Modes of Communication Quiz

What are the two key modes of communication?

• Verbal and Acrobatic

• Written and Spoken

• Visual and Auditory

• Digital and Analog

Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

• The sky is blue.

• Is the sky blue?

• Please close the door.

• What a beautiful day!

Which sentence is a superlative sentence?

• She is the fastest runner in the team.

• She runs fast.

• She is a fast runner.

• She runs faster than him.

What is a stative verb?

• A verb that describes a state or condition

• A verb that shows an action

• A verb that is always in present tense

• A verb that is always in past tense

What are "overlaps" in spontaneous speech?

• When one speaker talks at the same time as another.

• When a speaker pauses for effect.

• When a speaker repeats themselves.

• When a speaker uses fillers.

Which of the following is an example of a filler?

• "Perhaps"

• "You know"

• "Um"

• "Actually"

Which feature is used to move away from subject?

• Interruptions

• Digressions

• Fillers

• Repetitions

What are false starts in spoken discourse?

• A return to a previous topic

• Non-verbal occurrences

• Pauses, reframing, correcting etc before beginning speech

• Deliberately non-committal expressions

What is the function of skip connectors?

• To show attention

• To return to a previous topic

• To avoid directness

• To point in a temporal direction

What is ellipsis used for in spoken discourse?

• To show attention

• To shorten sentences/phrases

• To signal a shift in conversation

• To point in a spatial direction