Quiz on

Professional Communication –
Types of Punctuation
1. Which of these is not a punctuation
mark?

a)Full stop

b) Comma

c) Colon

d) Hash tag
1. Which of these is not a punctuation
mark?
Answer:: d) Hash tag
Answer

Explanation: The main punctuation marks

Explanation:
are full stop, comma, colon, semicolon,
question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen,
dash, brackets, apostrophe
apostrophe.. Hash tag isn’t a
punctuation mark
mark.. It is a symbol used in
social networks, and it has no relevance in
English Grammar
Grammar..
2. The full stop is used at the end of an
indirect question
question..

a) True

b) False
2. The full stop is used at the end of an
indirect question
question..
Answer: a: True

Explanation: The statement is true

Explanation: true..
The full stop is used at the end of an
indirect question
question.. It is used to mark the
close of a complete sentence
sentence.. Example
Example::
I was wondering if you’d be interested
in going to the cinema tonight
tonight..
3. The comma is used after a word
used to address a person.
person.

a) True

b) False
3. The comma is used after a word
used to address a person
person..
Answer: a: True

Explanation: The statement is true

Explanation: true..
The comma used before or after a
word used to address a person
person.. For
example, “Come here, Mohan
Mohan..”
4. Which of these is used after a
nominative absolute?

a) Colon

b) Comma

c) Full stop

d) Question mark
4. Which of these is used after a
nominative absolute?
Answer: b: Comma

Explanation: The comma is used after

Explanation:
a nominative absolute
absolute.. For example, “
Once over, she returned home in
complete peace
peace..”
5. Which of these is used to separate
short co-
co-ordinate clauses of a compound
sentence?

a) Semicolon
b) Comma
c) Full stop
d) Colon
5. Which of these is used to separate
short co-
co-ordinate clauses of a
compound sentence?
Answer: b: Comma

Explanation: The comma is used to

Explanation:
separate short co
co--ordinate clauses of a
compound sentence
sentence.. For example, “
She came, she stooped, she conquered
conquered..”
6. Which of these is used to separate a
series of loosely related clauses?

a) Comma

b) Full stop

c) Semicolon

d) Colon
6. Which of these is used to separate a
series of loosely related clauses?
Answer: c: Semicolon

Explanation: The semicolon is used to

Explanation:
separate a series of loosely related clauses
clauses..
For example
example:: Today we love what
tomorrow we hatehate;; today we seek what
tomorrow we shun
shun..
7. Which of these is used between
sentences which are grammatically
independent?

a) Colon

b) Semicolon

c) Comma

d) Hyphen
7. Which of these is used between
sentences which are grammatically
independent?
Answer: a: Colon

Explanation: The colon is used

Explanation:
between sentences which are
grammatically independent but closely
connected in sense
sense.. For example,
“Truth is the greatest inspiration of all
all::
nothing is of greater value
value..”
8. Which of these is used to convey
proportions?

a) Semicolon

b) Colon

c) Comma

d) Hyphen
8. Which of these is used to convey
proportions?
Answer: b: colon

Explanation: The colon is used to

Explanation:
convey certain conventional
constructions as to convey proportions
like 4 : 1.
9. Choose the correct statement:

a) My aunt who lives in Mumbai is a

doctor.
b) My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a
doctor.
c) My aunt, who lives in Mumbai is a
doctor.
d) My aunt who lives in Mumbai, is a
doctor.
9. Choose the correct statement
statement::
Answer: b: My aunt, who lives in
Mumbai, is a doctor.

Explanation: The correct statement is

Explanation: is::
My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a
doctor.. All the sentences are correct
doctor
but the commas decide the meaning
meaning..
10.. Choose the correct statement
10 statement::

a) I met a beautiful , European woman

woman..
b) I met a beautiful European woman
woman..
c) I met a beautiful European, woman
woman..
d) I met a beautiful , European,
woman..
woman
10.. Choose the correct statement
10 statement::

Answer: b: I met a beautiful European

woman.

