Communication Process Quiz

What is the role of the sender in the communication process?

• To ignore feedback

• To transmit a message

• To listen

• None of the above

What is a message?

• Information being sent

• The setting of the conversation

• The technology used by the sender

• The mood of the sender

Who interprets the message in the communication process?

• The recorder

• The transmitter

• The sender

• The receiver

Which is an example of a sender?

• A teacher presenting a lesson

• A weatherman explaining today's weather

• A friend telling a story

• All of the above

Which is an example of a receiver?

• A phone message explaining that you have used all of your monthly data

• A poster asking you to vote for prom king

• A friend waving at you after you said, "Hello!"

• A magazine advertising a new perfume

Which is an example of responding to a message?

• Answering your teacher's question

• Looking at your watch to check the time

• Dancing at a party

• Buying shoes because you just got paid

The process of finding the meaning of verbal and nonverbal symbols is:

• Decoding

• Encoding

• Message

• Channel

Which two choices are the best examples of a barrier in communication?

• Note-taking

• Attitude

• Environment

• A fence around you and the person(s) you are conversing with.

Anything that gets in the way of clear communication is a:

• Channel

• Code

• Barrier

• Feedback

The means used to transmit a message from sender to receiver is called the:

• Message

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise