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Multiple choice softskills communication

Oranges ______ Vitamins.

  1. contains

  2. contain

  3. are containing

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

Contain is correct because Oranges is a plural subject, requiring a plural verb. Contains is singular. Are containing is present continuous, which doesn't fit this general fact statement about oranges containing vitamins.

Multiple choice softskills communication

I ______ to America.

  1. never been

  2. have never gone

  3. have never been

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

Have never been is correct because been is used for travel to places. Gone would suggest you're still there or on your way. Never been is missing the auxiliary verb have required for present perfect tense.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Oh dear! We've run _____ petrol.

  1. over

  2. into

  3. out of

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

Run out of is a phrasal verb meaning to exhaust or use up completely. We run over means we hit something with a vehicle. Run into means to bump into or meet accidentally. The context refers to petrol being exhausted.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Oh dear! We've just run _____ a cat.

  1. over

  2. into

  3. out of

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

Run over means to hit something with a vehicle. Run into means to collide with or meet accidentally. Run out of means to exhaust something. The context is a car hitting a cat.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The percentage of car owners _____ higher in 2002.

  1. was

  2. were

  3. both are correct

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

Were is correct because percentage of can take either a singular or plural verb depending on what follows. Here, car owners is plural, so the verb must be plural (were, not was). The number of car owners is the real focus.

Multiple choice softskills communication

I came to the Netherlands _____ Economics.

  1. for studying

  2. to study

  3. for study

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

To study is the correct infinitive form expressing purpose. For studying and for study are incorrect constructions after came when expressing reason or purpose. The structure come + to infinitive shows purpose.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The colours blue and green ______ each other perfectly.It was the nicest ________ anyone had ever paid me.

  1. compliment,complement

  2. complement,compliment

  3. complement,complement

  4. compliment,compliment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Complement' means to complete or make perfect (colors go well together). 'Compliment' means praise or admiration (a nice thing someone says). The sentence needs both meanings in the correct order.

Multiple choice softskills communication

To work for the royal family you have to be very ____.She painted using strong colours, _____ shapes, and rhythmic patterns

  1. descrete,discreet

  2. descrete,descrete

  3. discreet,discreet

  4. discreet,descrete
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Discreet' means careful, tactful, or unnoticeable (needed for royal family service). 'Discrete' means separate or distinct (shapes are individual/geometric). The question tests both spellings in context.