Communication Record

23.09.
2010
From
Mahalakshmi.k
Pallikaranai
Chennai.
To
Human Resource Manager,
ABC Company,
Chennai.
Sir,
With reference to the advertisement in “The Hindu” dated 15.09.2010,
I wish to apply for the post of Junior Engineer in your esteemed company.
I am an Engineering graduate from New Prince Shri Bhavani College of

Engineering and Technology. I have good managerial skills. I also possess
excellent communication and inter-personal skills. I am enclosing my
resume for your perusal.
Expecting your intimation letter for interview.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(mahalakshmi.k )
Reading Comprehension
Passage : 1
From the imposing Kwakiutl monoliths on a Vancouver Island to the

artistry of legendary Haida carvers in Alaska, totem poles are one of the
most beautiful forms of Native American art. They are also one of the most
unique. By most accounts, totem poles do
• Who were called the masters in the field of art at the time of
eighteenth century?
• Totem carvers
• Northwest carvers
• Haida carvers
• Alaskan carvers
• American carvers
Answer c
• According to the passage when did the totem poles began to flourish?
• End of 18th century.
• Before 1800s
• When ships traveled the pacific oceans to trade furs.
• When cedar trees became the medium
• Before the artistry of the legendary Haida carvers in Alaska
Answer c
• From the passage one of the most beautiful arts of native American art
is
• Queen charlotte Islands
• Cedar trees
• Totem poles
• b and c
• None
Answer c
• The coastal natives could create their art on a larger scale:
• after the cedar trees became their medium
• after the introduction of axes, adzes and knives.
• with the support of previous artists
• with the financial assistance by the government
• None
Answer b
• What was adapted by the regions of northwest villages?
• Carving style
• Free-standing poles
• characteristics of carving
• totem poles
• American culture
Answer c
Passage : 2
For a period of more than two centuries paleontologists have been intrigued
by the fossilized remains of pterosaurs, the first flying vertebartes. The
issues, which puzzle them, are how these heavy creatures, having a
wingspan of about 8-12 meters managed
1. As seen in the above passage scientists generally agree that:

• the pterosaurs could fly over large distances because of their large
wingspan.
• a close evolutionary relationship can be seen between the pterosaurs
and bats, when the structure of their skeletons is studied. C.
• the study of the fossilized remains of the pterosaurs reveals how they
solved the problem associated with powered flight
• the pterosaurs were reptiles
• Pterosaurs walked on all fours.
Answer 4
2. The three short fingers of pterosaurs may have been employed for
grasping:
• If it remains stationary
• If it walks on all the four fingers
• If it walks only on only fourth finger
• If its wing turns into inverted v-shape along each side of its body.
• both c and d
Answer 2
3. Which of the following gives us the clue that pterosaurs did not evolve
from the class of birds?
• based on their skulls, pelvises, and hind feet.
• the anatomy of their wings
• the three fingers with sharp claws
• v-shape along on each side of its body
• a and c
Answer 2
4. As inferred from the passage, the skeleton of a pterosaur is

distinguishable from that of a bird by the length of its wingspan
• hollow spaces in its bones
• anatomic origin of its wing strut
• evidence of the hooklike projections on its hind feet
• location of the shoulder joint joining the wing to its body.
Answer 3
5. The overall body structure and proportion of pterosaurs
• resembles extremely similar to birds only
• resembles extremely similar to bats only
• resembles extremely similar to birds and bats
• resembles slightly with birds and bats
• has its own unique structure and proportion
Answer 3
Vocabulary
Synonyms
1. Abashed
• Rush
• witness
• crawl
• implicate
Answer: 1
2. Capillary
• Boastful
• Circumvent able
• Recurring
• Sullying
Answer: 1
3. Garnish
• Hesitation
• Pitcher
• Lawn
• Canal
Answer: 2
4. Necrology
• Calculate
• Sanction
• Oppose
• Fulminate
Answer: 3
5. Warranty
• product guarantee
• current trend
• arrant nonsense
• warpath
Answer: 1
Antonyms
1. RELEVANT
• Immaterial
• Random
• Hidden
• False
• Inopportune
Answer: 1
2. QUALIFIED
• Refutation
• Categorical
• Ironic
Answer: 2
3. PRECIPITATE
• Desperate
• Determined
• Dissident
• Deliberate
• Divided
Answer: 2
4. FERVID
• Restrained
• Unanticipated
• Rebuke
• Insignificant
• Obstinate
Answer: 1
5. MEANDER
• Move away
• Put down
• Phase out
• Home in
• Fall under
Answer: 3
Fill in the appropriate words in the blanks given

