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SECOND SEMESTER (CBCSS-UG) DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2022

English (B.A/B.Sc.)
ENG 2A 03-WRITING FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS
(2021 Admissions)
Time : Two Hours and a Half Maximum : 80 Marks
Section A

Answer atleast ten questions.

Each question carries 3 marks.
All questions can be attended.
Overall ceiling 30.
1 What is brainstorming ? What is its use in pre-writing activities ?

2. What is blind peer reviewing ?

3. What is a Discourse Marker?

4. What is proof reading ?

5. Correct parallelism related mistakes in the following sentences:

only if they answer the
a) The teacher told the student that they can pass the examination
questions quickly, clearly, and with accuracy.
writing short stories.
b) Anju reads novels, writes poems, and is interested in
6. Give one-word substitutes for the following expressions:
a) Each and everyone. b) The majority of.
d) On a daily basis.
c) Regardless of the fact that.
7. Eliminate wordiness in the following sentences:
hill stations of Kerala are visited by a large
a) The lush green, scenic, and breath-taking
number of tourists from European countries every year.
passed the civil service examination.
b) Jacob John, who was my former student,
8. What is a review ?

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9. Identify dependent and independent clauses:

a) Reshma goes to the temple whenever she feels sad.
b) As s0on as the film started, Sriram fell asleep.

10. Give formal alternatives to the following colloquial expressions:

a) Knowledgeable expert. b) Assemble together.
c) Yankee. d) Nigger.
11. What is a summary?
12. Punctuate the following sentence :

looking straight at her he said icant help you

13. What is a survey ?

14. What is plagiarism ? What are its implications?

15. What is the objective of compare and contrast essay ?

(10 x 3=30 marks)

Section B
Answer atleast five questions.
Each question carries 6marks.
All questions can be attended.
Overall ceiling 30.
16. How would you differentiate between a thesis and a dissertation ?
17. Discuss the genres in academic writing and their distinctive uses.

18. What is meant by Academic integrity ?

19. Write a blog on a tourist place that you visited.
20. Write a report on the college day celebrations in your college.
21. Write an email to your friend inviting him for a job fair to be conducted by the Employment
exchange department at Calicut in the next month.

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22. Narrate an incident during your school days in a paragraph using the principles of narrative
writing.
23. What are the components of Curriculum Vitae ?

(5 x 6 =30 marks)

Section C

Answer any two questions.

Each question carries 10 marks.
24. Prepare a cover letter and resume to apply for the post of Sales Manager in areputed business
firm.

25. Write a five paragraph essay on any one of thefollowing topics employing the rules and techniques
of writing academic paragraph and essay:
(a) Mental stress among youth.
(b) Social media and human relations.

(c) Pleasures of reading.

(d) Drug and alcoholism among Youth.
26. Write a full length review of a blockbuster film you have recently watched.
27. Discuss the step by step process of writing an academic assignment.
(2 x 10= 20 marks)

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Answer Key
SECOND SEMESTER BA/B.Sc/B.Com DEGREE
EXAMINATION
(CBCSSUG)
Common Course-English
ENG 2A 03 - WRITING FOR ACADEMICAND PROFESSIONAL SUCCES

