2019
(December)
GENERAL
ENGLISH
Paper: ENGG - 1
English Writing Skills - 1
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 32
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full
marks for the questions
UNIT – I
1. Imagine any one of the following
situations and write a diary entry in about 200 words: 10
(a) Your visit to a place of historical
and cultural importance
(b) The last day of your school
(c) What are the necessary steps that
can be taken to write a diary entry?
UNIT – II
2. Answer any one of the following: 10
(a) What are the three essential
elements of a paragraph? Discuss with suitable illustrations.
(b) Attempt a paragraph on any one of
the following topics:
(i) Smartphones
(ii) The menace of dowry
(iii) Global warming
UNIT – III
3. Answer any one of the following: 10
(a) What are the broad steps involved in
summarizing? Discuss.
(b) Attempt a summary of the given
passage:
Energy resources are all around us. They
are things that people use. They come from nature. We need them to survive. For
example, they keep us warm and help us cook food. We also use them to do things
that make life easier, like driving cars. These resources fall into two
categories: non-renewable and renewable. They rely on Earth’s natural
processes. Examples include plants, solar power, wind, and water. You can
imagine that it’s impossible to ‘use up’ all the sunlight from the sun. And
those rays are useful when heating up a building or a swimming pool. The same
goes for water. It never fully disappears. The water cycle keeps the flow
going. It may evaporate. But it still exists in gas form. Soon, condensation
forms in the clouds. We’re all familiar with the part that happens after that:
it rains! Then the water cycle begins again.
For hundreds of years, humans have used
renewable resources. They used wood for cooking and heating. They used wind and
water for milling grain. Then about 150 years ago, scientists discovered the
power of fossil fuel. Energy could be taken out of the fossils of ancient
plants and animals. Soon, coal, oil and natural gas replaced things like wood
and wind. They were great resources but were not unlimited. Today, we rely on
many non-renewable resources. We use them to heat our homes, play our
electronic devices, and power our cars. Think about that the next time you ride
a school bus. The bus uses diesel or gasoline the next time you play a video
game, or turn on a light. So many things require energy. It’s important to use
our non-renewable resources wisely. If we use them too much or too quickly,
they will run out faster. One thing we can all do is follow the rule of the
three R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Doing this will make a difference. We’re
all living on this planet together so why not take care of it?
(c) What are the strategies involved in note-making?
Enumerate.
UNIT-IV
4. Answer any one of the following: 10
(a) What are the characteristics of a
good business letter? Discuss.
(b) Write a letter to the Editor of a
newspaper about the bad condition of roads in your city.
(c) Write a letter to your sister
advising her not to neglect studies by playing online games in her smart phone.
UNIT – V
5. Answer any one of the following: 10
(a)What are various steps involved in
drafting a cover letter? Discuss.
(b) Prepare a CV in response to the following
advertisement (anyone):
(i) Accounts Manager at an investment
company
(ii) Editor in a publishing company
UNIT – VI
6. Answer any one of the following: 10
(a) Enumerate some of the general
strategies deployed in reviewing a book/movie.
(b) Write a book review in about 200
words (any one):
(i) Five Point Someone – Chetan Bhagat
(ii) Ignited Minds – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(iii) You Can Win – Shiv Khera
(c) Write a review of any movie that you
have watched recently.
UNIT
– VII
7. Answer in short any four of the
following: 5 X 4 = 20
(a) How does addressing the diary
directly help the writer?
(b) What is a compare and contrast
paragraph? Examine briefly with illustrations.
(c) How is a summary different from the
original? Discuss briefly.
(d) Why do margin notes need to be
condensed? Examine
(e) Enumerate the different parts of a
formal letter/application.
(f) Name three categories of information
that you must include in your CV.
(g) What must you include in addition to
comments about the plot and characters, while writing a film review? Discuss
briefly.
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