R 16 English-1 Answers for model paper PART-B Grammar

R 16 English-1 Answers for model paper

PART-B Grammar

2. C) Text on given graph

The graph shows the internet usage among various age groups in Malaysia. It clearly states that the internet usage is high among the age group 16-30 when compared to other age groups. Though it is comparatively high when compared to other age groups, the actual internet usage has diminished year by year from 53% to 44% in 3 years. Interestingly, the usage of internet has dramatically increased among the elderly citizens, year by year. This has grown from 4% to 10 % from 2005 to 2007. This might be because of the long distance communication between the parents and children. The internet usage among the age group of 31 to 50 has been reduced a bit. In 2005, it was 41%, whereas in 2006 it was 39%. It dropped to 37% in 2007. The growing use of internet is seen among children aged less than 15. In 2005, it was only 2% whereas in 2006 it became 8% and in 2007 it has reached 9%. All in all, the internet usage is increased among citizens aged less than 15 while it is decreased among the age groups 16-30 and 31-50. Again, there is an increased use of internet among people aged more than 50. We can conclude that in Malaysia, the younger and the older are getting used to internet while it is being diminished among the middle aged people.

3. C) Answers for passage

1.      The passage primarily discusses the pipeline’s…4) construction

      2. The phrase “resting on” in line 13 is closest in meaning to....2) supported by

      3. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline’s route  

           EXCEPT the………………3) local vegetation

      4. The word “undertaken” in line 26 is closest in meaning to….4) attempted

      5. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each     member of the consortium would pay? ….1)How much oil field land each company owned

       6. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always 

           remains frozen?.......3) line 19  (Permafrost)

4.C) Synonyms

            1. jaunty—cheerful, lively, active

            2. disillusion—disappoint, frustrate

            3. irreproachable—faultless, perfect

            4. amiable—friendly, kind, likable

            5. turbulent—unstable, noisy,unrest

            6. anguish—suffering, agony, torment

5. C) Matching the word with its Antonym and using the antonym in own sentence

            1. sophisticated  x  simple                     2. Essential  x  unnecessary

            3. delighted  x  morose                         4. Concentrated  x  diluted

            5. destroy   x construct                         6. Instrumental  x  unhelpful

1)Abdul Kalam used to lead a simple life. 2) Students are not supposed to involve themselves in unnecessary incidents. 3) The attack on Indian army in Uri was a morose one in the year 2016. 4) The H2SO4 is always used in a diluted form to prevent accidents. 5) To construct a building is difficult and takes time, whereas destroying it takes only a few minutes. 6) Hostile people are unfriendly to others.

6. C) Use the appropriate forms of verbs

i) It has been raining (rain) since last night, and it looks (look) as if it may rain for the rest of the day.

ii) My school is holding (hold) a food-and-fun fair next month raising (raise) money for the

     school building fund.

iii) Look! Those bees are buzzing (buzz) round the flowers. The bees not only collect honey, but they pollinate (pollinate) the flowers as well.

iv) She told him what had happened (happen) to his dog, so he ran home to see how it was (be).

v) Hasn’t the taxi come (come) yet? It is already ten minutes late. I hope it will be (be) here

     soon.

vi) We went (go) shopping last weekend. There is a great crowd at the shopping center. Most of the people were doing (do) their New Year’s shopping.

