Communication Skills MCQs



Communication Skills MCQs

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Communication Skills MCQs




  1. The word communication is derived from communis (Latin) which means:


  2. a) Common

    b) message

    c) community

    d) oral speech




    a) Common






  3. Exchange of ideas between two or more persons is:


  4. a) Understanding

    b) Telling

    c) communication

    d) speaking




    c) communication






  5. Effective Communication is considered as a kind of __________ Skill:


  6. a) Hard

    b) Soft

    c) Rough

    d) Short




    b) Soft






  7. Usually it said that Communication is a non stop _______.


  8. a) Plan

    b) Program

    c) Programming

    d) Process




    d) Process






  9. Effective communication is essentially a:


  10. a) one-way process

    b) both a one-way and a two-way process

    c) two-way process

    d) three-way process




    b) both a one-way and a two-way process






  11. In communication, the language is :


  12. a) The verbal code

    b) Intrapersonal

    c) The symbolic code

    d) The non-verbal code




    a) The verbal code






  13. Communication usually experiences difficulty in ensuring that the
    message is:


  14. a) conveyed precisely, understood correctly and as desired

    b) conveyed precisely

    c) understood correctly

    d) acted upon promptly and as desired




    a) conveyed precisely, understood correctly and as desired






  15. The two broad areas of communication are:


  16. a) Oral and written communication

    b) Verbal and written communication

    c) Verbal and non-verbal communication

    d) Oral and non-verbal communication




    c) Verbal and non-verbal communication






  17. The __________ Is the person who transmits the message.


  18. a) Sender

    b) Receiver

    c) Decoder

    d) Driver




    a) Sender






  19. _____ is the person who decodes and interprets the message.


  20. a) Sender

    b) Receiver

    c) Channel

    d) Source




    b) Receiver






  21. The response to a sender’s message is called ______.


  22. a) Feedback

    b) Encoding

    c) Decoding

    d) Receiving




    a) Feedback






  23. ______ Context refers to the similarity of backgrounds between the
    sender and the receiver.


  24. a) Physical

    b) Social

    c) Cultural

    d) Chronological




    c) Cultural






  25. Smooth _______- Strengthens all the activities of an organization.


  26. a) Transportation

    b) Communication

    c) Miscommunication

    d) Telecommunication




    b) Communication






  27. What is the purpose of communication?


  28. a) Inform (tell someone about something)

    b) Influence (get someone to do something you want)

    c) Share thoughts, ideas, feelings

    d) All of the above




    d) All of the above






  29. Smooth …………………….. Strengthens all the activities of an organization.


  30. a) Transportation

    b) Communication

    c) Miscommunication




    b) Communication






  31. Letters, emails and telephone etc. are related to:


  32. a) Message

    b) Channel

    c) Feedback

    d) Encoding




    b) Channel






  33. Why do we send emails?


  34. a) To reach on time

    b) To share documents and files

    c) To talk to each other

    d) To meet each other




    b) To share documents and files






  35. Which of these is a communication skill?


  36. a) talking clearly

    b) chewing gum

    c) looking bored




    a) talking clearly






  37. Which of the following indicates the correct sequence of the elements
    of communication in the communication process?


  38. a) Sender, Receiver, Channel, Message, Feedback

    b) Receiver, Feedback, Sender, Message, Channel

    c) Sender, Channel, Message, feedback, Receiver

    d) Sender, Message, Channel, Receiver, Feedback




    d) Sender, Message, Channel, Receiver, Feedback






  39. Which of these is an effective communication skill?


  40. a) talking at the same time as someone else

    b) listening to what people say

    c) putting your fingers in your ears




    b) listening to what people say






  41. Which of these is not a communication skill?


  42. a) running

    b) texting

    c) chatting to people




    a) running






  43. Which of these is not a communication skill?


  44. a) laughing

    b) swimming

    c) asking questions




    b) swimming






  45. Someone is telling you about an accident they’ve had.How would you
    react?


  46. a) look pleased

    b) look behind you

    c) look concerned




    c) look concerned






  47. Which of these is a communication skill?


  48. a) checking the weather forecast

    b) checking the time

    c) checking that you've understood someone




    c) checking that you've understood someone






  49. If you dont agree with someone else, what would you say?


  50. a) You are wrong.

    b) yes, but I dont agree.

    c) Stop talking lying.




    b) yes, but I dont agree.






