Seminar 19 language quiz

1.      Use a verb to complete the sentence: When we speak colloquially of clones, we are usually ______________ the science-fiction scenarios.

• a. meaning

• b. referring to

• c. defined as

• d. signifies

2.      Use a linking word. The calendar claimed the month was May. _________, the temperature felt more like November. 

• a. Finally

• b. Even though

• c. As well

• d. However

3. Which of the following options contains only academic words:

• a. got worse / two times / very bad

• b. advisable / secret talks / speed up

• c. occupation / unacceptable/advisable  

4.   Choose a sentence that shows the opinion of a writer.

• a. There has been a reduction in the number of loans to small businesses.

• b. Manufacturing productivity was not as high in France as in Germany in 2009.

• c. It can be argued that well-paid workers experience emotional pressure.

5.    Choose the sentence that does not contain hedging language.

• a. It seems as if expeditions to Mars will be possible in the future.

• b. The practice of short selling brought about the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

• c. It is widely accepted that the Athenians formed the world’s first democracy.

6.   Use a reporting verb. Markham has ________ the poor performance of some schools as a key factor in your unemployment.

• a. concluded

• b. classified

• c. argued

• d. identified

7. Find a structure issue: Second-replace active communication with emails and instant messages. Third-cancel meetings.

• a. Run-on sentence

• b. Fragment

• c. Unparallel structure

• d. Comma splice

8. Fill in the gaps. Substantial _______________of report writing __________required for this post.

• a. experienced/is

• b.     experiences/are

• c. experience/are

• d. experience/is

9. Find a sentence with NO subject+verb agreement mistake.

• a.       Democracy and education is closely linked.

• b. Each of the compartments contain several litres of water.

• c. The writing in those paragraphs are absolutely horrible.

• d. The faculty are in disagreement about the curriculum.

10. Which example provides a more nominalised sentence, i.e., containing noun phrases:

• a. Variations in interest rates are a key instrument in economic control.

• b. If companies continue to burn the forests, they are likely to destroy much of the local flora and fauna.

• c. It is essential to communicate regularly but briefly with the sales force in the field.