AI Chapter-1

1. Q: Which of these describes active listening?

• a) Only hearing words
• b) Responding without understanding
• c) Understanding, responding and remembering what is said
• d) Speaking more than listening

Answer explanation

Explanation: Active listening involves fully engaging with the speaker through understanding, responding appropriately, and remembering the content of the conversation.

2. Q: What is indicated by maintaining eye contact during conversation?

• a) Disinterest in the topic
• b) Attention and engagement
• c) Superiority over speaker
• d) Inability to focus

Answer explanation

Explanation: Eye contact is a form of body language that signals you are paying attention and actively engaged with the speaker.

3. Q: Which is NOT a stage of active listening?

• a) Receiving
• b) Understanding
• c) Interrupting
• d) Evaluating

Answer explanation

Explanation: Interrupting disrupts the listening process. The five stages are receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating and responding.

4. Q: What type of word is "quickly" in "She quickly wrote a letter"?

• a) Verb
• b) Adjective
• c) Adverb
• d) Noun

Answer explanation

Explanation: "Quickly" modifies the verb "wrote" by describing how the action was performed, making it an adverb.

5. Q: Which sentence uses proper capitalization?

• a) john lives in delhi.
• b) John Lives In Delhi.
• c) John lives in Delhi.
• d) john Lives in delhi.

Answer explanation

Explanation: Following MINTS rules, names (John) and places (Delhi) should be capitalized, while other words start with lowercase.

6. Q: In "The cat is on the roof", what is "on"?

• a) Conjunction
• b) Preposition
• c) Article
• d) Interjection

Answer explanation

Explanation: "On" shows the relationship between "cat" and "roof", indicating position/location.

7. Q: What type of sentence is "Please close the door"?

• a) Declarative
• b) Interrogative
• c) Imperative
• d) Exclamatory

Answer explanation

Explanation: This sentence gives a command or request, making it an imperative sentence.

8. Q: Which sentence is in passive voice?

• a) John wrote the letter
• b) The letter was written by John
• c) John is writing the letter
• d) John writes letters

Answer explanation

Explanation: In passive voice, the subject receives the action rather than performing it.

9. Q: What are the basic parts of speech?

• a) Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs
• b) Only nouns and verbs
• c) Articles and prepositions
• d) Punctuation marks

Answer explanation

Explanation: These five constitute the basic parts of speech that form the foundation of English language.

10. Q: Which is an example of an interjection?

• a) And
• b) Under
• c) Wow!
• d) The

Answer explanation

Explanation: Interjections express strong emotions and are usually followed by an exclamation mark.