Activity 1.

Now that you know the essential concepts in the study of the nature of
communication, let us try to check your understanding of these concepts. In the space
provided, write the term/s or concept/s being asked in the following statements:

1. What is the key element of communication involved in the translation of information

into a message in the form of symbols that represent ideas?

- Encoding

2. Which among the elements of communication allows the sender to evaluate the
effectiveness of the message, whether it was fully grasped or understood by the
receiver?

- Feedback

3. Who is the one who initiates the communication process?

- Sender

4. What element of the communication process is done by the receiver who interprets
the symbols sent by the sender?

- Decoding

5. What is the other term for the medium used by the sender and receiver to convey
their message?

- Channel

6. What characteristic of communication is shown when a teacher and her students

share their thoughts on the cease-and-desist order of ABS-CBN ordered by NTC?

- Communication is a two-way process

7. What is characterized by communication involving a series of steps with symbols and

signs that may be too difficult to analyze and interpret?

- Communication is complex

8. In the evolution of communication, what was the invention of Samuel Morse, which
marked a significant leap in the history of the communication process?

- Telegraph

9. Who transmitted the first radio signal?

- Guglielmo Marconi

10. Among the elements of communication, what is considered to be the focal point of
the communication process?

- Message