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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
MCA I Semester Examinations, October / November - 2020
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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Time: 2 Hours
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Max.Marks:75
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Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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Read the passage and answer the following questions."I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther
King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in
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which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economicrights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C., the speech was a defining moment of the civil rights
movement.
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usedBeginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves
in 1863, King observes that: "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free". Towards
the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text for a partly improvised
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peroration on the theme "I have a dream", prompted by Mahalia Jackson's cry: "Tell themabout the dream, Martin!" In this part of the speech, which most excited the listeners and has
now become its most famous, King described his dreams of freedom and equality arising
from a land of slavery and hatred. Jon Meacham writes that, "With a single phrase, Martin
Luther King Jr. joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who've shaped modern
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America". The speech was ranked the top American speeches of the 20th century in a 1999poll of scholars of public address.
a) What issues does Martin Luther King's speech address?
b) What pushes King to speak: "I have a dream"?
c) From the last paragraph, give one word for "to leave"
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d) What is the name of Martin Luther King's famed speech?e) In front of whom does King speak?
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2.a)
Why should a subject agree with verb in a sentence? Explain with examples.
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b) As a Ward member of your residential society, write an email to the Municipal
Commissioner of local station Mr. Prabhu Raj Kumar, informing him about irregular
water supply in your society.
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c)
What are the Do's and Don'ts of report writing?
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3.a)
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Write a brief note on informal communication.
b)
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What is the difference between intrapersonal and interpersonal communication?c)
Write an informal situational dialogue between you and your father who came to receive
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S OCT 2020
4.a)
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What is the importance of intensive reading? Give examples.b)
What is the most important study skill?
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c)
Rewrite as directed:
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I.
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Write the antonyms of: i) sacred ii) rustic
II.
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Write the synonyms of: i) valor ii) zestFill in the blanks with suitable articles and prepositions.
III.
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The open jar ______ honey was covered with _____ netted sieve.
IV.
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Varun kept ___________ pen _____________ the table.5.a)
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How do you identify the different types of sentences based on meaning?b)
A pair of words commonly confused are given below. Choose the correct response to
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I.
You ____________ me of my mother.
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i) remind ii) rememberII.
This is one of the side _____________ of medication.
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i) effects ii) affects
III.
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I have the _____________ to visit Dubai next year.used
i) possibility ii) opportunity
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c)Correct the misspelt words in the given sentences and rewrite them.
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i) We looked for a hotel to accomdate the extra guests.
ii) A span of one thousand years is called a millenium.
iii) He didn't want to suprise her by asking her too many questions.
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6.a)What questions are asked on a job application? Give atleast six examples.
b)
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Change the following sentences into passive voice.
i) We will notify all successful applicants by post.
ii) Salesmen from all the regions attended the meeting.
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iii) They have never promoted him.
c)
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Write the components of a resume in detail.
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7.a)
Explain the different types of letters.
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b)
Write an apology letter to an orphanage, expressing sorry for the delay in sending books
to them due to the staff strike in courier offices.
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c)
Assume that you are Karthikeya, the Purchase Manager of Vigneshwara Engineering
Company, Pearl City, Hyderabad. Your company sent an order for 10 HP scanners
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(Model: ScanJet 3200C) to National Systems Limited, Electronic City, Hosur, Bengaluru? 560001 on 23 September, 2020, but you received only 8 scanners. Write a letter to
Parikshit Menon, the GM (Sales and Marketing) of National Systems Limited making a
complaint and asking him to send the remaining 2 scanners.
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8.a)Write the meaning and frame sentences with the phrases given below:
i) take after ii) point out iii) cheer up
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b)Draft a report in a letter format to the insurance company regarding an accident in the
shop floor of your building.
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