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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 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 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.

Multiple choice softskills communication

True/False: Needless to say, this has been an exciting party.

  1. True

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

This statement is false because it contains a contradiction. The phrase 'Needless to say' introduces something obvious that doesn't require mentioning, but calling a party 'exciting' is subjective and noteworthy. The irony suggests the party was actually dull, making the statement sarcastic rather than literally true.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Which are correct??

  1. Dr. Levin still has the same childish wonder about science that he had as a boy.

  2. Dana's childish behavior during poker games led to the breakup of the group.

  3. She has a childlike optimism about the future.

  4. Mike bounced back from his trauma with a childlike resiliency
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

'Childish' has negative connotations (immature, silly), while 'childlike' suggests positive innocence. Option A is wrong because 'childish wonder' contradicts - wonder is positive, so 'childlike wonder' would be correct. Options B, C, and D correctly use 'childish' for negative behavior and 'childlike' for positive qualities.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the wrong one:

  1. In Jim's simplistic view, everyone is either good or bad.

  2. They had a simple plan for rescuing the hostages

  3. Don't overcomplicate this; we need a simplistic solution.

  4. Her message is too simplistic to take seriously.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'simplistic' has a negative connotation, meaning 'overly simple to the point of ignoring complexities.' In the third sentence, a 'simple solution' is desired, but calling it 'simplistic' implies the solution is flawed or inadequate, making it the wrong word choice for a positive request.