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Prof Comm Practice

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your boss wants to change the vacation policy at work. He creates a plan of action and calls a meeting to inform everyone of the new vacation policy. He is this type of leader.

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Laissez-Faire

d)

Hypercritical

2.

Positive Body Language is best illustrated by which of the following?

a)

It is relaxed and may involve putting your feet up.

b)

It involves good posture, a smile and eye contact.

c)

Seriousness about the subject with arms folded in front of your body.

d)

Eyes are down and you speak in a low voice so as not to bother anyone.

3.

Communication involves a sender and receiver and

a)

A sender must send the message.

b)

The receiver must answer 'yes.'

c)

A sender sends a message and the receiver gives feedback.

d)

The receiver must catch the pass.

4.

When you start your first business, you want to reach out to everyone you know to tell them about your company. This may include classmates and friends you have met through your family. Building this base is known as

a)

Socializing

b)

Networking

c)

Planning

d)

Glomming

5.

You are in a botany class and the professor is explaining the dissection of a beautiful orchid. Which type of listening do you use?

a)

Appreciative

b)

Critical

c)

Deliberate

d)

Empathic

6.

An employee with a positive attitude

a)

Gossips

b)

Complains

c)

Smiles

d)

None of the above

7.

When delivering a speech with no preparation and spur-of-the-moment, it is called

a)

extemporaneous

b)

impromptu

c)

memorized

d)

manuscript

8.

Before a job interview, it is a good idea to do which of the following?

a)

Practice the interview with a friend.

b)

Research the company.

c)

Make a plan to arrive early.

d)

All of the above.

9.

When you ask to go to a party because all of your friends will be there. You are using the technique known as:

a)

Repetition

b)

Logical Appeal

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Humour

10.

When you hear the Aflack Duck quack and say 'Aflack' this technique is being used.

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Repitition

c)

Emotional Appeal

d)

Testimonial

11.

When a commercial has a starving puppy or kitten, it might employ this type of propaganda

a)

Emotional appeal

b)

Humour

c)

Testimonial

d)

All of the above.

12.

Body language is ____% of total communication.

a)

55%

b)

30%

c)

15%

d)

75%

13.

A visual aid is successful if

a)

It contains a lot of words.

b)

There is an image that emotes the idea you are speaking about.

c)

You read from the visual with your back to your audince.

d)

You use a fancy font and tiny print.

14.

A person with a good reputation at work

a)

Treats everyone with kindness and friendliness.

b)

Only associates with their preferred group.

c)

Never speaks unless spoken to.

d)

Does their own thing.

15.

You loaned your brother $40.00 last month. He hasn't paid you back. Last week, you loaned him another $20.00. He was supposed to pay you back, but he has not. This makes you think he is never going to pay you back. What type of reasoning is this?

a)

Inductive

b)

Deductive

c)

Fallacy

d)

Abductive

16.

You are having an informal discussion at your workplace with your team about a new project that is in progress. You are having which type of meeting?

a)

Panel Discussion

b)

Round Table

Discussion

c)

Symposium

d)

Debate

17.

When going to your boss with a problem, it is a good idea to

a)

have a possible solution to offer her.

b)

tell her that she is the boss and she needs to fix the problem!

c)

tell her that some co workers do not like her.

d)

be as vague as possible and hope the boss figures out a solution.

18.

You work in an upscale event venue. Mr. and Mrs. Blue placed a large deposit for a reservation for their daughter's high school graduation party. Mrs. Blue has dropped by to talk to you about getting the deposit returned. She has been forced to cancel the party due to the death of Mr. Blue. Mrs. Blue would like a full refund. You believe she really needs the money, but you know it is against company rules and the agreement signed by Mr. and Mrs. Blue.

This situation reflects a conflict that is

a)

Environmental

b)

Organizational

c)

Intrapersonal

d)

Interpersonal

19.

You are giving a speech. Which type of visual aid works best to show numerical relationships?

a)

video

b)

graph/chart

c)

text with 25 words or less

d)

cartoon

20.

Something that is usual or typical in the handling of business is called a

a)

Regular.

b)

Policy.

c)

Rule.

d)

Norm.

21.

