FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST

In Oral Communication

Test 1. Read each of the statements and questions very carefully. Choose the answer from the set of answers below. Use your
pencil for your answers in the answer sheet.

1. When the text states that conversations change from one era to another, this reflects which element of the communication process?
A. Symbols B. Process C. Meaning D. Environment
2. Which of the following is considered to be a concrete symbol?
A. romance B. table C. hatred D. joy
3. Which of the following is considered to be an abstract symbol?
A. coffee B. love C. picture frame D. fire hydrant
4. The model of communication that gave us the concept of noise. This means that the message sent may not be the message received
because of the noise intervention.
A. Aristotle’s model B. Shannon and Weaver‘s C. White’s model D. Schramm’s
5. The communication model that asserts that the sender and the receiver of the message will have common field of experience for
communication to take place.
A. Aristotle’s model B. Shannon and Weaver‘s C. White’s model D. Schramm’s
6. This model introduces the concept of feedback because communication is circular and continuous.
A. Aristotle’s model B. Shannon and Weaver‘s C. White’s model D. Schramm’s
7. The transmitter of a message is called the:
A. source B. decoder C. receiver D. channel
8. The decision of whether Internet sites should be held accountable for their content reflects which issue in communication?
A. the dark side of communication B. computer-mediated ethics
C. external noise D. external feedback
9. Wilbur Schramm's simplified communication model (1954) has three main elements in communication. Which of the following is NOT
part of his simplified model?
A. A source, who encodes B. A message, or signal, which is transmitted
C. A destination, where receiver decodes it D. None of the above
10. Intrapersonal communication is best defined as:
A. Interactions with a limited number of persons B. The relationship level of communication
C. Communication with the self. D. None of the above
11. Public communication can best be defined as:
A. Communication designed to inform or persuade audience members.
B. The relationship level of communication
C. Communication with the self.
D. None of the above
12. The communication process has several elements. Of these, what is the "content of a communicative act?"
A. message B. people C. channel D. noise
13. The communication process has several elements. Of these, what is the "medium through which a message is sent?"
A. message B. people C. channel D. noise
14. Feedback, one of the more important parts of the communication process, comes in many varieties. Of those listed below, which is "a
behavior enhancing response?"
A. Positive Feedback B. Negative Feedback C. Both A and B D. None of the above
15. One of the many rules or principles of communication is that: You cannot not communicate.
A. True B. False
16. In communication, every interaction has a content dimension and a relationship dimension.
A. True B. False
17. All of the following are elements involving the communication process, except one. Which one is not an appropriate element?
A. message B. technology C. sender D. receiver
18. In the communication process, decoding takes place
A. message B. technology C. sender D. receiver
19. The communication process can be affected negatively by a number of barriers. Which one of the following is not an appropriate
barrier?
A. gender B. culture C. practices D. channel
20. In the communication process, the sender engages in encoding and interpreting while the receiver engages in decoding and translating.
A. True B. False
21. Proxemics involves the use of space to show importance.
A. True B. False
22. Chronemics is the use of time based on position or power.
A. True B. False
23. When you use facial expressions to express what cannot be said, it is called Haptics.
A. True B. False
24. Posture is the configuration of the eyes, eyebrows, lips, cheeks, nose and forehead to show what one feels.
A. True B. False
25. Paralanguage is about how something is said not what is said.
A. True B. False
26. Which of the following best defines verbal communication?
A. The words and sounds used to convey a message B. Eye contact and body positions
C. Facial expressions and gestures D. None of the above
27. Which of the following is a common non-verbal communication?
A. crossed arms B. eye contact C. thumbs up D. all of them
28. Which one is an example of a verbal communication?
A. communicating with someone by using gestures B. Getting messages across with facial expressions
 C. Using your body language to convey something to someone else D. None of the above
Q. Which of these is NOT an example of a verbal communication skill?
A. The speed of our speech B. Eye contact C. Language used D. Volume of speech
29. The activity of conveying information from one person or object to another person or object.
A. Sender B. Communication C. Receiver D. Messenger
30. A contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other.
A. Body language B. Facial expression C. Lip reading D. Eye contact
31. Not using any spoken or written language to communicate with another person
A. Non-verbal communication B. Verbal communication
C. Listening D. Telepathetic
32. A complete and complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the
body.
A. Body language B. Sign language
C. Verbal communication D. Non-verbal communication
33. Which of the following is not a characteristic of non-verbal communication?
A. Facial expressions that can reveal someone's emotions
B. Using sign language to communicate with people who are deaf or can't speak verbally
C. Whispering a secret D. Making eye contact with someone
34. You can verbally and non-verbally communicate at the same time
A. True B. False
35. Which is not a type of non-verbal language?
A. body language B. word choice C. paralanguage D. appearance
36. A type of speech style according to closeness or relational proximity typically used in personal conversations with friends is:
A. intimate B. casual C. consultative D. formal
37. Communication context where individuals and/or groups engage in talks at a certain sphere in order to deliver a message to an
audience:
A. intrapersonal B. interpersonal C. public D. mass media
38. Communication context when one talks to oneself.
A. intrapersonal B. interpersonal C. public D. mass media
39. A level of interpersonal communication that involves two persons talking or communicating with each other.
A. Mass communication B. Organizational C. public D. small group
40. One of the five levels of interpersonal communication that pertains to mass and social media.
A. Mass communication B. Organizational C. public D. small group
41. Type of speech style according to closeness or relational proximity typically used in personal conversations with friends
A. intimate B. casual C. consultative D. formal
42. Who initiates the entire communication process?
A. Receiver B. Channel C. The message D. Sender
43. The conversation you have with another person is called:
A. Syncopatic B. Interpersonal C. Dyadic D. Intrapersonal
44. The signal travels between the ____ and the ______
A. encoder and transmitter B. transmitter and receiver
C. receiver and decoder D. sound and microphone
45. The steps of our communication model, in order, are
A. encode, decode, transmit, receive B. encode, transmit, receive, decode
C. decode, receive, transmit, recode D. transmit, encode, decode, receive

Test 2. What function of communication is being refered to? Indicate your answer in the answer sheet.
A. Regulation or Control B. Social Interaction C. Emotional Expression
D. Information E. Motivation
1. The teacher looks sharply at the noisy students.
2. The girls discussed what happened at the party they all attended last night.
3. The contestant delivered a speech on how to save the trees.
4. Lea tries to find out why her sister is crying.
5. The janitors were talking about the different kinds of students they met.
6. The vendors in the sidewalk call the passersby so they will buy their items.
7. A scientist gives a talk on how to light up their homes by using a bottle filled with water.
8. The school dentist informs the students the proper way of brushing their teeth.
9. Mario cries on television because he wants to meet his biological mother.
10. The sisters talked about how they can have long shiny hair.

Test 3. Answer the question correctly. (5 points)