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Question Bank
COURSE: DPMT / DPT
SEMESTER : I
SUBJECT: COMMUNICATION ENGLISH – I
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1) Match the words given in column A with their meanings in
column B.
A B
Nutrition organism
able to live both on land and in water
Indispensable Seeing as a whole
Amphibian Nourishment
Holistic Necessary
Answer: Nutrition- Nourishment; Indispensable- Necessary;
Amphibian-Organism able to
live both on land and in water.
2) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the
given fixed expressions.
Out of sight, within reach, in short supply, out of danger,
on duty, in fact, in danger, in case .
1. The World Cup is now ---------- of the Indian cricket
team; they only need to beat the
Australian team.
2. She stood watching the car until it was ---------.
3. Fortunately, he did not incur severe injuries; he is
-------------- now.
4. He is a police officer, and he usually has to be
-----------even on Sundays.
5. In the market, vegetables were -------------because of
the strike called by truck drivers.
6. Call the doctor ------------- he loses consciousness.
Answer : 1. Within reach 2. Out of sight 3.Out of danger
4.On duty 5. In short supply 6. In
case.
3) Change the following sentences into passive voice.
a. They have announced the results.
b. We can generate heat for welding in many ways.
c. They are constructing a new bridge across the river.
d. The engineers have introduced many innovations in
aeronautical industry.
Answer: A. The results have been announced by them. B. The
heat for welding can be
generated in many ways by us. C. a new bridge is being
constructed across the river by
them. D. Many innovations have been introduced by the
engineers in aeronautical
industry.
4) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles wherever
necessary:
a. --------------- man I met yesterday was blind.
b. This is ----------- best book on Elementary Chemistry.
c. ----------- bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
d. He is not ------------ honourable man.
Answer: a. the b. the c. a d. an
5) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliary
verbs.
a. He is afraid to speak, lest he --------------- be laughed
at.(would, should, can, could).
b. He said he _________ not come.( would, should, can,
ought).
c. I ___________ very much like to see my old
classmates.(will, would, should, might).
d. ____________ you live long!(may, might, shall, should).
Answer: a. could b. would c. would d. may
6) Give the single line definition for :
lathe, microprocessor.
Answer: Lathe : a
machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by means of a
rotating drive which turns the piece being worked on against
changeable cutting tools.
Microprocessor:
an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central
processing unit of a computer.
7) The crowd was very big. (Convert the sentence into a
negative sentence without
changing its meaning).
Answer: The crowd was not so small.
8) Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘’too …….. to”
with “so….. that…not”’.
He is too fat to run.
Answer: He is so fat that he cannot run.
9) Give the comparative and superlative form for the given
word:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Thin ----------------- ------------------
Answer: Thinner, Thinnest
10) The boy saw a snake. He ran away. (Convert it into a
simple sentence).
Answer: On seeing the snake, he ran away.
11) Rewrite the sentence by using “There” in the initial
position:
A book is on the table.
Answer: There is a book on the table.
12) Form a meaningful sentence for the given word:
Invented
Answer: Thomas Alva Edison invented the electric bulb. (Any
meaningful sentence is
correct)
13) Rewrite the following sentence using “It” in the initial
position:
To buy a car now is not advisable.
Answer: It is not advisable to buy a car now.
14) Write the purpose statement for the given word:
LCD Projector
Answer: The purpose of an LCD projector is to present the
visual material with speech.
15) Use a modal verb to complete the question:
------ I borrow your bicycle?
Answer: May/Can
16) Match the words given in column A with column B
A B
Breeder calm, peaceful
Drawback severe
Tranquil producer
Stringent disadvantage
Answer:
Breeder – Producer
Draw Back – disadvantage
Tranquil – calm, peaceful
Stringent – severe
17) Convert the given simple sentence into a complex
sentence:
He succeeded unexpectedly.
Answer: He succeeded although his success was not expected.
18) Define a simple sentence with an example.
Answer: A simple sentence is one which has a subject and a predicate.
Example: The Sun rises in the East. Here, The Sun is the
subject; rises in the East is the
Predicate.
19) Choose the correct spelling:
Accredited/ Acredited
Militant/Millitant
Answer: Accredited, Militant
20) Change the given sentence into a comparative sentence:
Very few girls in the class are as clever as Susheela.
Answer: Susheela is cleverer than most other girls in class.
