Name:______________________________Year /Section:______________________________

Summative Test in Oral Communication

A. Directions: Incircle the letter of your answer
1. Communication is considered a__________ because it has no beginning or end.
a. process
b. mediation
c. interaction
d. speech
2. A communication source performs which of the following roles?
a. Encoding the meaning into a message
b. Sending the message
c. Perceiving and reacting to a listener's response to the message
d. All of the above
3. An example of a communication channel is___________.
a. feedback.
b. context.
c. face-to-face conversation
d. Noise
4. Feedback is a listener's
a. aversion to a message.
b. verbal or nonverbal responses to a message.
c. acceptance of a message.
d. verbal critique of your message.
5. Feedback can come in the form of___________.
a. verbal and nonverbal listener responses.
b. verbal communication only
c. nonverbal communication only.
d. environmental noise.
6. In the communication process, a receiver is___________.
a. the person who encodes an idea.
b. message interference.
c. a message pathway.
d. the person who decodes a message.
7. A message can only be deemed effective when it is___________.
a. repeated back as proof of understanding.
b. understood by others and produces the intended results.
c. communicated face-to-face.
d. delivered with confidence.
8. What is the process of exchanging messages between a sender and a receiver?
a. Channeling
b. Communication
c. Feedback
d. Listening
9. The ability to communicate effectively
a. depends on not using technology to send messages.
b. depends on the education level of those around you.
c. can be learned.
d. is a natural talent that cannot be learned.
10. Which of the following indicates the correct sequence of the elements of communica tion in the
communication process?
a. ender, Receiver, Channel, Message, Feedback
b. Receiver, Feedback, Sender, Message, Channel
c. Sender, Channel, Message, feedback, Receiver
d. Sender, Message, Channel, Receiver, Feedback

B. How do you express yourself when you are

1. Sad

2. Angry

3. Excited

4. Afraid

5. Shy

C. You intend to run as a Class President, write a paragraph that can convince classmates to vote for you.
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D. Interpret the nonverbal communication

GESTURES MEANING
Handshake
Looking Away
Pouting
Biting Fingernails
Shaking one’s head
Hugging someone
Raising eyebrows
Holding hands
High five
 Thumbs up
Pat on the shoulder