This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Turn Taking In Conversation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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?'. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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.'. 8. 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. 9. 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?. 10. I'm ..... information about tours in this town. A) Looking after. B) Looking to. C) Looking for. D) Looking down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looking for. 11. Situation:Linda invited you to her house for dinner. You enjoyed the food she had prepared. You said, " ..... ". A) Make yourself at home. B) Wonderful! You are a great cook. C) Well. It looks good, but I'm on diet. D) I like your dress, you really look gergeous in it. E) It looks delicious. You should invite me again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wonderful! You are a great cook. 12. Your friend asks, "Comment vas-tu?" You respond "Bien" and you might ask: A) De rien?. B) Comment?. C) Et vous?. D) Et toi?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Et toi?. 13. Excuse me, are you Mishiko? A) Pleased to meet you. B) Not too bad, yourself?. C) Yes, I am. D) No, I am a teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I am. 14. A:I'm Bill Delgado.B: A) Nice to meet you, too. B) It's nice to meet you. C) How's everything?. D) What about you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's nice to meet you. 15. ..... to this map I should be near the church. is it near? A) Following. B) After. C) According. D) Considering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According. 16. Someone says, "By the way, let's move on to another topic." This means the speaker is ..... A) Changing the topic. B) Correcting what was said. C) Ending the talk. D) Starting the conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing the topic. 17. You are leaving to study abroad. Your friends come to see you off at the airport. Before departing, you say: ..... A) Forget me not. B) Have a good trip. C) See you later. D) Please keep in touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Please keep in touch. 18. Thank you, here is your change and your ..... A) Recipe. B) Receipt. C) Recheck. D) Recline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receipt. 19. A: "Is there any non-meat food in this restaurant? Actually, I'm a ..... " A) Herbivore. B) Vegetabler. C) Fruitor. D) Vegetarian. E) Herbaler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vegetarian. 20. You accidentally meet your old friends at the airport.After chatting for a while, you ask: ..... A) How do you do your living?. B) What do you make a living?. C) How do you make it living?. D) What do you do for a living?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What do you do for a living?. 21. Situation:Your friend tells you that she is going to have an interview for a new job next Monday. You'd like to bless her so you say, " ..... " A) It's not a big deal, isn't it?. B) It's not the end of the world. C) I'll keep my fingers crossed. D) I'm breating down your neck. E) Make hay while the sun shines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'll keep my fingers crossed. 22. As you are leaving a party, you say to the host: ..... A) I had a great time. B) Pleased to meet you. C) I am very happy about it. D) It's your hospitality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had a great time. 23. At the end of a meeting, the leader says, "That's all for today. Thank you!" The leader is ..... A) Controlling the talk. B) Closing the conversation. C) Giving rules. D) Asking someone to speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closing the conversation. 24. Customer:Excuse me. Could you tell me where the coffee is? Sales clerk:'' Certainly, it's in the next aisle opposite ..... the bread. '' A) At. B) To. C) From. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 25. Which of the following phrases is not a good way to greet a customer? A) Hi, what's going on Today?. B) Good afternoon, sir. May I help you?. C) Good morning. What would you like, ma'am?. D) Good morning. What can I do for you ma'am?. 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