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25 questions. Select one answer for each.

1. A team leader sends an email asking employees to “share any concerns about the new work process.” One employee gives detailed criticism, while another only replies, “Everything is fine,” because they believe the manager expects agreement rather than honest criticism. What is the most likely cause of the different responses?

A. The employees have different expectations about how openly they should respond to the manager.B. One employee has misunderstood the new work process completely.C. The manager should not ask employees for feedback by email.D. Employees should always give the same type of response to a manager.

2. An employee receives a short message from a colleague saying: “You need to fix this.” The employee feels that the message is rude and becomes less willing to cooperate. The colleague says that the message was only meant to be direct and efficient. What is the most likely communication problem in this situation?

A. The short wording may create a negative emotional impact that the sender did not expect.B. Direct instructions should never be used at work.C. The employee should ignore their reaction because the message is technically clear.D. The colleague should always give instructions in person.

3. A manager sends unclear instructions about how customer complaints should be handled. Two employees follow different procedures, and one customer receives conflicting information from the company. What is the most likely consequence?

A. The customer may lose trust in the organisation.B. The employees will automatically develop better procedures.C. The customer will probably ignore the difference.D. The company will no longer need written procedures.

4. A company posts a message on social media that some readers consider disrespectful towards a particular social group. The company explains that no offence was intended, but the message is widely criticised online. What is the most likely consequence for the company?

A. Its reputation may be damaged even if the offence was unintended.B. There can be no consequence because the company explained its intention.C. Customers will automatically forget the message.D. The criticism will only affect the employee who wrote the message.

5. A team developing a new medical device receives an internal message saying that an early test result is “promising.” Some team members interpret this as meaning that the device is almost ready for use, while the researchers only mean that further testing is worthwhile. What is the most likely risk?

A. The device may be promoted or used too early before enough evidence is available.B. The device will automatically become safer because the results are positive.C. Further testing will no longer be necessary.D. The research team will receive more accurate results.

6. An employee receives a short message from her manager: “Please come to my office this afternoon. We need to discuss your recent work.” She immediately thinks that she is in serious trouble. Before replying, she asks Gen AI to consider several possible reasons why the manager may have sent the message. What is most likely to be helpful about using Gen AI in this way?

A. It can confirm exactly what the manager is thinking.B. It can help the employee see that there may be several possible explanations for the message.C. It can decide whether the manager is treating the employee fairly.D. It can tell the employee what the manager will say in the meeting.

7. Before an important conversation with a colleague, an employee uses Gen AI to practise several ways of responding to criticism. The AI suggests possible reactions from the colleague. How should the employee most appropriately use these suggestions?

A. Treat them as guaranteed predictions of how the colleague will respond.B. Use them as possible reactions to prepare for, while still relying on judgement during the real conversation.C. Avoid the real conversation because the AI has already simulated it.D. Assume that the most negative simulated reaction will occur.

8. A customer-service employee needs to reject a customer's request for a refund. Before replying, she uses Gen AI to practise several ways of explaining the decision. Why might this be useful?

A. It can help her find wording that explains the decision clearly while showing appropriate sensitivity to the customer's concern.B. It can make the customer accept the decision without complaint.C. It can prove that the company's decision is fair.D. It can predict whether the customer will continue using the company.

9. A design engineer discovers that a drawing contains a possible error. She needs to contact another engineer who prepared the drawing. Before sending her email, she asks Gen AI to review the wording from the other engineer's perspective. What is most likely to help?

A. It may help her phrase the concern as a technical issue to be checked rather than as a personal accusation.B. It can determine with certainty who caused the error.C. It can confirm that the other engineer will agree with her analysis.D. It can replace the need to check the drawing together.

10. A nurse needs to explain to a patient's family that there has been a delay in a scheduled procedure. Before speaking with the family, she asks Gen AI to role-play as a concerned relative and respond to different ways of explaining the delay. What is most likely to be helpful about this?

A. It can help the nurse prepare wording that is clear, respectful, and sensitive to the family's concerns.B. It can predict exactly how the family will react.C. It can guarantee that the family will accept the delay.D. It can replace the need for the nurse to answer further questions.

11. An employee asks Gen AI to improve this message to a team member: "Please complete the report soon because we need it for the next stage." The AI rewrites it in more professional and polite language. The employee feels confident and sends the revised message immediately. Later, the team member asks, "When exactly do you need the report, and which parts should I complete?" What is the most likely communication problem in this situation?

A. The message sounded too informal.B. The employee should not have used AI to improve the wording.C. The improved wording made the message sound professional, but important expectations such as the deadline and required action were still unclear.D. The team member probably did not read the message carefully enough.

12. A supervisor asks Gen AI to review a message before sending it to a new employee. The AI says the message is clear and friendly. However, the new employee has very limited knowledge of the team’s usual working procedures. What is the most likely risk if the supervisor relies only on the AI review?

A. The AI may not know enough about the employee’s background and may miss information that the employee needs.B. The employee will probably understand the message because the AI said it was clear.C. The message will become less professional if more details are added.D. The supervisor should avoid using AI whenever communicating with new employees.

13. A manager from one country asks Gen AI how employees from another culture are likely to respond to direct feedback. The AI gives a general explanation about how people from that culture usually communicate. What is the main risk of using this advice without further consideration?

A. The AI may rely on broad cultural assumptions that do not accurately describe the individual employees.B. The AI will always provide incorrect information about cultural differences.C. Employees from the same culture will usually react in exactly the same way.D. Cultural background has no influence on communication.

14. Two team members have had several disagreements in the past. One of them asks Gen AI to predict how the other person will react to a new message. The AI says the receiver is unlikely to be offended. Why should the sender still be careful before sending the message?

