ACTIVITY SHEETS Communicative Styles

ROSARIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Pre-Test
A. True or False.
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect. Communicative styles are also
called language registers.
1. When the participants are strangers, casual communicative style is used.

2. You give additional explanations when using intimate communicative style.
3. Using correct grammar usage should be applied when talking with your best friends.
4. The couple is attending a business meeting, intimate communicative style should be used when talking to each
other.
B. Matching Type.
Directions: Match the participants (persons involved) or situation from column A to the appropriate communicative
style in column B. Write your answer on the space provided..
A B
1. peers a. casual communicative style
2. siblings b. consultative communicative
3. colleagues c. formal communicative style

4. bestfriends d. frozen communicative style
5. mother and daughter e. intimate communicative style
6. presenting a research data
7. school principal and teacher
8. news anchor delivering his news
9. customer service agent and client
10. reciting DepEd Mission, Vision, Core Values
Activity 1: Speak, talk, converse. . . Create conversations out of the following situations. Try to imagine conversing about the
topics to different people you know. What words would you wish to say? Write your answer on the space provided.
Take this example as your guide:

Situation: You are not feeling well and are trying to seek for a help from your mother. Relationship with the person:
son/daughter
Your words: Mom, it seems that I’m not feeling well today. My throat is really aching. Could you please help me out, Mom?
Situation: A student won first place in the News Writing Contest during the Schools Press Conference.
Relationship with the person: Friend
QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

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Your Words:
Situation: You are concerned about a close friend who might be struggling with depression.
Relationship with the person: Guidance Counselor
Your Words:___________________________________________________________________
Activity 2: Answer the following questions. Write your answer on the space provided
1.Were you able to say the appropriate word in the given situation? How?
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2.Does the way you speak to a friend differ from talking to a guidance counselor? Why or Why not?
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Directions: Identify the type of communicative style appropriate for the following situations. Write your answer on the space
provided
1. reciting DepEd Vision

2. reading school policies
3. talking to a new friend
4. inquiring at the library
5. delivering news reports
6. asking something from your neighbor
7. talking to your groupmates
8. delivering a valedictory address
9. talking and laughing about memorable experiences
10. sending an inquiry to your teacher through messenger
Activity 4:
Directions: Choose the correct statement based on the situation. Encircle the letter of the correct answer
1. Passers-by to a street vendor

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a. The time, please.
b. Hello there, how are you?
c. Could you tell me the time, please?
d. Excuse me, may I ask what time is it now?
2. Friend to her best friend
a. Hey, what’s up, Carl?
b. Hi Sir, how do you do?
c. Please present your ID.
d. Good morning, Mr. Dela Cruz!
3. Siblings
a. Shall we go now, Sir?
b. Excuse me, may we go now?
c. Hurry up! We’re getting late already!
d. Pardon me, can you please get ready?
4. Manager to crew
a. Mira, you did a great job today!
b. How are you today, Ms. Garcia?
c. Keep it up, Mira. Congratulations!
d. Ms. Garcia, you did a great job, Congratulations!
5. Counter crew to customer
a. Excuse me, you’re on now.
b. Excuse me, you’re next in line.
c. Yes, Ms. Rivera, what’s your order?
d. Good morning, Ma’am, may I have your order, please?
6. Player to Coach
a. Hey, what’s up?
b. Thank you, coach!
c. Excuse me, can we go now?
d. Can we start rehearsing now?
7. Seatmates
a. May I borrow a pen?
b. Hey! Do you have an extra pen?
c. Mr. Garcia, may I ask for a pen?
d. Excuse me, Sir, may I ask for a pen?
8. Teacher to school principal a. Ma’am, can we talk?
b. Jane, I need to talk to you.
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c. Ma’am, excuse me. May I speak with you this afternoon?
d. Ms. Santos, could I discuss something with you this afternoon?
9. Teacher to students
a. Hey! Do it faster.
b. Proceed with Activity 9.
c. Please proceed to Activity 9.
d. Class, please proceed to Activity 9.
10. Waiter to customer
a. What do you want?
b. What would you like today?
c. What would you like today, Sir?
d. Could you possibly tell me what you would like to eat today?
Activity 5:
Directions: Fill in the missing dialogues with your own examples. Then, indicate what communicative style was used in the dialogue.
Write your answer on the space provided.
Take the following example as your guide:
Friend 1: I’m stuck with my assignment.
Friend 2: Uhmm.. Let me see that.
Friend 1: Please help me. I need to submit this now.