  51. According to Hoben __________ is the verbal interchange of thought or
    idea?


  52. a) Concept

    b) Writing skills

    c) Communication

    d) Oral Skills




    c) Communication






  53. Which of these factors is not required for communication growth?


  54. a) Growth in size of organisations

    b) Negative atmosphere

    c) Globalisation

    d) Public relations




    b) Negative atmosphere






  55. The mode of communication that involves a single source transmitting
    information to a large number of receivers simultaneously, is called:


  56. a) Group Communication

    b) Mass Communication

    c) Intrapersonal Communication

    d) Interpersonal Communication




    b) Mass Communication








  57. Which of the following combination is /are example/s of written
    communication?


  58. a) Letters and voicemail

    b) Reports and email

    c) Circulars and voicemail

    d) All the above.




    b) Reports and email






  59. Orders and directives are the example of:


  60. a) Downward communication

    b) Upward communication

    c) Diagonal communication

    d) Horizontal communication




    a) Downward communication






  61. Globalization, growth of trade unions, public relations and a
    positive atmosphere are some of the factors that enable ____________.


  62. a) Good friendships

    b) Happiness

    c) Isolation from society

    d) Communication growth




    d) Communication growth






  63. For effective communication, which of these commandments should not
    be followed?


  64. a) Objective of communication

    b) Inadequate medium

    c) Clarity

    d) Adequate medium




    b) Inadequate medium






  65. Audio Visual communication combines:


  66. a) Auditory only

    b) Visual only

    c) Both auditory & visual

    d) Written




    c) Both auditory & visual






  67. Communication problems otherwise known as:


  68. a) Enquire

    b) Barriers

    c) Encoding

    d) Decoding




    b) Barriers






  69. Interaction inside the classroom should generate:


  70. a) Argument

    b) Information

    c) Ideas

    d) Controversy




    c) Ideas






  71. The best method of teaching is to:


  72. a) impart information

    b) ask students to read books

    c) suggest good reference material

    d) initiate a discussion and participate in it




    d) initiate a discussion and participate in it






  73. _______ communication flows from a superior to a subordinate.


  74. a) Upward

    b) Downward

    c) Diagonal

    d) Lateral




    b) Downward






  75. Which of these moves from the grass root level?


  76. a) Downward communication

    b) Diagonal communication

    c) Upward communication

    d) Lateral communication




    c) Upward communication






  77. Which of these is the external sounds present in the channels of
    communication?


  78. a) Noise

    b) Semantic problems

    c) Cultural barriers

    d) Over communication




    a) Noise






  79. Which of these should not be avoided for effective communication?


  80. a) Noise

    b) Planning

    c) Semantic problems

    d) Wrong assumptions




    b) Planning






  81. In which of these problems, is the actual message lost in the
    abundance of transmitted information?


  82. a) Selecting perception

    b) Over communication

    c) Under communication

    d) Filtering




    b) Over communication






  83. _______ means to impart understanding of the message.


  84. a) Encoding

    b) Receiver

    c) Decoding

    d) Feedback




    c) Decoding






  85. When is the communication process complete?


  86. a) When the sender transmits the message.

    b) When the message enters the channel.

    c) When the message leaves the channel.

    d) When the receiver understands the message.




    d) When the receiver understands the message.






  87. ______ is the first enemy of communication.


  88. a) Noise

    b) Clarity

    c) Politeness

    d) Completeness




    a) Noise






  89. Which of these must be avoided for effective communication?


  90. a) Sharing of activity

    b) Listening

    c) Ambiguity

    d) Politeness




    c) Ambiguity






  91. When you e-mail, fax, talk on the phone and participate in electronic
    chat rooms, you are engaging in __________.


  92. a) mediated human communication

    b) mediated impersonal communication

    c) mediated intrapersonal communication

    d) mediated interpersonal communication




    d) mediated interpersonal communication






  93. The key reason that mediated communication cannot match the quality of
    face-to-face communication is because:


  94. a) people change their personalities when they communicate by phone etc


    b) the number of emoticons is still too low to be effective

    c) in mediated communication, there is a reduced level of non-verbal
    cues

    d) people always lie when communication is mediated




    c) in mediated communication, there is a reduced level of non-verbal
    cues






  95. Becoming effective in interpersonal communication:


  96. a) will build better relationships, but will not solve all of your
    interpersonal problems

    b) will guarantee that you will always have great relationships with
    others

    c) will solve all of your interpersonal problems

    d) will eliminate stress and conflict in your relationships with others





    a) will build better relationships, but will not solve all of your
    interpersonal problems






  97. Which one of the following is not a part of electronic media?


  98. a) Radio

    b) television

    c) movie

    d) letter




    d) letter







  99. Which one of the following is a mass medium of communication?


  100. a) Television

    b) Radio

    c) Newspaper

    d) All of the above




    d) All of the above






  101. The eye is capable of processing 500-million bits of information per
    second, however the brain can only compute about _____________ bits of
    information per second.


