Nature and Elements of Communication Quiz. This simple test covers various topics in Oral Communication including the elements, models, and axioms.
Part One| Multiple Choice. Read each test item carefully. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number (Rx2).
- It is the idea being transmitted by the sender to the receiver. It includes three aspects — content, structure, and style.
- Sender
- Feedback
- Message
- Channel
- It is the medium or vehicle through which the message is sent.
- Channel
- Feedback
- Message
- Receiver
- It is the response or reaction given by the receiver to the sender of the message.
- Sender
- Receiver
- Message
- Feedback
- When does encoding take place?
- When the receiver interprets the message
- When the sender translates the message into a perceivable form
- When both sender and receiver need to exchange messages
- When the sender recognizes the communication style of the other
- It is the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
- Language
- Communication
- Channel
- Message
- Which is NOT a basic element of communication?
- Source
- Destination
- Medium
- Language
- Which statement does NOT describe decoding process?
- It is deciding on the medium to use in transmitting a message.
- It involves interpretation.
- It is assigning meaning to the message.
- It is usually done by the receiver in a communication process.
- Which is NOT a linear model of communication?
- Aristotle’s Model
- Lasswell’s Model
- Transmission Model
- Interactive Model
- What is the sixth element, a dysfunctional factor, in Shannon and Weaver’s Transmission Model?
- Field of Experience
- Noise
- Destination
- Transmitter
- Which communication model presents a multi-layered feedback system for all parties involved and recognizes that anyone can be a sender and receiver at the same time?
- Transactional Model
- Transmission Model
- Interactive Model
- Linear Model
- Which is the strength of Barnlund’s Transactional Model that enables simultaneous message sending and feedback giving?
- Transmitter
- Shared Field of Experience
- Encoding
- Decoding
- What factors are considered the most important in Schramm’s Interactive Model, without which information can never flow between two individuals?
- Encoding and Decoding
- Fields of Experience
- Transmitters
- Communication Channels
- Which model suggests that message flows in a multicultural society, with multiple audiences, and through various channels?
- Lasswell’s Model
- Aristotle’s Model
- Transmission Model
- Transactional Model
- What model demonstrates a one-way process of communication in which one person, the sender, gives a message or speech to a person or group of people for a certain effect?
- Interactive Model
- Lasswell’s Model
- Aristotle’s Model
- Transactional Model
- Which does NOT comprise Lee McGaan’s four tenets of communication?
- Commitment
- Consistency
- Concern
- Conciseness
Part Two| Completion. Complete the five axioms of communication (Gamble & Gamble) below. Write your answers on the spaces provided (Rx2).
- You cannot not communicate.
- Every interaction has a content dimension and a relationship dimension.
- Every interaction is defined by how it is punctuated.
- Messages consist of verbal symbols and nonverbal cues.
- Interactions are either symmetrical or complementary.
Part Three| Analysis and Essay. Analyze and explain the given communication situation below using any of the five communication models. You may use a diagram to show the elements and the interaction among them (Rx10).
After committing excessive tardiness equivalent to three hours and five minutes during the previous month, an employee receives an NTE (notice to explain) email from the Human Resources Department. The department demands a reply within three consecutive days from the date of receipt as per company policies.