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Multiple choice softskills leadership

It is a special feature of cell aggregation in the developing nervous system that in most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another and also adopt some preferential orientation.

  1. A. to one another and also adopt

  2. B. one to the other, and also they adopt

  3. C. one to the other, but also adopting

  4. D. to one another but also adopt

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The "not only... but also" construction requires parallel verb forms. "Not only adhere... but also adopt" keeps both verbs in base form after the auxiliary.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

  1. A. basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California

  2. B. basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California

  3. C. basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California

  4. D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The list needs parallel structure: "the high cost... the pressure... and [a system based on...]". "Basing" breaks the pattern by using a participial phrase instead of a noun phrase.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine, rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease.

  1. A. its victims unless inoculated

  2. B. its victims unless they are inoculated

  3. C. its victims unless inoculation is done

  4. D. the victims unless there is an inoculation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Victims are inoculated by medical professionals, so the passive voice "unless they are inoculated" is needed. "They" clearly refers to rabies victims.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

In a period of time when women typically have had a narrow range of choices, Mary Baker Eddy became a distinguished writer and the founder, architect, and builder of a growing church.

  1. A. In a period of time when women typically have

  2. B. During a time in which typically women have

  3. C. Typically, during a time when women

  4. D. At a time when women typically

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

"At a time when" is the most concise and natural expression. "In a period of time" is redundant (a period IS time). "During a time" and "Typically" add unnecessary words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

The message conveyed by the conference speakers make me feel fortunate that I did not invest all of my money in stocks traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

  1. A. make me feel fortunate that I did not invest all of my money in stocks traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

  2. B. make me feel fortunate that I did not invest all of my money in NASDAQ stocks.

  3. C. make me feel fortunate that I did not invest my money in NASDAQ stocks.

  4. D. makes me feel fortunate that I did not invest all of my money in NASDAQ stocks.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The subject is "message" (singular), so the verb must be "makes" not "make". Also, "NASDAQ stocks" is more concise than "stocks traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange."

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

  1. A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

  2. B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

  3. C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

  4. D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Seats can be counted, so use "fewer" not "less". "Fewer seats" is grammatically correct for countable nouns. The extra words "that had" are unnecessary.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Researchers at Cornell University have demonstrated that homing pigeons can sense changes in the earth's magnetic field, see light waves that people cannot see, detect low-frequency sounds from miles away, sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors.

  1. A. sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors

  2. B. can sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors

  3. C. sense changes in air pressure, and identify familiar odors

  4. D. air pressure changes can be sensed, and familiar odors identified

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks for a grammatically correct and parallel construction. The original sentence uses 'can sense' and 'can identify' - repeating 'can' is unnecessary and disrupts parallel structure. Option C correctly places both verbs in their base form ('sense' and 'identify') after the implied 'can', creating proper parallel structure: 'can sense changes...and identify familiar odors.' The other options either maintain the unnecessary repetition of 'can' or use awkward passive voice constructions.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural influences transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

  1. A. where there were cultural influences transmitted

  2. B. through which cultural influences were transmitted

  3. C. where there was a transmission of cultural influences

  4. D. for the transmitting of cultural influences

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks for the correct preposition and structure to describe a corridor for transmission. 'Where' typically indicates location, but for a corridor or passage that things move through, 'through which' is more precise. 'Through which cultural influences were transmitted' correctly shows that influences passed FROM Black Africa TO the Mediterranean basin via Nubia. 'Where' options suggest static location rather than a passage between two points, and 'for the transmitting' is unnecessarily wordy and awkward.