Name: Trương Thảo Nguyên

Quiz #1 – Unit 1

1. On page 4 of the text there is a list of eight “important leadership

characteristics”.

Of these identify the one that you think is the “must have”
characteristic, the one that a leader has to have.
Identify the characteristic and in one sentence tell why it is your “#1”.

One of the most important qualities a leader can have is a sense of responsibily.
Because you are a team leader, you are not only responsible for yourself but also
responsible for the entire team whether good or bad. It’s important to take
responsibily when you make a money decision. And that will make team members
trust you more.

2. On page 7 there are 12 words of English within a box. Which one is a

synonym of “perspective”?
acknowledge exemplify negotiate
address expert outline
aspect favoritism potential
criticism issue staff

____Aspect_____

3. What part of speech is that term from?

 It is a(n) adjective. It is a(n) noun. It is a(n) verb.

4. The most important information that a speaker wants listeners to

understand is commonly called what?

 the man idea the Maine idea the main idea

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5. The introduction on p. 12 is primarily about using “online job finding
tools” to find and apply for a job. Do your own “mini-research” and
identify one tool that could help someone find a position to apply for a
job, or write a resumé, or help prepare answering questions during a
job interview. Tool: _Best overall: Indeed; Best for employer research:
Glassdoor

One of the vocabulary words on p. 13 is “executive”. Like many words

of English, this word can be used in more than one way, e.g.
“The executive chairwoman has the power to put plans into effect”. In this
case, /executive/ is used as an adjective to describe what type of
“chairwoman” ‘she’ is.

6. Write [be ready to speak] one sentence using “executive” as a noun.

_A good executive usually gets on well with people _

7. According to information on the bottom of p. 17, what is one way of

determining the meaning of a word used in a sentence?

 from the context from the contest from the concert

8. On page 20 a sentence reads: “Gerunds (verb + -ing) are often used as the
subject of a sentence.” In grammar, what is the purpose of ‘the subject’,
in a sentence?

 The subject describes the activity being done.

 The subject tells what the sentence is about.

 The subject pertains to academic study.

9. What are statements such as, “Do you know what I mean?”, “Are you
following me?”, and “Does this make sense?”, used for by a speaker?

These statements are intended to ask the listener whether they can understand
the speaker’s meaning or not

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10. Read the article on p. 23 The Power of Paradox
Then, look at the definitions of Paradox (noun) par·a·dox /ˈper-ə-ˌdäks/
1: one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or
phases
2a: a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is
perhaps true
b: a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true
c : an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction
from acceptable premises
3: a tenet contrary to received opinion

Which definition fits what the article describes best?

Speak the entire definition out loud!