Explanation: The correct statement is:

I met a beautiful European woman.
Ungradable adjectives are hardly ever
preceded by commas.
Quiz on
Professional Communication –
Rules of English Language
11. The ‘e’ which is silent in any word,
11.
is dropped if a suffix beginning with a
vowel is added to it
it..

a) True

b) False
11. The ‘e’ which is silent in any word, is
dropped if a suffix beginning with a vowel is
added to it.
Answer: a: True

Explanation: The statement is true

Explanation: true.. The
‘e’ which is silent in any word, is
dropped if a suffix beginning with a
vowel is added to it it.. For example,
“love” becomes “lovable”
“lovable”..
12. Courage becomes :

a) Courageous

b) Couragous

c) Courageable

d) Couragable
12. Courage becomes :

Answer: a: Courageous

Explanation:
Explanation: “Courage” becomes
“Courageous”.. The silent e is retained
“Courageous”
in words ending with “ce” or “ge”
“ge”.. For
example, “induce” become “inducive”
“inducive”..
13. Rot becomes _____ and pen
becomes ______.

a) roted, pened

b) rotting, pened

c) rotting, penned

d) rotted, penned
13. Rot becomes _____ and pen becomes
______.
Answer: c: rotting, penned

Explanation: Rot becomes rotting and

Explanation:
pen becomes penned
penned.. A monosyllabic
word which ends with a consonant
preceded by a single vowel letter has its
consonant doubled if a suffix beginning
with a vowel is added to it
it..
14. A monosyllabic word with one
14.
vowel cannot end in “c”
“c”..

a) True

b) False
14. A monosyllabic word with one
14.
vowel cannot end in “c”
“c”..

Answer:: b: False
Answer

Explanation:
Explanation: Though most
monosyllabic words with one vowel
end with “k” (sack, rock, sock and so
on), there are some exceptions that end
with just “c” (sac, zinc, talc)
talc)..
15. A monosyllabic word containing
15.
two vowel letters ends with
with::

a) k

b) c

c) ck

d) kc
15. A monosyllabic word containing
two vowel letters ends with:

Answer:: a: k
Answer

Explanation: A monosyllabic word

Explanation:
containing two vowel letters ends with
“k” and not “ck”
“ck”.. For example, book,
creak, etc
etc..
..
16. A word which is monosyllabic and
16.
has one vowel must end with with::

a) mm

b) ll

c) p

d) t
16. A word which is monosyllabic and
has one vowel must end with:

Answer: b: ll

Explanation: A word which is

Explanation:
monosyllabic and has one vowel must
end with ll
ll.. For example, fill, ball, etc
etc....
The only exception to this is “pal”
“pal”..
17. A word which is monosyllabic and
17.
has two vowels must end with
with::

a) ll

b) l

c) ck

d) c
17. A word which is monosyllabic and
has two vowels must end with:

Answer: b: l

Explanation: A word which is

Explanation:
monosyllabic and has two vowels must
end with l. For example, meal, fool,
etc..
etc ..
18. Which of these words is correct?

a) Allign

b) Align

c) Alignn

d) Alline
18. Which of these words is correct?

Answer: b: Align

Explanation: The correct word is

Explanation:
“Align”.. It is often misspelt
“Align” misspelt.. Other
such words are antenna, aperture,
beginning, etc
etc..
..
19. Choose the correct statement:

a) I asked him if he was leaving.

b) I asked him whether he was leaving.

c) I asked him that if he was leaving.

d) I asked him weather he was leaving.

19. Choose the correct statement:

Answer: b: I asked him whether he

was leaving.

Explanation: The correct statement is

Explanation: is::
I asked him whether he was leaving
leaving..
We use whether instead of if where or
not is implied
implied..
20.. Choose the correct statement
20 statement::

a) The boy gave his examination.

b) The boy took his examination.

c) The teacher took his examination.

d) The boy gave away the examination.

20. Choose the correct statement:

Answer: b: The boy took his

examination.

