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.
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