9CP01E SCHEME OF EVALUATION

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1ST Semester Diploma Examination

ENGLISH COMMUNICATION – 9CP01E

Time : 3 Hours Max. marks : 100

SCHEME OF VALUATION

Note : Answers to Question No. I and II are to be based on the prescribed text only.

I. Fill in the blanks :

(i) All men are not just, all men are not true.

(ii) Della saved one dollar and 87 cents.

(iii) Water is the real elixir of life.

(iv) There are six pillars on which healthy self esteem depends.

(v) The gift of the Magi is written by O Henry.

II. Answer any twelve of the following questions in two or three sentences each :

12 x 2 = 24

1) How did Della saved the money?

Ans : Dell saved one and two cents at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheek burned with silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.

2) What is ‘quite laughter’?

Ans : Quit laughter mean common laugh, not laughing to others.

3) What are the causes of soil erosion?

Ans : Large run of surplus water, slope of land, removal of the natural protective coat of vegetation, the existence of ruts along which the water can flow with rapidly gathering momentum, and the absence of any checks of such flow are the causes for soil erosion.

4) What measures can be taken to check soil erosion?

Ans : The terracing of the land, construction of bunds to check the flow of water, the practice of contour cultivation and the planting of appropriate types of vegetation are the measures that can be used to check soil erosion.

5) Why did Mr.Thakar approach Mr.Tagde?

Ans : Mr. Thakar approached Mr. Tagde to request him to withdraw the report and convince him the situation.

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6) What damage had More caused to one of his classmates?

Ans : More breaks the window glass by throwing stones at them and the pieces of glass hurt a boy badly. the glass cut his cheek and small pieces of it had to be removed from the wound at the government hospital.

7) How is the Valley of the Nile described ?

Ans : The Valley of the Nile is one of the greatest, most fertile and densely populated areas to be found anywhere on the earth , teaming with life and vegetation.

8) How is Mr Tagde described in the story?

Ans : Mr. Tagde was a small, thin man in his slightly yellowed dhoti with his coat of non-descript colour and a black cap. A solid teacher, a mature and rational man.

9) What are the demands of a global economy?

Ans : The demands of a global economy are Greater capacity of innovation, self-management, personal responsibility and self direction.

10) What is the impact of low self-esteem?

Ans : Low self esteem seeks the safety of the familiar and undemanding.

11) What did Todd owe the speaker and for how long?

Ans : Todd owed one dollar to his friend for twelve months.

12) What did Todd ‘s note from Bermuda contain?

Ans : Todd’s note from Bermuda contain that the temperature was up to 100 degree Celsius.

13) How is aimlessness described in the essay?

Ans : Aimlessness is crime.

14) What does ‘Right to Information’ mean?

Ans : Information means information relating to any matter in respect of the administration or decision of the public authority.

15) Define ‘Public Authority’ according to the Right to Information Act.

Ans- Public authority means-

1) All offices of the state government including the Karnataka Public Service Commission;

2) All local authorities, all Government constituted by or under any act of the state legislature for the time being in force, a company, corporation, trust, society, any statutory or other authority, co-operative society or any organization or body, funded, owned or controlled by the state government, but does not include,-

i) Offices of the Central Government;

ii) Any establishment of the armed forces or Central Para-Military forces;

iii) Anybody or corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government.

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III. Write short note on any two of the following : 2 x 5 = 10

1) Conservation of water.

Ans : Water is the basis of all life. It is necessary for all living beings, so conservation and utilization of water is fundamental for human welfare. Much of Indian agriculture depends on seasonal rainfall. The harnessing of our rivers, vast areas of land could be turned into fertile and prosperous country by courageous and well planned action

2) What were the complaints listed by Mr.Tagde against the boy in his report?

Ans : The boy had spoiled benches in the classroom by scoring them with a razor blade. He made the blackboard useless by scratching on it with piece of tin .He broke several windowpanes by throwing stones at them. Many girl students have complained of having their note books and pen stolen. 2

3) Six pillars of self-esteem.

