MSBTE, G Scheme, Semester - I, English

30 Pages·2015·2.28 MB·English

Written as per the revised ‘G’ Scheme syllabus prescribed by the Maharashtra State Board

of Technical Education (MSBTE) w.e.f. academic year 2012-2013

 ENGLISH 

First Year Diploma
Semester - I

First Editio n: June 2015

Salient Features

• Precise content with complete coverage of revised G-scheme syllabus.

• Includes solved Textual and MSBTE Questions (Summer 12 – Summer 15).

• Separate ‘Exercise Section’ and ‘Practice Section’ included to facilitate better preparation.

• Includes MSBTE Question Papers of Summer-14, Winter-14 and Summer-15.

• Three Model Question Papers as per the latest paper pattern.

• Simple and Lucid language.

• Self Evaluative in nature.

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PREFACE
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PREFACE

Target’s “English (F.Y.Dip.Sem.-1)” is compiled with an aim of shaping engineering minds of
students while catering to their needs. It is a complete and thorough book designed as per the new
revised G-scheme of MSBTE curriculum effective from June 2012.

The unit-wise classified format of this book helps the students in easy comprehension. Precise content
for each topic with detailed explanation in the form of numerous examples and tables, help the
students comprehend the basic concepts in a better way. The book also includes MSBTE Questions
(from 2012 till date) with solutions.

Furthermore, a separate Exercise Section that includes solved questions and a Practice Section will
facilitate better preparation for the students. Additionally, the grammar section includes Glossary for
difficult words and terms.

Three Model Question Papers designed as per MSBTE Pattern are a unique tool to enable self
assessment for the students.

MSBTE Question Papers of Summer-14, Winter-14 and Summer-15 are added at the end to make
students familiar with the examination pattern.

The journey to create a complete book is strewn with triumphs, failures and near misses. If you think
we’ve nearly missed something or want to applaud us for our triumphs, we’d love to hear from you.

Please write to us on : [email protected]

A book affects eternity; one can never tell where its influence stops.

Best of luck to all the aspirants!

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SYLLABUS

Topic and Contents Hours Marks
PART I - Application of Grammar
Specific Objectives:
 Apply grammatical rules to form correct sentences.
Contents:
 Articles: Appropriate use of definite and indefinite Articles
 Prepositions: To use correct Prepositions as per context 12 24
 Conjunctions: Co-ordinating and sub-ordinating Conjunctions
 Tenses: Correct usages of past, present and future tenses
 Active and Passive voice: Use of Active and Passive voice
 Direct and Indirect sentences: Conversion of direct into indirect sentence
and vice versa
PART II - Text
Specific objectives:
 Answer the questions based on the articles
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 State the meanings of the given words from the articles
Contents:
 Articles
PART III - Paragraph Writing
Specific objectives:
 Write a paragraph on a given topic
Contents:
 Paragraph Writing: Elaborate and expand the ideas with cohesion,
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coherence and use of correct punctuation marks
 Types of Paragraph: Narrative, Descriptive, Technical, Comparison and Contrast
 Dialogue Writing: Based on various situations
 Speech Writing based on situations: Welcome Speech, Farewell Speech,
Vote of Thanks and Introducing a Guest
PART IV - Comprehension
Specific objectives:
 Comprehend and provide the answers on given passages
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Contents:
 Comprehension of Passage: Comprehending questions and writing the
answers on unseen passages
PART V - Vocabulary Building
Specific objectives:
 Use correct words in given situations
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Contents:
 Words Often Confused  Collocation
 Prefix and Suffix  Synonyms and Antonyms
TOTAL 48 100
Contents

Chapter No. Topic Page No.
Unit - I: Application of Grammar 1
Basic Grammar 2
1 Articles 5
2 Prepositions 11
3 Conjunctions 18
4 Tenses 25
5 Active and Passive voice 33
6 Direct and Indirect sentences 40
Unit - II: Text 50
1 Dare to Dream 51
2 Say No to Plastic Bags 54
3 Roses of Gratitude 56
4 Simple Corrections for a Healthy Lifestyle 58
5 Interview of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 60
6 Capacitive Touch Screen Technology 62
7 Malathi Holla: The History Maker 64
8 Maximum Achievements 66
Unit - III: Paragraph Writing 68
1 Paragraph Writing 69
2 Dialogue Writing 79
3 Speech Writing 92
Unit - IV: Comprehension 102
1 Comprehension of Passage 103
Unit - V: Vocabulary Building 118
Introduction to Vocabulary 119
1 Words Often Confused 120
2 Collocation 133
3 Prefix and Suffix 146
4 Synonyms and Antonyms 154
Model Question Papers
Model Question Paper  I 161
Model Question Paper  II 164
Model Question Paper  III 166
MSBTE Question Papers
Question Paper – Summer 2014 170
Question Paper – Winter 2014 173
Question Paper – Summer 2015 176

Note: All the Textual questions and exercise are represented by * mark.
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UNIT

Application of Grammar

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Basic Grammar

Chapter - 1 Articles

Chapter - 2 Prepositions

Chapter - 3 Conjunctions

Chapter - 4 Tenses

Chapter - 5 Active and Passive voice

Chapter - 6 Direct and Indirect sentences
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Basic Grammar 

Sentence

It is a group of words that gives complete meaning. No sentence is complete without a verb.
E.g. i. I today to market. ii. I went to the market today.
The group of words make no sense The group of words gives complete meaning.