21) Correct the spelling and insert punctuation marks
wherever necessary:
email short for electrnic mail is the biggest revoltion in
international communication . email is a
means of sending messages using computers today people find
it easier to stay in touch with one
another by sending email messages. However email has some
disadvanages as well. Sometimes
we receive a lot of unnecessary mails which can waste or
time
Answer: E-mail, short for electronic mail is the biggest
revolution in international communication. E-mail is a means of sending
messages using computers.Today people find it easier to stay in touch with one
another by sending e-mail messages. However email has some disadvantages as
well. Sometimes we receive a lot of unnecessary mails which can waste our time.
22) Choose the correct verb:
a. The number of board members is/are very small.
b. Ten rupees seem/seems too much for the job.
c. News is/are travelling faster than ever before.
d. Neither the quality nor the price/prices have changed.
4. Rearrange the jumbled sentences (PQRS) in the correct
order.
Answer: a. Is; b. seems; c. is; d. prices
23) (The first and the last sentences are in the correct
order)
1. Anything you do that gives you some form of mental
relaxation and peace will benefit your
heart and body.
P. In fact, never choose an activity just because it is good
for you.
Q. By all means do some relaxing exercises, and even tire
yourself to some extent perhaps.
R. If you can combine these with enjoyment as a routine then
so much the better.
S. You will soon get bored of it.
6. But do not indulge in very hard exercises; tune into the
warning signals from your body.
Answer: 1PRSQ 6
24) Change the sentence to reported speech:
a. He said to us, “ Let’s focus on the issue.”
Answer: He suggested us to focus on the issue.
b. The teacher said to her, “Good job! You did well.”
Answer: The teacher congratulated her and said that she had
done well.
25) Add appropriate prefix/suffix to the following words to
match their meanings.
a. --------national: having to do with many countries.
b. -------bearable: that cannot be tolerated.
c. care ----- : not taking care.
d. simple----- : making something simple.
Answer: International, Unbearable,careless,simpler
26) Sheela went to see her warden. (Convert the given
sentence into a negative
sentence without changing its meaning).
Answer: Sheela did not fail to see her warden.
27) Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘’too …….. to”
with “so….. that…not”’.
She was too poor to send her son to college.
Answer: She was so poor that she cannot send her son to college.
28) Give the comparative and superlative form for the given
words:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Wealthy ----------------- ------------------
Answer: Wealthier,wealthiest
29) She is ill. She cannot go to Polytechnic. (Convert it
into a simple sentence).
Answer: Being ill she cannot go to Polytechnic.
30) Rewrite the sentence by using “There” in the initial
position:
Many kinds of trees are there in our orchard.
Answer: There are many kinds of trees in our orchard.
31) Form a meaningful sentence for the given word:
Document
Answer: Example: The candidate should bring his/her
documents during the time of the
interview.
32) Write the purpose statement for the given word:
A Flowchart
Answer: A flow chart is used to represent a process as a
series of steps.
33) Use a modal verb to complete the question:
------ You live happily and long!
Answer: May
34) Give the synonym for the given word and frame a
sentence:
Hazard
Answer: Danger
Bungee jumping is a dangerous sport.
35) Match the words given in column A with column B
A B
Hazard Something
that rouses people to activity
Core Choice
Stimulus Inner most part
Option Danger
Answer: Hazard-danger; core-innermost part; stimulus-
something that rouses people to
activity; option- choice
36) Convert the given simple sentence into a complex one:
He worked hard to pass the examination.
Answer: He worked hard that he might pass the examination.
37) Choose the correct spelling:
Diplomatically/Diplommatically
Orientation/Orrientation
Answer: Diplomatically, Orientation
38) Change the given sentence into its superlative form:
No other drama in Sanskrit is as good as Shakuntala.
Answer: Shakuntala is the best drama in Sanskrit.
39) Correct the spelling and insert punctuation marks
wherever necessary:
long before the nuclear bomb basts put indian scientists in
the internationa radar top class indian
professionals had become the mainstay of many a major
American cutting edge company. And
the h1b visa emerged as the crucial enabling instrument.
even now the h1b visa is one of the
most widely used us employment visas for newl hired forein
employees in speciality occupations
Answer: Long before the nuclear bomb blasts put Indian
scientists in the international
radar top class Indian professionals had become the main
stay of many a major American
cutting edge company. And the H1 B visa emerged as the
crucial enabling instrument.
Even now the H1B visa is one of the most widely used US
employment visas for newly
hired foreign employees in speciality occupations.
40) Choose the correct verb:
a. Three months is/are too long a time to wait.
b. One of the pens is/are missing from my desk.
c. Either October or November is/are a good vacation month.
d.He is one of our employees who are/is always alert.
