Pur Com

• “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized word means:

  Changed
• Rey has a strong disagreement for the Divorce Law in the country, but his girlfriend Val argues with him about the positive side of divorce. Because of that, Rey became indifferent to Val and he goes silent. What challenges in communication does this scenario portrays?

  Different perspective/views
• This concept states that different parts of the world become one as linked by technology.

  Globalization
• There is an ongoing PTA meeting in Maligaya Elementary School. This is considered a __________ register.

  Consultative
• Which is NOT included in the 7C's effective communication principles or written communication?

  Conduciveness
• When the accounting manager communicates to the purchasing manager the dollars available for purchases in the current month, this is an example of ___________.

  Horizontal communication
• “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now recall with fondness and awe. She was a full-time housewife, wholly dependent on my father’s monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” The mother’s financial resources are ___________.

  limited
• What software is used to create electronic presentations with a series of separate pages or slides?

  Powerpoint
• A professor uses the word "Andragogy" instead of saying adult teaching like what he does in the university. His use of specialist language is _____________.

  Jargon
• Your father is paying for your plan ticket, ______?


  isn't he
• The candidate from the Philippines showed admirable composure in front of the huge Miss Universe audience; her _______ impressed the judges.

  Aplomb
• He is considered the greatest English writer. He is also known as the “bard of Avon”.


  William Shakespeare
• On your trip to Tagaytay, if you had a chance to meet with upon Jem, please give _______ my warm regards.

  him
• Almost two thirds of the population today ____ poor.

  is
•  It is a dimension of register that is concerned with the manner of transmitting the message.

  Mode
• Which Latin word means "to impart, to transmit, to share, and to convey"?

  Communicare
• I love playing ____ my cat.

  with
• The following are the best description of Transactional Model of Communication EXCEPT for one:

  There is no immediate interaction between the sender and the receiver
• Let us campaign for the total ban _______ of harmful pesticides.

  on the use
• It refer to the channel through which one expresses his/her communicative intent.

  Communication mode
• What is the effect of jargon?

  condenses meaning and allows us to share information effectively
• What is the purpose of jargons?


  to convey hidden meaning accepted and understood in that field
• What figure of speech is the following? The EDSA bloodless revolution was supported by a “sea of humanity” united by a common aspiration. 

  Hyperbole
• Jen saw Mark staring at her through her peripheral vision. Then when Jen looked at Mark, he started waving his has and saying "Hi!" instead of looking in a different direction. In oculesics, this is an act of ____________.

  Eye gaze
• What does this passage say about life? “Life is but walking shadow, a pun player that struts and frets … and is heard no more.”

  Life has its end
• Brian is singing the National Anthem to remind himself that he is a Filipino citizen. In the interplays of speech consideration, what kind of speech context is present in the situation?

  Intrapersonal
• “I have been bored ad nauseam by his speeches.” The underlined phrase means _______________.

  Excessive degree
• What is not a characteristic of a multimedia presentation?

  Multimedia systems must be manually controlled.
• “If you want the moon I will get it for you” is an example of:

  Hyperbole
• Jessica is an online ESL teacher. Also, she is a nursing mom that makes her have divided attention in her classes as she thinks about her child. Which strategy to become an effective global communicator is violate in the statements above?

  Mindful presence
• Carla shared a "beso-beso" with her acquaintance as they unexpectedly met in a mall. This situation is under what category of touch?

  Social/Polite
• For most Filipinos, the word "salvage" is commonly referred to as a dead body being dumped to a specific place. On the other hand, Americans refer to the same word as saving a person's life. This scenario falls under the _____________.

  Semantic barrier
• The ______ lesson of the story is that honesty is the best policy.

  moral
• What is the most basic function of communication according to Hermosa, Hernandez, and Vergara (2019)?

  Social interaction
• Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?

  Geoffrey Chaucer
• What is concerned about high and low voice volume and quality?

  Pitch
• I can’t find ____ calculator; may I use ____, Gian?

  my, yours
• What is the function of communication when you become one's shoulder to cry on, giving a pep talk, encouraging others to hold steadfast in life and in faith and give someone extra little push that they need to do what they need or want to do?

  Motivation
• John had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. He then tried to hitchhike by making his one thumb up in the air in order signal the passing cars that he needs a ride. This gesture is known as ___________.

  Emblem
• Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem consisting of

  Three lines totaling 17 syllabus with nature as topic