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C14–CE–101/C14–CM–101
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BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C–14)
OCT/NOV—2016
DCE—FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION
ENGLISH
Time : 3 hours ] [ Total Marks : 80
PART—A 4×10=40
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries four marks.
1. (a) Rewrite the following sentences as directed :
(i) Madam, repeat the lesson. (request)
(ii) Follow the traffic rules. (obligation)
(b) Rewrite the following sentences as directed :
(i) Your friend invited you to his sister’s birthday party.
(Accept it)
(ii) Your classmate invited you to a concert.
(Decline it politely)
2. (a) Your polytechnic is going to conduct Silver Jubilee
Celebrations on 20th May, 2017. Get an appointment with
the District Collector on 10th May, 2017 at 4.00 p.m. to
invite him as the chief guest.
(b) Cancel the appointment with the District Collector as the
Silver Jubilee Celebrations are cancelled due to the
Municipal elections.
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3. (a) Give instructions to your brother on how to renew the bus
pass.
(b) Give instructions to your friend on how to send an SMS.
4. (a) Give directions to your uncle on how to reach the library
from your classroom.
(b) Give directions to your friend on how to reach the State
Bank of Hyderabad from your polytechnic.
5. (a) Fill in the blanks using suitable words to express the
feelings :
(i) I got good marks in the Exam. I felt _____.
(b) She worked hard for 12 hours. She is _____.
(b) You lost your wristwatch in the industrial exhibition. Write
a couple of sentences expressing your feelings.
6. (a) Mention any two qualities that you like in your best friend.
(b) Mention any two features that you do not like in your best
friend.
7. (a) Write two sentences using the following structure :
S + V + IO + DO
(b) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs
given in the brackets :
(i) I _____ (go) to market yesterday.
(ii) Before Shiva _____ (eat) the food in the canteen,
Santhosh had paid the bill.
8. (a) Change the following sentences into indirect speech :
(i) Hema said to Gopal, ‘‘I will take you to hospital today.’’
(ii) Kamala said to Aravind, ‘‘Lend me one hundred
rupees.’’
(b) Change the following sentences into direct speech :
(i) He told her that he would pay the examination fee the
next day.
(ii) She asked him whether he would return the book the
next day.
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9. (a) Change the following sentences into passive voice :
(i) Gouri Shankar has watched a movie.
(ii) She killed a snake.
(b) Change the following sentences into active voice :
(i) My car is being repaired by Rafi.
(ii) Fruits have been sold by Narayanamma.
10. (a) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs
given in brackets :
(i) If you read well, you _____ (get) good marks.
(ii) Saritha _____ (be) a doctor.
(b) Write two sentences using the following structure :
S + V + C
PART—B 10×4=40
Instructions : (1) Answer any four questions.
(2) Each question carries ten marks.
11. (a) Frame ‘yes/no’ questions using the following sentences :
(i) She can run fast.
(ii) He went to market yesterday.
(iii) Prakash is a doctor.
(iv) Vijay goes to temple everyday.
(v) We play cricket now.
(b) Frame five Wh-questions using the paragraph given below :
Telugu people are proud of many great producers, directors
and artistes. Savitri is one such prestigious artiste. Ever
since she was eight, she evinced interest in learning dance.
Later she associated herself with the theatre. She formed a
theatre organization as well. She had little difficulty in
entering the film field. When Savitri was twelve, she was
offered a role in the film, Agnipareeksha, but was finally
dropped as she looked too young for the role.
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12. (a) Correct the following sentences :
(i) One has to submit his assignment tomorrow.
(ii) I bought two dozens bananas.
(iii) Suma is one of the cleverest student in the class.
(iv) Vani is having two sons.
(v) If you read well, you get good marks.
(b) Rewrite the following paragraph correcting the errors which
are given in italics :
Myself Ravi. I have been living in Bhonagiri since four
years. I joined in a coaching centre to learn communication
skills. My cousin brother and I go there at 7.00 p.m. every
day. We return back at 8.30 p.m.
13. (a) Write a letter to your mother describing the Republic Day
celebrations in your polytechnic.
(b) Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner giving a
complaint that there are two open manholes in your street.
14. (a) Prepare a resume to apply for the post of Assistant
Engineer in the TSNPDCL.
(b) Write a cover letter to apply for the above post.
