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Oral Com

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

What subfield of linguistics is concerned with the element of time?

a)

Haptics

b)

Chronemics

c)

Proxemics

d)

Kinesics

2.

Which element in the process of communication is concerned with converting the message into words, actions or other forms?

a)

Speaker

b)

Encoding

c)

Decoding

d)

Feedback

3.

What speech act is being employed if somebody tells you to clean up your own mess?

a)

Locutionary Act

b)

Illocutionary Act

c)

Perlocutionary Act

d)

Act

4.

Use of Jargons, noisy environment and lack of confidence are examples of?

a)

Elements of Communication

b)

Barriers to Communication

c)

Communication Process

d)

Features of Communication

5.

"Don't buy those shades. Only low-class people wear those"

What kind of cultural bias is shown in the statement above?

a)

Gender

b)

Age

c)

Social Status

d)

Ethnicity

6.

What form of discourse aims to tell a story as it appeals to the audience's emotions?

a)

Exposition

b)

Narration

c)

Description

d)

Argumentation

7.

At what stage in the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) is a person when he is heard saying "My culture is better than the others?"

a)

Denial

b)

Defense

c)

Minimization

d)

Acceptance

8.

Students must wear their IDs at all times.

This statement uses what function of communication?

a)

Emotional Expression

b)

Motivation

c)

Control/Regulation

d)

Information Dissemination

9.

In communicating, timing, pacing and intonation are very important because it is not only the words but also the manner of delivery matters. What non-verbal communication skill is being described?

a)

voice

b)

touch

c)

eye contact

d)

facial expressions

10.

An individual must develop the ability to understand intuitively what other people think and feel. What characteristic of an effective intercultural communicator is this?

a)

Respect for others

b)

Communicative awareness

c)

knowledge discovery

d)

tolerance of ambiguity

11.

A round-table meeting of an organization is an example of what speech context?

a)

Dyad

b)

Small group

c)

Mass

d)

Public

12.

It is a non-verbal skill which is very useful in maintaining a good communication flow. It displays interest, attention,affection, attraction, etc.

a)

Facial expression

b)

Voice

c)

Eye Contact

d)

Gestures

13.

A model of communication which views communication as a two-way process in which both the speaker and listener have the chance to exchange roles.

a)

Linear

b)

Transactional

c)

Conversational/ Interactive

d)

Inverse

14.

What is the correct order of the communication process?

a)

Sending-encoding-decoding-receiving-feedback

b)

Sending-encoding-channel-decoding-receiving

c)

Sending-channel-decoding-receiving-feedback

d)

Sending-channel-encoding-decoding-receiving

15.

The foremost barrier to communication is ____________.

a)

noisy environment

b)

concentration

c)

active listening

d)

constructed feedback

16.

The term kinesics refers to;

a)

time cycles that affects our communication

b)

all forms of body movement other than physical contact

c)

touch behaviors that convey meaning during interactions

d)

space and distance within communication

17.

What features of effective communication implies the use of simple and specific words to express ideas?

a)

Completeness

b)

Clearness

c)

Correctness

d)

Consideration

18.

It is the process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the speaker understands.

a)

encoding

b)

decoding

c)

channel

d)

feedback

19.

Appearance, facial expression, and voice inflection are part of ________ communication.

a)

Verbal

b)

Written

c)

Non-verbal

d)

Telephone

20.

It refers to the control of voice in order to make a more dramatic and mysterious appeal.

a)

Articulation

b)

Pitch

c)

Modulation

d)

Resonation

21.

These are meaningful visible symbols of speech that reflects to the speaker’s thinking and emotional attitudes.

a)

Gestures

b)

Movement

c)

Facial expression

d)

Rapport with the audience

22.

It is the foundation of your speech that helps in getting the attention of your audience.

a)

Introduction

b)

Body of Speech

c)

Conclusion

d)

Summary

23.

The following are ways to make a speech entertaining EXCEPT.

a)

tell jokes

b)

dramatize experiences

c)

exaggerate information

d)

share funny stories

24.

A type of speech that provides the audience with clear understanding of a concept or idea.

a)

Manuscript speech

b)

Entertainment speech

c)

Persuasive speech

d)

Expository speech

25.

A speaker who has good posture ______.

a)

doesn’t use hand gestures of any kind

b)

creates an impression of confidence and authority

c)

stands still and never changes position

d)

often leans forward onto the podium

26.

What stage of intercultural sensitivity when an individual begins to appreciate important cultural differences in behaviors and eventually in values.

a)

Denial

b)

Acceptance

c)

Integration

d)

Defense

27.

Mia, a 15-month-old, smiles at her mother and calls out when her mother comes to pick her up from the baby-sitter. The communicative function of the smiling and calling out is_______.

a)

Control

b)

Social interaction

c)

Motivation

d)

Emotional Expression

28.

A model of communication that views a person as both the sender and receiver of communication

a)

Linear Model

b)

Interactive Model

c)

Aristotle's Model

d)

Schramm's Model

29.

Which of the following best define communication?

a)

Oral Communication is a mix of verbal, interpersonal and physical strategies used to interact confidently and effectively with a range of audiences.

b)

Oral Communication is a mix of verbal, interpersonal and physical strategies used to interact unconfidently and ineffectively with a range of audiences.

c)

Oral Communication is the ways you talking with your friends

d)

Oral Communication is a mix of verbal, interpersonal and physical strategies used to interact confidently.

30.

How to use communication orally?

a)

Printed planners, schedules, flow charts, organizational charts, electronic planners, A-B-Cs of self- management, Internal Locus of Control, strategic thinking

b)

Speaking clearly, articulate accurately, cogently, brief, succinct, respectful of listener(s), deliver one-on-one, present to groups, teams, managers, administrators, professors, message appropriate to audience,purpose,and context

c)

Use libraries in person or online to access and search databases for specific information relevant to what is needed, read and interpret charts, tables, and graphs, evaluate data from legitimate repositories of scholarly work, utilize T.R.A.A.P. components