TYBCom Sem 6 - MCQs - Unit 1 Exploring Career (Based on textbook)
🔹 CREATIVE WRITING
1. Creative writing has the potential to improve _________.
a) communicative abilities b) critical thinking
c) imaginative potential d) all of the given options ✔
2. A writer of graphic novels would be working with the _____genre of creative writing.
a) literary ✔ b) technical c) scientific d) commercial
3. Which of the following is not a constituent of creative journalistic writing?
a) feature writing b) reviews
c) columns d) editing ✔
4. Online creative writing does not involve ________.
a) ad writing b) blogs c) vlogs d) newspaper reports ✔
5. Great creative writing is the result of careful _________.
a) observation ✔
b) discussion
c) speech
d) formatting
6. Good writers are often great readers. This statement is ______.
a) false b) true ✔ c) partially true d) mostly false
7. Creative writing is __________.
a) a talent b) a skill c) both talent and skill ✔ d) neither talent nor skill
8. Use of metaphors plays an important role in creative writing.
The word ‘metaphor’ refers to ________________________.
a) indirect comparisons ✔
b) fine details
c) definite ideas
d) flowery words
9. Imagery is crucial to good creative writing. It refers to ______________.
a) creating pictures using words ✔ b) creating words using picture
c) adding images to the text d) imagining extensively
10. Sharing ideas with fellow writers and getting information about trusted publishing platforms can best be achieved through _______.
a) writer’s confessionals b) writing workshops ✔
c) reading classics d) debating clubs
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11. ____ is the worst enemy of a creative writer.
a) Imagination b) Plagiarism ✔ c) Social media d) Advertisement
🔹 TRANSLATION
12. Translating a public speech in Spanish into its exact written reproduction in the same language would involve _________ translation.
a) inter-lingual
b) intra-lingual ✔
c) creative
d) bilingual
13. A good translation must combine _________.
a) accuracy and creativity ✔
b) accuracy and correctness
c) clarity and complexity
d) naturalness and artificiality
14. Translating the internal correspondence of a business firm from Chinese into English involves ________ translation.
a) literary
b) software
c) marketing
d) commercial ✔
15. Which of the following is closest in nature to literary translation?
a) script translation ✔
b) technical translation
c) multimedia translation
d) legal translation
16. Live translation of oral discourse is mostly carried out by ___________.
a) ambassadors
b) transcriptionists
c) journalists
d) interpreters ✔
17. Translators must excel at accurate comprehension, multilingualism, cultural sensibility and creative reproduction. This statement is _______.
a) false
b) true ✔
c) partially true
d) mostly false
18. Original authors and translators should share a/an ______ position.
a) unequal b) equal ✔ c) envious d) confidentia
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19. What is the ancient Greek word for translation?
a) Transfere b) Transfero c) Metaphrasis ✔ d) Metamphrases
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20. The crucial sentence in our times today is “Translate or Die”. Who gave this statement?
a) Paul Engle ✔ b) Eugene Nida c) Ezra Pound d) Noam Chomsky
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🔹 JOURNALISM
21. Article supporting the protection of tigers would fall under the ______
journalism.
a) media-based
b) content-based ✔
c) environment-based
d) nature-based
22. Which of the following is not a function of journalism?
a) information
b) education
c) entertainment
d) legislation ✔
23. In-depth analysis is part of _______.
a) snippets b) headlines c) leads d) features ✔
24. Proofreading for newspapers demands ______ expertise.
a) literary b) software c) linguistic ✔ d) legal
25. The following sentence would be less preferred for a news report because of ______. ‘Among the many twists and turns of fate, they finally made their mark, journeying from remote villages to the peaks of glory, meeting the roaring lions along the way, and tearing them apart with bare hands.”
a) conciseness b) wordiness ✔ c) directness d) rudeness
26. According to the ‘inverted pyramid’ structure of a news article or report, the information is arranged in _____ order of importance.
a) decreasing ✔ b) increasing c) neutral d) random
a) Fear or Favour ✔ b) Sense c) Loyalty d) Fear or anxiety
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28. Those with sufficient linguistic expertise and training can take up challenging roles as ____.
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29. Inverted pyramid structure was introduced by ____ .
c) Christofer Schwarz d) Christopher Schultz
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🔹 ENGLISH FOR
ACADEMIA & OTHER CAREERS (ESP)
30. The central focus of ESP is on ______.
a) learner’s inner psyche
b) learner’s needs ✔
c) teacher’s ability
d) student’s previous knowledge
31. Which of the following is not a feature of academic writing?
a) fixed format
b) formal language
c) short-forms ✔
d) referencing
32. The school textbook publication industry demands ________ writing skills.
a) academic ✔ b) legal c) journalistic d) media
33. Which of the following refers to the linguistic style used in all
kinds of legal texts and discourses?
a) language of the law
b) legal language ✔
c) judicial jargon
d) magistrate’s register
34. _____ is the most important feature of business English.
a) long lead b) sense of purpose ✔
c) intensive research d) monetary dealings
35. EST writing usually follows the _____ structure.
a) inverted pyramid b) normal pyramid c) time glass d) hourglass ✔
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36. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is an extremely important branch of ____
a) English for Law b) EST c) ELT ✔ d) English for Tourism
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37. ____ is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world, contributing around ____ percent of total GDP.
a) Tourism, 10 ✔ b) Steel, 20 c) Film, 8 d) Agriculture, 7
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