English For Engineers Practice Questions June 2025
1. Explain the process of ‘Communication’ with a suitable diagram and
an appropriate example.
2. What is meant by ‘Feedback’? What role does it play in the process of
communication?
3. List the advantages and disadvantages of oral/written
communication.
4. What is meant by non-verbal communication? Write notes on the
different forms of non-verbal communication.
5. What are the various barriers to communication?
6. State and explain the different types of ‘Listening’.
7. Write short notes on:
a. Horizontal Communication
b. Grapevine Communication, its merits and demerits
c. Downward Communication
d. Socio-psychological Barriers
e. Cross Cultural Barriers
f. SQ3R Technique of Reading
g. Haptics & Proxemics
8. State and explain the merits and de-merits of upward and downward
communication.
9. Identify the sender, receiver, medium/channel, message and
feedback in the following communication situations.
a. Rekha gave a kathak dance performance in the auditorium. The
audience applauded the performance with a standing ovation.
b. Rita went to the Principal’s cabin to request for a day’s leave. The
Principal granted the leave.
10. Identify the barriers in the given situations. Justify your choice.
a. Rehan convinced his classmates to bunk Mechanics lecture. He
told them that the new faculty has no clarity in speech and does
not know the subject well.
b. Vikram stopped attending weekly meetings. He felt that he was
ignored by the authorities and his presence was of no use.
11. State and explain the principles of business correspondence. What is
“You Attitude”.
12. Your company has come up with new generation Air Purifiers. Draft a
sales letter in complete block form, promoting the air purifiers.
Invent the necessary details.
13.You have received a claim letter from one of your customers, in
which he has demanded complete refund for the laptop that he had
purchased from your store. Draft an adjustment letter refusing
refund and suggest a suitable alternative. Invent the necessary details
and write the letter in modified block form.
14.You want to set up a computer center for which you require personal
computers, printers, tables, chairs, fans and LED bulbs. Draft a letter
of enquiry giving the complete specifications. Invent the necessary
details.
15. Write technical definitions for the following:
a. Power bank b. Smart Watch c. Thermometer d. Sugar monitoring
machine e. Pen Drive
16. Write a set of instructions with cautions and warnings for replacing
an electric fuse wire.
17. Write a short paragraph of around 150 words on any one of the
following:
a. Well begun is half done
b. The future of AI in education
c. Is Engineering a lucrative profession?
d. Global warming is global warning.
18. Write a critical review of around 100 words on any one of the
following:
a. “The Secret” by Rhonda Bryne
b. “Wings of Fire” APJ Abdul Kalam
c. Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
d. “Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening” Robert Frost
