Reg. No.

Question Paper Code: 22120

First Semester

Common to all branches

HS2111 Technical English I Time: Three Hours Answer ALL Questions

1. Match the words in column A with their meanings i n column B : A Consumption Extraction Cramped Migrant B conned within narrow limits a person who moves from one place to another for a limited period taking out use (2 1 = 2)

Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks) (4 1 = 2) 2

(a) (b) (c) (d)

2. Change the following into active voice :

(b) A picture of the moon has been sent by the satellite.

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3. Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of adjectives given in brackets: (2 1 = 2) i. For children, playing is - (interesting) studying. ii. The Ganges is (long) Cauvery. 4. Dene TWO of the following in a single sentence each : (a) transformer (b) thermometer (c) scientist (2 1 = 2)

(a) Fuel injection can be coordinated by engine management computers.

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5. Correct the spelling and grammatical errors in the following passage and rewrite them. 1 (4 2 = 2) Television is a unique medium climing to be either reality nor art. However, it had become reality for many of us, particularly for our childrens who ar e growing up in front of it. 6. Expand the following compound nouns : (a) Roller mill (b) Phone menace (c) World peace (d) Knowledge society (4 1 = 2) 2

7. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of words : Verb (a) (b) (c) (d) Intensify solve express Noun breakage solution Adjective intensive breakable expressive

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8. Punctuate the following passage: (8 1 = 2) 4 selfesteem is an intimate experience it resides in the core of ones being it is w hat i think and feel about myself not w hat someone else thinks or feels about me 9. Complete the following suitably : (2 1 = 2)

(a) If you follow the footsteps of great scholars,. (b) , I would build a house. 10. Fill in the blanks with suitable tense form of the verbs given in brackets : (4 1 = 2) 2

The ISRO Chairman, G. Madhavan Nair, told The Hindu: We (initiate) work on air-breathing rocket propulsion systems. They will use hydrogen as fuel and air as oxidizer. One of the engines for this mission (be) conceived. In another three months, we will be able to show some results. If we have a good result, it will be a breakthrough. We are really considering to hold the ame at Mach 6, he said. Mach 6 i s six times the speed of sound that (travel) at 1,100 km an hour.

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The Indian Space Research Organization (work) on the air-breathing rocket engines that will use hydrogen as fuel and air from the atmosphere as an oxidizer to burn that hydrogen. This is frontier technology, especially because it involves the use of hydrogen, a clean source of fuel.

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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end of it : Space i s a dangerous place, not only because of meteors but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat too makes our environment tolerable and some ultraviolet rays penetrate the atmosphere. Cosmic rays of various kinds come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened o. As soon as men leave the atmosphere, they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. Doses of radiation are measured in units called rems. We all receive radiation here on Earth from the sun, from cosmic rays and from radioactive minerals. The normal dose of radiation that we receive each year is about 100 millirems (0.1 rem); it varies according to where you live, and this is a very rough estimate. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than this without being damaged; the gure of 60 rems has been agreed. The trouble i s that it i s extremely dicult to be sure about radiation damage; A person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of any of his internal organs may be damaged and this will not be easily discovered by the person. Early space probes showed that radiation varies i n dierent parts of space around the Earth. It also varies in time because, when great spurts of gas shoot out of the sun (solar ares), they are accompanied by a lot of extra radiation. Some estimates of the amount of radiation in space, based on various measurements and calculations are as low as 10 rems per year, others are as high as 5 rems per hour. Missions to the moon (the Apollo ights) have had to cross the Van Allen belts of high radiation and during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo 8 crew accumulated a total dose of about 200 millirems per man. It w as hoped that there would not be any large solar ares during the times of Apollo moon walks because the walls of the Lunar Excursion Modules (LEMS) wer e not thick enough to protect the men inside, though the command modules did give reasonable protection. So far, no dangerous doses of radiation have been reported, but the Gemini orbits and the Apollo 8 missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory or in a base on the moon. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really eective ones have been found so far. At present radiation seems to be the greatest physical hazard to space travellers, but it is impossible to say just how serious the hazard will turn out to be i n future.

