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Quiz topic: Vocabu lary - 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) physicalc) bodily
d) animal
3. Im 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 tongueb) father tongue
c) brother tongue
d) sister tongue
6. Three of the following idioms mean I didnt 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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Answers:
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 itcalled?
3. Im 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 -
Po liticians have to make lots of speeches. Correctd) 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. Whats another way of
saying native language?
c) brother tongue - This is not correct. Whats another way of
saying native language?
d) sister tongue - This is not correct. Whats another way of
saying native language?
6. Three of the following idioms mean I didnt understand which
one means I
understood very well
a) It was all Greek to me - It was all Greek to me means I didnt
understand at all.
B) He was speaking double-dutch - He was speaking double-dutch
means I didnt
understand at all.
c) It was as clear as crystal - It was as clear as crystal means
I understoodvery well. Correct
d) It was as clear as mud - It was as clear as mud means I didnt
understand at all.
