Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Please choose the
correct definition for the bolded word.
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Crossing your
fingers in the United States denotes a wish for good luck. However, in other countries, this
gesture may mean something else. a. | falsifies | b. | signifies | c. | predicts | d. | upsets | | |
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In some countries
it is considered presumptuous to establish eye contact with a person you don’t know
well. a. | unduly confident | b. | disrespectful | c. | a challenge | d. | offensive | | |
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When you rate your
speaking skills, you will find out if you are strident or you are a mumbler. a. | quiet | b. | shill | c. | confident | d. | stutter | | |
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Many habits that
pervade a college student’s speech patterns could become a handicap in the
workplace. a. | help | b. | infuse | c. | flatter | d. | individualize | | |
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To assess your
speaking skills, it is a good idea to have someone listen and provide feedback as you speak in an
extemporaneous manner about one subject. a. | rehearsed | b. | studied | c. | prepared | d. | improvised | | |
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Talking too low or
too shrill are both transgressions on the tone of voice scale. a. | compliances | b. | conformations | c. | deviations | d. | adherences | | |
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Having a great
vocabulary will help you phrase your thoughts in a more evocative style. a. | representative | b. | haughty | c. | succinct | d. | polite | | |
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African American
Vernacular English originated in the pidgin of the slave trade and plantation
Creole. a. | houses | b. | ships | c. | language | d. | countries | | |
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African American
Vernacular English has been augmented through the years with linguistic features from the
world of blues, jazz, and more recently, rap and hip hop. a. | extended | b. | credited | c. | spoken | d. | handed down | | |
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There are many
apocryphal advertising campaigns on television that promise things that are too good to be
true. a. | authentic | b. | alluring | c. | questionable | d. | popular | | |
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Television and
radio encourage us to listen in terms of sound bites so that our capacity to listen to larger
chunks of spoken material is becoming limited. a. | brief snippets | b. | advertising | c. | commercials | d. | consumables | | |
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