SUMMATIVE TEST 1.

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ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT
Name:________________________________________Section: STEM __________Date:_________________________
I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on the space provided before every number.
(10 pts.)
_____ 1. Which doesn’t belong to the group?
a. sender b. model c. receiver d. feedback
_____ 2. Communication can be expressed through the following except ______.
a. time b. actions c. written or spoken words d. both spoken words and actions
_____ 3. In the communication process, the sender performs the following except
a. decoding ideas b. encoding ideas c. generating ideas d. sending the message
_____ 4. Which of the following elements of communication refers to the process of converting the idea into words or
actions by the speaker?
a. receiver b. channel c. encoding d. decoding
_____ 5. Which of the following cannot be considered the nature of communication?
a. Communication is a process.
b. Communication only occurs between two people.
c. Communication can be expressed in words, in actions, or both words and actions at the same time.
d. Communication occurs between the speaker and the receiver.
_____ 6. Which order best explains the process of communication?
A. The receiver gets the message.
B. The speaker transmits or sends out a message.
C. The speaker generates an idea.
D. The receiver decodes or interprets the message based on the context.
E. The speaker encodes an idea or converts the idea into words or actions.
F. The receiver sends or provide feedback.
a. ABCDEF b. CEBADF c. FEDCBA d. CEABDF
_____ 7. Decoding an idea means _______________________.
a. generating an idea b. converting the idea into words or actions
c. sending out the message d. interpreting the message based on the context
For items 8-10, refer to the communication situations below:
Communication Situations:
A. A lecture on Subject-Verb Agreement
B. Delivering a valedictory address
C. A mother sharing the pain of not respected by her children
D. Friends getting together and enjoying each other’s company
E. Telling someone to wear mask
_____ 8. Which of the situations shows communication as information dissemination?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
_____ 9. Which of the situations given above shows communication as motivation?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
_____ 10. Which of the situations shows communication as emotional expression?
a. B b. C c. D d. E

II. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement tells a fact about the models of communication and FALSE if not. Write your answer in the
space provided. (10 pts.)
__T______1. According to the Transactional Model, people are both sender and receiver at the same time.
____F____2. The best model to explain the complexities of face-to-face communication is the Interactive Model.
_____F___3. The content of the message is called noise.
___F_____4. To convert a message into groups of words, symbols, gestures, or sounds that present ideas or concepts is called
encoding.
__F______5. Any communication that conveys a message consisting of words is called nonverbal communication.
___T_____6. Decoding is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message by converting
them into concepts and ideas.
___T_____7. Noise is interference within the communication process.
___T_____8. Context is any medium within the communication process.
___T_____9. Shannon & Weaver Model is an example of a Linear Communication Model.
___F_____10. An interpreter is one who analyzes or perceives the message.

III. Directions: Make a graphic organizer of the process of communication using the elements of communication. (5 pts.)

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OC Subject Teachers

“Communication to a relationship is like oxygen is to life. Without it, it dies.” -Tony A. Gaskins Jr.