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COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT TEST

GEC 105 – Purposive Communication

Name: LENARD FULGENCIO LUZURIAG Date: ___________________________

Course/Year/Section: ________________________________________________ Score: __________________________

Direction: Read and analyze the following questions. Shade the circle of the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURE.
(Use pencil in shading)

1. This is a gesture that makes you appear like a doll undermining forces.

O Fidgeting O Hands on the back O Nodding O Deadpan

2. A mini-speech given by the host of a ceremony that introduces another and his or her speech.

O Speech of Acceptance O Speech of Introduction O Speech of Presentation O Ceremonial Speech

3. It is a given speech in honor of someone who has died.

O Apology O Commencement O Roast O Eulogies

4. A group of people sharing a common language or dialect.

O Speech Community O Language Acquisition O Communication O Speech

5. Which is not a function of language?

O Entertain and Celebrate O Justify O Inspire O Advocate

6. Television and video clips are the electronic form of _________.

O Visual Communication O Telecommunication O Kinesthetic Communication O Communication

7. Circumstance or environment in which communication takes place.

O Setting O Content O Context O Concept

8. Letters, Emails, Video Presentations, Visual Aids, Conversation, Public Speaking are examples of __________.

O Visual Communication O Written Communication O Oral Communication O Channel Mediums

9. It is the casual and unofficial form of communication wherein the information is exchanged spontaneously between two or more
persons.

O Informal Communication O Formal Communication O Verbal Communication O Non-Verbal

10. Allows the communication to adjust his message and be more effective.

O Speech O Feedback O Message O Effective Communication

11. To convert a message into groups of words, symbols, gestures, or sounds that present ideas or concepts is called _________.

O Encoding O Message O Feedback O Noise

12. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication media?

O time O time and space O space O bulletin board

13. A certain look and glace is an example of __________.

O oral O written O verbal O non-verbal

14. Manuals and policy statements are referred to as __________.

O downward O upward O crosswise O horizontal

15. The process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the messgae by converting them into concepts and
ideas.

O encoding O listening O decoding O interpreting

16. The individual or group that develops the message to be communicated to internal and external parties.

O encoder O source O decoder O jargon

17. The information flows from one person to the next person in the network.

O Cluster chain O Gossip chain O Single strand O Probability chain

18. Which of the following is NOT part of the Shannon and Weaver Communication Model?

O destination O transmitter O computation O source

19. You communicate to inform, entertain, or to persuade.

O Purpose O catching attention O Objectives O knowing topic

20. It emphasizes moral influence.

O Ethics O Value system O Social Responsibility O Values

21. Refers to the channel through which one expresses his or her communication intent.

O Communication model O Communication style O Communication context O Communication Mode

22. Which is not a communication mode?

O Audio mode O Video mode O Face to face interaction mode O Virtual mode

23. Process by which people and goods move easily across borders.

O Reuters investigation O Technology O Revolution O Globalization

24. High Context: Collectivists; Low Context: ______________.

O Verbal O Task-centered O Individualists O Explicit

25. Formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand.

O legalese O legalise O textice O textese

26. Refers to the kind of language whose forms are of definable social situations.

O term O field O style O register

27. Genre: Organization of Culture; Register: ______________.

O Organization of structure O Organization of style O Organization of situation O Organization of People

28. Field: Subject Matter; _________: Relationship.

O Tenor O Mode O Register O Creole

29. Which statement best defines communication?

O it is the art of creating ideas

O it is the use of language in sharing ideas
O it is the exchange of messaged through common systems of signs and symbols
O it involves at least two persons

30. What communication principle emphasizes the impossibility for people not to communicate?

O Communication is a process
O Communication is irreversible
O Communication is not a panacea
O Communication is unavoidable

31. It says that communication is not always a merely for all ills and difficulties. Sometimes, it even leads to more misunderstandings
and troubles.

O Communication is irreversible
O Communication is a process
O Communication is not a panacea
O Communication is unavoidable

32. Which relational message refers to the degree to which a communication likes the other or the message being sent?

O respect O affinity O content O control

33. Which is not a basic element of communication?

O source O destination O medium O language

34. It inidicates comprehension and can be done through written, verbal, or any other form of action.

O sender O destination O feedback O message

35. Which term is generally used to define the interference that affects the messages being exchanged during communication?

O context O noise O medium O feedback

36. Which model does not demonstrate the linearity of communication process?

O Berlo’s SMCR Model

O Aristotle’s Linear Model
O Lasswell’s Model
O Dance’s Helical Model

37. In Lasswell’s Model, what refer to media analysis?

O who O in which channel O with what effect O to whom

38. Which communication model can be best used to develop public speaking skills and to create a propaganda?

O Berlo’s SMCR Model

O Aristotle’s Linear Model
O Lasswell’s Model
O Schramm’s Interactive Model

39. It refers to exchange of messages and information beyond the use of linguistic systems.

O non-verbal communication
O verbal communication
O written communication
O oral communication

40. When can written communication be best used?

O when the message needs to become part of a permanent file

 O when there is time urgency
O when immediate feedback is needed
O when ideas are simple or can be made simple with explanation

41. Verbal communication can be best used when?

O when conveying emotions and feelings

O when conveying facts
O when ideas are complicated
O when message needs to become part of a permanent life

42. It includes printed messages such as memos, proposals, emails, and business letters.

O written communication
O verbal communication
O oral communication
O non verbal communication

43. What form of nonverbal interaction involves touch?

O chronemics
O haptics
O proxemics
O kinesics

44. Losing temper and being abusive particularly during workplace communication show lack of __________.

O professionalism
O respect
O trustworthiness
O competence

45. Which characteristic of an ethical communication is demonstrated in seeking to unify the audience by using appropriate ideas and
language?

O egalitarianism
O trustworthiness
O respect
O consideration

46. Which must be avoided in formal communication situations?

O the expression of ideas in complete sentences

O the preference on completely pronounced words over contractions
O the use of slangs and other private vocabularies
O the application of generally agreed syntactic structures

47. Which does not constitute video chat communication etiquette?

O avoiding crowded and public places

O dressing up appropriately
O looking at the camera for eye contact
O gesturing too much to appear honest and expressive

48. Which demonstrates an ideal practice in telephone communication?

O answering the phone while on a busy meeting

O letting the other person know about having the call on a speaker phone
O speaking loudly while attending the call in a public place
O skipping the call while having an important conversation

49. Which of these is NOT a good practice in email communication?

O always using “reply all” feature for workplace transparency

O limiting the use of excalamation point
 O Using professional and formal email address
O being cautious with humor

50. Which channel is deemed inappropriate for persons who know each other through social media, but have not actually or personally
met?

O instant messaging
O email
O video chat
O phone call