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1. One of the ladies ….  Reported to the school authorities.

(A) Has been

(B) Have been

 (C) Has being

 (D) have being

2. The boys’ washroom …. Left untidy.

(A) Have been

(B) Has being

 (C) Were

(D) Was

 3. Nobody, except the footballers … allowed to enter the stadium.

(A) Was

 (B) were

(C) have been

 (D) were being

4. All the security men on duty, with the exception of Mr. Sam… given awards.

(A) Has been

 (B) is

 (C) were

 (D) have being

5. The various parts of the human body … extensively studied.

 (A) Has been

 (B) have been

 (C) have being

(D) is being

6. Our Officer in charge of public relation … a letter to the office.

 (A) Have written

 (B) has written

(C) has wrote

(D) have write

7. In front of the procession … the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar.

(A) Was

 (B) were,

 (C) is

(D) has been

 8. The tuber, together with the medication… given to the patient.

(A) Was

 (B) were

(C) has being

 (D) have been

 9. Either our sister or the driver … them to school on rainy days.

(A) Drives

 (B) drive

(C) were driven

 (D) have driven

10. The proprietor and the manager of the company… assaulted a certain woman.

 (A) Has

 (B) have

 (C) was

(D) had been

 11. AIDS; FDB; ECOWAS are examples of …

 (A) Abbreviations

 (B) Acronyms

 (C) Mnemonics

 (D) Symbols

 12. The graphic organizer used to show the difference and similarities between two concepts is

 (A) Contrast box

(B) Concept map

 (C) Venn diagram

 (D) Semantic web

13. Identify the odd out

 (A) Quotation

(B) Summary

(C) Hierarchical Array

 (D) Paraphrase

 14. … Involves the arrangement of ideas according to their various parts and the relationship between these parts.

 (A) Outline

 (B) Spidergram

 (C) Contrast box

 (D) Paraphrase

 15. Language interference is also known as …

 (A) Linguistique barrier

 (B) Linguistic barrier

 (C) Linguistical barrier

 (D) Linguist barrier

16. In the SQ5R studying technique, when we first glance through a material/ note or text to get an overall view, this is known as

 (A) review

 (B) survey

 (C) recall

 (D) skimming

17. This is not a graphic organizer

 (A) Sequence of chains

 (B) Cluster diagrams

(C) Linear array

 (D) Contrast effect

 18. These are the rules for running study groups except

 (A) Arrive on time for meeting

 (B) Prepare well and perform task adequately

 (C) Interrupt others when they are speaking

19. If John is reading the book titled “Things Fall Apart” as part of his preparation towards his Literature in English exam, this type of reading could be classified as

 (A) Wide reading

 (B) close reading

 (C) extensive reading

 (D) scan reading

20. The … reduces the whole passage to only a couple of words.

 (A) Headline technique

 (B) graphic organizer

 (C) linear array

 (D) paraphrase

 21. To help reduce your writing load when taking notes, you may use

 (A) repetitions

 (B) synonyms

 (C) acronyms

 (D) hyponyms

 22. A note Is useful to a student because it

 (A) serves as evidence of progress

(B) reduces stress level

 (C) does not waste time

 (D) makes you more active listener

 23. The … is used to show the order of importance of a number of concepts or items.

 (A) Outline

 (B) concept map

(C) hierarchical array

 (D) linear array

 24. The advantage diagrammatic notes have over diagrammatic notes is that with diagrammatic notes

 (A) there is no repetition

 (B) one can see the main points at a glance

 (C) the main points are underlined

 (D) you can get enough paragraphs on one page

25. ..… are special diagrammatic notes used to organize information to show the relationship between ideas in a picture form

 (A) Graphic organizers

 (B) Patterned notes

 (C) Quotations

(D) Reduction techniques

26. Kwame is looking up a word in a dictionary. We can say he is

 (A) skimming

 (B) doing intensive reading

 (C) scanning

 (D) doing research

 27. When a student is using SQ5R studying Technique, Recall involves

(A) thinking about what is read

 (B) reading your note well

 (C) reciting key points from memory

 (D) changing sub-heading into questions

 28. This is a reading fault when one reads a portion that has already been read due to lack of concentration

 (A) regression

 (B) vocalization

 (C) sub-vocalization

 (D) fixation

 29. The final stage of the SQ5R studying technique involves

 (A) revisiting the material studied again later, after some time

 (B) reciting the important points

 (C) think about how the new information connects with what you already know

 (D) write down what you need to remember

 30. one of the advantages of extensive reading Is that it

 (A) helps us to perform well in exams

 (B) Improves our reading skill

(C) reduces fatigue

 (D) broadens our horizon.

