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Comprehension Skills
A. Complete the sentences.
1. He glared at the driver and said “____________________________________________________________.”
2. The bus driver decided to face the bully, so he signed up for ________________________________.
3. After almost six months of hard training in the gym _________________________________________.
4. The most common reason for miscommunication is _________________________________________.
5. If you work on avoiding miscommunication, you ____________________________________________.
B. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. People always say what they mean. ( )
2. Always speak in circles. ( )
3. You must think before you speak. ( )
4. Overexplaining can bring clarity in communication. ( )
5. Big John had a bus pass so he didn’t have to pay. ( )
C. Answer the questions given below.
1. Why did the misunderstanding happen between Big John and the bus driver?
2. What is miscommunication?
3. What are the main reasons for miscommunication?
4. How do we avoid miscommunication?
5. Why should we avoid miscommunication?
Vocabulary Skills
A. Choose the meanings of the words in bold.
1. She averted her eyes while talking to me.
a. turn away b. closed c. opened
2. He always waits for a chance to confront me.
a. comes with intention to argue b. avoids talking c. controls
3. Sorry to bother you.
a. stop b. trouble c. hurt
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