Q.1
Someone who speaks without much repetition or many fillers, pauses, or false starts would be described as...
  • hesitant
  • incoherent
  • inarticulate
  • fluent
Q.2
What is a transcript?
  • A transcript is exactly the same as a playscript
  • A transcript is a written conversation which has had all of the errors corrected
  • A transcript is a recorded conversation which has been written out exactly as it took place
  • A transcript is a dialog written in a narrative
Q.3
In a transcript, which of the following represents a micro pause?
  • (3)
  • (.)
  • ...
  • [...]
Q.4
When more than one person speaks at a time, ......... occurs.
  • an ellipsis
  • an overlap
  • a hedge
  • a filler
Q.5
Which one of the following is a reason why one speaker might interrupt another?
  • Excitement
  • Rudeness
  • Strong disagreement
  • Any of the above
Q.6
People vary their speech according to their audience (or other participants) and the ...... in which they are speaking.
  • discourse
  • context
  • theme
  • educational level
Q.7
Speaking purely for social purposes or for the sake of interacting is known as...
  • hedging
  • informal speech
  • formal speech
  • phatic communication
Q.8
Spontaneous speech is the opposite of...
  • choreographed speech
  • gifted speech
  • practised speech
  • scripted speech
Q.9
What does 'stress' mean in the context of spoken language?
  • The way a speaker pronounces words
  • Specialist vocabulary
  • An emphasis on an individual word
  • Anxiety
Q.10
The words 'um', 'er', 'uh', 'okay', or 'you know' are examples of...
  • fillers
  • hedges
  • ellipsis
  • pauses
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