ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS - SOFT SKILLS I - E2-SEM1 - HS2101

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Syllabus for “English for Competitive Examinations” (Soft Skills I) for E2-SEM1 under Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies–Basar. Specifies course marks (Externals 60, Internals 40) and learning objectives focused on understanding competitive exam patterns and improving grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, and sentence-building skills. Outlines outcomes for clarity of SSC, AEE, TSPSC, and UPSC exam requirements, plus confidence. Units cover error correction, clauses and sentence types, voice and speech, word substitutes, idioms, question formation, pronunciation aspects, critical appreciation of poems, and essay writing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages101

Reading Time4 h 15 min

AccessFree to download

Objectives

Outcomes

Unit-I

Previous Questions

Error Correction and Sentence Rearrangement

Clauses and Phrases; If clauses

Types of sentences

Understanding: Simple/Complex/Compound

Unit-II

Voice

Direct and Indirect Speech

Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles

One-word substitutes, Idioms, Prepositional phrases, Analogy

Forming Questions and Question Tags

Unit-III

Aspects of Pronunciation

Consonant/Vowel Sounds and Diphthongs

Syllabification and Stress

Intonation

Unit-IV

Unit-V

References

ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES-BASAR ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS SOFT SKILLS I – E2-SEM1 (ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS) HS2101 Externals: 60 Marks Internals: 40 Marks L-T-P-C* 6-0-0-1 Objectives: 1. To make them to understand the pattern of the Various Competitive Exams 2. To make them to enhance Grammar, Comprehension and Vocabulary to appear for the Exams 3. To make them practise the sentence building, correct usage, comprehension, and composition Outcomes: 1. Students will be able to get the clarity of various exams of SSC, AEE, TSPSC and UPSC 2. Students will be able to improve their Grammar, Comprehension and Vocabulary 3. Students will be able to feel confident enough to appear for the Exams Unit-I 1. Previous question papers ofAEE/TSPSC/ SSC/Banking 2. Error Correction and Sentence Rearrangement 3. Clauses (Noun Clauses – Adjective Clauses; Adverbial Clauses) and Phrases (Noun phrases; verb phrases; adverbial phrases), If clauses 4. Types of sentences Positive/Negative/Interrogative/Negative interrogative 5. Understanding (Simple, Complex and Compound) Unit-II 1. Voice 2. Direct and Indirect Speech 3. Infinitives; Gerunds; Participles 4. One word substitutes, Idioms, Prepositional phrases and Analogy 5. Forming Questions and Question Tags Unit-III Aspects of Pronunciation 1. Consonant, Vowel Sounds and Diphthongs 1 ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS 2. Syllabification – Stress-Word Stress 3. Intonation: Falling – Raising – Falling and Raising Unit-IV Critical Appreciation of Selected Poems Unit-V Essay Writing REFERENCES: 1. R.P Bhatnagar and Bhargava Rajal,“English for Competitive Examinations” McMillan India limited, 1989. 2. Wren and Martin, NDV Prasad Rao.“High School English Grammar and Composition” S. CHAND & COMPANY LTD, New Delhi. 3. Murali Krishna,“English for Engineers.” Pearson Education, Inc. New Delhi, 2015. 4. E. Suresh Kumar, P. Sreehari and J. Savithi.“English for Success.” Foundation Books, Inc. New Delhi, 2014. 5. Ashraf. M. Rizvi,“Efective Technical Communication.” Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2015. 6. Hari Mohan Prasad and Rajnish Mohan,“How to prepare for Group for Group Discussion and Interview.” 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2015. 7. Upendran. S,“Foundation Course in Spoken English PartI”. McMillan India limited, 1989. 8. [http://www.bankexamstoday.com/2015/09/bank-exams-question-papers.html](http://www.bankexamstoday.com/2015/09/bank-exams-question-papers.html) 9. [http://ssccglpinnacle.com/sentence-rearrangement/](http://ssccglpinnacle.com/sentence-rearrangement/) 10. [https://tspsc.gov.in/TSPSCWEB0508/oldquestionp.jsp](https://tspsc.gov.in/TSPSCWEB0508/oldquestionp.jsp) 11. [http://ssc.nic.in/](http://ssc.nic.in/) 2 ENGLISH FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS Unit-I Previous Questions (2016) 1. Identify the meaning of the idiom “butterflies in the stomach” 1. Excited 2. Depressed 3. Nervous 4. Hungry 2. Identify the grammatically wrong sentence among the following. 1. The virtue has its own reward. 2. Twelve inches make a foot 3. The only one who can make a perfect cake is you 4. He is a honest person 3. The following sentence is divided into four parts. Identify the part in which there is error. Very few young trainees (1)/ willingly undertake (2)/ a posting to a branch (3)/ located of a rural area (4) 4. Identify the grammatically correct sentence among the following. 1. No other boy is as taller as Subhash. 2. Gold is one of the more precious metal. 3. Mohan is the young boy in the class. 4. The Meteorological Department says “This year, Hyderabad will face the hottest summer in the decade.” 5. Fill in the gap with appropriate question tag. The servants have not closed the doors,……? 1. Haven’t they 2. Have they 3. Didn’t th

FAQs

What are the assessment marks for Soft Skills I (E2-SEM1)?

Externals are 60 marks and Internals are 40 marks.

Which major grammar and sentence topics are covered in Unit-I?

Unit-I covers previous question papers, error correction and sentence rearrangement, clauses and phrases (including if clauses), sentence types, and understanding of simple, complex, and compound structures.

What communication and writing skills are targeted in the syllabus outcomes?

Students improve grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, and sentence-building accuracy, gaining clarity about SSC, AEE, TSPSC, and UPSC exam patterns and confidence to appear for exams.

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