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7.  The song was performed by the band.
                    8.  The painting was admired by the visitors.
                   Ans.  1.  My mother baked the cake.
                       2.  Everyone enjoyed the concert.
                       3.  The mechanic washed the car.
                       4.  The student completed the homework.
                       5.  Steven Spielberg directed the movie.
                       6.  The city council maintains the park.
                       7.  The band performed the song.
                       8.  The visitors admired the painting.



                                                  SECTION B (Subjective Type Questions)

                 A.   Short answer type questions.
                    1.   Define the term Communication.
                   Ans.   The word 'communication' is derived from the Latin word communicare, meaning "to share". It is defined as a way of
                       conveying a meaningful message from one entity to another in the form of signs, symbols, behaviour using verbal and
                       non-verbal skills.

                    2.  Write any two advantages and two disadvantages of written communication.
                   Ans.  Following are the two advantages of written communication:
                       •  It is an effective way of communication where the message can be stored for future references.
                       •  It is impact-full and effective.
                       Following are the disadvantages of written communication:
                       •  It is time consuming as feedback is not immediate.
                       •  Costs more in terms of resources and manpower.
                    3.   Write two differences between oral and written communication.
                   Ans.  Differences between oral and written communication are:

                                       Oral Communication                        Written Communication
                           It is communication using spoken words.    It is communication using written words.
                           It can be direct face-to-face conversation or   It is a process of sending short messages through
                           telephonic conversation.                   phones, writing letters, sending emails, making notes
                                                                      or writing down speech to communicate.
                    4.   Write the names of any three different types of non-verbal communication.
                   Ans.  Facial expressions, Eye contact and Touch.
                    5.   What is a Phrase? Give an example.
                   Ans.  A phrase is a group of words together but not a sentence that forms a complete meaning. It lacks a subject and the object.
                       For example, Good luck.
                    6.   What are punctuation marks?
                   Ans.  Punctuation marks are the symbols used to help the reader understand the proper meaning of a sentence and where to
                       pause or stop. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar.
                    7.   What are articles?
                   Ans.  An article is a word that describes the noun. It is used before a noun to show whether it is specific or not. In English
                       grammar, there are three articles- A, An and The.
                    8.   What is capitalisation?
                   Ans.  Capitalisation means writing the first alphabet of a word in uppercase. In English grammar, we cannot on our own decide
                       to write anything in capital. We follow the rules of capitalisation whenever we write anything.


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