Communication Skills in English (BCA-1,BSCIT-1,BBA-1,MBA-1)

Q.1 Reading is a skill acquired by constant ____ and ___.
a). struggle and integrity b). experimentation and Struggle
c) experimentation and leisure d). none of these
Q.2 The first letter ‘S’ in SQRR means -
a) Study b) Sequences c) Survey d) Series
Q.3 The word ‘Adulthood’ is -
a) A preposition b) An abstract Noun c) A collective noun
d) None o the above
Q4. ‘Secondly’ is -
a) A semantic marker b) A gambit c) A noun d) None of the above
Q5. A noun that denotes a thing that is neither male nor female is called the -
a) Masculine b) Neutral c) Common d) None of the above
Q6. The past participle form of ‘Learn’ is -
a) Learned b) Learnt c)Both of the above d) None of the above
Q7. A formal record of the proceeding and conclusion of meetings and investigation is called
a) A Memo b) A Circular c) A Report d) None of the above
Q 8. Short Communication usually written on a prepared form and distributed internally is an organization is called -
a) A Letter b) A Memo c) A Report d) None of the above
Q9. The plural form of ‘Man-hour’ is -
a) Men-hour b) Men-hours c) man-hours d) None of the above
Q10. A list of book of a particular another, printer, country or subject is called -
a) Catalogue b) Footnotes c) Bibliography d) End Notes
Q11. Mechanical material usually represents a particular field of
a) Information b) Knowledge c) Source d) None of the above
Q12. While writing a technical report make it as _______ as possible.
a) Complex b) Lengthy c) Simple d) None of the above
Q13. The indefinite articles in English are -
a) Newspaper articles b) A, an c) Articles of clothing d) All of above
Q14. The Expository essay consists of -
a) An explanation of some subject b) Description of some place or thing
c) Narration of an event d) None of the above
Q15. Looking quickly over a text book to get superficial idea is called as -
a) Scanning b) Skimming c) Intensive Reading d) Extensive Reading
Q16. _________bibliography records only ‘Best books’.
a) Author b) Personal c) Elective d) Unit
Q17. Jargon means _________ words used by a particular group of people and difficult to understand symbols.
a) Common b) Technical c) Abbreviations d) Symbols
Q18. Which among the following cohesive links is associated with marking and identifying the items, people and events.
a) Conjunctions b) Reference c) Lexical Replacement d) Substitution
Q19. The principal of paragraph construction concerned with logical sequence of thought or development of the subject is -
a)Variety b) Unity c) Order d) All the above
Q20. Which of the following is an imperative sentences ?
a) Please keep quite b) What a terrible temper she has
c) The girl danced the whole night d) Veena ate an apple
Q21. What is the second step in the oral presentation.
a) Description of methods and results b) Introduction
c) Conclusion d) Suggestions and Summary
Q22. Words that have different spellings and meanings but the same sound are called as -
a) Harmonyms b) Harmony c) Homonyms d) All the above
Q23. A text can be _______ only when the different parts, focusing on the one central idea are linked together -
a)Paragraph b) Coherent c) Linkage d) None of the above
Q24. The conclusions in the report must be suggested by -
a) Summary b) Evidence c) Suggestion d) New ideas
Q25. A notice is a ________ document to be put on the notice board.
a) Illegal b) Memo c) Legal d) All the above
Q26. The first model of communication was discovered by -
a) Aristotle b) Ehenberg c) Harry d) None of the above
Q27. While writing the footnotes there should be ________ spaces between the last line of the text and the first footnotes on the page.
a) 7 b) 6 c) 5 d) 4
Q28. ________ is the art of relating one another through the medium of letters.
a) Communication b) Correspondence c) Managing d) All the above
Q29. _______essay contains the description of a place or thing.
a) Narrative Essays b) Descriptive Essays c) Expository d) Imaginative
Q30. Usually paragraphs in a Memo are_________ spaced.
a) Multiple b) Double c) Single d) None of the above
Q31. _________ is used to remember spellings.
a) Harmonyms b) Mnemonics c) Spell check d) Consonants
Q32. Summary findings are added to highlight key -
a) Recommendations b) Appendix c) Body of the report d) Acknowledgement
Q33. _________ is used in overhead projections to help the audience understand complex matter.
a) Chalk Boarding b) Overlays c) Visual Aids d) Acetate Film
Q34. The word ‘verb’ comes from the latin word______
a) Verbem b) Verbos c) Verbum d) None of the above.
