CASLI Knowledge Prep UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

CASLI Knowledge Prep UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The people, their status, and the location of a communication event make up the
______________ of the conversation.
- gist
- context
- register

- content - CORRECT ANSWER - Context
(Chapter 1)


"The car was broken into" is an example of:
- Abstract language
- Equivocal language
- Euphemistic language

- Passive voice - CORRECT ANSWER - Passive Voice
(Chapter 1)


Using signs, phrases, or words to deliberately mislead someone is known as:
- Passive voice
- Abstract language
- Equivocal language

- Euphemistic language - CORRECT ANSWER - Equivocal language
(Chapter 1)


Technical jargon is common in consultative register, T/F? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - External noise
(Chapter 1)


The degree of formality used in a communication event is known as:
- linguistic properties
- linguistic register
- linguistic form

- linguistic range - CORRECT ANSWER - linguistic register
(Chapter 1)


Interruptions are common in formal register, T/F? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Abstract language
(Chapter 1)


In the English language, ____% of meaning is apparent in gestures, body language, and facial
expressions.
- 55%
- 70%
- 39%

- 22% - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychological noise
(Chapter 1)


In a formal communication event, personal topics are frequently shared, T/F? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
(Chapter 1)


Which of the following is not an example of register?
- heated
- consultative
- frozen

, - casual
- intimate

- formal - CORRECT ANSWER - Heated
(Chapter 1)


____________ rules help us determine meaning in an interaction within a specific context.


- Grammatical
- Punctuation
- Pragmatic

- Communication - CORRECT ANSWER - Pragmatic
(Chapter 1)


Fragments and run-on sentences may appear in casual conversations, T/F? - CORRECT
ANSWER - True!
(Chapter 1)


You have a migraine that limits your participation in a group discussion in class. This is an
example of:
- Physiological noise
- External noise
- Internal noise

- Psychological noise - CORRECT ANSWER - Physiological noise
(Chapter 1)


The physical location of, and the personal history each person brings to, an interaction is called:
- The contextual environment
- The personal environment