This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Conversation Analysis – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conversation Analysis Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct sentence structure for a formal conversation. A) Yo, need something?. B) What's going on?. C) Hey, what's up?. D) Good morning, how may I assist you today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good morning, how may I assist you today?. 2. B:Good morning, Miss Ann ..... ? A:I'm very well, thank you. A) What do you do. B) How do you do. C) Nice to meet you. D) How are you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How are you. 3. What does Celeste mean when she says "Go with the flow" ? A) Be present and in the moment. B) Just do what comes naturally to you. C) To go in the direction that others are going. D) Let thoughts that have nothing to do with the conversation, go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Let thoughts that have nothing to do with the conversation, go. 4. What did you do last night? A) I watched TV. B) I'm watching TV. C) I don't watch TV. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I watched TV. 5. What suggestion does Leo give to Anna about managing homework? A) Do all the homework at once. B) Skip homework and rest. C) Do a little homework, then rest. D) Only do homework on weekends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do a little homework, then rest. 6. Which phrase is NOT a hedge? A) Maybe . B) Probably . C) Certainly. D) I think . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certainly. 7. Would you speak formally or informally to your best friend? A) Formally. B) Informally. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informally. 8. Q: ..... ? A:I like swimming. A) What do you do in your spare time?. B) What is your age?. C) What is your hobby?. D) Where do you live?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What do you do in your spare time?. 9. The following sentence is impolite: "I want to speak to John." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Do you like oranges? A) Yes, I do. B) Yes, I don't. C) Yes, I does. D) Yes, I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I do. 11. Which answer contains an implicature? A) No. B) Wow that assignment was interesting. C) Yes. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wow that assignment was interesting. 12. One of the most important lessons a person can learn is that money doesn't ..... to happiness. A) Equate. B) Paraphrase. C) Retain. D) Pundits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equate. 13. Eric:I failed my English test.Mother: ..... A) I'm sorry to hear that. B) Congratulations!. C) Your father will be happy. D) You're welcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm sorry to hear that. 14. How can you politely ask someone about their weekend plans? A) Are you doing anything fun this weekend?. B) Got any plans for the weekend?. C) Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?. D) What are you doing this weekend?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?. 15. What is a polite way to ask for someone's opinion on a topic? A) What do you think about [topic]?. B) Tell me what you feel about [topic]?. C) Give me your opinion on [topic]?. D) What are your thoughts on [topic]?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What are your thoughts on [topic]?. 16. Which conversation requires strong background knowledge to understand? A) Talking about Uzbek wedding traditions. B) Talking about colors. C) Ordering coffee. D) Greeting a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking about Uzbek wedding traditions. 17. Making a comment or asking a question about what someone just shared makes them feel like you were paying attention to them A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Situation:On the roadSunisa:Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the hotel?A man: ..... Sunisa:Thank you very much. A) Go straight, and turn right. B) I don't know where it is. C) You can buy a ticket on the bus. D) That bus will take you there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go straight, and turn right. 19. It refers to the study of how social order is produced in and through processes of social interaction. A) Ethnomethodology. B) Conversation Analysis. C) Sequential Implicativeness. D) Discourse Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnomethodology. 20. What did Shellie realize at the end of the story? A) She realized she doesn't need to worry all the time. she doesn't have to feel scared. She can smile and say hello! without having a speech prepared. B) She realized, she doesn't need to talk every time. Staying quiet is also fine. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She realized she doesn't need to worry all the time. she doesn't have to feel scared. She can smile and say hello! without having a speech prepared. 21. Adjacent Pairs suggests that certain turns have specific follow-up turns associated with them. Questions that request information take answers. The reply to a greeting is usually also a greeting, to an invitation an acceptance or refusal, and so on. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. How many eyes do you have? A) I have four eyes. B) I have three eyes. C) I have two eyes. D) I have an eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have two eyes. 23. Are you going to watch a movie this weekend? A) I love movies!. B) I don't like movies. C) I prefer Bruce Willis. D) No, I'm not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, I'm not. 24. A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. called ..... A) Chat. B) Assessment. C) Conversation. D) Gossip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversation. 25. Richard:I am hungry, ..... Mother:Yes, sure! A) Would you like some fried rice?. B) Can I have some water, please?. C) Would you like some water?. D) Can I have some fried rice, please?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can I have some fried rice, please?. 26. She ..... new movies every sunday. A) Watched. B) Watches. C) Watchs. D) Don't watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watches. 27. The T in STEPS stands for A) Talking. B) Taking Turns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking Turns. 28. Receptionist:Good morning, ..... Lucy:Yes I do. My name is Lucy Smith and my appointment is at 10.30 am. A) Do you want me to diagnose you?. B) Do you have an appointment?. C) What is the matter?. D) What do you want?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you have an appointment?. 29. Mali wonders how much time she has to work on her assigned project. Her teacher says: ..... No need to hurt yet ..... A) Take your time. B) You hit the big time. C) It's high time. D) In no time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take your time. 30. A correct question about a graduate year A) When are you graduate?. B) When do you graduate. C) When did you graduate?