PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

DIRECTIONS: Choose the most logical option from the pool of choices on each item.

[] Communication processes, principles, and ethics; communication and globalization (1-10)

1. Which among the following is a process of interaction and integration among people. Thus, driven
by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. What is being
defined?
a. Internalization
b. Foreign Policy
c. Communication
d. Globalization

2. Which among the following is a major part of academic and workplace dynamics; which requires
to understand the strengths and limitations of different communications media, and how to use
each medium to maximum effect?
a. Cultural awareness for speech
b. Virtual interactions
c. Cultural awareness in body language
d. Time differences

3. Which among the following tackles on acceptable speaking distances, conflict styles, eye contact
and posture in different cultures, accepting that the physical expressions of their own culture are
not universally accepted?
a. Cultural awareness for speech
b. Virtual interactions
c. Cultural awareness in body language
d. Time differences

4. Which among the following is a major impact of globalization on the required skillset of effective
communications, such as the need of the ability to catch subtle nuances of people’s manner of
speech?
a. Cultural awareness for speech
b. Virtual interactions
c. Cultural awareness in body language
d. Time differences

5. Which among the following is the need to communicate and share information with people across
several time zones?
a. Cultural awareness for speech
b. Virtual interactions
c. Cultural awareness in body language
d. Time differences

6. Why is there a need to study culture when we talk about globalization?

a. It is because people embrace culture that the global perspective must consider.
b. it is because it is impossible not to touch culture since culture is a definition of one’s nation.
c. It is because people have beliefs, traditions, and follow passion trends and uses gadgets ---
all these are aspects of culture.
d. All the above.

7. Which of the following is an example of cultural assimilation?

a. Filipinos eating siomai.
b. A Filipino who migrated in the U.S and must speak in English whether at home or at work.
 c. A Filipino domestic helper must eat noodles because it’s the staple food of his/her employers
but prefers to eat rice and adobo when she’s alone.
d. A Muslim who refuses to eat lechon.

8. Which among the following is an example of cultural accommodation?

a. Filipinos eating siomai.
b. A Filipino who migrated in the U.S. and must speak in English whether at home or at work.
c. A Filipino domestic helper must eat noodles because it’s the staple food of his/her employers
but prefers to eat rice and adobo when she’s alone.
d. A Muslim who refuses to eat lechon.

9. Which term refers to a baseless, unreasonable refusal to see cultural differences where they
exist?
a. prejudice
b. assumed similarities
c. stereotypes
d. anxiety

10. Which of the following basic traits in cultural differences as a “bipolar” characteristic of being
“masculine” or “feminine” that exists in the workforce or in a family organization?
a. Group allegiance
b. Leadership
c. Work productivity
d. Task commitment

[] Local and global communication in multicultural settings; Varieties and registers of spoken and written
language (11-20)

11. Which among the following is defined as the appropriateness of the level and style of speaking
and writing. This guides a speaker or writer in the use of vocabulary, structure, and grammar,
what is being defined?
a. Language register
b. Linguistics
c. Phonetics
d. Graphology

12. What style of writing or speaking for unfamiliar audience/readers or for your superiors in an
office?
a. Informal register
b. Formal register
c. Neutral
d. Graphology

13. What type of register is the more objective, impersonal, and factual type of writing or speaking?
a. Informal register
b. Formal register
c. Neutral
d. Graphology

14. What is recommended when writing/speaking to friends and familiar persons?

a. Informal register
b. Formal register
c. Neutral
d. Graphology

15. What style is otherwise called casual or intimate register?

 a. Informal
b. Formal
c. Neutral
d. Graphology

16. In formal register, what should be point of view of the speaker?

a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
d. Subjective

17. Which among the following should be avoided in writing in a formal style?
a. won’t
b. can’t
c. couldn’t
d. all the above

18. Where do we usually adopt informal language registers?

a. SMS
b. friendly letters
c. vlog
d. All the above

19. Which among the following is favorable for formal language register?
a. simple sentences
b. compound sentences
c. complex sentences
d. compound-complex sentences

20. Which among the following follows how numbers should be written in formal language register?
a. seventeen
b. ninety-seven
c. seven
d. all the above

[] Evaluating messages and/or images; Communication aids and strategies using tools of technology (21-
30)

21. What do you call it when there is a combination of two or more semiotic systems?
a. Linguistic
b. Visual
c. Multimodal text
d. Gestural

22. Examples of this are the following: promotional for films, books, exhibitions, and events, what are
these?
a. Ads
b. Infographic
c. Editorial Cartoons
d. Posters

23. What do you call a collection of pictures, charts, and graphs that gives an understanding of topic’s
overview?
a. Infographic
b. Advertisements
c. Editorial Cartoons
 d. Posters

24. Which among the following covers topics that currently relevant to society and used in
newspapers and other reading materials?
a. Infographic
b. Ads
c. Editorial Cartoons
d. Posters

