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ENG201 - Business and Technical English Writing

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following messages aim to influence audiences who are inclined
to resist, so they depend
heavily on strategic planning?
► Considerate messages
► Courteous messages
► Informative messages
► Persuasive messages (Page 76)

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When the following phrase is used?
'This is Ken'.
► Answering the telephone
► Introducing yourself in person
► Asking who is on the line
► Introducing yourself in general (not sure)

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A fault in the communication procedure where the meaning of the message is
lost ‘in translation’
from intention to language or from language to understanding is
called............
► Distortion
► Noise
► Redundancy
► Feedback

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following complimentary close is accurate in general letter
writing?
► Yours sincerely,
► Sincerely,
► Yours respectfully,
► All of the above

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

While delivering an oral presentation to large groups, a person should use ----
------------- style.
► Casual
► Informal
► Formal

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► Interpersonal

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What type of questions is used in both factual information and underlying
feelings?
► Multiple questions
► Objective questions
► Subjective questions
► Open-ended questions (Page 154).

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which type of sequential number is given to pages in a book or document?
► Number
► Enumeration (Page 148)
► Symbol
► Pagination

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
► We ask: therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
► We ask, therefore; that you keep this matter confidential.
► We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
► We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct sentence.
► Paul Simon sang, "I am a rock, I am an island."
► Paul Simon sang, I am a rock; I am an island.
► Paul Simon sang I am a rock, I am an island.
► Paul Simon sang, "I am a rock; I am an island."

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct sentence.
► She will go to her grave with some secrets said Wendy.
► "She will go to her grave with some secrets," said Wendy.
► "She will go to her grave with some secrets" said Wendy.
► "She will go to her grave with some secrets." said Wendy.

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following aspect represents the act of giving somebody a reason
or incentive to do something?
► Motivation
► Direction

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► Usage
► Subject

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is meant by intended reader?
► Simple reader
► Complex reader
► A member of a target audience
► Unplanned reader

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is meant by chronology?
► Investigating a chain of events (Page 81)
► Information about the relevant subject
► Specific goals
► All of the above

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which report share one essential characteristic and is written to help decision
makers choose between two or more courses of action?
► Long report
► Short report
► Essential report
► Feasibility report (Page 94)

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct sentence.
► We are willing to work with whoever you recommend.
► We are willing to work with who you recommend.
► We are willing to work with whomever you recommend.
► We are not willing to work with who you recommend.

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the first task in planning a report?
► Defining purpose (Page 81)
► Identifying the sequence in which tasks should be performed.
► Preparing a work plan
► None of the above

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is Title Fly?
► Title fly is a page with four blocks of information.
► Title fly is a plain sheet of paper with only the title of the report on it.

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(Page 84)
► Title fly is a page with the name, title, and address of the person or
organization writing the report.
► None of the above

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the tense used in the following sentence?
They will have already taken the test.
► future past
► present perfect
► future perfect
► past perfect progressive

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Use hyphens to connect certain prefixes to nouns. In most scientific and
technical styles, the following prefixes are usually followed by a __________.
► comma
► full stop
► hyphen (Page 141)
► colon

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which type of Visual aid is three-dimensional?
► Objects
► Graphs
► Graphics
► Pictures

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A letter or report to a customer from an employer belongs to which kind of
communication?
► official communication (Page 4)
► officer communication
► administrator communication
► manager communication

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How can we make visual aids easy to understand?
► By Informative titles
► By using appropriate objects
► By removing unnecessary details
► All of them (Page 116)

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Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which format should be used if the information is being sent inside an
organization?
► Memorandum (Page 67)
► Report
► Letter
► Proposals

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What kind of paper can be used for a Conventional Résumé?
► White paper
► Buff paper
► Gray paper
► All of the above (Page 13)

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

“An attachment notation is included to remind the reader to check additional
pages of information.
This is typed single or double space below the reference initials.”
Match the above statement with one of the followings:
► Copy Notation
► Enclosure(s)
► Attention line
► Postscript

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is meant by the term 'Denotative'?
► It refers to the literal meaning of a word.
► It refers to the surface meaning of the word.
► It refers to cognitive meaning of words.
► It refers simple meaning of words.

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How can we create motivation among the audience during the presentation?
► Through visual aids
► Through simple use of language
► Through verbose language
► Through skill

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Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following speech offers a verbal explanation of a complex
process?
► Explanatory speech
► Instructional speech
► Demonstration speech
► Oral briefing

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.
► You are I am sure, telling the truth.
► You are I am sure telling, the truth.
► You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
► You are, I am sure telling the truth.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Choose the correct sentence.
► The baker which baked that bread should win an award.
► The baker whom baked that bread should win an award.
► The baker that baked that bread should win an award.
► The baker who baked that bread should win an award.

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 2 )

Why Proposals are written?

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 2 )

What are the characteristics of a good interviewer?

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 2 )

What is the problem with a double negative in a sentence?

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 3 )

How do Visual Aids support your arguments?

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )

What is pronoun case?

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 3 )

What are the general rules for capitalizing letters?

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Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )

What is coherence and why is it important?

Question No: 38 ( Marks: 5 )

Write down the five advantages of using written medium?

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 5 )

Differentiate between Graphic visual aids and Text visuals.

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 5 )

Explain the open ended and close ended questions?.

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