THEORY EXAMINATION (SEM–II) 2016-17 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

This question paper evaluates students’ understanding of communication basics, paragraph writing, interpersonal skills, idioms, report writing, negotiation, presentation strategies, and technical communication.
It is divided into three sections covering definitions, conceptual questions, and applied writing tasks.

SECTION – A (7 × 2 = 14 Marks)

This section contains seven brief questions requiring short definitions or examples.
Topics include:

Topic sentence in paragraph writing

Mass communication

Bibliography vs reference

Active listening

Using homophones in sentences

Plural forms of irregular nouns

Meanings & sentence usage of idioms

This section checks basic language skills and essential communication concepts.

SECTION – B (3 × 7 = 21 Marks)

Students must attempt any three medium-length descriptive answers.
Topics include:

Upward vs downward communication (with merits & demerits)

Techniques of paragraph coherence

Report writing (workers’ discontent)

Negotiation and qualities of a good negotiator

Scientific vs literary description of a rose

This section evaluates explanatory writing and applied communication skills.

SECTION – C (5 × 7 = 35 Marks)

Students must attempt all five questions, selecting one option from each pair.

Topics include:

Presentation Strategies

Body language
OR

Paralinguistic features

Interpersonal Skills / Technical Communication

Causes of interpersonal barriers
OR

Distinguishing features of technical communication

Report Structure / Sales Letter

Front matter & back matter components
OR

Qualities of a sales letter (with example)

Paragraph Writing / Sentence Construction

Writing a paragraph using deductive method
OR

Requisites of good sentence construction

Humanistic & Scientific Approaches

Humanistic vs scientific approaches to human activity
OR

Explanation: “Man is a part of Nature…”

This section tests applied writing, critical thinking, and communication analysis.