NOTE: There are 11 Questions in all.
· Question 1 is compulsory and carries 16 marks. Answer to Q. 1. must be written in the space provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
· Answer any THREE Questions each from Part I and Part II. Each of these questions carries 14 marks.
· Any required data not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
Q.1 In this question (parts a to h), some of the sentences have an error and some have none. Each sentence has three divisions – (A), (B) and (C). Find out which part of the sentence has an error and indicate that in the space provided for it in the Answer Book against the appropriate question number (i.e. a, b, c etc.). If there is no error in the sentence, then write (D) against that sentence number in the Answer Book. (8 x 2)
a. It was a secret among my parents, / not to be circulated / between my
(A) (B) (C)
brothers and sisters. No error.
(D)
b. Beside his Aunt / he has / six other female relations. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
c. Students must / either wear hats / or caps. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
d. Scarcely had he gone / than I remembered / his letter. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
e. Work hard / lest / you fail. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
f. I have / visited England / last August. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g. He paid / twenty-five rupees one seer / for these apples. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
h. I believe / he is more wicked than / any living man. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Answer any THREE Questions. Each question carries 14 marks.
Q.2 a. Discuss in detail the process of language communication. (7)
b. What is meant by ‘communication noise’? What are the possible sources of this noise in a simple communication process? Discuss in detail. (7)
Q.3 a. Elucidate the concept of Audience Analysis and Purpose analysis in the context of technical writing. (7)
b. Enumerate and explain various types of definition techniques that usually occur in documentation. (7)
Q.4 a. What is the purpose and scope of memo writing? Discuss in detail the nature and format of Recommendation memos. (7)
b. Assume you are Karan Bajaj, president of a small printing operation employing 25 workers. On Friday, December 11, your printing press employees will join you at an expense-paid, one-day retreat that you hope will improve teamwork among the workers. The retreat will be organised by Himachal Retreats, which offers companies outdoor team training designed to build employee trust, teamwork, and loyalty. Employees will meet at work at 8 a.m., and a Himachal Retreats van will pick them up and take them to a nearby national forest. Employees will spend the day on team-building activities, including a map-reading exercise that will require employee teams to find their way a wooded area to a particular destination. The Retreat will provide a catered picnic lunch and time for socialising. The group will return to work by 4 p.m. Since the print shop will be closed during the retreat, you consider the retreat a working day and expect all employees to attend. Employees should dress casually. They’ll be outside most of the day. Write an information memo to employees announcing the retreat. (7)
Q.5 a. What do you mean by argumentative writing? For what purpose is this writing used? (7)
b. “Impersonal style is the crux of technical writing”. Comment. (7)
Answer any THREE Questions. Each question carries 14 marks.
Q.7 Differentiate between :
(i) Curriculum Vitae and Resume.
(ii) Body language and paralanguage. (14)
Q.8 a. Differentiate the sense/ meaning of the following sentences
(i) Only I hit him in the eye yesterday.
(ii) I only hit him in the eye yesterday.
(iii) I hit only him in the eye yesterday.
(iv) I hit him in the only eye yesterday.
(v) I hit him in only the eye yesterday.
(vi) I hit him in the eye only yesterday. (6)
b. Rewrite each of the sentences below filling in the blanks with appropriate
form of the word given in the brackets:
(i) Waste papers should not be__________on the floor. (throw)
(ii) It________since last night.(rain) (4)
c. Do as directed:
(i) “What a beautiful picture!” said I.
(Convert Direct into Indirect Form of Speech)
(ii) He is so weak that he cannot move about.
(Use ‘too’ instead of ‘so….that……’) (4)
Q.9 Write short notes on any TWO of the following :
(i) Myths and realities of Communication.
(ii) Importance of visual and graphic aids in oral presentation.
(iii) The Listening process-Levelling, Sharpening and assimilation. (14)
Q.10 a. Write in short on the ideal format of oral presentation. (7)
b. Discuss the concept of “Writer’s Block” in the context of writing. (7)