  102. a) 400

    b) 500

    c) 600

    d) 650




    b) 500






  103. Specialized vocabulary is known as:


  104. a) literary terms

    b) Jargon

    c) Slang words

    d) Biased language




    b) Jargon






  105. Noise refers to all those factors which ______ the process of
    communication.


  106. a) Smooth

    b) Disrupt

    c) Receive

    d) rectify




    b) Disrupt






  107. How much of language is made up of non-verbal communication?


  108. a) 38%

    b) 52%

    c) 76%

    d) 93%




    d) 93%






  109. Our dress code is an example of ______ Communication.


  110. a) Verbal

    b) Non verbal

    c) Oral

    d) Written




    b) Non verbal






  111. Which mode of Communication includes tone of voice, body language and
    facial expressions etc.


  112. a) Verbal

    b) Non verbal

    c) Oral

    d) written




    b) Non verbal






  113. When there is a similarity of background between the sender and the
    receiver such as age, language, nationality, religion, gender then this
    is called ______ context.


  114. a) Social

    b) Physical

    a) Non-Verbal Message

    d) Dynamic




    a) Non-Verbal Message






  115. Gestural communication is a ______.


  116. a) Non-Verbal Message.

    b) Direct conversation.

    c) oral communication

    d) Written.




    a) Non-Verbal Message






  117. Kinesics is ______.


  118. a) the study of human movement and gestures

    b) the study of the human use of space

    c) the study of human facial expression

    d) the study of the human use of time




    a) the study of human movement and gestures






  119. What is sign language?


  120. a) Using your hands to make gestures that form words

    b) Written signs

    c) Using a series of tapping to create words

    d) Using facial gestures as a code




    a) Using your hands to make gestures that form words






  121. When using sign language, it is important to remember what?


  122. a) To only use your left hand

    b) The signs vary from country to country

    c) To only use your right hand

    d) To show no emotion on your face




    b) The signs vary from country to country






  123. Which body language shows you are listening?


  124. a) turning away from the speaker

    b) nodding and making eye contact

    c) looking out of the window




    b) nodding and making eye contact






  125. ________ refers to mental disturbances:


  126. a) Coherence

    b) Notion

    c) Distraction

    d) Psychological noise




    d) Psychological noise







  127. The study of gestures and body postures for their impact on
    communication is known as___


  128. a) Kinesics

    b) proximics

    c) semantics

    d) Paralanguage




    a) Kinesics






  129. Which of these is not an appropriate non-verbal communication at work?


  130. a) Putting arm around a coworker’s shoulder

    b) Shaking hands firmly

    c) Looking at the speaker with a smile

    d) Standing with an upright posture




    a) Putting arm around a coworker’s shoulder






  131. The grapevine communication refers to :


  132. a) Formal communication

    b) informal Communication

    c) Written communication

    d) oral communication




    b) informal Communication






  133. Gossip and rumor are part of ________ communication.


  134. a) Formal.

    b) Informal.

    c) Horizontal.

    d) Vertical.




    b) Informal






  135. The distribution of routine information takes place
    through:


  136. a) Downward communication

    b) upward communication

    c) Horizontal communication

    d) external communication




    a) Downward communication






  137. Communication between HR manager and salesman is
    an example of:


  138. a) Horizontal communication

    b) Lateral communication

    c) Diagonal communication

    d) Vertical communication




    d) Vertical communication






  139. Diagonal communication is also known as:


  140. a) Cross ward communication

    b) Horizontal communication

    c) Vertical communication

    d) Any of the above




    a) Cross ward communication






  141. Communication between HR manager and Finance manager is an example of:


  142. a) Downward communication

    b) Upward communication

    c) Diagonal communication

    d) Horizontal communication




    c) Diagonal communication






  143. Downward communication and Upward communication
    are :


  144. a) Vertical communication

    b) Horizontal communication

    c) Diagonal communication

    d) None of these




    a) Vertical communication






  145. Placement of purchase order to supplier of material is _______
    communication.


  146. a) Vertical communication

    b) Horizontal communication

    c) Internal communication

    d) External communication




    d) External communication






  147. Receiving a sales order is an example of:


  148. a) Vertical communication

    b) Horizontal communication

    c) Internal communication

    d) External communication




    d) External communication






  149. Downward communication flows from people at higher levels to those at
    lower levels in an organization. Primary function of downward
    communication is to provide:


