SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE-35 (An Autonomous Institution) Internal Assessment Test I EN102-Technical English-II SET-II Date:03.02.

2014 Marks: 50 Time: 1. 30 minutes Sem: Even semester PART-A (5x1=5 marks) (answer all the questions) Choose the meaning of the word which is given below : 1. Many people believe in ghosts, but I am SCEPTICAL. scare a. b. decided c. honest d. doubtful d 2. She had the ARDUOUS task of carrying all the luggage. a. easy b. difficult c. short d. expensive Choose the sentence that best combines the underlined sentences: 3. Nancy is very happy. She got a raise in pay. a. Nancy is very happy because she got a raise in pay. b. Nancy is very happy so she got a raise in pay. c. Nancy is very happy and she got a raise in pay. Choose the phrasal verbs of the underlined word which is given below: 4. The company has put a substantial sum ______ for R&D this year. We thought it was time to increase R&D spending. a. on b. out c. off d. aside Make sentences expressing purpose using the hints given below 5. Calculator mathematical calculations. a. A calculator is in order to do mathematical calculations b. Calculator is need to do mathematical calculations. c. A calculator is used to do mathematical calculations. d. The purpose of calculator is used to do mathematical calculations is to receive broadcast signals PART-B(5x2=10 marks) (Answer all the questions) 1. What is meant by skimming? 2. Write short notes on communication 3. What is the role of body language in Communication? 4. What are the purposes of reading? 5. What is meant by scanning? PART-C 1. Read the following passage and answer the (14) questions given at the end When the first white men arrived in Samoa, they found blind men, who could see well enough to describe things in detail just by holding their hands over objects. In France, just after the First World War, Jules Roman tested hundreds of blind people, and found a few who could tell t he difference between light a nd dark. He narrowed their photosensitivity down to areas on t he nose or in the fingertips. In Italy, t he neurologist Cesare Lombroso discovered a blind girl who could see with the tip of her

nose and t he lobe of her left ear. When a bright light was shown unexpectedly on her, she winced. In 1956, a blind school boy i n Scotland was taught to differentiate between colored lights a nd learned to pick out bright objects several feet away. In 1960 a medical board examined a girl from Virginia and found that, even with thick bandage over her eyes, she w as able to distinguish different colors an d read short sections of large print. The phenomenon is obviously not new, but it has reached peaks of sensitivity in a young woman from a mountain village in the rurals. Rose Kuleshova can see with her fingers. She i s not blind, but because she grew up in a family of blind people, she learned to read Braille to help them an d then went on to teach herself to do other things with her hands. In 1962 her Physician took her to Moscow, where she was examined by t he Soviet Academy of Sciences and emerged acelebrity, certified as genuine. The neurologist, Shafer made an intensive study with her and found that, securely blindfolded with only her arms stuck through a screen, she could differentiate among three primary colors. To test t he possibility that the cards reflected heat differently, he heated some and cooled others without affecting her response to them. He also found that she could read news prints and sheet music under glass, so texture w as giving her no clues. Tested by the psychologist Novomeisky, she was able to identify t he color and shape of patches of light projected on to her palm or on a screen. She underwent rigidly controlled tests with a blindfold and a screen an d a piece of card around her neck so wide that she could not see around it. Rosa read th e small print in a newspaper with her elbow. And i n t he most convincing demonstration of all, she repeated these things with someone standing behind her pressing hard on her eyeballs. Nobody can cheat under this pressure; it i s even difficult to see clearly for minutes after it is released. a. Choose the response which best reflects the 5x1=5 meaning of t he text. 1. The first Whiteman to visit Somoa found men who i) were not entirely blind ii) described things by touching them iii) could see with their hands iv) could see when they held hands 2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? i) very few people have sensitivity of the blind ii) blind people can manage to see things but only vaguely iii) the eyes are not t he only way of seeing iv) it is possible to localize t he photosensitive areas of t he body Why did Shaefer put the paper under glass? i) to make things as difficult as possible ii) to stop the reflection of heat iii) to prevent Rosa from feeling the print

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to stop her from cheating Extraction of silver Froth process Agitation by jets of air Placing in vats Grinding Skimming of silver-bearing ore and washing Refining using electrolysis

What was the most difficult test of Rosas ability? i) To read through glass blindfolded. ii) To identify the color and shape of light on a screen while securely blind- folded. iii) To carry out tasks with someone pressing n her eyeballs. iv) To work from behind a screen, blindfolded and with a card round her neck. A blind school boy was taught to distinguish different colors an d read short i) sections of large print ii) difference between light an d dark iii) differentiate between colored lights and to pick out bright objects iv) differentiate among three primary colors.

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b. Decide whether the following statements are True 6x1=6 or False : 1. Rosa Kuleshova lives on a mountain peak. 2. Her family taught her everything about seeing with her fingers. 3. Shaefer found that temperature did not affect her ability to differentiate colors. 4. Her ability to read with her fingers did not depend on the feel of print. 5. As Rose grew up i n a family of deaf and dumb people, she learned to read Braille in order to help them. 6. Psychologist Novomeisky found that she was able to identify the color and shape of patches of light projected on the screen. c. The word patches refers to a. rays b. waves c.
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lines
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d. Find a single word in paragraph 2 which means the same as thick bandages over her eyes. e. Find a synonym for pick out in the first paragraph.

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OR Rearrange t he following jumbled sentences into a coherent paragraph :using sequencing words i) When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language. ii) Body language transmits ideas and thoughts by certain actions. iii) Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally. iv) Ever since humans inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. v) Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille, signal flags, Morse code a nd smoke signals vi) A nod signifies approval while shaking t he head indicates a negative reaction. vii) Generally their expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech.

Answer any one part of Q.No 2 to 4. 2. a. Write a letter to a company placing order for computers, laptops, Printers, scanners, Xerox machine and LCD Projectors for your newly started College.XXX Requirement AO/26/ Purchase 2014. 03/ 01/ 2014 OR b. Write a letter to the sales manager New Sports World Chennai seeking clarification for the quotation received on the mode of payment and delivery. XXX Requirement AO/21/ Clarification 2014. 03/ 01/ 2014 3. a. Convert the following Flow Chart into a meaningful paragraph:

4. Write two paragraphs of 100 words each on the topic a. Why should India go for renewable energy sources? OR a. The best ways of protecting the environment