WGU D268 Practice Exam 2026 – 2 Versions with Verified Questions & Answers

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WGU D268 Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others
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UPDATED 2026




Communication - CORRECT ANSWER The process of using symbols to exchange
meaning



QUESTION :Sender - CORRECT ANSWER a person who transmits a message



QUESTION :Receiver - CORRECT ANSWER the person who receives the message



QUESTION :Message - CORRECT ANSWER information traveling between the
sender and the receiver



QUESTION :Channel - CORRECT ANSWER the medium through which the message
is sent



QUESTION :Environment - CORRECT ANSWER the setting in which communication
occurs



QUESTION :Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER A response: a message back to a sender
after the original message is received



QUESTION :Interference - CORRECT ANSWER Anything that prevents or distracts
from a message being sent and or received




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QUESTION :Synchronous communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication that
happens in real time when a person sends a message and receives feedback immediately



QUESTION :Asynchronous communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication
that does not happen in real time, and the sender cannot expect to receive immediate
feedback



QUESTION :Verbal channels - CORRECT ANSWER In person, speech, phone
conversation, voice, Internet, protocol, radio, podcast, voicemail message, intercom



QUESTION :Written channels - CORRECT ANSWER Email, text, essay, letter, memo,
blog, tweet



QUESTION :Nonverbal/visual channels - CORRECT ANSWER Drawing, photograph,
body language, graphs, font types, architecture



QUESTION :Symbol - CORRECT ANSWER something that stands for something else



QUESTION :Verbal messages - CORRECT ANSWER Messages that are conveyed
using words, either spoken or written



QUESTION :Nonverbal messages - CORRECT ANSWER Messages that do not use
words, but are conveyed using body language or signs



QUESTION :Written messages - CORRECT ANSWER Messages written in the form of
letters emails text messages



QUESTION :Visual messages - CORRECT ANSWER Messages conveyed as signs or
symbols



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QUESTION :Positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER When the receiver receives the
message completely and understands the intended meeting



QUESTION :Negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWER When the receiver does not
receive the message or is not able to understand it



QUESTION :Ambiguous feedback - CORRECT ANSWER When the feedback is
neither positive nor negative. The receiver has not expressed their understanding or
interpretation of the message.



QUESTION :Environment - CORRECT ANSWER The environment is the physical,
psychological, or virtual atmosphere, within which the message is sent or received



QUESTION :Physical interference - CORRECT ANSWER any physical interference in
the communication environment



QUESTION :Psychological interference - CORRECT ANSWER Any emotion or mental
interference that does not allow you to completely focus on the message, making it difficult
for you to interpret the message as intended



QUESTION :Semantic interference - CORRECT ANSWER Any issues with the
language or words use may cause semantic interference



QUESTION :Physiological interference - CORRECT ANSWER Any kind of physical
discomfort or unease that may hinder you to fully understand a message



QUESTION :Linear model - CORRECT ANSWER Communication is a linear, one way
process.




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QUESTION :Interaction model - CORRECT ANSWER The receivers feedback and
shows it is as a two-way process



QUESTION :Transactional model - CORRECT ANSWER The sender and receivers
don't just swap rules, but they both simultaneously play both roles



QUESTION :Transactional Model - CORRECT ANSWER Each participant is both the
ascender and receiver. The messages go both ways and so does the feedback.



QUESTION :Intrapersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER Self talk, when you
have an internal dialogue with yourself



QUESTION :Interpersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER When two people
interact



QUESTION :Group communication - CORRECT ANSWER when a small group of
people (3-15) interact among themselves



QUESTION :Public communication - CORRECT ANSWER When one sender
addresses a large group



QUESTION :Mass communication - CORRECT ANSWER when a message is
broadcast to the masses and a linear communication model



QUESTION :One way conversation - CORRECT ANSWER A conversation where one
person tends to dominate the conversation and does most of the talking



QUESTION :Two-way conversation - CORRECT ANSWER A conversation we're both
participants contribute equally



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