Question Bank: Module 5

Dear students these question are just for your reference. I suggest you to study everything from
the text book.

1.____________ skills can be developed in extempore.

a)large group communication b) idea dissemination c) quick management of thoughts d) all of these
2.________ format is a short, interesting digression to hold attention of the audience in public speaking.
a)argumentative b) SIECST c) digressive d) all of these
3._______________ format means persuading the audience with logic.
a)chronological manner b) argumentative c) digressive d) none of these
4. One of the easiest structure for public speaking is ____________ .
a) SIECST b) argumentative c) both a & b d)none of these
5. _________ format means narration of events in a chronological manner.
a)chronological b) argumentative c)both a & b d)all of these
6. In public speaking, informing what you are going to say is called _________.
a)enunciation b) introduction c) summing up d)salutation
7. Recapitulation is also called as ____________ .
a)summing up b) thanking c) conclusion d)none of these
8. Main body of speech is also called as _____________
a)introduction b) enunciation c) summing up d)salutation
9.SIECST format can be used for both normal ___________ sessions
a)public speaking b) extempore c) both a & b d)none of these
10. Salutation means _____________ .
a)public speaking b) summing up c) thanking d) none of these
11. In public speaking, the speaker gets ___________ well in advance.
a)topic b) information c)both a & b d) none of these
12. Public speaking can be __________ .
a)ceremonial b) persuasive c) informative d) all of these
13. Mark Antony’s speech is one of the examples for ____________ kind of public speech.
a)ceremonial b) motivating c) informative d) persuasive
14. _________ is a speech made without preparation.
a)public speech b) extempore c) both a& b d) none of these
15. One variety of extempore speaking is ____ in which the speaker gets no time at all for the prereration.
a) public speech b) impromptu c) informative d) none of these
16. _________ speech is to bring audience round to your opinion.
a)informative b) public speech c)persuasive d)both a& b
17.In public speaking, after the salutation you may begin with a ________________ .
a) witty b)catchy remark c) anecdote d) all of these
18. Expand MTI- ___________
a) Minor Tongue Influence b) Mono Tongue Influencec) Mother Tongue Influenced) none of these
19. Native speakers of English too, hailing from different regions, exhibit _______ accent.
a)same b) natural c) different d) all of these
20. One of the factors influencing the speech of a non-native speaker of English is ___________.
a) accent b) syllable c)MTI d) none of these
21. The word ‘sofa’ is pronounced as /ˈsəʊfa:/ instead of ____________
a) /ˈsəʊfə/ b)/ˈsəofə/ c)/ˈseʊfə/ d)/ˈsəʊphə/
22.The word ‘vex’ is pronounced as /væks/ instead of ________
a) /væx/ b) /veks/ c) /vax/ d) none of thses
23.The word ‘moor’ is pronounced as /mur/ instead of ________
a) /məor/ b) /moəo/ c) /mʊər/ d) all of these
24. The word ‘them’ is pronounced as /θem/ instead of ________
a) /ðem/ b) /θəm/ c)/ðem:/ d) /ðəm/
25. The word ‘ship’ is pronounced as /sIp/ instead of ________
a)/ʃɪ:p/ b) /ʃɪep/ c)/ʃɪp:/ d)/ʃɪp/
h
26. The word ‘vat’ is pronounced as /b æt/ instead of ________
a) /væ:t/ b) /wæt/ c) /væt/ d) none of these
h
27.The word ‘foot’ is pronounced as /p ʊt/ instead of ________
a) /foot/ b)/fʊt/ c)/fʊot/d) /fʊt:/
28.The word ‘zero’ is pronounced as /dʒɪəroʊ/ instead of ________
a)/ˈzɪəroʊ/ b) /ˈzɪəro:ʊ/ c) /ˈz:ɪəroʊ/ d)/ˈzɪəro:/
29.The word ‘vet’ is pronounced as /wet/ instead of _____
a) /wat/ b) /vet/ c) /vet:/ d) none of these
30.The word ‘sing’ is pronounced as /ʃɪŋ/ instead of ________
a)/sɪŋ:/ b)/sɪŋ/ c) /sɪeŋ/ d)/s:ɪŋ /
31. In certain ___________ at the beginning e.g. ‘school’ is mispronounced as /iskuːl/
a)sound b) consonant cluster c) syllable d) none of these
32. South Indian speakers may pronounce /θ/ as an ___________ sound.
a) unaspirated b) aspirated c) both a & b d)none of these
33.The word ‘station’ is pronounced as/ˈsʌteɪʃən/ instead of ________
a) /ˈsteɪʃən/ b)/ˈsteɪʃ:n/ c) /ˈsteʃən/ d)/ˈstɪʃən/
34. The pronunciation of ‘Toffee’ among South Indian Speakers, may sound like _______
a)taffee b)topy c)taaffe d)toafy
35.The South Indian speakers tend to curl the tongue excessively when pronouncing the sounds ____
a) /l/ b) /m/ c) /n/ d) all of theses
36.Some South Indian speakers replace the /z/ and the /ʒ/ sounds with the ________ sound.
a)/s/ b)/ŋ/ c) /ʌ/ d) /ʃ/
37. British speaker will not pronounce the sound _____ in a word like ‘car’.
a) /c/ b)/a/ c)/k/ d)/r/
38. One has to learn the __________________ to neutralize the MTI influence.
a)phonemes b) sounds of English vowel c) consonants d) all of these
39. ________ aloud helps a lot in learning the sounds of English.
a)writing b) learning c) reading d) none of these
40. The _______ approach is quite effective in removing MTI.
a)reading b) video c) multimedia d) none of these
41. In South India, letter ‘m’ is pronounced as ________
a)yum b) m c)em d)mm
42. In South India, letter ‘l’ is pronounced as ________
a)l b)yul c) l d) none of these
43.Pronunciation of minimal pairs for both ____ sounds helps a lot in acquiring the correct pronunciation.
a)vowel b) consonant c) both a & b d) none of these
44. ______speech in ‘Julius Caesar’ is one of the examples for persuasive kind of public speech.
a)ceremonial b) motivating c) informative d) Mark Antony’s
45. The multimedia approach is quite effective in removing ______
a)reading b) writing c) MTI. d) none of these
46. Chronological format means narration of events in a _____manner.
a) chronological b) argumentative c)both a & b d)all of these
47. In public speaking, informing what you are going to say is called _________.
a)enunciation b) summing up c)salutation d) none of these
48. Main body of speech is also called as _____________
a)introduction b) enunciation c) summing up d)salutation
49. Salutation means ___ .a)public speaking b) summing up c) thanking d) greeting
50. Public speaking can be _____ .a)ceremonial b) persuasive c) informative d) all of these