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(a) Choose the response which best reects the meaning of the text : (i) Scientists have xed a safety level of

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10 rems per year 60 rems per year 100 millirems per year 5 rems per hour

(iii) When men spend long period in space how will they protect themselves? (1) By taking special drugs (2) By wearing special suits (3) By using a protective blanket (4) No solution has been found yet (iv) Which of the following is true? (1) Radiation does not seem to be very harmful (2) Radiation can damage internal organs (3) Drugs may not help to reduce the damage (4) We receive radiation on earth from the moon. (b) Look at the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false : (8 1 = 8) The atmosphere screens o the Earth from excessive radiation. Everyone on earth is exposed to exactly the same amount of radiation. Solar ares are not dangerous. Space i s a dangerous place because it is not fully explored. The Apollo 8 missions have been quite long i n duration. The drugs that have been found to decrease radiation are ineective. The greatest physical hazard to space travellers is remaining for long hours in space. (viii) In space travel, space suits are absolutely necessary for the scientists. (c) Choose the denition which best ts these words or phrases as they are used in the text : (4 1 = 4) 4 22120 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)

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(ii) The spacemen w ere worried about solar ares when they w ere (1) crossing the Van Allen belts (2) setting up a moon base (3) exploring the surface of the moon (4) waiting in the command module

(i) Cosmic rays (1) rays from outer space (2) sun beams (3) ultraviolet rays (4) rays from spacecraft

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Scientists Scientists Scientists Scientists

are right to think have evidence to suggest need to think are certain

(iii) Get on (1) (2) (3) (4) mount walk survive advance

(iv) Turn out to be (1) (2) (3) (4) change harm remain prove

12. (a) Write a set of eight instructions that are to be followed by students in college library. (16) OR

12. (b) Write a set of eight instructions for students who appear for campus interview. (16)

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13. (a) Do you think that the introduction of computers in industries will lead to unemployment? Express your ideas in two paragraphs of 100 words each. (16) OR (16)

13. (b) Write a paragraph describing video camera and its uses in about 200 words.

14. (a) Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper in your town about the water scarcity in your locality and suggest ways to solve it. (16) 5 22120

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(ii) Scientists have reason to think, means

OR 14. (b) Write a letter to the The Personnel Manager, Solanki Software Ltd. 28, Greenways Road, Chennai-28 requesting permission to undergo training i n their company. (16) 15. (a) Arrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph : (16)

(ii) However, beneath the tranquil sylvan paradise, molten magma was slowly rising to the surface of the earth, eventually forming a mushroom-shaped lava dome that exploded with the force of 10 million tons of TNT at 8.30 a.m., throwing nature into upheaval. (iii) Fires burned everywhere. (iv) A century of volcanic inactivity has made Washingtonians complacent.

(v) In the aftermath, w hat had been pristine beauty only hours before lay in total devastation. (vi) Billowing hot molten rock avalanches swept down the anks of the mountain, mowing down everything i n their paths. (vii) A hot plume of ash and debris rose 65,000 feet into the sky, turning day into night. (viii) Spirit Lake boiled, and rivers turned black.

15. (b) Arrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph : (i) Possibly they have a compass of sorts in their brain. (ii) How do they do it?

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(iii) Ornithologists say that birds know exactly where they ar e and where their nests are. (iv) Every year, we can see birds from North India y to the south. (v) God has given them a tremendous sense of direction. (vii) In India we have several bird sanctuaries where birds from all parts of the globe come, spend a few months and return when the climatic conditions in their homeland are more favorable. (viii) Even the young ones can y hundreds of nautical miles without losing their way. (vi) Do birds know how to come back home after a long ight?

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(i) On the slopes, great swaths of trees were blown away from the mountain and tossed in heaps.