Dr.S&S.S.

Ghandhy College of Engineering and Technology, Surat

Term: 241
Science & Humanities Department
Subject: Communication Skills in English (4300002)

Unit: 1 Theory of Communication

CO:1 Use Strategies to minimize barriers of effective communication.

Answer The Following Question:

1. Define the term “Communication” with examples.
2. Describe the types of communication.
3. What is verbal communication?
4. Who created SMCR model of communication?
5. Explain the Process of Communication.
6. How many levels of communication are there? Explain Extrapersonal
7. What is Downward Communication?
8. What is Horizontal Communication?
9. What is upward communication?
10. What is Grapevine communication?
11. Explain non verbal communication with reference to kinesics.
12. What is Visual communication?
13. Explain Proxemics in brief.
14. What is Paralanguage?
15. What is Chronemics?
16. What is interpersonal Barrier?
17. What is communication barriers?
18. What is semantic barrier? Explain
19. What is psychological Barrier?
20. Explain Socio-cultural barrier.

Unit: 2 Grammar

CO:2 Construct Grammatically correct Sentence.

2.1. Parts Of Speech

Identify the types of nouns

1. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal.

2. The jury gave a unanimous verdict.
3. Laughter is good for health.
4. The crowd is very big.
5. That table is newly polished
6. I believed her innocence.
7. I need your honest opinion.
8. The police caught the thief.
9. Percy B Shelley was a poet.
10. This dress is made of silk.
11. Group of people going for industrial visit
12. She bought gold jewellery.
13. Five students in our college qualify for national games.
14. Anaya is travelling to France by train
15. The whole team is really excited to meet you!

Fill in the Blanks with Appropriate Pronouns

1. Murat is a good boy. __ always listens to__ teacher.
2. Amit and Sumit are twin brothers. ___ take the same bag to the school.
3. Milly and I are very good friends. ___ know each other since childhood.
4. The mangoes are very sour. Where did you buy ___?
5. I love watching Tom and Jerry. __ reminds me of my childhood days.
6. I bought this book for my sister. __ often read it together.
7. This is Steve. Do you know __?
8. There are many windows here. But all of ___ are jammed.
9. The army has reached __ destination.
10. My aunt and uncle live in Delhi. ___ often visit ___.

Read the following sentences and select the correct form of verb from the
brackets.

1. Rita ___ a mile every day. (run/runs)

2. The dogs ___ all night. (barks/bark)
3. The cat ___ the snake. (catch/caught)
4. We ___ in the park in the evenings. (play/plays)
5. Mia __ school yesterday.(went/go)
6. Sheela ___ to be a Police Officer when she grows up. (want/wants)
7. Mahesh ___ back to his mother. (ran/run)
8. Amy ___ very fast. (walk/walks)
9. You can ___ with us. (come/came)
10. They ___ to a picnic together. (went/go)
11. Have you ___ the baby? (see/seen)
12. Hannah Montana ___ so well. (sing/sung)
13. The bird ___ away from the cage. (flew/flown)
14. I __ a letter for my friend. (write/wrote)
15. The friends ___ back from the trip. (drove/drive)
16. Did you ___ anything? (do/done)
17. They ___ till late evening. (plays/played)
18. Can you __ well? (swim/swam)
19. Cheetahs ___ very fast. (run/ran)
20. My brother and I ___ everyday. (talk/talks)

Identify the Adjectives (Read the given sentences below and circle the adjectives.)

1. The homeless beggar hasn’t eaten in days.

2. The fox is a sly animal.
3. Mary had a little lamb.
4. The selfish giant didn’t allow the children to enter his garden.
5. The foolish dog barked at its reflection and lost its food.
6. The family didn’t have enough food for the winter.
7. The girl is a state-level boxer.
8. The brave army marched through the streets.
9. I had no idea such a fantastic place existed.
10. Some oranges are pretty sour.

Identify the Adverbs (Read the sentences given below and underline the adverbs.)

1. The boy is too careless.

2. The winds are very strong.
3. The baby slept soundly.
4. The soldiers fought the war valiantly
5. Joey always tries his best.
6. Surely you are mistaken.
7. The movie is to end soon.
8. Your friend messaged again.
9. I did my homework already.
10. I was rather busy.

Identify the interjection in the sentences below.

1. Goodness! He heard the person's conversation and quickly contacted the

authorities .
2. Oh, I haven't really seen my sister since she graduated from high school !
3. Oops! I spilled the honey .
4. No! Don't even think about it !
5. Help! The books are about to tumble !
6. The poor bison was, Alas! starving and impoverished .
7. Wait! Don't leave me alone in this scary apartment !
8. Ah! That was a trick I've seen earlier .
9. Hmm, I am not confident this color goes with my gown .
10. Absolutely! I'll take care of everything for your celebration .
 Preposition
Fill in the blanks using proper preposition.
1. The shopping mall is the church and the temple.( near, behind, between)
2. I will meet you at six o’clock the evening. (in, at, on)
3. _____Diwali vacation, we went to Singapore. (at, during, on)
4. Sitting the tree, she was enjoying nature. (below, in, under)
5. Distribute these books the students of the college.(between,among,with)
6. I shall meet you Monday.(in.on,at)
7. The flight is Goa Mumbai.(from,to,at)
8. Do not park your car my gate.(in front of, before,on)
9. Beware the dog.(to, from.of)
10. The parent-teacher meeting will be held 10th January.(in,at,on)

