COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Preliminary Examination
(Purposive Communication) | (GEC 06)
S.Y. 2022 – 2023 | First Semester

Name: ______________________________________________ Course & Year: ___________ Score: _______

I. Multiple Choice
SMCC VMGO
Directions: Read the directions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Saint Michael College of Caraga envisions to be a university by 2035 and upholds
____________formation in teaching, service and research.
a. Spirit b. spiritual c. holistic d. values
2. What is the main theme of the first mission?
a. Research b. teaching c. holistic personality d. community
partnership
3. What does the 3rd mission tries to implement?
a. Community Partnership b. research c. spiritual formation d. values formation
4. Why do you think there is a need for research?
a. For paper works and formality c. For accreditation
b. For improvement d. For compliance in being a university
5. The following are the core values of SMCC, EXCEPT
a. Socially responsible b. sanctity c. missionary d. competent
6. The following are Michaelinian identity, EXCEPT
a. Socially responsible c. Committed individuals and/or leaders
b. Missionaries of good people d. Competent in their chosen field of endeavors
7. Why does the school need to implement spiritual formation to the students?
a. To make them a good citizen c. To make our students holy than others
b. To make them a holistic person d. To be competitive globally
8. How do the michaelinian be portrayed by every student?
a. By making others least c. By portraying habit formation
b. By competing with other students d. By showing accurate acts and deeds
9. What is the value trying to imply on the second mission of SMCC?
a. By finding a good researcher c. By focusing on the achievement of
school through research
b. By creating a relevant research d. By developing issues and problems to comply
school research
10. What can you contribute in the success-aiming of the vision of the school?
a. By following the rules and standards of the school c. By implementing random researches
b. By creating an environment conducive for learning d. By sustaining silence in the classroom
Communication Processes, Principles, and Ethics/ Communication in Multicultural Contexts
11. The following are true about communication complexity, except:
a. Developing a practical, useful way to seek for feedback
b. Expecting suggestions
c. Identifying the topic
d. Presenting information objectively
12. There is always a sense to this cliché, “keep it short and simple”
a. Provide specific information c. Be concise
b. Be clear with your purpose d. Be very confident and natural
13. This serves as our bridge language since we differ from our culture and nationality.
a. First language b. Interpreter c. Channel d. Lingua Franca
14. Give response that is timely, constructive, and specific.
a. Provide specific information in your feedback c. Observe ethics
b. Support your messages with facts d. Adjust to the needs of your audience
15. This will help you build your credibility and make you more professional.
a. Observe communication ethics c. Communication processes
b. Be clear with your purpose d. Be concise
 16. It means that you accept that others have different views or opinions.
a. Open-mindedness c. Sense of Accountability
b. Access to Communication d. Uphold integrity
17. This means that you need to give others an opportunity to express what they truly feel.
a. Sense of accountability c. Observe freedom of expression
b. Uphold integrity d. Access to communication
18. This one is vital in order to make the oral communication more effective and efficient when
delivering a report.
a. Body posture b. Gestures c. Visuals d. Verbal communication
19. This means that you can use jargons and slang terms when communicating.
a. Formal b. Casual c. Frozen d. Detailed
20. Why do we need to be cautious with our communicator? Choose the best answer.
a. Because of our nationalities c. Because of our own beliefs and principles
b. Because we are different d. Because we have our own styles
II. CLOZE TEST
Direction: Identify what is asked in every number. Choose your answer in the box and write it before
the number. (1pt. each)
Take Note: Identify what is asked. In answering the exam, always CAPITALIZE YOUR ANSWERS, so
that it will be accepted in the lms.
Communication Processes, Principles, and Ethics/ Communication in Multicultural Contexts

Mother Tongue Encoding Non-verbal Communication

Channel Decoding Formal Communication
Internal noise Socio-cultural Barrier External Noise
Context Two-Way Process Verbal Communication

1. What do you call the language first acquired by the child?

2. It is a medium where the message is delivered.
3. It is an interference where communication is barred through the thoughts and feelings of an
individual.
4. This pertains to the environment which helps the interaction of individuals during communication
process.
5. It is a systematic arrangement of symbols used by individuals to create meaning.
6. It is the process of interpreting the meaning and symbols.
7. A barrier due to social status and cultural differences.
8. This process refers to both the sender and receiver serve as communicators.
9. This refers to communication through gestures, facial expressions, and movement.
10. It is a type of Communication that follows formal language delivery.
III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is true and correct. If the statement is false, no need to write
the word false, instead write the correct word before the number. (2pts. each)
Take Note: In answering the exam, always CAPITALIZE YOUR ANSWERS, so that it will be accepted in the
lms.
1. LANGUAGE ACQUISITION is learning the language unconsciously.
2. The ability to understand and use the language through formal education or informally in own is
called LANGUAGE LEARNING.
3. The purpose of communication is to inform, to persuade, and to UNDERSTAND.
4. Taking a job interview is an example of MANY-TO-ONE.
5. Status in life is one of the PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER.
6. LINGUISTIC BARRIER is quite difficult to overcome or solve.
7. There must be a boundary of limitations and acceptance of one’s mistakes in order to overcome
PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER.
8. Posting rants in the social media is HEALTHY in ethics in communication.
9. KNOWING THE AUDIENCE is one way of having effective communication.
10. Confession is an example of One-to-one process of communication.
11. NONVERBAL communication can be useful for future proofs and evidences.
12. In communication, we need to emphasize the SPACE and DISTANCE when communicating.
 13. In order to communicate effectively, one must be HONEST at all times.
14. The CONTEXT of communication can either be in a form of formal or informal setting.
15. The advent of GLOBALIZATION has made the world smaller, and people becoming mobile and
interconnected.

Prepared by: Checked by:

KAREEN P. BETARMOS, MACDDS WENDELL B. GONZAGA, MACDDS

Instructor Subject Coordinator

Approved by:

PRINCESS L. VARONA, MAEd-SST

OIC – Dean

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

 Preliminary Examination
(Course Description) | (Course Code)
S.Y. 2022 – 2023 | First Semester

ANSWER KEY
Test I. Multiple Choice
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. C
Test II. Cloze Test
21. MOTHER TONGUE
22. CHANNEL
23. INTERNAL NOISE
24. CONTEXT
25. ENCODING
26. DECODING
27. SOCIO-CULTURAL BARRIER
28. TWO-WAY PROCESS
29. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
30. FORMAL COMMUNICATION
Test III. Modified TRUE/FALSE
31. TRUE
32. TRUE
33. TRUE
34. TRUE
35. TRUE
36. PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER
37. TRUE
38. UNHEALTHY
39. TRUE
40. TRUE
41. WRITTEN
42. TRUE
43. TRUE
44. TRUE
45. TRUE