Telecommunications Test

Which of the following is “an individual speaker’s accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality, which is usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability”?

• Pronunciation

• Enunciation

• Diction

• Phonetics

Which of the following is not part of the communication cycle?

• Message

• Medium

• Translator

• Receiver

Concise word choice, clear enunciation, appropriate rate of speech, and appropriate message length all describe which of the following key terms?

• Diction

• Pronunciation

• Phonetics

• Enunciation

What is the length of air time for messages usually?

• 10 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 20 seconds

Which of the following means “forming clear and distinct sounds into words”?

• Pronunciation

• Enunciation

• Phonetics

• Diction

Effective communication is which of the following?

• Professional

• Clear and concise

• Timely

• All of the above

• None of the above

Clear radio communication occurs through the use of what type of communication?

• Concise communication

• Phonetic alphabet

• Plain language

• Ten codes

Most departments use which type of radio communications?

• Ten codes

• Phonetic alphabet

• Clear speech policy

• Plain language

The handset or radio should be held how far from the mouth when transmitting?

• 5−10 inches

• 2−3 inches

• 10−20 inches

• Mouth should be directly on the handset/radio

As soon as the desired TLETS/NLETS information has been obtained from the Mobile Data Transmission (MDT) screen, the officer may save the information for the duration of their shift

• TRUE

• FALSE