WorksheetsCOM103 QUIZ Final
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
A student submitted the following draft conclusion for her expository essay on "Types of Luxury Cars".
If you are going to buy a luxury car, you must carefully consider what you want. There are various brands of luxury cars on the market - Cadillac, Infiniti, Volvo, Land Rover, Lamborghini, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Lexus, BMW, Audi. Some luxury cars can damage the environment and then our children would suffer the consequences.
The purpose of the second sentence is to
show off the student's knowledge of luxury cars
list the cars from most to least luxurious
present a list of cars for the reader to choose from
have the reader carefully consider various brands of luxury cars
A student submitted the following draft conclusion for her expository essay on "Types of Luxury Cars".
If you are going to buy a luxury car, you must carefully consider what you want. There are various brands of luxury cars on the market - Cadillac, Infiniti, Volvo, Land Rover, Lamborghini, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Lexus, BMW, Audi. Some luxury cars can damage the environment and then our children would suffer the consequences.
What is the writer's aim in the last sentence?
To express the main idea of the paragraph
To convey the concluding idea of the paragraph
To focus the paragraph on environmental conservation
To provide a detail to help the reader choose a luxury brand
A group of ten students from McIntosh High in Jamaica are visiting Cuba to improve their knowledge of Spanish and Cuban culture. They are being hosted by students from José Martí High. When they return to school, they will be required to write a report on their experience.
Which of the following contexts of communication BEST describes the interaction between the two groups of students?
Intercultural
Small-group
Interpersonal
Organizational
A group of ten students from McIntosh High in Jamaica are visiting Cuba to improve their knowledge of Spanish and Cuban culture. They are being hosted by students from José Martí High. When they return to school, they will be required to write a report on their experience.
In which of the following genres will the report MOST likely be written?
I Narrative
II Exposition
III Argument
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
While in Cuba, some students attended a seminar. The guest speaker noticed that many of the visitors seemed restless during his presentation, even though he was speaking audibly.
Which of the following was NOT likely responsible for their restlessness?
He was speaking too fast.
He was speaking in a monotone.
He was using many unfamiliar words.
He complemented his speech with projected slides.
Which of the following categories of nonverbal communication are at work in the scenario?
I Paralanguage
II Vocalics
III Chronemics
I only
II only
I and II only
I and III only
Instead of the words used in Frame 2, what nonverbal behaviour could Barry’s father have used to convey the same message?
Shake his head
Turn off the radio
Hum under his breath
Raise his brows quizzically
What barrier to the communication process is the response of Barry’s father highlighting in Frame 2?
The singer’s voice
The beat of the song
The lyrics of the song
The loudness of the music
Barry’s use of “cool” in Frame 5 is an example of
slang
jargon
dialect
profanity
A sixth-form class was practising to write expository essays. The students were exposed to the various features of exposition and guidelines for producing this type of essay in an academic context.
A student’s expository essay should typically aim to
recount experiences
affect the emotions
enlighten and instruct the reader
present the writer’s personal viewpoint
Which of the following would be MAIN organizational strategy used in an expository essay on the topic: “Types of luxury vehicles”?
Description
Classification
Chronological order
Comparison and contrast
Which of the following techniques is typically NOT used in exposition?
Emotive language
Facts and statistics
Information from experts
Details supporting main points
Which of the following language techniques is NOT used in the advertisement?
Pun
Sarcasm
Repetition
Rhetorical question
The MAIN function of the first line of the advertisement is to
capture the reader’s attention
introduce the advertisement
help the reader to lose weight
encourage the reader to respond
“Slims a day keeps the fat away” is an example of which of the following language techniques?
Simile
Rhyme
Repetition
Personification
You are asked to speak to a group of twenty kindergarten children on the topic of environmental cleanliness.
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate way to share the information with your audience?
Panel discussion
Animation and speech
A televised documentary
A PowerPoint presentation
Which of the following is the correct sequence that a presenter should follow to successfully complete the communication process?
Encoding the message, selecting the channel, selecting audience, disseminating the message
Encoding the message, transmitting the message, selecting channel, disseminating the message
Conceiving the message, encoding the message, selecting the channel, disseminating the message
Conceiving the message, interpreting the feedback, selecting audience, disseminating the message
Your friend Dickon is running for head boy and you have agreed to be his campaign manager. Dickon has to give a speech to the upper school students at general assembly.
Which of the following audience reactions would indicate that the students are likely to vote for Dickon?
Looking at him while he speaks
Loud rumbling whenever he pauses
discussing his main points with friends
Applauding whenever he makes a point
