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SPEAKING SKILLS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Conversation is the sharing of ______________.

a)

Thoughts

b)

Feelings

c)

Information

d)

All the above

2.

Which is important in conversation?

a)

Understanding what others are saying

b)

Being understood when we are talking

c)

Both

3.

Which of the following elements are part of communication?

a)

Source

b)

Message

c)

Channel

d)

All of the above

4.

_____________ is the medium through which the message is transmitted.

a)

Channel

b)

Encoder

c)

Decoder

d)

Source

5.

Sarah: I passed my Chinese test.

Mother: ________________

a)

Congratulations!

b)

I'm sorry to hear that.

c)

You are bad at Chinese

d)

Your father will be angry.

6.

The phone is ringing but Dan's mother is in the bathroom.


Mother: Dan, _______________________

a)

can you answer the phone?

b)

open the phone

c)

who is calling?

d)

where is the phone?

7.

Steve: I am feeling better today. I can go and watch a movie with you.

John: _____________. Let's meet at 8 o'clock.

a)

I'm glad you are better.

b)

I am feeling ill today.

c)

I am sad you are better.

d)

I cannot go with you.

8.

Book seller: ____________________

John: Do you have any Harry Potter books?

a)

What do you want?

b)

May I help you?

c)

Do you want any books?

d)

I don't have any books.

9.

Eric: I failed my English test.


Mother: ________________

a)

Your father will be happy.

b)

I'm sorry to hear that.

c)

You're welcome.

d)

Congratulations!

10.

Bill is very hungry today.


Bill: __________________, please?

a)

I am full

b)

I am very hungry

c)

Can I have some more

d)

Can I have some water

11.

7. Teacher: _______________________


Student: He is an office worker.

a)

What does your father do?

b)

What does your mother do?

c)

Where does your mother work?

d)

Where does your mother work?

12.

Richard: I am hungry, _________

Mother: Yes, sure!

a)

can I have some fried rice, please?

b)

would you like some water?

c)

can I have some water, please?

d)

would you like some fried rice?

13.

Mother: Do you need any new pens for school tomorrow?


Billy: No, _______________________.

a)

I have enough, please.

b)

can I have two more pens, please?

c)

I have enough, thanks.

d)

I am going to school tomorrow.

14.

Charles: Can I borrow your eraser?

John: ______________

a)

Yes, here you are.

b)

Yes, please.

c)

No, thanks.

d)

No, here you are.

15.

James went to watch a movie with his friends.


Mother: How was the movie?

James: ______________________

a)

It was two hours long.

b)

It was great.

c)

It was at Seacon Square.

d)

It was an action movie

16.

Mother: _______________


Jack: It was boring.

a)

Are you happy?

b)

How was your Chinese lesson today?

c)

Do you like to learn Chinese?

d)

Did you like your lunch today?

17.

Mother: What does your new teacher look like?


 Liz: ______________________

a)

She likes to play the piano.

b)

She doesn't like to watch cartoons.

c)

She teaches me Science.

d)

She is pretty and has long brown hair.

18.

You are in the English class and your teacher asks you a question.


Teacher: What is the opposite of exciting?


Student: __________________

a)

Can you repeat the question, please?

b)

I know the answer.

c)

What is the opposite of exciting

d)

I live in Thailand.

19.

Sarah: John, this is my new friend, Mary.

John: ________________, Mary.


Mary: Nice to meet you too.

a)

How are you?

b)

Nice to meet you

c)

Hello

d)

I am happy

20.

Student: ____________, may I go to the toilet?


Teacher: Yes, be quick.

a)

Hello

b)

Excuse me

c)

I am happy

d)

I'm sorry

21.

Matthew: ______________________


Mary: It's in the book on page 48.

a)

Where is the book?

b)

How many pages are there in the book?

c)

What's in the book?

d)

Where did you find the answer?

22.

Mother: ______________


Joe: He is tall and handsome.

a)

What does your friend like?

b)

What does your friend look like?

c)

What does your friend do?

d)

What does your friend want to be?

23.

Billy: I am sorry, I lost the pencil I borrowed from you.

Tony: _____________. It wasn't expensive.

a)

I am happy

b)

I am angry

c)

Don't worry.

d)

I am sad

24.

