Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality

Assignment 3

I. MCQ’s:

1. When people sincerely take other’s opinions in making their choices, then they live in

their _______.

● Comfort zone

● Compliant zone

● Confident zone

● None of these

2. Which one is the characteristic of an Assertive person?

● Uses pleasant tone

● Avoids eye contact

● Seeks to control others

● Has an irritating way of speaking

3. Passive people are __________ .

● Poor listeners

● Active listener

● Marginal listeners

● None of these

4. “I win, you lose” is a nature of ___________ people.

 ● Aggressive

● Assertive

● Passive

● None of these

5. Who said: All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up?

● Rainer Maria Rilke

● R. K. Narayan

● Dalai Lama

● Mahatma Gandhi

6. Which one is NOT part of Stanlee and Nancy’s “10 Commandments”?

● Be responsible for creating choices.

● Live without negative self-labels.

● Trust answers from within.

● Avoid being vulnerable.

7. If a person has positive mental attitude, then he _________.

● Repels opportunities and fulfillment

● Attracts opportunities and success

● Makes life miserable

● None of these
8. Which of the following are involved in “reversing sorry” to become assertive?

● Saying thanks instead of sorry

● Not apologizing out of some compulsion

● Both (a) and (b)

● Neither (a) nor (b)

9. How can you develop a positive image?

● Visualize yourself as a positive person

● Reinforcement from negative to positive

● Derive new strength

● All of these

10. If you want to manage your anger, then you have to focus on:

● Outside triggers

● Internal responses

● Both (a) and (b)

● Neither (a) nor (b)

11. The story of “Two Dying Patients” indicate that positive thinking:

● Has no meaning in a depressive environment.

● Makes you accept your sorrow and lets you find a meaning in life.

● Amounts to telling lies even to true friends.

● Disappears at the last moment of one’s life.

12. The story, “An Unfortunate Day” indicates that when things do not happen as per our

plan:

● We should understand that it was due to our bad luck.

● We should curse God for giving us such a bad day.

● We should reconcile with the fact that life is a mixture of good and bad days.

● We should trust that God’s plan for us is always better than our plan.

13. Our fear for some insects, animals, and public speaking are all linked to:

● Negative thinking

● Death

● Enemies

● Hormones

14. The long quotation from Roald Dahl indicates:

● Ugly thoughts can be concealed by a face with symmetrical physical features.

● Smart people know how to look lovely despite their ugly thoughts.

● Even if the facial features are distorted, good thoughts make a person look

lovely.

● A person with good facial features will look good irrespective of his/her ugly

thoughts.
15. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of controlling anger?

● One gains stability and dependability

● One becomes self-confident

● One loses stability and productivity

● One earns name and fame

16. Which of the following statement(s) is true regarding forgiveness, in Gandhi’s view?

● Only the strong can forgive

● Only the weak can forgive

● Only the stupid can forgive

● Only the smart can forgive

17. Who indulges in self-pity?

● Passive people

● Assertive people

● Aggressive people

● None of these

18. Which type of people interrupt frequently in a conversation?

● Passive people

● Assertive people

● Aggressive people
 ● None of these

19. Which of the following suitably distinguishes assertive from aggressive behavior?

● Assertiveness is a polite form of aggression

● Unlike aggression, assertiveness is a positive inner quality that ensures positive

consequences

● Aggressive people express their rights without violating the rights of others while
assertive people coercively express their rights

● None of these

20. Which of the following is NOT a right manner of controlling anger?

● Practicing respectful and noticeable silence

● Reacting during humiliating situations

● Expressing anger at the right time in an appropriate manner

● Taking deep breaths and calming down

II. True or False:

● Passive people do not express any contradictory opinion because they fear rejection by
their loved ones. – T/F
● An assertive person would say “NO” without being apologetic. – T/F

● Your negative thoughts give an accurate perception of reality. - T/F

● According to Robert Lowell, our enemies create hell for us. – T/F

● An assertive person is confident about asking for the money someone owes him. - T/F