Test Bank for Business English, 13th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey.pdf

,1. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismmostmaccurate?
a. Good mcommunication mskillsmcan mhelp myou min mthemclassroom,mon mthemjob,mand min myourmpersonalmlife.
b. Communicatingmeffectively mismnotmrelated mto mjob msuccess.
c. Learningmto mcommunicate meffectively mcannotmbemtaughtmbecause mcommunication mskillsmareminborn.
d. Effective mcommunication mskillsmaremnotmasmimportantmasmtechnicalmskills.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE:
Because mcommunicationmskillsmcanmbemtaughtmandmaremmoremimportantmthanmtechnicalmormhard m
skills,mlearningmgoodmcommunicationmskillsmcan mhelpmyoumsucceedmin mthemclassroommand minmyourmper
sonalmlife.mGoodmcommunication mskillsmwillmalsomhelpmyoumgetmthemjobmyoumdesire,msucceedmin myourmc
urrentmjob,mand mprepare myou mformambettermposition.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNINGmOBJEmBENG.GUFF.17.1-1 m-m1-1
CTIVES:
NATIONALmSTANmUnited mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4
DARDS:
TOPICS: Why mStudy mBusinessmEnglish?
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:mComprehension

2. Which mstatementmaboutmtoday'smworkplace mismmostmaccurate?
a. Thememphasismon mwritingmhasmdecreased masmamresultmof mnewmcommunication mdevices.
b. Written mmessagesmaremseen mby mfewermaudiencesmtoday mthan mbefore.
c. Today'smworkersmcan mexpectmto mdo mlessmcommunicatingmthan min mthempast.
d. Because mof mtechnologicalmadvances,mmessagesmaremtravelingmfarthermthan mevermbefore.
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE:m m In mtoday'smworkplace,mcommunication mskillsmaremmoremimportantmthan mever,mand mthememphasismonmwrit
ingmhasmincreased mdrastically,mmakingmbusinesspeople mexchangemmoremwritten mmessages.mIn maddition,
mdue mto mchanges min mtechnology, mmessages mare mtravelingmfarthermand mreachingmmore maudiences.


POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNINGmOBJEmBENG.GUFF.17.1-1 m-m1-1
CTIVES:
NATIONALmSTANmUnited mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4
DARDS:
TOPICS: Why mStudy mBusinessmEnglish?
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:mComprehension

3. Why mismitmimportantmto mlearn mto midentify mthemeightmpartsmof mspeech?
a. Beingmablemto midentify mthempartsmof mspeech mwillmhelp myou morganize mparagraphsmeffectively.
b. Identifyingmthempartsmofmspeechmwillmhelpmyoumpunctuatemsentencesmcorrectly mand mchoosemprecisemwords
mformclearermwriting.


c. Beingmablemto midentify mthemeightmpartsmof mspeech mwillmensuremthatmyou mgetmpromoted.
d. Recognizingmthempartsmof mspeech mwillmhelp myou mimpressmampotentialmemployermin mamjob minterview.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE:
Learningmthempartsmofmspeech mwillmhelp myoumpunctuatemsentencesmcorrectlymand mchoosemwordsm
formclear,mpowerfulmwritingmbecause mmany mwordsmcan mfunction min mmoremthan monemrole.
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, DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGmOBJEmBENG.GUFF.17.1-1 m-m1-1
CTIVES:
NATIONALmSTANmUnited mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4
DARDS:
TOPICS: Why mStudy mBusinessmEnglish?
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:mComprehension

4. Namesmformpersons,mplaces,mthings,mqualities,mfeelings,mconcepts,mactivities,mand mmeasuresmarem.
a. pronouns
b. adjectives
c. nouns
d. adverbs
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE:
Asmyou mprobably mhavemlearned,mnounsmrefermtomamperson,mplace,mormthing.mHowever,mtheyma
lso mnamemqualities,mfeelings,mconcepts,mactivities,mand mmeasures.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGmOBJEmBENG.GUFF.17.1-2 m-m1-2
CTIVES:
NATIONALmSTANm United mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
DARDS: United mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4
TOPICS: ThemEightmPartsmof mSpeech
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:mKnowledge

5. Sentencesmrevolve maround m becausemthesemwordsmcanmfunction masmsubjectsmofmverbsmandmalso masmobjectsmof mverbs.
a. nouns
b. verbs
c. adjectives
d. prepositions
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE:
Nounsmaremimportantmwordsminmourmlanguage.mSentencesmrevolvemaroundmnounsmbecause mthesem
wordsmcan mfunction masmsubjectsmof mverbsmand malso masmobjectsmof mverbs.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNINGmOBJEmBENG.GUFF.17.1-2 m-m1-2
CTIVES:
NATIONALmSTANmUnited mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
DARDS: United mStatesm-mBUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 m-mDISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4
TOPICS: ThemEightmPartsmof mSpeech
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S:mKnowledge

6. Which msentence mexpressesmnounsmcorrectly?
a. Ourmsupervisormordered mnewmDellmcomputersmformallmsalesmrepresentatives.
b. Melindamgraduated mfrommHigh mSchoolmin mChicago,mbutmattended mCollegemin mArizona.

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