BBI 2420 ORAL INTERACTION SKILLS SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
FOR
BBI 2420
FINAL EXAM
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Read the dialogue below. Choose the most appropriate language form or language expression as indicated.
(Two old friends met at a shopping complex on a Saturday afternoon.)
Ann : Hi! Liza. Sorry, I’m late.
Liza: Hello Ann. Yeah, tell me about it. I had to circle the place several times just now. Looks like the whole world is here. Anyway, am so glad to see you again.
Ann: ______( 1. To respond ). It’s been so long since we met. ______(2. To ask an open question )
Liza: I am with Healthy Living. Have you heard of us?
Ann: I think so…Direct Sales, right?
1 A Really?
B Me too.
C Pleasure’s mine.
D So glad?
2 A What are you doing at present?
B Are you still with Healthy Living?
C Do you still work for your dad?
D How have you been?
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Which word is NOT correctly matched with its phonetic transcription?
5 A career / kə'riə /
B carrier / 'kærɪə /
C pepper / 'peipə /
D climber / 'klaɪmə /
6 A face / feɪs /
B hit / hi:t /
C chip / ʧɪp /
D ham / hæm /
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In each of the following utterances, the word in bold indicates the word which is stressed as it is spoken. Choose the most appropriate response.
9 Shahrul: Harith, please come to my office right now.
Harith: ______
A Could you please give me a minute?
B What’s the meeting about?
C Do you want to see Hashim as well?
D Yes, sir. I’m on my way.
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Choose the most appropriate answer for each of the following.
13. Fillers (e.g. err…, hmm…) are useful in a conversation when the speaker is
A getting excited.
B lost for words or ideas.
C highlighting what was said earlier.
D trying to encourage another speaker.
14. To be effective, visual aids in an oral presentation should have the following features except
A relate to key ideas
B simple and organised
C easy to read at a glance
D comprehensive and detailed
15. In a conversation, when a person exclaims, “Oh, my goodness! Look at the time. It’s getting late,” he/she is
A saying goodbye and taking leave
B giving a reason to end the conversation
C signaling the pre-closing of the conversation
D showing appreciation because he/she had such a good conversation that he/she lost track of time
16. You are in a bus and you want to move to the back, but there is a student blocking your way. What would be an appropriate thing to say?
I Excuse me, please.
II My friend is at the back.
III You are blocking my way.
IV Please move out of my way.
A I only B II only
C III & IV only D II, III & IV only
17 Which of the following questions is/are appropriate when making small talk with someone you do not know very well?
I What do you do for a living?
II Did your husband give you this phone?
III Are you married and do you have any children?
IV How much did you pay for this beautiful handbag?
A I only B I & III only
C III & IV only D II, III & IV only
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Choose the grammatically correct question from the following sets.
30 A When you hope to graduate?
B Which PPL centre you are attached to?
C How many times you have meeting with your tutor?
D What challenges do you face as a part-time student?
31 A Where you teach?
B How you find your workload?
C What subjects do you teach?
D How long you have been teaching?
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Below is an excerpt from a conversation. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer.
Shukri : Have you read the book, “Who Moved My Cheese”?
Lee : No, What’s it all about?
Shukri : It’s about (34. ______) with change in our work and life.
Lee : Is it one of those self-help books?
Shukri : Well, you could (35. ______) that, but this one is written in the form of a story with four mice characters who live in a maze. So, it’s quite different from the usual self-help books.
Lee : The title does sound catchy. What’s with the cheese in the story?
Shukri : Cheese? Oh, that’s a metaphor that the writer (36. ______) to represent what we want to have in life, you know, a good job, health, money…and each of us has an idea of what cheese we want.
34 A deal
B dealt
C deals
D dealing
35 A say
B said
C says
D saying
36 A use
B uses
C will use
D is using
ANSWER KEY
1 B
2 A
5 C
6 B
9 D
13 B
14 D
15 C
16 A
17 A
30 D
31 C
34 D
35 A
36 B
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