February 2011
[KY 830]
Sub. Code: 4890
DEGREE EXAMINATION
First Year ? Non ? Semester
Paper IX ? ENGLISH
Q.P. Code : 684890
Maximum : 100 marks
Answer All questions.
I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
(25X1=25)
1 to 4. change the sentences into active or passive voice.
1. The President greeted the nation. (into passive)
3. The patient was examined by the doctor. (into active)
4. The examinations are conducted by the University. (into active)
5 to 8 fill in the blanks with the verbs in correct tense.
5. I _______ (work) since the year 1996.
7. Hari _______ (meet) his friends every Sunday.
8. My mother _______ (drink) only milk.
9 to 12 change the sentences into indirect speech:
9. The lady said "I am watching a movie".
11. Sheela said" Are you comfortable"?
12. "Please open the door"
13 to 16 fill in the blanks with the proper verb.
13. Everybody _______ (is / are) in the room.
15. Either my sister or my parents _______(has / have) sent the parcel.
16. Time and tide _______ (Wait / Waits) for no man.
17 to 20 Do as directed
17. It was raining heavily. I did not go out. (Into complex sentence)
19. He took the medicines after lunch. (Frame a yes or no question)
20. My friends live in America. (Frame a question using `where')
21 to 25 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
21. You must return back the books in two day.
23. The luggage's are so heavy. I cannot carry them.
24. The meeting is at 5 P.M in the evening.
25. Kumar is interested to paint a lot of scenaries.
II. 1 ? 10 Give the meaning of the words/ Phrases:
(1X 5 = 5)
1. Escharotomy.
3. Remission.
4. Look into.
5. Motility.
6. Paradoxically.
8. Look for.
9. Contour.
10. Uremia.
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11 ? 20. Frame sentences using the given words/phrases:
(10X 1 = 10)
12. Unbelievable.
13. Popular.
14. Take up.
15. Unheard of.
17. In position.
18. Instead of.
19. Expensive.
20. Careless.
text:
1. What were the first three steps taken by the medical team which attended Tom Crane?
2. Describe Helen Keller's house.
3. Why did Jimmy Valentine decide to meet his friend Paul at Sullivan's place?
4. Who is Shivaprasad and what is his strange passion?
6. Why did Claire ask the nurse to go with Matt to the surgery?
IV. Summarise the given passage to one third of its length. Give a suitable title: (1X15=15)
At Harefield Hospital in West London, 19 - year ? old Debbie Leonard was being
prepared for one of the most complicated operations yet attempted in Britain ? heart and lung
high pressure. This led to a thickening of the lungs, making it difficult for her to take in oxygen.
She could barely walk 100 metres with out becoming breathless. Now, after an eight-month wait,
a heart and lung donor had become available.
In a South London hospital 30 kilometres away, heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub waited for
earlier, the Egyptian-born doctor had performed Britain's first heat-lung transplant. This one, on
July 3, 1985, was his fifteenth and the first in which donor and recipient were not in the same
hospital. To overcome the formidable problem posed by this separation, Yacoub had led his team
dead donor to support the transplant organs.
anaesthetists, nurses and technicians. Debbie's heart and lungs had to be removed with
meticulous care, particularly when serving the nerves running down from the back of her neck;
the smallest slip of the knife could affect her breathing and swallowing, or paralyse her vocal
cords. Then the new heart and lungs had to be painstakingly connected. "A beautiful sight ? a
At 3 am Debbie was taken to intensive care. At 11 am the ventilation tube was extracted
from her throat and she was breathing naturally. Her new lungs were working perfectly ? and still
do.
V.
Writing
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(1X15=15)
Your college is in need of an over head projector and other audio visual aids. Write a
VI. Write an essay in about 350 words on ONE of the topics given below:
(1X15=15)
(a) Are computers essential for nurses?
(b) The internet and education today.
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POST BASIC BACHELOR OF SCEINCE IN NURSINGDEGREE EXAMINATION
First Year ? Non ? Semester
Paper IX ? ENGLISH
Q.P. Code : 684890
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Maximum : 100 marks
Answer All questions.
I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
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(25X1=25)
1 to 4. change the sentences into active or passive voice.
1. The President greeted the nation. (into passive)
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2. The gardener is watering the plants. (into passive)3. The patient was examined by the doctor. (into active)
4. The examinations are conducted by the University. (into active)
5 to 8 fill in the blanks with the verbs in correct tense.
