Barriers To Communication Quiz 25 (10 MCQs)

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1. Scenario: A manager uses technical jargon in a safety briefing. What barrier does this create?

Correct Answer: C) Personal barrier (lack of clarity).

2. Instructions need to be less involved and shorter in duration for students who have a/an:

Correct Answer: B) Learning disability.

3. People try to learn foreign languages to bridge the gap with the hope of overcoming communication barriers.

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. You're telling your groupmate your ideas, but she is too hungry to focus on what you're saying. What kind of noise is interfering?

Correct Answer: C) Physiological.

5. Which of these is a disadvantage of using email?

Correct Answer: B) It is not as secure, private, and confidential as people think.

6. Professional tone is reduced by

Correct Answer: A) Excessive informality.

7. Most people may start to feel defensive when a conversation starts with "you did this wrong."

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. Interference in communication process that results from physical, relational, individual, &/or cultural context

Correct Answer: C) Noise.

9. Mai received an email and is considering forwarding it. What should she consider before doing so?

Correct Answer: A) Whether the email contains sensitive information.

10. Scenario: An email about a safety hazard is sent but ignored. What barrier is this?

Correct Answer: D) Process barrier (lack of response).