Organizational Communication Mock Quiz

What are the three main reasons communication is important?

• It entertains, persuades, and informs

• It influences thinking, helps with learning, and represents ideas

• It develops marketing and leadership

• It creates feedback and interaction

Communication is best defined as:

• Transferring words between people

• The process of understanding and sharing meaning

• Exchanging data using technology

• Sending signals for understanding

How many components of communication are there?

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which of the following is not a component of communication?

• Message

• Feedback

• Intention

• Context

Which component of communication refers to the originator of the message?

• Source

• Receiver

• Channel

• Feedback

Which component of communication is the method used to send the message?

• Source

• Channel

• Environment

• Feedback

Which component involves the person who interprets the message?

• Source

• Receiver

What is noise in communication?

• Sound during conversation

• Anything that interferes with understanding

• The tone of voice

• The environment of a speech

What is language?

• A list of vocabulary words

• A socially constructed system of symbols, words, and gestures that shapes reality

• An individual way of speaking

• Grammar and tone

Which is not a component of a message?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Structural

• Auxiliary