MCQ Unit - 1

Technical Communication
1. The term “communis” derived from ___word.
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. Chinese
d. English
(b)
2. Communication is a non-stop__________.
a. Paper
b. Process
c. Program
d. Plan
(b)
3. Communication is a part of _________ skill.
a. Soft
b. Hard
c. Rough
d. Short
(a)
4. . Communication is a ___________
a.one way process
b.Two way process
c.Three way process.
d.four way process
(b)
5. ______________sharing oral or written information with a specific audience, having a pre defined
purpose in a well planned way.
a. Business Communication
b. Informal Communication
c. Technical Communication
d. Organization Communication
(c)
6. Listening, reading, speaking and writing are all types of :
a. Communication skills.
b. Emotional barriers.
c. Evaluation techniques.
d. Nonverbal communication.
(a)
7. Which one of the following is not the objective of Technical Communication?
a. To persuade
b. To Inform
c. To Predict
d. To Instruct
(c)
8. In which communication the message conveyed is always for a specific audience.
a. Technical communication
b. General communication
c. Business communication
d. Informal communication
(a)
9. What is technical jargon?
a. It is a special word or phrase used by technical writers
b. It is a simple word
c. It is a Technical word
d. It is a difficult world
(a)
10. Familiar words must be used in technical writing.

a) True
b) False
(a)
11. 3. Which of these must be avoided in technical writing?

a) Facts
b) Grammar
c) Punctuation
d) Personal feelings
(d)
12. Technical writing demands ______ use of language.

a) figurative
b) poetic
c) factual
d) dramatic
(c)
13. A definition usually consists of ___ statement(s).

a) three
b) one
c) four
d) five
(b)
14. 3. Language is a social phenomenon.

a) True
b) False
(a)
15. A language is ____________________.
a. A broad term simply referring to human patterned verbal behavior in general
b. A code used by human beings to communicate with each other.
c. A set of rules for generating speech.
d. A phenomenon make things understood by others.
(b)
16. Language does not exist in isolation or outside the minds of people.
a. True
b. False
(a)
17. Which of the following is the process of drafting your message?
a. Editing
b. Revising
c. Composing
d. Planning
(c)
18.” Calculator is clipped to CalC” This can be done under which feature of language?
a. Creative
b. Repetitive
c. Arbitrary
d Recursive
.(a)
19. Language is open to modification.
a. True
b. False
(a)
20.______________ is the test of the reader’s ability to read and understand unfamiliar materials and to
respond appropriately to the things discussed in a text.
a. Listening comprehension
b. Writing comprehension
c. Reading comprehension
d. Understanding comprehension
(c)
21. Reading is necessary to ____________ a message.
a. decode
b. encode
c. sending
d. receiving
(decode)
22. Reading build up good rapport between the_________ and the ________.
a. superior and subordinate
b. organization and employees
c. receiver and sender
d. mother and daughter

(c)
23. Read quickly, without pausing to study the details is called _________.
a. Scanning
b. Skimming
c. Non-Verbal Signals
d. Punctuation
(b)
24. Reading more slowly and carefully and looking for specific information that you are interested in.
What is this process known as?
a. Scanning
b. Skimming
c. Remembering
d. Punctuation
(a)
25. What is subject in sentence structure?
a. The part in which we say something about the subject.
b. The part which refers to the person or thing
(b)
26. “Sun rises in east.” Which types of sentence is this?
a. Imperative Sentence
b. Assertive Sentence
c. Exclamatory Sentence
d. Interrogative Sentence
(b)
27. Which type of sentence is “Where is my pen?”
(d)
28. Which type of sentence is this “You are amazing!”
(c)
29. “Be there at 5pm today.” Whichtype of sentence is this?
(a)
30. What are the requisites of a good paragraph?
a. Short, Simple, unity
b. Focus, coherent, Unity
c. Unity, coherence, emphasis
d. Equality, Unity, Focus
(c)
31. ____________communication is considered as the legal proof in the court of law.
a. Written
b. Oral
c. Verbal
d. Non Verbal
(a)
32. Vertical. Horizontal and ______________ communication are three types of formal communication.
a. Informal
b. Upward
c. Downward
d. Diagonal
(d)
33. Upward and Downward are two types of ________________ communication.
a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Diagonal
d. Informal
(b)
34. _________________ communication flows from a superior to a subordinate.
a. Diagonal
b. Upward
c. Downward
d. Informal
(c)
35. Which one the following is also known as lateral communication?
a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Diagonal
d. Personal
(a)
36. Downward Communication flows from _________ to ___________.
a. Upper to lower
b. lower to upper
c. Horizontal
d. Diagonal
(a)
37. When working to create and maintain a favorable relationship with a receiver, a sender should
a. do what the receiver expects
b. impress the receiver by using technical terms
c. stress mutual interests and benefits
d. use positive wordings
(d)
38. In business , the purpose of writing is mainly to
a. entertain
b. Both inform and persuade
c. persuade
d. inform
(b)
39. Which of these must be eliminated by a writer while defining?

