This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Turn Taking In Conversation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Turn Taking In Conversation Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this ..... for the railway station? A) Correct. B) Clear. C) Fine. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right. 2. At the party, your brother introduces you to his girlfriend. You say: ..... A) Long time no see. B) What's up?. C) How do you do?. D) This is a surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How do you do?. 3. Well., as they say all good things come to an ..... A) End. B) Conclusion. C) Finale. D) Finality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End. 4. 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.'. 5. 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. 6. Well, there's ..... for it but simply to wish you well and say goodbye. A) Something. B) Everything. C) Anything. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothing. 7. 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. 8. 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?. 9. A: "Do you want to dine in or ..... Sir?" A) Take on. B) Take off. C) Take out. D) Take away. E) Take for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take away. 10. A:Hi, haven't we met before?B: ..... A) Yes, I believe we have. B) That's for sure. C) Nice to meet you too. D) Thank you. That's so nice of you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I believe we have. 11. What is one way that Japanese-style dinner conversation differs from western-style dinner conversation? A) In Japan, people take turns talking, as they do at any other time. B) In Japan, people only talk to the person sitting beside them. C) In Japan, people do not engage in long conversations while eating. D) In Japan, people only talk during dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Japan, people do not engage in long conversations while eating. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. What happens when someone keeps interrupting during a talk? A) The conversation becomes unfair. B) The message is unclear. C) Turn-taking is not followed. D) The discussion ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The conversation becomes unfair. 16. 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. 17. I took the wrong ..... at the last road junction. Can you tell me how I get back on the motorway? A) Turn. B) Turner. C) Turned. D) Turning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turning. 18. A:Long time no see.B: ..... A) I see you too. B) It has been a long time. C) How do you do?. D) OK.Thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has been a long time. 19. 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. 20. Below are the techniques in negotiating with others except ..... A) Greeting. B) Providing a starter. C) Being unclear of one's position. D) Clarifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being unclear of one's position. 21. Situation:Last week you went to the concert, but you were disappointed with the band. Today at school, you tell your friend " ..... " A) It was wonderful. B) Have a great time. C) It didn't come up to my expectation. D) I didn't like it, it was too crowded. E) It was awful as you didn't come with me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It didn't come up to my expectation. 22. When the teacher says, "Answer only in complete sentences, " the teacher is ..... A) Setting rules or limits. B) Correcting an error. C) Closing the conversation. D) Controlling the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting rules or limits. 23. Which of the following expressions can be used to reopen a conversation? A) 'Anyway, as I was saying '. B) 'Let's stop talking about this.'. C) 'I think we're done here.'. D) 'Why don't we move on to something else?'. E) 'I have nothing more to say.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Anyway, as I was saying '. 24. You see a friend carrying a heavy box and want to help.You say: ..... A) Let's take that away. B) Perhaps I could use the box. C) Can I give you a hand?. D) Don't you want to help yourself?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can I give you a hand?. 25. Looks ..... we ought to be going really as it's got so late. A) As. B) Like. C) When. D) For. 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