Read each question carefully and select the best answer.

1		Allison was interested in determining how individuals use various words and symbols to construct meaning. Which of the following describes the communication phenomenon that Allison would be studying?
			A)	semantics
			B)	syntax
			C)	pragmatics
			D)	phatic communication
2		Which of the following statements best describes the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
			A)	Reality shapes language.
			B)	Reality and language are unrelated.
			C)	Reality shapes thought.
			D)	Language shapes reality.
3		The individualized, perhaps emotionally charged meaning we assign to words is called
			A)	denotative meaning
			B)	semantic meaning
			C)	connotative meaning
			D)	phatic meaning
4		The semantic triangle suggests that words can be divided into one of three classifications. When referencing a desk used in your classroom, the desk itself that you sit in to take notes would represent which of the following terms in the semantic triangle?
			A)	symbol
			B)	reference
			C)	referent
			D)	abstraction
5		"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" is an example of a(n) __________.
			A)	colloquialism
			B)	cliché
			C)	euphemism
			D)	slang expression
6		Language may create confusion when technical terms created by a professional group are used with audiences unfamiliar with the terms. This language-based obstacle to effective communication is called
			A)	slang
			B)	regionalisms
			C)	organizing
			D)	jargon
7		Which of the following strategies would help you be descriptive?
			A)	using slang
			B)	using regionalisms
			C)	organizing
			D)	paraphrasing
8		Which of the following statements best exemplify dating?
			A)	English 101 with Dr. Jones is a breeze.
			B)	John is a quiet person.
			C)	Communication instructors are tough.
			D)	School was more difficult before the Internet was around.
9		"See that guy over by the pop machine with brown hair and the Metallica t-shirt?" This statement illustrates that language
			A)	is arbitrary.
			B)	classifies reality.
			C)	is denotative.
			D)	is semantic.
10		After walking into his classroom on the first day and observing that a graduate teaching assistant would be his instructor, John decided that he was not going to learn anything in the course. Which of the following describes what John is doing in this situation?
			A)	making inferences
			B)	making systematic conclusions
			C)	making objective assumptions
			D)	making causal claims