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PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an external sound present in the channel of communication?

a)

Environmental Noise

b)

Language Meaning Problem

c)

Cultural Barrier

d)

Overcommunication

2.

Which of the following is relevant for effective communication?

a)

Noise

b)

Planning

c)

Semantic noise

d)

Wrong assumptions

3.

What are the problems arising from expression?

a)

Cultural barriers

b)

Semantic problems

c)

Wrong assumptions

d)

Selecting perceptions

4.

Both encoding and decoding of message are influenced by our emotions.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of these problems lets the actual message get lost in the jungle of information?

a)

Selecting perception

b)

Overcommunication

c)

Under Communication

d)

Filteration

6.

Communication should serve as a conflict-reduction exercise.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is meant to impart understanding of the message?

a)

Encoding

b)

Decoding

c)

Feedback

d)

Receiver

8.

When is the communication process complete?

a)

When the sender transmits the message

b)

When the message enters the channel

c)

When the message leaves the channel

d)

When the receiver understands the message

9.

Who is the participant that initiates the communication process and establishes the purpose of the message?

a)

Sender

b)

Receiver

c)

Medium

d)

Message

10.

What makes communication a two-way process?

a)

Noise

b)

Language

c)

Feedback

d)

Channel

11.

What type of context draws on the interaction among the emotional history, social relationships, and cultural capital of the participants?

a)

Interactional Context

b)

Psychosocial Context

c)

Logistical Context

d)

Mass communication Context

12.

What is termed as the physical context and is concerned with the setting (time and place) and occasion?

a)

Logistical Context

b)

Psychosocial Context

c)

Emotional Context

d)

Mass Communication Context

13.

According to Baba (wecommunication.blogspot.com), when we speak or write, we are trying to send some trying to accomplish some goal.

a)

Communication is dynamic.

b)

Communication is purposeful.

c)

Communication is systemic.

d)

Communication is adaptive.

14.

Not all of us are gifted to be able to communicate using verbal communication symbols.

a)

Communication is dynamic.

b)

Communication is purposeful.

c)

Communication is systemic.

d)

Communication is adaptive.

15.

There is no communication without those elements of communication.

a)

Communication is dynamic.

b)

Communication is purposeful.

c)

Communication is systemic.

d)

Communication is adaptive.

16.

What is defined as the sounds that individuals use to build up words, producing sounds accurately in the right place?

a)

Manuscript

b)

Speech

c)

Communication

d)

Letter

17.

The earliest and most influential model of communication which views communication as one-way transmission of message.

a)

Interactional Model

b)

Transactional Model

c)

Linear Model

d)

Intentional Model

18.

This model shows that communication is a two-way process for it recognizes the presence of feedback.

a)

Interactional Model

b)

Transactional Model

c)

Linear Model

d)

Business Model

19.

This model emphasizes that there is conscious interaction between a sender and a receiver.

a)

Interactional Model

b)

Transactional Model

c)

Linear Model

d)

Non-linear Model

20.

If you need a permanent record or proof of the interaction, complex content of the message, then you need this type of communication.

a)

Oral Communication

b)

Intentional Communication

c)

Unintentional Communication

d)

Written Communication

21.

If your reason is the opposite of manuscript, then you need this type of communication which is characterized with a simultaneous process.

a)

Oral Communication

b)

Written Communication

c)

Intentional Communication

d)

Unintentional Communication

22.

This happens in cases where messages are not intended to be sent or have reached the wrong receiver.

a)

Oral Communication

b)

Written Communication

c)

Intentional Communication

d)

Unintentional Communication

23.

It is defined as the unity in economic, political, and cultural aspects (Shokina and Nishchev, 2009).

a)

Ethics

b)

Ethical Communication

c)

Globalization

d)

Communication

24.

It can refer to speaking confidently without uncertainty and repetition of words or sounds in an utterance.

a)

Speech

b)

Globalization

c)

Communication

d)

Ethics

25.

It contains the information, thought, and feelings that a communicator expresses to the other participant in the communication process.

a)

Message

b)

Channel

c)

Receiver

d)

Sender

26.

It identifies how the message is delivered.

a)

Message

b)

Medium

c)

Thought

d)

Feedback

27.

A writer decides that he wants to create an Internet website to generate ad revenue. Instead of writing his own articles, he visits twenty other websites that have articles on the topic in which he is interested. He copies each of the articles, changes the titles and the authors' names to his name and posts the articles on his own website. What ethical dilemma is exhibited in this situation?

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Selective Misquoting

c)

Distorting Visuals

d)

Misrepresenting numbers

28.

