Test on Foundational English Communication Skills

Question 1: The provided Black Friday ad indicates that televisions will be available from $100.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The ad for Operation Black Friday lists "TELEVISIONS from $100", confirming they will be available starting at that price.

Question 2: According to the blog post, 'Never go to the grocery store when you're hungry!', which of the following are strategies stores use to make customers buy more things?

A. Placing sale items to the right, where most people turn.

B. Arranging expensive items on the middle shelf because customers look there first.

C. Baking fresh bread to make customers hungry.

D. Offering shopping vouchers for the first 100 customers.

Explanation: The blog post states: 'Stores always put their sale items to the right.', 'stores put expensive things on the middle shelf because that's where customers look first?', and 'Stores know that fresh bread makes people hungry.' These are all strategies mentioned to influence buying behavior. Offering shopping vouchers is mentioned in a Black Friday ad, not as a general grocery store strategy to make people buy more within the blog post's context.

Question 3: Lex Gillette has four Paralympic gold medals for long jump.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Lex Gillette has four Paralympic silver medals for long jump, not gold medals.

Question 4: According to the provided materials, what are two commonly mentioned aspects of bike-sharing programs?

A. They are primarily used for long-distance travel between cities.

B. They offer a healthy, cheap, and fast way to travel in a city.

C. They often have problems with bikes being unavailable at docking stations.

D. They are mostly popular in very small towns and villages.

Explanation: The materials state that bike-sharing programs are popular because 'bike riding is a healthy, cheap, and fast way to travel in the city.' Additionally, a negative aspect mentioned is that 'sometimes there are no bikes at the docking stations.'

Question 5: The provided conversation demonstrates a speaker asking about the finishing time of an event by saying, "What time does the class start?"

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: In the conversation, the speaker asks about the finishing time by saying, "Also, could you tell me what time the class finishes?" not "What time does the class start?"