15. (a) Write a paragraph using the data given in the following
table :
Performance of three cricketers in Test matches
Name of the player No. of Matches Runs scored Average Centuries
Manoj 72 4512 44·39 12
Vijay 39 2906 54·87 19
Pramod 92 7645 63·08 59
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(b) Write a paragraph using the flowchart given below :
Buy the POLYCET application form
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Fill it
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Affix a photograph
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Enclose SSC hall ticket
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Submit it
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Get the hall ticket
16. (a) Make notes of the paragraph given below :
Online education is fast becoming a major preferred mode
of education among students. Enrolling in regular courses
is increasingly getting highly competitive in India; so online
education has provided a wonderful alternative and several
students opt for it. As the term itself suggests, online
education means Web-based learning, but there is no
universally accepted definition. So, the methods used for
implementing online education may differ from institute to
institute. Some online courses may require students and
teachers to meet from time to time for physical lectures or
to conduct laboratory experiments while some may not
require this. This can vary depending on the course which
one opts to take up.
There are various benefits of opting for an online study
course. Students will not have to make any alteration in
their present daily routine. In fact, an additional degree
might actually help the student in improving career
prospects. By sitting in the comfort of their home or any
other place in the world, one can obtain degrees from many
renowned universities across the world. Students will not
have to travel anywhere to get the degree and can thus save
huge amounts on boarding and lodging. Though online
education is yet to pick up in India as compared to other
countries of the world, the prospect in this field is huge.
E-learning scope in India is immense. There are several
universities and other educational institutes that offer only
online education facilities to their students.
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(b) Summarize the following paragraph :
Rammohan Roy was the pioneer of many social and
religious reforms in modern India. He was born in Bengal in
a well-to-do family in 1772. He studied many religions like
Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. He studied Sanskrit at
Benaras and learnt Arabic and Persian at Patna. Later he
learnt many more languages like English, Greek, Hebrew,
French and Latin. He wanted to eradicate the abuses that
had crept into Hinduism. He believed in the unity of God
and opposed idol worship, caste system and rituals. He
launched a campaign for the abolition of ‘Sati’. To achieve
his objectives he established Brahma Sabha at Calcutta on
August 20, 1828, which was called Brahma Samaj from
1830. It was an organization open to all, who believed in
the unity of God and who discarded idol worship. He
started two newspapers—one in Bengali and another in
Persian. Moghul Emperor gave him the title of Raja and
sent him to England as his convoy in 1831. He published
the Bengali translation of Vedas and Upanishads to enable
the people to read them as there was no base in those texts
for the social evils. He extended his support for the
introduction of English Education.
17. (a) Write a paragraph on your strengths and limitations.
(b) Write a report on a conference you attended last week.
18. (a) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions
given below :
Shiv Khera is an Indian author of self-help books and
activist. While working in the United States, he was
inspired by a lecture delivered by Norman Vincent Peale
and followed his motivational teachings. Khera has written
several books including You Can Win. His mission is to
‘ensure freedom through education and justice’. Shiv Khera
was born in a business family which used to have coal
mines at Kendua in Dhanbad, India. Soon after the
nationalization of coal mines by the Indian Government, he
had to search for his own living. In his early years he
worked as a car washer, a life insurance agent, and a
franchise operator before he became a motivational
speaker.
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Questions :
(i) Who is Shiv Khera?
(ii) Who inspired Shiv Khera?
(iii) Who wrote the book, You can Win?
(iv) What was he before becoming the motivational
speaker?
(v) Write the synonym of the word, motivate.
(b) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions
given below :
A young man asked Socrates the secrete of success.
Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the
next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to
walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to
their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and
ducked him into water. The young man struggled to get out
but Socrates was strong and kept him there until he
started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the
water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp
and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, ‘‘What did
you want the most when you were there?’’ The young man
replied, ‘‘Air.’’ Socrates said, ‘‘That is the secret to success.
When you want success as badly as you wanted the air,
then you will get it.’’ There is no other secret.
A burning desire is the starting point of all
accomplishment. Just as a small fire cannot give much
heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.
Questions :
(i) What did a young man ask Socrates?
(ii) What did Socrates do when he took the young man to
the river?
(iii) What was the reply given by the young man?
(iv) Why did Socrates ask the young man to come to the
river?
(v) What is the synonym of the word, accomplishment?
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