Classification of sentences

According to meaning of sentences According to structure of sentence

Assertive Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory Simple Compound Complex

1. Sentences can be classified according to the meaning of the sentence. There are four types of
sentences.
Types of Sentences

Assertive/Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory

These sentence make These sentences These sentences denote - These sentences

statements (positive ask questions. giving commands, orders, shows strong

or negative). requesting, praying, etc. emotions.

2. Sentences can be classified according to the structure of the sentence. There are three types:

Sentence can be classified as per the structure of the sentence

It has only one subject, one predicate and one finite verb.

Simple E.g. The girl with beautiful hair is my sister.
Sentence In the sentence, Subject is ‘The girl with beautiful hair’, Predicate is ‘is

my sister’ and Finite verb is ‘is’.

It has two simple sentences with a co-ordinator.
Compound E.g. He played well and he won the trophy.
Sentence In the sentence, two simple sentences ‘He played well’ and ‘he won the
trophy’ are joined by the co-ordinator ‘and’.

It has one main clause and one or more than one subordinate clauses which are

joined by a subordinating conjunction.

E.g. They rested when evening came.

Complex ‘They rested’ and ‘when evening came’, each has a subject and a predicate and

Sentence are hence clauses. ‘They rested’ makes complete sense and is therefore the main

clause. ‘When evening came’ makes sense but not complete sense. It is dependent

on – ‘they rested’. Hence, the clause is dependent or subordinate clause.
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Parts of Sentences

Parts of sentences are the ways in which sentences can be broken down.

Parts of sentences

Subject and Predicate Parts of speech Phrases and clauses

1. Sentences can be broken down as Subject and Predicate.
i. Subject: Something or someone you are talking about. Subject always has a noun or a
pronoun i.e., an object.
ii. Predicate: Part of a sentence which tells us what the subject does or is. Predicate always
has a verb.
E.g. Amit is a good boy.
‘Amit’ is someone you are talking about. Hence, he is the SUBJECT.
‘is a good boy’ is talking more about the subject ‘Amit’. Hence, is the PREDICATE.

2. Sentences can be broken down as Parts of Speech:
i. Noun: naming word. Names of people, place, animal, thing.
Types: Proper  particular names of people, places, etc. E.g. Delhi, Amit, etc.
Common  names used commonly E.g. cat, dog, man, pencil, etc.
Collective  denotes group E.g. herd of sheep, band of musicians, etc.
Abstract  denotes state (poverty), quality (kindness), action (laughter)
Material  denotes name of basic material E.g. chain of gold.
ii. Pronoun: word used instead of a noun.
Types: Personal  I, me, we, us, you, he, she, it, him, her, they, them
Possessive  mine, ours, yours, hers, his, its, theirs
Reflexive  myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself,
themselves
Emphatic  all words with ‘self’ when used to emphasize
Demonstrative  this, that, these, those, such
Indefinite  some, few, etc.
Distributive  each, either, neither
Interrogative  who, whose, whom, what, which
Relative  who, which, that
iii. Adjective: describing word - describes nouns and pronouns.
Types: Quality  quality of the noun/pronoun. E.g. dark, sweet, etc.
Quantity  weights, uncountable nouns. E.g. some rice, 1 kg. wheat
Number  numerals (one banana) and cardinals (first, second, etc.) with
countable nouns.
Demonstrative  this, that, these, those, such
Interrogative  what, which, whose
iv. Verb: doing word
Types: Transitive  that which has an object.
E.g. He plays with a ball. (Ball - object)
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Intransitive  that which does not have an object.
E.g. He plays well. (no object)
Finite  verb that changes according to tense (base verb, -ing verb, -ed
verb), gender (I go, he goes, etc.)
Non-finite  verb that does not change according to tense, gender.
E.g.
i. I went to swim.
He goes to swim.
In both the sentences, tenses ‘went’, ‘go’ changes but the non finite verb ‘to
swim’ does not change.
ii. I went swimming.
He goes swimming.
In both the sentences, tenses ‘went’, ‘go’ changes but the non finite verb
‘swimming’ does not change.
v. Adverb: tells more about verb, adjective . Tells when, at what place, in what manner,
why, an action takes place.
Types: Time  at night, during, etc. (Question to be asked ‘When?’)
Place  inside, outside, etc. (Question to be asked ‘Where?’)
Manner  like, as, perfectly, slowly, etc. (Question to be asked ‘How?’)
Reason  because, so, etc. (Question to be asked ‘Why?’)
vi. Preposition: position words and linking words.
E.g. at, since, within, etc.
vii. Conjunction: joining words - join two words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
E.g. than, as soon as, but etc.
viii. Interjection: words denoting strong emotions. Interjection are followed with
exclamatory mark.
E.g. Hurray, Wow, Alas etc.
ix. Articles: There are three articles  A, AN and THE.

3. Sentences can be broken down as phrases and clauses:
i. Phrases: They are a group of words that are part of a sentence. They give some meaning
but not the complete meaning. They do not have a verb.
E.g. In the East  shows something in east direction.
of gold  shows something made of gold.
ii. Clauses: They are a group of words that are a part of a sentence. They have one subject,
one predicate and one finite verb.
E.g. He has a chain which is made of gold.
In the sentence, Subject - which
Predicate - is made of gold
Finite verb - is

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