Check what the other person can use
Six recalled behaviors concern requests, terms, decisions, examples and measurement units. They describe attempts to establish shared meaning, rather than certifying that a message was understood.
Items 1–6 keep their selected values from 1 to 5. Add all six and divide by six, rounded to one decimal. There are no reversed items. One unscored answer withholds this group alone.
Meaning needs a checkable referent
A request can sound clear while leaving its action, terminology or unit open to different interpretations. This group asks whether you noticed and checked such gaps during the past four weeks. It covers things you recall doing, not whether your explanation was correct, accessible to every reader or persuasive. Different roles offer different opportunities to check meaning.
A mean summarises frequency choices
Imagine answers of 4, 3, 4, 5, 3 and 5. Their sum is 24 and the displayed mean is 4.0. No reversal, percentage or competence band is applied. Six fives would mean that you selected Almost always for all six behaviors; it would not establish flawless communication. A similar mean in another group does not prove equal skill.
The same total can conceal different units
In a fictional project, one person reports twelve orders while another reports twelve items. Before combining the numbers, a useful question is what each count includes and which period it covers. Simply repeating twelve more loudly leaves the ambiguity intact. Checking units can resolve this specific misunderstanding; it does not establish that either person generally communicates better.
Frequency and usefulness can move separately
Frequent checks may reflect a complex task, unfamiliar terminology or unclear instructions rather than stronger competence. Fewer checks may be sufficient when people share a well-tested routine. If a relevant situation occurred but you did not check, Never can describe it. If the situation did not occur or cannot be judged, choose unscored; the group mean remains missing rather than becoming zero.
Try one question that resolves an ambiguity
For one ordinary task, identify a word, unit or requested action that could mean two things. Ask a short question through an agreed communication channel and note whether the answer changes the next action. Do not collect private messages for this form. A useful outcome is a clearer shared referent, not a longer exchange or a higher mean.
Compare a recalled attempt with its actual effect
If appropriate, ask the recipient whether the clarification helped them act. Their account can differ from your intention without making either account a total judgment of the person. This original bilingual reflection has no established reliability, norms or language equivalence. It cannot certify communication competence or support hiring. All six readings remain available whether or not you have a numerical mean.