 31. Identify formal language suitable for academic writing.

 a. The officials weren’t willing to disclose the source of the information

 b. Twenty participants couldn’t respond to the questionnaire

 c. It’s a long process to carry out a longitudinal study

 d. First, identify the variables to be investigated

 32. .An abstract usually starts with an introduction, and indicates the .... of the study.

 a. conclusion or recommendation

 b. literature review

c. Purpose or objectives

 d. appendix or attachment

33. A close distance between two communicators may communicate

 a. loyalty

 b. mistrust

c. disgust

 d. intimacy

34. The two receptive skills are

 a. Speaking and Writing

b. Listening and Writing

 c. Listening and Reading

d. Reading and Speaking

 35. The Department of Political Science in the university could be a smaller discourse community

 a. None is true

 b. False

 c. True

 d. Both are true

 36. Any communication that conveys a message consisting of words is called

 a. Non-verbal communication.

b. Verbal communication.

 c. Written communication.

d. Oral communication.

 37. Academic writings are composed by consulting multiple sources

a. False

 b. Both may be true

 c. True

 d. Not multiple but single

38. Identify the ODD one out

 a. Formality in tone

 b. Preference for passive voice

 c. Defined structure

 d. Broad common goals

39. A certain look or glance is an example of

 a. Non-verbal communication

 b. Written communication.

 c. Verbal communication.

 d. Oral communication.

 40. The behaviour exhibited by the destination in communication is referred to as

a. effective communication

 b. receiver

 c. feedback

d. a code

 41. Identify formal language suitable for academic writing.

 a. The right model wasn’t used to analyse the data

b. It is ok for a child to rely on his dad for support

 c. Wornyo (2019) argues that local languages aren’t good for instruction

d. Some of the claims made by the researcher are debatable

 42. Which of the following is a genre that is used to communicate among researchers in the academia?

 a. white papers

 b. application letters

 c. documentaries

 d. review articles

 43. Which of the following parts of a project work or long essay, provides background of the study? a. List of tables

 b. Conclusion

 c. Findings

 d. Introduction

 44. The scholar credited with the founding of the discipline of Discourse Communities is known as ... a. Joseph Swales

 b. Jim Swales

 c. John Swales

 d. Jordan Swal

45. A boy is so fond of a puppy that he keeps touching it often. This is

a. chronemics

b. haptics

 c. oculesics

 d. objectics

 46. An interaction between a lecturer and a student that results in exchange of ideas is

 a. monolineal intrapersonal communication

 b. bilineal public communication

 c. bilineal interpersonal communication

d. monolineal interpersonal communication

 47. Identify formal language suitable for academic writing.

 a. That’s the way forward for politicians

 b. We won’t permit wrong things to be done

 c. Some writers have questioned the methodology used

 d. This can’t be altered for the analysis

 48. Discourse communities use one or more genres to communicate among their members.

 a. This is usually the case

 b. There is nothing like genres

 c. All these are not possible

 d. It does not happen

49. Feedbacks are termed unintended when responses are

 a. Not expected

 b. Expected

c. Accepted

 d. Not Rejected

 50. A student who is checking information on the notice board is using

 a. a basic language skill

 b. a secondary language skill

 c. a tertiary language skill

 d. a primary language skill

 51. Which of the following is not a medium of transmission?

 a. memos

 b. planned exercise

 c. discussions

d. policy statements

 52. What channel is most appropriate to use to communicate your grievances to the school authorities?

a. Facebook

b. email

c. WhatsApp

d. text message

53. A political rally that speakers take turns to address the audience and the audience shout in response is

 a. multilineal mass communication

 b. multilineal public communication

c. multilineal large group communication

 d. multilineal populace communication

54. The academic discourse community has smaller discourse communities within it.

a. This cannot happen

b. This is false

c. This is true

d. None is true

55. The way a person dresses communicates; and this is called

 a. oculesics

b. kinesics

c. haptics

d. objectics

56. Of the four language skills the productive skills are

a. Speaking and Writing

b. Writing and Reading

c. Reading and Writing

d. Listening and Speaking

57. Which of the following does not form part of the body of a project work or long essay?

a. Conclusion

b. Introduction

c. Methodology

 d. Abstract

 58. The content of the communication is called

a. the interaction

b. the message.

