Chapter 5 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Which statment does not contain powerless language?
a) I really hope you can understand.
b) This assignment is not too difficult.
c) Call me later, won't you?
d) This may not be fair, but I don't like Charlice.
e) Let's meet for lunch tomorrow.

Question 2:

Saying 'You look nice' instead of 'That colour of dress looks good on you' is an example of _____________.
a) a euphemism
b) abstracting
c) emotive language
d) a behavioural description
e) a hedge

Question 3:

Arguments often result when we label our inferences as ________________.
a) facts
b) inferences
c) equivocal language
d) personal
e) descriptive

Question 4:

In the statment, 'Mekelle is a good student', the word that is troublesome due to static evaluation is __________.
a) Mekelle
b) is
c) a
d) good
e) student

Question 5:

Equivocal language refers to the fact that words have ________________.
a) unique sounds
b) unique spellings
c) one commonly accepted definition
d) more than one commonly accepted definition
e) different levels of abstraction

Question 6:

Biological sex can be more of an influence than psychological gender.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Differences between the way men and women speak are determined by a wide variety of factors that may have little or nothing to do with biological sex.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

A high context culture relies heavily on nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

In same-sex conversations, men use more questions and personal pronouns; women use more directives and interruptions.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Succinctness is most extreme in cultures where silence is valued.
a) True
b) False

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