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ORAL COMM Models of Communication

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aristotle’s Model of Communication focuses on the Speech or the Message which is dictated by the _____________.

a)

feedback

b)

setting

c)

response

d)

destination

2.

The Telephone Model of _______________ and ______________ talks about the concept of “noise” which interferes with communication

a)

Aristotle - Schramm

b)

Marx - Weaver

c)

White - Weaver

d)

Shannon - Weaver

3.

The best way to understand ______________ is to see it ______________.

a)

feedback - individually

b)

communication - graphically

c)

response - numerically

d)

feedback - graphically

4.

Internal or External interferences in the Communication process is called __________.

a)

noise

b)

signal

c)

feedback

d)

setting

5.

________.anything that blocks or distorts communication

a)

channel

b)

barrier

c)

noise

d)

interference

6.

The process of turning a message into an idea is called ________.

a)

Encoding

b)

Decoding

c)

transmitting

d)

transacting

7.

What is the process of turning an idea into a message?

a)

Encoding

b)

Decoding

c)

Transmitting

d)

Transacting

8.

What is a word's implied or suggested meaning?

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

9.

What is most important when expressing a message?

a)

Substance

b)

Grace

c)

Clarity

d)

Emphasis

10.

According to the linear model of communication, at any given point in time a person is sending a message and receiving a messagee.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

We receive and respond to messages from another person at the same time that she or he is receiving and responding to us is an example of the _____________ model.

a)

Transactional

b)

Aristotle

c)

Shannon-Weaver

d)

None of the options

12.

The dynamic process that involves participants decoding and encoding messages is called:

a)

environment

b)

context

c)

transmission

d)

transactional

13.

The idea that we might feel badly when our mother criticizes us, but less upset when a friend makes the same observation reveals that:

a)

Communication is transactional.

b)

Communication can be intentional or unintentional.

c)

Communication has a content and relational dimension.

d)

Communication is irreversible.

14.

Being unable to concentrate on what your mother is saying because you are upset about something that happened with a friend is an example of:

a)

external noise

b)

psychological noise

c)

physiological noise

d)

static

15.

Schramm’s Model transforms the Message into the ________ which is passed from the Source to the ___________.

a)

signal - setting

b)

destination - signal

c)

signal - destination

d)

setting - signal