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"A well dressed and groomed person is presumed to be organised and methodical, whereas a sloppy or shabby person fails to make a favourable impression". Discuss. (b) (i) Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word: GERMANE (1) Responsible (2) Logical (3) Possible (4) Relevant. (ii) Select a suitable antonym fer the word given under: FIDELITY (1) Commitment (2) Inconstancy (3) Ambitious (4) Devotion Change the following sentences to indirect speech: Why don't you go away for a few days?' Jenifer said to me. (c) Write a precis and give an appropriate title to the passage given below: We are bombarded by noise and sound in all our waking hours. We 'hear' conversations, news, gossips and many other forms of speech all the time. However, most of it is not listened to carefully and therefore, not understood, partially understood or misunderstood. A good listener does not only listen to the spoken words, but observes carefully the nonverbal cues to understand the complete message. He/she absorbs the given information's, processes it, understands its context and meaning and to form an accurate, reasoned, intelligent response. Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing, in other words is necessary but is not a sufficient condition for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that calls for concentration. While, listening, one should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, as well as with the eyes and the mind. Listening is to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good communication is essentially an interactive process. It calls for participation and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is necessary to be interested and also show or make it abundantly clear that one is interested in knowing what the other person has to say. Good listening is an art that can be cultivated. It relates to skills that can be developed. A good listener knows the art of getting much more than what the speaker is trying to convey. He knows how to prompt, persuade but not to cut off or interrupt what the other person has to say. At times the speaker may or may not be coherent, articulate and well organised in his thoughts and expressions. He may have it in his mind and yet he may fail to marshal the right words while communicating is thought. The listener has to be objective, practical and in control pf his emotions. Often the understanding of a listener is coloured by his own emotions, judgments, opinions, and reactions to what is being said. "A well dressed and groomed person is presumed to be organised and methodical, whereas a sloppy or shabby person fails to make a favourable impression". Discuss. (b) (i) Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word: GERMANE (1) Responsible (2) Logical (3) Possible (4) Relevant. (ii) Select a suitable antonym fer the word given under: FIDELITY (1) Commitment (2) Inconstancy (3) Ambitious (4) Devotion Change the following sentences to indirect speech: Why don't you go away for a few days?' Jenifer said to me. (c) Write a precis and give an appropriate title to the passage given below: We are bombarded by noise and sound in all our waking hours. We 'hear' conversations, news, gossips and many other forms of speech all the time. However, most of it is not listened to carefully and therefore, not understood, partially understood or misunderstood. A good listener does not only listen to the spoken words, but observes carefully the nonverbal cues to understand the complete message. He/she absorbs the given information's, processes it, understands its context and meaning and to form an accurate, reasoned, intelligent response. Listening starts with hearing but goes beyond. Hearing, in other words is necessary but is not a sufficient condition for listening. Listening involves hearing with attention. Listening is a process that calls for concentration. While, listening, one should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears, as well as with the eyes and the mind. Listening is to be understood as the total process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpretations. Good communication is essentially an interactive process. It calls for participation and involvement. It is quite often a dialogue rather than a monologue. It is necessary to be interested and also show or make it abundantly clear that one is interested in knowing what the other person has to say. Good listening is an art that can be cultivated. It relates to skills that can be developed. A good listener knows the art of getting much more than what the speaker is trying to convey. He knows how to prompt, persuade but not to cut off or interrupt what the other person has to say. At times the speaker may or may not be coherent, articulate and well organised in his thoughts and expressions. He may have it in his mind and yet he may fail to marshal the right words while communicating is thought. The listener has to be objective, practical and in control pf his emotions. Often the understanding of a listener is coloured by his own emotions, judgments, opinions, and reactions to what is being said.

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