COM 100 Exam 1 Practice Test with Answers Communication Studies – University of
California, Berkeley
Which of the following best describes Denotative meaning?
a) Meaning resulting from an inability to experience a referent with on of the senses
b) Restrictive or literal meaning of a word (e.g. dictionary meaning)
c) Personal and subjective meaning of a word (e.g. feels about a word)
d) Related to being able to experience a referent with one of the senses b) Restrictive or literal meaning
of a word (e.g. dictionary meaning) << correct answer >>Language is the power to do all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) Has the power to shape our ideas
b) Has the power to tell us exactly what another person is thinking
c) Has the power to shape our attitudes
d) Has the power to shape our perceptions b) Has the power to tell us exactly what another person
is thinking << correct answer >>Jargon is best described as....
a) a specialized vocabulary that functions as a kind of shorthand for people with common backgrounds
and experience
b) a language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar co-culture or other group,
occasionally related to activities or interest
c) using powerful, aggressive language
d) a means of identification, which shape the way others think of us, the way we view ourselves, and the
way we interact. a) a specialized vocabulary that functions as a kind of shorthand for people with
common backgrounds and experience << correct answer >>Which of the following is NOT one of the
rules that govern language?
a) Syntactic
b) Phonological
c) Semantic
, d) Symbolic
e) Pragmatic d) Symbolic << correct answer >>The Triangle of Meaning by Richards and Ogdon
Which concept is missing from the Triangle of Meaning above?
a) Subjectivity
b) Context
c) Object/Referent
d) Sign/ Perception c) Object/Referent << correct answer >>Why is it important to study
communication?
a) It's used every time we interact with others
b) It helps us to relay information more effectively
c) It provides knowledge we can use later to manipulate our loved ones
d) It increases our vocabularies
e) Both A and B e) Both A and B << correct answer >>Anything that interrupts the communication
process is considered...
a) Distraction
b) Feedback
c) Noise
e) Interruption c) Noise << correct answer >>Which of the following are the four types of
communication?
a) Interpersonal & Intrapersonal, Public, Small Group, Mass Communication
b) Family, Organizational, Philosophical, Media
c) Television, Text Messaging, Face-to-Face, Telephone
d) Sender, Encode, Decode, Receiver a) Interpersonal & Intrapersonal, Public, Small Group, Mass
Communication << correct answer >>The definition of identity management is...
California, Berkeley
Which of the following best describes Denotative meaning?
a) Meaning resulting from an inability to experience a referent with on of the senses
b) Restrictive or literal meaning of a word (e.g. dictionary meaning)
c) Personal and subjective meaning of a word (e.g. feels about a word)
d) Related to being able to experience a referent with one of the senses b) Restrictive or literal meaning
of a word (e.g. dictionary meaning) << correct answer >>Language is the power to do all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) Has the power to shape our ideas
b) Has the power to tell us exactly what another person is thinking
c) Has the power to shape our attitudes
d) Has the power to shape our perceptions b) Has the power to tell us exactly what another person
is thinking << correct answer >>Jargon is best described as....
a) a specialized vocabulary that functions as a kind of shorthand for people with common backgrounds
and experience
b) a language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar co-culture or other group,
occasionally related to activities or interest
c) using powerful, aggressive language
d) a means of identification, which shape the way others think of us, the way we view ourselves, and the
way we interact. a) a specialized vocabulary that functions as a kind of shorthand for people with
common backgrounds and experience << correct answer >>Which of the following is NOT one of the
rules that govern language?
a) Syntactic
b) Phonological
c) Semantic
, d) Symbolic
e) Pragmatic d) Symbolic << correct answer >>The Triangle of Meaning by Richards and Ogdon
Which concept is missing from the Triangle of Meaning above?
a) Subjectivity
b) Context
c) Object/Referent
d) Sign/ Perception c) Object/Referent << correct answer >>Why is it important to study
communication?
a) It's used every time we interact with others
b) It helps us to relay information more effectively
c) It provides knowledge we can use later to manipulate our loved ones
d) It increases our vocabularies
e) Both A and B e) Both A and B << correct answer >>Anything that interrupts the communication
process is considered...
a) Distraction
b) Feedback
c) Noise
e) Interruption c) Noise << correct answer >>Which of the following are the four types of
communication?
a) Interpersonal & Intrapersonal, Public, Small Group, Mass Communication
b) Family, Organizational, Philosophical, Media
c) Television, Text Messaging, Face-to-Face, Telephone
d) Sender, Encode, Decode, Receiver a) Interpersonal & Intrapersonal, Public, Small Group, Mass
Communication << correct answer >>The definition of identity management is...