Q35. The art of producing beautiful handwriting is _____
a) Autograph b) Caligraphy c) Calligraphy d) Cursive Writing
Q36. The unchanged restatement in shortened form of the main points on ideas of a speech or a written text is________
a) Memo b) Notice c) A Precis d) Circular
Q37. Limited number of ______ limit the number of words in a language.
a) Words b) Vocabulary c) Phrases d) Alphabets
Q38. A___________ maintain the allegations against the staff concerned and ask for a written explanation written in specified time.
a) Short Notice b) Show Cause Notice c) Circular d) Noneof the above
Q39. Reading is a psycho linguistic guessing game as defined by ______
a) Francoise Grallet b) Webster 1982.19 c) Webster 1982.30 d) None of the above
Q40. _______are not indented in memo.
a) Essays b) Paragraphs c) Reports d) None of the above
Q41. Which of the following is not included in the five types cohesive links outlined by Halliday and Hasan ?
a) Conjunction and lexial replacement b) Ellipsis and reference
c) Interjection and supplement d) Lexial replacement and substitution
Q42. A person gradually learns to speak _____ and ____ to the point by practice.
a)Fluently, briefly b) Clearly, precisely c) Loudly, boldly d) Carefully, confidently
Q43. A paragraph is a suitable _____ unit between sentence and text.
a) Intermediate grammatical b) Complete comprehensive
c) Incomplete lexial d) Intermediate linguistic
Q44. A text can be coherent only when _____
a) Different sentences on different ideas are linked together
b) Different parts containing different ideas are linked together
c) Different parts focusing one central idea are linked together
d) Different sentences focusing variety of ideas are linked together
Q45. The main purpose of including a summary of findings in a report is______
a) To present a brief summary of the report
b) To highlight the basic elements of the report
c) To list the evidences collected
d) To highlight key recommendations
Q46. Skimming is looking over a text in order to get a ______and_____ idea of the content
a) Specific, accurate b) General, superficial c) Detailed, comprehensive d) Clear, concre
Q47. Two of the basis steps for oral presentation are :
a) Writing; reading b) Plan; a structure c) Listen; write d) Speak; write
Q48. To ensure clarity in communication we must ______ barriers to communication and ____ them.
a) Remove, Minimize b) Minimize, Remove c) Minimize, Identify d) Identify, Minimize
Q49 The contents of a written memo should be ______and_____
a) Direct, Specific b) Indirect, Specific c) Informal, Direct d) Formal, Elaborate
Q50. Nonverbal communication consists of ______and______
a) Words, Written material b) Sound, Tone c) Words, Tone d) Tone, Body language
Q51. Communication aims to make people work ______ for the ______ of the organization.
a) Separately, Benefit b) Efficiently, Profit c) Together, Common good d) Together, Loss
Q52. Barriers of communication can be ______ and ______
a) Internal, External b) Oral, Written c)Formal, Informal d) Casual, Physical
Q53. A circular is meant for distribution of information to a _______group, while a notice is meant for _______group of people.
a) Large, Small b) Small, Large c) Intelligent, Ordinary d) General, Specific
Q54. The two common kinds of narrative skills are describing ______ and______.
a) How is something, How it originated b) What to do, How to do
c) How to do, How much to do d) How to do something, How something works
Q55. Adrian Doff classified listening into_______ and _____ listening.
a) Casual, Focused b) Extensive, Passive c) Passive, Active d) Casual, Passive
Q56. Historically the first model of communication can be attributed to_______ the famous _______ philosopher.
a) P-------, Greek b) Aristotle, Greek c) Adrian Doff, French d) Morse, Italian
Q57. Reading for the pure pleasure of reading is called ______ and reading a text with concentration to get specific detail is called ________
a) Extensive reading, Intensive reading b) Intensive reading, Extensive reading
c) Scanning reading, Extensive reading d) Intensive reading, Scanning
Q58. The most important word in a sentence is______ Pronoun is used instead of a______
a) Noun, Verb b) Verb, Noun c) Noun, Adjective d) Preposition, Adjective
Q59. Factors to be noted in the construction of paragraphs are ______and______
a) Diversity, Unity b) Unity, Order c) Length, Neatness d) Neatness, Number of Words
Q60. The external barriers to communication are problems in _____and_____
a) Transportation, Distance b) Location, Transportation
b) c) Transmission Location d) Transmission, Language
Q61. There is a great difference between______ and _____. A good communicator will make every effort to ______ to a message well before ________to it.
