"I load my boats with ______________ flowers from our garden".
1.chrysanthemum
2.Shiuli
3.rose
4.lilly
"Kick the bucket" is an Euphemism that describes
1.death of a person
2.illness of a person
3.that the person is not available at the moment
4.kicking the bucket
"Literally literary" is a diction exercise for _____ words.
1.'L'
2.'K'
3.'H'
4.'R'
A bomb scare _______ a delay of the flight.
1.causing
2.cause
3.was caused
4.had caused
A _______ message saves time for both sender and receiver.
1.common
2.concise
3.intricate
4.confusing
As per the beggar's belief, which God had visited the house in the form of a Cobra?
1.Natraja
2.Shiva
3.Subramanya
4.Vinayaka
By eliminating _______ words, you can help to make ideas stand out.
1.necessary
2.repetitive
3.unnecessary
4.correct
Change into passive: Everyone understands English. English _____ by everyone.
1.is understood
2.has been understood
3.was understood
4.had understood
Change into passive:T he salt-water corroded the metal beams. The metal beams _____ by the salt-water.
1.was corroded
2.corroded
3.has corroded
4.were corroded
Characters must move in a realistic setting in a short story, for which a _________ is required.
1.A natural scenery
2.A riverbed
3.Convincing background
4.A bhoot bunglow
Communication often hold highly influential positions as
1.spectators
2.receiver
3.journalists
4.sender
During conversation we should ______ patiently and _______ tactfully.
1.speak; listen
2.listen; speak
3.write; speak
4.listen; write
Euphemisms are ______ expressions.
1.Polished
2.Idiomatic
3.Polite
4.Novel
Everything falls ______ the ground because of earth's gravitational pull.
1.for
2.to
3.of
4.at
Explain a woeful ballad.
1.a love song
2.a happy song
3.a song of god
4.a sad song
F1 races are ______ fast that the wheels of their cars have to be special.
1.so
2.such
3.very much
4.much
Guy de Maupassant is a _______ author.
1.British
2.Japanese
3.French
4.American
How many tiffin boxes does each tray hold?
1.40
2.45
3.35
4.50
I am sorry, but I ______ to go now.
1.has
2.had
3.have
4.can
I borrowed a pen _______ my classmate
1.to
2.from
3.with
4.through
I gave him a chair ______________ sit.
1.of
2.beside
3.to
4.behind
I have been waiting _______ the bus.
1.near
2.from
3.since
4.for
I like houses _______ the river.
1.at
2.with
3.by
4.from
I plan to take my vocation either in June ______ in July.
1.whether
2.or
3.as
4.if
I tried to look happy _______ feeling miserable.
1.inspite of
2.Although
3.however
4.as
I _______ English for twelve years.
1.am teaching
2.have been teaching
3.will be teaching
4.was teaching
I ________ French from my friend who lived in France.
1.Learn
2.Learnt
3.Learning
4.am learning
If you want to learn to speak English fluently. You _____ to work hard.
1.could
2.needn't
3.mustn't
4.need.
In _____ five W's should be checked.
1.conciseness
2.clarity
3.completeness
4.consideration
Intonation is the first step to be perceived by ear rather than the ________ of an utterance.
1.oral content
2.verbal content
3.speech
4.monologue
It's wet and rainy outside today. You ______ go out without an umbrella.
1.shouldn't
2.won't
3.don't have to
4.should
Madam Loisel was _______ at the party organized by the Ministry of Education
1.a complete success
2.a complete failure
3.lovely person
4.lovable character
Managers need to deliver ________ achievable goals to both teams and individuals.
1.unclear
2.clear
3.hazy
4.improper
Message is _____ when it contains all facts the listener needs.
1.confusing
2.complete
3.fluent
4.incomplete
Monsieur Loisel worked as a clerk at the ______
1.Minster of Finance
2.Minister of Education
3.Minister of Defense
4.District Magistrate
Phonology is the pattern of _____ used in a particular language.
1.speech sounds
2.spellings
3.sentence patterns
4.meanings
Plane was not allowed to take _____ because of bad weather conditions.
1.of
2.off
3.Both A & B
4.none of the above
Proper communication provides information to the manager that is useful for _____
1.informing
2.practicing
3.decision making
4.soft skills
Rabindranath Tagore composed the Nation Anthem for ________ & ______
1.India and Bangladesh
2.India and Pakistan
3.India and Sri Lanka
4.India and China
Ragunath Medge is the ______________ of Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box suppliers charity trust.
1.Secretary
2.Member
3.Treasurer
4.President
Recipients of a message must be able to identfy the ______
1.receiver's intent
2.receiver's perception
3.sender's intent
4.Speaker
RK Narayan was born in ______
1.Mysore
2.Mangalore
3.Madras
4.Malgudi
Shakespeare _______ a lot of plays and poems
1.has written
2.written
3.writes
4.writing
Successful communication takes place when the receiver ________ interprets the sender's message.
1.wrongly
2.ironically
3.correctly
4.actively
Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in _____
1.1913
2.1914
3.1915
4.1923
Tagore's poetry had inspiration from traditional vaishnava folk and was often _____
1.metaphysical
2.contemporary
3.idealistic
4.deeply mystical
The communication process is the guide towards realizing
1.poor communication
2.effective communication
3.incorrect pronunciation
4.improper communication
The Computer class start at 8.30 am ________ the morning.
1.on
2.in
3.at
4.None of the above
The consonant sounds are ______ in number.
1.twenty-two
2.twenty
3.twenty-three
4.twenty-four
The Dabbawallahs service began way back in ________
1.1890
2.1818
3.1905
4.1924
The diamond ring that her husband bought for her turned _______ to be fake one.