  150. a) organizational policies and procedures

    b) feedback about employees’ performance

    c) organizational goals and objectives

    d) all of the above




    d) all of the above






  151. Which of the following is most perishable?


  152. a) Book

    b) magazine

    c) Newspaper

    d) all of the above




    d) all of the above






  153. The study of touch for their impact on communication is
    known as:


  154. a) Kinesics

    b) proximics

    c) Haptics

    d) none of the above




    c) Haptics






  155. Internal and external factors that affect messages
    received by the students in the class are referred as:


  156. a) response

    b) feedback

    c) channel

    d) noise




    d) noise






  157. Vocabulary, grammar, style and tense are the major components of ____
    communication:


  158. a) oral

    b) written

    c) verbal

    d) non verbal




    b) written






  159. What can be the channel for transmission of
    communication within an organization?


  160. a) Memo

    b) reports

    c) Bulletins

    d) all the above




    d) all the above






  161. The following is/are the non verbal features of communication:


  162. a) Facial

    b) gestures

    c) Posture

    d) all the above




    d) all the above






  163. Non-verbal communication does not involve:


  164. a) Space

    b) silence

    c) words

    d) gestures




    c) words






  165. Positive gestures are body signals that make you look:


  166. a) Nervous

    b) arrogant

    c) hurtful

    d) relaxed




    d) relaxed






  167. Between a husband and a wife, the closest zone of personal space
    possible is:


  168. a) Intimate

    b) friendly

    c) social

    d) None




    a) Intimate






  169. What is the term used to describe the emotion or feeling in your
    voice?


  170. a) Verbal communication

    b) Tone

    c) Sarcasm

    d) Sentiment




    b) Tone






  171. Using your whole body to communicate is called what?


  172. a) verbal language

    b) Body language

    c) Sign language

    d) Full communication




    b) Body language






  173. Waving is what type of communication?


  174. a) Gestures

    b) Sign language

    c) Body language

    d) Both a and c




    d) Both a and c





  175. Facial expressions are a part of what?


  176. a) Gestures

    b) Sign language

    c) Body language

    d) Both a and c




    c) Body language





  177. What happens when you are using jargon or terminology with someone who
    doesn’t understand it?


  178. a) You are demonstrating you are smarter than them

    b) You are excluding them

    c) You are embarrassing them

    d) You are causing miscommunication




    d) You are causing miscommunication





  179. There is a barrier to communication when words are uttered in a ______
    sense.


  180. a) negative

    b) positive

    c) polite

    d) good








  181. How to be a Good Communicator?


  182. a) An Active Listener

    b) An Effective Presenter

    c) A Quick Thinker & A win-win Negotiator

    d) All of Above




    d) All of Above





  183. Abaility to convey the information and knowing your audience is


  184. a) Encoding

    b) Decoding

    c) Both a and B

    d) None of these




    a) Encoding





  185. Face to face Meeting is _______ communication Channels


  186. a) verbal

    b) Non-verbal

    c) Written

    d) Both a and B




    a) verbal





  187. What is written Communication Channels?


  188. a) Letters

    b) E-Mails

    c) Memos

    d) All of these




    d) All of these





  189. Types of communication on the base of Organizational Structure ____?


  190. a) Formal Communication

    b) Informal Communication

    c) Both a and B

    d) None of these




    c) Both a and B





  191. types of communication on the base of flow or direction _____?


