This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Turn Taking In Conversation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sarah meets her old friends, Abby, that they haven't seen each other for 10 years. Sarah says to Abby: ..... A) We have never met before, I believe. B) You haven't changed a bit. C) You seem to have become very old. D) We haven't seen eye to eye for ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You haven't changed a bit. 2. Strive-For-Five conversations allow you to differentiate support as you talk through ideas. (Zucker & Cabell, pg 93) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. A:I'm sorry. What's your last name again?B: ..... A) Good morning. B) It's Williams. C) My name is James. D) W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's Williams. 4. Could you tell me please how ..... I am from the town centre? A) Near. B) Away. C) Far. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Far. 5. I'll be seeing you the in due ..... A) Course. B) Path. C) Route. D) Direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Course. 6. Good morning, Nitipon. A) Oh, hello. B) Good morning, Wirote. C) I'm Henry. D) Please call me Paul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good morning, Wirote. 7. Can you tell me please how I ..... to the cinema from here? A) Come. B) Take. C) Fetch. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get. 8. Can you help please because I've lost my way and ..... to get to the shops before closing time? A) Require. B) Must. C) Request. D) Need. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Need. 9. Boonrat:I ..... a red T-shirt, a miniskirtand eyeglasses. A) Am going to wear. B) Is to wear. C) Are going to wear. D) Going to wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am going to wear. 10. Cherprang:This is what he wants ..... A) Said. B) Say. C) To say. D) Saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say. 11. A woman who serves you in the restaurant A) Barmaid. B) Staff. C) Waitress. D) Servant. E) Waiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waitress. 12. What contexts can parents start meaningful conversations with their child/children at home? (Zucker & Cabell, pg 136-137) A) During book reading. B) During meals. C) During play. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 13. A:Hello, Emily. How are things going? B: ..... A) Fine, thanks. B) Nice to meet you, too. C) Pretty good, I guess. D) Oh! I really liked it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fine, thanks. 14. A:So, What's up?B: ..... A) Pretty good. B) That's too bad. C) Here you are at last!. D) That's all right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretty good. 15. A: "I want to eat spicy fried noodle with fire wing chicken ..... ?"B: "Let me check it first, Sir. Please, wait a moment" A) Can I have the bill. B) Anything else, Sir?. C) Is it booked?. D) Can I have the menu. E) Is it available. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Is it available. 16. Am I going in the right ..... for the post office? A) Route. B) Direction. C) Sign. D) Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Way. 17. A:Well, have a nice weekend.B: ..... A) Me, too. B) I like weekends a lot. C) Same to you. D) Let me find you a table near the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Same to you. 18. John asks Mary if she needs any help. She doesn't, so she replies: ..... A) I 'm thinking about it. B) No, thank you. C) Thanks, but I shouldn't. D) I certainly hope not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, thank you. 19. Gigi:Have you got much homework today?Mimi: ..... A) Not too bad. B) Yes, if you dont' mind. C) Oh, that's beyond me. D) Quite a lot, Gigi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quite a lot, Gigi. 20. What would you say to politely interrupt someone during a conversation? A) 'This is not important.'. B) 'You're wrong, let me talk.'. C) 'Sorry to interrupt, but may I say something?'. D) 'Hey, stop talking!'. E) 'Can you just listen to me?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'Sorry to interrupt, but may I say something?'. 21. What is the best way to confirm understanding in a transactional conversation? A) 'I don't understand anything.'. B) 'So, you mean that I should submit this by tomorrow, right?'. C) 'I guess I'll figure it out later.'. D) 'What did you just say?'. E) 'You're not making any sense.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'So, you mean that I should submit this by tomorrow, right?'. 22. Why is Japanese-style conversation compared to bowling? A) People rush to talk like they rush to get into a bowling game. B) People speak softly as if they are watching a bowling match. C) Each person tosses out ideas like they are in a bowling league. D) Each person speaks a turn, like people take turns in bowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each person speaks a turn, like people take turns in bowling. 23. When choosing a read-aloud text that addresses high-priority topics, you should look for:(Zucker & Cabell, pg 69) A) It has 5-6 unfamiliar words. B) It has cause-effect relationships. C) It has emotion vocabulary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has emotion vocabulary. 24. My name is Bob Smith. A) See you soon. B) My name is Thomas. C) So So. D) It's Thomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My name is Thomas. 25. A:Hi, how's your family these days?B: ..... A) Five people. B) Good, but it was quite a long trip. C) They're fine. D) She is doing very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're fine. 26. Competent speakers know a lot of different ways to express themselves, and they are unable chose their utterance options wisely in certain situations. (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, pg 41) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. What is the correct response to:'Could you please explain this process to me?' A) 'I'm too busy to explain.'. B) 'Sure, let me explain it step by step.'. C) 'I don't know how to explain it.'. D) 'Why do you want to know?'. E) 'You can figure it out yourself.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Sure, let me explain it step by step.'. 28. Jenny:What you to do on Saturday evening?Peter:Saturday? ..... Why? A) I study Chinese once a week. B) I'm sorry. C) Not problem. D) I'm not going to do anything on Saturday evening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm not going to do anything on Saturday evening. 29. At the end of the lecture, you want to ask the professor a question.What will you say to the professor? A) Would you mind asking me a question?. B) Excuse me, can you wait for me here?. C) Will you answer my question?. D) Excuse me, can I ask you a question?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excuse me, can I ask you a question?. 30. I'm ..... information about tours in this town. A) Looking after. B) Looking down. C) Looking for. D) Looking to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking for. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesTurn Taking In Conversation Quiz 1Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 3Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 4Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 5Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books