1.Brainstorming is a group activity conducted at the beginning of a

ideas. In business and organizational contexts, brainstorming is usedproject to generate
as method to generate
innovative ideas on an area of interest and sometimes to find leads to address problems,
challenges or conflicts. Brainstorming can be of great use as a prewriting technique.
Before youstart writing it is essential for you to gather ideas and get into thà heart your
subject.
2. Apaper submited by a scholar for publication to ajournal is sent to other scholars
(reviewers) by the editor of the journal without the names and other details of the writer.
The reviewers read the paper and deterimine if the paper is worth publishing. The identity
of the reviewers is never disclosed to the author of the paper.
3. Discourse markers are those words or phrases which are used to connect one discourse to
another. Eg: anyway, right, okay,to begin with. They are used to connect, organise and
manage writings or conversation. Discourse markers connect one discourse to another.
They are also called sentence connectors, linking words, linking phrases, and transition
signals.
4. The process of reading the drafts repeatedly for mistakes after one finishes writing. In this
process of editing and rewriting certain words can be added or omitted, if necessary. In
proofreading grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure and format of the text are
all thoroughly examined.
5. a)The teacher told the student that they can pass the examination only if they answer the
questions quickly, clearly, and accurately.
b) Anju reads novels, writes poems, and writes short stories.
6. a) all b) most
c) despite d) regularly
7. a) Many European tourists visit the scenic hill stations of Kerala every year.
b) Jacob John, my former student, passed the civil service examination.
8. A Review is an article that represents a critical evaluation of a text, performance, or
production. For example a book, movie, concert, videogame or a product. It helps the
reader to get a clear picture of the reviewed item.
goes to the
9. a) Dependent Clause: whenever she feels sad; Independent Clause: Reshma
temple.
Sriram fell asleep
b) Dependent Clause: As soon as the film started; Independent Clause:
10. a) expert b) assemble c) American d) African
writing. The purpose
11. Asummary is condensed version of abook, article or other piece of
of writing a summary is to give the basic ideas of the original reading.
12. Looking straight at her, he said, I can't help you.
13. Survey is a niethod of collecting information by asking questions. Sometimes interviews
are done face toface with people at home, in school or at work. Other times, questions are
sent in the mail for people to answer and mails back. Increasingly surveys are conducted
by telephone.
14. Plagiarism is an act of stealing others material as one's own. It is an unethical act, a
serious offence, and is treated as a breach of academic integrity.
15. The main objective of compare and contrast essay isto analyze subjects hat can be
analyzed using comparison or contrast in a meaningful way. A compare and contrast
essay may examine two subjects by either comparing them, contrasting them or both.
1.

16. Dissertation /thesis are often used as interchangeably to refer to the mandatory fnal
projects in certain academic projects. In the universities of United States a thesis is the
fnal project of Master's Degree and dissertation is submitted for a doctoral
degree,
whereas in the United Kingdom a thesis is submitted for a doctoral degree and
dissertation for a Master's degree. The structure followed in both is similar; although
there are differences in the number of pages. A doctoral thesis/
dissertation is usually
lengthier compared to a master's project. Dissertation/thesis are reports of research vwork
carried out by scholars.
17. The genres of academic writing include essays, research
papers, book review, textual
analysis, literature review, project report, proposals, dissertation/ thesis and case
Most academies use essays to assess students' progress. An academic essay is study.
written to
answer a question or to defend an argument or opinion on a topic supporting evidence. A
research paper provides detailed information on a topic through different sections like
literature review, methodology, discussion andconclusion. A proposal is what you
present to explain objectives,purpose, methodology, and detailed plan for a proposal.
Literature review is the summary of relevant previous writings on the topic under
discussion. The main purpose of review of literature as an academic writing activity is to
display your knowledge of the subject. Dissertation / thesis are often used as
interchangeably to refer to the mandatory final projects in certain academic projects. Case
study is widely used in Social Science and Science subjects like Medicine.
18. It is amoral and ethical code in academic community.The notion of Academic integrity
examines different forms of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism poses a threat to
maintaining academic integrity. An academic writer can keep academic integrity by citing
his/her sources properly and also by avoiding plagiarism. Plagiaris1 is a literary theft. It
occurs when a writer copies another person's text or idcas and calls the work his/ her own
without gi ing credit to the source of the copied text.
19. Write a blog
20. Write a report
21 Write an email
22. Narrate the incident
23. ACV willhave the following sections. Personal Details, Professional Profîie, Obiectives,
Educations and Qualifications, Career History/work experience, Key Skills.
Achievements. Interests and Activities. References.

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25. Write a Jetter and resune
26. descriptive essay
Write a review
27. Decide on what you
want to study - Collect
fraime work or structure to work on - Start information or expert sources - Prepare a
writing - Prepare the final draft and
submit.