Communication Skills Question Paper
Communication Skills
Course:Pre-University Programme (Pre-University)
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KABARAK
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF PRE- UNIVERSITY ENGLISH
COURSE CODE: PENG 021
COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STREAM:
PRE-UNIVERSITY SEM 2
DAY:
MONDAY
TIME:
9.00 – 11.00 A.M.
DATE:
22/03/2010
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL questions in this paper.
2. All your work must be neat.
PLEASE TURNOVER
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SECTION A: (12 MARKS)
1. What is communication?
(2mks)
2. State any three characteristics of communication.
(3mks)
3. Give three examples of non-verbal communication.
(3mks)
4. Briefly, describe interactional (circular) model of communication.
(4mks)
SECTION B: (15 MARKS)
5. What is the difference between listening and hearing?
(4mks)
6. Discuss any three purposes of listening.
(6mks)
7. Briefly, explain any five obstacles to effective listening.
(5mks)
SECTION C: (10 MARKS)
8. (a) What does SQ3R stand for? Briefly explain.
(5mks)
(b) Use the following transitional words in sentences of your own.
(i) In summary
(ii) For instance
(c) What is the importance of taking notes?
(3mks)
SECTION D: (13 MARKS)
9. (a) What is a library?
(1mk)
(b) Name two library classification systems.
(2mks)
(c) Explain the meaning of the following;
(i) card catalogue
(ii) call material
(iii) reference material
10. How would you document the following books in your bibliography? Arrange them
correctly.
(8mks)
(1) Student’s writing guide 1989. Cambridge Taylor, G. Cambridge University press.
(2) Kenya. study skills. Montgomery. Longman 1982
(3) East African publishers. John Ngugi. The River between 1990 Nairobi.
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SECTION E: (20 MARKS)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
The Detox debate
Detox kits and supplements are recent health fads. But can they really help you lose weight
fast? Online weight loss coach Andrew Cate investigates.
We’ve heard a lot about the need to detox lately. It’s the term used to describe astrict program
of elimination and supplementation that’s meant to rid your body of impurities, cleaning your
liver and kidneys, and flushing your bowel. It’s suggested that toxins build up from consuming
too much fat, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, preservatives, and pollution.
There’s no shortage of detox books, kits, and programs claiming to help you shed weight,
improve your well being, cause your skin to radiate, and make you feel younger. The kits
usually contain a dietary program, which is supplemented with a variety of vitamins, minerals,
tonics, digestive aids, and laxatives. They are particularly popular in January as people feel the
urge to begin the New Year afresh after overindulging during the festive season.
People will make drastic changes when they go on a detox diet and often feel better for starting
a structured regime. However, detox kits made up of herbal laxatives and diuretics are
unnecessary and have generally to have no proven benefit. Detox regimes do not improve
kidney and liver function. These organs are well designed to filter your blood of fats, alcohol,
and other nasties – all without the help of a fancy box from your local pharmacy. There is no
scientific evidence to support specific detox diets, programs, or supplement kits. However,
there’s no debate about the fact that eating less junk food, cutting out cigarettes and your
alcohol intake, etc will benefit your health. For example, drinking more water and cutting out
caffeine will improve your hydration levels, while reducing your portion sizes and increasing
your vegetable intake will improve bowel function. These changes will enhance your well-
being, but there’s nothing magical about the detox diet itself. Rather, it’s the associated
lifestyle changes that benefit your health.
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Detox kits that contain laxatives and diuretics to encourage you to fast could, potentially, do
more harm than good. Laxatives speed up your bowel motions, but also prevent the absorption
of nutrients, while diuretics can result to partial dehydration.
The fasting component of a detox should only be minimal, and not extend beyond a day or two.
By eating next to nothing, you are not getting enough nutrients for the essential functions of
your body. Supplements are no substitute for real food, and relying solely on them can result
in vitamin deficiencies. Fasting is also known to slow down your metabolic rate, which
encourages your body to store fat, making it harder to lose body fat in the future.
If you’ve spent weeks, months or years overindulging drinking and smoking you can’t hope to
fix yourself in a few days. Detox diets aren’t an instant cure to health and wellness. Short-
term changes to your diet and lifestyle only result in short-term changes to your health and
wellness. If you can’t stick to the lifestyle changes you make over the long term, there’s no
point starting them, as they won’t have any serious impact upon your health.
a)
What is detoxing?
(2 mks)
b)
From the information given in the passage, what builds up toxins in
the body?
(2 mks)
c)
Give the contents of a detox kit.
(2 mks)
d)
When do detox kits sell most?
(1 mk)
e)
Summarize the writer’s argument on whether we need to detox or not.
(5 mks)
f)
Outline the dangers of detox diets.
(4 mks)
h)
We’ve heard a lot about the need to detox lately. (Rewrite the sentence
as a question without changing the meaning).
(1 mk)
i)
Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. (3 mks)
Overindulge.…………………………………………………………
Deficiencies..………………………………………………………...
Laxatives ……………………………………………………………
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