DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Oral Communications in Context

SY 2020-2021
 
General Instructions:  
a. You are given 20 mins. to finish the test.
b. The test will close after 20 mins. finish or not finished.
c. Read the questions carefully.
d. Click the letter of your answer from the answer sheet part.

1. All of the following define communication, EXCEPT?

A. Communication involves a transaction.
B. Communication is sharing of ideas among a group of people.
C. Communication is a confusion of ideas in the mind of another.
D. Communication is a transfer of messages from one person to another.

2. Oral communication is the interchange of ________ between the sender and the
receiver.
A. Signs and gestures
B. Cues and clues
C. Verbal messages
D. Written messages

3. Body talk is also known as _____________

A. Overflow
B. Physical communication
C. Leakage
D. Noise

4. Oral communication is better than written communication for ________________

A. saving time
B. conveying facts and opinion
C. providing opportunity to refer back
D. conveying feelings and emotions

5. In oral communication, what matters most is_______

A. Where you say it
B. How you say it
C. When you say it
D. What you say it

6. The limitation of oral communication is that:

A. It is not affected by the speaker’s feelings or stress or excitement levels
B. It is easy to be aware of our body language
C. It does not require on-the-spot thinking
D. It is irreversible – what is said cannot be taken back

7. Can communication still take place even without the Speaker?

A. Yes, if there’s a written source of information.
B. Yes, if the Speaker decides to be the listener.
C. No, the Speaker is always a must in the communication process.
D. No, communication fails if the speaker is missing.
8. Complete the analogy:
Listener: receiver of the message:: ____:is a
means by which the message is sent
A. Speaker
B. Channel
C. Response
D. Feedback

9. If your seat mate is talking to you while your teacher is explaining the lesson, then
you have experienced what type of noise?
A. physical
B. physiological
C. psychological
D. mental

10. Which comparison of verbal and nonverbal communication is accurate?

A. Both verbal and nonverbal communication are formally taught
B. The sender has more control over verbal communication
C. More channels are used for verbal communication
D. The setting is more restricted in nonverbal communication

11. Which of the following models of communication asserts that communication can
take place if and only if there is an overlap between the field of experience of the
speaker and of the listener?
A. Shannon-Weaver’s model
B. Schramm’s
C. Aristotle’s
D. White’s

12. Based on Eugene White’s model of communication, which of the following is NOT
true?
A. Feedback is the perception by the Speaker about the response of the listener.
B. It is impossible for communication to be actually observed from any point in the
circle.
C. The speaker can only receive feedback if the Speaker is monitoring the listener.
D. The Speaker will know what the Listener’s Response is only if he/she is paying
attention.

13. The content of the communication is called a:

A. Message
B. Noise
C. Media richness
D. Jargon

14. To convert a message into groups of words, symbols, gestures, or sounds that
present ideas or concept is called ________.
A. Encoding
B. Feedback
C. Noise
D. Media richness

15. Any communication that conveys a message consisting of words is called:

A. Verbal communication
B. Oral communication
C. Written communication
D. Nonverbal communication
Prepared by:

Sir Jay M. Maravilla

Subject Teacher