A. Previous disagreements may affect the receiver’s reaction in ways the AI does not fully understand.B. The AI should never be used to review messages between colleagues.C. Previous disagreements are not relevant to current communication.D. If the AI predicts a positive reaction, no further review is necessary.

15. A staff member is preparing a sensitive message to a colleague. She asks Gen AI for three different ways the colleague might interpret the message. She then compares these possibilities with what she knows about the colleague and changes one unclear sentence before sending it. Which description best reflects how Gen AI is being used in this situation?

A. It is being used to decide the colleague’s actual opinion.B. It is being used to replace the sender’s judgement.C. It is being used to help the sender notice possible misunderstandings before making her own decision.D. It is being used to prove that the final message cannot be misunderstood.

16. An employee writes a short note about a delay in a project and asks Gen AI to turn it into a complete email. The AI produces a polished message saying that the delay is “urgent” and that another department “must take immediate action.” The employee had not decided that the matter was urgent or that the other department was responsible. What would be the most appropriate action before sending the email?

A. Send the email because the AI has made it sound clear and professional.B. Remove only any grammar mistakes made by the AI.C. Check whether the urgency, responsibility and requested action reflect what the employee actually intends to communicate.D. Ask the AI to make the message even more formal.

17. An employee wants to ask senior management for a decision on a budget issue. She asks Gen AI to make her email more polite. The revised email sounds respectful, but the request for a decision becomes less clear. What is most likely to improve the email?

A. Add more formal vocabulary.B. Make the email longer.C. Make the required decision clear while keeping an appropriate tone.D. Remove the request for a decision to avoid pressure.

18. A staff member receives an AI-generated draft and notices that it sounds confident about information that has not yet been confirmed. What should the staff member most likely do before sending it?

A. Keep the wording because confident messages sound more professional.B. Check the facts and change the level of certainty to match what is actually known.C. Add more details to make the message sound stronger.D. Ask Gen AI to make the message more persuasive.

19. A regional office reports a serious operational problem to headquarters. Gen AI rewrites the report in a calm and professional tone. However, the revised version makes the problem sound less urgent than the regional team intended. What would be the most appropriate action before sending the report?

A. Keep the calmer wording because headquarters prefers professional language.B. Check whether the revised tone still communicates the required level of urgency.C. Remove all references to urgency to avoid creating pressure.D. Ask Gen AI to make the report shorter.

20. A project director in a large organization asks Gen AI to draft an email about a delayed system launch. The AI-generated message states that the IT department is responsible for resolving the problem by Friday. However, the director has not yet agreed on responsibility or the deadline with the IT team. What should the project director most likely do?

A. Send the email because clear responsibility helps speed up work.B. Ask Gen AI to make the deadline sound less demanding.C. Confirm the responsibility and deadline before including them in the final message.D. Remove all information about the system delay.

21. Scenario: A user enters: “We need everyone to step up and bring their A-game for this project.” The generated report states under Background Differences: “The expressions ‘step up’ and ‘bring their A-game’ may not be equally familiar to all receivers, particularly those from different language or cultural backgrounds.” Question: Based on this finding, which action would most likely improve clarity?

A. Replace the expressions with specific expectations about effort and performance.B. Add more informal expressions to make the message friendlier.C. Keep the wording because informal language is always easier to understand.D. Remove the project expectations from the message.

22. Scenario: A user enters: “I am surprised that you still need help with this.” The generated report states under Emotional Sensitivity: “The receiver may feel embarrassed or judged because the wording suggests that they should already be able to complete the task independently.” Question: Which action would most likely address the concern identified in the report?

A. Restate the available support without commenting on whether the receiver should need help.B. Explain in more detail why the receiver should already know the task.C. Keep the wording but add a smiley face.D. Tell the receiver that others completed the task without help.

23. Scenario: A user enters: “We need someone who is physically fit and not too old for this customer-facing role.” The generated report states under Socially Sensitive Issues: “The reference to age may be perceived as discriminatory. The wording also does not explain whether physical ability is genuinely required for the role or is being assumed based on age.” Question: Based on this finding, which action would most likely make the message more appropriate?

A. Describe the specific job-related abilities required without using age as a general indicator.B. Replace “not too old” with “younger.”C. Keep the age reference but explain that it is only a preference.D. Remove all information about job requirements.

24. Scenario: A clinic coordinator sends this message to a patient: “Please arrange your follow-up appointment soon.” The generated report states under Behavioral Expectation Gap: “The word ‘soon’ does not provide a clear timeframe. The patient may not know whether the appointment should be arranged within a few days, a few weeks, or before a particular date.” Question: Based on this finding, which action would most likely help the patient understand what is expected?

A. Specify the recommended timeframe for arranging the follow-up appointment.B. Repeat that the appointment is important without giving a timeframe.C. Leave the message unchanged and assume the patient will contact the clinic promptly.D. Ask the patient to decide when the follow-up is necessary.

25. Scenario: A hospital discharge message states: “Keep an eye on your symptoms and contact us if things go downhill.” The generated report states under Background Differences: “The expressions ‘keep an eye on’ and ‘go downhill’ are informal idioms. Some patients, particularly those with different language or cultural backgrounds, may not clearly understand what they are being asked to monitor or when they should contact the healthcare service.” Question: Based on this finding, which action would most likely improve the message?

A. Replace the idioms with clear descriptions of what the patient should monitor and when they should seek further advice.B. Add more informal expressions to make the message sound friendly.C. Keep the wording because patients can ask someone else to explain it.D. Shorten the message to “Monitor yourself carefully.”