BRAINSTORMING QUESTION AND ANSWERS GST 101
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SECTION: STUDY SKILLS
1. Which of the following best defines study skills?
A. Reading as fast as possible
B. Memorizing lecture notes
C. Strategies and techniques for effective learning
D. Writing lengthy notes
Answer: C
2. What is the best time to study?
A. Only in the morning
B. Only at night
C. When you are most alert and less tired
D. After meals
Answer: C
3. The process of grouping things together to aid memory is called ________.
A. Association
B. Chunking
C. Visualization
D. Reviewing
Answer: B
4. Short-term memory stores information for a ________.
A. Lifetime
B. Short period before dismissing or transferring
C. Decade
D. Whole semester
Answer: B
5. Which of these is NOT a time management tip?
A. Study when tired
B. Break large assignments into smaller parts
C. Avoid procrastination
D. Use social relaxation time as a reward
Answer: A
SECTION: LISTENING SKILLS
6. Listening differs from hearing in that it is ________.
A. Passive
B. Natural
C. Active and deliberate
D. Automatic
Answer: C
7. Which of these is NOT one of the three basic steps in listening?
A. Understanding
B. Judging
C. Talking
D. Hearing
Answer: C
8. Listening that involves evaluating facts and opinions is known as ________.
A. Passive listening
B. Critical listening
C. Social listening
D. Discriminative listening
Answer: B
9. A listener who listens with full attention and purpose is engaged in
________.
A. Passive listening
B. Ignorant listening
C. Active listening
D. Emotional listening
Answer: C
10. One of the bad habits of listening includes ________.
A. Listening only for facts
B. Asking questions
C. Avoiding distractions
D. Taking notes
Answer: A
SECTION: SPEAKING SKILLS
11. How many consonant sounds are there in Received Pronunciation (RP)
English?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 26
D. 22
Answer: B
12. Which of these is an example of a voiceless consonant?
A. /b/
B. /d/
C. /t/
D. /g/
Answer: C
13. Which word contains the /ʃ/ sound?
A. Machine
B. Genre
C. Zip
D. Mother
Answer: A
14. What is the schwa vowel sound symbol?
A. /a:/
B. /eɪ/
C. /ə/
D. /ʊə/
Answer: C
15. Intonation in English refers to ________.
A. Pronunciation of words
B. Stress on syllables
C. Pitch variation in speech
D. Spelling of words
Answer: C
SECTION: READING SKILLS
16. The ability to read and write is known as ________.
A. Literacy
B. Numeracy
C. Comprehension
D. Functionality
Answer: A
17. Reading to get the general idea of a text is called ________.
A. Intensive reading
B. Skimming
C. Study reading
D. Scanning
Answer: B
18. The SQ3R study technique does NOT include which of the following?
A. Survey
B. Question
C. Research
D. Review
Answer: C
19. The main goal of scanning is to ________.
A. Memorize the text
B. Get the general idea
C. Locate specific information quickly
D. Read for pleasure
Answer: C
20. Which of the following is a bad reading habit?
A. Taking notes
B. Regression
C. Visualizing
D. Paraphrasing
Answer: B
SECTION: FIGURES OF SPEECH
21. “My lawyer is a shark” is an example of which figure of speech?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
Answer: B
22. “Her smile is as cold as ice” is an example of a ________.
A. Irony
B. Simile
C. Pun
D. Oxymoron
Answer: B
23. Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-humans?
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Simile
Answer: C
24. “We have talked about this issue a thousand times” is an example of
________.
A. Paradox
B. Hyperbole
C. Oxymoron
D. Litotes
Answer: B
25. “Not bad” used to mean “good” is an example of ________.
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Litotes
D. Paradox
Answer: C
SECTION: THE MORPHEME
26. What is a morpheme?
A. The smallest pronounceable sound in a language
B. The smallest meaningful unit of a language
C. A combination of syllables
D. A sentence structure
Answer: B
27. Which of the following is a free morpheme?
A. -s
B. -ness
C. man
D. -tion
Answer: C
28. Which of these is a bound morpheme?
A. book
B. dance
C. -ful
D. run
Answer: C
29. The morpheme “un-” in the word unhappy is a ________.
A. Root morpheme
B. Free morpheme
C. Derivational morpheme
D. Inflectional morpheme
Answer: C
30. The word children is an example of a ________.
A. Compound morpheme
B. Complex morpheme
C. Replacive morpheme
D. Zero morpheme
Answer: C
SECTION: THE WORD AND WORD CLASSES
31. Which of the following is a content word?
A. And
B. Man
C. In
D. The
Answer: B
32. Which of these is a grammatical word?
A. Dance
B. Beautiful
C. On
D. Quick
Answer: C
33. A compound word consists of ________.
A. One free morpheme
B. Two bound morphemes
C. Two free morphemes
D. One bound morpheme
Answer: C
34. Which of the following is NOT an open class word?
A. Verb
B. Adverb
C. Preposition
D. Adjective
Answer: C
35. Articles like “a”, “an”, and “the” fall under which group?
A. Content words
B. Determiners
C. Adverbs
D. Verbs
Answer: B
SECTION: PARTS OF SPEECH
36. Which of these is a noun?
A. Run
B. Happy
C. Joy
D. Slowly
Answer: C
37. What type of word is quickly in the sentence “He runs quickly”?
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Adverb
Answer: D
38. “And”, “but”, and “or” are examples of ________.
