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7.4  Quiz

 

In this unit, instead of matching up interview questions, you've got some general knowledge questions to help you practise vocabulary connected with definition and interpretation. There are four answers to each question, but only one of them is correct!

 

In the term 'R 18', the 'r' stands for 'restricted'. Where would you not see this term? 

 

Magazines

Theatres

Churches

DVDs

 

The human body is comprised mainly of four elements. Which element below is NOT one of 'the big four'?

 

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Silicon 

Carbon

 

Which colour has been omitted from this list of colours of the rainbow: red, orange, green, blue, indigo, and violet?

     

yellow

pink

brown

turquoise

 

What could be correctly inferred from the following pieces of information?

 

All humans have a brain.

Britney Spears is human.

 

 

Britney Spears is an American singer

All singers are human

Britney Spears is all human

Britney Spears has a brain 

 

Which former European country was comprised of: Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia?

 

Romania

The Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia

 

All United Nations meetings are interpreted in six official languages. Chinese, English, Arabic, French, Spanish and     __________________?

 

German

Japanese

Portuguese

Russian

 

One meaning of 'asylum' is a safe place. What are 'asylum-seekers' also known as?

 

migration agents

skilled migrants

immigration officers

refugees

 

If you are studying SLA at university, you are interested in the acquisition of _________________ ? 

 

learning

language

logic

literature

 

Which of these entities is responsible for issuing driving licences in New Zealand? 

 

Warrant of Fitness

The Automobile Association

Road Safety Aotearoa

Land Transport

 

Which of these could you use to conceal your true identity?

 

your social security number

proof of address

a passport

a disguise 

 

In a research report on the effect of motivation on examination success, motivation is the ____________ variable.

 

dependent

moderating

independent 

uncontrolled

 

Which of these are most directly involved in the day to day implementation of education policies?

 

faculties

politicians

teachers

graduates

 

Which area of a bank is normally restricted to bank employees?

 

the safe

the counters

the atm machines

the foyer

 

 

What would you have to acquire if you wished to launch a takeover bid?

 

shares

bonds

actions

stakeholders

 

 

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Materials by Martin McMorrow, Massey University Auckland.