John: I am thirsty, _________________


Mother: Yes, sure!

a)

can I have some pizza, please?

b)

can I have some water, please?

c)

would you like some water?

d)

can I have some soup, please?

25.

Rearrange the steps of initiating a conversation in the correct order...

a)

Start with a greeting.

b)

Add details about you and ask a follow-up question.

c)

give a compliment or find something in common.

d)

End the conversation by giving a reason why you are leaving.

1)
2)
3)
4)
26.

It refers to the idea transmitted by the sender to the receiver

a)

Message

b)

Regulation

c)

Source

d)

Communication

27.

It hinders the participants of the communication process to understand one another

a)

Encode

b)

Noise

c)

Feedback

d)

Motivation

28.

It is a medium used to send the message.

a)

Drama

b)

Decode

c)

Source

d)

Channel

29.

The employees could not achieve their meeting objectives because the room they were in was filled with loud noise from a construction site nearby.

What type of barrier is this?

a)

Lack of interest

b)

Cultural differences

c)

Physical distraction

30.

Which of the following statements is true with regard to communication?

a)

Communication cannot be used to motivate and control employees in an organization.

b)

Communication involves the transfer and understanding of meaning.

c)

Communication involves the mere imparting of meaning to another person or group.

d)

Perfect communication is not dependent on a channel and its richness.

e)

Perfect communication results in dissimilar mental models.

31.

In a communication process, the ________ initiates a message by encoding a thought.

a)

receiver

b)

decoder

c)

transmitter

d)

sender

e)

receptor

32.

With reference to the communication process, the ________ is the medium through which the message travels.

a)

feedback

b)

noise

c)

encoder

d)

channel

e)

decoder

33.

With reference to the communication process, the ________ is the one to whom the message is directed, who must first translate the symbols into understandable form.

a)

creator

b)

receiver

c)

encoder

d)

sender

e)

transmitter

34.

In a communication process, ________ is the check on how successful we have been in transferring our messages as originally intended.

a)

filtering

b)

signal

c)

feedback

d)

encoding

e)

noise

35.

 The recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message

a)

Sender

b)

Receiver

c)

Decoding

d)

Feedback

36.

The reactions, responses, or information provided by the receiver 

a)

Sender

b)

Receiver

c)

Decoding

d)

Feedback

37.

The factors that affect the flow of communication

a)

Context

b)

Message

c)

Barrier

d)

Feedback

38.

The environment where communication takes place

a)

Context

b)

Message

c)

Barrier

d)

Feedback

39.

Can you help me with the cooking, please?

a)

I disagree with you.

b)

No problem

c)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

d)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well.

40.

Do you have these in a medium?

a)

Yes, we do. Here you are.

b)

You choose. I don’t mind.

c)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks

d)

I fell off my bike and broke my arm.

41.

Can you help me with the cooking, please?

a)

I disagree with you.

b)

No problem

c)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

d)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well.

42.

Do you have these in a medium?

a)

Yes, we do. Here you are.

b)

You choose. I don’t mind.

c)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks

d)

I fell off my bike and broke my arm.

43.

This is a very funny programme. What do you think?

a)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks

b)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well.

c)

Not now, sorry. I’m using it at the moment.

d)

I disagree with you

44.

I think you should lie down.

a)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

b)

You choose. I don’t mind.

c)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well

d)

No problem

45.

Would you like to go cycling or swimming?

a)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks.

b)

You choose. I don’t mind.

c)

Yes, we do. Here you are.

d)

I disagree with you.

46.

What happened?

a)

Not now, sorry. I’m using it at the moment.

b)

I fell off my bike and broke my arm

c)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well.

d)

You choose. I don’t mind.

47.

Would you like to hang out on Friday?

a)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

b)

Not now, sorry. I’m using it at the moment.

c)

No problem

d)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks.

48.

Could I borrow your phone?

a)

Not now, sorry. I’m using it at the moment.

b)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks.

c)

Yes, we do. Here you are.

d)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

49.

Can I help you?

a)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well.

b)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

c)

Yes, we do. Here you are.

d)

Yes, I’d love to, thanks.

50.

I think you should lie down.

a)

No, thanks, I’m just looking

b)

You choose. I don’t mind.

c)

Yes, you’re right. I really don’t feel well

d)

No problem