Connectors
Connect the sentences using appropriate connectors

1. The man gave her some new ideas. She met him a few days
ago(who/whose/whom/which)
2. You work sincerely. You will get promotion very soon.(if/unless/despite/in
spite of)
3. I was very tired. I could not go with my friends. (and/but/so/yet)
4. I tried hard to get it done. It was not possible. (and/but/so/yet)
5. I saw an accident right me.( near, in front of,to)
6. 6 .The children have been playing video games 3o’clock. (for,since,from)
7. Rina fell the ladder.(out of , off, on)
8. 8 .The shopping mall is the church and the temple.( near, behind, between)
9. The road was hilly. The old man could not walk fast. (and, therefore,
though)
10. .The teacher wants to meet your parents. He wants to discuss about your
 result.(and, so, but)

2.2. TENSES
Use Proper Forms of Verb :

1. _____you ever English drama? (have….seen,had…seen,do…see)

2. Meera to visit the museum tomorrow.(will go, has gone, goes)
3. The lights went off,while they their dinner.(are having, have, were having)
4. Tomatoes us with vitamine c.(supplies,supply,will supply)
5. Don’t disturb me. I tatkal tickets online right now. (book)
6. I already ‘Know Your College’ portal. (update)
7. When I entered Principal’s chamber, he an email. (type)
8. The examination before they reached college. (start)
9. you ever a white tiger? (see)
10. A stitch in time nine. (save)
11. Listen , someone you outside.(call)
12. The farmers the farm for three hours. (plough)
13. They not affiliation proposal yet. (have…submitted,
had….submitted, has…..submitted)

14. Look, the train the platform. (is leaving, has left, will leave)
15. you ever the shooting star? (Have….seen, Will…see,
Shall…see)

16. He fell asleep, while he . (is reading, was reading, will be reading)
17. The principal for ten kilometers every morning. (walk, walks, has
walked)

18. A variety of trades and occupations represented all along the way. (were,
was, are)
19. I (write) a letter. Please don’t bother me for a while.
20. Most children (like) ice-cream.

2.3. Modal Auxiliaries

Fill in the blanks.

1. We help the needy. (should,could,may)

2. God bless you, dear!( Will ,May, Can)
3. We hire a technician as we were unable to operate the machine.( must,
have to, had to)
4. Ravi climb up trees easily when he was young.( might,could,should)
5. The staffroom is empty. The teachers be in the class
rooms.(must,will,can)
6. I use your mobile to make a call? (can, may, shall)
7. We keep our surroundings neat and clean. (should, could,
would)
8. All students submit their term work before 20th
November. (Should, must, may)
9. you please drop me to the railway station? (may, would, might)
10. Ravi has not returned home yet. He have gone with his friends
to play cricket. (may, can, will)
11. Everyone keep surroundings clean. (may, should, could)
12. She not catch the bus as she was running slowly. (can, should, could)
13. You follow the terms and conditions of the company.( may, can, must)
14. you have a bright future! ( may, can, must)
19 you like to have tea? (can, should, would)
20 All students wear uniform. (can, must, need to )
21 The sky is dark; it rain today. (may, must, can)
22 You help the needy students. (could, would, should)
23 you like to have tea? (can, should, would)
24 you help me solve this puzzle, please? (will, can, may)
 25 You______ _quit smoking. (should / would)

2.4 Subject-Verb Agreement :

Choose the correct verb forms:
1) Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework.
2) Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work.
3) Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the car.
4) Neither my sisters nor my mother (is/are) going to sell the house.
5) The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing.
6) Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.
7) Both of the dogs (has/have) collars.
8) Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very hungry.
9) Either the girls or the boy (walk/walks) in the evening.
10) Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the evening.

Unit: 3 Prose and poetry

CO:3 Develop reading and listening skills in terms of fluency and

comprehensibility

3.1. The Leopard

Answer the following questions:

1.Describe the valley where the leopard lived.

2.Why did the author return to mountains?

3.What did the author do to find forktail’s home?.

4.What was the hunters’ advice to the author?

5.Why were the shikaris roaming in the forest?

6.Write a short paragraph on (1) Describe the ravine.(2) The end of the story”The
Leopard”

3.2. After Twenty years

Answer the following questions:

1. Describe Bob’s appearance.

2. How did the policeman move up the avenue?
3. Who was the stranger’s friend?.
4. What kind of person do you think jimmy is?
5. Why was Bob under arrest?

3.3. Stopping by Woods on a snowy evening

Answer the following questions:

1. Describe the woods the poet is in.

2. What is the significance of “sleep” in the poem?
3. Why does the horse give his bell a shake?
4. Where did the horse stop?
5. Why do you think the poet stopped in the woods?

Unit: 4 Techniques of Writing

CO:4 Compose different types of written communication.

4.1. E-mail writing

1.Draft an email asking for the illustrated catalogue and quotation of certain
electronic goods required by your firm.

2.You have placed an order for HP scanners to National system Ltd,but

received only 12 scanners. Draft an email to the suppliers complaining
 about it.

3.Niki Ghandhi ,Civil department, XYZ polytechnic, Rajkot writes a request

E-MAIL to his HOD to sanction leave for a week. Draft an E-mail.

4.Mr. D.M Patel writes an E-mail to swagat printers pvt.Ltd for not
functioning newly purchased printers and ask for refund and replacement.

5.Write an e-mail to express an apology after Cancellation of Order

4.2. Paragraph Writing

Write Paragraphs on the topics mentioned below in 150 words:

1. My Favourite Festival
2. My Favourite Outdoor Game
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Rabindranath Tagore
5. Dr. Ambedkar
6. My Best Friend
7. Global Warming
8. AI and Engineering
9. Teenage and Smartphone
10. Green Energy

FACULTY: N.M.Chaudhari / Dr.J.N.Mehta