1. Which of the following best describes academic writing?

A) Casual and conversational

B) Informal and personal
C) Formal, objective, and technical
D) Creative and imaginative
2. What distinguishes academic writing from other forms of writing?
A) Use of slang and contractions
B) Focus on personal experiences and emotions
C) Complexity, formality, and precision
D) Lengthy paragraphs and repetitive language
3. Which type of writing involves providing facts or information without analysis?
A) Analytical
B) Persuasive
C) Descriptive
D) Critical
4. What is the main purpose of analytical writing?
A) To persuade the reader
B) To provide facts or information
C) To reorganize information into categories or relationships
D) To critique existing research
5. In persuasive writing, what must each claim be supported by?
A) Personal anecdotes
B) Emotions and feelings
C) Evidence or research findings
D) Assumptions and opinions
6. Which type of writing requires considering at least two points of view, including your own?
A) Descriptive
B) Analytical
C) Persuasive
D) Critical
7. What should you include in your introduction when writing academically?
A) Contractions and colloquialisms
B) Main idea of each paragraph
C) Thesis statement and focus of the essay
D) Personal opinions and experiences
8. Which point of view should be used in academic writing?
A) First and second person
B) Second and third person
C) Only first person
D) Only third person
9. What should you do at the end of your academic writing?
A) Introduce new ideas
B) Restate your main idea or summarize important points
C) Include personal anecdotes
D) Use slang and contractions
10. Which step should be taken before proofreading your academic writing?
A) Introducing new ideas
B) Stating the main idea of each paragraph
C) Using third person point-of-view
D) Planning and organizing your writing
11. What feature of academic writing distinguishes it from creative writing?
A) Use of casual language
B) Complexity and formality
C) Emphasis on personal experiences
D) Lengthy paragraphs and repetitions
12. What is interpersonal communication?
A) Exchange of information between two or more people
B) Exchange of information through written letters
C) Exchange of information using technology
D) Exchange of information with oneself
13. Which method of communication involves speaking words or making patterns of sound?
A) Verbal communication
B) Written communication
C) Non-verbal communication
D) Visual communication
14. What method of communication provides a record of information?
A) Verbal communication
B) Written communication
C) Non-verbal communication
D) Visual communication
15. How is information transmitted during non-verbal communication?
A) Through words or symbols
B) Through written letters
C) Through gestures, postures, and facial expressions
D) Through signs and illustrations
16. What is an example of visual communication?
A) Speaking words
B) Writing letters
C) Using gestures
D) Using signs and illustrations
17. What communication strategy covers how procedural formality or informality affects the
development of the topic in conversations?
A) Nomination
B) Restriction
C) Topic control
D) Topic shifting
18. Which practical communication strategy encourages all individuals to speak during
meetings?
A) Encourage One-to-One Communication
B) Let Everyone Speak in Meetings
C) Bring in Some Humor
 D) Promote Feedback During Communication Sessions
19. What is the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor?
A) Nomination
B) Turn-taking
C) Topic control
D) Repair
20 Which communication strategy involves moving from one topic to another?
A) Nomination
B) Topic control
C) Topic shifting
D) Repair
21. What communication strategy refers to addressing problems in speaking, listening, and
comprehending encountered in a conversation?
A) Restriction
B) Turn-taking
C) Repair
D) Termination
22. How can one make communication sessions more effective according to practical
communication strategies?
A) Avoid difficult conversations
B) Keep key points of discussion to oneself
C) Use humor sparingly
D) Promote feedback during communication sessions
23. Which communication strategy involves close-initiating expressions that end a topic in a
conversation?
A) Restriction
B) Termination
C) Topic control
D) Turn-taking

