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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
101	Which quality matters most when speaking to a large audience?	English for Communication Oral communication	Easy
102	In a debate, a good speaker should:	English for Communication Oral communication	Easy
103	Which is the best way to begin a speech?	English for Communication Oral communication	Medium
104	Rebuttal in a debate means:	English for Communication Oral communication	Medium
105	Pausing briefly between main points in a talk helps the audience to:	English for Communication Oral communication	Easy
106	Which is a sign of active listening?	English for Communication Listening skills	Easy
107	The difference between hearing and listening is that listening involves:	English for Communication Listening skills	Medium
108	Summarising what a speaker said helps to:	English for Communication Listening skills	Easy
109	Which is a barrier to effective listening?	English for Communication Listening skills	Easy
110	Empathetic listening means:	English for Communication Listening skills	Medium
111	Which is a form of non-verbal communication?	English for Communication Non-verbal communication	Easy
112	Crossed arms during a conversation often suggest:	English for Communication Non-verbal communication	Medium
113	The study of personal space in communication is called:	English for Communication Non-verbal communication	Hard
114	Steady eye contact with a listener generally shows:	English for Communication Non-verbal communication	Easy
115	When words and body language contradict each other, listeners usually trust:	English for Communication Non-verbal communication	Medium
116	In a group discussion, the best way to disagree is to:	English for Communication Presentation and group discussion skills	Easy
117	Slides in a presentation should:	English for Communication Presentation and group discussion skills	Easy
118	Which behaviour is valued in a group discussion?	English for Communication Presentation and group discussion skills	Easy
119	The best way to end a presentation is to:	English for Communication Presentation and group discussion skills	Medium
120	Rehearsing a presentation mainly helps the speaker to:	English for Communication Presentation and group discussion skills	Easy
121	A literary work written mainly to be performed on stage is a:	English for Communication Reading literary texts	Easy
122	A fourteen-line poem with a set rhyme scheme is a:	English for Communication Reading literary texts	Medium
123	A long fictional prose narrative is a:	English for Communication Reading literary texts	Easy
124	A short Japanese poem of three lines is called a:	English for Communication Reading literary texts	Medium
125	A poem of mourning for someone who has died is an:	English for Communication Reading literary texts	Medium
126	“The classroom was a zoo.” This is an example of:	English for Communication Literary devices	Easy
127	“The leaves danced in the wind.” This is:	English for Communication Literary devices	Easy
128	“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” This is:	English for Communication Literary devices	Easy
129	“The bees buzzed in the garden.” The word “buzzed” is an example of:	English for Communication Literary devices	Easy
130	“She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” This line mainly uses:	English for Communication Literary devices	Easy
131	The central idea or message of a literary work is its:	English for Communication Appreciating literary works and authors	Easy
132	A story told by a character using “I” is told from the:	English for Communication Appreciating literary works and authors	Easy
133	The feeling a piece of writing creates in the reader is its:	English for Communication Appreciating literary works and authors	Medium
134	“Tone” in literature refers to:	English for Communication Appreciating literary works and authors	Medium
135	Which Indian author wrote “Malgudi Days”?	English for Communication Appreciating literary works and authors	Medium
136	In a news report, the most important information usually appears:	English for Communication Passages on current events	Easy
137	The “5 Ws” of news reporting are who, what, when, where and:	English for Communication Passages on current events	Easy
138	The headline of a news report is meant to:	English for Communication Passages on current events	Easy
139	An editorial in a newspaper presents:	English for Communication Passages on current events	Medium
140	When reading about a current event, a careful reader should:	English for Communication Passages on current events	Medium
141	Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?	English for Communication General knowledge of English language and literature	Easy
142	“Gitanjali”, for which Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize, was published in English in:	English for Communication General knowledge of English language and literature	Hard
143	Who wrote “The God of Small Things”?	English for Communication General knowledge of English language and literature	Medium
144	“Pride and Prejudice” was written by:	English for Communication General knowledge of English language and literature	Easy
145	The author of “The Room on the Roof” is:	English for Communication General knowledge of English language and literature	Medium
146	Choose the correct form: “She is married ___ a doctor.”	English for Communication Common errors	Medium
147	Which sentence is correct about the dog’s tail?	English for Communication Common errors	Medium
148	Choose the correct word: “Don’t ___ your keys again.”	English for Communication Common errors	Easy
149	Which sentence is correct about the meeting?	English for Communication Common errors	Medium
150	Choose the correct option: “He has been absent ___ Monday.”	English for Communication Common errors	Easy