The communicative style used is: Casual style
New Neighbor: Hello! May I ask where’s the convenience store here in our village?
You: (1) _____________________________________________________________ New Neighbor: Thank you so much!

Have a great day!
The speech style used is: (2) ___________________________________.
Student: Excuse me, Ma’am. May I know when is our First Periodical examinations?
Teacher: It will be on the 24th of September. Please do start reviewing your lessons, okay?
Student: (3) __________________________________________________________ The speech style used is: (4)

_____________________________________. Mother: Oh, dear! What’s the matter with you? Can you tell me your
problem?
Child: (5) __________________________________________________________ Mother: That’s okay dear, you

don’t need to keep it alone. It will be easier if you share that to me, okay?

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The speech style used is: (6) ____________________________________.
Activity 6: Let’s Converse!
a. Create short conversations out of the given situations mentioned in Activities 3 and 4. Make sure to use the featured
characteristics of the appropriate communicative style in the chosen situation.
b. Choose at least one situation only. Limit your dialogue to 3-4 lines.
c. Your skit will be graded through the rubric below.
Rubric for Skit Writing:
Features 4 3 2 1 Score
  Piece had 
Quality of Piece was written Piece was  little style or voice Piece had no
writing in an extraordinary written in an style or voice
style and voice. interesting style
and voice
Grammar  Virtually no  A number of  Few spelling and  So many

Usage & spelling, spelling, punctuations spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or punctuation or errors, minor punctuation and
grammatical errors grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning
Total
Activity 7:
Directions: Fill in the missing words to complete the thought of the paragraph. Choose from the words inside the box. Write your
answers on the space provided
one-way group language operational

oratorical formal language social interaction
1. The intimate speech style is characterized by a complete absence of _______________.

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2. The participants in the casual style may use ______________ so only members of the group can understand it.
3. The consultative speech style is considered to be the most _______________ style among the other styles.
4. A formal style is often used in formal situations where there is only _________________ communication.
5. The frozen speech style, also called the _________________ style, is the most formal style and is reserved for very
formal situations.
Activity 8: Let’s express it!
Now it’s time for you to express what’s on your mind by answering the following question. Write your answer on the space
provided
How does your relationship with others influence the way you communicate with them?
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Your output will be graded based on the following rubric.

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Grammar  Virtually no  A number of  Few spelling  So many
Usage & spelling, spelling, and spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or punctuation or punctuations punctuation
grammatical grammatical errors, minor and
errors errors grammatical grammatical
errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning
Total
Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the correct answer from the given choices. Write your answer on separate sheet of paper.

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c. Frozen
d. Intimate
2. In which of the following situations would the casual communicative style be used?
a. during a business meeting
b. while chatting with a classmate
c. while conversing with husband or wife
d. while speaking with a person in authority
3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the intimate communicative style?
a. It is used in informal situations.
b. It is used in private conversations.
c. Participants use titles to address the person spoken to.
d. The participants need to have a very close relationship.
4. Veena is chatting with her friends while waiting for their class to start. They were talking about what they did over the
weekend and how they studied for their upcoming exams. Which of the following would most likely NOT be used in their
conversation?
a. standard grammar
b. slang and contractions
c. loose sentence structure
d. rapid pronunciation of words
5. Ms. Mosquera and her husband are attending a business meeting together. Which of the following should they NOT do?
a. Avoid the use of jargons and slang.
b. Use more formal words when speaking with others.
c. Use proper sentence structure and grammar when speaking.
d. Use the intimate communicative style when talking to each other.
6. How do listeners participate in the consultative communicative style?
a. by giving feedback
b. by asking a lot of questions
c. by leading the conversation
d. by taking charge of the situation
7. Who among the following will likely make use of the consultative communicative style?
a. Close friends
b. A husband and his wife
c. A teacher and a student
d. A mother and her daughter
8. In which of the following situations is the consultative communicative style often used?
a. business meeting

