Quiz in Oral Communication

A. Identification. Read carefully and write on your paper what specific function of communication is
characterized in each number.

1. Which function of communication is used when you greet your neighbors on a sunny Sunday morning?
2. As a function of communication, it means being able to use language, gestures, and emotions to manage
individual or group activities such as a parent telling a child not to misbehave or a policeman directing
pedestrians not to jaywalk but cross on the pedestrian lane.
3. People sympathize with the families of the soldiers who were killed in the war.
4. Of the five basic functions of communication, this is the most familiar, the most obvious, most often used
and the primary reason why people communicate.
5. Your mother tells you to do household chores first before allowing you to go the park with your friends.
6. This is when the speaker’s purpose is to persuade or convince a person to change his/her opinions, attitude,
or behaviour.
7. Colleagues patted your back and told you that you can do it!
8. This function is used when the speaker wants to make others aware of certain data, concepts, and processes
– knowledge that may be useful to others.
9. The speaker appeals to the listener’s feelings and emotions to encourage him/her to act in a particular
direction.
10. The student organization announced that the tree planting activity of the school will be held on Sunday,
October 15.

B. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer to the following questions. Write the letter of your answer on the space
before the number.

11. Which is an example of regulation and control?

A. “It’s nice to meet you.”
B. “Clean your room, then you can play basketball.”
C. “Where can I find the library?”
D. “Seychelles is one of the world’s smallest countries.”
12. Which of the situations shows social interaction?
12. Which of the situations shows social interaction?
A. A parent tells her child to finish answering the module.
B. Joy invites Yolly for a coffee.
C. Rachel tells her friend not to lose hope.
D. The teacher introduced Conditional Probability to her class.
13. The health secretary is sharing the data on the number of covid cases in the country with the viewers, “There are
500 who recovered from covid19 as of yesterday.” What function of communication is shown in the situation?
A. control B. motivation C. social interaction D. information
14. The teacher tells Noel that he is doing great and keep it up. What function of communication is shown in the
situation?
A. control B. motivation C. social interaction D. information
15. Which one has different function?
A. “We pray for those who mourn.” B. “Thank you for coming into my life.”
C. “Keep quiet.” D. “I’m so sorry for your loss.”
C. Write two sentences for each function of communication.
16. Regulation/Control
a. _____________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________
17. Social Interaction
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________
18. Motivation
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________
19. Information
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________
20. Emotional Expression
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________

D. Explain in 5 sentences the significance of learning the five basic functions of communication and relate it to how
you use these in your everyday life.