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Communication And Study Skills Question Paper

Communication And Study Skills

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce (Commerce)

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2008

COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION AND STUDY SKILLS
STREAM: Y1S1
DAY: WEDNESDAY
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M.
DATE: 10/12/2008
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Answer All questions in Section A and Any TWO from Section B
2. Marks allocated to each questions are shown in brackets.
3. Credit will be given for precise and well illustrated answers.
PLEASE TURN OVER
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SECTION A: (COMPULSORY) study, grammar and library skills (40 MKS)
1. (a) Discuss the following word formation processes. Give at least two examples for
each.
(i) Conversion
(ii) Compounding
(iii) Blending
(iv) Clipping (12 mks)
(b) Using appropriate examples, explain two types of tests. (6 mks)
2. ( a) B riefly explain the five types of libraries. (10 mks)
(b) Briefly explain the following sections of a library.
(i) short loan
(ii) lending section
(iii) loose periodical section
(iv) national collection
(v) bibliography section (10 mks)
(c) W ha t is grammaticality? (2 mks)
SECTION B Listening and speaking skills (20 MKS)
(Answer only one question from this section)
3. (a) Explain what each of the following types of listening entails.
(i) A ppr eciative
(ii) The rapeutic
(iii) Crit ical (12 mks)
(b ) E x plain two causes of poor listening. (4 mks)
(c) Write a short paragraph using TWO highlights and TWO signposts. (4 mks)
4. (a) Discuss the importance of non-verbal elements of communication. (8 mks)
( b) D iscuss four qualities of a good public speaker. (12 mks)
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SECTION C: writing skills (20 MKS)
(Answer only one question from this section)
5. (a) Explain what an abstract entails in a research proposal. (4 mks)
( b) E xplain three qualities of a good research report. (9 mks)
(c) W ha t is plagiarism? (2 mks)
( d ) What does “the significance of study” entail in a research report? (5 mks)
OR
6. (a ) E xplain TWO qualities of a good essay. (6 mks)
(b) Explain the following features of an expository essay
(i) Reasonableness
(ii) Logic
(iii) Consistency and clear definition (12 mks)
(c) W hy is a research referred to as empirical. (2 mks)
SECTION D Communication Process (20 MKS)
(Answer only one question from this section)
EITHER
7. (a) Justify the definition of communication ‘as the process of creating shared understanding’
(4 mks)
(b) Ex plain five types of communication barriers. (15 mks)
(c) W hat are feedbacks effects? (1 mk)
OR
8. (a ) D iscuss communication as a process (10 mks)
( b ) G iving illustration discuss the importance of communication. (10 mks

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