Test on English Conversation and Social Etiquette

Question 1: James's brother intentionally stabbed his finger with a penknife during a fight with teenagers.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The words provided for James's story include 'stabbed finger penknife accident'. The word 'accident' indicates the incident was unintentional, contradicting the idea of intentional stabbing. The materials do not specify who did the stabbing or if it was intentional, only that it was an accident.

Question 2: Based on the provided words for James's story, which of the following terms describe a consequence or reaction related to the incident?

A. penknife

B. horrified

C. hospital

D. teenagers

Explanation: The words 'horrified' and 'hospital' indicate a reaction and a consequence of the incident in James's story. 'Penknife' was an item involved, not a consequence or reaction, and 'teenagers' describes the age of those involved, not an outcome or feeling after the event.

Question 3: Marilyn's story mentions her finding the parrot quickly after it flew out of its cage.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The provided keywords for Marilyn's story include 'looked everywhere', 'cried', 'frightened', and 'horrible' after the parrot was 'let out fly'. These words imply distress and an unsuccessful search, contradicting the idea of finding the parrot quickly.

Question 4: According to the 'Generalizing' section in the study materials, which of the following expressions are used when making generalizations about men and women?

A. Generally speaking

B. on the whole

C. for instance

D. in general

Explanation: The study material lists 'Generally speaking', 'on the whole', and 'in general' as highlighted expressions used for generalizing about men and women. 'For instance' is not mentioned in this context.

Question 5: The provided study materials include a statement suggesting that everyone should receive cooking education at school.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Statement 3 under '7 SPEAKING Do you agree?' explicitly states: 'Everybody should learn to cook at school.'