Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Polomolok West District
LUMAKIL INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Barangay Lumakil, Polomolok, South Cotabato
School I.D. 501199
SUMMATIVE TEST in
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Quarter 1, Week 1

Name: __________________________________________Grade & Section: ___________

Date: ______________
I. INSTRUCTION: Read and understand the questions carefully. Write the LETTER
of your answer on the space provided.

_______1. It is the source or communicator or sender of information or message. The

communicator initiates the process by having a thought or an idea that she/he wishes to transmit
to others.
a. Message b. Speaker c. Encoding d. Receiver
_______2. The process of converting the message into words, actions, or other forms that the
speaker understands. It is an act of translating ideas or thought by the source into a language that
may be perceived by the senses.
a. Message b. Speaker c. Encoding d. Receiver
______3. refers to the environment where communication takes place
a. Feedback b. Channel c. Barrie d. Context
______4. The information, ideas, or thoughts conveyed by the speaker in words (whether written
or spoken) or in actions (gestures or symbols)
a Message b. Channel c. Barrie d. Context
______5. The medium or the means, such as personal or non-personal, verbal or nonverbal, in
which the encoded message is conveyed or transmitted. It also refers to the means of
transmission in which the message travels to the receiver.
a. Decoding b. Channel c. Encoding d. Receiver
______6. It is synonymous to medium. For example, if you are writing a letter to your distant
friend; your letter is the medium.
a. Channel b. Speaker c. Encoding d. Receiver
______7. The recipient of the message, or someone who decodes the message
a. Message b. Speaker c. Encoding d. Receiver
______8. The reactions, responses, or information provided by the receiver after receiving the
message.
a. Feedback b. Channel c. Barrie d. Context
______9. They are called the factors that affect the flow of communication
a. Feedback b. Channel c. Barrie d. Context
______10. The process of interpreting the encoded message of the speaker by the receiver. It is
to understand the meaning of a received information in your own language.
a. Decoding b. Channel c. Encoding d. Receiver
______11. When does encoding take place?
a. When the receiver interprets the message
b. When the sender translates the message into a perceivable form
c. When both sender and receiver need to exchange messages
d. When the sender recognizes the communication style of the other
______12. Which statement does NOT describe decoding process?
a. It is deciding on the medium to use in transmitting a message.
b. It involves interpretation.
c. It is assigning meaning to the message.
d. It is usually done by the receiver in a communication process.
______13. You deliver a speech about the importance of higher education to a group of high
school students. What is the message?
a. the high school students
b. you
c. importance of higher education
d. your voice and language
______14. Anna sells cookies and cakes to many customers online. Who is the sender of the
message?
a. Customers b. Anna c. Online d. Cookies and cakes
______15. Which of the following is an example of audience’s feedback?
a. Laughter b. silence c. half-closed eyelids d. all of the above
______16. A message can only be considered effective when it is ___________.
a. delivered on time
b. understood by others and produces the intended result
c. communicated orally with the appropriate nonverbal cues
d. written personally
______17. Martin has a habit of ignoring the messages of his classmates. Which of the following
elements is usually missing from interactions with Mark?
a. channel b. participation c. context d. feedback

II. INSTRUCTION: Complete the diagram below by LABELING it with the correct
elements of communication. Write your answer on the blanks.

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