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When did you graduate?. 31. What does Jorge say about his company? A) It's a small company. B) It's a good company. C) It's a new company. D) It's a struggling company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a good company. 32. Fill in the blank:June wants to know the answers to numbers 11 and 12 because she is ..... A) Excited. B) Confused. C) Going crazy. D) Curious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going crazy. 33. You visit your teacher's house. The teacher says: ..... A) Try to be comfortable. B) Make yourself at home. C) Please act like you do in your home. D) Please sit here and act like yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make yourself at home. 34. If you don't understand something, you might say ..... A) Estoy feliz. B) Estoy confundido. C) Estoy enfermo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estoy confundido. 35. The room is dark. It is hard for you to read. Your friend is near the light switch.You: ..... Your friend:Sure. I'll do it. A) Can you turn the light on?. B) Is the room dark?. C) Can you read the book?. D) Is the book open?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you turn the light on?. 36. Situation:Giving DirectionsQ:Where is the hospital? A) The hospital is 30 baht. B) The hospital is huge. C) The hospital is next to the mall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The hospital is next to the mall. 37. Situation:At the RestaurantQ:May I take your order now? A) It's over there. B) I'd like to order caesar salad. C) Turn right. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'd like to order caesar salad. 38. Which of the following is NOT a good conversation topic for a job interview? A) Your previous work experience. B) Your favorite TV show. C) Your hobbies. D) Your salary expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your favorite TV show. 39. When should we get up? A) Early in the morning. B) At night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early in the morning. 40. Q:Excuse me, ..... A:From here, you can go straight and as far as intersection then, turn left and the museum is on the left way A) How do I get to museum from bus stop?. B) How do I fill this question?. C) How do I play with my friend?. D) How do I make new topic?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How do I get to museum from bus stop?. 41. Choose the season in which we like to stay in the sun. A) Winter. B) Summer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. 42. "She should think of it as an unexpected present." A) Helps the Collaborative Conversation. B) Distracts from the Collaborative Conversation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distracts from the Collaborative Conversation. 43. How do you respond when someone asks you 'How are you?' A) Why do you care?. B) I'm good, thank you. How about you?. C) I don't want to talk about it. D) I'm terrible, thanks for asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm good, thank you. How about you?. 44. How do I ask What are their names? A) Quien es?. B) Como te llamas?. C) Quienes son?. D) Como se llaman?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Como se llaman?. 45. Situation:At home.A:Let's go to the movie!B: ..... A) It's a good idea. B) It's best. C) It's fine. D) It's nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a good idea. 46. What does she mean about rule number one? A) Pay attention to the person or people you're with. B) If you want to get out of a conversation, start using your phone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pay attention to the person or people you're with. 47. Mew:What does your father do?Gena: ..... A) He has a very large family. B) He's a very hard working man. C) He's doing his work carefully. D) He's the manager of a bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He's the manager of a bank. 48. The appropriate response to gracias. A) De nada. B) Igualmente. C) Me llamo. D) Lo siento. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De nada. 49. Signal for something to happen A) Cue. B) Equate. C) Retain. D) Pundit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cue. 50. How many legs does a crab have? A) 10. B) 8. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 51. All of Celeste's tips boil down to one main concept. What is that? A) Be interested in other people!. B) Treat others the way you want to be treated!. C) Live for today, tomorrow is never promised!. D) You are the man!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be interested in other people!. 52. Situation:In a park Som:Do you mind if I have a picnic here? Num: ..... Som:Thank you. A) Centainly. B) Go away. C) Yes, you may. D) You're welcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centainly. 53. Negative term for commentators on political news A) Punts. B) Pundits. C) Intents. D) Paraphrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pundits. 54. Does your family live in a house or an apartment? A) Yes, I do. I have an apartment. B) We live in a house in the countryside. C) We live in Bucharest. D) Ye, they do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We live in a house in the countryside. 55. A:I'm sorry. I don't mean to step on your foot.B: ..... A) It doesn't matter. B) That's very kind of you. C) Sorry to hear that. D) If anyone deserves thanks, it's you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It doesn't matter. 56. A:How are you doing?B: ..... A) Nice to meet you. B) I'm fine, thank you. C) Excuse me. D) How do you do?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm fine, thank you. 57. How many people are there in your family? A) I don't know. B) There are five people in my family:my father, mother, brother, sister and me. C) There are so many people out there in the world. D) We live in a house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are five people in my family:my father, mother, brother, sister and me. 58. Why are you looking for an umbrella? A) It doesn't rain. B) It is mine!. C) It is raining. D) When it rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is raining. 59. John:I am thirsty, ..... Mother:Yes, sure! A) Would you like some water?. B) Can I have some water, please?. C) Can I have some soup, please?. D) Can I have some pizza, please?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can I have some water, please?. 60. Why do speakers use hedges? A) To sound more confident. B) To soften their message and show uncertainty. C) To end a conversation. D) To change the topic. 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