St. JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

St. JOSEPHS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

HS6151 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

ASSIGNMENT I

UNIT I

Part A

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prefixes to get the meaning given

against each.

a) -----------tension: abnormal blood pressure

b) -------zero: Less than zero

c) -------medical: relating to how biology affects medicine

d) ---------technology: relating to very small structures

2. Add suitable suffixes to the following words to match the

meaning.

(a) Simple - make simple

(b) Weight - light weight

(c) Prevent - that can be avoided

(d) Depend - condition or quality

3. Write single line definitions for the following:

a) Algorithm b) An antenna c) Anvil d) Wrist watch

4. Write single line definitions for the following:

a) Catalyst b) Computer programme c) Computer virus d) CPU (Central Processing Unit)

5. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the words given

below.

The year was 1913.The Wright brothers had just succeeded in making an aero

plane which--------flew high. I was deeply interested in flying and was

making my own-----------with flying machines. I really ----------in that little

machine I had-----------together and I decided it was time to prove its merits.

(Experiments, Patched, Really, Believed)

6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

1. Good advice is ______________ generally even by friends. a. welcomed b. followed c. appreciated d. criticised 2. He was___________ Rs. 5000 for drinking and driving. a. penalized b. fined c. punished d. paid 3. Having been borne in a good family he is _____ rich to beg. a. Very b. greatly c. too d. plenty 4. With a little imagination, it is possible to organize house work so

as to _______inefficiency.

a. subtract b. diminish c. make less d. minimize

7. Frame suitable wh-questions for the following sentences.

a) I have been to New Delhi.

b) My birthday is in May.

c) I went to Mumbai to meet my uncle.

d) I came to college by bus.

8. Rewrite the following into imperatives.

1. Cylinders should be kept in upright position. 2. Chlorine gas must not be inhaled. 3. Cell phones should not be used while walking along the road. 4. Your legs should not be rested anywhere on the stabilizers or UPS.

Part B

1) Write few words about Sunrise

2) Write a short biography on Noble prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

3) Write a short autobiography of a News Paper.

4) Write eight important instructions to increase productivity among

Youth.