This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Conversation Analysis – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conversation Analysis Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence is an example of a polite request in a conversation? A) Give me the salt. B) Pass the salt, please. C) Salt, now!. D) I want the salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pass the salt, please. 2. A snake ..... no legs. A) Had. B) Is. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has. 3. What your email address? A) 32 Park Street. B) October 7. C) K. [email protected]. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) K. [email protected]. 4. Choose the largest fruit. A) Peach. B) Jackfruit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jackfruit. 5. Choose the right way to end the conversation. A) Ok, bye. take care of yourself. B) OK, now I have to go find my little brother before my mother shouts at me for being inattentive. It was nice to meet you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OK, now I have to go find my little brother before my mother shouts at me for being inattentive. It was nice to meet you. 6. Are you the oldest child in your family? A) No, I'm not. I'm the second child in my family. B) Yes, I am not. C) Yes, we are the oldest. D) No, I'm not. I'm the first child in my family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I'm not. I'm the second child in my family. 7. Containing faults or mistakes; not complete or perfect, called ..... A) Excellent. B) Flawless. C) Imperfect. D) Mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperfect. 8. A: "You ..... three times in the last two weeks." A) Has been late. B) Have been late. C) Had late. D) Have late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been late. 9. A:What are your thoughts on the current trend of sustainable living among consumers?B:A:Well, this seems to be gaining popularity among the younger generation. A) Do you believe this trend will fade away in the future?. B) Will this trend have a minimal impact on the market in the future?. C) Do you think this trend will continue to gain momentum in the future?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you think this trend will continue to gain momentum in the future?. 10. Which of the following is a good way to keep a conversation going? A) Avoid eye contact. B) Ask open-ended questions. C) Give one-word answers. D) Talk only about yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask open-ended questions. 11. Q: ..... ?A:I am a student A) What class are you?. B) What do you do?. C) What is your hobby?. D) Where do you go to school?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What do you do?. 12. "I might go, I guess ..... " is an example of: A) A hedge. B) A complement. C) A strong claim. D) A maxim violation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hedge. 13. Situation:Giving DirectionsQ:Where is the nearest supermarket? A) Pineapple juice is okay with me. B) Tell her that I called. C) It's next to this building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's next to this building. 14. A:How many people are there in your family? B: ..... A) There are female. B) There are people. C) There are three. D) There are nice and great. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are three. 15. CA looks at how social relations are developed through the use of ..... A) Response. B) Interaction. C) Written text. D) Spoken discourse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spoken discourse. 16. A:What is your hobby?B: ..... A) She is playing rugby. B) My hobby is reading books. C) I like my hobby. D) I hate listening to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My hobby is reading books. 17. Synonym of well-off ..... A) Rich. B) Poor. C) Nice. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rich. 18. Q: ..... here by car or by train?A:By train A) Do you take. B) Do you get. C) Are you getting. D) Where are you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are you getting. 19. What is the name of the person Ana met? A) John. B) Paul. C) Mike. D) Steve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John. 20. What might it suggest if someone frequently checks their watch or phone during a conversation? A) They are bored or distracted. B) They are trying to be polite. C) They are very interested in what you are saying. D) They are just nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are bored or distracted. 21. Which tense is used in the sentence 'Conversation Hearts have been exchanged for decades'? A) Future Simple. B) Present Perfect. C) Past Simple. D) Present Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Perfect. 22. Situation:A woman calls her husband at his office and asks him whether he can have dinner with her. He says: ..... A) Definitely, should we?Definitely, should we?. B) I haven't decided yet. C) Great idea. Let's have Italian food. D) Can you leave a message?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great idea. Let's have Italian food. 23. "What paragraph did you find that evidence in?" A) Helps the Collaborative Conversation. B) Distracts from the Collaborative Conversation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps the Collaborative Conversation. 24. Which of the following is a polite way to start a conversation with a stranger? A) Hey, you!. B) Excuse me, do you have a moment?. C) Yo!. D) What's up?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excuse me, do you have a moment?. 25. When you interupt others, you are choosing NOT to be: A) Hot and cold. B) Angry and frustrated. C) Responsible and respectful. D) Funny and silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsible and respectful. 26. Turn-taking becomes problematic when: A) Students use implicatures. B) Students speak softly. C) Students interrupt without signaling. D) Students use hedges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students interrupt without signaling. 27. If you see a notice "Please fasten your seat belt and put your seatback upright" you are probably ..... A) On the deck of a ship. B) On a merry-go-round. C) In the cabin of a plane. D) In an elevator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the cabin of a plane. 28. The phone is ringing but Dan's mother is in the bathroom.Mother:Dan, ..... A) Can you answer the phone?. B) Open the phone. C) Who is calling?. D) Where is the phone?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you answer the phone?. 29. Your friends mother is seriously ill. To make your friends feel better, you say: ..... A) It's no use crying over split milk. B) Better luck next time. C) Is there anything I can do?. D) Don't worry. It's no important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is there anything I can do?. 30. What is the meaning of the verb 'respond'? A) To say something in return; to answer or reply. B) To draw in as a participant; to include. C) To set up or lay the groundwork for. D) To take possession of by force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say something in return; to answer or reply. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConversation Analysis Quiz 1Conversation Analysis Quiz 2Conversation Analysis Quiz 3Conversation Analysis Quiz 4Conversation Analysis Quiz 5Conversation Analysis Quiz 6Conversation Analysis Quiz 7Conversation Analysis Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books