SOFT SKILLS WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS (NPTEL)

SOFT SKILLS WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS 2021:- We do not claim 100% surety of answers, these answers are based on our sole knowledge, and by posting these answers we are just trying to help students, so we urge do your assignment on your own.

NPTEL ALL WEEK ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS:-

Q1. A language full of technical or special words used in a particular profession is called ___________. 

(A) Metaphor 

(B) Jargon 

(C) Trope 

(D) Acronym

Ans:- (B) Jargon 

Q2. _______________ is the condensed record of the purposes and results of the whole report. 

(A) Abstract 

(B) Preface 

(C) Foreword 

(D) Table of contents

Ans:- (A) Abstract 

Q3. _____________ documents the list of works consulted and other secondary materials. 

(A) Footnote 

(B) Endnote 

(C) Bibliography 

(D) Index

Ans:- (C) Bibliography 

Q4. ____________ is used as an alphabetical list of technical or specialized terms with explanation. 

(A) Index 

(B) Glossary 

(C) Bibliography 

(D) Endnote

Ans:- (B) Glossary 

Q5. “Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the of one who knows how to combine them.”
The above words are by __________. 

(A) Edgar Allan Poe 

(B) Walt Whitman 

(C) Emily Dickinson 

(D) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ans:- (D) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Q6. _____________ serves as a window display of the report. 

(A) Glossary 

(B) Index 

(C) Frontispiece 

(D) Copyright

Ans:- (C) Frontispiece 

Q7. Which among the following is not a characteristic of an index?  

(A) It is the last element of the report. 

(B) It facilitates quick cross-referencing by name, subject, or both to the content of the report. 

(C) It is arranged in an alphabetical order. 

(D) It documents the list of references.

Ans:- (D) It documents the list of references.

Q8. Which among the following should the writer avoid for better intelligibility while choosing words and phrases in a report? 

(A) Use of cliches 

(B) Use of excessive jargons 

(C) Unfamiliar abbreviations 

(D) All of the above

Ans:- (D) All of the above

Q9. What ways can be used to make the reports more comprehensive while making paragraphs? 

(A) Maintaining unity and coherence throughout 

(B) Excessive use of modifiers 

(C) Making the paragraphs disproportionately lengthy 

(D) Both A and B

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Q10. What should be the characteristics of an ideal team member in a group? 

(A) To share a common leadership 

(B) To hold joint accountability for performance 

(C) To work dedicatedly for achieving a common goal 

(D) All of the above

Ans:- (D) All of the above

SOFT SKILLS WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS 2021:- We do not claim 100% surety of answers, these answers are based on our sole knowledge, and by posting these answers we are just trying to help students, so we urge do your assignment on your own.

Q11. Which of the following doesn’t come under the back matter of a report? 

(A) Glossary 

(B) Index 

(C) Acknowledgement 

(D) Bibliography

Ans:- (C) Acknowledgement 

Q12. Which of the following strings should be discouraged in a report to make it reader-friendly? 

(A) Noun 

(B) Verb 

(C) Adjective 

(D) Adverb

Ans:- (C) Adjective 

Q13. Which of the following best describes the pompous and wordy use of language in a technical report? 

(A) Sophistication 

(B) Circumlocution 

(C) Magnification 

(D) Amalgamation

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Q14. Which among the following is/are true about task facilitating role(s) in a group? 

(A) Diverting 

(B) Co-ordinating 

(C) Controlling 

(D) All of the above

Ans:- (D) All of the above

Q15. An abstract is generally longer than a summary. 

(A) True 

(B) False

Ans:- (B) False

Q16. A cliché is a word or a phrase that has lost its effectiveness due to its overuse.

(A) True 

(B) False

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Q17. Bibliography has only one kind of style which is used universally. 

(A) True 

(B) False

Ans:- (A) True 

Q18. Redundancy makes the writing more effective and appealing. 

(A) True 

(B) False

Ans:- (B) False

Q19. According to Bruce Tuckman, the different stages of group development are: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

(A) True 

(B) False

Ans:- (A) True 

Q20. A member in a group meeting should speak aggressively to make himself/herself heard by the leader. 

(A) True 

(B) False

Ans:- (B) False

SOFT SKILLS WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS 2021:- We do not claim 100% surety of answers, these answers are based on our sole knowledge, and by posting these answers we are just trying to help students, so we urge do your assignment on your own.

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