LESSON 10 – NETWORKING FINAL TEST

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Which word is missing?
?Business networking is a socioeconomic business activity by which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or ______________ business opportunities.?

a) missb) havec) act upon

BUSINESS NETWORKING is a _____________________ activity

a) low-costb) lucrativec) expensive

What word is this definion: a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with.

a) plethorab) scantc) insufficiently

What is the most common small talk topic in the UK:

a) private lifeb) the weatherc) sport

Which sentence is true?

a) It?s not good to start a small talk in America by asking: ?Hi, what do you do for work??b) It?s good to start a small talk in America by asking: ?Hi, what do you do for work??c) It?s good to start a small talk in America by asking: ?Hi, what do you do??

Which profession does not involve ?prying?.

a) a reporterb) a paparazzic) a film producer

Bronisław Malinowski was a _______________.

a) a naturalist and geologistb) an anthropologistc) a linguist and philosopher

Small talk can be seen as a: ___________.

a) type of social entertainmentb) type of social communicationc) type of intercommunication

Complete the sentence with the proper word.
?The expression "work?life balance" was first used in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work and _______________ life.?

a) every dayb) professionalc) personal

Which word is missing?
?_________________ seeming to have little useful purpose, small talk is a bonding ritual and a strategy for managing interpersonal distance. ?

a) In spite ofb) Althoughc) Therefore

In linguistics, a phatic expression is one whose only function is to ?:

a) express strong feelingsb) convey informationc) perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information

Which word is missing?
?Small talk can be used to _______________ that rejection, affirm the relationship between the two people, and soften the parting.?

a) enlargeb) make biggerc) mitigate

Which sentence is true:

a) The small talk topics are different in different countries and cultures.b) The small talk topics are the same all over the world.c) The small talk topic are exactly the same in the UK, USA and Canada.

?Factually? means:

a) in realityb) using or consisting of factsc) properly

As far as I am __________

a) regardedb) concernedc) taken into account

What is characteristic for speech patterns between women:

a) verbal sparring matches, playful insults, and putdownsb) bragging and praisingc) complements and aspects of personal life, troubles and secrets.

Which is the sport meaning of the word ?bat??

a) a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ballb) a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at nightc) to open and close your eyes quickly several times,especially to attract attention or admiration

What does an ?insult? mean:

a) an offensive remark or actionb) a condition giving a greater chance of successc) a negative statement about someone

What does ?bulky? mean?

a) mediumb) too smallc) too big and taking up too much space

Which word in the extract below is missing:
?Active listening is a communication technique used in counselling, training and conflict ___________________, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of restating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover, to confirm the understanding of both parties.?

a) resolutionb) evolutionc) solving

What does ?to restate? mean?

a) to say something again or in a different wayb) to stop talkingc) to repeat something

What type of film is this: is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record?

a) a westernb) a documentaryc) a guide

Which expression is used to describe things?

a) Likewise ?b) It looks like ?c) In contrast ?

Which phrase is used to compare things?

a) Similarly?b) On the other hand ?c) It feels like ?

What does ?profound? mean?

a) never thinking about things that are serious or importantb) done alonec) showing great knowledge or understanding

Which phrase is used for recommending?

a) How about ? ?b) Can you ??c) May I ?. ?