Explanation: The correct statement is

Explanation: is::
The boy took his examination
examination.. The
teacher gives the examination and the
boy takes or sits for it
it..
Quiz on
Professional Communication –
Features of a Paragraph
21. A paragraph gives expression to
thoughts in any writing.

a) True

b) False
21. A paragraph gives expression to
thoughts in any writing.

Answer: a: True

Explanation: The statement is true

Explanation: true.. A
paragraph gives expression to thoughts
in any writing
writing.. It has many features
like length, unity, etc
etc..
..
22. Which of these is not an important
22.
feature of a paragraph?

a) Length

b) Breadth

c) Unity

d) Coherence
22. Which of these is not an important
feature of a paragraph?

Answer: b: Breadth

Explanation: A paragraph gives

Explanation:
expression to thoughts in any writing
writing..
The important features of paragraph
are its length, unity, coherence and
emphasis..
emphasis
23. A paragraph should contain short
sentences.

a) True

b) False
23. A paragraph should contain short
sentences.

Answer: a: True

Explanation: The statement is true

Explanation: true.. A
paragraph should contain short
sentences.. These are preferred
sentences preferred..
24. An average length of sentence in a
24.
paragraph should be _____

a) 15 to 20 words

b) 25 to 30 words

c) 2 to 5 words

d) 5 to 10 words
24. An average length of sentence in a
paragraph should be _____

Answer: a: 15 to 20 words

Explanation: An average
Explanation: length of
sentence should be about 15 to 20
words.. These should be a
words variety in
sentence length
length.. It is better to adopt a
range from 3 to 30 words
words..
25. Which of these is not a feature of a
25.
paragraph?

a) Length

b) Unity

c) Incoherence

d) Correctness
25. Which of these is not a feature of a
paragraph?

Answer: c: Incoherence

Explanation: A paragraph has six

Explanation:
features.. They are
features are:: length, unity,
coherence, emphasis, courtesy and
correctness.. Out of these the important
correctness
ones are length, unity, coherence,
emphasis..
emphasis
26. Where should the main idea be put
26.
up in a paragraph?

a) In the beginning

b) In the middle

c) At the end

d) After the paragraph

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

Answer: a: In the beginning

Explanation: The main idea should be

Explanation:
put up front within a sentence
sentence.. A
writer must decide the emphasis
accordingly.. The writer should choose
accordingly
words precisely
precisely..
27. Which of these should be avoided in
a paragraph?

a) Courtesy

b) Positive attitude

c) Discriminatory language

d) Politeness
27. Which of these should be avoided in
27.
a paragraph?

Answer: C: Discriminatory language

Explanation: A paragraph writer

Explanation:
should be sincerely tactful, thoughtful
and non
non--discriminatory
discriminatory.. Courteous
communication wins hearts of the
readers and the listeners
listeners..
28. Which of these is not a level of
28.
language?

a) Formal

b) Public

c) Informal

d) Substandard
28. Which of these is not a level of
28.
language?

Answer: b: Public

Explanation: There are three levels of

Explanation:
language.. They are
language are:: formal, informal
and substandard (or non standard)
standard)..
29. Which of these is not a level of
29.
language?

a) Formal writing

b) Informal writing

c) Substandard language

d) Formal speaking
29. Which of these is not a level of
language?

Answer: d: Formal speaking

Explanation: The levels of language

Explanation:
used are in writing
writing.. It is important to
use the right level of language
language.. The
levels of language are
are:: formal, informal
and substandard
substandard..
30. Which of these is associated with
30.
academic pursuits?

a) Informal writing

b) Formal writing

c) Personal writing

d) Substandard writing
30. Which of these is associated with
academic pursuits?

Answer: b: Formal writing

Explanation: Formal writing is

Explanation:
associated with academic pursuits and
scholarly writings e.g.: thesis, research
papers and articles, government
agreements, legal documents
documents..
Dr. Vijayakanthan S
Assistant Professor,
Department of Management Studies,
SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Vadapalani Campus,
Chennai.