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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 organization of commerce and management consumerism the consumer protection act, 1986 consumer protection commerce

Which of the following is appropriate for reports?

  1. Avoid using headings and transitions

  2. Introduce the visuals in the document

  3. Use a very formal style to impress readers

  4. Use slang and contractions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Introduce the visuals in the document is appropriate for reports. This will help faster retention of information by the audience. In a way visuals are more appealing for the audience to watch.

Multiple choice notice writing english

Your school is celebrating its 10th anniversary. You have been asked to prepare a notice to inform all the students and staff of the school about this event.
Which of the following is the least suitable to include in this notice?

  1. On July 16, 2016 Canton Convent School will celebrate its 10th anniversary.

  2. The program will commence at 9 a.m. Entry is free for the students.

  3. 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

  4. It is with utmost happiness and pride that I announce that soon, we will have completed 10 years...
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
A notice is a printed or a written announcement, issued to inform a large number of people about an event or an incident. The language used in a notice is always formal. A notice is always factual and to-the point.
The correct answer is Option D. The language used in it is justifying personal emotions which is not the purpose of a notice and thus it is not suitable to be included in a notice.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they are precise and to-the-point to be a part of the notice in the given context.
Multiple choice notice writing english

Identify a suitable notice heading for the following:
A notice has been put up at your college stating that whoever has lost their college IDs can now inquire at the library for a replacement.

  1. Lost College IDs

  2. ID Replacements Available at Library

  3. Come get a replacement for your lost ID at the library

  4. Have you lost your ID? Get a replacement at the library!
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The heading of the notice should be short, eye-catching and should abundantly clear the purpose of the notice.
The correct answer is Option B. This heading clearly suggests that the notice is issued to inform that the IDs can be replaced from the library.
Options C and D are incorrect as there is too much information in the heading. The details should be included in the body of the notice.
Option A is incorrect as the heading does not clearly suggest the purpose of the issued notice.

Multiple choice notice writing english

Identify a suitable notice headline for the following:
All employees at your company have been asked to bring their salary slips of the previous month to the office. A notice regarding the same has been put up at the office entrance.

  1. salary slips required

  2. All employees must bring their salary slips

  3. Salary Slips Required

  4. Bring your salary slip!
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The heading of the notice should be short, eye-catching and should abundantly clear the purpose of the notice.
The correct answer is Option C. This heading clearly suggests that the notice is issued to inform that the salary slips of the employees are required by the company.
Option A is incorrect as the heading always starts with a capital letter.
Option B is incorrect as there is too much information in the heading. The details should be included in the body of the notice.
Option D is incorrect as the language used in the heading is very informal.

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Which of the options would you not include in a biography?

  1. The obstacles the person faced while growing up

  2. The awards you received after publishing the biography

  3. The person's first job

  4. How the person met their spouse
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else.

Option A - 'The obstacles the person faced while growing up' should be included as that has happened before the biography is written. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option C - 'The person's first job' is something that is bound to have happened before the biography is written. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'How the person met their spouse' is also a past event which must be included in a biography. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'The awards you received after publishing the biography' can't be included in a biography, as the events that happen after publishing the biography are impossible to predict. Thus option B is the correct answer.

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Which of the options would you not include in a biography?

  1. What kind of childhood the person had

  2. Where the person grew up

  3. What inspired you to write about the person

  4. Which school they went to as a child
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
It is only the story of the person and does not include the writer's personal views of the writer.
Option A - The type of childhood the person had is not a personal information and can be written in a biography. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - The place where the person grew up can be disclosed in public. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option D - The school they went to as a kid can be disclosed as it isn't a personal information. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option C - What inspired you to write about the person, is a personal information as it might include emotions and personal reasons. Thus option c is the correct answer.

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Imagine you wish to write a biography of a politician. Your target audience is the professional community. 
Which of the following is least relevant to include in this biography?

