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[QUOTE=mariammal;174715][B]Vocational Functional English Model Question Paper[/B]
[B]TDC First Semester[/B]

[B]External Paper[/B]
(Listening: 10 minutes Speaking and Pronunciation: 1 hr 20
min)
I. Listen to the lecture on taking notes and complete the notes below.
(Passage from Book II Part I, p 7: Listening & Note Taking)
i. Listen and identify ……………………
ii. Express main ideas and supporting details briefly
a. Avoid ………………………………………….
b. Use ……………………………………………..
iii. Organize main ideas + supporting details using decimal number
system
a. Use ………………………………………for main ideas
b. Use ……………………………………………… for
supporting details

[URL]http://www.gauhati.ac.in/home/modelquestionpapers/Vocational%20Functional%20English.pdf[/URL]

II.Listen to this announcement and find out the following details.
(Passage from Book II Part I, p 17)
i. Name of the train:
ii. Train number:
iii. Bound towards:
iv. Arrival on platform number:
v. Expected time of arrival:

III. A. Listen to this news bulletin and identify the correct option.
(Passage from Book II Part I, p 19)
i. Long distance / Local call rates will be reduced minimally /
substantially.
ii. STD rates are expected to fall by 70-80% / 60-70% / 70%
iii. The new rates have already come into effect / will be announced
in a week / were announced a week ago.

2 B. Listen to this short extract from a news bulletin and find out the
answers to the questions below.
(Passage from Book II Part I, p 20: 10 mins)
i. Did the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas agree to the
demand from oil companies for a hike in prices? Yes / No
ii. What was the reason for the decision?

(Format: the answer sheets with the above texts will be provided to the student and 10 to 15 mins
will be given to them to read the text beforehand. Recordings of the passages will be played to the
student. Alternatively the examiner will prepare transcripts of the recorded passages and read
aloud in the examination hall. The examiner will have to be loud and clear and maintain an
appropriate pace. She will have to be well prepared and may take the help of her colleagues by
conducting a pilot test on them.)

IV.Put stress marks on the appropriate syllables (any ten).
i. February
ii. July
iii. October
iv. Mistake
v. Machine
vi. Thankful
vii. Seventeen
viii. Seventy
ix. Of course
x. Computer
xi. Beautiful
xii. Symbol
xiii. Holiday
xiv. Supermarket
You are leaving the Taj group of hotels as you have received a work
permit for the UK. You have been working with the group for the last
two years. A formal farewell party has been arranged by your colleagues
at the hotel. The audience comprises your peers and your manager.
Thank everyone for the support and help extended during your service.
Thank your manager for his guidance. Offer any assistance if necessary.
................................................. Firstly I would like to thank my
esteemed colleagues for ………………..
............................................................... It is a very sad day for me as
I would be .............................................. I
.............................................. colleagues who ........
..................................................................................
My deepest gratitude goes to ....................................
............................... I would like to thank .............. ..............I
......................................... assistance ......

3 VI.
.......................................................................................
You are the secretary of a Bankers’ Union. The occasion is an All India
Bankers’ Union Meeting which has been organized to discuss the
proposed salary revision for bank employees. The audience comprises
the presidents and other members of various Banking Unions. You will
have to thank the Chairman, Bankers’ Union President, Democratic
Party, presidents and members of different Bankers’ Unions. Propose a
vote of thanks using the information provided above.
A very good morning to everyone present. We have gathered here
………………………………………………………….. I would
like to take this opportunity ................................ I would also like to
……………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………

IX.You have just returned from a trip to New Delhi. Describe your visit to
the India Gate using the following information.
i. the location: New Delhi
ii. its history : built as a memorial to the Indian soldiers killed
in World War I
iii. Beneath it an eternal flame burns.
iv. From the base of the arch, one can get a good view of the
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The India Gate is ................................................................. It was
.....................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................
.................................................. Do you know that
.....................................................................................................................
...

Identify the vowel sound in each of the words and write it in the
appropriate column of the table given below.
food junior lose juice shoe threw tomb two whose youth
crew brook
Place the following words in the appropriate column of the table given
below based on the vowel sounds in the words provided in the table.
curd cut tough mum hurt much dirt monk turn worm
but love

X.Select the words that have a similar sound to the word already provided
in the table below. 5x1=5
Channel, same, chauffeur, vision, chandelier, chef, chocolate,
champagne, chaos, character, sure
shoe[/QUOTE]

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