Nueva Estrella National High School

Nueva Estrella, Socorro, SDN

FINAL Exam in Oral Communication

Grade 11
Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________
Grade & Section: __________________ Score: _____________

I- Directions: Choose and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a type of communication means one person D. discussion

is both the Communicator and receiver. 9. Panel Discussions, symposia and roundtables are
A. Intrapersonal examples of:
B. Interpersonal A. Small Group Communication
C. Dyadic B. Dyadic Communication
D. Public C. Mass Communication
2. What type of communication involves more D. Public Communication
than one person? 10. ____________are meant to look into a problem
A. Interpersonal but not necessarily come up with a solutgion.
B. Intrapersonal A. Study Groups
C. Public B. Task-Oriented Group
D. Dyadic C. Small Groups
3. ___________varies with the purpose of commu D. Group study
nication and speech context. 11. It is a communication that there is no interchan
A. Speech Style ging of the speaker and the listeners roles.
B. Speech Context A. Public Communication
C. Speech Act B. Small Group Communication
D. Level of Communication C. Organizational Communication
4. The level of Communication dictates the type of D. Mass Communication
speech Style and Speech Act to be used in a___ 12. It is a type communication is any of the above h
________ uman verbal interactions carried out with the aid
A. Communicative Strategy of mass media technology.
B. Formal Communicative Strategy A. Mass Communication
C. Communication B. Public Communication
D. Speech Context C. Dyadic Communication
5. What type of communication is one speaker and D. Organizational Communication
one listener come together to exchange 13. One example in this type of communication is a
thoughts, ideas, opinions and information. memo on salary increase.
A. Dyadic A. Organizational Communication
B. Intrapersonal B. Mass Communication
C. Small Group C. Intercultural Communication
D. Public D. Public Communication
6. __________ is the most common, the most freq
uent and the most popular of all dyadic commun 14. It goes beyond showcasing folk dances, local
ication. songs and native delecacies.
A. Conversation A. Intercultural Communication
B. Dialogues B. Organizational Communication
C. Communication C. Public Communication
D. Counseling D. Dyadic Communication
7. It is usually happen during guidance counseling, 15. It is based on different types of speech context.
consulting with a priest, or a heart-to-heart talks A. Communication Strategies
with the trusted person. B. Communicative Strategies
A. Dialogues C. Consultative Strategies
B. Consultation D. Public Strategies
C. Conversation 16. It is a style in which meaning is shared even wit
D. One-on-one Dialogues hout “correct linguistic forms”.
8. ____________ are almost highly formal compar A. Intimate
ed to conversation, but not as in-depth as a B. Casual
dialogue is. C. Consultative
A. Interviews D. Frozen
B. Dialogues
C. conversation
17. This occurs among people who have known D. Speech Styles
each other for a long time and have shared 27. This acts happens with the utterance of a sound,
many experiences. a word or even a phrase as a natural unit of
speech.
A. Intimate A. Locutionary Spech Act
B. Casual B. Perlocutionary Speech Act
C. Consultative C. Illocutionary Speech Act
D. Formal D. Speech Act
18. Which of the following requires a consultative 28. Making a prediction, a promise, or a request is
speech style? an examples of ____________
A. Requires two-way participation A. Illocutionary Speech Act
B. When communicating to your acquaintan B. Perlocutionary Speech Act
ces C. Locutionary Speech Act
C. When talking to your partner about your D. None of the Above
future plans 29. This is seen when a particular effect is sought
D. When delivering a Speech from either the speaker, the listener or both.
19. It is a speech style used among friends and A. Perlocutionary Speech Act
acquaintances that do not require background in B. Illocutionary Speech Act
formation. C. Locutionary Speech Act
A. Casual D. Speech Act
B. Intimate 30. The aim of this speech act is to change feelings,
C. Consultative thoughts, or actions.
D. Frozen A. Perlocutionary Speech Act
20. Used generally in very formal setting. B. Locutionary Speech Act
A. Frozen C. Illocutionary Speech Act
B. Formal D. Speech Act
C. Consultative 31. It is meant to elicit a response from the listener.
D. Intimate A. Perlocutionary Speech Act
21. It is used for imparting the information. Straightf B. Speech Act
orward and direct and this style does not allow i C. Locutionary Speech Act
nterruptions. D. Illocutionary Speech Act
A. Formal 32. ____________ are plans/ways/means of sharing
B. Frozen information which are adopted to achieve a parti
C. Consultative cular social, political, psychological or linguistic
D. Intimate purpose.
22. It is a non-public speech style that uses private A. Communicative Strategies
vocabulary and includes nonverbal message. B. Nomination Communicative Strategies
A. Intimate C. Topic-Control Communicative Strategy
B. Frozen D. Turn-taking Communicative Strategy
C. Formal 33. It is a strategy that can also be applied any time
D. Casual the course of an interaction as a way of
23. It mostly occurs in ceremonies, common exampl continuing the communication.
e are Preamble to the Constitution, Lord’s Prayer A. Nomination Communicative Strategy
and Allegiance to country or flag. B. Topic-shifting Communicative Strategy
A. Frozen C. Communicative Competence
B. Intimate D. Restriction Communicative Strategy
C. Formal 34. This strategy that is useful in introducing
D. Consultative another topic.
24. Professional or mutually acceptable language is A. Topic-Shifting Communicative Strategy
a must in this style. B. Termination Communicative Strategy
A. Consultative C. Topic-control Communicative Strategy
B. Frozen D. Topic-Shifting Communicative Strategy
C. Intimate 35. It requires that the speaker speaks only when it
D. Formal is his/her turn during an interaction.
25. The content dictates and affects the way people A. Turn-taking Communicative Strategy
communicate. B. Restriction Communicative Strategy
A. Speech style C. Topic-shifting Communicative Strategy
B. Speech Context D. Termination Communicative Strategy
C. Speech Delivery
D. Types of Speech
26. It is the speaker’s utterances which convey mea
ning and make listeners do specific things.
A. Speech Act
B. Types of Speech
C. Speech Utterance
II- Directions: Identify the appropriate term based on the definition given. Choose from the items inside the
box. Write your answer on the blanks provided.