Answer: a. Is b. Is c.Is d. Are
41) Rewrite the jumbled sentences in the correct order.
a. The likelihood of an accident is determined by how
carefully the motorist drives and how
carefully the pedestrian crosses the street.
b. An accident involving a motorist and a pedestrian is such
a case.
c. Each must decide how much care to exercise without
knowing how careful the other is.
d. The simplest strategic problem arises when two
individuals ineract with each other, and
each must decide what to do without knowing what the other
is doing.
Answer: d-b-a-c
42) Define articles:
Answer: An article is a determiner. As a determiner it
signals the coming of a noun.
For example: This is a pen.This is an egg.There are two
kinds of articles: They are Indefinite article (a/an) and definite article (the).If
the word begins with a consonant sound we use ‘a’ ; if the word begins with a
vowel sound, we use ‘an’. Definite article ‘the’ is used before a definite
noun. Example: This is an old palace. People believe that the palace was built
500 years.
43) Fill in the blanks using verbs given in the bracket
converting them into appropriate tense
forms.
SrinivasaRamanujam _____1__ (be) a great mathematical
genius.He ___2_______ (accept) a
clerical position in the Madras Port Trust Office. While he
_3______ (work) as a clerk, he
___4______ (write) to GH Hardy of Cambridge University that
changed his life.
Answers
1. Was 2. Accepted 3. Was working 4. Wrote
44) What is an interjection?
Answer: Interjections can come in the form of a single word,
a phrase, or even a short
clause. Aside from that, they are usually (but not always)
placed at the beginning of a
sentence. The importance of interjections lies in the fact
that they can convey feelings that
may sometimes be neglected in the sentence.
For example, The sentence ‘Eww! That book is about vampires.
The sound ‘eww’ conveys
the emotional response to what is said in the sentence.
45) Fill in the following blanks by choosing the correct
words given in the brackets:
a. The _____1_____ referred the case to the Mayor for
_____2____ .(counsel/council)
Answer: 1. Council 2. Counsel
b. _1_____ how the ___2_____ is tumultuous. ( see/sea) Answer:
1. See 2. Sea
c. Last _________ I was very ________ . (weak/week) Answer:
1. Week 2. Weak
d. The tennis player _1___ his patience and the __2____
chance to save the match.
(lost/last)
Answer: 1. Lost 2. Last
46) Fill in the blanks in these sentences using the given
verbs in the correct tense.
1. A : We don’t have wheat flour.
B : I ___1_____ some on my way home this evening. (get)
2. At three o’ clock tomorrow, I ___2____ my exam. (write)
3. By June next year, I ____3______ in this college for two
years. (study)
4. A : Are you going to the party tonight?
B : Yes. Don’t worry. I _____4_____ you a lift.(give)
Answer: 1. Will get 2. Will write 3.Will be studying 4. Will
give
47) Change the sentences from direct speech to indirect
speech:
a. He said, “why are you late?”
b. I said, “could you please help me?”
c. The mayor said, “sit down!”
d. I said to them, I will see you this afternoon”.
Answers: a. He asked her why she was late.
48) Correct the errors in these sentences:
a. Neither the project manager nor his assistant are
attending the meeting.
b. Logistics are not my area of expertise.
c. Our team are going to work overtime to meet the deadline.
d. Printers and scanners needs regular maintenance for
trouble-free service.
Answer: a. Neither the project manager nor his assistant is
attending the meeting.
49) Complete the letter given below:
Dear Mr.Ajith,
We are planning a major expansion of our library resources,
especially in the areas of
engineering, science, and humanities. I ___a____ you to send
us a _____b____ of your latest
catalogue so that we can order the requirements. We would
also be __c_______ in availing
ourselves of any __d____ , if they are available for bulk
purchases.
Regards
Raja .K
Assistant Librarian
Princeton University
Hyderabad.
Answer: a. request b. copy c. interested d. discounts
50) Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate
prepositions:
1. Do you know who is starring ________ (beside, opposite)
to her in the movie?
2. Fish can swim _____________(below, round) the surface of
the water.
3. My brother asked me to put __________ (over,on) a jacket
as it was cold outside.
4. They have been the owner of this property ________
(from,since) 1980.
Answer: 1. Opposite 2. Below 3.On 4.Since
51) The following sentences have been given in a jumbled
order. Rearrange the jumbled parts to
form meaningful sentences. Pay attention to the punctuation
marks while sequencing.
a.
should/we/our/pay/to/respects/country/the/brave/always/of/our/soldiers
Answer: We should always pay our respects to the brave
soldiers of our country.
b. your/sure/you/home/the/groceries/on/make/way/back/pick/up
Answer: Make sure you pick up the groceries on your way back
home.
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