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SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
(Established in the Ministry of Higher Education, vide in Act
No. 29 of 1995)
Higher National Diploma in Business Finance
First Year, First Semester Examination – 2014
BF1143- Business Communication
Instructions for Candidates:
Answer all Questions
All Questions carry equal marks.
No. of questions : Five (05)
No. of pages
: Three (03)
Time
: Three Hours
1. Read the sentences and replace the words and expressions in bold with a word or
expression in the box which has an opposite meaning.
a. We have a limited supply of computer base units. ………………………………………
b. Last year, our company made a huge profit.
……………………………………..
c. Our gross profit are up by almost 150% on last year.
……………………………………….
d. Banks across the country are reporting a sharp drop in borrowing.
………………………………
e. The company will debit your bank account with $ 528 each month.
………………………………
f. The wholesale market has experienced a downturn since the recession began.
……………………………………………….
g. The government is encouraging short term investors to put their money into the
public sector. ……………………………………………….
h. Private enterprises are under a lot of financial pressure.
………………………………………….
i.
Skilled workers are demanding a 15% pay rise. ……………………………………………….
j.
If this continues, we will have to lay off members of staff.
………………………………………
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Take on
demand for
credit lending
unskilled laborers
net
state owned industries
loss
retail
private
(20 marks)
2. Match the words and expression in the box with a dictionary definition from the list.
a. The percentage charged for borrowing money.
b. Industries involved in the manufacture of goods.
c. A tax imposed as a percentage of invoice value of goods or services.
d. A tax on money earned as wages or salary.
e. A state of economy where prices and wages are rising to keep pace with each
other.
f. The most important industries in a country.
g. The action of imposing taxes.
h. Lack of work.
i.
Industries which were once privately owned, but now belong to the state.
j.
A system where one person or company supplies all of a product in one area
without any competition.
VAT
inflation
interest rates
unemployment
taxation
monopoly
key industries
Secondary industries
income tax
nationalized industries
(20 marks)
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3.
Rearrange the words/ phrases in the following to make meaningful sentences.
a. it may rain/ the / sky/ in the evenings/ is clear/ but now
b. out/ you are ill/ when/ should not go/ you/ in/ the rain
c. at the examination/ well/ but he is not/ might do/ a bright boy/ Sena
d. off/ you enter/ a temple/ when/ you should take/your shoes
e. was flat/ the ancient people/that/ believed/ the earth
f. with several distinctions/hope/ the examination/that/will pass/ Nimal’s
parents/he
g. more time/the English paper/ I / had/ I wish/ answer to
h. business/ relate/ objectives/ business/ to aims/ strategies/and
i.
a/ has/ partnership/ than/more/owner/one
j.
owners/shareholders/and/ have/also/ duty/a/the/towards/community
(20 marks)
4.
Assume that you are the advertising officer of your company and your company
has introduced a new model color TV recently. Prepare an attractive
advertisement to be published in a daily newspaper.
(20 marks)
5.
You are the organizer of ‘ wesak dansela’ at your ATI. Prepare a notice to be put
in the notice board of your ATI to inform the above matter to other students.
( 20 marks)
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SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS FINANCE
First year, First semester Examination-2014
Business Communication
MARKING MASTER
1. Read the sentences and replace the words and expressions in bold with a word or
expression in the box which has an opposite meaning.(20 marks)
a. We have a limited supply of computer base units.
DEMAND FOR
b. Last year, our company made a huge profit.
LOSS
c. Our gross profit are up by almost 150% on last year.
NET
d. Banks across the country are reporting a sharp drop in borrowing. LENDING
e. The company will debit your bank account with 528 $ each month. CREDIT
f.
The wholesale market has experienced a downturn a downturn since the recession
began. RETAIL
g. The government is encouraging short term investors to put their money into the public
sector .PRIVATE
h. Private enterprises are under a lot of financial pressure. STATE OWNED INDUSTRIES
i.
Skilled workers are demanding a 15% pay rise. UNSKILLED LABORERS
j.
If this continues, we will have to lay off members of staff. TAKE ON
2. Match the words and expression in the box with a dictionary definition from the list.(20
marks)
a. The percentage charged for borrowing money. INTEREST RATES
b. Industries involved in the manufacture of goods. SECONDARY INDUSTRIES
c. A tax imposed as a percentage of invoice value of goods or services.VAT
d. A tax on money earned as wages or salary. INCOME TAX
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e. A state of economy where prices and wages are rising to keep pace with each other.
INFLATION
f.
The most important industries in a country. KEY INDUSTRY
g. The action of imposing taxes. TAXATION
h. Lack of work. UNEMPLOYMENT
i.
Industries which were once privately owned, bot now belong to the state.
NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES
j.
A system where one person or company supplies all of a product in one area without
any competition. MONOPOLY
3. Rearrange the words/ phrases in the following to make meaningful sentences.
a. It may rain/ the / sky/ in the evenings/ is clear/ but now
THE SKY IS CLEAR NOW BUT IT MAY RAIN IN THE EVENINGS
b. Out/ you are ill/ when/ should not go/ you/ in/ the rain
WHEN YOU ARE ILL YOU SHOULD NOT GO OUT IN THE RAIN
c. At the examination/ well/ but he is not/ might do/ a bright boy/ Sena
SENA MIGHT DO WELL AT THE EXAM BUT HE IS NOT A BRIGHT BOY
d. Off/ you enter/ a temple/ when/ you should take/your shoes
YOU SHOULD TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU ENTER A TEMPLE
e. Was flat/ the ancient people/that/ believed/ the earth
THE ANCIENT PEOPLE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS FLAT
f. With several distinctions/hope/ the examination/that/will pass/ Nimal’s parents/he
NIMALS PARENTS HOPE THAT HE WILL PASS THE EXAMINATION WITH SEVERAL
DISTINCTIONS.
g. More time/the English paper/ I / had/ I wish/ answer to
I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO ANSWER THE ENGLISH PAPER
h. Business/ relate/ objectives/ business/ to aims/ strategies /and
BUSINESS STRATERGIES RELATE TO BUSINESS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
i. a/ has/ partnership/ than/more/owner/one
A PARTNERSHIP HAS MORE THAN ONE OWNER
j. owners/shareholders/and/ have/also/ duty/a/the/towards/community
OWNERS AND ALSO SHAREHOLDERS HAVE A DUTY TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY
4. CONTENT
ORGANIZATION
LANGUAGE
RELEVANCE
TOTAL
05. CONTENT
08
05
03
04
20
08
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ORGANIZATION
LANGUAGE
RELEVANCE
TOTAL
05
03
04
20
6
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