HSE FIRST YEAR COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 2010

Max Score : 60
Time : 2 Hrs
Cool off Time:15 mt

1. Sarath and Satheesh are friends. They meet each other after a long time. Naturally they have a lot to share. Both try their maximum to make their exchange of feelings fruitful. Write six exchanges. [6 score]
Sarath: Hello,Good Morning.How are you?
Satheesh:I am fine. Thank you.
Sarath:…………..
Satheesh:…………
Sarath ……………
Satheesh……….
Sarath………
Satheesh…….
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2. Tom is going out to meet his friend Sunil. His mother who has gone out does not have a key to the house .Tom decides to leave the key with a neighbour and a message on the door of the house for his mother.Write Toms message. Put the message in a box [ 2 score ]

3 You are the correspondent of THE INDIAN EXPRESS and you are assigned to report the boat tragedy at Thekkady. Prepare the report for your daily. Hints: Boat capsized -45 drowned including 9 children – overcrowded – inadequate life jackets . [ 6 score]

4 Edit the following passage. The chief election commissioner mr.narayan has been asked the people to getting prepared for the forthcoming elections . The election machineries was working fulltime to insure free and fair elections he said [4 score]

5. Study the following passage carefully and make notes.

LUCK AND LABOUR :
It is not luck but labour that makes men. Luck says an American writer is ever waiting for something to turn up labour with keen eyes and strong will turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy. Labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence. Luck whines, watches. Luck relies on chance labour on character. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence, labour strides upwards and aspires to independence. The conviction therefore is extending that diligence is the mother of good luck. In otherwords a man’s success in life will be proportionate to his industry, to his attention to small things. [6 score]

6. Write the phonemic transcription of the following words. English; Apple, Bird, Teacher [4 score]

7. You see the following advertisement.

Wanted REPORTER
Qualification: Diploma/ Degree in Journalism
Experience; 2/3 years as a reporter.
Age; 26 on January 2010

Apply within 2 weeks to THE EDITOR IN CHIEF, THE HINDU CHENNAI-2 Apply to the above mentioned post with your CV attached to it. [6 score]

8. You are the Secretary of Blood Bank Society, TVPM. Write a notice that you would like to write up in various schools of the city asking the students to donate blood. [4 score]

9. The CBSE has decided to do away with X std Examinations. They argue thus; Are we asking our children to perform at a very early stage. Should marks be the ultimate barometer of a child’s worth. Express your views in a para. [4 score]

10. Write a suitable matrimonial advertisement for a doctor 28 years who has settled in America and is coming to India shortly. He wants educated girls from Kerala. Prepare an advertisement for him. [2 score]

11. Read the following news item:. Swimming to be included in academic curriculum You happened to read this and would like to respond. Now write a letter to the Editor expressing your views and opinions [4 score]

OR

The following diagram gives an idea about the stress and strain undergone, by the present day generation. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper on the problems faced by the teenagers and offer suggestions to help them out of these. PEER PRESSURE, PARENTAL COMPULSION , DESIRE TO EXCEL UNSYSTEMATIC WORK.

12. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Indeed, parents struggle hard throughout their lives to make the lives of their children comfortable by providing them with all the amenities of life so that they build-up their careers and live happily. When the parents grow old ,they need love and care of their children as our age old cultural values.Therefore the children should not neglect their parents in old age . They should not get lost in materialism and individualism. They must introspect to feel how their parents have sacrificed everything for their comforts. In old age proper care and respect can make the parents feel comfortable and satisfied . Thus children should realize that the blessings they receive from their parents as a reward are really extremely valuable assets for them. Blessings are always sought and these are not given, Afterall, it is the divine grace that is showered upon the other if the other person makes you happy.

1. What do parents do so that their children live comfortably.?
2. What is needed when parents grow old.?
3. Why do parents struggle to provide their children with all the amenities of life.?
4. How are blessings sought.?
5. Find a word from the passage which means facilities. [6 score]

13. Your neighbour Rajendran is a famous jawan. His father is hospitalized and his condition is getting worse.. Draft a telegram to Rajendran. [2 score]

14. You are the anchor of a phone-in-programme which plays the viewers favourite songs. Now a viewer calls you. How do you attend the call. Include the viewers response also. [4 score]