SPEECH WRITING PROCESS (11 ITEMS)

1. Which of the following SHOULD NOT be considered in writing a speech? (Analysis)

A. A speech should be personal in tone.
B. A speech should keep the words short and simple.
C. A speech should use active verbs and contractions.
D. A speech should include a lot of jargons and acronyms.

2. Which of these factors NEED NOT be considered while preparing a speech for the audience? (Analysis)
A. Appearance of the audience C. Educational background of the audience
B. Age of the audience D. Number of people in the audience

3. A Grade 11 student shares his funny experiences while preparing for his final examinations. What is the
general purpose of his speech? (Understanding)
A. To Persuade C. To Entertain
B. To Inform D. To Convince

4. You were given a topic for you to write a speech about. However, the topic can cover a lot of information for
a 5-minute speech. What can you do to address this problem? (Application)
A. Choose a writing pattern C. Narrow down the topic
B. Gather some data D. Study your audience
5. You were tasked to deliver an informative speech about the life and achievements of the late former Senator
Miriam Defensor-Santiago. What writing pattern should you follow? (Application)
A. Biographical C. Causal
B. Categorical D. Problem-Solution

6. Your teacher asked your classmate to deliver a speech about the reasons and results of massive traffic
problems in the city. What writing pattern should your classmate observe? (Application)
A. Biographical C. Causal
B. Categorical D. Problem-Solution
7. Which of the following specific purposes will follow the chronological writing pattern? (Analysis)
A. To persuade audience that living in the Philippines is better than living in Australia
B. To inform the audience about the significant events in the 1986 EDSA Revolution
C. To explain to the audience the possible effects of overeating to one’s health
D. None of the above
8. Which of the following specific purposes will indicate a categorical/topical writing pattern? (Analysis)
A. Explaining why the community members should promote reducing, reusing, and recycling
B. Describing the significant events before, during, and after the 2016 National Elections
C. Clarifying why the Philippines is more habitable than Indonesia
D. None of the above

9. An audience member complained that the point/message of the speech is not clear. How can this problem
be resolved in the future? (Application)
A. Edit the speech for variety C. Edit the speech for focus
B. Edit the speech for impact D. Edit the speech for continuity

10. How can you tell if the speech was edited for its continuity? (Evaluation)
A. The speech has a clear message.
B. The speech was funny and humorous.
 C. The audience could easily follow the speaker.
D. The audience found something special in the speech.

11. How would you improve a speech that could possibly be boring? (Creating)
A. Add spice to the speech by shifting the tone and style from formal to conversational and vice-
versa or moving around the stage.
B. Keep your speech short, simple, and clear, by eliminating unrelated sentences and by using
simple words.
C. Keep the flow of your presentation smooth by adding transition words and phrases.
D. Make all ideas in your speech clear by arranging them in logical order