1. The Bible is a sacred book _________ Christians.
a. of the
b. of
Answer: a
2. Unless you ______, you cannot learn it.
• do not revise
• revise
Answer: b
3. _______ a hot day, I stayed at home.
• Being
• It being
Answer: b
4. My Chemistry teacher insisted that _______________ complete the cycle
of experiments before
The week end.
• my friend and I
• me and my friend
Answer: a
5. Disturbed by the noise, Shilpa ______ her head to see what was going on
in the street.
• Raised
• rose
Answer: a
PC BASED
SESSION
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
LESSON: 1 ISO-9000
Exercise-1:
PRELISTENING ACTIVITY
1. What does ISO stand for?
Ans: International organization for standardization.
2. What does ISO 9000 refer to?
Ans: A set of quality management standards.
3. Which of the given statement is true?
Ans: ISO 9000 is a process standard
Exercise-2:
LISTENING AND TYPING
ISO 9000 applies all types of organization. It doesn’t matter what size they
are or what they do. It can help both product and service oriented
organization, achieve standards of quality that are recognized and respected
throughout the world simply put, if you want to have a quality attitude you
must have a quality system. This is what ISO recognized and this is why
ISO 9000 is important
Exercise-3:
a) LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

The term ISO 9000 refers to a set of quality management standards. It is
important because it controls the quality and saves money. ISO 9000
includes three quality standards and applies to all types of organizations.
Simply put if you want to have a quality attitude you must have a quality
system.
1. What is the passage about?

Ans: ISO 9000
2. What is the purpose of establishing ISO?

Ans: To facilitate international trade by providing a single set
of standards
3. Which of the given statement is true?

Ans: ISO 9000 is a process standards.
b) LISTENING AND SEQUENCING
1. ISO 9000 applies all types of organization. It doesn’t matter what size
they are or what they do.
2. . It can help both product and service oriented organization, achieve
standards of quality that are recognized and respected throughout the
world simply put, if you want to have a quality attitude you must have
a quality system
3. This is what ISO recognized and this is why ISO 9000 is important
Exercise-4:
CATCH THE WORD
1. ISO is an international organization and Standardization

2. It is located in Switzerland in 1947
3. It include three quality standards ISO 9000:2000,ISO 9000:2001,ISO
9004:2001
LESSON: 2 CMM LEVELS
Exercise-1
1. What does CMM stands for?

• Capability maturity model
2. Which Indian company attained the SEI CMM level 5?
• Wipro
Exercise-2
The four is on identifying key process area and exemplary

practices that may comprise a disciplined software process. It addresses the
practices that cover the product life cycle from conception through delivery
and maintenance. The CMM is designed to be an easy to understand
methodology for ranking a company’s IT related activities. The CMM has
six levels (0-5).
Exercise-3

The Capability maturity model describes the principles and practices
underlying software process maturity. It addresses the practices that cover
the product life cycle from conception through delivery and maintenance.
The CMM has six levels (0-5). The purpose of these levels is to provide
a measuring stick for organization looking to improve their system
development process

• CMM levels
2. How many levels does the CMM have?
•6
3. The CMM levels act as a measuring stick for organization to improve
their system development process
• True
1. The focus is on identifying key process area and exemplary practices that
may
comprise a disciplined software process
2. It address practices that cover the product life cycle from conception
through
delivery and maintenance
3. The CMM is designed to be an easy to understand methodology for
ranking a
company’s IT related activities. The CMM has six levels 0-5.
Exercise-4
CATCH THE WORD
1. A focus is the process of identifying the key for the area

2. CMM is designed to vary to understand the Methodology
3. Wipro is the first software companies in the word to attain CMM level 5
the highest maturity level
LESSON:3 ROBOTICS
Exercise-1
1. Who coined the word robot?

• Karel capek
2. What does robotics mean?
• Study and Engineering of robots
3. Robots are used in a wide range of industrial application
• True
Exercise-2
Robotics is the study and engineering of robots. The field of robotics is vast
and has existed for hundreds if not thousands of years. It is only in the past
50 to 100 years the field of robotics has advanced beyond science fiction in
to real, moving, thinking and acting robotics. The word robot was coined by
the Czech playwright Karel Capek (pronounced ‘chop’ek) from the Czech
word for forced labor or serf
Exercise-3

The word ‘robot ‘ was coined by the Czech playwright Karel
Capek from the Czech word for forced labor or serf. Robots of today are not
exactly the walking, talking intelligent machines of movies, stories and our
dreams. Today we find most robots working for people in factories, and
laboratories. In future, robots may show in other places like our school, our
homes even I our bodies.

• Robotics
2. What does robot mean in Czech?
• Forced labor
3. In to how many categories the robot systems can be classified?
•Six
1. Robotics is the study and engineering of robots

2. The field of robotics is vast and has existed for hundreds if not thousands
of years
3. It is only in the past 50 to 100 years the field of robotics has advanced
beyond science fiction in to real, moving, thinking and acting robotics.
4.The word robot was coined by the Czech playwright Karel Capek
(pronounced ‘chop’ek) from the Czech word for forced labor or serf
Exercise-4
CATCH THE WORD
1. Robotics is the Study and Engineering of robots

2. Robots are potential change in economy
3. The word Robot was coined by Karel Capek
READING COMPREHENSION
READING-1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
NAME INSTITUDE/ DESIGNATION DEPARTMENT

UNIVERSITY
M.K. Gandhi
Rakesh Institute of Management
Lecturer
Reddy Management and Studies
Research
Kamakshi
Nafeez Institute of Home Lecturer Nutrition
Science
Social science
University of
Geetha Nair Professor
Bombay
Anantpur
Anand Rao Reader Social sciences
University
Varun National Institute

Lecturer Social sciences
Kumar of Finance
M.K. Gandhi
Institute of Management
Savitri Pillai Reader
Management and Studies
Research
Institute of
Mohan
Fashion Lecturer Textile designing
Kapoor
Technology
Sandeep Reddy Institute
Lecturer Electronics
Agarwal of Technology
Ahmedabad
Chandrabedi Professor Genetics
University
M.K. Gandhi
Aditya Institute of Management
Lecturer
Babur Management and Studies
Research
Exercise-1
Read the table carefully and write the answers below :-
1. How many people represent the M.K .Gandhi Institute of Management

and
Research Three.
2. Name the department to which the representative of the institute of

Fashion
Technology belongs Textile Designing
3. How many readers were present in the National Conference?

