Marikina High School

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

School Year 2014-2015

NAME:____________________________________________________ DATE:_____________________ SCORE:_____________________

YEAR AND SECTION:___________________________________________ SUBJECT TEACHER:_____________________________

Directions: Shade the letter in your answer sheet that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. In both classical and contemporary views of public speaking, primary attention is given to which of the
following?
a. Style of the speech b. Substance or content of the speech
c. Delivery of the speech d. Organization of the speech
2. A speech divided into the three main divisions of animal, vegetable, and mineral would be best
organized according to which of the following patterns?
a. Temporal b. . Cause-effect
c. Topical d. Problem-solution
3. Speaker credibility refers most closely to which of the following?
a. Persuasiveness b. Effectiveness
c. Emotional appeal d. Believability
4. In his famous "Liberty or Death" speech, Patrick Henry said:

For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in
proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this
way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility, which we hold to God and
our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should
consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty
of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

This excerpt provides an example of Henry's attempt to do which of the following?

a. Establish the truth of his proposition
b. b. Establish his credibility
c. Present his opponents' arguments in a bad light
d. d. Provide the audience with arguments to use against the alternative views they would hear from other
speakers
5. The assumption that a person who is competent in one field is also competent in another field is
referred to as which of the following?
a. Halo effect b. Matching hypothesis
c. Social exchange hypothesis d. Self-fulfilling prophecy
6. The predisposition to act for or against a person or position is referred to as which of the following?
a. Attitude b.Belief
c. Value d. Opinion
7. Most speeches should be prepared for which of the following audiences?
a. Hypothetical b. General
c. Specific d. Idealized
8. Which of the following terms is used for the argument that what a person hears last is remembered
best and has the greatest effect?
a. Primacy b. Recency
c. Climax d. Anticlimax
9. The degree to which the audience members have counterarguments ready to answer an attack on their
beliefs, attitudes, and values is referred to as which of the following?
a. Persuasive presumption b. Inoculation
c. Selective exposure d. Reinforcement
10. Which of the following patterns of organization would be most suitable for speeches such as "The
events leading to World War II," "the development of language in the child," and "the major steps in
learning to use a computer"?
a. Spatial b. Chronological
c. Problem-solution d. Cause-effect
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11. Interpersonal communication occurs only when
a. intimate conversation takes place.
b. an individual interacts with another person as a unique individual.
c. an individual converses with people they have no interest in knowing.
d. three or more people are communicating with each other at the same time.
12. What is "context"?
a. Effective communication b. A physical and psychological environment for conversation
c. Verbal and nonverbal responses to messages d. An interference with message reception
13. Interpersonal communication helps one
a. learn about oneself. b. to know what others are thinking
c. communicate with the general public. d. to become a talented public speaker.
14. In the communication process, to encode means to
a. interpret a code. b. speak to large groups of people.
c. block a pathway between the sender and receiver of a message. d. translate ideas into a code.
15. Feedback is a listener's
a. verbal critique of your message. b. aversion to a message.
c. acceptance of a message. d. verbal or nonverbal responses to a message.
16. To decode a message is to
a. reject a message b. evaluate a message.
c. translate ideas into code. d. interpret a message.
17. A message is a signal that serves as
a. stimuli for a mass audience. b. stimuli for a receiver.
b. c. noise reduction. d. stimuli for a speaker.
18. Feedback can come in the form of
a. environmental noise. b. nonverbal communication only.
c. verbal and nonverbal listener responses c. verbal communication only.
19. In the communication process, a receiver is
a. the person who encodes an idea. b. a message pathway.
c. the person who decodes a message. d. message interference.
20. Noise does the following:
a. causes listeners to listen to messages more carefully. b. focuses wandering thoughts.
c. enhances a message. d. distorts or interferes with a message.
21. An example of physiological noise is
a. a speaker using complex terms. b. a lawn mower.
c. a listener reviewing weekend plans in his or her head d. a humming air conditioner unit.
22. An example of a communication channel is
a. feedback. b. context.
c. face-to-face conversation d. noise.
23. Which of the three components are parts of the human communication process?
a. Noise, feedback, jargon b. Message, recording, feedback
c. Message, noise, feedback d. Feedback, message, critiquing
24. In interpersonal communication, ethics
a. stand in the way of honesty. b. increase barriers to understanding.
c. are important. d. are not a consideration.
25. Which of the following is an example of a nonverbal message?
a. Eye contact b. Jargon
c. Mumbling d. Yelling
26. Which of the following accurately describes nonverbal communication?
a. Words used to express implicit meaning b. An unintentional expression of sadness at a party
c. Hand gestures interpreted as intentional or unintentional d. Monkeys learning to use sign language
27. The use of nonverbal cues to strengthen your message is referred to as:
a. complementation b. repetition.
c. substitution. d. regulation.
28. Using your voice to indicate irony when saying "that test was really easy" is an example of:
a. contradiction. b. repetition.
c. substitution. d. complementation.

