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+**1**. *“Unbiased opinion”* is an example of _____.
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+**a**) Oxymoron
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+**b**) Paradox
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+**c**) Antithesis
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+**d**) None of the above
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+**2**. *“Magical realism”* is an example of paradox. This statement is ____.
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+**a**) True
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+**b**) False
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+**3**.  Identify the figure of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence.
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+*“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears”*
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+**a**) Metonymy
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+**b**) Metaphor
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+**c**) Irony
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+**4**. _____, he was present at the venue during the incident.
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+**a**) Nevertheless
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+**b**) Initially
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+**c**) Apparently
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+**d**) Firstly
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+**5**. Which of the following discourse markers are used to express negative opinion.
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+**a**) To be honest
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+**b**) Honestly
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+**c**) In my opinion
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+**d**) Both (a) and (b)
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+**6**. It’s completely booked. ___ you are not interested in the show.
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+**a**) Apparently
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+**b**) Even though
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+**c**) Anyway
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+**d**) But
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+**7**. Which of the following discourse marker is used to express an opposing idea
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+**a**) Apparently
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+**b**) However
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+**c**) Honestly
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+**d**) None of the above
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+**8**. ____ being a dancer, she is a good writer.
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+**a**) Actually
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+**b**) Besides
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+**c**) Instead
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+**d**) In addition
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+**9**. Intonation is responsible for variations in _____.
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+**a**) Rhythm
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+**b**) Stress
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+**c**) Accent
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+**d**) Pitch
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+**10**. Intonation is not visible in the written language. This statement is ____.
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+**a**) True
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+**b**) False
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