1. Can you name the three countries with the most English-language speakers?

2. Can you name the
three countries with the most German-language speakers?

3.
Can you name the three countries with the most Arabic-language speakers?

4. Can you name the
top three countries with the most Spanish-language speakers?

Use these questions to learn about
two different kinds of verbal styles. Choose whether you tend to agree or
disagree with the following statements. Can you identify which is low-context
and which is high-context verbal style?
5. I feel annoyed
if someone does not directly answer my question.
Agree
Disagree
6. I feel irritated
if someone is very blunt with me.
Agree
Disagree
Use these questions
to learn about two different kinds of verbal styles. Can you identify
a formal and an informal verbal style for each?
7. How do you address
your instructor (e.g., first name, or title and last name)?

8. How do you address
a restaurant server (e.g., first name, or title)?

Use these questions
to learn about your attitudes towards talkativeness or silence. Complete
each sentence by choosing the phrase which best reflects your tendencies.
9. I tend to _____________
talking about a problem with others.
like
dislike
10. I tend to __________
people who are on the quiet side.
like
dislike
Use these questions
to learn about about two kinds of self-disclosure. Choose the answers
which best reflect your tendencies.
11. In talking to
strangers, how likely are you to disclose how much money you make?
Likely
Unlikely
12. In talking to
your best friend(s), how likely are you to disclose how much money you
make?
Likely
Unlikely
Use these questions
to find out about two persuasive styles. Choose the answers that best
reflect your tendencies. Can you identify the two persuasive styles reflected
in these questions?
13. When making a
request, I am
Likely
to be concerned with being tactful.
Unlikely
to be concerned with being tactful.
14. In my everyday
conversations, I am
Likely
to be concerned with being clear and concise.
Unlikely
to be concerned with being clear and concise.
15. Use this question
to learn about more about identity. Complete the sentence:
Who am I? I am:
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
Which of these two identities
is more important to you?

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