Tag: softskills

Questions Related to softskills

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Discipilanry

  2. Discipilnary

  3. Disciplinary

  4. Disciplanry

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

'Disciplinary' (relating to discipline or punishment) is formed from 'discipline' by dropping the final 'e' and adding '-ary'. The correct spelling maintains 'dis-CIP-line' before the suffix. Options A (Discipilanry), B (Discipilnary), and D (Discplanry) incorrectly swap 'i' and 'a' or drop the 'e' and change the vowel order.

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Ridiculous

  2. Ridiculos

  3. Readiculous

  4. Rediculous

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

'Ridiculous' (meaning deserving or inviting mockery or derision) is the correct spelling. The word maintains 'ridic' from the root 'ridicule' and adds '-ulous'. Common misspellings often change the 'i' to 'e' (rediculous, readiculous) or drop the 'u' (ridiculos) based on mispronunciation. The correct form keeps 'i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Subsidiery

  2. Subsidiry

  3. Subsiadiary

  4. Subsidiary

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

'Subsidiary' (meaning secondary or auxiliary) is the correct spelling. The pattern is: 'sub' + 'sid' + 'iary' - notice the 'ia' appears twice. Think of 'subsidiary' and 'subsidiaries' (plural) sharing the same 'i-a-r' pattern. Options A (Subsidiery), B (Subsidiry), and C (Subsiadiary) incorrectly swap 'i' and 'e' or add extra letters.

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Auxiliary

  2. Auxiliry

  3. Auxilary

  4. Auxiliari

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

The correct spelling is 'Auxiliary', which contains two 'i's (one after 'x' and one after 'l'). Common misspellings often omit one of these vowels or change the 'a' to an 'i'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Allocation

  2. Allocasion

  3. Allocason

  4. Allocaution

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

The correct spelling is 'Allocation', derived from 'allocate'. It ends in '-tion'. Distractors use '-sion' or '-son', which are common spelling errors for this suffix.

Multiple choice softskills leadership
  1. Infatuation

  2. Infactuation

  3. Infantuation

  4. Infaktuation

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

The correct spelling is 'Infatuation', which refers to an intense but short-lived passion. The other options are incorrect phonetic spellings using 'c', 'n', or 'k'.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. There is an explanation for everything.

  2. Everywhere we go, there are people to question us.

  3. When we ask a question, we should be ready for any answer we might get.

  4. The answers depend on the questions asked.

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

'Every why has a wherefore' is an old proverb meaning that everything has an explanation or cause. 'Why' represents a question or reason, and 'wherefore' means 'for what reason' or 'the cause'. The saying suggests that nothing exists without a reason or explanation behind it. Option B is about questioning, C is about preparedness, and D about dependency - only A captures the meaning of universal causality.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Sometimes people are successful in giving an impression that they do things, but the fact is they only talk.

  2. No amount of talking can replace action.

  3. When you talk something, you should have the courage to act accordingly.

  4. Dont do things when you can get away just by talking about them.

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

'Fine words butter no parsnips' is a traditional saying that means empty talk achieves nothing without action. Parsnips were a common staple food, and the metaphor suggests that fancy words are like trying to butter vegetables with just words - you need actual butter (action). Option A describes misimpression, C is about courage, D is cynical advice - only B correctly states that talking cannot replace doing.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Its not neccessary that the job that takes time will be good.

  2. Its not neccessary that the job that does not take time will not be good.

  3. A well-done job takes less time.

  4. A well-done job takes time.

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

'Good and quickly seldom meet' means that high-quality work usually takes time - speed and quality rarely go together. The proverb suggests that rushing compromises excellence. Options A, B, and C all suggest the opposite relationship (that quick work can be good), which contradicts the proverb's wisdom. Option D correctly states that well-done work requires time investment.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Large successful operations always begin in a large way.

  2. Large successful operations can begin in a small way.

  3. Large successful operations never begin in a small way.

  4. Large successful operations has to begin in a small way.

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

'Great oaks grow from little acorns' means that large, successful ventures often start from very small beginnings. Oak trees are huge and majestic, but they begin as tiny acorns. The proverb encourages patience and recognizing potential in modest starts. Option A claims large operations must begin large, C says they never begin small, D is too absolute - only B correctly captures that major successes CAN start small.