Even Semester Examination

(July-August, 2021)
Paper Code: UGMBAE-02;
Paper name: Business Communication & Personality Development
Integrated Five Years MBA
Full Marks: 80

(The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

GROUP: I (Answer any five questions) (7 x 5 = 35)

1. Draft an email to your friend expressing your apprehension of the 3rd Covid wave.
2. Differentiate between Circular and Notice with the help of examples.
3. Write a paragraph on the festival you enjoy celebrating the most.
4. Write a summary within 75 words of the following passage:
Gardening is a branch of horticulture. Gardening is also considered as a therapy that helps our body
in increasing the happy hormone level. Gardening helps us to grow the vegetables that are sufficient
for our needs. Vegetables grown in our garden are more healthy, tasty, nutritious, and chemical-free.
We can easily grow vegetables according to our choice. Along with growing vegetables, we can also
plant flowers of different varieties. Flowers of lively color soothe our eyes and bring positive vibes in
our home.

Gardening helps us to decorate and add beauty to our home. In this hectic lifestyle, gardening is the
best activity that keeps us fit and healthy. Doing gardening regulates our glands for metabolism. It
also provides serum vitamin D to our bodies. Vitamin D is a good natural source in providing calcium
for our bones to stay stronger, and boosting our immune system.

Gardening does not only lifts our physical performance but is also good for mental health. Gardening
acts as a tool in combating loneliness which is common nowadays. Elderly people often complain
about social issues. So, engaging in the activity of gardening can sort out this problem of loneliness.
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5. Explain why procrastination is a bad habit if you always manage to meet the deadlines. Give reasons
why in email we should avoid forwarding chain letters but reply with message threads. 4+3

6. Proof read the following paragraph using proof reading symbols.

The job characteristics model designed by hackman and oldham is based on the idea that the task
itself is key to employee motivation. Specifically, a boring and monotonous job stifles motivation to
perform well whereas a challenging job enhances motivation. variety, autonomy and decision
authority are three ways of adding challenge to a job. Job enrichment and job rotation are the two
ways of adding variety and challenge
7. Do as instructed: 7x1
(i) friends may Children outside more with their the direct of an adult. time supervision spend (Rewrite)
(ii) They asked me what __________________ . (I was looking for/I looked for/I would look for)
(iii) They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ....... school in
Switzerland. (ends / ending / finishes / finishing)
(iv) The tortoise agreed that the hare ran as fast as the wind but claimed that he could easily ....... him in
a race. (strike / hit / beat / knock)
(v) Here’s __________ important announcement for train to Patna. (some/ few/ an)
(vi) The man was arrested and charged ___________ theft. (for/ with/ because of)
(vii) commercial year the aviation first flight take place? did Which (Rewrite)

GROUP: II (Answer any one questions AND the Case Study) [(15 x 1) +30 = 45]
(Maximum word limit: 300 per answer AND 500 for case study)

8. Write a letter to your friend expressing your feelings of being a university student but not getting the
feel of it since joining.
9. Draft a CV which should establish your strength in communication skill and leadership skill.
10.CASE STUDY

The following facial expressions of yours are recorded by your teacher. Explain sequence of events that
could have brought out such expressions. The first one is done for you:
Day 1: 30 October, 2019
The University reopened after the Diwali break. Students joined rejuvenated after the break and back
from home with their parents and family. They were extremely happy to reunite with their classmates.

Continue writing events for the next 15 such responses. 15 x 2

Monday 4.11.2019 Group exercise

Thoughtful Happy
Wednesday 6.11.2019 Announcement
of special class
on Friday
Disappointed & Sad
Friday 8.11.2019 Surprise Test

Surprise Fear
Monday 11.11.2019 Answer scripts
returned

Happy Disappointed & Sad

Lecture
Inquisitive/Thoughtful
Wednesday 13.11.2019 Presentation
Delivery for
Evaluation

Confident Nervous

Happy Disappointed & Sad

Monday 18.11.2019 Summarising of

Inquisitive/Thoughtful