Ans : 1. Living Consciously : Being conscious or aware of reality. Acknowledging reality and being responsible to it, and for your actions or inaction. Having your beliefs and values congruent with your actions. To act on your beliefs and values, to admit mistakes and not avoid uncomfortable situations or putting thing off that should be dealt with.

2. Self-Acceptance : Self-esteem is something that we experience, while self-acceptance is something that we do.

Self-acceptance is the first and most important step to building self-esteem. Self-acceptance is a refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with oneself.

3. Self-Responsibility : To take responsibility for your choices and actions and attainment of your goals.

You are responsible for the achievement of your desires, your choices and actions, the level of consciousness you bring to your work and relationships, your behaviour with other people, how you prioritize your time, for the quality of your communications, your personal happiness, for accepting and choosing the values by which you live, and for raising your self-esteem.

4. Self-Assertiveness : Self-assertiveness means honoring your wants, needs, and values and seeking appropriate forms of their expression in reality.

It is the willingness to stand up for yourself, be who you are openly, to treat yourself with respect in all human encounters.

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5. Living purposefully to live purposefully is to have goals and to take action towards achieving them. To be productive on a regular basis. “Productivity is the act of supporting our existence by translating our thoughts into reality, of setting our goals and working for their achievement, of bringing knowledge, goods, or services into existence.” What am I trying to achieve? How am I trying to achieve it?

6. Personal Integrity : Integrity is the integration of ideals, convictions, standards, beliefs – and behaviour.

When our behaviour is congruent with our professed values, when ideals and practice match, we have integrity.

When we behave in ways that conflict with our judgment of what is appropriate, we lose face in our own eyes. We respect ourselves less.

IV. Grammar :

(1) Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words : 1 x 2 = 2

(i) Ramesh is an obedient student. Ans-noun

(ii) He loves cricket. Ans-pronoun

(2) Pick out the countable nouns in the following 1 x 2 = 2

(i) Bottles can break. Ans-bottles

(ii) I eat an apple every day. Ans-apple

(3) Fill in the blanks with ‘much, a little, some, any, a lot of, few, many’ : 1 x 6 = 6

(i) I want some potatoes.

(ii) I don’t buy any/much mango.

(iii) He drinks a lot of water.

(iv) few people attended the meeting.

(v) There isn’t much/any milk in the bottle

(vi) There are many trees around our college.

(4) Fill in the blanks using suitable auxiliaries : 3 x 1 = 3

(i) It may rain tomorrow.

(ii) I can lift 50 kgs.

(iii) You will see the lawyer tomorrow.

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(5) Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given at the end of each sentence :

8 x 1 = 8

(i) We live in Bangalore. (live)

(ii) They are watching television. (watch)

(iii) She has posted your letter .(post)

(iv) It was cold yesterday. (be)

(v) The train had left when I reached the railway station. (left)

(vi) I wrote the letter yesterday. (write)

(vii) We will have a party next Sunday. (have).

(viii) She has been singing since this morning.(sing)

(6) Fill in the blanks using the passive form of the verbs in bracket 4 x 1 = 4

(i) An interesting novel is read by me. (read)

(ii) A brownie is being baked by Michael. (bake)

(iii) Savithri is loved by Seethe.(love)

(iv) A song is being sung by her. (sing)

(7) Fill in the blanks with appropriate negative verbs : 2 x 1 = 2

(i) I amn’t the pilot of this plane. I am a passenger

(ii) My parents aren’t coming today. They are coming tomorrow.

(8) Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogatives : 2 x 1 = 2

(i) What do you want?

(ii) Which is the largest?

(9) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : 4 x 1 = 4

(i) There is a biscuit in the box.

(ii) We posted the notice on the board.

(iii) He got onto the bus.

(iv) She opened the door with key.

(10) Supply suitable question tags : 2 x 1 = 2

(i) He is early this morning, isn’t he?

(ii) They arrived yesterday, didn’t they?

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(11) Fill in the blanks with ‘very’ and ‘too’ : 2 x 1 = 2

(i) The advertisements are very good to be true.

(ii) It’s too long a journey to make in one day.

