Department of Education

Republic of the Philippines

Oral Communication - 2nd Quarter Long Test

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _______________________

Grade and Section: ____________________ Teacher: _____________________

Test I. Identification
Directions. Identify the following. Write your answer on the space provided. NO ERASURES!
(2 Points each)

________________1. Refers to an interaction in which words are used to relay a message.

________________2. A type of speech according to delivery which involves committing the speech to memory
and delivering it without notes.
________________3. Refers to an interaction where gestures, movements, and expressions are used to convey
and represent things.
________________4. It refers to a set of specialized vocabulary in a certain Field.
________________5. A type of speech according to delivery which involves speaking without advanced
preparation.
_______________6. A type of speech according to delivery which involves reading from a prepared script.
________________7. A type of speech according to delivery which involves speaking with limited preparation.
________________8. Refers to sending and receiving of messages across languages and cultures.
________________9. A type of Speech According to purpose which aims to provide the audience with
amusement.
________________10. Refers to the communication between and among people which establishes personal
relationships between and among them.
________________11. A speech style which occurs between or among family members or close individuals.
________________12. Refers to how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in
conversations.
________________13. Refers to communication in which speaker delivers or sends message before or in front of
a group.
________________14. Provides the audience with well- argued ideas that can influence their own beliefs and
decisions.
________________15. Refers to communication that takes place through television, radio, newspapers,
magazines, books, billboards, internet, and other types of media.
________________16. A type of speech according to purpose which provides the audience with a clear
understanding of the concept or idea presented by the speaker.
________________17. Communication that occurs between two people.
________________18. A communication contexts which involves only one person.
________________19. The speech style used in formal settings.
________________20. A speech style which remains unchanged through time.

II. Write the word TRUE before each number if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is
wrong.

_______________1. After your speech, it is appropriate to say “Thank you” to the organizers for the speaking
opportunity.
_______________2. If you find the topic uninteresting, you say, “I don’t think the topic is stimulating enough. I
don’t like to say something about it.”
_______________3. Impromptu is definitely different from other forms of speeches.
_______________4. Impromptu speaking challenges the speaker’s ability to organize ideas and deliver effectively
in a very short period.
_______________5. One way to relax is to over think.

_______________6. Saying sorry because you did not prepare is appropriate in an impromptu speech.
_______________7. In an impromptu speech, there is no need for non-verbal cues.
_______________8. There are strategies that can help in verbalizing thoughts.
_______________9. Warming up before the speech can ease your tensed nerves.
______________10.In Impromptu speaking, your audiences don’t care about your transitions anymore.
III. Identify the following situations according to types of speech according to delivery.

______________1. When you are a candidate for a post in a student government and you deliver your
campaign speech before a voting in public.
______________2. In an event when you are asked to say a few words.
______________3. When you are assigned to report a topic in class.
______________4. First day at work or in class, or during an interview.
______________5. When you perform in a stage play.
______________6. Reading the rules and criteria in a contest.
______________7. When an actor and actresses in a scene performs a script from memory.
______________8. Presenting the legal proceedings and verdict in a court.
______________9.Newscasting with a teleprompter or an autocue device.
______________10. When you deliver a declamation, oratorical, or literary pieces.

IV. ESSAY (5 Points Each)

1. What is the importance of eye contact, correct pronunciation and enunciation of words in delivering a
speech?

2. What do you think is the significance of Organizing and delivering a Speech?

Prepared by: Approved by:

Daniel L. Flores Ms. Virginia B. Gulinao

Acting Principal, JPi- Muzon

Faye Jolly Ann L. Cesar

Charmaine E. Libiran
Oral Communication Teachers

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