Prepositions Practice Test - 5

Prepositions Practice Test - 5

Choose the suitable preposition that fits in the blank from the given options.

1. Mr. Varun attacked her _______ a knife.

by
with
of


2. The Necklace is made _______ pure gold.

with
on
of


3. John did not agree _______ my proposal.

to
with
on


4. The bank works _______ ten to five.

among
from
at


5. The chairman presided _______ the meeting

over
about
out


6. The people quarrelled ________ themselves.

between
among
of


7. The book consists _______ ten chapters.

of
on
at


8. Mr. John knows Spanish _________ English

with
beside
besides


9. I want to dispose ___________ my old bike.

with
of
out


10. Mark Twain stories are full __________ humour

of
with
on

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How to prepare and make a good oral presentation.

How to prepare and make a good oral presentation.

Spoken presentations to an audience can come in variety forms. We should make sure our purpose before making the presentation, whether it is:

• To inform
• To persuade
• To entertain
• To meet and get on with your audience

a.How to prepare a presentation: 

• Topic Information should be randomly collected
• Relevant information is to be selected
• Information must be organized to suit the audience levels
• Graphics and visuals should be organized where ever possible
• Finally, text should be edited according to the time

b.How to make an oral presentation:

• Presentation should be rehearsed.
• Flow of thought must be checked and adjusted to the allotted time.
• Body language should be monitored with built in pauses, gestures, postures and the such.
• Final presentation is made.

Points to remember:

1.Audience: Consider their knowledge, education, ability to follow what you have to say; their expectations; their needs- practical, intellectual, personal.

2.Structure: This includes thinking about: content, priorities, ordering.

3.Communication aids: These include whiteboard, flipchart, overhead projector, and data projector.

4.Delivery:  

• Most speakers need some form of prompt to make sure that they follow their pre-planned line or argument. This needs a careful management.
• A number of strategies are available to make sure that you address the audience directly and maintain their attention.
• Questions and interruptions need to be handled firmly and skillfully.

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