Communication Skills I Question Paper
Communication Skills I
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce (Commerce)
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2008
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KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
COURSE CODE: COMS 110
COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS I
STREAM: Y1S1
DAY: WEDNESDAY
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M.
DATE: 17/12/2008
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There are FOUR sections in this question paper. (A, B, C & D)
2. Answer questions from ALL sections.
3. Read and follow instruction given at the beginning of each section
4. Your answers should be supported by illustrations as much as possible
PLEASE TURN OVER
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SECTION A: Study skills and communication process – 20 MKS
(Answer ALL questions from this section)
1. Briefly explain the meaning of communication
(3 mks)
2. (a) What is noise in communication? (2 mks)
(b) Identify the type of noise caused by the following
(i) A crying baby, singing birds, a whistling worker.
(ii) Difficult vocabulary, ambiguous words
(iii) Stress, frustrations, stomach ache (3 mks)
(c) Briefly explain the following two aspects of communication
(i) The communicator (2 mks)
(ii) The channel (2 mk s)
3. State and explain four factors that you would consider when designing a study location.
(8 mks)
SECTION B: (Library Skills and Grammar) – 20 MKS
(Answer ALL questions from this section)
4. What is a library? (1 mk)
5. Explain the three types of catalogues (9 mks)
6. (a) Differentiate between a prefix and suffix (1 mk)
(b) Explain how words are formed through the following processes
(i) Acronym
(ii) Borrowing
(iii) Reduplicative (9 mks)
SECTION C: (Listening and speaking skills) – 15 MKS
(Answer ONE question from this section)
EITHER
7. (a) Explain the following techniques that help improve listening skills
(i) Paraphrasing
(ii) Suspend judgment
(iii) Questioning (12 mks)
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(b) What is listening? Give an example. (3 mks)
OR
8. (a) Explain the following verbal aspects of delivery
i) Rate
ii) Pauses
iii) Pronunciation
iv) Loudness (12 mks)
(b) Explain gestures as a non-verbal element of communication. (3 mks)
SECTION D: (Writing Skills) – 15 MKS
(Answer ONE question from this section)
EITHER
9. (a) A good and efficient argumentative essay should give evidence. Explain the four
types of evidence. (12 mks)
(b) Write a short, cohesive paragraph using the following linking words – first, moreover,
however. (3 mks)
OR
10. (a) Explain the four basic criteria that you must utilize in order to select an appropriate
essay topic. (8 mks)
(b) Identify and describe three concepts that make an academic essay distinct from other
forms of writing. (6 mks)
(c) What is a composition? (1 mk)
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