This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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 haven't seen eye to eye for ages. B) You haven't changed a bit. C) You seem to have become very old. D) We have never met before, I believe. 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) It's Williams. B) W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S. C) My name is James. D) Good morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's Williams. 4. Could you tell me please how ..... I am from the town centre? A) Near. B) Far. C) Close. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far. 5. I'll be seeing you the in due ..... A) Path. B) Direction. C) Course. D) Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Get. C) Take. D) Fetch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get. 8. Can you help please because I've lost my way and ..... to get to the shops before closing time? A) Need. B) Require. C) Request. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 9. Boonrat:I ..... a red T-shirt, a miniskirtand eyeglasses. A) Going to wear. B) Are going to wear. C) Is to wear. D) Am going to wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am going to wear. 10. Cherprang:This is what he wants ..... A) Say. B) Said. C) To say. D) Saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say. 11. A woman who serves you in the restaurant A) Barmaid. B) Waitress. C) Staff. D) Waiter. E) Servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Is it available. C) Can I have the menu. D) Is it booked?. E) Anything else, Sir?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it available. 16. Am I going in the right ..... for the post office? A) Route. B) Way. C) Sign. D) Direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Way. 17. A:Well, have a nice weekend.B: ..... A) Same to you. B) Me, too. C) I like weekends a lot. D) Let me find you a table near the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same to you. 18. John asks Mary if she needs any help. She doesn't, so she replies: ..... A) I certainly hope not. B) No, thank you. C) I 'm thinking about it. D) Thanks, but I shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, thank you. 19. Gigi:Have you got much homework today?Mimi: ..... A) Yes, if you dont' mind. B) Oh, that's beyond me. C) Not too bad. 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) 'Hey, stop talking!'. B) 'Sorry to interrupt, but may I say something?'. C) 'You're wrong, let me talk.'. D) 'Can you just listen to me?'. E) 'This is not important.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '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) Each person speaks a turn, like people take turns in bowling. C) Each person tosses out ideas like they are in a bowling league. D) People speak softly as if they are watching a bowling match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) It's Thomas. B) My name is Thomas. C) See you soon. D) So So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My name is Thomas. 25. A:Hi, how's your family these days?B: ..... A) Five people. B) They're fine. C) She is doing very well. D) Good, but it was quite a long trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) 'Sure, let me explain it step by step.'. B) 'I don't know how to explain it.'. C) 'You can figure it out yourself.'. D) 'I'm too busy to explain.'. E) 'Why do you want to know?'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Sure, let me explain it step by step.'. 28. Jenny:What you to do on Saturday evening?Peter:Saturday? ..... Why? A) Not problem. B) I study Chinese once a week. C) I'm sorry. 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) Will you answer my question?. B) Excuse me, can you wait for me here?. C) Excuse me, can I ask you a question?. D) Would you mind asking me a question?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excuse me, can I ask you a question?. 30. 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