Business and Professional
Communication 2nd Edition
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TEST BANK
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Kory Floyd
Peter W. Cardon
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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© Kory Floyd & Peter W. Cardon.
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, Business and Professional Communication – 2nd Edition
(ISBN 9781260262551)
Kory Floyd and Peter W. Cardon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Communicating for Professional Success
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Chapter 2. Culture, Diversity, and Global Engagement
Chapter 3. Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
Chapter 4. Listening and Learning
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Chapter 5. Perspective Taking
Chapter 6. Effective Team Communication
Chapter 7. Effective Meetings
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Chapter 8. Career Communication
Chapter 9. Interviewing Successfully
Chapter 10. Writing across Media
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Chapter 11. Major Goals for Presentations
Chapter 12. Planning and Crafting Presentations
Chapter 13. Finding Support for Your Presentation Goals
Chapter 14. Rehearsing and Delivering Successful Presentations
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,Student name:__________
1) Communication can most usefully be understood as a(n)
A) innate human ability.
B) art form for which a chosen few possess raw talent.
C) skill acquired gradually through practice.
D) blunt tool that will always fail to accomplish its goal.
E) task that can be accomplished only in written rather than verbal form.
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2) One reason we communicate is to strengthen our bond with people close to us or, in other
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words, to serve our __________ needs.
A) relational
B) identity
C) informational
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D) instrumental
E) transactional
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3) When Ferdinand interacts with friends and family through text messaging, he uses slang and
other informal language. While at work, he uses more professional, formal language in his
emails. In this sense, Ferdinand is using language to meet his__________ needs.
A) relational
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B) identity
C) informational
D) instrumental
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E) transactional
4) When Elisha asks questions during her meeting with her supervisor to get clarification on her
assignment, she is using communication to fill her__________ needs.
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A) relational
B) identity
C) informational
D) instrumental
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E) transactional
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, 5) Takis, a graphic designer, consults with his supervisors and peers about the brochure he is
creating for a financial planning firm. This communication is driven by his __________
needs.
A) relational
B) identity
C) fundamental
D) instrumental
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E) transactional
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6) At a strategy meeting, Csaba’s boss tells everyone not to discuss the strategy with clients
until it has been approved by the chief marketing officer. This is an example of
a(n)__________ rule.
A) implicit
B) abstract
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C) nonverbal
D) explicit
E) dimensional
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7) Unspoken rules about communication behavior, such as knowing not to bother your boss
while she has her office door closed, are known as
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A) elective affinities.
B) implicit rules.
C) public ordinances.
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D) corrective behaviors.
E) explicit rules.
8) What is an example of verbal communication?
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A) Nariman nods his head to indicate that he would like a piece of cake.
B) Sharona smiles to show her employee that she is pleased with how the client meeting
went.
C) Ginny writes an email to the office manager to request new chairs.
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D) Cian looks his interviewer in the eye to project confidence and reliability.
E) Francisca wears a suit to a formal business dinner to appear professional.
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Communication 2nd Edition
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TEST BANK
UV
IA
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Kory Floyd
Peter W. Cardon
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────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
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© Kory Floyd & Peter W. Cardon.
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All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
?
© BooksbyMed
, Business and Professional Communication – 2nd Edition
(ISBN 9781260262551)
Kory Floyd and Peter W. Cardon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Communicating for Professional Success
ST
Chapter 2. Culture, Diversity, and Global Engagement
Chapter 3. Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
Chapter 4. Listening and Learning
UV
Chapter 5. Perspective Taking
Chapter 6. Effective Team Communication
Chapter 7. Effective Meetings
IA
Chapter 8. Career Communication
Chapter 9. Interviewing Successfully
Chapter 10. Writing across Media
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Chapter 11. Major Goals for Presentations
Chapter 12. Planning and Crafting Presentations
Chapter 13. Finding Support for Your Presentation Goals
Chapter 14. Rehearsing and Delivering Successful Presentations
PP
RO
VE
D ?
© BooksbyMed
,Student name:__________
1) Communication can most usefully be understood as a(n)
A) innate human ability.
B) art form for which a chosen few possess raw talent.
C) skill acquired gradually through practice.
D) blunt tool that will always fail to accomplish its goal.
E) task that can be accomplished only in written rather than verbal form.
ST
2) One reason we communicate is to strengthen our bond with people close to us or, in other
UV
words, to serve our __________ needs.
A) relational
B) identity
C) informational
IA
D) instrumental
E) transactional
_A
3) When Ferdinand interacts with friends and family through text messaging, he uses slang and
other informal language. While at work, he uses more professional, formal language in his
emails. In this sense, Ferdinand is using language to meet his__________ needs.
A) relational
PP
B) identity
C) informational
D) instrumental
RO
E) transactional
4) When Elisha asks questions during her meeting with her supervisor to get clarification on her
assignment, she is using communication to fill her__________ needs.
VE
A) relational
B) identity
C) informational
D) instrumental
D?
E) transactional
Version 1 1
, 5) Takis, a graphic designer, consults with his supervisors and peers about the brochure he is
creating for a financial planning firm. This communication is driven by his __________
needs.
A) relational
B) identity
C) fundamental
D) instrumental
ST
E) transactional
UV
6) At a strategy meeting, Csaba’s boss tells everyone not to discuss the strategy with clients
until it has been approved by the chief marketing officer. This is an example of
a(n)__________ rule.
A) implicit
B) abstract
IA
C) nonverbal
D) explicit
E) dimensional
_A
7) Unspoken rules about communication behavior, such as knowing not to bother your boss
while she has her office door closed, are known as
PP
A) elective affinities.
B) implicit rules.
C) public ordinances.
RO
D) corrective behaviors.
E) explicit rules.
8) What is an example of verbal communication?
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A) Nariman nods his head to indicate that he would like a piece of cake.
B) Sharona smiles to show her employee that she is pleased with how the client meeting
went.
C) Ginny writes an email to the office manager to request new chairs.
D?
D) Cian looks his interviewer in the eye to project confidence and reliability.
E) Francisca wears a suit to a formal business dinner to appear professional.
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