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Topic: Vocabulary - Communications
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Quiz topic: Vocabulary - Communications
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer
1 How many languages do you ?
a) talk
b) say
c) speak
d) tell
2 Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of _ language
a) body
b) physical
c) bodily
d) animal
3 I’m fluent French, Spanish and German
a) at
b) of
c) to
d) in
4 When he _ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous
a) did
b) told
c) made
d) said
5 Which of the following is another word for your native language?
a) mother tongue
b) father tongue
c) brother tongue
d) sister tongue
6 Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I
understood very well’
a) ‘It was all Greek to me’
b) ‘He was speaking double-dutch’
c) ‘It was as clear as crystal’
d) ‘It was as clear as mud’
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1 How many languages do you ?
a) talk - You talk about something, but not ‘talk a language’
b) say - You say something, but not ‘say a language’
c) speak - I speak a language, I speak Japanese Correct
d) tell - You tell somebody something, but not ‘tell a language’
2 Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of _ language
a) body - 90% of our communication is body language Correct
b) physical - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called?
c) bodily - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called?
d) animal - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called?
3 I’m fluent French, Spanish and German
a) at - To be fluent at French is not correct
b) of - To be fluent of French is not correct
c) to - To be fluent to French is not correct
d) in - If you speak a language very well, you are fluent in it Correct
4 When he _ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous
a) did - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech?
b) told - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech?
c) made - Politicians have to make lots of speeches Correct
d) said - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech?
5 Which of the following is another word for your native language?
a) mother tongue - You can ask someone what his or her ‘mother tongue’ is Correct
b) father tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’? c) brother tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’? d) sister tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’?
6 Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I
understood very well’
a) ‘It was all Greek to me’ - ‘It was all Greek to me’ means I didn’t understand at all B) ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ - ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ means I didn’t understand at all
c) ‘It was as clear as crystal’ - ‘It was as clear as crystal’ means I understood very well Correct
d) ‘It was as clear as mud’ - ‘It was as clear as mud’ means I didn’t understand at all