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Multiple choice softskills communication

Bestco to open new superstore in shopping centre News was released today thatleading supermarket chain Bestco is to open a new store in the Westway shopping mall, taking over an empty site that was occupied by G & M fashions until that shop closed last May. A spokesman for Bestko said that the company was looking forward to opening the new store early next summer. Around 200 jobs will be created for lcoal people. Can you spot a mistake in the newspaper report above?

  1. The last sentence needs a question mark.

  2. Summer should have a capital S.

  3. 'Site' should be spelled 'sight'

  4. The supermarket name is spelled two different ways - Bestco and Bestko.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is D because the supermarket name appears inconsistently as 'Bestco' and 'Bestko' in the same report. This spelling inconsistency is a clear error that needs correction. Option A is wrong because the last sentence is a statement, option B is incorrect because 'summer' doesn't need capitalization here, and option C is wrong because 'site' is the correct spelling for a location.

Multiple choice softskills communication

John is a very cunning man. Never take his ________.

  1. advise

  2. advice

  3. both a and b

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

The correct answer is B because 'advice' is a noun meaning guidance or recommendations. The sentence structure requires a noun after the possessive 'his'. Option A 'advise' is a verb (to give advice), option C is incorrect because they cannot both be correct in this context, and option D is wrong because B is the right answer.

Multiple choice softskills communication

My teacher ________ me to take up journalism as a career.

  1. advised

  2. advicing

  3. advice

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

The correct answer is A because 'advised' is the past tense verb form meaning 'gave advice to'. The sentence requires a verb to describe what the teacher did. Option B 'advicing' is not a real word, option C 'advice' is a noun not a verb, and option D 'advising' is present continuous tense which doesn't fit the past context.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The professor gave his students good 'advice'. What part of speech is 'advice'?

  1. Verb

  2. Adjective

  3. Noun

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

The correct answer is C because 'advice' is a noun - it names something (guidance, recommendations). Nouns can serve as subjects, objects, or complements in sentences. Option A is incorrect because advice is not an action, option B is wrong because it doesn't describe a noun, and option D is incorrect because it doesn't modify a verb.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

He ________ better.

  1. becomes

  2. becamed

  3. got

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

In this context, 'got' is the past tense of 'get', which can mean 'to become'. 'He got better' is a standard English idiom for recovery. 'Becamed' is not a word, and 'becomes' is present tense.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

We'll have a ________test tomorrow

  1. hearing

  2. listening

  3. listen

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

A 'hearing test' is the standard compound noun for a medical or technical evaluation of one's ability to perceive sound. 'Listening' refers to the active mental process of paying attention to sound.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

It was still _______ outside.

  1. bright

  2. brighter

  3. light

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

The sentence requires a simple adjective to describe the state of light outside. 'Bright' fits perfectly. 'Brighter' and 'lighter' are comparative forms that would require a comparison (e.g., 'than before').

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Who _______ this salad?

  1. made

  2. cook

  3. cooked

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

In English, we 'make' a salad. While 'cooked' is used for food prepared with heat, salads are generally raw and assembled, making 'made' the most natural and correct verb choice.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Let me _______ ypur pulse?

  1. see

  2. examine

  3. feel

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

In medical and common English usage, one 'feels' a pulse to check the heart rate. While a doctor might 'examine' a patient, the specific action regarding the pulse's tactile sensation is 'feel'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

I was 'advised' to keep away from Anita. 'Advised' is what part of speech?

  1. Pronoun

  2. Noun

  3. Adjective

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

The correct answer is D because 'advised' is a verb - it describes an action (the act of giving advice or warning). In the sentence, 'advised' tells what was done to the speaker. Option A is incorrect because it doesn't replace a noun, option B is wrong because it's not naming anything, and option C is incorrect because it's not describing a noun.