All MCQs for Competitive Exams

21

Which term describes a communication process where information flows from a single source to a receiver without immediate feedback?

A

analogue communication

B

two-way communication

C

one-way communication

D

directional communication

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22

What is the recommended initial step when engaging with an expository essay?

A

All of the above answers are correct

B

Analysis of the Author

C

Subsequent Readings/Reviews

D

Identify the Mode of Development

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23

Which mode of discourse is primarily intended to provide information or explain a process, such as in a repair manual?

A

Convocation

B

Constitution

C

Connotation

D

Exposition

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24

Which mode of discourse focuses on using sensory details to create a vivid mental image for the reader?

A

Narration

B

Description

C

Metaphor

D

Argumentation

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25

According to standard academic guidelines for writing an analytical essay on short fiction, which of the following steps should be performed last?

A

Compose topic sentences (four or five, perhaps) that support, explore, demonstrate, or illustrate your thesis.

B

Select specific passages in the text of the story that help you to develop each topic sentence.

C

Begin your paper with an introduction that identifies the purpose of the paper and the text you are addressing.

D

Build your paper to a climax; save your most engaging or important topic sentence for discussion last.

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26

According to Gerald Graff's 'They Say, I Say,' what is the primary goal for students engaging with academic texts?

A

Aware of Hamlet's literary significance.

B

Passive readers and critics of literary texts.

C

Involved in critical conversations about literary texts.

D

Able to determine which critics' viewpoints are more valuable.

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27

As of January 1, 2007, how many digits are required for the International Standard Book Number (ISBN)?

A

13

B

9

C

15

D

10

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28

Who is the author of the 1983 novel 'Shame'?

A

Chinua Achebe

B

Ahmed Salman Rushdie

C

Toni Morrison

D

None of these

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29

In which work did John Foxe pledge to compile and edit the writings of William Tyndale, John Frith, and Robert Barnes?

A

“Utopia”

B

“Acts and Monuments”

C

“Paradise Regained”

D

“Euphues”

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30

Which medieval female mystic is famously associated with the gift of tears in her spiritual writings?

A

Catherine of Siena

B

Catherine de Pizan

C

Margery Kempe

D

Julian of Norwich

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