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Personal Growth and Behaviors - LET 2 - Chapter 2

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of (a)   is to make known and exchange information, thoughts, opinions, or feelings by speech, writing, or gestures.

2.

(a)   symbols utilize the words in a language to stand for

a particular thing or idea.

3.

(a)   symbols allow us to communicate without using

words. Facial expressions and gestures are examples of

nonverbal symbols.

4.

Choose the correct step for effective communication: Make sure you know

why you are communicating and to whom you are addressing

your ideas. Knowing about the receivers of your communication

is called an audience analysis.

a)

Get feedback.

b)

Get organized.

c)

Support your ideas.

d)

Analyze your purpose and your audience.

5.

Choose the correct step for effective communication: Use language to your best advantage. There may be many ways to express the same idea. Look for the best way. If you are unclear about what you are saying, you may be sending

mixed messages.

a)

Conduct the research.

b)

Draft and edit.

c)

Get organized

d)

Get feedback.

6.

Choose the correct step for effective communication: Find facts, figures, data, statistics, and explanations that give credibility to your ideas. The more you can

back up your ideas, the more your audience will understand what

you are communicating.

a)

Analyze your purpose and your audience.

b)

Conduct the research.

c)

Support your ideas.

d)

Get organized.

7.

Choose the correct step for effective communication: Test your work with one or more people. Testing your communication with others will ensure that you are not the only one that can make sense out of what you are saying.

a)

Get feedback.

b)

Draft and edit.

c)

Get organized.

d)

Support your ideas.

8.

To become a better listener, it is important to understand the (a)  

that can get in the way of effective listening.

9.

The _______ speech tells the audience about something.

a)

Persuasive

b)

Actuating

c)

Informative

d)

Argumentative

10.

Match the following listening barriers.

a)

Laziness

1.

Effective listening can be hard work.

b)

Lack of trust

2.

Believing the speaker has betrayed your trust or does not have your best interests in mind.

c)

Prejudice

3.

Can affect how you hear the speaker as well as how you receive the information.

d)

External distractions

4.

Other things going on while trying to listen to the speaker.

e)

Internal distractions

5.

You have a lot on your mind, making it hard to concentrate.

11.

The ________ speech attempts to change the audience's minds and/or behavior toward something.

a)

Informative

b)

Actuating

c)

Persuasive

d)

Argumentative

12.

Match the following listening barriers:

a)

Not caring about the speaker

1.

Being indifferent to the person

b)

Delivery style

2.

Speaker's communication style can distract from the content.

c)

Personal Characteristics of the speaker

3.

If speaker is unkempt, you may not pay attention to everything said.

d)

Trigger words

4.

Emotionally charged words can distract from effective listening.

e)

Interrupting

5.

Listener's eagerness to share interrupts speaker's thoughts, causing distraction for both.

13.

The ________ speech is a motivating speech, similar to the persuasive speech, but the difference is that the speech calls for immediate action.

a)

Impromptu

b)

Actuating

c)

Entertaining

d)

Argumentative

14.

True or False: Increasing your vocabulary will increase your potential for better understanding.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

With this type of listening, the primary concern is to understand the message.

a)

Relationship listening

b)

Informative listening

c)

Appreciative listening

d)

Critical listening

16.

The ________ speech must rely on logical appeals, also known as a kind of reasoned persuasion.

a)

Persuasion

b)

Entertaining

c)

Argumentative

d)

Impromptu

17.

The purpose of _________ listening is to either help an individual or to improve the relationship between people.

a)

Relationship listening

b)

Critical listening

c)

Appreciative listening

d)

Discriminative listening

18.
  1. True or False: Empathy is feeling and thinking with another person, allowing you to "walk in someone else's shoes."

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The ________ speech is presented without an elaborate presentation.

a)

Impromptu

b)

Entertaining

c)

Argumentative

d)

Persuasive

20.

The response of the listener, not the source of the message, defines (a)   listening.

21.
  1. True or False: Perceptions are critical to how and whether or not you appreciate the things to which you listen.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Delivering your speech: (a)   are statements that connect different parts of your speech.

23.

Delivering your speech: After you have gathered information and

found the supporting logic, facts,

testimonies, or statistics, the next step is

to create an (a)   of your information.

24.

Delivering your speech: The (a)   should be short and review the main ideas.

25.

(a)   listening involves listening to comprehend and then evaluate the message.

26.

Why is critical listening especially essential in a democracy?

a)

To form intelligent opinions

b)

To appreciate music and art

c)

To enhance personal relationships

d)

To improve concentration skills

27.

Delivering your speech: (a)   is the ability to deal with a difficult situation.

