Communication and Media

1. This element of communication involves the information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words or in actions.

• speaker

• message

• barrier

• feedback

2. Which model of communication emphasizes the importance of the role of the speaker in the communication process?

• Aristotle

• Berlo

• Schramm

• Shannon-Weaver

3. Which of the following statement is not true about communication and media?

• Media can bridge effective communication.

• Media hinders effective delivery of information.

• Media acts as a channel of information dissemination.

• Creative delivery of information is possible through media.

4. What model of communication introduced field of experience as an important factor in communication?

• Aristotle

• Berlo

• Schramm

• Shannon-Weaver

5. The process of interpreting symbols and signs received coming from the speaker is known as?

• speaker

• encoding

• decoding

• destination

6. Cherry believed that communication is only effective if culture and social status of every individual will be taken into consideration. Cherry’s belief is anchored on whose model of communication?

• Aristotle

• Berlo

• Schramm

• Shannon-Weaver

7. Media plays a great role in the democratic country as a watchdog because_______?

• It advocates corruption and maladministration.

• It overpowers government and take actions on its own.

• It promotes transparency in all actions of the government

• It influences the masses to act against the government and its leaders

8. The following are true about the roles of media, except_______?

• It exposes corrupt politicians.

• It paves way to various advocacies.

• It delimits cultural expressions among nations.

• It facilitates democratic processes and guarantees fair elections.

9. Which among the following is the best description of Media and Information Literacy?

• A. It is all about exchanging information.

• It includes information and communication literacy.

• It promotes literacy with the use and manipulation of media contents for personal use.

• It empowers every individual with the use of media through developing critical thinking and life long learning skills.

10. Which of the following is true about media and communication?

• A.Media disrupts fluent communication.

• Communication is only effective if it is speaker- centered

• Media can produce effective and efficient communication.

• Media alters receiver’s message making it difficult to have effective message.