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FINAL EXAM<br />

1. Differences in previous experience increase the difficulty of communicating successfully.<br />

a. True<br />

b. False<br />

2. Active listening involves:<br />

a.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

Completing the speaker’s sentence.<br />

Attending to the facts, not feelings.<br />

Making assumptions about what the speaker is saying.<br />

Paraphrasing what the speaker said.<br />

3. Which of the following is an external roadblock to effective listening?<br />

a.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

Noise<br />

Defensiveness<br />

Resistance to change<br />

Stereotyping<br />

4. Which of the following media would you not use to inform the public of an approaching<br />

tornado?<br />

a.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

A siren<br />

A radio announcement<br />

A newspaper article<br />

A television crawl message<br />

5. When communicating via e-mail, you should:<br />

a.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

Use complete sentences and proper grammar.<br />

Truncate the message to save space.<br />

Use all abbreviations and acronyms used on your job.<br />

Block the receiver from forwarding or printing the message.<br />

6. One difference between emergency and day-to-day communications is that:<br />

a.<br />

b.<br />

c.<br />

d.<br />

Day-to-day communications are more critical.<br />

Day-to-day communications are more timely.<br />

<strong>Emergency</strong> communications require no response.<br />

<strong>Emergency</strong> communications must be consistent.<br />

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