PurCom Exam Reviewer Flashcards

1
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2nd largest country in the world?

A

Canada

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2
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Capital of Canada?

A

Ottawa

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3
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As Canada is a very diversed country most people there are speaking french and english they are this so called __________ who people speaking French and ______________ who are those people speaking in English.

A

Francophones ,Anglophones

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4
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Americans (USA) are Direct or Indirect communcator?

A

indirect communicators

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5
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Manhatan Avenue

A

Times Square,NYC

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6
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is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.,

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The White House

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7
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Inverted Question Marks: In the _________, questions are written with an inverted (or upside-down) question mark at the beginning of the sentence

A

Spanish Language

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8
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is the fourth largest of the world’s continents??

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South America

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9
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The only American nation that is named for Christopher Columbus, the “discoverer” of the New World?

A

Columbia

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10
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is a country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states.

A

Brazil

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11
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is the highest waterfall in the world and one of the highlights of South America. The best time to see the falls is during the rainy season, between May and November. During the dry season, the falls may be little more than a trickle and you will want to check in advance to see if there is enough water for a trip.

A

Angel Falls

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12
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country of South America, covering most of the southern portion of the continent. The world’s eighth largest country, ________ occupies an area more extensive than Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas combined

A

Argentina

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13
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If invited to an Argentine’s home, bring a gift of __________________ to show your appreciation.

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chocolate, flowers, candy, pastries or wine

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14
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NORMS IN ARGENTINA

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  • Most Argentines eat with a knife in the right hand and a fork in the left hand.
  • Using a toothpick in public is considered bad manners.
  • Blowing one’s nose or clearing one’s throat at the table is also considered poor manners.
  • Eating on public transport is seen as poor etiquette.
  • It is rude to walk through/between people who are conversing. If it is unavoidable, one should excuse themselves with the phrase ‘con permiso’ (‘with your permission), or simply ‘permiso’.
  • Hats are expected to be removed when entering buildings, houses, elevators and (among some men) when in the presence of women.
  • It is also common in some regions of Argentina for friends and relatives to share a round of mate. Sharing tea is a sign of friendship and acceptance.
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15
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Newspaper, magazine, journal news letter are the oldest media form this publication is known as

A

Print media

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16
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Not an example of static

A

conversation

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17
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Formal/ Informal

One way in nature following a commonly accepted formal conversation

A

Formal

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18
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5th largest country in the world

A
Russia 
Canada
China 
USA
Brazil
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19
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City in Brazil, Corcovado, kopya ang maskara festival

A

Rio de Janeiro

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20
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True/False

Vanizuelan transparent in their emotions , face value

A

True

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21
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Most attractive city in south America

A

Buenos Aires

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22
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Official language of Malaysia

A

malay

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23
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True/False

Sneezing consider rude in Korea

A

True

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24
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Principal language of Hongkong

A

Cantonese

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True/False | India, cows sacred, killing them is a crime
True
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True/False | Cows in India cannot be harassed
True
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True/False | Game of chess originated in India
True
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A park, Aquarium dome, a reef tunnel
ocean park
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Capital of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysian most sacred part of the body
Head
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Tiny nation in the island of burneo
Brunei
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True/False | Southeast asia most expensive
true
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Not a multimodal text
media
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Formal/informal | One way in nature following a commonly accepted format
Formal
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Largest city in Hokkaido, Japan
Sapporo
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Group develops the message
Sender/ source
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8th largest country
Argentina
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True/False | Argentine are toucher and close when speaking
True
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Highest mountain in Japan
Mount Fuji
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Common gesture/ greetings in Japan
bow/bowing
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True/False | Is it considered rude to count the change
True
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Producer of coffee beans
Eje Cafetero
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Process of converting a message into groups of words that present ideas or concept
encoding
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(Mulitiple choice based lang ni sa review ni miss) | Not a medium of transmission
none (multiple choice)
45
Not an ex. Of non verbal
newsletter
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Refers to any communication convey message consist of words
verbal communication
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(Mulitiple choice based lang ni sa review ni miss) | Potential problem to personal communication
none of the above (multiple choice)
48
Island northeast Pacific Ocean
Japan
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Best place in Oman
Muscat & Salalah
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Largest suspended aquarium
the Dubai Aquarium
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Process receiver enterprets the message
decoding
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Built with love
Taj Mahal
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Formal/Informal | Time is money
not formal
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Formal/Informal | Writing research
formal
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True/False | Punctuality being value
True
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Information age
digital age
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True/False | Shaking hands in greetings in India
False
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Blend of Chinese and western culture, 150 years british colonial rule
Hongkong
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True/False | Korean a year older
true
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True/False | Japanese business leave a small tray near a register cashier
true
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Peace upon you
asalamalakum
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Hug and touch friend in public (both men)
Saudi Arabia
63
India language
Hindi
64
King + queen pretend place
Changdeokgung palace
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True/False | Men usually kneels 2 legs at a time
false
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True/False | Speaking while bowing
true
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True/False | While seating+ stand up + bow
true
68
Sitting bow
formal occasion
69
Thank you in Arab
Shukran