HS 6151 MATERIALS

J.J. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-09

CYCLE TEST – II (SET I)

SUB: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I     CODE: HS6151       TIME: 01.30HRS            MAX.MARKS:50

PART-A                                  [20 MARKS]

1. Change the following into indirect.

a) The boy said,” I brush my teeth every day.

b) “I am going boating this evening”, he said.

2. Fill in the blanks with the suitable adverbs.

a) Jason ___read the book.

b) Neil ____placed a card on the card pile.

3. Give Single word substitute.

a). Borrow ideas and steal others words is called

b). A remarkable talent

4. Expand the following abbreviations.

a) PDF

b) DHHS

5. Expand the following acronyms.

a) Bldg

b) Tech      

6. Fill in the blanks with the suitable comparative adjectives.

a) Lead is_____(heavy) than aluminum.

b) This situation is____(serious) than the last one.

7. Use the following words as Noun and Verbs and write sentences

a) Advance b) House

8. Combine the following sentences using cause and effect relationship.

a) The temperature increases. There is an increase in pressure.

b) The cost labour was high, A mechanical stoker was installed.

9. Complete the following using future tense.

a).Everything____(be) perfect.

b) Everybody____ (adore) you.

10. Match the following words with their meanings.

         A                                               B

a) Nutrition                      a) unthinkable

b) Afforestation                b) response

c) Inconceivable              c) nourishment

d) Feedback                     d) expansion of forest

      

                   PART-B                          (3 X 10 = 30)

11. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences.

a) The dissolved cellulose is formed into threads by a technical process.

b) This fibre is, in fact, reconstituted into natural fibre.

c) After that, they are dried on a heated roller.

d) The cellulose is obtained from shredded wood pulp.

e) Finally, they are wound on to a bobbin.

f) It is made by dissolving cellulose in a solution of Sodium Hydroxide.

g) The threads are drawn from the setting bat of dilute sulphuric acid. Then, they are wound on reel and washed.

h) Rayon is a man-made fibre.

12. Write a set of 8 recommendations for a student preparing for the University Examination.

13. Write a set of 8 instructions for students to improve their language skills.

          J.J. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-09

CYCLE TEST – II (SET II)

SUB: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I     CODE: HS6151       TIME: 01.30HRS            MAX.MARKS:50                 DATE : 07-10-2013

PART-A                                  [10*2=20 MARKS]

1. Change the following into indirect.

a) “I saw him only last week!” he exclaimed

b) “He slipped and fell down the stairs yesterday” she said.

2. Fill in the blanks with the suitable adverbs.

a) He speaks very_____.

b) John is careful. He drives_____.

3. Give Single word substitute.

a) One who can speak two languages?

b) One who is a present everywhere?

4. Expand the following abbreviations.

a) BASIC

b) TOEFL

5. Expand the following acronyms.

a) Approx

b) Doc      

6. Fill in the blanks with the suitable comparative adjectives.

a) Liberty is____(important) than food.

b) Diesel costs_____(little) than petrol.

7. Use the following words as Noun and Verbs and write sentences.

a)  Finish b) Address

8. Combine the following sentences using cause and effect relationship.

a) He exchanges were provided. The efficiency was increased.

b) All data was lost. The power supply was interrupted.

9. Complete the following using future tense.

a) You____(earn) a lot of money.

b) Many people____(serve) you.

10. Match the following words with their meanings

           A                                              B

a) Alien                                      a) remove

b) Discard                                  b) foreign

c) Consume                                c) exhibit

d) Display                                   d) use up

               

                                      PART-B                          (3 X 10 = 30)

11. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences.

a) Their minds work in the same way as other men’s minds.

b) Great scientists are not supermen.

c) They also proceed step by step and arrive at a general conception through careful analysis.

d) They are somewhat more intelligent and critical than the average men.

e) To illustrate this, let us take an example from the history of medicine.

f)  Only very gradually did people come to believe in the theory that most diseases are caused by living germs.

g) It had long been known that some diseases were contagious.

h) But it was Louis Pasteur who showed that contagion was something alive.

12. Write a set of 8 recommendations for Road Safety.

13. Write a set of 8 instructions to be followed to keep your city clean and green.