ENGLISH-1 SEM EXAM MODEL QUESTION PAPER

                                                            MODEL PAPER                                                  SET-1
                                                   Subject Code: R161101/R16
                              I B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations Nov. - 2016
                                                                 ENGLISH-I
                                                   (Common to all branches)
                Time: 3 hours                                                                              Max. Marks: 70
                                        Question Paper Consists of Part-A and Part-B
                                      Answering the question in Part-A is Compulsory
                                      Four Questions should be answered from Part-B
                                                                    *****
                                                                 PART-A
1. (a) Define human resources and give an example to say that human resources are invaluable.
     (b) Write any two problems faced by public with auto rickshaw drivers. Suggest feasible
           solutions to these problems.
    (c) Can the situation described in “The Silent Spring” be common to any place? Give two
          reasons to support your answer.
    (d) Write one major advantage and one disadvantage, with reasons, of using pedal power in
          Indian villages
    (e) Give two reasons for training employees before they start working in the industry.
    (f) How are humans directly responsible for the destruction of animal species?
    (g) Write about Harold in the story “An Ideal Family”.
                                                                                                                          [7 x 2 = 14]
                                                                PART-B
2. (a) Justify the decision taken by Indian government to celebrate Srinivasa Ramanujam’s
         birthday as National Mathematics Day. Describe the instances that proves him to be a
         genius.
    (b) Mr. Neave’s family is an ideal family”. Support or oppose this statement with evidence
         from the story.
    (c) Transfer the information given in the following graph in a verbal text of not less than 200
         words. It can include the facts and also your inferences from the facts presented in the
         graph.
                                                                                                                         [5+3+6]
3. (a) List out the problems related to road safety in India and possible solutions. Support your
         solutions with reasons to make sure that your solutions are implementable.
    (b) What is the common agony expressed by all the passengers in the train and what is the
         different perspective that the man on the train gave to them?
    (c) Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
         The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean.It stretches southward
         across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free
         seaport village nearly
         Line   800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely
         (5)     complicated to operate.
                   The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of
                   delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through
                   crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky
                   crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or
          (10)   under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter,
                   and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can
                   be pumped through it daily.
                   Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long sections of
                   the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth.
          (15)  Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky
                   ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the
                   pipeline's up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh
                  demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the
                   land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost
           (20)  (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline
                   is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere
                   from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and
                   the properties of the soil.
                  One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately
           (25) $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction
                   project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single
                   business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies
                   formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company
                   controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and
           (30) paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its
                   holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply
                   shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor disagreements, treacherous
                   terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the
                   Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating.
      QUESTIONS
        1. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's
            (a) operating costs (b) Employees (c) Consumers (d) construction
        2. The phrase "Resting on" in line 13 is closest in meaning to
            (a) Consisting of (b) Supported by (c) Passing under (d) Protected with
        3. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's route
             EXCEPT the
            (a) Climate (b) lay of the land itself (c) local vegetation (d) kind of soil and rock
        4. The word "undertaken" in line 26 is closest in meaning to
            (a) Removed (b) Selected (c) Transported (d) attempted
        5. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each
            member of the consortium would pay?
           (a) How much oil field land each company owned
           (b) How long each company had owned land in the oil fields
           (c) How many people worked for each company
           (d) How many oil wells were located on the company's land
        6. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always
            remains frozen?
               (a) Line 3 (b) Line 13 (c) Line 19 (d) Line 32
                                                                                                                               [5+3+6]
4. (a) “ Technology has become so much integrated in our lives that we became slaves to it. So we
         have to succumb to the negative effects of technology as we do not have an alternative”. Do
         you agree with this statement? Give reasons with real examples.
    (b) What are the characteristics of the verger that made him distinct and successful man in life?
    (c) Write at least two synonyms for the following words: (Mark will be awarded only if you
          write TWO synonyms, NOT one)
           (i) Jaunty (ii) Disillusion (iii) Irreproachable (iv) Amiable (v) turbulent (vi) Anguish
                                                                                                                              [5+3+6]
5. (a) What are Salim Ali’s contributions as an environmentalist?
    (b) Do you think Mriganko Babu really saw Abhiram? Give reasons to support your answer.
    (c) Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B. Use these antonyms in your
         own words. (The mark will be awarded only if you use them in your own sentences.)
                     A                                   B
           i. Sophisticated               a. unnecessary
          ii. Essential                       b. construct
          iii. Delighted                     c. simple
          iv. Concentrated              d. unhelpful
          v. Destroy                        e. morose
          vi. Instrumental                 f. diluted
                                                                                                                              [5+3+6]
6. (a) What is the office etiquette that you need to follow in Indian offices?
    (b) What are the common qualities of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi? What was the
          biggest social stigma they were against and how?
    (c) Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in the passage given below:
         (i) It ______ ( rain ) since last night, and it ______ ( look ) as if it may rain for the rest of
             the day.
         (ii) My school ______ ( hold ) a food-and-fun fair next month ____________ (raise) money
              for the school building-fund.
         (iii) Look! Those bees ______ ( buzz ) round the flowers. The bees not only collect honey,
              but they ______ ( pollinate ) the flowers as well.
        (iv) She told him what __ (happen) to his dog, so he ran home to see how it ____ (be).
        (v) ______ the taxi ______ ( come ) yet ? It is already ten minutes late. I hope it ______ (
            be ) here soon.
        (vi) We ______ ( go ) shopping last weekend. There is a great crowd at the shopping center.
              Most of the people ______ ( do ) their New Year's shopping.
                                                                                                                             [5+3+6]
7. (a) Evaluate at least three alternative sources of energy and explain how that would be meeting
         the needs of Indian energy requirements.
    (b) Describe the havoc caused by Hirakud Dam and its aftermath.
    (c) Write one paragraph each on any two of the following topics: 3X2=6 M
         (i) Production by the masses
         (ii) Solar energy
         (iii) Animal protection
         (iv) Professional relationships
                                                                                                                                [5+3+6]