Consider the following text:

I refer to the letter, "Don't belittle yourself, Mr Yeo" (ST Online Forum, March 28), and beg to differ.
     Mr Philip Yeo has to be admired for his down-to-earth nature, unlike those in high positions who cannot accept criticism without throwing the sledge hammer at their critics in the hope of silencing them.
     Who else in his position would invite a critic to tea to discuss issues?
     Keep up the repartee, Mr Yeo, because we cannot afford to have one fewer of your rare kind.

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Source:Straits Times, Denis Distant, 30 March 2007

1. Which of the following illustrates an instance of disclaim?

"I refer to the letter"
"beg to differ"
"Don't belittle yourself, Mr Yeo"
"Keep up the repartee, Mr Yeo"

2. Which of the following is an example of positive judgement?

"Don't belittle yourself, Mr Yeo"
"I refer to the letter"
"who cannot accept criticism without throwing the sledge hammer at their critics in the hope of silencing them"
"Mr Philip Yeo has to be admired for his down-to-earth nature"

3. Which of the following does the phrase "rare kind" best exemplify?

Positive force only
Blurred focus only
Sharp focus and positive judgememt
Positive force and positive appreciation

4. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of "admire"?

Emotion
Attribution
Entertainment
Force

5. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of "repartee"?

Entertainment
Positive judgement
Positive force
None of the above

6. Which of the following does the clause—"Keep up the repartee, Mr Yeo"—best exemplify?

Focus
Attribution
Proclamation
Emotion

7. Which of the following does the segment—"unlike those in high positions who cannot accept criticism without throwing the sledge hammer at their critics in the hope of silencing them"—best exemplify?

Appreciation
Graduation
Modality
Disclaim

8. In terms of graduation, which of the following is an appropriate analysis of "sledge hammer"?

Negative focus
Negative force
Positive focus
Positive force

9. Which of the following does the clause—"Who else in his position would invite a critic to tea to discuss issues?"—best exemplify?

Entertainment
Attribution
Emotion
All of the above

10. In the clause "because we cannot afford to have one fewer of your rare kind", the negator in "cannot" best exemplifies which of the following?

Proclamation
Focus
Entertainment
None of the above