PATRIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Patria, Pandan, Antique

FINAL EXAMINATION in ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Name:________________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________________Score:

Test I. Multiple Choice
DIRECTION: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter only on the blank provided.
Strictly NO ERASURES.
________ 1. Which speech is delivered with the help of shot notes or a clear outline?
A. Entertainment Speech C. Impromptu Speech
B. Manuscript Speech D. Extemporaneous Speech
________ 2. What type of speech provides the audience with a clear understanding of the concept or idea presented by the
speaker?
A. Purposive Speech C. Entertainment Speech
B. Informative Speech D. Persuasive Speech
________ 3. What type of speech that provides the audience amusement?
A. Purposive Speech C. Entertainment Speech
B. Informative Speech D. Persuasive Speech
________ 4. What type of speech provides the audience with favorable or acceptable ideas that can influence their own
ideas and decisions.
A. Purposive Speech C. Entertainment Speech
B. Informative Speech D. Persuasive Speech
________ 5. What type of speech delivery that you speak without advanced preparation?
A. Memorized Speech C. Impromptu Speech
B. Manuscript Speech D. Extemporaneous Speech
________ 6. What kind of speech delivery that you speak with advanced preparation and reciting a written message word-
for-word from memory?
A. Memorized Speech C. Impromptu Speech
B. Manuscript Speech D. Extemporaneous Speech
________ 7. Which of the following refers to the utterance that a speaker makes in order to achieve an intended effect?
A. Speech Act B. Speech Demo C. Speech Style D. Speech Variation
________ 8. Consider this statement: “I now pronounce you as husband and wife.” Who among the following can say this
and make marital union happen?
A. priest B. teacher C. retired policeman D. famous celebrity
________ 9. What type of speech act has an intended effect through locution and illocution?
A. locutionary B. illocutionary C. perlocutionary D. prolocutionary
________ 10. What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door open,” the speaker requests that the door remain closed.
A. locutionary B. illocutionary C. perlocutionary D. prolocutionary
________ 11. You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked you, “Is that sweet?” while looking at your
apples. How will you respond appropriately?
A. “Yes, these apples are sweet.” C. “Yes, would you like some?”
B. “No, please leave me alone.” D. “Absolutely!”
________ 12. Who is the professor from the University of California, Berkeley that classified illocutionary acts into five
distinct categories?
A. John Austin B. John Searle C. John Lennon D. John Scarley
________ 13. What do you think does the speaker mean when he/she says, “Can you carry these for me?”
A. The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to carry his/her things.
B. The speaker is requesting me to help him/her carry his things.
C. The speaker does not make sense.
D. The speaker does not mean anything.
________ 14. You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother entered the room and she angrily
said, “It’s dirty here!” How would you interpret what she said?
A. She feels happy. C. She does not feel well that is why she got angry.
B. She wants you to clean the room. D. She just wants to get angry.
________ 15. Based on the scenario in item number 14, what will your next action be?
A. I will continue playing with my sibling.
B. I will agree with her and say that the room is dirty.
C. I will stop playing with my sibling and will clean the room.
D. I will ignore my mother.
________ 16. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?
A. “I checked her outputs last week.” C. “I promise to help you with your problems.”
B. “I am sad and feeling blue!” D. “I think following the law makes us responsible citizens.”
________ 17. “From now on, I will participate in classroom activities”. What classification of illocutionary act do the sentence
belong?
A. Assertive B. Directive C. Commissive D. Expressive
________ 18. “Please close the door when you leave”. What classification of illocutionary act do the sentence belong?
A. Assertive B. Directive C. Commissive D. Expressive
________ 19. “Which of the following statements show a commissive speech act?
A. “I want to eat some cake.” C. “She did not go to school.”
B. “I’ll be here tomorrow at 6am.” D. “I’m sorry I was so angry at you yesterday.”
________ 20. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a declaration?
A. Please allow her to explain. C. Sorry I’m just tired.
B. You are fired! D. I will be attending a party tonight.
________ 21. Which of the following statements is an assertive type of illocutionary act?
A. “Please come on time.” C. “No one can beat my score in spelling.”
B. “Starting today, I will wake up early.” D. “I think you need to turn off your phone first.”
________ 22. Which of the following statements is an expressive type of illocutionary act?
A. “I suggest you take some rest.” C. “I will go to Boracay again with my friends.”
B. “I promise that I’ll never forsake you.” D. “Thank you for the second chance you gave me.”

Test II. Identification

DIRECTION: Identify what type of communicative strategy does the following statement describes.
Repair Topic Shifting Turn-taking Termination
Topic Control Nomination Restriction Expectation
_________________ 23. In communication, it refers to any limitation you may have as a speaker.
_________________ 24. This strategy is use when you try to open a topic with the people you are talking to.
_________________ 25. This refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking, listening, and comprehending that
they may encounter in a conversation.
_________________ 26. This refers to the conversation participants’ close-initiating expressions that end a topic in a
conversation.
_________________ 27. This covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in
conversations.
_________________ 28. This pertains to the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor.
_________________ 29. This involves from one topic to another, and one part of the conversation ends and where another
begins.
_________________ 30. “Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to
say about the issue.”
_________________ 31. “One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance of sports and
wellness to a healthy lifestyle.”
_________________ 32. “Sorry I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let’s talk next time,
okay?”

Test III. True or False

DIRECTION: Write your first name if the statement is true and write your last name if it is false.
_________________ 33. Any speech should include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
_________________ 34. The audience should adjust with the speaker.
_________________ 35. The topic is your focal point of your speech which can be determined once you have decided on your
purpose.
_________________ 36. A speaker’s eloquence is the product of his/her knowledge.
_________________ 37. Narrowing down a topic means making your main idea more specific and focused.
_________________ 38. The purpose for writing and delivering the speech can be classified into three – to inform, to entertain,
and to evade.

Test IV. DIRECTION: Below is a dialogue from the movie, My Ex and Whys. Supply the intention and the effect of the following.
Write your answer on the space provided inside the box.

Title of the Movie: My Ex and Whys

Character Line Intention Effect
Liza Soberano as “Am I not enough? 39. 40.
Calixta “Cali” Ferrer Pangit ba ako? Kapalit-
palit ba ako?

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