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Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the wrong one:

  1. As guilty as he looks, he'll surely be convicted.

  2. As surely that this is payday, she'll be at the racetrack.

  3. She looked surprisingly calm, as harrowing as the trek had been.

  4. She did as poorly on the test as Mary.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B is incorrect because it improperly uses 'as surely that' - it should be 'as surely as' for proper comparison. The structure requires two parallel elements being compared. Options A, C, D correctly use 'as...as' constructions (as guilty as, as harrowing as, as poorly as).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the false one:

  1. The reason Emily came dressed as Helen of Troy was that she'd been told it was a costume party.

  2. Emily came as Helen of Troy because she'd been told it was a costume party.

  3. The reason Jay survived was because he had packed a case of chocolate bars for the journey.

  4. Mulligan is serving because the head waiter is sick.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks to identify the false statement, and option C contains a grammatical error: 'The reason... was because' is redundant. Correct usage is either 'The reason... was that' or simply '...because'. Options A, B, and D show grammatically correct sentence structures with proper subordination.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What are the components of an email message?

  1. Salutation, message, signature

  2. Address and subject

  3. None of the above

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A correctly identifies the three essential components of an email message: salutation (greeting), message body, and signature (closing). Option B only lists addressing components (To, Subject) but omits the actual content structure. Option C is incorrect since option A is valid, and option D is misleading since the components in A and B are different categories.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Ideally, only five levels of headings should be displayed in the Table of Contents.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is false because there is no strict limit of five heading levels in a Table of Contents. Document standards (APA, MLA, Chicago) and word processors allow for more hierarchical levels when content complexity demands it. The TOC should reflect whatever heading structure the document actually uses, which can extend beyond five levels in technical or academic documents.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Who are the target audience for a design document?

  1. Senior Management

  2. Developers and Testers

  3. Technical Writers

  4. Project Managers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Developers and testers are the primary audience for design documents because they need implementation details, architectural decisions, and technical specifications to build and verify the system. While project managers and technical writers may read design docs, the core technical audience is the development team. Senior management typically reviews executive summaries or requirements documents, not detailed design specs.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Who is the daughter of Zeus and Dione?

  1. Aphrodite

  2. Apollo

  3. Aquilo

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

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and Dione (according to Homer's Iliad). Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. Aquilo is the Roman name for the north wind god (Boreas in Greek). Mars is the Roman god of war, equivalent to Ares, and not Zeus's child.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Who is Ares?

  1. Son of venus

  2. Son of Zeus

  3. Son of Athena

  4. Son of Apollo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera in Greek mythology. Option A is incorrect because Venus is the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite, not Ares' mother. Athena and Apollo are Zeus's children, but Ares is not their son. Ares is the Greek god of war, later identified with Mars in Roman mythology.

Multiple choice softskills communication

True/False: Alphonse and Mario had not seen each other for a very long time period.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is false because it contains a grammatical error: 'very long time period' is redundant. Correct phrasing would be either 'a very long time' or 'a very long period.' The word 'time' and 'period' serve the same function here, creating unnecessary repetition. Standard English requires avoiding such tautology.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Who is the son of Lapetus?

  1. Minerva

  2. Andromeda

  3. Apollo

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

Atlas is the son of Iapetus (spelled 'Lapitus' in this question, likely a variant/typo) and the nymph Clymene. Atlas is a Titan who was condemned to hold up the sky. Minerva is the Roman name for Athena. Andromeda is a mortal woman, not a Titan. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, not Iapetus.

Multiple choice softskills communication

True/False: Officer, she is the party who hit my car.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is false because 'she is the party who hit my car' uses formal, legal-style language ('the party who') inappropriately for casual speech. In natural context, a person would say 'she's the one who hit my car' or 'she hit my car.' The phrasing suggests an artificial test sentence rather than authentic language use.