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Communication Styles Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes a type of listening where the listener provides feedback to the speaker according to the information received?

a)

Passive Listening

b)

Active Listening

c)

Passive Communication

d)

Decoding

2.

Which communication style is characterized by the use of manipulation to achieve an end goal?

a)

Assertive Communication

b)

Aggressive Communication

c)

Passive Communication

d)

Passive-Aggressive Communication

3.

Which term best defines the exchange of thoughts, opinions or information by speech, writing or behavior?

a)

Communication

b)

Encoding

c)

Feedback

d)

Noise

4.

Which term refers to the way in which a message is conveyed?

a)

Interactive Model

b)

Communication Style

c)

Decoding

d)

Receiver

5.

What is the process of mentally processing a message called?

a)

Encoding

b)

Feedback

c)

Decoding

d)

Transmitting

6.

Which fallacy presents an idea with only two choices, either for or against the idea?

a)

Bandwagon Fallacy

b)

Either/Or Fallacy

c)

Ad Hominem Fallacy

d)

Circular Reasoning

7.

What is the process of transforming information to be conveyed into a transferrable form?

a)

Decoding

b)

Encoding

c)

Transmitting

d)

Thinking

8.

Which term describes the response of the receiver to the message?

a)

Noise

b)

Feedback

c)

Message

d)

Channel

9.

Which model depicts the exchange of ideas and messages from both sender and receiver, and vice versa, but not as a simultaneous process?

a)

Linear Model of Communication

b)

Transactional Model of Communication

c)

Interactive Model of Communication

d)

Circular Model of Communication

10.

Which term refers to the thought, idea or opinion which the sender has encoded and wants conveyed?

a)

Noise

b)

Message

c)

Feedback

d)

Channel

11.

Which term describes anything that disrupts the communication process?

a)

Encoding

b)

Noise

c)

Decoding

d)

Transmitting

12.

What type of communication involves messages sent through body language and facial expressions?

a)

Passive Communication

b)

Nonverbal Communication

c)

Assertive Communication

d)

Interactive Communication

13.

Which communication style is characterized by not reacting, not standing up or being noticed, and avoiding confrontation?

a)

Passive Communication

b)

Aggressive Communication

c)

Assertive Communication

d)

Passive-Aggressive Communication

14.

Which communication style avoids conflict but still manipulates the situation so the outcome is in the communicator’s favor?

a)

Assertive Communication

b)

Aggressive Communication

c)

Passive Communication

d)

Passive-Aggressive Communication

15.

Which term refers to ideas or facts used to influence attitudes toward a product, idea or issue and is used to damage the opposing cause?

a)

Feedback

b)

Propaganda

c)

Noise

d)

Message

16.

In communication, who is the target of the message?

a)

Sender

b)

Receiver

c)

Channel

d)

Audience Model

17.

Which term identifies the individual or group who sends or originates the message?

a)

Receiver

b)

Channel

c)

Sender

d)

Decoder

18.

Which process involves the source or sender generating the information intended to be shared with others?

a)

Encoding

b)

Thinking

c)

Decoding

d)

Feedback

19.

Which model depicts the exchange of messages between the sender and receiver where each takes turns to send or receive messages in a simultaneous process?

a)

Interactive Model of Communication

b)

Linear Model of Communication

c)

Transactional Model of Communication

d)

One-Way Model of Communication

20.

What is the process of selecting the appropriate channel of communication for message delivery called?

a)

Decoding

b)

Transmitting

c)

Encoding

d)

Feedback