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Pretest in Oral Communication in Context
Pretest in Oral Communication in Context
7. It is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message
by converting them into concepts and ideas.
A. Decoding
B. Listing
C. Encoding
D. Feedback
8. It shows how time is viewed differently in various countries.
A. Chronemics
B. Haptics
C. Proxemics
D. Gestures
9. The use of space provides us with ideas about how close or how far people are from the center of
power or where a person is in the social ladder.
A. Chronemics
B. Haptics
C. Proxemics
D. Gestures
13. The father looks sharply at his children who are quarrelling.
14. A friend hugs you when you are down and troubled.
15. A candidate for Brgy. Councilor conducts a house-to-house campaign for election.
16. The school dentist tells the kindergarten class on how to brush one’s teeth properly.
17. Kuya Kim provides information about the weather update.
18. People sympathizing with the bereaved family.
19. The mother hugs the crying baby.
20-24 WRITE THE LETTER OF THE ANSWER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. Identify what barrier of communication is
present in the following scenarios:
Choices: A. EMOTIONAL BARRIER
B. USE OF JARGON
C. LACK OF CONFIDENCE
D. NOISY ENVIRONMENT
20. You are asked to share something about your day or weekend, but you are hesitant because you are shy.
21. You sit in a meeting or class where you think the speaker is boring.
22. You are having a conversation with some friends when a song was played loudly.
23. You are a scientist discussing a certain weather phenomenon with your neighbor who does not
know much about the topic.
24. She is saying something nice but you hesitate to listen because you don’t like her.
25. The following are statements that use the frozen speech style Except _.
A. Panunumpa sa Watawat……
B. I, Juan dela Rosa, solemnly swear to do my duty…….
C. What have you done to me, dear?
D. Panatang makabayan….
29-33 WRITE THE LETTER OF THE ANSWER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. Categorize the following utterances into
their corresponding category of illocutionary act. Choose your answer here.
A. ASSERTIVES
B. DIRECTIVES
C. COMMISSIVES
D. EXPRESSIVE
E. DECLARATION
29. I am better than anyone else in this classroom.
30. Please help me here.
31. I will eat a balanced diet starting tomorrow.
32. I’m so grateful you come to my party.
33. I nominate Mr. Go for class President.
34. Ms. Aguilar has been invited to be a guest speaker at a graduating ceremony in Mariano University.
Which of the following lines is an appropriate introduction in her commencement speech?
A. Hello Philippines and hello world!
B. Hi there! How are you today?
C. Guests, faculty, parents and graduates, good morning.
D. Good morning friends and enemies.