SOFT SKILLS-II (KNC-201) UNIT I MCQ's 50 Questions

           

                       Multiple Choice Questions

SOFT SKILLS-II (KNC-201)

UNIT I

1) Listeners should remain neutral and non-judgmental, this means trying

a) to take sides or form opinions

b) not to take sides or form opinions

c) to maintain peace 

d) to understand the situation.

2) Listening is an active process in which a/an ............ decision is made to listen to and understand the messages of the speaker.

a) Effective

b) Uninteresting

c) Conscious

d) Random

3) Passive listening ..............

a) Is mechanical and requires effort.

b) Is mechanical and effortless.

c) Is Uninterrupted and effortless

d) needs concentration on the content of the lecture

4) If you don't look at the person while they're speaking, it shows 

a) you can fully understand what the speaker is telling you.

b) you don't care what they say

c) you are only listening them carefully 

d) you can not fully understand what the speaker is telling you.

5) Word stress - emphasis on certain

a) syllables in a word

b) words in a sentence

c) voice we speak

d) word in a syllables

6) To change the sound that we are making, we mainly use the muscles of

a) Mouth

b) Lips

c) Ears

d) Only a and b

7) our pronunciation is clearer if

a) If we can control the shape of our tongue.

b) If we can control the shape of our lips.

c) If we can control the shape of our mouth and the flow of air correctly.

d) If we can control the shape of our mouth.

8) Varying vowel lengths can be demonstrated within a word by

a) stretching rubber bands on the shorter vowels and letting them contract on longer ones.

b) mimicking with a kazoo (mouth organ), or alternatively by humming.

c) stretching rubber bands on the longer vowels.

d) stretching rubber bands on the longer vowels and letting them contract on shorter ones.

9) Diphthongs are the sounds made by

a) two vowels put together

b) two consonants put together

c) two syllables put together

d) two sounds pronounced together.

10) Active listening is the foundation of

a) Career 

b) Effective personality

c) Relationships

d) Effective communication

11) The art of listening is simply about staying quiet 100% of the time.

a) True

b) False

12) In phonetics, stress is the degree of emphasis given a sound or syllable in speech

a) Word stress

b) Lexical stress

c) Flexible stress

d) None

13) Which of the following is not Essentials of Writing

a) Presentation of single idea.

b) A sequence of well connected sentences. 

c) Thematic unit within the paragraph.

d) Insert link between sentences and paragraphs

14) Beneficial and harmful links exist between human health and ocean health. Example of 

a) Inductive Paragraph

b) Deductive Paragraph

15) Which of the following is Purposes of Scanning

a) To check the price of a specific item in a catalogue

b)  Circle unknown words and try to find its meaning

16) The process of churning and assimilation comes after

a) The Scanning

b) The Skimming

17) Inference simply means the author's point of view to certain additional words or phrases to put a value to a word.

a) True

b) False

18) The minor supporting sentences exemplify and import the main idea with major points, major supporting details.

a) True

b) False

19) Supporting sentences provide explanations and support for the ................ of your paragraph.

a) Concluding sentence

b) Topic sentence

20) Whenever the writer gives a break to the line of thought and gives a turn to the idea to produce the desired effect, he uses this method.

a) Linear Method

b) Interrupted method

21) In Active ListeningSelf-Motivation Level is 

a) Strong 

b) Weak

22) Active listening can be difficult to master and will, therefore, take time and patience to develop.

a) True 

b) False

23) Which point is not included in How to Master the Art of Listening

a) Don't Interrupt

b) Listen without Judgement

c) Observe Other People

d) Don't Show You Understand

24) Tongue twisters are a great way to

a) learn what sounds the symbols stand for.

b) Practice and improve pronunciation and fluency

c) Use, so you can learn to read them too

d) Read any text

25) Enhancing your vocabulary can boost your reading comprehension speed

a) True

b) False

26) Which of these is NOT a step in the reading process?

a) Churning

b) Assimilation

c) Memorization

d) Skimming

27) _____ is the last step of listening process.

a) Understanding

b) Receiving

c) Interpreting

d) Responding

28) Which of these should be avoided for effective listening?

a) Interruption

b) Listening without judgement

c) Eye-contact

d) Minor details

29) Listening and hearing refer to:

a) productive activities

b) mental and physical acts, respectively

c) the same thing

d) an effortless process

30) Which of the following is the best definition of empathy?

a) Feeling sorry for other

b) Feeling what someone else is feeling

c) Understanding the situation

d) Feeling guilty

31) How many dimensions of English language are there?

a) Two

b) Three

c) Four

d) Five

32) Which step in the reading process involves reading between the lines?

a) Skimming

b) Scanning

c) Churning

d) Assimilation

33) To _______ is the last step of the Summarising process.

a) insert link between sentences and paragraph 

b) adjust the length of summary

c) familiarise yourself with the material

d) paraphrase the information

34) The ________ restates the main idea and reinforces the author's point or opinion.

a) concluding sentence

b) supporting sentence

c) transitional sentence

d) topic sentence

35) In which of the following writing methods, one starts with the topic sentence, and goes on to record the supporting facts?

a) Inductive order method

b) Deductive order method

c) Linear method

d) Expository method

36) Word Stress is also known as Lexical Stress.

a) True

b) False

37) Diphthongs are the sounds made by two vowels put together.

a) True

b) False

38) Which of the following writing orders is preferred in historical narrations?

a) Interrupted method

b) Deductive method

c) Chronological method

d) Spatial method

39) "In the long run, these recommendations will benefit our company."  - is NOT an example of Concluding sentence.

a) True

b) False

40) The _______ prepares the reader for the following paragraph.

a) Transitional sentence

b) Concluding sentence

c) Supporting sentence

d) Topic sentence

41) Reading is a _______ skill.

a) Productive

b) Decoding

c) Receptive

d) Complex

42) "Furthermore, as well, therefore, whereas" are all examples of ?

a) Signal words

b) Syllables

c) Diphthongs

d) Pauses

43) Which of following is required for effective reading ?

a) Ability to interpret

b) Domain knowledge

c) Ability to read between the lines

d) All of the above

44)  Finding a phone number or an address in a directory is an example of Skimming.

a) True

b) False

45)  Understanding the hidden meaning or intention behind the stated words is known as reading between the lines.

a) True

b) False

46) Which of the following is NOT a feature of Active listening?

a) High engagement level

b) Strong self-motivation

c) Close-mindedness

d) Eagerness

47) "Active listening is mechanical and effortless."

a) True

b) False

48)  The term _______ refers to a logical development of ideas within a text.

a) Discourse

b) Unity

c) Coherence

d) Assimilation

49) _____ is the rise and fall of our voice as we speak.

a) Stress

b) Intonation

c) Pitch

d) Articulation

50) In order to write an effective paragraph, which of the following should be adapted?

a) Coherence

b) Unity

c) Neither (a) nor (b)

d) Both (a) and (b)