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Multiple choice softskills communication

What do I mean? "Advice is least heeded when most needed."

  1. When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given.

  2. When a problem is serious, people often do not advice.

  3. People should give advice only When it is needed badly.

  4. Dont advice people if you feel they dont need it.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The proverb 'Advice is least heeded when most needed' means that people tend to ignore advice precisely when they're in serious situations that require it most. Option A correctly captures this meaning - serious problems lead to rejecting counsel. Options B, C, and D either misunderstand the saying or propose incorrect applications of it.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What do I mean? "All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness."

  1. Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.

  2. Time goes by fast when you have lots to do.

  3. Both the above.

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

The proverb 'All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness' contrasts how time feels when busy versus idle. 'Industry' means being productive/busy - making time fly (Option B). 'Idleness' means having nothing to do - making time drag (Option A). Option C correctly combines both meanings, as the proverb contrasts these two states.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What do I mean? "A burden of one's own choice is not felt."

  1. Something difficult seems easier when it is already done.

  2. Something easier seems difficult when you do not analyse efficiently.

  3. Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.

  4. Something difficult seems easier when it is done by someone else.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The proverb 'A burden of one's own choice is not felt' means that difficult tasks feel less burdensome when we choose them voluntarily. Option C correctly captures this - voluntary action makes hardship feel easier. Option A is illogical (already done doesn't change difficulty), B is unrelated, and D shifts responsibility to others.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What do I mean? "A good conscience is a soft pillow."

  1. You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about.

  2. You get a soft pillow if dont feel guilty about anything.

  3. You sleep well when you make people feel guilty about their deeds.

  4. You sleep well when make people realise about someone else's guilt.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'A good conscience is a soft pillow' uses pillow as a metaphor for peaceful sleep. Option A correctly interprets this - having no guilt lets you sleep well. Options B, C, and D misunderstand the metaphor as literal or misplace whose guilt is being discussed.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What do I mean? "He who wills the end wills the means."

  1. Its not always true that If you are determined to do something you will find a way.

  2. If you are determined to do something you will find a way.

  3. If you are determined to do something very badly, you might end up exhausted.

  4. Sometimes you might find a way even when you are not trying hard.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'He who wills the end wills the means' means that determination to achieve a goal includes finding ways to reach it. Option B correctly captures this - determination leads to finding solutions. Option A incorrectly negates the principle, C focuses on exhaustion rather than means, and D suggests passivity.

Multiple choice softskills communication

When you call a friend and the call goes unanswered, you say,

  1. "He dint attend my call."

  2. "He dint answer my call."

  3. "He dint pick my call."

  4. All of the above options are correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In casual conversation, especially in informal contexts, all three expressions are commonly used to say someone didn't answer a phone call. Note that 'dint' is colloquial for 'didn't' and would be 'didn't' in formal writing.