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Multiple choice softskills communication

You can't have cake and the topping, too.

  1. eating cake and topping not allowed

  2. choose one - either cake or topping

  3. you can't have everything the way you want it

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

You can't have cake and the topping, too is a variation of the idiom you can't have your cake and eat it too, meaning you can't have everything you want simultaneously. Options A and B interpret it too literally as food choices.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Your call

  1. There's a call for you

  2. You have to call

  3. you have to discover something

  4. it is up to you to make a decision on the matter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Your call is an idiomatic expression meaning it is your decision or choice to make. Options A, B, and C incorrectly interpret it as referring to telephone calls or discovery tasks, missing the idiomatic meaning of decision-making authority.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Uncle Sam

  1. Refers to calling

  2. Uncle of the name Sam

  3. Government of USA

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

Uncle Sam is a well-known personification of the United States Government, derived from the initials U.S. Options A and B interpret it too literally, while this is actually a symbol representing the American government.

Multiple choice softskills communication

He's a "pain in the neck"

  1. very annoying and always disturbing

  2. ache in the neck

  3. refer to doctor

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

He's a pain in the neck is an idiom meaning someone is very annoying or troublesome. Option B incorrectly interprets it literally as physical pain, while C misunderstands it as a medical reference.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Keep your chin up

  1. look straight

  2. hurt on the chin

  3. have confidence

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

Keep your chin up is an idiom meaning to remain confident and optimistic in difficult situations. Options A and B interpret it literally as physical instructions, missing the metaphorical meaning about attitude and resilience.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Use your "grey cells" to understand it

  1. use the resources

  2. use your brain

  3. use the grey coloured cells

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Use your grey cells is an idiomatic expression meaning to use your brain or intelligence. Options A and C interpret it literally as resources or colored cells, missing the metaphorical reference to brain matter and thinking.

Multiple choice softskills communication

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

  1. a dream

  2. if you have horses, beggards would ride them

  3. ; wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it

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

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride is a proverb meaning that merely wishing for something is not the same as actually getting or having it. Options A and B interpret it too literally as dreams or horses, while C captures the philosophical meaning about desire versus reality.

Multiple choice softskills communication

I haven't seen her in a "coon's age"!

  1. a very long time

  2. age of coon

  3. coon hiding the sight

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'in a coon's age' is an American idiomatic expression that means 'a very long time.' It derives from the raccoon's lifespan and is used colloquially to express that something hasn't happened for an extended period. Options B and C are literal misinterpretations of the idiom.