Two.
4. Which depart does M.r.Sandeep Agarwal belongs to?

Electronics.
5. Name the two person who represent the social science department.
Geetha Nair and Anand Rao.
Exercise-2
Read the following table and answer the questions that follow:-
NATIONAL ENERGY PRODUCTION 1990-1993
YEAR DIESEL PETROL NATURAL GAS

1990 43.6% 24.1% 19.3% 13%
1991 40.4% 32.3% 20.0% 7.3%
1992 36.8% 41.2% 18.7% 3.3%
1993 45.9% 33.6% 20.0% 0.5%
Type the answers in the blank:-
1. Production of natural gas in 1992 was 18.7%.
2. The production of diesel increased by 9.1 percent in 1993 from the

previous year.
3. The production of petrol was highest in 1992.
4. Which years saw the same quantity of natural gas production?

1991 and 1993.
5. In which year (respectively) was the production of diesel and petrol

highest ?
1992 and 1993.
- Exercise 3
Read the table and do the exercise that follow:-
WEIGHT ENERGY
VEGETABLE
(g GRAMS) (k CALORIES)
BEETROOT 100 43
CARROT 100 48
CABBAGE 100 27
CUCUMBER 100 13
LETTUCE 100 21
ONION 100 59
RADISH 100 17
TOMATO 100 20
TURNIP 100 29
Mitra wants to make a vegetable salad that contains 70 calories

Ans:- Lettuce + Turnip + Tomato=70 k
Choose the correct answer :-
1. Weight of the carrot is 200grams.How many calories does it contain?

○10 ○ 25 ○ 70 ○ 20 ● 96
2. Which vegetable has maximum calories?

○ Carrot ○ Radish ● Onion ○ Cabbage
3. How many calories to Radish, Onion and Turnip together have?

● 105 ○ 55 ○ 67 ○ 30 ○ 60
4. Which vegetable has the least calories?

○ beetroot ○ turnip ○ Radish ● cucumber ○ lettuce
Exercise-4
Table showing the production of some crops in a country:-
CROPS UNIT 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99

RICE tons 198.4 191.4 204.8
WHEAT tons 164.8 161.6 184.9
PULSES tons 14.8 12.0 15.8
BARLEY tons 81.6 78.8 84.8
OATS tons 70.8 64.6 72.4
Type the answers in the blanks:-
1. In which period did the country produce the highest quantity of wheat?
● 1998-99
2. By how much tons did rice production increases between 1997-98 &
1998-99?
● 13.4 tons
3. Which crop production was the lowest in 1997-1998?

● Pulses
4. How much barely was produced in 1997-98?

● 78.8 tons
5. By how many tons did the production of oats decrease between 1996-97
and
1997-98?
● 6.2 tons
READING-2
Exercise-1
Refer the graph and then type the answers in the space provided:-
NUMBER OF SHOE SOLD
BRAND NAME NUMBER SOLD

Natraj 25
Boss 32
Runner 10
Comport 18
Others 15
Total 100
Exercise-2
1. What are the two factors beings compared in the graph?

● Rate of literacy and four villages manager district
2.Which village has the highest literacy rate ?

● Bolar
3. Calculate the difference between highest and lowest rate?
● 47
4. Which village achieved 38% literacy?

● Keysore
5. What is the literacy rate of Hali village?

● 23
1. In which year the boys win twice as many games as the girls?
● 1991
2. In which year girls win more?
1989
3. Which of the following is true?
● In the year that the boys won the least games ,the girls won the most
number of games
4. In which year did the girls win the least number of games?
● 1993
5. How many games girls win in 1992?
● 14
VOCABULARY
WORD MENTOR LEVEL-1
FILL IN THE BLANKS:-
1. He dealt with people so transparently that everyone trusted him
2. The radiation of the sun is getting more intense
3. The judge realized that he had prevaricated and asked him to repeat
himself
4. She welcomed her son with unalloyed pleasure
5. The bad-tempered lady was always muttering to herself
6. His epicurean lifestyle proved very expensive
7. After weeks of starvation, the refuses looked emaciated
8. Her power of retention is good. She can remember almost everything she
has
learnt
9. One of the members of the ensemble sang off tune & everybody came to
a stop.
10. The bank agreed to the amortization of the car loan
SYNONYMS
1. Retain - Hold
2. Mutter - Murmur
3. Transparent - clear
4. Ensemble - group
5. Radiate - Beam
6. Epicure - Government
7. Prevarication - Fib
8. Amortize - Extinguish details
9. Emaciation - Undernourishment
10. Unalloyed - Unmixed
ANTONYMS:-
11. Retain - Discard

