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FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION

(FEC)

MCQS

1. Fill in the blank from the given options : pidgin is also termed as ....................

A. Creole

B. Dialect

C. Bare-bins language

D. Bare-bones language

2. identify from the given options one of the German tribes that invaded Britain in 5th Century AD.

A. English

B. Celtic

C. Angles

D. Norman

3. Choose the function of language from the option given below.

A. Speaking

B. Talking

C. Directive

D. Cooperative

4. In which period in the evolution of English Language did the Great Vowel Shift took place?

A. Old English Period

B. Middle English Period

C. Early Modern English Period

D. Late Modern English Period

5. Who propounded the Three Circle Theory associated with the expansion of English language?

A. David Crystal

B. Vraj Kachru

C. Halliday

D. Braj Kachru

6. In which Variety of English does the word pond refers to as artificial body of water?

A. British English

B. American English

C. Australian English

D. African English

7. What is the word for anti-clockwise in Australian English?

A. Ante-clockwise

B. De-clockwise

C. Conti-clockwise

D. Counter-clockwise

8. Fill in the blank: The sentence Main tired hoon s an example of ...................

A. Babu English

B. Butler English

C.Code Switching

D. Code Mixing

9. Identify the word from the given options from which the English word Language is derived.

A. Lingui

B. Lingui

C. Lang

D. Lingua

10. What is the meaning of the Greek word dialektos in English?

A. Dial

B. Dialect

C. Discourse

D. Discuss

11. Poor retention is a .............

A. Physical barrier 

B. Semantic barrier

C. Organizational barrier

D. Psychological barrier

12. Business communication network in any organization is ..........

A. Verbal and non-verbal

B. Internal and external

C. Written and formal

D. Oral and informal

13. Body language is ..........

A. faked

B. involuntary

C. structured

14. Feedback is necessary in effective communication because ...........

A. it encourages the sender to speak more

B. it provides continuity to dialogue

C. it tells the sender whether the receiver has understood the message

D. it shows the receiver's intellectual capability

15. For a persuasive message, the tone needs to be ...........

A. commanding

B. pleading

C. convincing

D. assertive

16.  A resume..............

A. gets you a job

B. contains all the facts about you that you want the employer to know

C. gives credibility to the daims made by you in the covering letter

D. is never accompanied by a covering letter

17. Which of these should not be included in a resume?

A. Work experience

B. Education

C. Affiliation and Membership

D. Letter of Recommendation

18. Filtering is a phenomenon where .........

A. useless workers are sacked

B. inefficient staff is penalized

C. a message is distorted for certain selfish motives

D. flow of information is impeded

19. Which of the following counts as oral communication?

A. A call on a cell phone

B. A notice pinned to a notice-board

C. A note scribbled on a piece of paper

D. An e-mail

20. Encoding is the process of .......

A. interpreting the message

B. receiving the message

C. formulating the message

D. sending the message

21. Sending feedback means ......

A. Decoding

B. Encoding

C. Transmitting

D. Responding

22. The person who initiated the communication process is known as ...

A. the listener

B. the audience

C. the encoder

D. the decoder

23. Written communication ......

A. is not suitable for lengthy messages

B. lacks accountability

C. lacks legal validity

D. is not casual and unorganized

24. Which of the following is an advantage of oral communication over written communication?

A. lt shows that a great deal of effort has been put into the communication

B. It carries more authority

C. lt provides a semi-permanent record of the communication

D. it is quicker and easier to produce

25. Non-verbal communication .....

A. is less structured than verbal communication

B. is the same across cultures

C. can be completely controlled

D. cannot take place in absence of verbal communication

26. Silence .......

A. is always embarrassing in a communication situation

B. can effectively communicate a number of responses

C. always conveys meaning that conflicts with the words used

D. means rejection

27. Non-verbal communication includes ......

A. Listening

B. Smell

C. Reflection

D. Writing

28. What kind of barrier arises when words mean different things to different people?

A. Psychological barrier

B. Organizational barrier

C. Semantic barrier

D. Cultural barrier

29. A 'machete' is a kind of ....

A. Knife

B. Gun

C. Flower

D. Hat

30. The narrator of ' The blue bouquet' has ......... Eyes.

A. Blue

B. Dark brown

C. Light brown

D. Brown