CBSE Class 12 English Core Delhi Question Paper 2013 (2)

CBSE Class 12 English Core Delhi Question Paper 2013 (2). Students can download the last year question papers using the link below. Free download of examination question papers with solutions.Last 10 year question papers should be practised to get better marks in examinations. 

SECTION A

(READING)

A1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

1 In today’s fiercely competitive business environment, companies need to communicate information pertaining to a whole range of issues in a lucid and precise manner to their customers.

2 This is particularly so in the case of companies which do business in areas such as manufacturing, information technology (IT), engineering products and services — companies whose products and services may not be understood by a customer not familiar with its technical aspects.

3 These communication materials are prepared in a company these days by 'technical writers' — people who can effectively communicate to an intended audience.

4 The skills of a technical writer are being increasingly sought for preparing marketing documents such as brochures, case studies, website content and media kits and for the preparation of a whole range of manuals. Though technical writers in a company do a good portion of such work, the trend now is to outsource technical  writing to free-lancers.

5 Technical writing and writing text-books are poles apart. The former is aimed at those who do not have an in-depth knowledge about a product and hence should be direct and lucid. An overdose of technical terms and jargon would only add to the confusion of the customer.

6 The basic requirement for being a technical writer is near-total mastery over English language. A technical writer should be natural in creative writing and needs to be an expert in using Business English.

7 This simply means that those with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature alongwith a diploma/degree in Journalism and having a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) are ideal candidates for being employed as technical writers.

8 According to Joe Winston, Chief Executive Officer of ‘I-manager’, speaking ability is not imperative for a technical writer. All that one needs is the talent to write in a simple and effective manner. Many have inhibitions in speaking English but their writing skills would be very sharp.

9 Technical writing would be a good option for such people. If a candidate is to be assigned the task of preparing high-end technical manuals, he/she is required to have higher qualifications such as an M.A./M.Phil. in English Literature and a degree such as M.C.A.

10 Companies look for such qualifications because technical writers first need to understand the technical information themselves, before trying to communicate it in de-jargonised language to the potential customers.

(a) (i) What is the need of technical writing in today’s world ? 

(ii) What is the nature of the job of a technical writer ? 

(iii) Whom does the technical writing aim at ? 

(iv) According to Joe Winston, who could be a technical writer ? 

(v) What should be the academic qualification of a technical writer ? 

(vi) Is technical writing a good career for women ? Give two reasons. 

(b) Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following : 

(i) clear (para 1)

(ii) continuous/without stopping (para 14)

(iii) difficult (para 15)

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