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_______ is an informal channel of business communication. It stretches throughout the organization in all directions irrespective of the authority levels
- External communication
- Diagonal communication
- Internal communication
- Grapevine
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_______ theory of communication lays emphasis on accuracy and deals with technical problems during the transmission of a message from a sender to a receiver.
- Social environment
- Electronic
- Rhetorical
- Cognitive dissonance
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Producing the desired ________ is one of the crucial variables of rhetorical theory of communication.
- context
- message
- situation
- response
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When a receiver receives a message, they must first ______ the symbols.
- Decode
- Filter
- Listen to
- Understand
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_______ is an example of a communication channel.
- Context
- Face-to-face conversation
- Noise
- Feedback
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The process of ________ has six components: sender/encoder, message, medium, receiver/decoder, and feedbacks.
- Communication
- Feedback
- Message
- Context
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Which one of the following represents Physical Barriers of Communication?
- Conflicting nonverbal messages
- Background noise
- Unhappy emotions
- People's state of mind
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All of the following are barriers to effective communication except:
- One-way communication
- Feedback
- Mixed signal from sender
- Different interpretation of words
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A receiver’s attitude towards a message can determine whether it is:
- Accepted
- Rejected
- Accepted or rejected
- Omitted
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Which of the following is NOT correct about nonverbal communication?
- All managers view punctuality as being important.
- Distance between communicators may vary with individuals from different cultures.
- The importance of an employee may be communicated by his or her proximity to the manager.
- The size of an office communicates a nonverbal message.
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________ consists of the voice qualities and vocalizations that affect how something is said rather than what is said.
- Physical characteristics
- Touching behavior
- Paralanguage
- Proximity
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Artifacts are objects used to convey _________ messages.
- Verbal
- Non-verbal
- Written
- Oral and written
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Communication is an important part of our _______ today.
- Universe
- Earth
- World
- Community
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Which of the following is an example of Trite Expression?
- Break the ice
- Absolutely free
- Quite unique
- As per our conversation
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________ is achieved in part through a balance between precise language and familiar language
- Clarity
- Correctness
- Conciseness
- Consideration
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When your message contains all the facts the reader or the listener needs, it is:
- Complete
- Considerate
- Courteous
- Clear
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The best way to make the reader respond positively is to show him ________. Using this technique, you can make even a negative message acceptable for the reader.
- benefits
- discounts
- profits
- gains
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If your message is specific, definite and vivid; you are applying which of the following principle:
- Conciseness
- Concreteness
- Completeness
- Consideration
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of completeness?
- Provide all necessary information
- Answer all questions asked
- Give something extra when desirable
- Using specific facts and figures
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Completeness is closely related to _______.
- Clarity
- Consideration
- Concreteness
- Conciseness
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________ is commonly known as multiculturalism. It is the acceptance of varied cultures in schools, neighborhoods, or cities.
- Culture
- Ethnic diversity
- Globalization
- Socialism
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To communicate inter-culturally you should recognize ________.
- the difference between yourself and the culturally different
- how different you are from others
- the characteristics of a variety of cultures
- meaning in the unspoken word
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The process of International Communication demands to work with many _________.
- People from foreign countries
- Local population
- Single culture people
- Natives
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________ means that for a Company to survive, it must establish markets not only in its own country but also in many foreign countries. Thus employees must understand other cultures as well as their own country’s ethnic diversity.
- Globalization
- Competition
- Privatization
- Antagonism
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Identify the statement as ‘True’ or ‘False’. An intercultural communication model consists of national as well as individual cultural variables.
- True
- False
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Advertising directed at children is restricted in:
- United States
- Canada
- Scandinavia
- All of the given
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Ethnocentrism means:
- judging other group or countries by the cultural standards of your group.
- preferring ideas from other cultures over your own culture's.
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_______ represents the individual cultural variable.
- Manners
- Economics
- Education
- Politics
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________ culture is time-precise and its law specifies definite opening and closing hours for business.
- American
- German
- Latin American
- Buddhist
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Choose the most appropriate option from the following: Children shake your hand in _______, hug you in _______, and often stay in the background in _______ respectively.
- Pakistan, Germany, Italy
- Germany, Italy, Pakistan
- Italy, Pakistan, Germany
- Saudi Arabia, Germany, Pakistan
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Identify the statement as ‘True’ or ‘False’. The rules of gift giving vary from country to country.
- True
- False
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To communicate easily and effectively with our readers, we should apply the following _________ principles:
- Six C
- Seven C
- Nice C
- Four C
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A(n) _______ is included to remind the reader to check for the additional pages of information.
- attention line
- postscript
- enclosure
- copy notation
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It requires no punctuation even after the salutation and the complimentary close. This is _______ style of punctuation.
- Standard
- Close
- Open
- General
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"It discourages the 'secondary' conversations, helps a participant to focus on a topic but prevents participants from sharing valuable information." The above trait is exhibited by:
- Groupware
- Fax
- Teleconferencing
- CD-ROM database
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_______ messages include rejections, negative evaluations, and announcement of policy changes that don't benefit the reader.
- Good-news
- Announcement
- Bad news
- Buffer