1.in
2.of
3.out
4.none of the above
The discourse functions of intonation convey _______
1.emotions
2.attitudes
3.confidence
4.new information
The falling tune is ________
1.the glide-down
2.the glide-up
3.the dive
4.the take-off
The falling-rising tune is ________
1.the glide-up
2.the glide-down
3.the dive
4.the take-off
The first rising tune is _______
1.the glide-up
2.the glide-down
3.the dive
4.the take -off
The Glide-down are used for _____ statements.
1.complete
2.incomplete
3.indefinite
4.imperfect
The head master ______ to talk to you.
1.want
2.wants
3.has wanted
4.None of the above
The IPA or International Phonetic Alphabet is an alphabet of _______
1.letters
2.sounds
3.dialect
4.syllables
The message generated by the sender is ______ in the form of words, pictures, gestures etc.
1.replaced
2.encoded
3.leaded
4.holded
The phone _____ can you answer it, please?
1.rings
2.ring
3.is ringing
4.rang
The stress is always on a _____
1.consonant
2.tone
3.word
4.vowel
The vowel sounds are ____ in number.
1.twenty
2.six
3.fifteen
4.eighteen
The whole day the boys _____ to the cricket commentary.
1.Listen
2.will listen
3.has listened
4.are listening
The ______ are described as those who insist on keeping the windows open during the cold and desolate day.
1.noisy children
2.cranks
3.mighty sleepers
4.heavy carriers
The ______ is a neatly dressed person who is always seated in a corner.
1.elderly woman
2.young man
3.elderly man
4.young woman
The ________ model is less message focused and more intercommunication focused.
1.action
2.interaction
3.transmission
4.transaction
This house has been empty ______ several years.
1.towards
2.for
3.from
4.None of the above
To which stage of life does the soldier belong?
1.second stage
2.third stage
3.fourth stage
4.fifth stage
Tom _______ to call Susan yesterday but he has forgotten.
1.is supposed
2.supposed
3.supposes
4.was supposed
Tongue Twisters add the challenge of _______ pronunciation.
1.improper
2.worst
3.proper
4.bad
Wait a minute, I ______ this box for you.
1.carry
2.will carry
3.carried
4.was carrying
What is the unique feature of the success of the Mumbai dabbawalas business?
1.Mumbai's history
2.Mumbai's economy
3.Mumbai's geography
4.Mumbai's society
What type of message saves time and expense for both sender and receiver?
1.consideration
2.conciseness
3.concreteness
4.completeness
When I _______ to the hospital, the doctor performed the operation.
1.gone
2.Went
3.going
4.Go
When was John Boynton Priestley born?
1.18 January 1884
2.19 April 1888
3.13 September 1894
4.30 December 1892
Where was J.B.Priestley born?
1.Bradford
2.Manchester
3.Liverpool
4.Edinburgh
Which of these is not a punctuation mark?
1.Full Stop
2.Comma
3.Colon
4.Hashtag
Which of these is not considered in a telephonic conversation?
1.The tone of the speaker
2.The volume of the speaker
3.Body language
4.The emotional content of the communication
Which of these is used between sentences which are grammatically independent?
1.Colon
2.Semicolon
3.Comma
4.Hyphen
Who announced the entry of the cobra into the compound?
1.Dasa
2.The neighbor
3.The lady servant
4.The cyclist
Why does the poet call the last stage to be "second childishness" of a person?
1.He behaves like a child
2.He has to be taken care again like a child
3.He keeps forgetting everything
4.He is immature in behavior
Words are vital ______ of survival in today's world.
1.ornament
2.noise
3.channel
4.receiver
Year book are also known as _______
1.Hand book
2.Annual
3.Directory
4.Dictionary
You must complete this homework ______ next Wednesday.
1.on
2.until
3.by
4.till
You won't pass the test ______ you study.
1.when
2.if
3.but
4.unless
You _______ eat more vegetables. They are healthy for you.
1.would
2.may
3.should
4.might
______ is a stress-timed language.
1.Spanish
2.Japanese
3.English
4.German
______ means trying something new and different from your fashion comfort zone.
1.Mobile Community
2.Furlough Employees
3.Donning the idea
4.Donning the fedora
______ words are the key to excellent pronunciation and understanding of English.
1.Stressed
2.Function
3.unaccented
4.non-stressed
_______ are considered as Function Words.
1.Stressed
2.Accented
3.Non-stressed
4.Content
_______ helps the workers to adjust to the physical and social aspect of work.
1.written communication
2.oral communication
3.good communication
4.poor communication
_______ refers to any obstruction that is caused by the sender.
1.Voice
2.Message
3.Speech
4.Noise
_______ shows respect and allows you to learn.
1.Listening
2.Speaking
3.Reading
4.Writing
_______ word is an apparently meaningless word, phrase, or sound that marks a pause or hesitation in speech.
1.A Filler
2.Article
3.Prepositions
4.connectors
_______ you know where Ram lives?
1.does
2.do
3.should
4.have
________ refers to the emphasis laid on specific syllables of a word or a specific word in a sentence.
1.Syllables
2.Phonemes
3.Stress
4.Letters
_________ is the act of conveying information.
1.Listening
2.Observing
3.Communication
4.Questioning
_________ word, one stress.
1.One
2.Two
3.Three
4.Four
__________ is a continuous process.
1.Communication
2.Message
3.Encoding
4.Decoding
___________ is the way in which our voice changes as the pitch rises and falls.
1.consonant
2.tone
3.word
4.vowel