For each of the five sentences below, there may be error in punctuation, grammar or spelling. Select the option that best describes the type of error seen. If the sentence is correct as it stands, select No error. Error in punctuation Error in grammar Error in spelling No error 1 The relationship that matters most in the life of a -------- is the one between him and his constituency. Select one: a. captain b. politician c. manager d. judge All of these sweaters are extremely --------- by the local residents of a small Scottish island. Select one: a. well-knit b. well-founded c. well-worn d. well- made The government was warned ---------- indulge in too much borrowing this year. Select one: a. not to b. to not c. never d. do not 4 I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is ---------- of our serious consideration. Select one: a. Worthless b. worth c. worthwhile d. worthy You are being thoroughly --------- in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place. Select one: a. unrequited b. unrepresentative c. unreliable d. unreasonable For each of the five sentences below, there may be error in punctuation, grammar or spelling. Select the option that best describes the type of error seen. If the sentence is correct as it stands, select No error. Error in punctuation Error in grammar Error in spelling No error 6 Over the last few years, as I watched the seemingly unstoppable rise of e-readers, I am __________ the future of books, since they are being made more accessible. Select one: a. despaired of b. hopeful for c. maligned by d. disappointed in Poverty is not _________ Third World countries; it can be found in developed economies too. Select one: a. endemic in b. special about c. peculiar to d. exceptional of Spain’s mountain roads are ______, their hairpin bends winding upward precipitously to giddy heights. Select one: a. gentle b. jagged c. serpentine d. vacillating 9 Rivalry can make watching a football game more enjoyable, unless your team is the one getting _______ Select one: a. trounced b. rejuvenated c. captivated d. consumed She was a cashier at a boutique and embezzled small amounts of cash to _______ her modest income. Select one: a. renounce b. reduce c. supply d. augment SECTION 2: Vocabulary Each sentence below has a blank space which shows that something has been omitted. Under each sentence four choices of words/phrases are given. Choose the word or phrase you consider would be used correctly in the space. 11 Now he ……. two languages. (spoken; speaking; spoke; speaks) Select one: A. spoken B. speaking C. spoke D. speaks Then he ……to live in Cuba. (go; going; went; gone). Select one: A. go B. going C. went D. gone How did you ……..so easily? (learn; learning; learned: learns) Select one: A. learn B. learning C. learned D. learns 14 well, I ……. among the people (living; lives; had lived; lived) Select one: A. living B. lives C. had lived D. lived I once heard a man………he was too old to learn a different language ( sayed; said; say; says) Select one: A. sayed B. said C. say D. says

For each of the five sentences below, there may be error in punctuation, grammar or spelling. Select the option that best describes the type of error seen. If the sentence is correct as it stands, select No error. Error in punctuation Error in grammar Error in spelling No error 1 The relationship that matters most in the life of a -------- is the one between him and his constituency. Select one: a. captain b. politician c. manager d. judge All of these sweaters are extremely --------- by the local residents of a small Scottish island. Select one: a. well-knit b. well-founded c. well-worn d. well- made The government was warned ---------- indulge in too much borrowing this year. Select one: a. not to b. to not c. never d. do not 4 I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is ---------- of our serious consideration. Select one: a. Worthless b. worth c. worthwhile d. worthy You are being thoroughly --------- in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place. Select one: a. unrequited b. unrepresentative c. unreliable d. unreasonable For each of the five sentences below, there may be error in punctuation, grammar or spelling. Select the option that best describes the type of error seen. If the sentence is correct as it stands, select No error. Error in punctuation Error in grammar Error in spelling No error 6 Over the last few years, as I watched the seemingly unstoppable rise of e-readers, I am ______ the future of books, since they are being made more accessible. Select one: a. despaired of b. hopeful for c. maligned by d. disappointed in Poverty is not _ Third World countries; it can be found in developed economies too. Select one: a. endemic in b. special about c. peculiar to d. exceptional of Spain’s mountain roads are , their hairpin bends winding upward precipitously to giddy heights. Select one: a. gentle b. jagged c. serpentine d. vacillating 9 Rivalry can make watching a football game more enjoyable, unless your team is the one getting _ Select one: a. trounced b. rejuvenated c. captivated d. consumed She was a cashier at a boutique and embezzled small amounts of cash to ___ her modest income. Select one: a. renounce b. reduce c. supply d. augment SECTION 2: Vocabulary Each sentence below has a blank space which shows that something has been omitted. Under each sentence four choices of words/phrases are given. Choose the word or phrase you consider would be used correctly in the space. 11 Now he ……. two languages. (spoken; speaking; spoke; speaks) Select one: A. spoken B. speaking C. spoke D. speaks Then he ……to live in Cuba. (go; going; went; gone). Select one: A. go B. going C. went D. gone How did you ……..so easily? (learn; learning; learned: learns) Select one: A. learn B. learning C. learned D. learns 14 well, I ……. among the people (living; lives; had lived; lived) Select one: A. living B. lives C. had lived D. lived I once heard a man………he was too old to learn a different language ( sayed; said; say; says) Select one: A. sayed B. said C. say D. says

Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305502215

Author:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Publisher:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Chapter13: Managing Communication

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2GL

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