c. the medium

d. the contention

59. The four language skills in order of acquisition

a. Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing

b. Speaking,Reading,Writing,Listening

c. Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing

d. Writing,Reading,History,Speaking

60. This element of communication serves a means of evaluating the communication process

a. feedback

b. medium

c. sources

d. receiver

61. When there is an error in the construction of a sentence that hinders information from being received, this is

a. medium of delivery

b. linguistic barrier

c. transmission barrier

d. intended feedback

62. Mass communication traditionally tends to be

a. Communication to passive recipients of messages with little or no opportunity for immediate feedback.

 b. Communication from a source that is unseen to a large number of people

c. One-way or two way for the purpose that it is intended to achieve

d. Communication from many to many in a large population

63. An example of psychological barrier to effective communication.

 a. reception

b. anger

c. noise

d. distance

64. The use of specific lexis by an individual who belongs to a particular discourse community to a non member may result in

a. intellectual dishonesty

b. specificity of communication

c. transmission confusion

d. linguistic barrier

65. These terms ‘Vice-Chancellor’, ‘Course Outline’ and ‘Congregation’ are likely to be used within the ...

a. University discourse community

b. Market discourse community

 c. Banking discourse community

d. Hospital discourse community

66. Identify the sentence that is in passive voice.

a. The officials were not willing to disclose the source of the information

b. It is a long process to conduct a longitudinal study

c. Twenty participants were given questionnaires

d. Next, he identified the variables to be investigate

67. Beckoning and waving may be considered as

a. Objectics

 b. chronemics

 c. haptics

d. kinesics

68. Calling someone at an ungodly communicates the perception of time known as

a. Proxemics

b. Chronemics

c. Haptics

d. Oculesics

 69. In the academic discourse community, seminars are examples of

a. dyadic interpersonal communication

b. bilineal mass communication

c. monolineal public communication

d. multilineal public communication

70. Expressions such as diagnostic report, vitals, prescriptions belong to ... discourse

a. legal

b. corporate

c. trading

d. medical

 71. Identify the ODD one out

a. Formality in tone

 b. Defined structure

 c. Broad common goals

d. Preference for passive voice

72. Vocalics is otherwise referred to as

a. Paralingua

b. Perambulator

c. Paralanguage

d. Para mage

73. Identify formal language suitable for academic writing.

a. That’s the way forward for politicians

b. We won’t permit wrong things to be done

c. Some writers have questioned the methodology used

 d. This can’t be altered for the analysis

74. Identify the sentence that is impersonal and suitable for academic writing

a. We decided to collect data from three sources

b. The participants were addressed by the presenter

 c. You cannot respond to a question like that

d. I think the suggestions are laudable

75. Which of the following is not a potential problem (barrier) to personal communications?

a. the fluency of the individuals in the communication

b. the emotional state of the receiver

c. the lack of a common code

d. credibility of the sender

76. Which of the following is not a medium of transmission?

a. policy statements

b. memos

 c. discussions

d. planned exercise

77. The following are characteristics of a discourse community except

a. Have specific lexis

b. Defined structure

c. Comprise smaller discourse communities

d. Have broad common goals

78. Identify formal language suitable for academic writing.

 a. Editorials are classified into three schematic structures

b. The participants don’t have the required tools to work with

 c. The boss of the company has to be sanctioned

d. These issues haven’t been defined properly

79. In academic writing, the sources consulted are duly acknowledge using appropriate

a. plagiarism

b. documentation style

c. passive voice

d. writing style

80. Students cannot use evidence from sources to support their arguments when writing academic essays.

 a. True

 b. False

 c. None is true

 d. Both are true

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