Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________

Oral Communication in Context

Quarter 1 – Module 4
Examining Samples of Oral Communication Activities
Pre-test

Write the letter of your choice on the space provided before each number.

____1. Which of the following is NOT a barrier to communication?

a. feedback b. one-way communication
c. mixed signal from sender d. different interpretation of words

____2. All of the following are barriers to effective communication EXCEPT for one:
a. wrong timing b. eliminate noise
c. distortion of information d. communication overloads

____3. Which of the following is NOT a suggested way of eliminating or reducing

barriers to effective communication.
a. use mirroring to establish rapport
b. discuss differences in perspectives
c. use the emotions and colorful words
d. appeal to human needs and time your message
____4. When people in an organization are clearly informed of the tasks and are
praised for their performance, they are most inspired to work. This function
of communication is:
a. motivation
b. information
c. social interaction
d. regulation or control

____5. We interact with people in almost all aspects of our life and in every
communication situation. This function of communication is:
a. motivation
b. information
c. social interaction
d. regulation or control

____6. What function of communication is observed when someone says: “Sit up

straight and mind your own paper.”
a. motivation
b. information
c. social Interaction
d. regulation or control

____7. What function of communication is observed when someone says:

“A strong typhoon is coming tomorrow.”
a. motivation b. information
c. social Interaction d. regulation or control
____8. What function of communication is observed when someone says: “I loved
you first: but afterwards your love. Outsoaring mine, sang such a song . As
drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.”
a. motivation
b. information
c. social Interaction
d. emotional Expression
____9. What function of communication is observed when someone says “We do
not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need
inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”

a. motivation
b. information
c. regulation or control
d. emotional Expression

For items 10-12, identify the purpose of communication

____10. Bill Clinton's "I Have Sinned" Speech on Monica Lewinsky
I agree with those who have said that in my first statement after I testified I was not
contrite enough. I don't think there is a fancy way to say that I have sinned. It is
important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is
genuine: first and most important, my family; also my friends, my staff, my Cabinet,
Monica Lewinsky and her family, and the American people. I have asked all for their
forgiveness... But I believe that to be forgiven, more than sorrow is required - at least
two more things. First, genuine repentance - a determination to change and to repair
breaches of my own making. I have repented. Second, what my bible calls a ''broken
spirit''; an understanding that I must have God's help to be the person that I want to be;
a willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek; a renunciation of the pride and the
anger which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame and
complain.

a. to inform
b. to persuade
c. to entertain
d. to motivate
____11. Today, I'd like to give you some of the facts about caffeine and its effects on your body.
I may not cause you to change your coffee consumption, but at least you'll be better
informed about what you are putting into your body. I'm going to talk about the
beneficial effects of caffeine, the negative effects and discuss what are considered to be
'safe' levels of caffeine consumption.
a. to inform b. to persuade
c. to entertain d. to motivate

____12. Laugh. It feels like the funniest thing that has ever happened to me. I'm still laughing as
Dad helps me out of the boat. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" he asks. I consider for a moment.
"Well, no, I guess not it wasn’t as bad as a lot of people find speech-giving to be, anyway.... I
still haven't understood peoples fear of public speaking any amount of it I had has been done
away with after having this class. Maybe if more people took Mr. Yates classes, then the
number two fear of people might be...

a. to inform b. to persuade
c. to entertain d. to motivate