25. Which among the following is a multimodal text that companies use to market and promote their
products, services, and campaigns or platforms?
a. Infographic
b. Ads
c. Editorial Cartoons
d. Posters

26. Which among the following are benefits of using visual aids?
a. stir the senses
b. tickle the imagination
c. stimulate the audience
d. all the above

27. Which among the following are forms of visual aids?

a. illustrations and pictures
b. pictures and charts
c. graphs and film clips
d. all the above

28. Which among the following has become a significant tool of communication both in the economic
and political forms. In fact, this is used for marketing and even political purposes. Moreover, a
number of companies have hired an official for this?
a. vlog
b. blog
c. podcast
d. visual aids

29. Some influencers often make use of this platform via YouTube, Facebook Video, and Live,
Instagram, etc. in promoting their advocacy, what is this?
a. blog
b. vlog
c. podcast
d. visual aids

30. Which among the following is a series of audio or video recordings? This is commonly audio
format and there are some which are presented through videos and each episode has a specific
subject tackled all throughout the duration of this.
a. podcast
b. blog
c. vlog
d. visual aids

[] Communication for various purposes (31-45)

31. Which type of speech is delivered with some prepared structure, such as notes or an outline?
a. Read speech
b. Memorized speech
 c. Impromptu speech
d. Extemporaneous

32. Which among the following type of speech allows the speaker little or no time to prepare the
speech?
a. Read speech
b. Memorized speech
c. Impromptu speech
d. Extemporaneous

33. Which type of speech entails you to ‘remember all parts of it in details?
a. Read speech
b. Impromptu speech
c. Extemporaneous
d. Memorized speech

34. Which type of speech delivery is done by reading from the written speech?
a. Read speech
b. Impromptu speech
c. Memorized speech
d. Extemporaneous

35. The disadvantage of this type of speech is, it prevents an informal and conversational delivery of
speech, which one is this?
a. Extemporaneous
b. Impromptu speech
c. Memorized speech
d. Read speech

36. The disadvantage of this type of speech is, eye contact with the audience may be sacrificed,
which one is this?
a. Extemporaneous
b. Impromptu speech
c. Memorized speech
d. Read speech

37. At present, due to the busy schedules of people, this type of speech is often neglected thus
avoiding monotonous and insincere speech, what type of speech is this?
a. Read speech
b. Memorized speech
c. Impromptu speech
d. Extemporaneous

38. In this type of speech, the notes enable the speaker to organize the speech, which type of speech
is this?
a. Read speech
b. Memorized speech
c. Impromptu speech
d. Extemporaneous

39. Ted.com (2020) cited some types of talks, which among the following does not talk about the big
and world-changing ideas however fervently engage on interesting topics?
a. The tech demo
b. The performance
c. The artist’s statement
d. The small idea
 40. Ted.com (2020) describes this type of talk as an onstage look at some clever invention that the
speaker was a part of creating, which one is this?
a. The big idea
b. The performance
c. The tech demo
d. The “dazzle with wonder”

41. Ted.com (2020) highlighted this type as that “talks that make one or two very strong points, and
it’s important” which one is this?
a. The artist’s statement
b. The big idea
c. The tech demo
d. The performance

42. Ted.com (2020) labeled this type as talks that expose your audience to an issue that they may not
otherwise know much about, which type is this?
a. The small idea
b. The “issue” talk
c. The artist statement
d. The tech demo

43. Ted.com (2020) presented this type of talk as mainly about the amazement of science and
discovery, which type is this?
a. The artist’s statement
b. The “dazzle with wonder”
c. The small idea
d. The “issue” talk

44. Ted.com (2020) discussed that in these talks artists showcase their art and explain the meaning
and process behind what they create, which one is this?
a. The performance
b. The “dazzle with wonder”
c. The artist’s statement
d. The “issue” talk

45. Ted.com (2020) included music, dance, magic, puppetry, or some other performance to captivate
audience, which one is this?
a. The big idea
b. The tech demo
c. The performance
d. The artist’s statement

[] Communication for work purposes & Communication for academic purposes (46-50)

46. The following are common form of communication in the workplace, which do these belong:
conferences, meetings, seminars, address, training
a. Formal verbal communication
b. Informal
c. Grapevine
d. Visual communication

47. In an office set up, where do the following collectively belong to: memoranda, emails, training
materials and documents?
a. Grapevine
b. Formal written communication
 c. Informal
d. Visual communication

48. A form of communication which depends on interaction and optical skills of employee. This
includes charts, figures, and graphics posted on the bulletin board. What is being defined?
a. Visual communication
b. Written communication
c. Informal
d. Grapevine

49. In purpose of research, this is also called as pure or theoretical research – is conducted to
increase general knowledge, what purpose is this?
a. Basic
b. Applied
c. Exploratory
d. Descriptive

50. In terms of process, this is done when phenomena are difficult to mathematically quantify such as
beliefs, meanings, attributes, and symbols, what is being defined?
a. Qualitative
b. Quantitative
c. Exploratory
d. Descriptive

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