WGU ACADEMY INTRO TO
COMMUNICATIONS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS L LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
75% - ANS Approximately what percentage of workers report in polls that their time spent
working in meetings could be more productive?
"Because my employer said our raises would be based on it, I am increasing my number of
contract reports." - ANS Which of the following comments provides the best example of
extrinsic motivation?
"Our country is more of a banquet than a melting pot." - ANS Which of the following is NOT
an example of a cliché?
"The two people talking in the row ahead of me kept me from catching very much of his
lecture." - ANS Which of the following is an example of a physical distraction to listening?
"to make common." - ANS The word communication comes from the Latin communicare,
which means
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,3 or 4 - ANS According to research cited in your textbook concerning group size, how many
people should be in a small group to increase the likelihood that it will be a productive group?
4 years old - ANS At what age do people, on average, begin receiving specialized attention
based on physical attractiveness?
50 percent - ANS College students spend approximately what proportion of their time
listening to others and the mass media?
a black woman from Puerto Rico - ANS Who is more likely to use touch as a means of
communicating?
a euphemism - ANS Language that is considered a socially acceptable synonym used to avoid
using language that would be offensive in a format setting is called:
a first impression - ANS When you meet someone for the first time, you are forming:
a group of women playing cards - ANS Which of the following is most likely an example of a
primary group?
a perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values. - ANS Personal identity is:
a person of the same race - ANS With whom are you most likely to stand the closest?
a sleeper effect. - ANS Orlando gave his persuasive speech on why the class should
participate in the campus recycling program. Initially, the views of very few students were
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, changed. However, after a few months, most of the class was participating. Orlando's speech
could be said to have
A student committee on improving campus meal plans - ANS Which of these groups may be
classified as a secondary group?
A syllogism has a subjective premise. - ANS Which of the following statements about
syllogisms is FALSE?
a symmetrical relationship. - ANS A relationship in which the two people are very similar is
called
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy in the first trimester. - ANS Which of the following
examples best depicts the denotative meaning of a word?
acceptance - ANS Which of the following is NOT a means of resisting persuasion?
accuracy, meaningfulness, and utility - ANS When engaging in critical listening, one
challenges the speaker's message by evaluating its:
action - ANS Which of the following is NOT a component of communication?
Active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing. - ANS Which of the
following statements about active listening is FALSE?
affect display. - ANS Two men are arguing at the bar when the smaller one says something
unkind about the other's mother. The bigger fellow glares straight ahead at his opponent. He is
using a nonverbal signal that is best described as being an
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COMMUNICATIONS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS L LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
75% - ANS Approximately what percentage of workers report in polls that their time spent
working in meetings could be more productive?
"Because my employer said our raises would be based on it, I am increasing my number of
contract reports." - ANS Which of the following comments provides the best example of
extrinsic motivation?
"Our country is more of a banquet than a melting pot." - ANS Which of the following is NOT
an example of a cliché?
"The two people talking in the row ahead of me kept me from catching very much of his
lecture." - ANS Which of the following is an example of a physical distraction to listening?
"to make common." - ANS The word communication comes from the Latin communicare,
which means
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,3 or 4 - ANS According to research cited in your textbook concerning group size, how many
people should be in a small group to increase the likelihood that it will be a productive group?
4 years old - ANS At what age do people, on average, begin receiving specialized attention
based on physical attractiveness?
50 percent - ANS College students spend approximately what proportion of their time
listening to others and the mass media?
a black woman from Puerto Rico - ANS Who is more likely to use touch as a means of
communicating?
a euphemism - ANS Language that is considered a socially acceptable synonym used to avoid
using language that would be offensive in a format setting is called:
a first impression - ANS When you meet someone for the first time, you are forming:
a group of women playing cards - ANS Which of the following is most likely an example of a
primary group?
a perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values. - ANS Personal identity is:
a person of the same race - ANS With whom are you most likely to stand the closest?
a sleeper effect. - ANS Orlando gave his persuasive speech on why the class should
participate in the campus recycling program. Initially, the views of very few students were
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, changed. However, after a few months, most of the class was participating. Orlando's speech
could be said to have
A student committee on improving campus meal plans - ANS Which of these groups may be
classified as a secondary group?
A syllogism has a subjective premise. - ANS Which of the following statements about
syllogisms is FALSE?
a symmetrical relationship. - ANS A relationship in which the two people are very similar is
called
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy in the first trimester. - ANS Which of the following
examples best depicts the denotative meaning of a word?
acceptance - ANS Which of the following is NOT a means of resisting persuasion?
accuracy, meaningfulness, and utility - ANS When engaging in critical listening, one
challenges the speaker's message by evaluating its:
action - ANS Which of the following is NOT a component of communication?
Active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing. - ANS Which of the
following statements about active listening is FALSE?
affect display. - ANS Two men are arguing at the bar when the smaller one says something
unkind about the other's mother. The bigger fellow glares straight ahead at his opponent. He is
using a nonverbal signal that is best described as being an
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