A. Prepositions
B. Pronouns
C. Conjunctions
D. Determiners
Answer: C
39. Which of the following is a preposition?
A. Which
B. Between
C. But
D. Who
Answer: B
40. The word his in the phrase “his book” is a ________.
A. Pronoun
B. Determiner
C. Conjunction
D. Verb
Answer: B
SECTION: SENTENCE STRUCTURE
41. Which structure contains subject + verb only?
A. SVO
B. SV
C. SVC
D. SVOA
Answer: B
42. The sentence "Jane bought a dress" has which structure?
A. SV
B. SVO
C. SVC
D. SVOC
Answer: B
43. In the SVOO structure, the first object is the ________.
A. Subject
B. Direct Object
C. Complement
D. Indirect Object
Answer: D
44. A sentence with “subject + verb + object + complement” is what
structure?
A. SVO
B. SVOC
C. SVC
D. SV
Answer: B
SECTION: EXAMINATION WRITING
45. One key feature of a good examination essay is ________.
A. Vagueness
B. Clarity
C. Length
D. Personal opinion
Answer: B
46. Which of the following is NOT acceptable in exam writing?
A. Proper paragraphing
B. Using contractions like “isn’t”
C. Writing in clear sequence
D. Logical development
Answer: B
47. The instruction verb “analyze” in a question means to ________.
A. Memorize details
B. Define the concept
C. Break down and examine all parts
D. Summarize briefly
Answer: C
SECTION: READING AND BAD HABITS
48. Vocalization during reading slows reading speed because ________.
A. It requires writing the words
B. It ties reading to speaking speed
C. It increases eye movement
D. It causes memory loss
Answer: B
49. What is regression in reading?
A. Forgetting a passage
B. Skipping words
C. Re-reading previously read words or lines
D. Memorizing backwards
Answer: C
50. Which of the following is a bad reading habit?
A. Taking notes
B. Regression
C. Silent reading
D. Scanning
Answer: B
SECTION: STRESS AND INTONATION
51. What is used to distinguish between 'Export (verb)' and 'Export (noun)'?
A. Tone
B. Syllable count
C. Stress placement
D. Punctuation
Answer: C
52. Which of the following is an example of a rising intonation use?
A. Wh-questions
B. Commands
C. Yes/No questions
D. Declarative statements
Answer: C
Figures of Speech
53. Which figure of speech uses comparison without “like” or “as”?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
Answer: B
54. “The moon knocks on my door” is an example of ________.
A. Hyperbole
B. Irony
C. Personification
D. Simile
Answer: C
55. “He is a lion in the battlefield” is a ________.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Pun
D. Paradox
Answer: B
56. “Sweet sorrow” is an example of ________.
A. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
C. Irony
D. Hyperbole
Answer: A
57. A statement like “I am not unhappy” is an example of ________.
A. Metonymy
B. Hyperbole
C. Litotes
D. Irony
Answer: C
58. Using “the Crown” to refer to royal authority is ________.
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Irony
D. Understatement
Answer: B
STRESS AND INTONATION
59. Stress in English refers to ________.
A. Pronunciation of all syllables equally
B. Volume used in speech
C. Prominence given to a syllable
D. The use of gestures
Answer: C
60. In the word “Export” as a noun, the stress is on which syllable?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None
Answer: A
61. Falling intonation is commonly used in which type of sentence?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Wh-questions
D. All of the above
Answer: D
62. Which of the following uses rising intonation?
A. “What is your name?”
B. “Can you come tomorrow?”
C. “Close the door.”
D. “He is at home.”
Answer: B
EFFECTIVE SPEAKING SKILLS
63. How many consonant sounds exist in Received Pronunciation (RP)?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 26
Answer: C
64. Which of the following is a voiceless sound?
A. /b/
B. /d/
C. /p/
D. /m/
Answer: C
65. The consonant /ʃ/ is found in which word?
A. She
B. Zip
C. That
D. Got
Answer: A
GRAMMATICAL UNIT: THE WORD
66. A word that expresses a complete idea and can stand on its own is a
________.
A. Bound morpheme
B. Free morpheme
C. Grammatical word
D. Phrase
Answer: B
67. Which of these is a compound word?
A. Look
B. Sun
C. Teacup
D. Hot
Answer: C
68. Which of the following is NOT an open class word?
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Preposition
Answer: D
GRAMMATICAL UNIT: THE MORPHEME
69. A morpheme that cannot stand alone is called a ________.
A. Simple morpheme
B. Bound morpheme
C. Complex morpheme
D. Compound morpheme
Answer: B
70. In the word disrespectful, which are the bound morphemes?
A. Respect
B. Dis-, -ful
C. -ful only
D. Dis- only
Answer: B
71. Which of the following is a replacive morpheme example?
A. Dogs
B. Men
C. Played
D. Sheep
Answer: B
72. Which is a zero morpheme?
A. Sheep
B. Boys
C. Worked
D. Swam
Answer: A
