BEGAE-182 · December 2020 · English

IGNOU BEGAE-182 December 2020 Previous Year Question Paper

ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Structured previous year question paper for BEGAE-182, December 2020 session.

Max marks: 50 · Questions: 10

Verified: 5 Aug 2026

CBCS (GENERAL AND HONS.)

ABILITY ENHANCEMENT (COMPULSORY)

Term-End Examination

February, 2021

BEGAE-182 : ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50

Note : All question are compulsory. Answer all questions.

I. Answer any four of the following questions in about

100 words each.

Q1.What are the barriers to communication ?

Q2.How can they be removed ?

Q3.What are the advantages of non -verbal communication ?

Q4.How would you structure a presentation so as to make it most effective ?

Q5.What are homophones and homographs ?

Q6.Give examples of both.

Q7.While writing a formal letter, how can you make it gender neutral ?

Q8.What are ‘schemata’ ? What is their role in reading ? 5 II. A new recruit has just joined your orgnisation .

Q9.Write a dialogue in 10 turns, where you, as a senior colleague, explain the role he/she is expected to perform in the organisation.

Q10.Write a well -structured essay on one of the following topics :

(a) Higher education in India in t he 21 st century.

(b) Cultural diversity in India. III. You have been offered a job as a research assistant in a leading research organisation. Write a formal letter of acceptance to the head of the organisation. 10 A group of five students have been g iven the topic : "Encouraging children to develop good reading habits." Write out a group discussion on this topic. IV. What are the characteristics of a conversation ? How is a conversation different from other speech events ? 10 What are the four levels of reading comprehension ? Explain each briefly with suitable examples.