24. How can you identify if something is true or fake?

A) By immediately believing everything you hear
 B) By remaining calm and still
C) By developing a critical mindset and checking sources
D) By ignoring all information received
25. Why is it essential to keep your emotional response in check when encountering news or
stories?
A) To spread rumors and mistrust
B) To damage workplace behavior
C) To sort truth from lies
D) To persuade or sell products
26. How can you check the credibility of a source?
A) Check for spelling errors in company names
B) Ask your best friend for confirmation
C) Examine the evidence presented
D) Ignore other sources reporting the same story
27. What should you do if you suspect an image may be fake?
A) Share it immediately with others
B) Examine the evidence more closely
C) Trust that it is real because it looks authentic
D) Use common sense to determine its validity
28. Why is it important to consider whether a story "sounds right"?
A) To feed biases, hopes, and fears
B) To persuade others to believe it
C) To create mistrust among people
D) To help spread rumors
29. What is one consequence of sharing fake or malicious information?
A) Strengthening credibility
B) Spreading rumors
C) Building trust
D) Enhancing workplace behavior
30. How many steps are there to spot if material is fake?
 A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six
31. Which step involves checking who else is reporting the story?
A) Develop a critical mindset
B) Check the source
C) Examine the evidence
D) See who else is reporting the story
32. What is a warning associated with identifying fake information?
A) Avoid using common sense
B) Share it with others immediately
C) Be cautious of passing on fake or malicious information
D) Ignore spelling errors in company names
33. Why should you be wary of strange-sounding web addresses?
A) They are often from reliable sources
B) They may indicate suspicious sources
C) They guarantee accurate information
D) They are always trustworthy
34. What should you do if the evidence presented does not support the story?
A) Share the story anyway
B) Ignore the evidence
C) Assume the story is true
D) Question the validity of the story
35. Why is listening important?
A) To avoid giving correct responses
B) To gain new knowledge and enjoyment
C) To monopolize knowledge
D) To ignore others' needs
36. What helps us avoid miscommunication during interactions?
 A) Reading attentively
B) Speaking without thinking
C) Listening attentively
D) Writing without planning
37. How does listening improve relationships with others?
A) By monopolizing knowledge
B) By avoiding miscommunication
C) By ignoring others' needs
D) By responding correctly
38. What analogy is used to explain the main idea and supporting details?
A) Baking a cake
B) Planting a tree
C) Building a house
D) Driving a car
39. What are supporting details in a story?
A) The main idea
B) Ingredients and instructions
C) The setting
D) The characters' names
40. How does finding the main idea help in understanding a story?
A) By ignoring the supporting details
B) By focusing only on the setting
C) By understanding what the story is mostly about
D) By memorizing the characters' names
41. How can a speaker signal a main idea?
A) By avoiding discourse markers
B) By repeating unimportant points
C) By speaking slowly and unclearly
D) By using certain phrases
42. What indicates the importance of a word or phrase in a listening text?
 A) Its length
B) Its repetition
C) Its complexity
D) Its obscurity
43. What does pace refer to in a listening text?
A) The volume of the speaker's voice
B) The tone of the speaker's voice
C) The speed of the listening text
D) The language used in the text
44. What does repeating a word or phrase in a listening text suggest?
A) Its unimportance
B) Its relevance
C) Its complexity
D) Its obscurity
45. Which analogy helps understand the main idea and supporting details in a story?
A) Planting a flower
B) Building a bridge
C) Baking a cake
D) Flying a kite
46. How can you avoid spreading fake or malicious information?
A) By listening attentively
B) By sharing everything you hear
C) By questioning the validity of the information
D) By monopolizing knowledge
47. What happens when you listen attentively during interactions?
A) You misunderstand the information
B) You respond incorrectly
C) You avoid miscommunication
D) You ignore the speaker's needs
48. What do supporting details do in a story?
 A) They confuse the main idea
B) They provide context for the main idea
C) They distract from the main idea
D) They replace the main idea
49. Why should you check the credibility of a source?
A) To avoid listening attentively
B) To confirm biases
C) To ensure the information is reliable
D) To monopolize knowledge
50. What do certain phrases like "The main point is..." indicate in a speech?
A) Unimportance of the following information
B) Importance of the following information
C) Complexity of the following information
D) Obscurity of the following information