12. Mutter - Speak distinctly
13. Transparent - Opaque
14. Ensemble - Soto
15. Radiate - Absorb
16. Epicure - Person who dislike
17. Prevarication - Veracity
18. Amortize - increase in debts
19. Emaciation - invigoration
20. Unalloyed - adulterated
MATCH THE FOWOLLING
21. Retain - Keep

22. Mutter - Mumble
23. Transparent - Obvious
24. Ensemble - Assembly
25. Radiate - Emit
26. Epicure - A person who loves food
27. Prevarication - Deception
28. Amortize - Pay by installments
29. Emaciation - wasting away
30. Unalloyed - Pure
WORD MENTOR LEVEL-2
FILL IN THE BLANKS:-
1. The courtier fawned on the king to get his favors
2. They were accorded on effusive welcome by their old friends.

3. They operation is minor there is no need for any trepidation
4. It is mortifying when somebody points out your faults in the presence of
others
5. His parents feared the pernicious influence of his friends.
6. When we moved houses everybody was involved in frenetic activity
7. She commanded him imperiously to go away.
8. The distraught mother could only point out the places where she had left
her child.
9. Billions of dollars are spent on subliminal advertising.
10.We find very few idealistic people in today’s mercenary society.
SYNONYMS:-
1. Distraught - Distressed
2. Pernicious - Harmful
3. Mortify - Embarrass
4. Effusive - Lavish
5. Subliminal - Below threshold of
6. Frenetic - Frenzied
7. Trepidation - Apprehension
8. Mercenary - Selfish
9. Fawn - Be servile
10. Imperious – Over bearing
ANTONYMS:-
11. Distraught - Composed

12. Pernicious - Harmless
13. Mortify - Gratify
14. Effusive - Reserved
15. Subliminal - Perceptible
16. Frenetic - Fretful
17. Trepidation - Fearlessness
18. Mercenary - Liberal
19. Fawn - Insult
20. Imperious – Servile
THE FOWOLLING MATCH
21. Distraught - Agitated

22. Pernicious - Injurious
23. Mortify - Shame
24. Effusive - Unrestrained
25. Subliminal - Below threshold of consciousness
26. Frenetic - Frantic
27. Trepidation - Anxiety
28. Mercenary - Greedy
29. Fawn - Flatter
30. Imperious - Domineering
GROUP DISCUSSION
QUIZ
What is the need for a group discussion?

a)To exchange the information and ideas
b)To experience working independently
c)To exchange the information and ideas and also experience temwork
GD helps in assessing the overall personality of an

individual?
a) Yes
b) No
SPELT means
a) Secular, public , economical, legal and technological method
b)Social, political, economical, legal and technological method
c)Social, political, loyal and technological method
What kind of topics is the given statement ‘women make better

managers’?
a) Factual
b) Controversial
c) Abstract
Dr
ag the correct option and drop it against its corresponding questions:
Evaluation
Detail observatory style
Brainstorming
1.Detail observatory style helps in examining a candidate’s ability to work

independently without any supervision.
2.Evaluation consists of the real discussion where the participants in GD,
discuss the topic with examples and questions.
3.Brainstorming starts with introduction and view points of various

Members on that topic.
Match the following by typing the appropriate numbers into the boxes :
One who initiates the discus - Initiator
One who keeps a time check and makes

the team finish the task on time - Finisher
One who comes out with new ideas - Innovator
One who hardly speaks but listens to others - Silent member
One who gives direction to the team - Shaper

LETTER WRITING
FRIENDLY LETTER
EXERCISE 1
MATCH THE FOLLOWING
a) Dear Yashwant -
Greeting/Salutations.
b) Lots of love -
Subscription
c) Chennai, March 13, 2001
- Heading
d) This is to wish you lots of luck in your

exams. We are confident that you will - Body
pass with flying colors. Don’t become
nervous at the last moment
e) Mum and dad - Signature
EXERCISE 2
1. In an application for the post of content developer, which of the
following would be a correct introductory sentence?
o Hi, this is Nitin and I am honored to apply for the position of

content developer
o I am impressed with the ambience and culture of your
organization.
o I would like to bring to your notice that I have been working as
assistant manager for the past 2 years.
• This letter is in response to your advertisement in ‘The cyber
chronicle’ for the position of content developer.
2. Application for the post of content developer clicks on the four

best sentences for the first paragraph.
oI will be completing my post graduate degree in Mass

communication from Allahabad University in March.
oAn opportunity to work in your esteemed organization would
be an inspiration for me.
oI have been the editor of my college magazine for past two
years, with complete charge for co-ordination and editing
content, as well as publishing.
oI look forward to a positive response from your company.
oI am applying for any opening available in your company.
oI have also attended a short course at British council on
‘writing on web’ and was awarded a certificate for being the
‘most promising writes’.
oGiven my experience I am sure my writing skills will prove
valuable to you.
EXERCISE 3
3. Read the introductory sentences given below and decide which one
would be the most appropriate one for an application Job:
o Hi, this is peter Anderson and I would like to apply for a job in
your company.
o I would like you to outline the terms for the position of sales
executive in your company.
o It is a pleasure to introduce myself to your.
o I, margent server, am a resident of cyber Ville.
o I would like to apply for post sales executive advertised by your
company ad view of carrierpath.com
EXERCISE 4
PARTS OF FORMAL LETTER
Match the following with appropriate parts of a formal letter.
1. Yashwant Kumar,
203 garden view, - From address
Mount road, cyberviller.
2. June 23, 2002. - Date
3. Mr. Ashok Sinha

