NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL

DEPT. OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

III B.TECH II SEMESTER SOFT SKILLS ELECTIVE
( For Students of Biotechnology and Electrical Engineering )
Duration : 1 Hour 4.2.2013 Max. Marks: 10

I. Define soft skills and explain their application and relevance in the workplace. ( 3 marks)
II. Assertiveness is an important quality of an engineer. Define it and give an instance from your
life when you asserted yourself. ( 2 marks)
III. Answer the following: ( 5 marks)
A. Write the suitable form of the verb given in brackets :
i. I ---- (miss) the train if I ----( come) five minutes later.
ii. We are more than half way through on the trail and –(lose) our way. I think
it – ( be) too late to go back either.
iii. Re-write the sentences below correcting the Indianisms:
a. My husband is a lakhier..
b. I can’t talk now. Sleep is coming.
B. Use the idioms below in meaningful sentences of your own:
1.backroom boys 2. in a nutshell
C. Use these phrasal verbs in your own sentences:
1. make out 2. count on

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL

DEPT. OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
III B.TECH II SEMESTER SOFT SKILLS ELECTIVE
( For Students of Biotechnology and Electrical Engineering )
Duration : 1 Hour 4.2.2013 Max. Marks: 10

I. Define soft skills and explain their application and relevance in the workplace. ( 3 marks)
II. Assertiveness is an important quality of an engineer. Define it and give an instance from your
life when you asserted yourself. ( 2 marks)
III. Answer the following: ( 5 marks)
a. Write the suitable form of the verb given in brackets :
i. I ---- (miss) the train if I ----( come) five minutes later.
ii. We are more than half way through on the trail and –(lose) our way. I think it – (
be) too late to go back either.
iii. Re-write the sentences below correcting the Indianisms:
1. My husband is a lakhier..
2. I can’t talk now. Sleep is coming.
b. Use the idioms below in meaningful sentences of your own:
1.backroom boys 2. in a nutshell
c. Use these phrasal verbs in your own sentences:
1. make out 2. count on