Thinking over your plans for the summer would be _________ communication.

a)

Group

b)

Interpersonal

c)

Intrapersonal

d)

Brain storming

22.

When two speakers are discussing opposing views on how to end the war, you have this type of discussion.

a)

Town Hall

b)

Symposium

c)

Panel

d)

Lecture

23.

When should you CC your boss?

a)

ordering copy paper

b)

organizing an

after hours party

c)

work out a conflict with co worker

d)

notify team of meeting with supervisor

24.

Having Tom Holland endorse a product is using which persuasive device?

a)

Emotional Appeal

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Testimonial

d)

Logical Appeal

25.

To make a good first impression you should

a)

smile, make eye contact and have a firm handshake.

b)

high five

c)

discuss politics

d)

tell a joke

26.

You explain to Ms. Turney why you need three weeks to complete your assignment. Unsmiling, she crosses her arms, checks the time, and looks at her computer. Her body language is

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Distracted

d)

Unclear

27.

Effective communication is increased with a basic knowledge of

a)

your learning style.

b)

your audience.

c)

broad vocab.

d)

world geography.

28.

Company email is

a)

owned by the company

b)

subject to review

c)

can be subpoenaed

d)

all of the above.

29.

If you organize your workspace, make a to-do list, a how-to list and avoid office gossip, you should see an increase

a)

in power.

b)

in self control.

c)

in self esteem.

d)

in productivity.

30.

Your boss doesn't care how you do your job as long as all customers are happy.

Your boss is a ________ leader.

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Laissez-faire

d)

Disinterested

31.

Creating a sense of patriotic pride in the audience to encourage action might call for you to use

a)

Testimonial

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Emotional Appeal

d)

Logical Appeal

32.

Repetition

a)

Makes you feel things to convince you to buy the product.

b)

Anything with duck.

c)

Saying a name or sound over and over to get it stuck in the consumer's mind.

d)

Quotes or endorsements.

33.

Inductive reasoning

a)

A type of oven.

b)

Begins with a specific example and uses it to draw a conclusion

c)

Begins with a conclusion and then shows you how it applies.

d)

Attempts to reduce things to a common denominator.

34.

Teenagers love their cellphones. Jada is a teenager; therefore, she loves her cellphone.

a)

Deductive

b)

Repetitive

c)

Inductive

d)

Reductive

35.

Straw Man misrepresents a position and then attacks the misrepresentation.

a)

Joe: A chocolate chip cookie would taste so good with this glass of milk.

Jeff: No, it wouldn't. Too much sugar is unhealthy.

b)

You can own the Golden Gate Bridge. Its a great bridge.

c)

Everyone knows blondes are can be silly.

d)

All wars are bad.

36.

If you learn best from hands on interaction, you are a ______ learner.

a)

Auditory

b)

Kinesthetic

c)

Visual

d)

Reductive

37.

A digital footprint is a trail of data you create while using the internet.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Social media falls under which form of communication?

a)

Interpersonal

b)

Intrapersonal

c)

Group

d)

Mass Media

39.

Two scientists are discussing the results of a report from a space lab.

What type of language are they using?

a)

Informal

b)

Formal

c)

Jargon

d)

Slang

40.

What is the word for 'following the chain of command?'

a)

Etiquette

b)

Tone

c)

Professionalism

d)

Protocol

41.

Which of these should be included in your resume?

a)

Memberships in religious organizations

b)

Education and training

c)

Political affiliation

d)

Height, weight and eye color

42.

What is an open ended question?

a)

One that cannot easily be answered

b)

One that can be easily answered in a few words

c)

Persuasive communication

d)

One with a definite right or wrong answer

43.

The annual company picnic has been cancelled due to rain and hail. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Organizational

b)

Environmental

c)

Intrapersonal

d)

Interpersonal

44.

When you show goodwill and integrity towards other workers, which of the appeals are you using?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Virgos

45.

Anything that stands for an idea is called a

a)

digit

b)

gesture

c)

symbol

d)

feedback

46.

When delivering a speech 'off the cuff' with no preparation, the style is

a)

extemporaneous

b)

impromptu

c)

manuscript

d)

memorizzed