Director, Human Resources, - To address
Softsl technology, AL street,
Cyber Ville.
4. Dear Mr. Sinha. - Greeting/salutation
5. Application for post of junior

Graphic designer - Subject of letter
6. I have a bachelor’s degree in

fine arts from university of
Mumbai.I also have a diploma - message of letter.
in Graphic Designing from Arts
and Desing Instgitute, New Delhi
7. Yours sincerely - Subscription.

8. (Yashwant Kumar) - Signature.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
Answer whether the following statement is True or False:
The purpose of a presentation is to state your facts in a simple, concise

and interesting manner.
True
False
You should have specific objectives when giving a presentation and stick
to them.
True
False
Making certain the content of your presentation is logically organized is

more important than analyzing and knowing your audience.
True
False
What we have to say, when presenting, will usually have a much greater
effect on the audience than how we say it
True
False
How we say the words “(our vocal speed, clarify and inflection) will
have more impact an our audience than what the audience see” (our
facial expressions, gestures, virtuals, clothing etc.)
True
False
Connecting with your audience is more important than making sure you
cover all the prepared material.
True
False
Virtual aids are best avoided while making presentations, as they distract
the attention of the audiences from the core content.
True
False
It is not how a presenter thinks or feels that will most influence his
audience, but rather how the presenter behaves
True
False
The most critical thing to remember about the “opening” of your

presentation is that you must convey to audience how important the
subject matter is to you
True
False
Only your must important points should be included when planning your
introduction and summary.
True
False
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
1. When speaking to an audience, the best place to look is

o Slightly over their head
o At the most influential people
o Into their eyes.
2. You should involve your audience

Al ways the talk is for them
Sometimes it’s not always appropriate
Never you can’t afford to run out of time.
3. Visual aids should

o Show enough detail for user need and no more
o Be used only when they support what you are saying
o Both a and b
4. You should cover your most important points first

o Always in case you run out of your time
o Never, because that would break the logical flow
o Only when your topics are unrelated.
5. You should always practice allowed

o Yes, if you have time
o Never
o Yes, for major formal presentation
6. How should you prepare for tricky or hard questions?

o Hope that nobody will ask
o Get answers ready, just in case they are asked.
o Have a trick up your sleeve to deflect them.
7. If somebody asks a question, which is relevant to objective of task,

relevant to that person’s needs but not relevant to rest of your
audience, you should
o Answer the question in full
o Offer to meet the person individually
o Politely remind the questioner, that the rest of group does
not require an answer, and move onto you agenda.
8. If somebody in your audience, asks a question to which you don’t

know the answer, you should
o Admit you don’t know and offer to follow up
o Ask if anybody else in audience knows the answer
o Both a and b
23.09.2010
From
P.Nandhinee
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology,
Vengaivasal Main Road,Gowriwakkam,
Chennai-73.
To
Human Resource Manager,
ABC Company,
Chennai.
Sir,
Sub: Seeking Permission of a Project for three months.
I am a student doing third year in the computer science and engineering at
New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering and Technology. It is one
of the criteria that all engineering students should undergo project in some
industry atleast for a period of three months.
The ABC Company is my dream company. The project under the prestigious
hands of your reputed company will boost my confidence and prospects. So,
I request you to grant permission to undergo project.
I assure you, Sir, that I will abide by the rules and regulations stipulated by
your office. I am enclosing a copy of my bonafide certificate.
Anticipating your positive response.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
( )
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
PRACTICE TEST
1. READING
COMPREHENSION
2. VOCABULARY
3. LISTENTING
COMPREHENSION
Answer Script of Online Assessment Print

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Instruction: Read the Passage Carefully and Answer the Questions
"Suspension bridges are frequently constructed in preference to other types

of bridges, especially where relatively light traffic has to be carried over
long spans, since they are more economical in material, and are extremely
strong. There are in existence suspension bridges with main spans of more
than 3000 feet, the entire weight of the deck being supported from above by
cables (usually only two or four in number) suspended between two towers
on either side of the river.
The cables are composed of thousands of wires, made of high-tensile steel,