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29. Nonverbal codes are best described as:
a. analog b. digital.
c. discrete units. d. denotative.
30. Which of the following statements about the intentionality of nonverbal communication is FALSE?
a. Intentional nonverbal communication can be interpreted as intentional.
b. Intentional nonverbal communication is not likely to be misinterpreted.
c. An unintentional nonverbal code can be interpreted as intentional.
d. A nonverbal code can be sent and received unintentionally.
31. Liking is often expressed by all of the following except:
a. decreased touching b. a direct body orientation
b. leaning forward. d. eye contact.
32. Sarina holds up her hand to indicate "STOP" while Robert is talking to her. Sarina's nonverbal gesture is
an example of:
a. a regulator. b. an illustrator.
c. an affect display. d. an adaptor.
33. Andre is tall, thin, and somewhat frail-looking. His body type is best characterized as:
a. somatype. b. ectomorph.
c. endomorph. d. mesomorph.
34. The zone of distance extending 18 inches to 4 feet from your body is called:
a. intimate distance. b. public distance.
c. social distance. d. personal distance.
35. The variety or change in pitch is referred to as:
a. quality. b. inflection.
c. articulation. d. enunciation.
36. Which of the following is an example of intrapersonal communication?
a. a dyad sharing high levels of self-disclosure b. any communication which is not face-to-face
c. your conscience d. watching a videotaped speech

37. When we are searching for words to express an idea, we are involved in the process of:
a. assigning meaning b. transmitting
c. decoding d. encoding
38. According to your text, in most cases successful communication occurs when:
a. the speaker is satisfied b. the listener is satisfied
c. everyone is satisfied d. one person has more sophisticated communication skills
39. A persons self-concept is a set of:
a. constantly changing perception of others b. stable perceptions of others
c. uniquely changing perceptions of ourselves d. relatively stable perceptions of ourselves
40. The image we develop of ourselves based on the way we think others view us is called:
a. the self-conscious self b. the multidimensional self
c. perception checking d. reflected appraisal
41. Several factors influence the selection of perceived stimuli. Which of the following is not one of those
factors:
a. correctness b. contrast
c. repetition d. intensity
42. Attribution refers to:
a. judging the personal qualities of another b. heredity
c. the reflected self concept d. the process of attaching meaning to behavior
43. People usually judge themselves:
a. more harshly than others b. more positively than others
c. more honestly than others d. less often as they grow older
44. If you have left only the night before a test to study, and then explain it by saying you were just too
busy, but when your friends do the same thing you label them procrastinators, you are exhibiting:
a. an attributional error b. the effect of repeated stimuli
c. the self-serving bias d. empathy
45. Language use can reflect the speakers willingness to take responsibility for his/her statements. Which
of the following categories of statements reflects the highest amount of speaker responsibility?
a. I statements b. you statements
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46. Which of the following represents the most abstract use of language?
a. Women are always causing problems. b. Sheila is constantly calling the office.
c. Sheila called the lawyers office four times. c. Sheila was on the phone for 30 minutes.
47. Which statement below best describes the relationship between listening and hearing?
a. Listening and hearing always occur simultaneously. b. You can listen and not hear.
c. You can hear and not listen. d. Listening and hearing are the same thing.
48. You are at a noisy wedding reception. Suddenly you notice your name mentioned in the group of
people near the refreshment table. Which component of the listening process best describes what
occurred in this situation?
a. attending b. hearing
c. understanding d. remembering
49. What is the relationship between the rate that people speak and the speed at which people listen?
a. People can understand speech at rates much greater than people can speak.
b. People can speak at rates much greater than they can understand speech.
c. People speak and listen at approximately the same rate.
d. No predictable relationship exists between speech rate and rate of understanding.
50. Which component of the listening process most makes it a transactional event?
a. hearing b. attending
c. understanding d. responding

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Answer Key

1. B 26. C
2. C 27. B
3. D 28. D
4. B 29. A
5. A 30. B
6. A 31. A
7. C 32. A
8. B 33. B
9. B 34. D
10. B 35. B
11. C 36. C
12. B 37. D
13. A 38. C
14. D 39. D
15. D 40. D
16. D 41. C
17. A 42. D
18. C 43. B
19. C 44. C
20. D 45. A
21. C 46. A
22. C 47. C
23. C 48. A
24. C 49. A
25. A 50. D
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