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Multiple choice softskills communication

In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on those people without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid , but whose spirit is often neglected by a disinterested society.

  1. whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid

  2. who do not have enough to eat

  3. whose hopelessness may be alleviated

  4. who may be physically satiated
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is the clause that directly continues the description of people without hope. 'Whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid' correctly uses the relative pronoun 'whose' to show possession and maintains the sentence's focus on physical versus spiritual neglect. Options B and C introduce different concepts, while D changes the meaning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.

  2. I am not one of these who believes everything I hear.

  3. I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.

  4. I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is correct because in the subordinate clause 'who believe everything they hear', the relative pronoun 'who' is plural, so the verb should be plural 'believe'. Options B, C, and D incorrectly use singular 'believes' with plural 'who'. Also, B incorrectly uses 'these' instead of 'those', and C and D change pronoun references incorrectly.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. Cannot one do what one likes with one’s own?

  2. Cannot one do that one likes to do with his own?

  3. Cannot one do that one likes with his own?

  4. Cannot one do what he likes with his own?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is correct because it uses consistent indefinite pronoun 'one' throughout the sentence. Options B, C, and D incorrectly switch to 'his' in the second part, creating inconsistency. The pattern 'one...one's...one likes' maintains grammatical consistency when using the indefinite pronoun 'one'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. There’s Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.

  2. There’s Mr. Som, who they say is the best singer in the country.

  3. There is Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.

  4. There is Mr. Som who, they say is the best s inger in the country.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B is correct because 'who' is the subject pronoun required for 'they say is the best singer'. Option A incorrectly uses object pronoun 'whom'. Option C incorrectly uses 'whom' and expands the contraction. Option D has misplaced comma spacing and should use 'who' anyway. The clause 'they say is the best singer' requires 'who' as its subject.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. Each of the students has done well.

  2. Each of the student has done well.

  3. Each of the students have done well.

  4. Each of the student have done well.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is correct because 'each of the students' is singular, so it takes singular verb 'has'. 'Each' is always singular regardless of the prepositional phrase. Options B and D use singular 'student' instead of plural. Option C incorrectly uses plural 'have' with singular subject 'each'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given.

  1. Today we love, what tomorrow we hate; today we seek, what tomorrow we shun, today we desire, what tomorrow we fear.

  2. Today, we love what tomorrow we hate, today, we seek what tomorrow we shun, today, we desire what tomorrow we fear.

  3. Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun, today we desire what tomorrow we fear.

  4. Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun; today we desire what tomorrow we fear.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Option D is correct because it uses semicolons to separate three independent clauses, which is proper punctuation for connecting complete sentences. Options A, B, and C use commas incorrectly. Option A uses one comma but needs semicolons. Option B and C use commas to splice independent clauses, creating comma splices.

Multiple choice softskills communication

balneary

  1. bath

  2. sing

  3. walk

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

A 'balneary' relates to baths or bathing. The word comes from Latin 'balneum' meaning bath. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they refer to singing, walking, and talking respectively, which have no etymological or semantic connection to 'balneary'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

bandolier

  1. urn to hold the gun powder

  2. glove to hold the muzzle of a gun

  3. cusp of the trigger

  4. shoulder belt for carrying ammunition
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A 'bandolier' is a shoulder belt worn across the chest for carrying ammunition cartridges, commonly used by soldiers. Options A, B, and C are incorrect. A bandolier is not an urn, glove, or trigger part. It specifically refers to the ammunition belt itself.

Multiple choice softskills communication

barm

  1. bubble

  2. suds

  3. yeast

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

'Barm' specifically refers to yeast, especially the foam or froth on fermenting beer. In brewing, barm is the yeast used in fermentation. Options A, B, and D are incorrect - 'bubble', 'suds', and 'froth' refer to the appearance rather than the actual yeast substance.

Multiple choice softskills communication

basiation

  1. kicking

  2. kissing

  3. embracing

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

'Basiation' means embracing or holding in an embrace. It comes from the Latin 'basire' meaning to kiss. Options A, B, and D are incorrect. Kicking, kissing, and huddling are not the same as embracing. The term specifically refers to the act of embracing.