Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions on “Essays and its Classification”.
1. An essay could be short or long.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The statement is true. An essay could be short or long. It could give personal opinions or information on a subject.
2. Which of these is not a characteristic of a good essay?
a) Brevity
b) Dignified style
c) Fakeness
d) Personal touch
Answer: c
Clarification: A good essay must have five characteristics. They are: unity, order in line of thought, Brevity, dignified and literary style and the personal touch.
3. Which of these should be avoided in a good essay?
a) Slang
b) Dignified words
c) Brevity
d) Unity
Answer: a
Clarification: A good essay must have a dignified and literary style. It cannot have slang, colloquial terms and free constructions.
4. Which of these is not a type of essay?
a) Narrative essay
b) Descriptive essay
c) Argumentative essay
d) Personal essay
Answer: d
Clarification: Essays are of five types. They are: Narrative essays, descriptive essays, argumentative essays, reflective essays and expository essays.
5. Which of these essays tells a story?
a) Narrative essays
b) Descriptive essays
c) Reflective essays
d) Argumentative essays
Answer: a
Clarification: Narrative essays narrate a story or an event. The story or event could be real or imaginary, like an accident, a festival and so on.
6. Descriptive essays describe a place or a person.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The statement is true. Descriptive essays describe a place, person or a thing which may be real or imaginary.
7. In which of these essays, the writer arrives at a conclusion by logical reasoning?
a) Narrative essays
b) Descriptive essays
c) Reflective essays
d) Argumentative essays
Answer: d
Clarification: Argumentative essays are argumentative in nature. The writer arrives at a conclusion by logical reasoning.
8. ________ essays are a collection of one’s thoughts.
a) Narrative
b) Expository
c) Argumentative
d) Reflective
Answer: d
Clarification: The correct statement is: Reflective essays consist of reflection of thoughts on topics of abstract nature. These include habits, qualities, etc..
9. Which of these explains a subject?
a) Narrative essays
b) Expository essays
c) Argumentative essays
d) Reflective essays
Answer: b
Clarification: Expository essays explain a subject. These subjects include institutions, industries, scientific topics, literary topics, etc.
10. Which kind of essay uses the five senses (touch, smell, taste, sound, sight) to enhance the imagery of the setting?
a) Narrative essays
b) Descriptive essays
c) Expository essays
d) Argumentative essays
Answer: b
Clarification: The five senses are an important aspect of descriptive essays. They enable the reader of the essay to visualize the setting better.