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CASLI EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK|
CASLI GENERALIST EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 650
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
The people, their status, and the location of a communication event
make up the ______________ of the conversation.
- gist
- context
- register
- content ......ANSWER......Context
(Chapter 1)
"The car was broken into" is an example of:
- Abstract language
- Equivocal language
- Euphemistic language
- Passive voice ......ANSWER......Passive Voice
(Chapter 1)
Using signs, phrases, or words to deliberately mislead someone is
known as:
- Passive voice
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- Abstract language
- Equivocal language
- Euphemistic language ......ANSWER......Equivocal language
(Chapter 1)
Technical jargon is common in consultative register, T/F?
......ANSWER......True
(Chapter 1)
__________________ are examples of nonverbal aspects of a message.
- Tones, gestures, clothing, and posture
- Gestures, vocal tones, posture, and facial expression
- Words, clothing, hairstyle, and wealth
- Posture, facial expression, words, and vocal tones
......ANSWER......Gestures, vocal tones, posture, and facial expression
(Chapter 1)
A person speaking loudly nearby your conversation is an example of:
- Internal noise
- Psychological noise
- External noise
- Physiological noise ......ANSWER......External noise
(Chapter 1)
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The degree of formality used in a communication event is known as:
- linguistic properties
- linguistic register
- linguistic form
- linguistic range ......ANSWER......linguistic register
(Chapter 1)
Interruptions are common in formal register, T/F? ......ANSWER......False
(Chapter 1)
Saying "oh my gosh!," "I have to let you go," and "put to sleep" are
examples of:
- Passive voice
- Euphemistic language
- Equivocal language
- Abstract language ......ANSWER......Abstract language
(Chapter 1)
In the English language, ____% of meaning is apparent in gestures, body
language, and facial expressions.
- 55%
- 70%
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- 39%
- 22% ......ANSWER......55%
(Chapter 1)
Thinking about how another participant looks or behaves in an
interaction is known as:
- Psychological noise
- External noise
- Physiological noise
- Internal noise ......ANSWER......Psychological noise
(Chapter 1)
In a formal communication event, personal topics are frequently
shared, T/F? ......ANSWER......False
(Chapter 1)
Which of the following is not an example of register?
- heated
- consultative
- frozen
- casual
- intimate
- formal ......ANSWER......Heated
CASLI EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK|
CASLI GENERALIST EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE 650
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
The people, their status, and the location of a communication event
make up the ______________ of the conversation.
- gist
- context
- register
- content ......ANSWER......Context
(Chapter 1)
"The car was broken into" is an example of:
- Abstract language
- Equivocal language
- Euphemistic language
- Passive voice ......ANSWER......Passive Voice
(Chapter 1)
Using signs, phrases, or words to deliberately mislead someone is
known as:
- Passive voice
,2|Page
- Abstract language
- Equivocal language
- Euphemistic language ......ANSWER......Equivocal language
(Chapter 1)
Technical jargon is common in consultative register, T/F?
......ANSWER......True
(Chapter 1)
__________________ are examples of nonverbal aspects of a message.
- Tones, gestures, clothing, and posture
- Gestures, vocal tones, posture, and facial expression
- Words, clothing, hairstyle, and wealth
- Posture, facial expression, words, and vocal tones
......ANSWER......Gestures, vocal tones, posture, and facial expression
(Chapter 1)
A person speaking loudly nearby your conversation is an example of:
- Internal noise
- Psychological noise
- External noise
- Physiological noise ......ANSWER......External noise
(Chapter 1)
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The degree of formality used in a communication event is known as:
- linguistic properties
- linguistic register
- linguistic form
- linguistic range ......ANSWER......linguistic register
(Chapter 1)
Interruptions are common in formal register, T/F? ......ANSWER......False
(Chapter 1)
Saying "oh my gosh!," "I have to let you go," and "put to sleep" are
examples of:
- Passive voice
- Euphemistic language
- Equivocal language
- Abstract language ......ANSWER......Abstract language
(Chapter 1)
In the English language, ____% of meaning is apparent in gestures, body
language, and facial expressions.
- 55%
- 70%
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- 39%
- 22% ......ANSWER......55%
(Chapter 1)
Thinking about how another participant looks or behaves in an
interaction is known as:
- Psychological noise
- External noise
- Physiological noise
- Internal noise ......ANSWER......Psychological noise
(Chapter 1)
In a formal communication event, personal topics are frequently
shared, T/F? ......ANSWER......False
(Chapter 1)
Which of the following is not an example of register?
- heated
- consultative
- frozen
- casual
- intimate
- formal ......ANSWER......Heated