(12) Use the idioms and phrases in your own sentences : 4 x 1 = 4

(i) On account of-Because of, due to, owing to

(ii) Give up-stop trying, admit defeat.

(iii) Instead of – as an alternative, as a substitute.

(iv) Because of- as a result, on account of, as a consequence of

V. Composition

1. Construct a readable story from the following outlines : 5 marks

Tortoise walking on the road ……….. is seen by a hare ………. hare laughs at the tortoise for his very slow speed ……….. bet for race ……………. Tortoise moving with his slow speed ………… Hare moves fast but sleeps ……….. tortoise reaches winning point first ……..wins the bet.

Ans: (Marks at the discretion of the evaluator)

1 mark may be awarded for suitable title

4 marks for well-constructed story using all the provided clues without spelling and grammatical errors.

1-2 marks may be deducted for incomplete story, spelling and grammatical errors.

Zero for irrelevant answer

2. Write a paragraph of not more than 100 words using the following points : 5 marks

The Internet

• A source of information in the modern world.

• Surpasses traditional library systems.

• Reading habit disappearing

• Measures to be taken to introduce a change.

• Transform libraries into places of references with modern amenities.

Ans: (Marks at the discretion of the evaluator) 5 marks may be awarded for relevant answer without spelling, grammatical errors and not exceeding the prescribed length.

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4 marks for well-constructed story using all the provided clues without spelling and grammatical errors.

1-2 marks may be deducted for incomplete story, spelling and grammatical errors.

Zero for irrelevant answer.

(Marks at the discretion of the evaluator)

3. Read the following passage and write a summary in not more than 1/3 of its length : 5 marks

Speech is of two kinds, formal and informal. We present formal speech methodically, whereas informal speech is often spontaneous. In most cases, the presenter of a formal speech gets time to plan, organize, rehearse and even memorise and speech, it is quite common these days to use audio-visual aids to make presentations. Computers and LCD projectors are handy in making effective presentations. Presentations are made in forums such as conferences, workshops, meetings and even classrooms. This type of speaking closely resembles the written form of language. Although it is often stated that spoken language is not written language spoken out, in the case of presentations, the language has to have the characteristics of written language. For an effective presentation, matter and manner are both very important but the content has a slight edge over the manner of delivery.

Ans : 5 marks may be awarded for relevant answer without spelling, grammatical errors and not exceeding the prescribed length.

1-2 marks may be deducted for answers exceeding the prescribed length and for spelling grammatical errors.

Zero for irrelevant answers. (Marks at the discretion of the evaluator)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows : 5 marks She made the nation swell with pride, every time she stepped on to the track. She gave unalloyed joy to her answer: when she became the first Indian woman to make it to Olympic final. Usha’s greatest moment was also the most shattering in her life as she was pushed to the fourth place in the 400 meters hurdles final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The Romanian Christina Cojocaru won the bronze medal. Usha lost by an agonizing l/100th of a second. But every Indian household acknowledge the sense of achievement, though it fell short of India’s first Olympic medal from the track. Several girls born during the 1980s were named after the golden girl. It served as an eloquent testimony to the love and affection many people had for Usha.

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Usha’s reign as the Asian sprint queen was highlighted by her snapping up five gold medals and a bronze at the 1985 Jakarta Asian track and field meet followed by a sensational four gold medals and one silver haul at the Seoul Asian Games. Questions : 1. When did Usha capture the imagination of the entire nation? Ans : Usha captured the image of the entire nation when she became the first Indian women to make it to Olympic final. 2. How did she help her countrymen five the dream of a rare sporting excellence? Ans : She helped her countrymen live the dream of a rare sporting excellence by winning a gold medal in Seoul Asian games. 3. Why were many girls in the mid 80s named after Usha? Ans -: Many girls in the mid 1980’s named after Usha as an eloquent testimony to the love and affection many people has in her. 4. What was the most shattering moment in the life of Usha? Ans : The most shattering moment in the life of Usha is she was pushed to the fourth place in the 400 meters hurdles final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. 5. What is the synonym for the word ‘achievement’? Ans : The synonym for the word achievement’ is success.