This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Turn Taking In Conversation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A student begins a conversation with, "Let's talk about our project." The student is ..... A) Taking turns. B) Controlling the flow. C) Starting the discussion. D) Fixing a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Starting the discussion. 2. Why does the author say westerners can speak and eat at the same time? A) They interrupt each other. B) They talk with their mouths full. C) They eat extremely slowly. D) They pause to let others respond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They pause to let others respond. 3. Meat which is cooked in a short time A) Crispy. B) Well-done. C) Rare. D) Ripen. E) Raw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rare. 4. Customer:Excuse me. When do you close today?Sales Clerk:We close ..... 10 o'clock. A) For. B) On. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 5. Which informal French expression can mean "Hi" or "Bye" ? A) Bonjour. B) Au revoir. C) Comment allez-vous?. D) Salut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salut. 6. Jennie is visiting her grandmother. She wants to help do the housework, so she asks: ..... A) How can I help you, Gram?. B) What do you think I will do, Gram?. C) How must I begin, Gram?. D) What can you do Gram?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How can I help you, Gram?. 7. Thank you so much for ..... us you must come to us next time. A) Getting. B) Taking. C) Making. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having. 8. Could you please ..... me in the direction of the motorway? A) Deliver. B) Indicate. C) Show. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point. 9. Choose the most suitable response to:'Excuse me, could you help me find the nearest hospital?' A) 'Sure, go straight and turn right at the second traffic light.'. B) 'Why do you need a hospital?'. C) 'No, I'm not familiar with this area.'. D) 'What do you mean?'. E) 'Are you sure you need a hospital?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Sure, go straight and turn right at the second traffic light.'. 10. What causes someone to fail a negotiation? A) Being overly emotional. B) Being empathy. C) Not minding to lose. D) Focusing on issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being overly emotional. 11. Is this ..... for the railway station? A) Correct. B) Clear. C) Right. D) Fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right. 12. At the party, your brother introduces you to his girlfriend. You say: ..... A) What's up?. B) How do you do?. C) Long time no see. D) This is a surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How do you do?. 13. Well., as they say all good things come to an ..... A) End. B) Finale. C) Conclusion. D) Finality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End. 14. ..... How are you? A) Yeah. B) Excuse me. C) By the way. D) Hi!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hi!. 15. How can you ensure the listener feels appreciated during the conversation? A) 'Thanks for your time, it means a lot.'. B) 'This is taking too long.'. C) 'Why are you even here?'. D) 'Can we finish this quickly?'. E) 'I don't have all day for this.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Thanks for your time, it means a lot.'. 16. An example of semantic knowledge would be:(Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, pg 39) A) Pronounces French words correctly. B) Knows the meaning of a number of French words. C) Puts the right endings on French words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knows the meaning of a number of French words. 17. Well, there's ..... for it but simply to wish you well and say goodbye. A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) Everything. D) Something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nothing. 18. Children who enter school with higher levels in phonological, semantics and grammatical knowledge learn to read better than children with lower levels of these forms. (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, pg 44) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Boss:Oh, the phone is ringing again.Secretary: ..... Boss:Sure, thanks. A) Can I hang it up?. B) Shall I take it?. C) May I hold on?. D) Will you answer it?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shall I take it?. 20. A: "Do you want to dine in or ..... Sir?" A) Take away. B) Take for. C) Take on. D) Take out. E) Take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take away. 21. A:Hi, haven't we met before?B: ..... A) Nice to meet you too. B) That's for sure. C) Thank you. That's so nice of you. D) Yes, I believe we have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, I believe we have. 22. What is one way that Japanese-style dinner conversation differs from western-style dinner conversation? A) In Japan, people do not engage in long conversations while eating. B) In Japan, people take turns talking, as they do at any other time. C) In Japan, people only talk during dessert. D) In Japan, people only talk to the person sitting beside them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Japan, people do not engage in long conversations while eating. 23. What is the purpose of a transactional conversation? A) To share personal experiences. B) To achieve a specific goal or exchange information. C) To express feelings and emotions. D) To entertain the listener. E) To persuade someone to agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To achieve a specific goal or exchange information. 24. Competent speakers of a language have at least semantic knowledge, phonological knowledge and grammatical knowledge. (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, pg 30) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Linguists and philosophers who study "the meaning behind the meaning" and the use of expressions as acts are in the field of? (Byrnes & Wasik, 2019, pg 41) A) Phonology. B) Semantics. C) Pragmatics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pragmatics. 26. What happens when someone keeps interrupting during a talk? A) The discussion ends. B) Turn-taking is not followed. C) The message is unclear. D) The conversation becomes unfair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conversation becomes unfair. 27. When someone deep word knowledge, it becomes what type of vocabulary? (Zucker & Cabell, pg 75) A) Receptive. B) Expressive. C) Depth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 28. I took the wrong ..... at the last road junction. Can you tell me how I get back on the motorway? A) Turner. B) Turn. C) Turning. D) Turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning. 29. A:Long time no see.B: ..... A) How do you do?. B) I see you too. C) It has been a long time. D) OK.Thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has been a long time. 30. Situation:A father is teaching his son that he must work hard and make sacrifices to be successful. He sums up his lecture by saying, " ..... " A) All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. B) Time and Tide waits for no man. C) Take time to smell the flowers. D) Curiosity killed the cat. E) No pain, no gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No pain, no gain. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesTurn Taking In Conversation Quiz 1Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 2Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 3Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 5Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books