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Quiz topic: Vocabulary - Communications

For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. How many languages do you ________?

a) talk
b) say
c) speak
d) tell

2. Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of ___________
language.
a) body
b) physical
c) bodily
d) animal

3. I’m fluent ____ French, Spanish and German.

a) at
b) of
c) to
d) in

4. When he _______ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous.

a) did
b) told
c) made
d) said

5. Which of the following is another word for your native language?

a) mother tongue
b) father tongue
c) brother tongue
d) sister tongue

6. Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I
understood very well’
a) ‘It was all Greek to me’
b) ‘He was speaking double-dutch’
c) ‘It was as clear as crystal’
d) ‘It was as clear as mud’

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Answers:

1. How many languages do you ________?

a) talk - You talk about something, but not ‘talk a language’.
b) say - You say something, but not ‘say a language’.
c) speak - I speak a language, I speak Japanese. Correct
d) tell - You tell somebody something, but not ‘tell a language’.

2. Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of ___________
language.
a) body - 90% of our communication is body language. Correct
b) physical - This is not correct. 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it
called?
c) bodily - This is not correct. 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it
called?
d) animal - This is not correct. 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it
called?

3. I’m fluent ____ French, Spanish and German.

a) at - To be fluent at French is not correct.
b) of - To be fluent of French is not correct.
c) to - To be fluent to French is not correct.
d) in - If you speak a language very well, you are fluent in it. Correct

4. When he _______ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous.

a) did - This is not correct. Which verb goes with speech?
b) told - This is not correct. Which verb goes with speech?
c) made - Politicians have to make lots of speeches. Correct
d) said - This is not correct. Which verb goes with speech?

5. Which of the following is another word for your native language?

a) mother tongue - You can ask someone what his or her ‘mother tongue’ is.
Correct
b) father tongue - This is not correct. What’s another way of saying ‘native language’?
c) brother tongue - This is not correct. What’s another way of saying ‘native language’?
d) sister tongue - This is not correct. What’s another way of saying ‘native language’?

6. Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I
understood very well’
a) ‘It was all Greek to me’ - ‘It was all Greek to me’ means I didn’t understand at all.
B) ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ - ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ means I didn’t
understand at all.
c) ‘It was as clear as crystal’ - ‘It was as clear as crystal’ means I understood
very well. Correct
d) ‘It was as clear as mud’ - ‘It was as clear as mud’ means I didn’t understand at all.

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