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b. casual friendly chat
c. dining out with the family
d. attending baptismal ceremony
9. Which of the following terms of address is NOT USED when speaking in the consultative communicative style?
a. Babe
b. Ma’am
c. Mr.
d. Sir
10. Glenda is doing a survey about the effects of earthquake in her community. Which of the following communication
situations would require her to use the consultative style?
a. Asking her friends for their opinions
b. Researching on information to include in her study
c. Interviewing the evacuees regarding their experiences
d. Telling her best friend regarding what her study is about
11. In which of the following situations will a speaker use the formal speech style?
a. When consulting with a doctor
b. When speaking with a close friend
c. When speaking with a chance acquaintance
d. When delivering a speech during a graduation ceremony
12. Which of the following situations does NOT use the frozen speech style? a. Parties
b. Rituals
c. Church rites
d. Formal ceremonies
13. Which of the following does NOT use the formal speech style?
a. Sermons
b. Newscasting
c. Impromptu speeches
d. Oaths for an oath-taking
14. Which of the following may be used when the speaker is using the formal communicative style?
a. “Hey, dude! I have here some…”
b. “Hello to you all. Let’s all welcome…”
c. “Bros and sisses, I’m happy to introduce to you…”
d. “Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you…”
15. Donna is going to attend the wedding ceremony of her bestfriend. Which of the following is true?
a. The priest will speak using the casual speech style.
b. The priest will make use of only the formal style during the wedding ceremony.
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c. The priest will make use of only the frozen communicative style during the wedding ceremony.
d. The priest will make use of both the formal and frozen communicative styles during the wedding ceremony.
Activity 9: Scene Hunting
Mechanics:
1. Find at least one scene or situation from your favorite movie, teleserye, radio drama, short story or novel that you consider
interesting.
2. Write down the title of the piece, and transcribe the chosen scene/situation.
3. Write a short essay (10 sentences) for the scene detailing why it is an example of a specific communicative style. Do not
forget to identify what communicative style is used. Some guide questions are listed below.
a. Who are engaged in the conversation and what is their relationship with each other?
b. Where is the conversation taking place?
c. What are they speaking about?
d. What kind of words are they using? Give specific examples.
4. Your essay will be graded according to the following rubric.

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• • Piece had •
Quality of Piece was Piece was • little style or Piece had no
writing written in an written in an voice style or voice
• Gives no new
extraordinary interesting Gives some information
style and voice. style and voice new
• and very
Very Somewhat information but poorly
• informative and
informative poorly organized
well organized • organized
and organized
Grammar  Virtually no  A number of  Few spelling  So many

Usage & spelling, spelling, and spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or punctuation or punctuations punctuation
grammatical grammatical errors, minor and
errors errors grammatical grammatical
errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning
Total


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ROSARIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

1. When the participants are strangers, casual communicative style is used.

3. colleagues c. formal communicative style

Take this example as your guide:

Relationship with the person: Friend

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

Relationship with the person: Guidance Counselor

1. reciting DepEd Vision

1. Passers-by to a street vendor

Take the following example as your guide:

Friend 1: I’m stuck with my assignment.

Friend 2: Uhmm.. Let me see that.

Friend 1: Please help me. I need to submit this now.

You: (1) _____________________________________________________________ New Neighbor: Thank you so much!

The speech style used is: (2) ___________________________________.

Student: (3) __________________________________________________________ The speech style used is: (4)

Child: (5) __________________________________________________________ Mother: That’s okay dear, you

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

Activity 6: Let’s Converse!

Grammar  Virtually no  A number of  Few spelling and  So many

one-way group language operational

1. The intimate speech style is characterized by a complete absence of _______________.

Activity 8: Let’s express it!

Your output will be graded based on the following rubric.

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

Activity 9: Scene Hunting

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

Grammar  Virtually no  A number of  Few spelling  So many

QUARTER 1 LESSON 3 COMMUNICATIVE STYLES GRADE 9 ENGLISH

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