Hearing and Best Answer
1. The CEO of a company tells her employees that “the organization is going to be restructuring each department” rather than saying “there are going to be layoffs in each department.” This is an example of
[A] euphemisms.
[B] equivocations.
[C] abstractions.
[D] jargon.
2. The average listener can understand up to how many words per minute?
[A] 1,000
[B] 600
[C] 300
[D] 140
3. govern how words sound when pronounced.
[A] Phonological rules
[B] Semantic rules
[C] Pragmatic rules
[D] Syntactic rules
Select the best answer.
4. Syntactic rules determine
[A] the sequence of a set of symbols.
[B] the hierarchy of meaning in symbols.
[C] the meaning of a particular symbol.
[D] the pronunciation of a particular symbol.
5. “He strategizes — she manipulates” is an example of
[A] emotive language.
[B] evasive language.
[C] equivocal language.
[D] abstract language.
6. When examining the speaker’s evidence and reasoning, you should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT
[A] Is the evidence from a reliable source?
[B] Is the evidence recent enough?
[C] Is the evidence from a well-known person?
[D] Is enough evidence presented?
Select the best answer.
7. govern the structure of language.
[A] Semantic rules
[B] Pragmatic rules
[C] Phonological rules
[D] Syntactic rules
8. are pleasant terms substituted for a more direct but potentially less pleasant terms.
[A] Emotive words
[B] Slang words
[C] Euphemisms
[D] Abstractions
9. Roger has reported to your study group that he plans to improve his study habits this semester. In fact he said, “I will study two hours outside of class for each hour in class.” His statement is an example of
[A] syntactic description.
[B] behavioral description.
[C] emotive description.
[D] abstract description.
Select the best
[A] euphemisms.
[B] equivocations.
[C] abstractions.
[D] jargon.
2. The average listener can understand up to how many words per minute?
[A] 1,000
[B] 600
[C] 300
[D] 140
3. govern how words sound when pronounced.
[A] Phonological rules
[B] Semantic rules
[C] Pragmatic rules
[D] Syntactic rules
Select the best answer.
4. Syntactic rules determine
[A] the sequence of a set of symbols.
[B] the hierarchy of meaning in symbols.
[C] the meaning of a particular symbol.
[D] the pronunciation of a particular symbol.
5. “He strategizes — she manipulates” is an example of
[A] emotive language.
[B] evasive language.
[C] equivocal language.
[D] abstract language.
6. When examining the speaker’s evidence and reasoning, you should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT
[A] Is the evidence from a reliable source?
[B] Is the evidence recent enough?
[C] Is the evidence from a well-known person?
[D] Is enough evidence presented?
Select the best answer.
7. govern the structure of language.
[A] Semantic rules
[B] Pragmatic rules
[C] Phonological rules
[D] Syntactic rules
8. are pleasant terms substituted for a more direct but potentially less pleasant terms.
[A] Emotive words
[B] Slang words
[C] Euphemisms
[D] Abstractions
9. Roger has reported to your study group that he plans to improve his study habits this semester. In fact he said, “I will study two hours outside of class for each hour in class.” His statement is an example of
[A] syntactic description.
[B] behavioral description.
[C] emotive description.
[D] abstract description.
Select the best