Stage Presence Termination Recasting Repair

Nomination Restriction Modulation Topic Control
Facial Expressions Turn-Taking Speech Topical Outline
Persuasive Speech Speech purpose Chronological Outline Repeating
Public Communication Speech to Entertain Problem-Solution Outline Memorized Speech
Entertainment Speech Cause & Effect Outline Impromptu Speech Topic Shifting
Audience Speech Contexts Communicative Strategies Speech Act

36. _______________________Using verbal and nonverbal signals to end the interaction.

37. _______________________Presenting a particular topic clearly, truthfully, and saying only what is
relevant.
38. _______________________Keeping the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting a response.
39. _______________________Overcoming communication breakdown to send more comprehensible
message.
40. _______________________Constraining the response/reaction within a set of categories.
41. _______________________Recognizing when and how to speak because it is one’s turn.
42. _______________________Introducing a new topic followed by the continuation of the topic.
43. _______________________Means changing the form of a message that could not be understood.
44. _______________________Is a good way of correcting oneself and gives the speaker time to do just that.
45. _______________________It is the most recognizable of all speech contexts.
46. _______________________Decides what information goes into the speech and what does not.
47. _______________________May or may not need data unless that data can be used in a humorous way.
48. _______________________Needs a specific data that will help the speaker in changing the minds of the
listener and move them to action.
49. _______________________To make the listeners smile or feel lighthearted after the speech is enough.
50. _______________________It is a speech that is fully written out like the speech that is read from the
manuscript.
51. _______________________Is delivered on short notice with little or no preparation.
52. _______________________It is meant to impart a message to listeners.
53. _______________________It explains a problem and suggests a possible solution.
54. _______________________Involves a discussion of both cause and effect of an issue.
55. _______________________Divides the topics into subtopics on importance or interest value or simply
because the topic requires it.
56. _______________________A historical/time approach like from the past to the present.
57. _______________________Is one of the major factors that determine the uniqueness of the speech.
58. _______________________The pleasant sounding voices, quite soothing to the ears, just as there are
unpleasant voices that sound flat, are high pitched, or screeching.
59. _______________________Should change with the content of the speech.
60. _______________________The ability to “own” the stage, of the speaker being able to fill the space and
project his/her personality to the audience.

III- Directions: Match the items in Column A with the items in Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_______61. Communication a. involves two participants
_______62. Interpersonal b. are formal dyadic communication
_______63. Dyadic c. addresses as the listeners
_______64. Conversation d. used to mean only radio and television
_______65. Interview & dialogue e. are also based on different types of Speech Styles
_______66. Audience f. when someone is surprised
_______67. Mass Media g. is as distinct as the types of speech context
_______68. Communication Strategies h. is always intentional
_______69. Speech Style i. informal dyadic communication
_______70. Locutionary Speech Act j. involves more than one person
IV- True or False. Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information and FALSE if the statement
contradicts the information.
________________71. Intrapersonal Communication means communicating with oneself to another.
________________72. Communication can involve not more than two people only.
________________73. Small group communication requires 20 to 30 people to study an issue.
________________74. Mass communications do not include Social Media.
________________75. Both types of Organizational Communication are not necessary for the organization to
survive.
________________76. Not all communication, whatever the Speech Context, has to have a Purpose.
________________77. Communication Strategies are not always based on different types of speech styles.
________________78. Intimate style do not understand each other.
________________79. The aim of the Locutionary Speech Act is to change feelings, thoughts or actions.
________________80. The use of Communicative Strategies is not the hallmark of communicative competence.
________________81. Communicative Strategies are useful in the Communication Process because they help
impart the message using the questions and answers, repetition for clarification, topic shifting and topic
control.
________________82. The purposes of speech are studied in order to deepen one’s knowledge and learn how to
apply them in one’s own speech.
________________83. Reading or Speaking from s Manuscript is usually used in the Formal Speech Context.
________________84. Information gathered must be at the level of knowledge of both the speaker and the
audience, without offending any listener.
________________85. The outline also helps in pointing out whether a material may be useful or not.

V- Write an essay on one’s journey from the first time one spoke or stood in front of the class (in one of
the activities) ( 15 pts.)

 What was the most useful thing you learned?

 What was the worst problem you had encountered in speaking in public?
 What was the biggest improvement you experienced?

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