English Language

Writing and Communication Skills

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This hub tests writing techniques, essay structuring, and effective communication skills. It includes practical exercises on vocabulary replacement, drafting passages, and formatting reports. These English language questions appear in most competitive exams.

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Writing and Communication Skills Questions

Multiple choice softskills communication

Prose

  1. Written

  2. book

  3. speech

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Prose is written or spoken language in its ordinary form without metrical structure. It appears in written works and books, and can be spoken language (in contrast to poetry). Thus all options correctly describe forms or contexts where prose exists.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is the single most important reason for using good grammar and spelling in internet postings on message boards and the like?

  1. You will be judged by your writing

  2. People who are non-native English speakers will read your writing easier

  3. It's good manners

  4. You don't want to be embarrassed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In online spaces, your writing is often the only representation others have of you. People form judgments about your credibility, intelligence, and attention to detail based on your grammar and spelling. Option A is the most important reason because it affects how others perceive you. While options C and D have some merit, they're secondary consequences, not the primary reason.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Which of the following is an open-ended question ?

  1. What parts of the plan do you like or dislike the most?

  2. Will this work for you?

  3. Do you have anything you would like to add?

  4. Wouldn't you agree this is a good idea?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Open-ended questions invite detailed responses and cannot be answered with yes/no. Option A 'What parts of the plan do you like or dislike the most?' requires the respondent to think and elaborate, making it genuinely open-ended. Options B, C, and D are closed questions (yes/no answers) or leading questions that push for agreement rather than open exploration.

Multiple choice technology testing

A Person who documents all the issues, problems and open points that were identified during a formal review.

  1. Moderator.

  2. Scribe

  3. Author

  4. Manager
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Scribe (also called Recorder) is responsible for documenting all issues, problems, defects, and open points identified during a formal review meeting. The Moderator manages the review process, the Author created the work product being reviewed, and the Manager may sponsor the review but doesn't typically document issues.

Multiple choice technology testing

Which of the following statements are TRUE for informal reviews? I. Easy to get started and have some benefit II. Have no or minimal formal process III. The process must be documented IV. May include “paired programming”

  1. I, II and IV

  2. I and III

  3. III and IV

  4. I, III and IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Informal reviews are characterized by the lack of a documented, formal process. They are easy to implement and provide quick benefits, and can include techniques like pair programming. Statement III is false because documentation is not required for informal reviews.

Multiple choice technology

A _____ structure starts with a general topic that includes link to more specific topics.

  1. Hierarchical

  2. Linear

  3. Mixed

  4. Ralative
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To solve this question, the user needs to know the types of structures used in organizing information, particularly in writing. The user must understand the characteristics of each type of structure to determine the correct answer.

The answer is: A) Hierarchical

Explanation:

A hierarchical structure is organized in a top-down manner, starting with a general topic that branches out to more specific subtopics. This type of structure is commonly used in outlining and organizing written works, as it helps to group related information together and create a logical flow of ideas.

Option B) Linear structure is organized in a sequential or chronological order, where each idea or point follows from the previous one. This type of structure is often used in narratives or historical accounts.

Option C) Mixed structure is a combination of different types of structures, such as a combination of hierarchical and linear structures.

Option D) Relative structure is not a commonly used term in information organization or writing, so this option is incorrect.

Multiple choice technology mainframe

What are the three verbs used in Report Writing ?

  1. Initialize, Generate & Terminate

  2. Initiate, Write & Terminate

  3. Initiate, Generate & Terminate

  4. Initialize, Generate & End
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In COBOL report writing, the three primary verbs are INITIATE (starts the report processing), GENERATE (produces report lines based on report groups), and TERMINATE (ends report processing and produces final totals). These verbs control the complete lifecycle of a report. Option D incorrectly uses 'Initialize' and 'End', while Option B incorrectly uses 'Write' instead of 'Generate'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

  1. Grammar as a subject has rarely found many interested students.

  2. Few students would like to involve themselves with grammar.

  3. Not many students are interested in grammar.

  4. Grammar doesn't interest too many students because it is boring.

  5. The subject of grammar doesn't interest too many students.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The shorter the better. Active voice is preferable to passive voice. 

Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

  1. His reluctance in committing himself to judging the authenticity of the manuscript may be caused as a result of his perceived inability to grasp the subject.

  2. His reluctance to judge the authenticity of the manuscript may be caused as a result of his perceived inability to grasp the subject.

  3. His reluctance to judge the authenticity of the manuscript may be a result of his perceived inability to grasp the subject.

  4. His reluctance over committing himself to judgment of the authenticity of the manuscript may be caused by his perceived inability to grasp the subject.

  5. His reluctance in committing himself as to judging of the authenticity of the manuscript may be a result of his perceived inability to grasp the subject.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(3) Options (1), (4) and (5) are too wordy. (2) is incorrect due to redundancy because 'caused by' and result' are used together and both have similar meaning.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the main function of an apostrophe (')?

  1. To point the reader's attention forward

  2. To separate two or more independent clauses

  3. To denote possession and other kinds of relationships

  4. To link contracting statements
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An apostrophe (’) is used to denote possession and other kinds of relationships.

Multiple choice

I am writing a research paper about intangible sense of American’s journey through life as free men and women in my History class.

  1. I am writing a research paper about intangible sense of American’s journey through life as free men and women in my History class.

  2. In my History class, a research paper about intangible sense of Americans’ journey through life as free men and women is being written about.

  3. A research paper about the intangible sense of Americans’ journey through life as free men and women is being written by me in my History class.

  4. In my History class, I am writing a research paper about Americans’ journey through life as free men and women with intangible sense.

  5. research paper about the intangible sense of Americans’ journey through life as free men and women.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes the Error of Misplaced Modifier by making clear that the subject of the research paper is ‘the intangible sense of Americans’ journey ......’ and also uses the apostrophe correctly by placing it at the end of ‘Americans’ hence, making it a collective noun.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four numbered-(1), (2), (3) and (4)-words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The characterization of historical analysis as a form of fiction is not likely to be received __________ by either historians or literary critics, who agree that history and fiction deal with__________ orders of experience.

  1. Passively………unusual

  2. Quietly…………significant

  3. Sympathetically…………distinct

  4. composedly...........realistic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It implies and the historians beleived that history and fiction were two different things, hence the integration was not not welcomed.

Multiple choice

Identify the sentence with the correct usage of articles

  1. She has a nice handwriting.

  2. She has nice a handwriting.

  3. She has the nicer handwriting.

  4. She has nice handwriting.

  5. She has nicest handwriting.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

‘A’ is used when the starting letter of the word does not have a vowel or the phonic sound of the word does not produce a vowel sound.

Multiple choice

What are the statements which form an informal statement of the requirement called?

  1. Use cases

  2. User story

  3. Prototype

  4. Stakeholder interview

  5. Questionnaire
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A user story is one or more sentence in the everyday or business language of the end user or user of a system that captures what a user does or needs to do as part of his or her job function. A user story is an informal statement of the requirement as long as the correspondence of acceptance testing procedures is lacking.