COMM 201 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
A workplace team is this type(s) of group: (select all that apply) task-oriented group relational
oriented group primary group secondary group.
Answer:
task-oriented group secondary group
Question:
A family is this type(s) of group: (select all that apply) primary group secondary group task-oriented
group relational oriented group.
Answer:
primary group relational oriented group
Question:
You have been having lunch daily with a small group of folks in your company for about fifteen
years. You consider them close friends, and you get together every Friday night for wine, family
stories and friendly trash talk. This would probably be for you a: (select all that apply) secondary
group relational oriented group task-oriented group primary group.
Answer:
primary group relational oriented group
Question:
These types of groups are most likely to have the most enduring effects on your self-concept.
Answer:
, relational oriented group primary group
Question:
You have been assigned to a semester project team for your Introduction to Communication class.
Most (but not all) of you are Communication majors, but you have just met them for the first time 8
weeks ago.
Answer:
task-oriented group secondary group
Question:
The following group sizes are in the ideal range for effective communication:.
Answer:
5, 6, 7
Question:
You have been placed on a committee to draft a new policy for your campus organization. At your
lunch meeting, it takes three pizzas to feed the group (all members have typical appetites). The size
of this committee is probably:.
Answer:
too big
Question:
According to at least one research study, the maximum accuracy of group decision-making peaks
and plateaus with this many members:.
Answer:
4-5
Question:
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
A workplace team is this type(s) of group: (select all that apply) task-oriented group relational
oriented group primary group secondary group.
Answer:
task-oriented group secondary group
Question:
A family is this type(s) of group: (select all that apply) primary group secondary group task-oriented
group relational oriented group.
Answer:
primary group relational oriented group
Question:
You have been having lunch daily with a small group of folks in your company for about fifteen
years. You consider them close friends, and you get together every Friday night for wine, family
stories and friendly trash talk. This would probably be for you a: (select all that apply) secondary
group relational oriented group task-oriented group primary group.
Answer:
primary group relational oriented group
Question:
These types of groups are most likely to have the most enduring effects on your self-concept.
Answer:
, relational oriented group primary group
Question:
You have been assigned to a semester project team for your Introduction to Communication class.
Most (but not all) of you are Communication majors, but you have just met them for the first time 8
weeks ago.
Answer:
task-oriented group secondary group
Question:
The following group sizes are in the ideal range for effective communication:.
Answer:
5, 6, 7
Question:
You have been placed on a committee to draft a new policy for your campus organization. At your
lunch meeting, it takes three pizzas to feed the group (all members have typical appetites). The size
of this committee is probably:.
Answer:
too big
Question:
According to at least one research study, the maximum accuracy of group decision-making peaks
and plateaus with this many members:.
Answer:
4-5
Question:
