GST102: Use Of English And Communication Skills Ii TMA4

Question 1 : The sound /j/ can be found in the word ________
A. bay
B. yet
C. German
D. jet

Answer to question 1 is B yet

Question 2 : When a writer gives examples in a given paragraph they are called ________
A. cause and effect
B. detailed definitions
C. descriptions
D. illustrations

Answer to question 2 is A. cause and effect

Question 3 : The sound /ʧ/ can be found in the word ________
A. chocolate
B. chagrin
C. brace
D. leisure

Answer to question 3 is A. chocolate

Question 4 : The vowel sound /ei/ can be found in the word ________
A. sapling
B. wait
C. ample
D. either

Answer to question 4 is B. wait

Question 5 : In descriptions, you need to be very conversant with the appropriate ________ to use
A. steps
B. structures
C. words
D. idioms

Answer to question 5 is C. words

Question 6 : Illustrations in a paragraph are usually developed with interesting ________
A. commentary
B. paragraphs
C. details
D. arguments

Answer to question 6 is A. commentary

Question 7 : The ___________ of a country determines the way public speeches are presented there.
A. physiological position
B. dynamics
C. empirical situation
D. socio-cultural situation

Answer to question 7 is D. socio-cultural situation

Question 8 : Clarity is very important when developing a paragraph by the ________ method.
A. cause and effect
B. argumentative
C. narrative
D. descriptive

Answer to question 8 is D. descriptive

Question 9 : The vowel /ʌ/ can be found in the word ________
A. moon
B. shoe
C. puppy
D. should

Answer to question 9 is C. puppy

Question 10 : The language of official reports and business letters is often ________
A. formal
B. semi-formal
C. conservative
D. informal

Answer to question 10 is A. formal

Question 11 : In spoken or written communication, being formal or informal depends on ________
A. the situation
B. the geographical location
C. the way we communicate
D. the way we listen

Answer to question 11 is A. the situation

Question 12 : In formal written language the speaker ________ directly to himself or herself
A. often refers
B. may refer
C. may be referring
D. does not refer

Answer to question 12 is A. often refers

Question 13 : A more ________ is needed to achieve a better description.
A. precise vocabulary
B. precise techniques of comparison
C. precise illustration
D. precise writing style

Answer to question 13 is A. precise vocabulary

Question 14 : The vowel sound /U/ can be found in the word ________
A. mood
B. wood
C. mop
D. using

Answer to question 15 is D. using

Question 15 : The use of contracted forms of words is generally absent in ________ writing
A. semi-formal
B. formal
C. traditional
D. informal

Answer to question 15 is B. formal
Question 16 : The sound /i:/ can be found in the word ________
A. mean
B. lip
C. idiot
D. breakfast

Answer to question 16 is D. breakfast

Question 17 : Items like shapes, patterns, colours and textures are ideal in ________
A. an expository writing
B. an argumentative writing
C. a descriptive writing
D. a narrative writing

Answer to question 19 is C. a descriptive writing
 

Question 18 : In writing, when you work with several causes or reasons, you may find difficulty ________
A. writing about the causes or reasons with details
B. providing specific solutions to the causes
C. arranging them in a significant order
D. defining the causes

Answer to question 18 is A. writing about the causes or reasons with details

Question 19 : The informal forms of words like deteriorate and aperture are ________
A. get worse and opening
B. castigate and infiltrate
C. blow up and take in
D. come across and look into

Answer to question 19 is A. get worse and opening

Question 20 : The consonant /b/ is present in one of these words
A. born
B. climb
C. comb
D. tomb

Answer to question 20 is A. born