M2 English for Communications Mid-Term Quiz 2023

(Lesson E) Is it true or false that verbal communication is often intentional?

• True
• False

(Lesson E) Which sentence about verbal / non-verbal communication is true?

• Non-verbal communication includes writing about what we think and feel.

• Verbal communication includes encoding thoughts or ideas into spoken or written words, decoding

  the message, and asking for feedback to confirm understanding.

• Non-verbal communication can never alter the authenticity of spoken or written words.

(Lesson F) Which sentences about group / public communication are true? Choose two.

• In group communication where the group is small, you have an interpersonal relationships with the other

  members of the group.

• Group communication takes place between a pair, a sender and receiver.

• Public communication is usually considered to occur when the group becomes much larger.

(Lesson F) True or false? Think of an example of when we communicate using electronic devices. Do we usually communicate using symbols in the same way that electronic devices do?

• True

• False

(Lesson G) Regarding the subject of communication, what does unrepeatable mean?

• We are always communicating.

• We cannot reproduce the exact same communication twice.

• We cannot send exactly the same message twice.

• What we communicate, our message, is permanent.

(Lesson H) Review the linear/interactional/transactional models of communication. Which sentence is true?

• In the transactional model of communication, the message does not depend on the channel.

• The linear model of communication includes sender, receiver and noise.

• The interactional model of communication includes sender, receiver and feedback.

(Lesson H) The transactional model better acknowledges the complex nature of communication than the others. Why?

• We are not able to take in messages simultaneously, and try to get the right meaning based on their feedback.

• The linear model describes the environmental context in a less accurate way.

• Meaning is created between communicators, and feedback is an important element of this model too.

• There is no noise or feedback which means that it works better than other models.

(Lesson I) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs shows us...

• our social needs as the bottom of the pyramid, as we cannot survive without contact with others.

• all of the needs in the pyramid are equally important.

• our most basic needs are at the top of the pyramid.

• our most basic needs are at the bottom of the pyramid.