Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV – A CALABARZON

GRABSUM School Inc.

Masalukot I, Candelaria, Quezon Tel. No. 042 585
9969/ 8723
PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
Government Recognition No. 001, s. 2010

PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
(ABM12 AND ICT12)
Name _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Grade and Section :_____________________ Teacher: MS. ANGELICA L. PLATA

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”
- Isaiah 41:10
PRAY, FOCUS AND GOD BLESS!

I. Read each statement carefully and then identify to what each sentence refers to. Write your
answer on the space provided.

_______________________1. It is one of the most important factors in communication.

_______________________2. It refers to the interrelated conditions of communication.
_______________________3. means of accessing the message whether via
_______________________4. refers the sound – the sound waves that carry the verbal symbols
(words & vocal cues - - tone, rate, pitch and volume)
_______________________5. refers to the light waves that carry nonverbal symbols (facial
expressions, gestures, movements
_______________________6. symbols and signs which are actually transmitted.
_______________________7. signifies verbal and/or nonverbal responses of receiver while the
sender is sending a message
_______________________8. distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and
reception of a message
_______________________9. sights, sounds and any other distractions in the environment
(passing of an attractive man or woman, nonstop music or cigarette smoke from the crowd)
_______________________10. distractions within the communicator such as psychological noise
(daydreaming or worrying) or biological noise (hearing loss or illness)
_______________________11. It is a term that refers to a large and diverse set of most intangible
aspects of social life.
_______________________12. It is the process of sending and receiving of messages across
languages and culture.
_______________________13. He is the American anthropologist who used Intercultural
Communication first time in his book.
_______________________14. It refers to the ways in which cultures employ symbols to portray
things and experiences.
_______________________15. It refers to smaller group within a large culture.

II. Read and analyze the given statements carefully and then identify to which characteristic of
culture each refers to. Write the letter of your answer on the spaces provided.
a. Learned Behavior i. Pervasive
b. Abstract j. Way of life
c. Pattern of Learned behavior k. Human product
d. Product of behavior l. Idealistic
e. Includes attitude, values and knowledge m. Transmitted among members of society
f. Includes Material objects n. Continually changing
g. Shared by the members of society o. Integrated system
h. Super-organic p. Variable
q. Language is the chief vehicle of culture

_______1. It implies that somehow culture is superior to nature.

_______2. Culture touches every aspect of life
_______3. Man’s behavior results in creating objects.
_______4. Culture is not force, operating by itself and independent of human actors.
 _______5. A specialized language pattern serves as a common bond to the members of a particular
group subculture.
_______6. The cultural ways are learned by persons from persons.
_______7. Culture varies from society to society, group to group.
_______8. Culture embodies the ideas and norms of a group.
_______9. Culture exists in the minds or habits of the members of the society
_______10. Each person’s behavior often depends upon some particular behavior of someone else.
_______11. Most of the behavior in culture is learned.
_______12. Culture possesses an order and system.
_______13. The culture has uneding change.
_______14. As the person behaves , there occur changes in him.
_______15. Culture serves as the people’s “design for living.”

III. Answer the given questions briefly and substantially.

1. Why is there a need for intercultural communication?

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2. What is the relationship of culture and society? Explain.

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3. Explain the role of language in intercultural communication and culture.

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4. Explain: “Culture is the collective programming of the mind” by Geert Hofstede

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