ENG201 - Midterm Dec 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 Posted In eng Edit This► Short words
► Content words
► Structure words
► Practical words
Which question is used to ask about residential status?
► What's your address?
► Where are you from?
► Where do you belong to?
► Please sign here.
How can you make the following statement Concise?
‘There are only four rules of our company and every employee is bound to follow these rules.’
► Four rules must be observed.
► There are four rules that must be observed.
► You must follow the rules.
► Follow the rules.
Biased language that might offend the audience is based on --------------
► Cultural bias, gender bias
► Cultural bias, nationality bias
► Unity bias, nationality bias
► None of them
Why important observations, suggestions, or objections should be written?
► To persuade the reader
► To create permanent records
► To make communication more effective
► To establish credibility
Which format should be used if the document will be sent to outside individuals?
► Letter
► Presentation
► Memorandum
► Manuscript
Which of the following can be defined as "the words one chooses to state one’s message, say much more than their dictionary definitions".
► Semantics
► Phonetics
► Synonyms
► Phonemes
► Chairman
If your message is specific, definite and vivid; which of the following principle has been applied?
► Completeness
► Correctness
► Conciseness
► Concreteness
Which of the following is promoted by simple, direct language?
► Structural clarity
► Stylistic clarity
► Contextual clarity
► Textual clarity
Which of the following is used as brief, informal reports within an organization?
► Letter
► Memo
► Proposal
► Report
Select the statement about the communication process that is NOT true.
► Communication takes many forms-oral, written and computer.
► Communication is vital to every part of business.
► Your performance in business will not be judged by your communication ability.
► Performance is judged by communication ability.
Which guideline should be followed to ensure Courtesy?
► Be sincerely tactful, thoughtful and appreciative
► Use expressions that show respect
► Omit irritating expressions
► All of the above
Which of the following factors enables you to evaluate the effectiveness of your message?
► Feedback
► Encoding
► Transmission
► Decoding
Which Three types of readers usually exist?
► Phantom Readers, Future Readers, Complicated Readers
► Future Readers, Complex Readers, Complicated Readers
► Future Readers, Complex Readers, Technical Readers
► Phantom Readers, Future Readers, Complex Readers
To whom usually good will letters are written?
► Customer
► Manager
► Director
Which of the following can make a meeting unsuccessful?
► Deciding on purpose before the meeting
► Selecting participants for the meeting
► Holding a meeting when a memo or other business message would have done the job
► All of the above