and other plants untouched.

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In contrast, some of the most effective chemicals kill virtually all the plants they come in contact with, sparing only those that are naturally resistant or have been genetically muddied for resistance. Furthermore, a number of biological agents can be administered only once, after which no added applications are needed. Chemicals typically must be used several times per growing season. (a) Complete the following statements : (Marks 4 x 1 = 4) (i) The topic dealt with in the passage is ______________ (1) The importance of chemical industry (2) The dangers of toxic chemicals (3) Advantages of biological agents over chemicals (4) A proposal to ban the use of all herbicides (ii) The term the author defines in the First paragraph is____________ (1) Grazing areas (2) Weeds (3) Wildlife habitats (4) Nutrients (iii) According to the passage, biological agents consist of__________________ (1) Insects and microorganisms (2) Useful plants (3) Weed (4) Herbicides (iv) A simple damaging effect of weeds is seen in (1) farms (2) gardens (3) environment (4) chemical factories (b) Mention whether the following statements are True or False : (Marks 6 x 1 = 6) (i) Chemical agents are occasionally required. (ii) Farmers have been fighting with undesirable plants. (iii) Weeds alone cause crop loss. (iv) The chemical industry should not produce herbicides. (v) Biological agents are more advantageous than chemicals. (vi) Ground water has been badly affected by chemicals. (c) Choose the appropriate definition for the given words or phrases as they are used in the text : (Marks 6 x 1 = 6) (i) marring (1) spoiling

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(2) dividing (3) replacing (4) planting (ii) clog (1) drain (2) float on (3) obstruct (4) grow along (iii) innate (1) natural (2) organic (3) new (4) active (iv) benign (1) unfavorable (2) kind (3) critical (4) lose (v) virtually (1) realistically (2) quickly (3) nearly half (4) almost all (vi) accounts for (1) encounters (2) endangers (3) expresses (4) explains 12. (a) Write a set of eight instructions that need to be implemented in marriage halls/auditoriums. (Marks 16) OR (b) Write a set of eight instructions that could be followed to reduce pollution. (Marks 16) 13. (a) Write a technical description of a gas stove, its working principle and its uses in two paragraphs, each in about 100 words. (Marks 16) OR (b) Write two paragraphs of 100 words each comparing village life with city life. (Marks 16)

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14. (a) Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about the economic recession in the IT industry. (Marks 16) OR (b) Write a letter inviting the Managing Director of a leading computer company to deliver the key note address and inaugurate the seminar on e-governance organized by your institution. (Marks 16) 15. (a) Arrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph : (16) (i) But the answers are very hard to find, since several words appear equally appropriate. (ii) The third type of cross word puzzle i s a straightforward exercise in which words matching the definitions given in the clues have to be found. (iii) There are several types of cross word puzzles. (iv) There are no catches or tricks. (v) The first is the prize competition in which the person who finds the correct answers gets a big prize. (vi) The clue gives only hints about the word and it tests your comprehension and general knowledge. (vii) This type is useful in the study of vocabulary. (viii) The second type of crossword puzzle is one in which there is only one possible answer to every clue. OR (b) Rearrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph : (16) (i) Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film or an electronic sensor. (ii) The birth of commercial digital photography came as a real blessing to combat such odds and it has made picture editing relatively simple for even the notice photographer. (iii) Though digital photography has a wide market impact, digital imaging has raised many ethical concerns because of the ease of manipulating digital photographs in post processing. (iv) Colour photography was explored in the start of mid 1800s and advancements in technology made possible combining several technical features. (v) The word \photography" comes from the Greek (phos) \light" + \graphics". (vi) Traditional photography burdened photographers working at remote locations without easy access to processing facilities and competition from television pressured photographers to deliver images to newspapers with greater speed. (vii) All photography was originally monochrome and most of the photographs were black and white. (viii) However, recent changes of in-camera processing allow digital fingerprinting of RAW photos to verify against tampering of digital photos for forensic use.

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