  192. a) Downward & Upward Communication

    b) Horizontal Communication

    c) Diagonal Communication

    d) All of these




    d) All of these





  193. Eye Contact is the


  194. a) verbal Communication

    b) Non-Verbal Communication

    c) Both a and B

    d) None of above




    a) verbal Communication





  195. What strategies should be made before
    speaking…………..


  196. a) Confused

    b) Sadness

    c) Feel motivated and practice

    d) All of these




    c) Feel motivated and practice





  197. When you are speaking slowly, it means……….


  198. a) Confusion

    b) Anger

    c) Excitement

    d) Grabbing the attention of audience




    d) Grabbing the attention of audience






  199. Which of the following is not good way of speaking?


  200. a) Poor eye contact

    b) Maintain a good posture

    c) Maintaining breath

    d) None of these




    a) Poor eye contact





  201. What is required before speaking?


  202. a) Paying attention to words

    b) Thinking positive

    c) Quickly analyzing

    d) All of these




    d) All of these





  203. What does vocalic mean?


  204. a) Expressing through voice

    b) Giving of emotion by people

    c) Mood of the speaker

    d) None of the above




    a) Expressing through voice






  205. When you are speaking fast, what does it mean?


  206. a) Indication of importance

    b) Confusion

    c) Indication of passion

    d) Repentance




    c) Indication of passion





  207. What is communication?


  208. a) Dynamic process

    b) One way process

    c) Useless process

    d) None of these




    a) Dynamic process






  209. The word communication is derived from


  210. a) Arabic word

    b) Latin word

    c) German word

    d) French word




    b) Latin word






  211. How many types cf communication are there?


  212. a) 1

    b) 2

    c) 3

    d) 4




    b) 2





  213. How many muscles we have in our body


  214. a) 430

    b) 530

    c) 630

    d) 730




    c) 630






  215. Semantic barriers are also known as


  216. a) Class barriers

    b) Social barriers

    c) Language barriers

    d) Cultural barriers




    c) Language barriers






  217. Anything which prevents us receiving or understanding the message is
    called:


  218. a) Communication barriers

    b) Communication process

    c) Communication types

    d) Communication




    a) Communication barriers






  219. Lack of feedback/lack of formality is:


  220. a) Communication barrier

    b) Encoder

    c) Decoder




    a) Communication barrier






  221. _____play vital role in communication


  222. a) Dress

    b) Vocabulary

    c) Hair style

    d) Skin




    b) Vocabulary






  223. Physical barrier refers to


  224. a) Distance

    b) Formality

    c) Feedback

    d) None




    a) Distance






  225. If reporting speech is in the present or in future tense, then there
    will be……………in reported speeches


  226. a) Change
    b) No change

    c) Conversion

    d) No conversion




    b) No change






  227. Which of the following …………is the barrier
    while speaking?


  228. a) Passive listening

    b) Language barrier

    c) Lack of interest

    d) All of these




    d) All of these






  229. While speaking you should be aiming for speed rate between
    ……….wpm (word per min)


  230. a) 100-120

    b) 120-220

    c) 220-350

    d) 350-800




    c) 220-350






  231. The basic structure of any speech involves


  232. a) Opening

    b) Resuming

    c) Body

    d) Both a and c




    d) Both a and c






  233. Which of the following is good way to speak?


  234. a) Speaking too softly

    b) Speak naturally

    c) Speaking too fast

    d) Low energy




    a) Speaking too softly





  235. Communication is a non-stop ____________.


  236. a) Paper

    b) Process

    c) Programme

    d) Plan




    b) Process






  237. _____________ is the person who notices and decodes and attaches some
    meaning to a message.


  238. a) Receiver

    b) Sender

    c) Both

    d) None




    a) Receiver





  239. communication is a part of ________ skills.


  240. a) Soft skills

    b) Hard skills

    c) Both a and b

    d) None




    a) Soft skills





  241. the person who transmits the message is called the ________.


  242. a) receiver

    b) driver

    c) sender

    d) cleaner




    d) cleaner





  243. ________ is the person who notices and decodes and attaches some
    meaning to a message.


  244. a) receiver

    b) driver

    c) sender

    d) cleaner




    a) receiver





  245. the response to a sender message is called


  246. a) feedback

    b) reciever

    c) sender

    d) none




    a) feedback





  247. the _______________ is the person who transmits the message.


  248. a) receiver

    b) driver

    c) sender

    d) cleaner




    (c) sender





  249. message is any signal that triggers the response of a


  250. a) receiver

    b) driver

    c) sender

    d) cleaner




    a) receiver





  251. Communication is a part of ________ skills.


  252. a) soft

    b) hard

    c) rough

    d) short




    a) soft









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