[BA-S 2106]
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION.
(Under CBCS Semester System)
Second Year - Third Semester
Part III - Foundation Course - VI
COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SOFT SKILLS.
(Common for B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A. &
BHM & CT’B.Sc. Home Science)
(Effective from 2016-2017 admitted batch)
Time: Two hours Maximum: 50 marks
l. Write the spelling of the following phonemic transcriptions : (5 x 1=5)
(a) /slæmd/
(b) /l∧vd/
(c) /mist/
(a) /ka:d/
(e) /plænt/
2. Write the spelling of the following phonemic transcriptions : (5 x 1 = 5)
(a) Balanced
(b) Kite
(c) Closet
(d) Dream
(e) Grand.
3. Mark the stress for the following words: (5 x 1=5)
(a) Important.
(b) Communication.
(c) Remember.
(d) Potato.
(e) Seduction.
4. Mark the tone for the following sentences -(5x 1=5)
(a) Is he sure he can reach in time?
(b) I easily lose my temper.
(c) Tell us about your experience.
(d) ‘That birthday cake was so good!
(e) Itis very hard to find someone like him.
5. Write an imaginary conversation between you and your father about your career options in about five lines. (5)
6. Write a paragraph in about 75 words about Digital India. (5)
7 Answer any TWO of the following questions. (2x5=10)
(a) Match the following expressions with the corresponding professions.
(i) Ticket Collector (1) Please take the class
(ii) Mechanic (2) Did you do the homework?
(ii) Receptionist (3) What is the problem?
(iv) Principal (4) How can I help you?
(v) Teacher (5) Show me your ticket.
(b) Prepare 5 debate points for the topic, “Is a college education worth it”?
(c) How do role-plays help us to develop language skills?
8. Put the punctuation marks at appropriate places in the given sentence. (5)
there are several motivational speakers across the world who wrote famous books on speaking eric
thomas wrote a book called the secret to success he says that we can achieve success,if,we are really committed and motivated.
9. Study the Graph and answer the given questions:(5 x 1 =5)
The bar graph shows the maximum temperature recorded in Hyderabad in the first six months.
Amount of Sugar in Certain Foods
Diagram Comes here
(a) What is the range of values on the (vertical) scale?
(b) How many categories are in the graph?
(c) Which food had the highest percentage of sugar?
(d) Which food had the lowest percentage of sugar?
(e) What percentage of sugar is in soda?
