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TYPES OF COMMUNICATIVE STYLES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the style for declamation and for print ; the listener or reader is not allowed to question the speaker (or writer) → frozen style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Documents written in this style practically have no variation in the range of their expression, no deviation from preset norms (statutes, briefs, appellate opinions, insurance policies, contracts, leases, and wills). → formal style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

In speaking, what the speaker says is something that has been prepared beforehand. → formal style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Joys' styles are ranked in terms of the _______________ between the speaker and listener on a level of _______________, from the _______________ to the _______________ style. → relationship ; formality ; most formal ; least formal

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Is used in serious texts and situations (books, news reports, magazine or journal articles, business letters, or official speeches) → formal style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

This is the normal style for speaking to strangers or persons who are neither acquaintances nor friends or relatives. → consultative style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

It requires advance planning and preparation because the speaker is "under obligation to provide a plan for the whole sentence before he begins uttering it, and a delimitation of field for his whole discourse before he embarks on it". → frozen style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

This style, whose aim is to inform, is intended for a captive audience. → frozen style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Often not heard in court proceedings although the affirmative "Uh-huh" is sometimes used by witnesses → formal style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Its usually elaborate complex sentences and noun phrases are well-structured, logically sequenced, and strongly coherent. → formal style

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE