PRELIMINARY EXAM

Engl 2 (SPEECH AND ORAL COMMUNICATION)

Ist Semster, A.Y. 2008-2009

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the questions carefully and select the most
appropriate answer from the choices given. Write the letter of your answer on
the blanks provided before each number.

_______1. What is the channel used when the hearing mechanism is involved in the
communication process?
a. sound waves c. visual channel
b. body language d. language of distance
_______2. Eliminating communication gap can lead to all EXCEPT:
a. individual fulfillment
b. improvement of relationships
c. finding a cure for misunderstandings
d. reduction of communication effectiveness
_______3. Which among the elements of communication is the target of the communication?
a. Channel b. message c. receiver d. source
_______4. This non-verbal element aspect of communication enables you to analyze if what you
are about to say is grammatically correct or acceptable.
a. paralinguistic b. metalinguistic c. linguistic d. co-linguistic
_______5. It is the process of transmitting our thoughts, ideas, emotions and desires to someone
ready to listen
a. speech b. language c. communication d. listening
_______6. When couples break-up and decide to give each other time and space to think about
their relationship, which non-linguistic element is involved?
a. proxemics and kinesics c. artefactual and haptics
b. olfactics and proxemics d. kinesics and proxemics
_______7. What is meant by “real language is our behavior”
a. words speak louder than actions
b. actions speak louder than words
c. we communicate our thoughts more accurately with the words we use
d. we should use words more often when communicating because they are more
effective
_______8. Which element completes the communication process?
a. receiver-decoder c. channel
b. feedback-response d. source-encoder
_______9. Thinking, feeling , remembering and communicating internally are all involved in
this type of communication
a. interpersonal c. mass communication
b. intrapersonal d. public communication
_______10. A commencement speaker, when delivering his speech, is involved in what type of
communication?
a. intrapersonal b. organizational c. mass d. public
_______11. When your eyes, ears, mind and heart are involved in listening, what good
characteristic of listening is involved?
a. voluntary b. purposeful c. motivated d. cooperative
______12. Sounds are interpreted and given meaning in which stage of the listening process?
a. attention b. auditory c. comprehension d. retention