Telecommunications

Which of the following is “an individual speaker’s accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality, which is usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of

acceptability”?

• Pronunciation

• Enunciation

• Diction

• Phonetics

Most people speak at a rate of over __________ words per minute.

• 20-30

• 100

• 30

• 50

Which of the following is not part of the communication cycle?

• Message

• Medium

• Translator

• Receiver

Concise word choice, clear enunciation, appropriate rate of speech, and appropriate message length all describe which of the following key terms?

• Diction

• Pronunciation

• Phonetics

• Enunciation

What is the length of air time for messages usually?

• 10 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 20 seconds

Which of the following means “forming clear and distinct sounds into words”?

• Pronunciation

• Enunciation

• Phonetics

• Diction

Effective communication is which of the following?

• Professional

• Clear and Concise

• Timely

• All of the choices are correct

• None of the choices are correct

Clear radio communication occurs through the use of what type of communication?

• Concise Communication

• Phonetic Alphabet

• Plain Language

• Ten Codes

Which of the following requires standardized words or phrases with specific meaning?

• Plain Language

• Phonetic Alphabet

• Clear Speech Policy

• Ten Codes

Most departments use which type of radio communications?

• Ten Codes

• Phonetics Alphabet

• Clear Speech Policy

• Plain Language