  1. Details of the effect of the politician's parents on his/her life

  2. Details of the politician's favorite food

  3. Details of how the politician won elections

  4. Details of why the politician chose their respective career
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else. 
Option B is the correct answer because when we write a biography of a politician, details of his favorite food is not a relevant piece of information to be included.
Options A, C and D are incorrect because these relevant pieces of information are to be used in the biography.
Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Imagine you wish to write a biography of a sculptor. Your target audience is the student community. 
Which of the following is least relevant to include in this biography?

  1. Why the person decided to become a sculptor

  2. Complications the parents of the sculptor faced after his/her birth

  3. Achievements of the sculptor

  4. What makes the sculptor unique in their field
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else. 

Here, the most important points to include in the biography of a sculptor is Option A, B and C as these options gives an account on why one decides to become a sculptor, his achievements, and also what makes the sculptor unique. Whereas option B is the least relevant factor as it is based on different  and unusual cases. Therefore option B is the correct answer.

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Imagine you wish to write a biography of a famous scientist. Your target audience is the scientific community. 
Which of the following is least relevant to include in this biography?

  1. Details of the scientist's parents' names

  2. Details of the scientist's most significant research work

  3. Details of the scientist's traveling experiences

  4. Details of the scientist's education
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is Option C.
If your target audience is the scientific community then they will not relate and be interested in the scientist's travel experiences. The y would be more interested in the scientific aptitude of the scientist and thus his traveling experiences will be of least relevance here.
Options A, B and D are correct as the scientist's basic information and scientific education and work will be relevant information in the given context.
Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Imagine you wish to write a biography of a politician. Your target audience is the general public. 
Which of the following is relevant to include in this biography?

  1. Details of the politician's personality

  2. Details of the controversies surrounding the politician

  3. Details of how the politician contributed to his/her country's progress

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

Option A - The politician's personality can be disclosed as it is not a personal information. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - Controversies happen in public and hence one can disclose about the controversies in a biography. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option C - The details about politician's contribution to his/her country's progress should be known by the people, and hence should be included in a biography. Thus option C incorrect.
Option D - As all of the above can be included in a biography, option D is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Which of the following is not true of a biography?

  1. It provides information about a person's life

  2. It may be narrated in the form of a story

  3. It is written in the first person

  4. It includes details of the person's career
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option A - Yes, a biography always provides information about a person's true life story. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - A biography can be narrated in the form of a story, play etc. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option D - It includes details of a person's birth, school days, education, career and other information as well. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option C - A biography is always written in the third person. Thus option C is the correct answer.

Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

Imagine you wish to write a biography of a famous scientist. Your target audience is the general public.
Which of the following is least relevant to include in this biography?

  1. Details of the scientist's children's schooling and education

  2. Details of the scientist's greatest achievements

  3. Details of the scientist's childhood

  4. Details of the scientist's life choices
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
Option A is the correct answer because when we write a biography of a famous scientist, details of his children's schooling and education is not a relevant piece of information to be included.
Options A, C and D are incorrect because these relevant pieces of information are to be used in the biography.
Multiple choice biography and autobiography writing english

You are writing a biography of Sallie H. Ray, a popular lyricist. How would you best include the following in the biography:
Sallie said, "I never thought I would become a lyricist."

  1. Sallie never thought she would become a lyricist.

  2. Ray is reported to have said she never thought she would become a lyricist.

  3. Ray never thought she would become a lyricist.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The given line "I never thought I would become a lyricist" when written in the biography, will change to indirect speech. The narrator will present Sallie H. Ray's point of view in the third person (indirect speech).
Options A and C: Both these options accurately present S.R's line.
'Sallie' and 'Ray' refer to the person whose biography is being written.
Ideally, the narrator will mention the surname of that person, not the first name. You call someone by their first name when you personally know them and you're talking about them in a friendly manner.
But, you call someone by their surname on professional grounds, and when you don't know them personally.
Hence, option C is correct and A is incorrect.
Option B: The words 'reported to have said' are unnecessary. They elongate the sentence without reason. Hence option B is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in C.