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Technical English (1 st  year B.Tech) Unit -4: Reading *Important one mark questions and answers 1)       Define topic sentence. A sentence that contains the main idea of the paragraph is called as topic sentence. 2)       What is an average reading speed of words per minute? An average reading speed of words per minute is 200-250. 3)       List at least two ways to improve speed reading. By applying SQ3R Reading technique and Note-making method. 4)       Mention some techniques which author uses in one’s own writing. Author uses different techniques such as discussion, elaboration, demonstration,               comparison, argumentation, criticism etc. to justify their ideas. 5)       How can a meaning of a word be inferred from the text? By understandi...

Technical English (1 st  year B.Tech) Unit -3: Effective Speaking *Important one mark questions and answers 1.       Mention the factors or guidelines to achieve effective speaking skill. By knowing how to manipulate Paralinguistic Features, one can achieve effective speaking skill. 2.       State at least one reason where a speech lacks its clarity. When the words are not articulated properly, a speech lacks its clarity. 3.       List out paralinguistic features. Quality, Volume, Pace, Pitch, Articulation, Pronunciation, Voice Modulation, and Pauses. 4.       What is the average rate of words a person speaks per minute? The average rate is from 120 to 150 words per minute. 5.       Give two other names for Standard Pronunciation. Standard Pronunciation is also called as Received pronunciation, Queen’s English, King’s Engl...