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Tutorial Exercise - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS

Based on the contexts, initial questions and responses below, write down a possible follow-up question that would allow you to probe deeper into the issue to pursue a particular angle.

1. Context: A press conference at the Land Transport Authority.

Question: How does the government plan to reduce traffic congestion in Singapore?
Answer: By reducing the number of COEs by half.

Me: o_O, having read it as "CEOs" at first

Follow-up question: Will COE prices remain the same? (Right answer: reduce from what number to what number)

2. Context: A factory has just burnt down in Hougang.

Question: Were there any casualties?
Answer: Three foreign workers werer killed and two were injured.

Follow-up question: How badly injured were they? (Correct! Also: What are their names, nationalities)

3. Context: At the launch of a new range of diet pills.

Question: What do you think sets your product apart from the other diet pills already available in the market?
Answer: We believe that our product has qualities and benefits that these other pills just don't have.

Follow-up question: What are these qualities and benefits?

4. Context: A ship has sunk after a suspected terrorist bomb blew up everyone on board.

Question: What were some of the security measures employed to check the passengers' baggage?
Answer: All check-in baggage was screened using an X-ray machine.

Follow-up question: Was that the only measure? (Right answer: What about hand luggage?)

5. Context: Manchester United has just lost a football match 7-1.

Question: How can you account for David Beckham's below-par performance?
Answer: Well, David has been struggling with an injury for some time now.

Follow-up question: What injury, and for how long?

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Everyone quote Fysh: "If Kwee Hoon walks around and asks 'what's your angle what's your angle' I will say '90 degrees up your ass'! ".

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FrouFrou has gone mad.

FrouFrou is Sue Anne's Fruitballa name. Mine's Eunalla.

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Oh - I forgot: last night Philip almost knocked me down. I gave him the finger, that nasty piece of _________. XD

OMG FROUFROU MADE TALLA CRY!

(FrouFrou pronounced: FROO-froo)

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Wahaha. I left this here until Journalism was over (I'm typing on my lappy Marvin) and we're supposed to be doing Farketing Plan now. So. I will go now. Talla says HIIII but I say BYYEEE.

Edit: A biscuit told Talla not to be timid.