5. I _______ (work) since the year 1996.
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6. The train _______ (leave) when I reached the station.7. Hari _______ (meet) his friends every Sunday.
8. My mother _______ (drink) only milk.
9 to 12 change the sentences into indirect speech:
9. The lady said "I am watching a movie".
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10. They told us "You are leaving tomorrow".11. Sheela said" Are you comfortable"?
12. "Please open the door"
13 to 16 fill in the blanks with the proper verb.
13. Everybody _______ (is / are) in the room.
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14. The people _______ (has / have) been warned about the Tsunami.15. Either my sister or my parents _______(has / have) sent the parcel.
16. Time and tide _______ (Wait / Waits) for no man.
17 to 20 Do as directed
17. It was raining heavily. I did not go out. (Into complex sentence)
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18. The train passed _______ the tunnel. (Use a preposition)19. He took the medicines after lunch. (Frame a yes or no question)
20. My friends live in America. (Frame a question using `where')
21 to 25 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
21. You must return back the books in two day.
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22. The old man divided his property among his two sons.23. The luggage's are so heavy. I cannot carry them.
24. The meeting is at 5 P.M in the evening.
25. Kumar is interested to paint a lot of scenaries.
II. 1 ? 10 Give the meaning of the words/ Phrases:
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(1X 5 = 5)
1. Escharotomy.
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2. Debridement.3. Remission.
4. Look into.
5. Motility.
6. Paradoxically.
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7. Overt.8. Look for.
9. Contour.
10. Uremia.
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11 ? 20. Frame sentences using the given words/phrases:
(10X 1 = 10)
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11. Enthusiastic.12. Unbelievable.
13. Popular.
14. Take up.
15. Unheard of.
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16. Opportunity.17. In position.
18. Instead of.
19. Expensive.
20. Careless.
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III. Write Short notes on any FIVE questions based on the prescribedtext:
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(5X 2 = 10)1. What were the first three steps taken by the medical team which attended Tom Crane?
2. Describe Helen Keller's house.
3. Why did Jimmy Valentine decide to meet his friend Paul at Sullivan's place?
4. Who is Shivaprasad and what is his strange passion?
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5. Name the special hospital for children in Australia? Describe its special features.6. Why did Claire ask the nurse to go with Matt to the surgery?
IV. Summarise the given passage to one third of its length. Give a suitable title: (1X15=15)
At Harefield Hospital in West London, 19 - year ? old Debbie Leonard was being
prepared for one of the most complicated operations yet attempted in Britain ? heart and lung
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transplant. A hole in her heart since her birth had caused blood to circulate through her lungs athigh pressure. This led to a thickening of the lungs, making it difficult for her to take in oxygen.
She could barely walk 100 metres with out becoming breathless. Now, after an eight-month wait,
a heart and lung donor had become available.
In a South London hospital 30 kilometres away, heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub waited for
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the telephone call that would tell him Debbie was in the operation theatre. Nineteen monthsearlier, the Egyptian-born doctor had performed Britain's first heat-lung transplant. This one, on
July 3, 1985, was his fifteenth and the first in which donor and recipient were not in the same
hospital. To overcome the formidable problem posed by this separation, Yacoub had led his team
dead donor to support the transplant organs.
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Now began four hours of intricate surgery by a team of more than 20 surgeons,anaesthetists, nurses and technicians. Debbie's heart and lungs had to be removed with
meticulous care, particularly when serving the nerves running down from the back of her neck;
the smallest slip of the knife could affect her breathing and swallowing, or paralyse her vocal
cords. Then the new heart and lungs had to be painstakingly connected. "A beautiful sight ? a
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perfect fit, "murmured Yacoub as the stitches went in.At 3 am Debbie was taken to intensive care. At 11 am the ventilation tube was extracted
from her throat and she was breathing naturally. Her new lungs were working perfectly ? and still
do.
V.
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LetterWriting
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(1X15=15)
Your college is in need of an over head projector and other audio visual aids. Write a
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letter to the Director requesting him to provide the necessary aids.VI. Write an essay in about 350 words on ONE of the topics given below:
(1X15=15)
(a) Are computers essential for nurses?
(b) The internet and education today.
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