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Communication Skills

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Latin word ‘Communicare’ means __________.

a)

to take

b)

to export

c)

to impart

2.

Messages arise in the mind of the _________.

a)

sender

b)

receiver

c)

listener

3.

Decoding is the process by which information is ____________.

a)

sent to all

b)

understood by the receiver

c)

made into a concrete message.

4.

Barriers _________.

a)

enhance

b)

obstruct

c)

preserve

5.

When a message is expressed using gestures or signs, it is _________ communication.

a)

oral

b)

verbal

c)

non-verbal

6.

In Writing skill, Coherence and ____________are very important.

a)

cohesiveness

b)

concreteness

c)

confidence

7.

_______ is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations.

a)

Exercise

b)

Integrity

c)

Work

8.

Ethics are ________ guidelines that govern good behaviour.

a)

Moral

b)

Profit

c)

Social

9.

Ethical _______leads to problem in decision-making process.

a)

Dilemmas

b)

Companies

c)

Invasion

10.

Corporate ______ is where senior values ethical behaviour.

a)

Violations

b)

Culture

c)

Social responsibility

11.

A short notice is written by management about policy change is called ______.

a)

Memorandum

b)

Notice

c)

Circular

12.

A short summary is called _________.

a)

Précis writing

b)

Inquiry writing

c)

Acknowledgement

13.

For selling products _________ letter is useful.

a)

Complaint

b)

Credit

c)

Sales

14.

When a person formally acknowledges the receipt of something, it is known as an ___________ letter.

a)

Circular

b)

Request

c)

Acknowledgement

15.

The role of communication in _________ context culture is building relationships.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

centralized

16.

_________ is judging others groups according to customs of own group.

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

variables

c)

context

17.

The information is highly controlled in _______ context culture.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

chronemics

18.

Jumping to ________ should be avoided.

a)

conclusions

b)

people

c)

culture

19.

The word communication is derived from communis (Latin) which means:

a)

Oral speech

b)

Common

c)

Community

d)

Message

20.

__________ is not one of the 7C's of communication:

a)

Conciseness

b)

Correctness

c)

Clarity

d)

Character

21.

As a process of sharing thoughts and ideas, communication suffers mainly from:

a)

both physical and non-physical barriers

b)

gender differences

c)

non-physical barriers

d)

physical barriers

22.

Listening, like speaking, reading, and writing, is:

a)

a skill

b)

a habit

c)

a gift of nature

d)

an art

23.

A serious listener concentrates on:

a)

other thoughts

b)

the message

c)

the speaker's physical appearance

d)

the speaker's body language

24.

A type of writing that is meant to define, inform or explain the author's subject to a reader.

a)

Descriptive writing

b)

Creative writing

c)

Expository writing

d)

Persuasive writing

25.

___________ is pre-printed stationery with the organisations name, logo, address, and phone number.

a)

Letterhead

b)

Letter

c)

Enclosure

d)

Memo

26.

The second page to a business letter should have a page heading that includes the following EXCEPT

a)

Date

b)

Address

c)

Page Number

d)

Reader's Name

27.

When you know the reader's name (Shawn) but not the gender, which is an appropriate salutation?

a)

Dear Hiring Manager:

b)

Dear Mr. or Mrs. Shawn Cole:

c)

To Whom It May Concern:

d)

Dear Shawn Cole

28.

___________ you help me?

a)

May

b)

Shall

c)

Could

d)

Will

29.

______________ you live long!

a)

Must

b)

May

c)

Should

d)

Will

30.

You ____________pay the bill because we have already paid it.

a)

May not

b)

Will not

c)

need not

d)

Shall not

31.

I found __________ ten rupee note when I was walking down the street.

a)

None

b)

a

c)

an

d)

the

32.

Moral principles and standards that guide the conduct of individuals and their behaviour is called as

a)

Ethics

b)

Integrity

c)

Honesty

d)

Moral

33.

Any company representative who discloses information about corporate maltreatment or carelessness in the world is known as

a)

Whistleblowing

b)

Leaks

c)

Rumour

d)

Gossip

34.

Consideration of Audience analysis and context of the communication event is called ________________.

a)

Dialogical perspective

b)

Human perspective

c)

Political perspective

d)

Situational perspective

35.

What is one word substitution?

a)

Just one word in place of group of words.

b)

One word in place of one word

c)

One word in place of a compound noun

d)

One word in a place of verb

36.

What is a homophone?

a)

Word that sounds the same but spelt differently

b)

Word that is spelt and pronounced the same

c)

Word spelt differently

d)

Word with a different meaning but same sound.

37.

What is the meaning of a root word?

a)

A word of another language

b)

The base of a word

c)

The derivative of a word

d)

A different form of a word

38.

_________ (be) to meet him tomorrow.

a)

Will

b)

Shall

c)

Am

d)

Been

39.

He ________ (go) to see the Principal in a few moments?

a)

is going

b)

will go

c)

shall go

d)

went

40.

He _________ (been) doing this work since morning.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

was

d)

had

41.

By 2024 he ___________ (complete) his graduation

a)

has been

b)

will have

c)

shall have

d)

had been

42.

She was studying when I __________ (disturb) her

a)

had disturbed

b)

disturbed

c)

was disturbing

d)

will be disturbing

43.

When introducing ourselves, we should use:

a)

only the surname

b)

only our first name

c)

both the first and surname

d)

an art only our designation

44.

In business, keep telephone calls very short because the other person may not be:

a)

paying attention to you

b)

noting down what you say

c)

free to talk to you

d)

Interested in talking to you

45.

'Etiquette' is a French word which means a _________.

a)

Pass

b)

Ticket

c)

Coupon

d)

None of the above

46.

Culture is defined as a set of ideas, customs, and social behaviour of particular people or society.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not Given

d)

None of the above

47.

Culture is embedded in our:

a)

gestures

b)

beliefs

c)

expressions

d)

minds

48.

The aim of cross-cultural communication training is to:

a)

improve behaviour

b)

create strong cultural ties

c)

give social status

d)

develop business etiquette

49.

An effective strategy for note-taking includes _________ and __________ ?

a)

Inefficient, systematic

b)

Inefficient, unsystematic

c)

Efficient, unsystematic

d)

Efficient, systematic

50.

In making notes __________ and ___________ are of upmost importance?

a)

clarity, organisation

b)

mistiness, organisation

c)

mistiness, un-clarity

d)

foggy, organisation

51.

Proof-reading is also called as ____________ ?

a)

blog writing

b)

email writing

c)

four-eyed method

d)

digital content