TAGORE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEVIYAKURICHI DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES SUB: TECHNICAL ENGLISH-I SECTION A I CHANGE

THE FOLLOWING INTO PASSIVE VOICE (3) 1. Who sent the telegram? 2. The police have arrested all those who participated in the demonstration. 3. He made a remarkable discovery II CHANGE THE FOLLOWING INTO ACTIVE VOICE (3) 1. When was the thief arrested by them? 2. Gandhiji was assassinated by Godse 3. The murder is investigated by the police. III CHANGE THE FOLLOWING INTO IMPERSONAL PASSIVE VOICE (4) 1. 2. 3. 4. Somebody has stolen the spare parts Everyone will use internet to communicate in future They have installed a new computer in the account sections They are constructing a new bridge across the river

IV. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT PRESENT AND PAST FORMS OF TENSE: (10) 1. Srinivasa Ramanujam ----- (be) a great Mathematical genius. He ---- (accept) a clerical position in the Madras Port Trust Office. While he ----- (work) as a clerk, he ---- (write) to G.H.Hardy of Cambridge University a letter that was to change his life. 2. Cotton ---- (catch) fire easily 3. My Aunt ---- (arrive) tomorrow 4. Japanese ---- (make) great progress in the field of electronics since the Sixties 5. No, he isnt here; he just---- (go) out 6. She ---- (win) the medal last year 7. The patient ---- (die) before the doctor arrived V EXPAND THE COMPOUND NOUNS: (5) 1. Battery Car 2. Blast Furnace 3. Arithmetic Unit 4. Civil Engineer 5. Computer education

VI FILLS IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (4) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A Fan is -------(cheap) than an air conditioner Nanotechnology is ------(popular) than any other subject today Nothing is -----(difficult) than concentrating on a subject we dont like Laptops are -----(convenient) than desktop computers These letters are ------(bold) than the others

VII FILLS IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE ADVERBS (4) 1. 2. 3. 4. She visits my home ---- (frequent) He played the violin ---- (brilliant) The principal is ---- (present) considering the students request. You are ---- (sure) mistaken.

SECTION B a. Rearrange the Jumbled sentences in the correct order: 1. The Diesel Engine, an increasingly popular engine in automobiles has its own disadvantages 2. For one, the higher compression that makes the diesel engine more efficient necessitates the use of heavier engine components. 3. Therefore diesel engines remain heavier than petrol engines. 4. Another disadvantage is that, diesel engines are difficult to start in cold weather. 5. But, plugs are available to preheat the engines to provide easier starting. 6. Thirdly, diesel engines have been noted for their loud noise and vibration 7. Finally these engines are known for the emission of heavy smoke. 8. However the popularity of diesel engines still continues, because of the price of diesel is low when compared to the price of petrol.