28.

What are the three skills important for discriminative listening?

a)

Presentation, perception, and previous experiences

b)

Interest, content, stimulation

c)

Hearing ability, awareness of sound, ability to integrate nonverbal cues

d)

Attending, supporting, empathizing

29.
  1. True or False: Discriminative listening involves being sensitive to changes in the speaker's rate, volume, force, pitch, and emphasis.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

(a)   are the rules of conduct that people should follow.

31.

Task Roles in Group communication: Who suggests new ideas and proposes solutions?

a)

Opinion seeker

b)

Coordinator

c)

Initiator

d)

Energizer

32.

Task Roles in Group communication: Which role organizes the various activities of team members and shows relationships between ideas?

a)

Coordinator

b)

Recorder/secretary

c)

Planner

d)

Evaluator

33.

If your best friend sends you the answers to an exam, what ethical decision are you making?

a)

A decision about friendship

b)

A decision about loyalty

c)

A decision about your conduct

d)

A decision about academic integrity

34.

Task Roles in Group Communication: Which role measures decisions against group goals?

a)

Planner

b)

Spokesperson

c)

Evaluator

d)

Energizer

35.

Task roles for Group Communication: Which role looks for options and seeks ideas and suggestions from others?

a)

Initiator

b)

Opinion seeker

c)

Coordinator

d)

Information giver

36.

Social Roles in Group Communication: Which role offers whatever is needed?

a)

Compromiser

b)

Standard setter

c)

Mediator

d)

Volunteer

37.

Social Roles in Group Communication: Which role praises the ideas of others?

a)

Reality tester

b)

Summarizer

c)

Encourager

d)

Gatekeeper

38.

Social Roles in Group Communication: Which role raises questions about the direction which the group discussion is taking by summarizing what has been discussed and showing where it deviates from group objectives.

a)

Summarizer

b)

Reality tester

c)

Volunteer

d)

Compromiser

39.

Social Roles in Group Communication: Which role keeps communication channels open by encouraging or facilitating the participation of others or by proposing regulation of the flow of communication?

a)

Reality tester

b)

Gatekeeper

c)

Volunteer

d)

Mediator

40.

Dysfunctional Roles in Group Communication: Which role attacks other group members, deflates the status of others, and shows aggressive behaviors.

a)

Blocker

b)

Aggressor

c)

Self-confessor

d)

Non-participator

41.

Dysfunctional Roles in Group Communication: Which role calls attention to him or herself?

a)

Dominator

b)

Help seeker

c)

Recognition seeker

d)

Aggressor

42.

Dysfunctional Roles in Group Communication: Which role asserts control over the group by manipulating other group members?

a)

Dominator

b)

Non-participator

c)

Blocker

d)

Help seeker

43.

The main point of a paper that you try to support through research is the (a)   statement.

44.

(a)   means being honest and sincere with ourselves and with others, closely following a consistent code of ethics.

45.

A ______ _______ consists of our set of ideals, beliefs, interests, likes, and dislikes that we use every day to make decisions.

(a)  

46.

Four Types of Values: Our (a)   values guide our conduct.

47.

Four Types of Values: (a)   values involve using good judgement when considering a likely course of action. These values may guide our behavior.

48.

Four Types of Values: (a)   values are generally accepted and enforced within a given social order.

49.

Four Types of Values: (a)   values provide a point of view that people use to argue for social and personal change to an ideal set of values.

50.

Army Values: Bear true faith and allegiance to the

U.S. Constitution, the Army, your

unit, and other Soldiers. Bearing

true faith and allegiance is a matter

of believing in and devoting

yourself to something or someone.

a)

Loyalty

b)

Duty

c)

Respect

d)

Selfless Service

51.

Army values: Fulfill your obligations.

a)

Selfless Service

b)

Honor

c)

Duty

d)

Loyalty

52.

Army Values: Treat people as they should be treated.

a)

Loyalty

b)

Respect

c)

Duty

d)

Selfless Service

53.

Army Values: In serving your community and country, you

are doing your duty loyally without thought of recognition or gain.

a)

Duty

b)

Personal Courage

c)

Integrity

d)

Selfless Service

54.

Army Values: A matter of carrying out, acting, and living the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity, and personal courage in everything you do.

a)

Integrity

b)

Personal Courage

c)

Honor

d)

Loyalty

55.

Army Values: Do what’s right, legally and morally.

a)

Personal Courage

b)

Integrity

c)

Respect

d)

Duty

56.

Army Values: Face fear, danger, or adversity (physical or moral).

a)

Personal Courage

b)

Integrity

c)

Honor

d)

Selfless Service