which are galvanized to resist corrosion. Two or three hundred of these
wires, each of about 0.19 inch in diameter, are clamped together to form a
single strand, and the whole cable may consist of a considerable number of
such strands compacted and bound together with wire. In constructing the
cable, two distinct methods may be adopted. The wires may either be
twisted into strands, the strands then sometimes being twisted round a
central strand to form the completed cable. Or they may be spun parallel to
each other, and clamped together at intervals. This latter method obviously
involves a much longer spinning operation, since each wire or small group
of wires must be spun and adjusted to the correct sag individually, whereas
the strands of twisted wire can be erected as units, provided that they are not
so heavy as to be unmanageable. However, on bridges with very long spans,
there are certain advantages in the parallel wire method of spinning the
cable.
The cables are normally made continuous through the tops of the towers,
down through side towers, where these exist, and thence into the anchorage.
They bear on specially constructed saddles on the towers, which are shaped
to accommodate them, the saddles being either fixed so that the cable may
slide over them, or mounted on rollers so that they move with any movement
of the cables. In view of the enormous pull exerted by the heavy cables,
their ends must be secured in firm anchorages, and unless they can be
embedded in sound natural rock, constructions of masonry or concrete must
be provided strong enough to withstand the severe pressures put upon them.
The cable strands are normally looped round strand-shoes, which are in turn
connected by chains to an anchor-plate embedded in the base of the
anchorage.
At intervals along the main span, cast-steel cable-bands are attached to the
cables, gripping them firmly and excluding moisture from them, and from
these bands suspenders of wire-rope or chains hang down. Since these
suspenders have to take the weight of the deck to which they are attached,
they must have a high tensile strength. One advantage of using the braced-
chain suspenders is that they largely dispense with the need for a system of
stiffening, being themselves rigid. This stiffening is necessary to resist
deformations of the deck of the bridge due to moving traffic loads and also
to resist lateral pressures from wind. In the case of wire-rope suspenders,
the stiffening must be provided by trusses constructed at the level of the
deck, the depth of the truss varying with length of the span."
Q 1. Which one of the following parts of a suspension bridge is not

described in the passage?
• high-tensile suspenders of chains attached to the deck
• anchorages in which the heavy cables are firmly secured
• high-tensile steel cables that support the deck
• the deck supported by heavy cables
Correct Answer : 4
Q 2. Identify the statement from the following, that does not give a true
account of the passage:
• we know of the advantages of suspension bridges from the passage
• The passage among other things explains the advantages of the
parallel wire method of spinning the cable
• The passage also touches upon the advantages of a twisted wire
method in making a cable
• The passage highlights the advantages of the braced-wire suspenders
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 3. High-tensile steel is used in making wires that are used to form a cable
to:
• Ensure longevity and strength
• Ensure elegance in appearance and for economy
• Ensure resistance to deformations of the deck and lateral pressures
from wind
• Ensure resistance to corrosion and absorption of the pressure of
enormous pull exerted by heavy cables
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 4. Suspension bridges are preferred to other types of bridge in areas
where:
• The rivers are flanked by sound natural rock
• It is not worth spending too much money since these are more
economical in material
• High-tensile and cast-steel is produced and is available locally
• Long spans have to be covered by relatively light traffic
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 5. This passage mainly deals with:
• The comparative advantages of suspension bridges over other types of
bridges
• The mechanism involved in the construction of a suspension bridge
• The forming of heavy cable, used in the construction of a suspension
bridge
• The importance of material used in the manufacture or construction of
the different parts of a suspension bridge
Correct Answer : 2
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Instruction: Please enter the answer numbers in the blanks provided
Q 6. The traditional reason for exploration - to boldly go where no man has
gone before - has become a __ out of date now. Corners ___ the world that
have not ____ explored are rare indeed. They ____ exist, however, and
from Polar Regions to tropical rainforest, from 8,000 m ____ in the
Himalayas to submarine caves in the Caribbean - the attempts ____
discover still continue.
1 to
2 been
3 of
4 peaks
5 do
6 little
Correct Answer : 6~3~2~5~4~1
Instruction: Please enter the answer numbers in the blanks provided

Q 7. Over the past few decades, the possibility of global environmental
limits ___ human civilization has grown increasingly evident. Our
___ with these limits is occurring slowly but can be seen in the growing
number of planetary ___ that human activities are disrupting. Changes
under way in the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and distribution and rate
of ___ of living species all show a clear and increasing human footprint.
Although the reality and potential seriousness of these changes cannot
seriously be disputed, large ___ remain about how they will develop and
what threat they pose to human welfare. Faced with such uncertainty, people
disagree—sincerely or opportunistically—over how much ____ to take in
responding to the changes.
1 precaution
2 Encounter
3 extinction
4 to
5 processes
6 uncertainties
Correct Answer : 6~2~4~1~3~5
Instruction: Please select the right option
Q 8. None of the applicants ____ suitable for the job.
• are
• is
Correct Answer : 2
Q 9. Either John or Robert ____ sent for the meeting.
• is
• was
• are
Correct Answer : 1

Q 10. He is___________for his wealth but also for his wisdom.
• known not only
• not only known
• known only not
Correct Answer : 1