“The legal system is made up of civil courts, criminal courts and specialty courts such as family law courts and bankruptcy court. Each court has its own jurisdiction, which refers to the cases that the court is allowed to hear. In some instances, a case can only be heard in one type of court. For example, a bankruptcy case must be heard in a bankruptcy court. In other instances, there may be several potential courts with jurisdiction. For example, a federal criminal court and a state criminal court would each have jurisdiction over a crime that is a federal drug offense but that is also an offense on the state level.”


If someone paraphrased or simply changed the words, as follows:

“The legal system is comprised of criminal and civil courts and specialty courts like bankruptcy and family law courts. Every one of the courts is vested with its own jurisdiction. Jurisdiction means the types of cases each court is permitted to rule on. Sometimes, only one type of court can hear a particular case. For instance, bankruptcy cases an be ruled on only in bankruptcy court. In other situations, it is possible for more than one court to have jurisdiction. For instance, both a state and federal criminal court could have authority over a criminal case that is illegal under federal and state drug laws.”


What ethical dilemma is exhibited in the text above?

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Selective Misquoting

c)

Distorting Visuals

d)

Misrepresenting Numbers

29.

A Philippine senator who came under fire after presenting suspicious data showing a drastic drop of murder cases in the Philippines in 2016. The senator’s presentation did not cover similar time periods. The data he plotted from 2010 all covered full years while 2016 covered only 216 days. The senator’s graph also significantly differed from the Philippine National Police’s record of crimes in 2016. What ethical dilemma is exhibited in this situation?

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Selective Misquoting

c)

Distorting Visuals

d)

Misrepresenting Numbers

30.

Jenny is a Mass Communication student. One day, she was tasked to interview Nina, a student born with hearing impairment, for her school project. She had a difficult time understanding sign language so she came up with an idea to converse with Nina through writing. The situation shows that communication is

a)

dynamic

b)

purposive

c)

systemic

d)

adaptive

31.

Lovely is a social media influencer. Every week, she posts vlogs about her latest adventures which includes shopping, food trips, beauty tutorials, and travels. This situation shows that communication is

a)

dynamic

b)

purposive

c)

systemic

d)

adaptive

32.

A writer decides that he wants to create an Internet website to generate ad revenue. Instead of writing his own articles, he visits twenty other websites that have articles on the topic in which he is interested. He copies each of the articles, changes the titles and the authors' names to his name and posts the articles on his own website. What ethical dilemma is exhibited in this situation?

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Selective Misquoting

c)

Distorting Visuals

d)

Misrepresenting Numbers

33.

As misunderstanding could occur which may cause communication breakdown, the parties involved must be conscious and cautious of possible differences and be willing to settle such disparities, on this case, what is the goal of communication?

a)

The goal of communication is purely sending and receiving messages.

b)

The goal of communication is shared understanding.

c)

The goal of communication is decoding and encoding messages.

d)

The goal of communication is to make sure the elements are properly functioning.

34.

Which of the following is NOT a general purpose of communication relative to all forms?

a)

To acquire knowledge of others, the world and ourselves

b)

To form relationships with others

c)

To assist other only by listening what is favorable to you as the lead communicator

d)

To enjoy experiences of the moment

35.

A particular student is discussing the content of a departmental examination in public place and overheard by the other students who are yet to take it and eventually the test leaked. Information disclosed at one point maybe considered unethical in a other period of time. What factor has influenced to ethical communication?

a)

Ethical aspect

b)

Ethical context

c)

Ethical responsibilties

d)

Ethical decorum

36.

Effective communication can be achieved when each of the elements functions interdependently thus providing coordination and understanding to the communicator. What principle of communication is apparent?

a)

Communication is dynamic.

b)

Communication is purposive.

c)

Communication is systemic.

d)

Communication is adaptive.

37.

Interchanging and revising words among millennials such as werpa, lodi, and pitmalu in the communication process is a manifestation of the versatility of the communicators because they can go or blend with the new generation. What principle of communication is apparent?

a)

Communication is dynamic.

b)

Communication is purposive.

c)

Communication is systemic.

d)

Communication is adaptive.

38.

Which of the following statement is NOT true about ethical communication?

a)

It is fundamental to responsible thinking and enhances human worth.

b)

It helps a communicator make a wise decision-making.

c)

It threatens the quality of all communication forms and the society we live.

d)

It aids the relationships and communities within and across contexts.

39.

It is also called as spur-of-the-moment speech.

a)

Extemporaneous Speech

b)

Memorized Speech

c)

Impromptu Speech

d)

Manuscript Speech

40.

Persuasion is the process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people’s beliefs or actions through arguments while ______ consists of propositions and their justifications.

a)

Logic

b)

Argument

c)

Emotions

d)

Personal