PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION QUIZ 3
COMPONENTS OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AND GLOBAL
COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE
INSTRUCTIONS: Read and answer the following items carefully. Shade the letter of the
correct answer in your ZipGrade answer sheet.
1. What does communicative competence
primarily deal with?
a. Mathematics
b. Knowledge
c. Singing
d. Drawing
2. Which of the following is NOT a
component of communicative
competence?
a. Grammatical competence
b. Sociolinguistic competence
c. Physical competence
d. Discourse competence
3. According to the National
Communication Association, what is an
expected skill for college graduates
related to communication?
a. Running fast
b. Speaking backwards
c. Demonstrating credibility
d. Eating quickly
4. What is the main focus of global
communication competence?
a. Improving individual intelligence
b. Promoting empathy
c. Enhancing physical fitness
d. Developing artistic skills
5. Which dimension of communication
competence involves looking for shared
communication symbols?
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a. Global mindset
b. Aligning the interaction
c. Unfolding the self
d. Mapping the culture
6. What is the purpose of the model of
global communication competence
developed by Chen (2005)?
a. To limit human potential
b. To hinder creativity
c. To unlock human potential
d. To stop societal development
7. How can individuals demonstrate
communication competence according to
the National Communication Association?
a. By avoiding communication
b. By managing misunderstandings
c. By never listening
d. By always interrupting
8. What is strategic competence related to
in communication?
a. Using advanced technology
b. Employing coping strategies in
communication
c. Avoiding all conflict
d. Yelling loudly
9. According to the text, why is global
communication competence essential for
individuals?
a. To remain isolated and unaware
b. To promote conflict and misunderstanding
c. To acknowledge cultural differences 15. What is one of the global
d. To limit intelligence and creativity communication competence dimensions
that involves cultural differences?
10. Communications are said to be
competent if they __ in relationship to the a. Global mindset
entire discourse. b. Unfolding the self
c. Mapping the culture
a. Indicate isolation
d. Aligning the interaction
b. Demonstrate patience
c. Represent interconnectedness 16. Which skill is NOT an expected skill
d. Avoid listening attentively for college graduates related to
communication according to the National
11. According to the text, what is one of
Communication Association?
the core components of communicative
competence? a. Recognize when it is appropriate to
communicate
a. Mathematical thinking
b. Demonstrate credibility
b. Lexical capacity
c. Manage conflict
c. Physical strength
d. Dance skillfully
d. Artistic skills
17. Communication competence primarily
12. The ability to interpret individual
deals with the ability to function in what
message elements in terms of their
setting?
interconnectedness describes which
competence? a. A non-communicative setting
b. A truly communicative setting
a. Grammatical competence
c. A silent setting
b. Discourse competence
d. A visual setting
c. Strategic competence
d. Sociolinguistic competence 18. What is one of the components of
communicative competence according to
13. Which global communication
the text?
competence dimension involves fostering
cultural adroitness? a. Physical fitness
b. Strategic competence
a. Mapping the culture
c. Discourse competence
b. Aligning the interaction
d. Playing video games
c. Global mindset
d. Unfolding the self 19. What does the model of global
communication competence enable
14. When it comes to communication,
individuals to search for?
what does aligning the interaction require
individuals to do? a. Shared misunderstanding
b. Vision and shared understanding
a. Violate norms and rules
c. Ignorance
b. Foster cultural adroitness
d. Limited potential
c. Limit understanding
d. Interrupt conversations

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20. Which dimension of communication
competence involves an ability to reach a
global civic society?
a. Global mindset
b. Unfolding the self
c. Aligning the interaction
d. Mapping the culture

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Answer Key
1. b. Knowledge
2. c. Physical competence
3. c. Demonstrating credibility
4. b. Promoting empathy
5. c. Unfolding the self
6. c. To unlock human potential
7. b. By managing misunderstandings
8. b. Employing coping strategies in communication
9. c. To acknowledge cultural differences
10. c. Represent interconnectedness
11. b. Lexical capacity
12. b. Discourse competence
13. b. Aligning the interaction
14. b. Foster cultural adroitness
15. c. Mapping the culture
16. d. Dance skillfully
17. b. A truly communicative setting
18. c. Discourse competence
19. b. Vision and shared understanding
20. c. Aligning the interaction

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