Q 11. Thirty rupees ______ a large sum
• is
• are
Correct Answer : 1

Q 12. If one reads the newspaper these days, _________ be surprised to see
that the number of crimes is on the increase.
• one will
• you will
Correct Answer : 1
Q 13. The computer monitor with its accessories ________ been received.
• has
• have
• had
Correct Answer : 1
Q 14. He removed his coat and ___________ it on a nail.
• hanged
• hung
• hang
Correct Answer : 2
Q 15. We discussed ___________problem
• about the problem
• the
• about
Correct Answer : 2
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Subject Name: Vocabulary Test Name: Practice Test
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Instruction: Please select the right option for the Antonyms
Q 1. TYRO
• Underling
• Expert
• Eccentric
• Truthful person
• Beneficent ruler
Correct Answer: 2
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Q 2. RELEVANT
• Immaterial
• Random
• Hidden
• False
• Inopportune
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 3. ABJURE:
• Commingle
• Arbitrate
• Espouse
• Appease
• Pardon
Correct Answer : 3
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Q 4. BOOR
• Forthright individual
• Brave fighter
• Deceitful ally
• Civil person
• Steadfast friend
Correct Answer: 4
Q 5. SPECIOUS:
• Unfeigned
• Significant
• Valid
• Agreeable
• Restricted
Correct Answer : 1
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Instruction: Please select the appropriate word for the given sentences
Q 6. A warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, which is itself a

powerful greenhouse gas, and _____ the warming. On the other hand, the
increase in airborne moisture may mean more clouds, which would cut off
sunlight and limit or ______ warming.
Amplify ... modulate

Reduce ... balance
Compress ... alter
Shrink ... regulate
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 7. Lingering over vowels and repeating phrases in high-pitched voices is

mother’s, the ___________ speech that human adults across the globe
instinctively use when ___________ babies.
Clear ... Carrying

Stuttering ... talking to
Distinctive ... addressing
Commanding ... smiling to
Correct Answer: 3
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Q 8. New technology will soon see to it that there will not be not only a
growing _________ of man as a producer, he will also be __________ to
live under conditions of stress, over-crowding and despair.
Marginality
Lethargy
Concern
Role
Correct Answer: 1
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Q 9. It is a penal _________ to bribe a public servant, but disregard for the

law has ____________ this evil practice.
Offence ... Perpetuated

Code ... Eradicated
Charge ... Strengthened
Sin ... Sorted.
Correct Answer : 1
Instruction:Please select the appropriate word for the given sentences
Q 10. Stephen D. Unwin, whose early work on quantum gravity showed him
that the universe is_____________________, is the author of the book The
probability of God.
Materialistic
Conservative
Evolutionary
Probabilistic
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 11. The football association clearly intends entrusting the job of winning
the championship for the first time to the ______________ who have
secured seven wins and two draws from ten matches.
Band of players
Group of players
Troop of players
Corps of players
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 12. The Saturn system represents an ________ laboratory, where we can

look for answers to many fundamental questions about the physics,
chemistry and _______ of the planets and the conditions that give rise to
life," Dr. Edward. J. Weiler , associate administrator for science at NASA,
said.
Unethical ... Structure

Excellent ... Ecology
Unsurpassed ... Evolution
Surpassed ... Evolution
Correct Answer : 3
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Q 13. Critics have recently called into question the __________ of a

painting, long believed to be the work of a famous artist, which they believe
may have been executed by one of the artist’s assistants.
Authenticity
Intensity
Intention
Intellection
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 14. It is useless to attempt to ______________ from every danger; some

______________ must be taken.
Escape ... Chances

Protect ... Decisions
Flee ... Risks
Dissociate ... Opportunities
Correct Answer : 3
Q 15. A psychologist tells me that when his patients are not talking about
their immediate problems, they talk about the situations and ________ in
famous movies such as Born on the Fourth of July, Independence Day, and
Artificial Intelligence.
Circumstances
Characters
Melodrama
Trials
Correct Answer : 2
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Instruction:Please select the right option for the Synonyms
Q 16. harry
Sin
Eviction
Addict
Decree
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 17. bacchanalian
Rancorous
Unconscious
Adamant
Tranquil
Correct Answer : 4
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Q 18. capillary
Boastful
Circumventable
Recurring
Sullying
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 19. oaf
Group of atoms
Driest weather
Opposite shore
Field sparrow
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 20. juicy
Implacability
Captiousness
Impiousness
Gustation
Correct Answer : 3
Q 21. hierarchy
Overtime
Ice mass
Flow
Flu
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 22. enclave
Pour out
Watch out
Pick out
Walk out
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 23. nautical
Precocious
Shifting
Preternatural
Mystical
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 24. lambent
Irrefutable
Inclement
Virile
Insensible
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 25. waive
Circulate
Motivate
Cultivate
Forgo
Correct Answer : 4
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Subject Name: Listening comprehension Test Name: Practice Test
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Instruction: Listen the audio and type the answer in the blanks provided(This
question carries 1 mark)
Q 1.
Click here to play the Audio
Correct Answer : The word robot was coined by the Czech playwright Karel
Capek
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Q 2.
Correct Answer : The CMM has six levels 0 to 5.

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Q 3.
Correct Answer : When ultraviolet light hits oxygen molecules in the

stratosphere, it splits the molecules into two atoms of oxygen
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Q 4.
Correct Answer : One day, at the slave market, he saw the Blacks in chains
being treated cruelly
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Q 5.
Correct Answer : The CMM is designed to be an easy to understand

methodology for ranking a company’s IT related activities
Q 6.
Correct Answer : When this atom encounters another oxygen molecule, the
two combine to make ozone
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Q 7.

