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Stuff Every Communication Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Communication Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Communication merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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Is this practice test free?
Yes. The first 50 cards are free for everyone with no sign-up, each with the answer, why it is right and its sources. Aha Trivia members get all 89 cards and timed practice exams.
How many practice questions are there?
89 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
Where do the answers come from?
Every card lists the sources it was checked against, and each answer explains why it is right. If you think an answer is wrong, tap "Challenge this answer" in the game and it gets reviewed.
Can I study in the car?
Yes. Voice mode reads the questions out loud and you answer by voice.
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- In a simple communication model, what does the receiver do with the message?
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Decode it to understand it. The receiver decodes the message to understand what the sender meant.
- Which is an example of non-verbal communication?
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Facial expressions. Non-verbal communication happens without language, such as through facial expressions and body language.
- What is intrapersonal communication?
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Communication with oneself. Intrapersonal communication is communication with yourself, like thinking or writing a list.
All 89 practice questions
The first 50 are free, with the answer, why it's right and the official sources. The other 39 (🔒) open with a membership (every test). Or play them as a game and track what you've learned.
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- In a simple communication model, what does the receiver do with the message?
- Which is an example of non-verbal communication?
- What is intrapersonal communication?
- What is interpersonal communication?
- What does the word communication come from?
- What is a channel in communication?
- Why can feedback matter in a conversation?
- What is noise in the Shannon-Weaver model?
- What is encoding in communication?
- What is decoding?
- Which is an example of verbal communication?
- What does paralanguage include?
- What does proxemics study?
- What does haptics examine?
- What is chronemics about?
- What is communicative competence?
- Which two qualities are central to communicative competence?
- What does appropriateness mean in communication?
- What can cultural differences do to communication?
- What is a linear transmission model of communication?
- What do interaction models add to communication?
- What is a key idea of transaction models?
- What is a LAN?
- What is a communication protocol?
- In a simplex system, how do signals flow?
- What can walkie-talkies do?
- What is full-duplex communication?
- Why is cryptography used in communication?
- What is a graphical user interface?
- Why do designers use skeuomorphism in interfaces?
- How do maple trees warn other plants?
- What is the Wood-Wide Web?
- How do flowers attract insect visitors?
- What is quorum sensing in bacteria?
- How can dogs react to human voices?
- What is a good way to keep a communication log?
- When keeping a listening journal, what should you identify?
- Why might a method of communication be inappropriate?
- What can help make a presentation about yourself clear?
- What should a persuasive sales talk focus on?
- What is useful when introducing a guest speaker?
- At a public meeting, what should you take?
- When teaching a skill, how can you check success?
- What should a blog or webpage include for this badge?
- What should you do before posting a webpage online?
- What can desktop publishing produce for a group?
- When planning a campfire program, what should you prepare?
- What should you find out about a communication career?
- What does kinesics study?
- What does oculesics focus on?
- What is asynchronous communication? 🔒
- What is synchronous communication? 🔒
- What do content messages express? 🔒
- What do relational messages show? 🔒
- What is one function of intrapersonal communication? 🔒
- How can a shopping list help you? 🔒
- Why might a teacher present some information visually? 🔒
- What can using multiple channels at once do? 🔒
- What is a barrier to effective communication? 🔒
- What can too much or too little information do? 🔒
- What is selective perception a barrier to? 🔒
- What is one example of noise in communication? 🔒
- What can ambiguous expressions make necessary? 🔒
- What does effectiveness mean in communicative competence? 🔒
- What is efficiency about in communication? 🔒
- What does empathy add to communicative competence? 🔒
- What does message production include? 🔒
- What are reception skills related to? 🔒
- What can a lack of communicative competence cause? 🔒
- Why do most animals communicate within their own species? 🔒
- How do fireflies send visual messages? 🔒
- How do crickets communicate acoustically? 🔒
- What do moths use to communicate chemically? 🔒
- How do bats navigate using sound? 🔒
- What do bees use a dance to indicate? 🔒
- Why do some male birds use songs? 🔒
- What is a common function of animal communication? 🔒
- What do vervet monkeys use warning signals for? 🔒
- What do many primates use different signals for? 🔒
- What does tactile communication occur through? 🔒
- What is olfactory communication based on? 🔒
- What do flowers signal to insects? 🔒
- Why do fruit plants make ripe fruits colorful? 🔒
- What can dogs learn to respond to? 🔒
- What is a WAN? 🔒
- What does a communication protocol cover? 🔒
- What is a simplex system like? 🔒
- What is full-duplex communication like? 🔒
- Why is a secure connection important for data? 🔒