Assignment Questions for Module 1

1. Choose the correct option from those given in each of the sentences below.
2. Communication in an organization should ideally flow
a. From top to bottom (b) From bottom to top
b. (c) Both ways (d) None of these
3. The direction in which the formal communication flows is always .
a. Upward (b) Downward (c) Horizontal (d) All of the Above

4. Communication between two persons oral or written is called ________________.

5. (a). Interpersonal (b). Intrapersonal (c). Extrapersonal (d).Mass communication

6. 4.Which of the following is desired for effective communication (Tick the right options)
7. (a). Common Language (b).Well dressed (c). Clarity of speech (d).Listening .

8. 5. In communication the receivers response is called as __________________.

9. (a).Channel (b).Feedback (c).Survey (d).message

10. 6.In communication, when people do not talk much, question even less, and actually do
very little it is
11. called,
a. (a)Assertive style (b) Passive style
b. (c) Passive – aggressive style (d) Aggressive style

12. 7. Oral Communication is different from written communication as it is

13. (a). Spoken and Structured (b). Spoken and Transitory (c). Spoken and permanent (d). spoken
and time
14. consuming

15. 8.Identify the type of pronoun to which the underlined part of given sentence belongs to.
16. Have you had any of those?

a. personal pronoun (b) relative pronoun

b. (c) reflexive pronoun (d)demonstrative pronoun
17. 9.A _______________ of ships are docked in the yard
a. (a)herd (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) bevy
18. 10.Choose the correct pronoun for the blank:
19. One cannot be to careful in life, can _____________?
20. we (b) they (c) she (d) he
21. 11.Find the number of nouns in the given sentence.
22. Ram is old now, but he can still run. His fitness is admirable. He visits the market often
which is three miles away from his home.
a. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
23. 12.One of the girls___________ was/were wearing a yellow dress
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24. 13.A toddler learns the meaning of words as

are spoken by others and later uses
in
25. sentences.
a. (a)their / they (b) it / them (c) they / it (d) they / them
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26. .Find the number of abstract nouns in the given sentence. I had to suffer a lot because
of him. His harassment brought me here. I want to see justice served.
a. (a)3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) None of these
27. .Identify the Adverb in the give
sentence.
28. She is being late for the event.
a. (a)being (b) late (c) for (d) event

29. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

a. I’d like three good reasons why you don’t like spinach.
b. I’d like a good three reasons why you don’t like spinach.
c. I’d like good reasons three why you don’t like spinach.
d. I’d like a three, good, three reasons why you don’t like spinach.

30. Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence.

31. Suman visited the swinging garden. She said that it was an amazing experience.
a. swinging (c) amazing
b. swinging and amazing (d) None of these

32. .She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick, quickly) to any situation.
a. quick, quickly (c) quickly, quick
b. quick, quick (d) quickly, quickly

33. Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

a. Dean has a beautiful, big, rectangular, black, Russian, metallic, Impala.
b. Dean has a big, rectangular, black, Russian, metallic, beautiful Impala.
c. Dean has a beautiful, black, Russian, metallic, big, rectangular, Impala.
d. Dean has a Russian, metallic, beautiful, big, rectangular, black, Impala.

34. Choose the best answer for the following questions.

35. What an cup and saucer!
a. Chinese, amazing, little, old (c) little, amazing, old, Chinese
b. amazing, little, old, Chinese (d) amazing, old, Chinese, little

36. Fill in the blank(s) with appropriate preposition(s)

37. After they went out for a couple of months, they decided to get married. But their
marriage
38. Got postponed the death of a relative.
a. on account of (b) inspite of (c) owning to (d) instead of

39. We didn’t see the whole performance because we left the last act.
a. after (b) during (c) out of (d) before

40. Which of the following is/are not included in the tools of verbal communication?
a. (a) Listening (b) Reading (c) Writing (d) Graphics
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41. Which of the following are the key elements of communication?

a. (a) Communication is a two-way process (b) There has to be a message
b. (c) Commonness of understanding (d) All the above

42. Maintaining professional etiquette in oral and written business communication is of utmost
importance and must not be taken lightly.
a. (a) True (b) False (c) possible (d) may be

43. Consider the following statements about communication,

a. It is a process of interaction with people and environment
b. Two or more individuals interact and influence the ideas, beliefs and attitudes of each
other
c. They can exchange information through words, gestures, signs and
symbols, expressions etc Answer using the following codes:

i. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

44. Interpersonal communication is the process by which people exchange information, feelings,
and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages.
a. (a) True (b) False

45. Identify the noun in the sentence: “The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883.”
a. (a) Bridge (b) Was (c) Opened (d) In

46. One phrase has been underlined in the given sentence. Map it with the correct part of
speech.
a. “Which shirt do you think looks better on me?”
b. (a) Noun (b) Pronoun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb

47. Which kind of adverb is the word in capitals? : “Tessa goes there DAILY.”
a. (a) Adverb of frequency (b) Adverb of degree
b. (c) Adverb of place (d) Adverb of manner

48. The plural of ‘goose’ is:

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a. (a) goose (b) geese (c) gooses (d) goosies

49. How many nouns are there in this sentence? “My brother gave me a book for my birthday”
a. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1

50. I ___ watching TV when Paul and Simon arrived.

i. Is (b) am (c) was (d) were

51. I don’t think I’ ve ever ______ on that sofa

i. Sat (b) Sit (c) Sitting (d) would sit

52. Ever since the use of natural gas became widespread, London isn't ____ polluted city ___ it
was ten years ago.
(a) as/as (b) Such/as (c) so/that (d) More/ than

53. Supposedly, digital voice discs, or DVDs as they are called, are ____ resistant to scratching
___ records.
a. (a) much/ than (b) so/as (c) such/that (d) far more/ than

54. ____ two rings here on my little finger belonged to ___ grandmother.
a. (a) These / my (b) That / mine (c) Those / me (d) The / myself

55. Some of these clothes are ____, and the rest of ____ belong to Zack.
(a) my / them (b) hers / their (c) me / they (d) mine / them

56. They visited an art gallery _______ a museum.

a. (a) therefore (b) but (c) so (d) and

57. He can't walk _______ he fell off the chair _______ hurt his foot, _______ he has a lot of time
to read.
a. (a) and / because / so (c) because / and / so
b. (b) so / and / because (d) so / because / and

58. He drives at a speed of 90 miles ____ hour.

a. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) _ (none)
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59. _____River yamuna is _____ longest river of all.

(a) the/ the (b) _/a (c) -/ the (d) -/ -