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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION / COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGY

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

CONCISENESS

b)

COMPLETENESS

c)

CONCRETENESS

d)

CREATIVENESS

2.

This refers to the speaker's mindfulness of his or her grammar in crafting the
message. What is it?

a)

CLEARNESS

b)

COMPLETENESS

c)

CORRECTNESS

d)

CONCRETENESS

3.

This refers to the speaker's polite and unbiased crafting of the message.
What is it?

a)

CONCISENESS

b)

COURTESY

c)

CONCRETENESS

d)

COMPLETENESS

4.

What C describes the accurate transfer of ideas and messages from the sender to the receiver through the use of simple and specific words?

a)

CLARITY

b)

CONCRETENESS

c)

CORRECTNESS

d)

COURTESY

5.

What C describes the express of sincere regards of the receivers’ interest, and viewing the message in the receivers eyes before sending it?

a)

COURTESY

b)

CORRECTNESS

c)

CONSIDERATION

d)

CLARITY

6.

What C is about keeping your message to a point, and more about the content of your message rather than its length?

a)

CLARITY

b)

COURTESY

c)

COMPLETENESS

d)

CONCISENESS

7.

TRUE OR FALSE.
Courtesy is defined as a complete message that reduces the need for follow-up questions and smoothens the communication process.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

TRUE OR FALSE.
Clarity uses plain language, which is characterized by explicitness and exact or concrete words.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

TRUE OR FALSE.
Conciseness increases trustworthiness if you present something before your audience.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

TRUE OR FALSE.
Clearness is one of the 7 C's

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

It refers to practices of closing down a topic.

a)

TOPIC SHIFTING

b)

TERMINATION

c)

REPAIR

d)

TOPIC CONTROL

12.

This strategy refers to how the speaker addresses the problems in speaking, listening, and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.

a)

TURN-TAKING

b)

RESTRICTION

c)

TOPIC CONTROL

d)

REPAIR

13.

It is a strategy wherein the speaker establishes a topic collaboratively and productively.

a)

NOMINATION

b)

TOPIC CONTROL

c)

RESTRICTION

d)

TURN-TAKING

14.

This strategy covers how procedural formality or informality affects
the development of the topic in a conversation.

a)

TERMINATION

b)

TOPIC SHIFTING

c)

TOPIC CONTROL

d)

TURN-TAKING

15.

This strategy refers to the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor.

a)

NOMINATION

b)

REPAIR

c)

RESTRICTION

d)

TURN-TAKING

16.

It refers to any limitation you may have set as a speaker.

a)

RESTRICTION

b)

TOPIC SHIFTING

c)

NOMINATION

d)

TERMINATION

17.

This strategy is used when we want to  avoid a conversation, or a specific topic.

a)

TURN-TAKING

b)

TOPIC SHIFTING

c)

RESTRICTION

d)

NOMINATION

18.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Do you have anything to say?”

a)

NOMINATION

b)

TOPIC CONTROL

c)

TURN-TAKING

d)

TERMINATION

19.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the issue.”

a)

TERMINATION

b)

REPAIR

c)

TOPIC SHIFTING

d)

TURN TAKING

20.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of our government?”

a)

REPAIR

b)

TOPIC CONTROL

c)

NOMINATION

d)

TURN TAKING

21.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because

I want to personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.”

a)

RESTRICTION

b)

TURN TAKING

c)

NOMINATION

d)

TOPIC CONTROL

22.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment.
Let’s talk next time, okay?”

a)

REPAIR

b)

NOMINATION

c)

TERMINATION

d)

TOPIC CONTROL

23.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.”

a)

TOPIC CONTROL

b)

TOPIC SHIFTING

c)

NOMINATION

d)

REPAIR

24.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“Best regards to your parents! See you around!”

a)

TOPIC CONTROL

b)

TERMINATION

c)

REPAIR

d)

TURN TAKING

25.

What communicative strategy is used in the given statement below:
“You may now ask your questions.”

a)

NOMINATION

b)

REPAIR

c)

TOPIC CONTROL

d)

TURN TAKING