Correct Answer : Individuals with creativity enjoy the experience of
discovering
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Q 8.
Correct Answer : Clearly, no company would like to hire someone who is so

casual and easy going
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Q 9.
Correct Answer : Environmental concerns focus mainly on nano particles

but very little is known about their impact on living things
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Q 10.
Correct Answer : You should be confident while presenting your paper

Q 11. A huge range of ______________ are possible, based on stronger,
lighter or smaller materials
1. Applications
2. Aaterials
3. Molecules
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 12. The advancement in technologies has made it possible to commoditize

the ________________ such as network, computing, storage and software.
1. Components
2. Comportment
3. Composite
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 13. Freshers can write about their educational experience which may
include various projects and ______________________ they have done.
1. Researches
2. Researcher
3. Research
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 14. Combining biological _______________ with nano mechanical

components is creating radically new materials
1. Materials
2. Metals
3. Molecules
Correct Answer : 3
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Q 15. A resume is a brief, concise document that advertises your most

relevant and positive _________________ for employment
1. Credibility
2. Credentials
3. Credence
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 16. Nanotechnologies are based on a range of new _________________

1. Metals
2. Materials
3. Metal
Correct Answer : 2
Q 17. Objective is the most important part of your ________________.
1. Resume
2. Assume
3. Presume
Correct Answer : 1
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Q 18. The sample resume we have is of a fresher, so he has mentioned only

his educational __________________
1. Experienced
2. Experience
3. Expensive
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 19. Ethanol and ________________ are the most widely recognized

biofuel sources for transport sector.
1. Biodefense
2. Biodiesel
3. Biogas
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 20. Writing official letters can be quite a __________.
1. Nightmarish
2. Nightmare
3. Nightlong
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 21. Biofuel is simple to use, biodegradable, non-toxic and essentially free

of sulphur and _________________.
1. Aroma
2. Aromatics
3. Aromatize
Correct Answer : 2
Q 22. The Fisher College of Business can provide a lower-cost alternative to

a ________________ Six Sigma Implementation
1. Conventional
2. Traditionalistic
3. Traditional
Correct Answer : 3
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Q 23. Ultraviolet light also breaks ozone back down into an oxygen
molecule and an oxygen ___________.
1. Molecule
2. Atom
3. Nucleolus
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 24. _______________ protects us from the sun by interacting with light
1. Oxygen
2. Ozone
3. Hydrogen
Correct Answer : 2
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Q 25. When ultraviolet light hits ________________ molecules (O2) in the

stratosphere, it splits the molecules into two atoms of oxygen (O).
1. Oxygen
2. Ozone
3. Hydrogen
Correct Answer : 1
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
1. READING COMPREHENSION
2. VOCABULARY
a. SYNONYM
b. ANTONYM
3. FIND THE APPROPRIATE
WORD

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23.09.

I am an Engineering graduate from New Prince Shri Bhavani College of

Expecting your intimation letter for interview.

From the imposing Kwakiutl monoliths on a Vancouver Island to the

• End of 18th century.

• When ships traveled the pacific oceans to trade furs.

• When cedar trees became the medium

• Before the artistry of the legendary Haida carvers in Alaska

• Queen charlotte Islands

• The coastal natives could create their art on a larger scale:

• after the cedar trees became their medium

• after the introduction of axes, adzes and knives.

• with the support of previous artists

• with the financial assistance by the government

• What was adapted by the regions of northwest villages?

1. As seen in the above passage scientists generally agree that:

• If it walks on all the four fingers

• If it walks only on only fourth finger

• based on their skulls, pelvises, and hind feet.

• the anatomy of their wings

• the three fingers with sharp claws

• v-shape along on each side of its body

4. As inferred from the passage, the skeleton of a pterosaur is

• hollow spaces in its bones

• anatomic origin of its wing strut

• evidence of the hooklike projections on its hind feet

• location of the shoulder joint joining the wing to its body.

5. The overall body structure and proportion of pterosaurs

• resembles extremely similar to birds only

• resembles extremely similar to bats only

• resembles extremely similar to birds and bats

• resembles slightly with birds and bats

• has its own unique structure and proportion

Fill in the appropriate words in the blanks given

1. What does ISO stand for?

Ans: International organization for standardization.

2. What does ISO 9000 refer to?

Ans: A set of quality management standards.

3. Which of the given statement is true?

Ans: ISO 9000 is a process standard

a) LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

1. What is the passage about?

2. What is the purpose of establishing ISO?

3. Which of the given statement is true?

b) LISTENING AND SEQUENCING

1. ISO is an international organization and Standardization

1. What does CMM stands for?

LISTENING AND TYPING

The four is on identifying key process area and exemplary

a) LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

1. What is the passage about?

b) LISTENING AND SEQUENCING

CATCH THE WORD

1. A focus is the process of identifying the key for the area

1. Who coined the word robot?

LISTENING AND TYPING

a) LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS

1. What is the passage about?

1. Robotics is the study and engineering of robots

1. Robotics is the Study and Engineering of robots

READING-1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS

NAME INSTITUDE/ DESIGNATION DEPARTMENT