a) Facts
b) Knowledge
c) Prejudices
d) Information
(c)
40. Which of these is not a type of sentence?
a) Assertive
b) Interrogative
c) Complicated
d) Imperative
(c)
41. Technical writing is same as general writing.

a) True
b) False
(b)
42. Where should the main idea be put up in a paragraph?

a) In the beginning
b) In the middle
c) At the end
d) After the paragraph
(a)
43. Which of these is the external sounds present in the channels of communication?
a) Noise
b) Semantic problems
c) Cultural barriers
d) Over communication
(a)
44. Which of these should not be avoided for effective communication?

a) Noise
b) Planning
c) Semantic problems
d) Wrong assumptions
(b)
45. In which of these problems, is the actual message lost in the abundance of transmitted information?
a) Selecting perception
b) Over communication
c) Under communication
d) Filtering
(b)
46. Which of these must be avoided for effective communication?
a) Sharing of activity
b) Listening
c) Ambiguity
d) Politeness
(c)
47. Which of the following is not a type of barrier to communication ?
a. Organizational Barrier
b. Lateral Barrier
c. Physical Barrier
d. Cultural Barrier
(b)
48. One word can be interpreted to give different meanings
a. General Body language
b. Eye and facial expression
c. Language differences
d, Emotions
(c)
49. Which of the barriers of effective communication leads to ineffective communication?
a. Distractions
b. Emotions
c. Information overload
d. Electronic communication
(a)
50. This is mainly a communication barrier on the receiver's end.
a. Emotions
b. Appearance
c. Poor listening skills
d. Use of apce
(c)

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Technical Communication

1. The term “communis” derived from ___word.

3. Communication is a part of _________ skill.

a.one way process

b.Two way process

c.Three way process.

d.four way process

6. Listening, reading, speaking and writing are all types of :

7. Which one of the following is not the objective of Technical Communication?

8. In which communication the message conveyed is always for a specific audience.

a. It is a special word or phrase used by technical writers

10. Familiar words must be used in technical writing.

11. 3. Which of these must be avoided in technical writing?

12. Technical writing demands ______ use of language.

13. A definition usually consists of ___ statement(s).

14. 3. Language is a social phenomenon.

15. A language is ____________________.

a. A broad term simply referring to human patterned verbal behavior in general

b. A code used by human beings to communicate with each other.

c. A set of rules for generating speech.

d. A phenomenon make things understood by others.

17. Which of the following is the process of drafting your message?

21. Reading is necessary to ____________ a message.

a. superior and subordinate

b. organization and employees

c. receiver and sender

d. mother and daughter

25. What is subject in sentence structure?

a. The part in which we say something about the subject.

b. The part which refers to the person or thing

26. “Sun rises in east.” Which types of sentence is this?

27. Which type of sentence is “Where is my pen?”

28. Which type of sentence is this “You are amazing!”

29. “Be there at 5pm today.” Whichtype of sentence is this?

30. What are the requisites of a good paragraph?

a. Short, Simple, unity

b. Focus, coherent, Unity

c. Unity, coherence, emphasis

d. Equality, Unity, Focus

31. ____________communication is considered as the legal proof in the court of law.

33. Upward and Downward are two types of ________________ communication.

34. _________________ communication flows from a superior to a subordinate.

35. Which one the following is also known as lateral communication?

36. Downward Communication flows from _________ to ___________.

a. do what the receiver expects

b. impress the receiver by using technical terms

c. stress mutual interests and benefits

d. use positive wordings

38. In business , the purpose of writing is mainly to

b. Both inform and persuade

39. Which of these must be eliminated by a writer while defining?

41. Technical writing is same as general writing.

42. Where should the main idea be put up in a paragraph?

44. Which of these should not be avoided for effective communication?

47. Which of the following is not a type of barrier to communication ?

48. One word can be interpreted to give different meanings

a. General Body language

b. Eye and facial expression

49. Which of the barriers of effective communication leads to ineffective communication?

36. Downward Communication flows from _ to ___.