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WorksheetsIntroduction to Human Communication
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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1.
Studying communication is crucial because of the following, except for...
a)
Increase what you know about human relationships
b)
Help you exercise your rights to freedom of speech
c)
Teach you important skills to be self-centered
d)
Help you navigate in this diverse world
2.
Communication is not ...
a)
symbols, signs, and behavior
b)
just one way
c)
a shared understanding
d)
an activity, an exchange, or a set of behaviors
3.
Which is not a component of communication?
a)
People [Sender & Receiver]
b)
Sounds
c)
The Channel [Medium / Media]
d)
Encoding & Decoding
4.
MESSAGE as a component of communication is ...
a)
The means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message. [e.g. phone, face-to-face].
b)
The source who initiates the message [SENDER] and the RECEIVER who is the intended target of the message .
c)
A systematic arrangement of symbols (verbal & non-verbal codes) used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons. [e.g. language] .
d)
The verbal and nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person (the source) wishes to communicate to another person or group of people (the receiver).
5.
ENCODING as a component of communication is ...
a)
The process of translating/putting an idea or a thought into a code. [e.g. What I mean.] .
b)
The process of assigning meaning to an idea or thought. [e.g. What I understand.] .
c)
The receiver’s verbal and nonverbal response to the source’s message.
d)
A systematic arrangement of symbols (verbal & non-verbal codes) used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons. [e.g. language] .
6.
NOISE as a component of communication is ...
a)
The process of assigning meaning to an idea or thought. [e.g. What I understand.] .
b)
The environment/location in which communication occurs.
c)
The means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message. [e.g. phone, face-to-face] .
d)
Any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a message.
7.
PHYSICAL NOISE is...
a)
Physical factors around the receiver that interfere with communication.
b)
Biological factors in the sender or receiver that interfere with accurate reception.
c)
Mental forces within the sender/receiver that interfere with the ability to understand a message accurately.
d)
Ambiguity in words, sentences or symbols that obstructs the transmission of the message.
8.
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE is...
a)
Physical factors around the receiver that interfere with communication.
b)
Biological factors in the sender or receiver that interfere with accurate reception.
c)
Mental forces within the sender/receiver that interfere with the ability to understand a message accurately.
d)
Ambiguity in words, sentences or symbols that obstructs the transmission of the message.
9.
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE is...
a)
Physical factors around the receiver that interfere with communication.
b)
Biological factors in the sender or receiver that interfere with accurate reception.
c)
Mental forces within the sender/receiver that interfere with the ability to understand a message accurately.
d)
Ambiguity in words, sentences or symbols that obstructs the transmission of the message.
10.
Loud music or distracting sights is ...
a)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
b)
SEMANTIC NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
PHYSICAL NOISE
11.
Stomach ache, tiredness and migrain are ...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
SEMANTIC NOISE
d)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
12.
Daydreaming or worrying is...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
13.
A complex word you do not understand or use of jargon can be...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
14.
"I really can't understand what the characters are talking about in that scene. I'm too distracted by the profanity that I myself don't know the meaning to." The distraction in noise is...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
15.
" My eyes are hurting me. I feel like it is burning. I just can't pay attention to anything today." The distraction in noise is...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
16.
Raja: Chia, did you listen to anything she said.Chia: No. I'm too amazed by her beauty. Chia's distraction in noise is ...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
17.
Police: How old are you?Dan: (thinking) Wow! Tomorrow is my last day of highschool tomorrow.Police: Hello...you exceeded the speed limit. How old are you? You look too young to drive.Dan: (thinking) ... Hmmm...what should I do first?Police: Ok. Follow me to the station. (Grabs Dan to the police car.)Dan's distraction in noise is...
a)
PHYSICAL NOISE
b)
PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE
c)
PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE
d)
SEMANTIC NOISE
18.
What communication component is the use of 'language' or 'body-language' in communication?
a)
SITUATION
b)
CHANNEL
c)
SENDER & RECEIVER
d)
CODE
19.
When you are trying to say what you mean into words or non-verbal language, you are...
a)
ENCODING
b)
DECODING
c)
MAKING NOISE
d)
CHANNELING
20.
When you are trying to interpret what you understand from the message, you are...
a)
ENCODING
b)
DECODING
c)
MAKING NOISE
d)
CHANNELING
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