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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 diary entry writing english

In which format would you write about the following:
Driving a car for the first time

  1. Poster

  2. Headline

  3. Diary entry

  4. Advertisement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is Option C. A diary entry is generally written to record one's feelings, emotions and thoughts on an incident related to the writer or to record an event important to the writer.
Option A is incorrect as a poster is generally used to advertise or promote eye-catching facts or products.
Option B is incorrect as a headline generally gives us a quick overview of an article or a piece.
Option D is incorrect as an advertisement is used to inform the consumers about the product or services of a company.


Multiple choice diary entry writing english

In which format would you write about the following:
Birth of your first niece

  1. Speech

  2. Headline

  3. Poster

  4. Diary entry
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is Option D.
In a diary entry, the writer pours his feelings, emotions and thoughts like talking to a best friend. The language used is informal and personal depicting the correct emotion felt at the moment.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as the purposes of these formats do not match to the given context.

Multiple choice diary entry writing english

In which format would you write about the following:
Feelings and thoughts on parents' wedding anniversary

  1. Dialogue

  2. Journal

  3. Diary entry

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

The correct format is Option C. Diary entry is used to account personal experiences. 'Feelings and thoughts on parents' wedding anniversary' i completely personal and thus should be written as a 'diary entry'. Options A, B and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of writing personal experiences. Each of them have a different purpose.

Multiple choice diary entry writing english

In which format would you write about the following:
Thoughts on the first stage performance with your band

  1. Diary entry

  2. Poster

  3. Headline

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

The correct answer is Option A. A diary entry is generally written to record one's feelings, emotions and thoughts on an incident related to the writer or to record an event important to the writer.
Option B is incorrect as a poster is generally used to advertise or promote eye-catching facts or products.
Option C is incorrect as a headline generally gives us a quick overview of an article or a piece.
Option D is incorrect as a journal is a record that is maintained on a regular basis.

Multiple choice diary entry writing english

Choose the correct option regarding the 'Diary entries':
'Diary Entry' is a form of writing which is ____

  1. Personalised

  2. Professional

  3. Formal in format

  4. Formal in tone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A diary entry is a private, informal, and highly subjective form of writing used to express personal thoughts and experiences.

Multiple choice headline writing english

In which format would you write about the following:
Change in a government policy

  1. Report

  2. Speech

  3. Journal

  4. Headline
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Headline means a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, meant to convey the most important part of the news, like a change in government policy. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 

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 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.