a) Reading and Writing, Read and Replying b) Hearing and Listening, Listen, Readin
c)Speaking and Writing, Speak and Answering d) Skimming and Scanning, Hear and Replying
Q62. Listening involves ______and_______ the data and giving meaning to the data. Where as hearing involves just_______ and _______the data.
a)Processing, Receiving, Reconstructing, Recording
b)Processing, Reconstructing, Receiving, Recording
c)Receiving, Recording, Giving meaning, Processing
d)Reconstructing, Processing, Developing, Receiving
Q63. The different types of essays are _____, ______, _____and______
a) Narrative, Expository, Reflective, Imaginative
b) Expository, Implicit, Critical, Imaginative
c) Reflective, Explicit, Analytical, Implicit
d) Imaginative, Expository, Calculative, Narrative
Q64. Survey refers to a quick glance through the _______, ________, _______ and _______.
a) Preface, Chapter, Biography, Inside pages
b) The title page, Preface, Chapter headings, Author’s name
c) First page, Cover page, Title, Inside pages
d) Publishing house, Index, Year of printing, Chapter headings
Q65. Select the cohesive words from the list given below :
(a) Then (b) When (c) Where (d) Next (e) why (f) First and foremost
a) a, b, d, f b) f, e, d, c c) a, b, c, d d) b, c, d, e
Q66. The four kinds of Telecommunication devices are :
a) Computer, Television, Calculator, Telephone b)Television, Wireless, Computer, Letter c) Computer, Television, Wireless, Telephone d)Telephone, Calculator, Letter, Air mail
Q67. The four important points to be kept in mind while listening to a description or giving instruction are ______, _______, _______ and _________.
a) Accurate, Complete, Tone, Expressions b) Sound, Voice, Order, Clarity
c) Orderly, Clear, Accurate, Complete d) Orderly, Neat, Loud, Interesting
Q68. Match the following gambits with then functions -
Set A
1. Changing the subject 2. Emphasizing a point
3. Correcting oneself 4. Expressing reservations
Set B
a. What I mean b. I’m afraid
c. That reminds me d. I’m positive
Q69. Match the following :
Set A
1. Masculine gender 2. Feminine gender
3. Neuter gender 4. Common gender
Set B
a. Baby b. Pen
c. Vixen d. Tomcat
a) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 b) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 d) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Q70. Which among the following are the 7P approaches to the principles of public speaking suggested by Engleberg’s ?
(a) Place (b) Purpose (c) Preparation (d) Performance (e) People (f) Planning (g) Personality
a) a, e, f, g b) a, c, e, f c) b, d, f, g d) All the above
Q71. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect tense form of the verb given in the brackets.
a) Sita was feeling tired as she ______(not sleep) last night.
b) Because I _______ (already see) seen the movie.
c) He ________ (just pass) his driving test.
d) They ______(go) to Singapore for their holidays last year.
Q72. Which of the following are the banners to communication.
(a) Semantic distortions (b) Poorly expressed message (c) Poor listening (d) Premature evaluation (e) Emotions (f) Poor retention (g) Selective perception (h) Information over load
a) a, c, e, g b) b, e, d, h c) a, d, g, h d) All the above
Q73. Which of the following make up an essay ?
(a) Defining the subject (b) Methodology (c) Collection of material (d) Analysis of the data
(e) Selection (f) Conclusion (g) Summary (h) Logical arrangement (i) Introduction
a) a, c, e, i b) b, d, f, i c) a, c, e, h d) All the above
Q74. Which of the following are certain important points to be remembered while using overhead projections ?
(a) Focus attention (b) Using a pointer (c) Progressive disclosure (d) High lighting (e) Overlays (f) Chalk boarding
a) a, b, c, d b) c, d, e, f c) a, d, e, f d) All the above
Q75. Match the following :
List A
a. Reading notices c. Reading a legal document
b. Reading a novel d. Finding out the meaning of a word in a dictionary
List B
1. Extensive reading 2. Scanning
3. Intensive 4. Loud reading
a) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 b) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
c) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 d) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

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