MVJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING-BANGALORE

Second Semester B.E. Degree (Autonomous) Examinations, Sep/Oct 2023

USN MVJ22PWSK26

Professional Writing Skills in English

Common to All Branches
Duration: 2 Hrs. Maximum Marks :50
Note:
 Answer all Questions in Part-A and part B
Q.No. Marks
PART-A (40 MCQs)
1 Choose the most suitable article for the following sentences. 1
______ able man has not always _______ distinguished look
a) An, A b) The, A
c) A, An d) A, The
2 _____ lion is ___ king of beasts 1
a) The, an b) An, The
c) A, The d) The, A
3 Kumar has come without ____________ Umbrella. 1
a) AN b) The
c) A d) X

4 John has got ______ best handwriting. 1

a) An b) X
5 _______ French defeated the Germans in _____ World War II. 1
a) The, A b) The, The
c) An, The d) X, X
6 Choose the right word for the following sentences. 1
The earth ______ round the sun.
a) Move b) Moves
c) Moved d) Moving
7 He ________ here for the last five years. 1
a) Worked b) Working
c) Is working d) Has been working
8 It started to rain while we _______ Tennis. 1
a) Are playing b) Had played
c) Were playing d) Played
9 We ______ English for five years
a) Studying b) Study
c) Have been studying d) Been studying 1

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10 I _______ forty next birthday. 1
a) Am b) Have been
c) Shall be d) Had been
11 Choose the correct word form for the following. 1
Write the adjective form of Understand
a) Understanding b) Understand
c) Understood d) Understandable
12 Write the adverb form of Amuse 1
a) Amaze b) Amazed
c) Amusing d) Amusingly
13 Write the verb form of Illustration. 1
a) Illustrating b) Illustratively
c) Illusion d) Illustration
14 Write the noun form of Adventurer 1
a) Adventure b) Adventuring
c) Adventurous d) Adventurously
15 Write the noun form of Booking 1
a) Bookish b) Book
c) Booked d) Bookishness
16 Choose the correct verb for the following sentences. 1
Rustam and Sohrab ________ Persian heroes.
a) Is b) was
c) Are d) Will
17 Bread and Milk ______ his only food 1
a) Were b) are
c) X d) is
18 The Chief, with all his men _________ massacred. 1
a) Was b) are
c) Were d) X
19 The crew _______ taken prisoners. 1
a) Is b) was
c) Were d) X
20 Each of these substances _______ found in India 1
a) Were b) are
c) X d) is
21 Choose the correct meaning for the following idioms. 1
Under the weather
a) Falling ill b) Depressed
c) Happy d) Stressed
22 Cold feet 1
a) Becoming funny b) Becoming sad

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 c) Becoming Strong d) Becoming nervous

23 Bite the bullet 1

a) Achieve two results by doing one b) To clarify
thing
c) Get something over with d) To be busy
24 Beat around the bush 1
a) To say truth b) Not saying directly
c) To speak loudly d) To speak continuously
25 Give a cold shoulder 1
a) Act rudely to someone b) Being cunning to everyone
c) Act Foolish d) Act politely to someone
26 Choose the correct passive voice form for the given active voice sentences. 1
Anusha helps kiran
a) Kiran was helped by anusha b) Kiran is helped by anusha
c) Anusha helped kiran d) Kiran were helped by anusha
27 Some boys were helping the wounded man 1
a) The wounded man was being b) The wounded man is being helped by
helped by some boys some boys
c) The wounded man has being d) The wounded man were being helped by
helped by some boys some boys
28 He will finish the work in fortnight. 1
a) The work has finished by him in a b) The work was finished by him in a
fortnight fortnight
c) The work is finished by him in a d) The work will be finished by him in a
fortnight fortnight
29 Why did your brother write such a letter? 1
a) Why did your brother write such b) Why was such a letter being written your
a letter? brother?
c) Why was such a letter written by d) Why has your brother written such a
your brother? letter?
30 Who did this? 1
a) By whom this is done? b) By whom was this done?
c) By whom has this done? d) By whom was this being done?
31 Choose the correct spelling for following words. 1
a) Bouquet b) Bouqet
c) Bouquey d) Bouequet
32 Choose the correct spelling for following words. 1
a) Colonel b) Colinel
c) Colonil d) Colonl
33 Choose the correct spelling for following words. 1
a) Conscientios b) Conscientious
c) Conscientous d) Conscentious
34 Choose the correct spelling for following words. 1
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 a) Firson b) Frission
c) Frisson d) Fression
35 Choose the correct spelling for following words. 1
a) Nauseous b) Nausious
c) Neuseous d) Naseous
36 Choose the most appropriate answer for the following questions. 1
Eligible
a) Unelgible b) Illegible
c) diseligible d) Aeligible
37 Distinguishable 1
a) Disdistinguishable b) Misdistinguishable
c) Indistinguishable d) Imdistinguishable
38 The express departs ______ 3pm _______ Delhi 1
a) From, at b) In, at
c) At, at d) At, from
39 _______ last month I haven’t seen him. 1
a) From b) For
c) Since d) In
40 The police ran ___ the thief. 1
a) at b) after
c) on d) By

PART-B
Answer any Two of the following Questions.

1 In response to a Job advertisement in The Times of India for the post of Project 05
Manager at XYZ company, compile your resume with cover letter highlighting your
skills.

2 Consider you are planning a family tour to India’s Northeast and develop a dialogue 05
between you and your siblings.

3 Is Artificial Intelligence is a menace to human society? Substantiate your answer 05

with illustrations.

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