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Coms 110: Communication Skills I Question Paper

Coms 110: Communication Skills I

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2009

COURSE CODE: COMS 110
COURSE TITLE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS I
STREAM: SESSION I
DAY: WEDNESDAY
TIME: 9.00 – 11.00 A.M.
DATE: 12/08/2009
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There are FOUR sections in this paper (A, B, C & D)
2. Answer questions from All sections
3. Read and follow the instructions given at the beginning of each section
4. Your answers should be supported by illustrations as much as possible
SECTION A: (COMPULSORY) 20 MARKS
Answer ALL questions from this section
1. (a) You have been invited to address the members of Maendeleo ya wanaume on ‘The Importance
of Women in the Home’. Explain how the following factors are likely to cause barriers. Give
clear examples.
(i) Semantic/connotative meaning
(ii) Physiological factors
(iii) Physical factors
(iv)Psychological factors
(v) Stored experience (15 marks)
(b) Give the channels used by the following communicators.
(a) A news anchor
(b) A pastor in a crusade
(c) A secretary sending a fax
(d) A televangelist
(e) A boy in Kenya who is chatting with his father in Italy. (5 marks)
SECTION B: (COMPULSORY) 20 MARKS
Answer ALL questions from this section
2. (a) “Public libraries were established in order to serve the members of the community”
Giving clear illustrations, justify this statement. (16 marks)
(b) Advice the following readers on the type of reading they should choose.
(i) A mother who would like to learn a certain recipe.
(ii) A student who is looking for qualities of a good essay from a chapter.
(iii) A library reader who is looking for a book in the library which contains
information on counseling.
(iv) A student who would like to get the key points from his notes before getting into
an examination room. (4 marks)
SECTION C: Answer only ONE question from this section (15 MARKS)
3. Identify five types of listening and briefly explain their importances. (15 marks)
4. (a) What is a eulogy? (1 mark)
(b) You have been asked to eulogise your friend during his funeral. Explain seven things
that you would consider when preparing your speech. (14 marks)
SECTION D: Answer only ONE question from this section (15 MARKS)
5. (a) Explain the following terms which are commonly used when writing explanatory or
expository essays. Give examples
i) Definition
ii) Analysis
iii) Comparison and contrast (12 marks)
(b) Give three things that a student should do when revising for exams. (3 marks)
6. (a) An academic essay consists of three parts. Name the three parts and briefly explain what
each part entails. (6 marks)
(b) A paragraph has unity when all the sentences are relevant to the topic sentence.
Write a paragraph of six sentences that lacks unity and briefly explain why you think it
lacks unity. (9 marks)

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