IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC

Senior High School

Final Examination In Oral Communication

Name:_______________________ Section:_________________

Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully. Choose the best answer from the options
provided. Find the corresponding question number on your answer sheet. Completely fill or shade the
circle that matches your chosen answer.

1. . What is the primary purpose A) To confuse the B) To distract from the main
of a speech? audience message
A) To entertain B) To connect different C) To fill time
B) To inform sections smoothly D) To make fun of the audience
C) To persuade C) To add humor
D) All of the above D) To fill time 14. What is the significance of the
conclusion in a speech?
2. Which of the following is NOT a 9. How can visual aids A) To introduce new ideas
key component of a speech? enhance a speech? B) To summarize and leave a
A) Introduction A) By distracting the lasting impression
B) Body audience C) To confuse the audience
C) Conclusion B) By reinforcing key D) To thank the audience
D) Bibliography points
C) By replacing the 15. Which of the following is a
3. What is the best way to engage speaker technique for managing speech
your audience at the beginning of D) By making the speech anxiety?
a speech? longer A) Deep breathing exercises
A) Start with a joke B) Avoiding practice
B) Present a shocking statistic 10. What is the C) Ignoring the audience
C) Ask a rhetorical question importance of D) Reading the speech verbatim
D) All of the above practicing a speech
before delivery? 16. Which type of speech is
4. Which of the following A) To memorize it word characterized by the speaker
techniques can help make a for word reading from a written script?
speech more persuasive? B) To become familiar A) Extemporaneous Speech
A) Using emotional appeals with the content and B) Manuscript Speech
B) Providing logical arguments improve delivery C) Impromptu Speech
C) Including personal anecdotes C) To impress the D) Persuasive Speech
D) All of the above audience
D) To avoid any mistakes 17. In which type of speech does
5. What is a "call to action" in a the speaker prepare an outline
speech? 11. Which of the but does not memorize the exact
A) A summary of the speech following is a common wording?
B) A request for the audience to mistake in speech A) Manuscript Speech
take specific steps writing? B) Extemporaneous Speech
C) A personal story A) Being too vague C) Impromptu Speech
D) A humorous anecdote B) Using complex D) Persuasive Speech
language
6. Which of the following is an C) Failing to consider the 18. What is a key feature of an
effective way to organize the audience impromptu speech?
body of a speech? D) All of the above A) It is delivered without any
A) Chronological order preparation.
B) Problem solution format 12. What is the ideal B) It is always persuasive in
C) Topical order length for a typical nature.
D) All of the above speech? C) It requires a detailed script.
A) 510 minutes D) It is delivered in a formal
7. When writing a speech, what B) 1520 minutes setting.
should you consider about your C) 3045 minutes
audience? D) It depends on the 19. Which of the following best
A) Their age occasion describes a persuasive speech?
B) Their interests A) A speech aimed at informing
C) Their knowledge level 13. How can humor be the audience about a specific topic.
D) All of the above effectively used in a B) A speech designed to
speech? convince the audience to adopt a
8. What is the role of transitions A) To lighten the mood particular viewpoint.
in a speech? C) A speech that is delivered
spontaneously. A) Manuscript Speech speak on a topic you haven't
D) A speech that relies heavily on B) Extemporaneous prepared for. How should you
visual aids. Speech approach this impromptu speech?
C) Impromptu Speech
20. When preparing for an D) Persuasive A) Panic and decline to speak
extemporaneous speech, what is Speech B) Take a moment to organize your
the most important element to thoughts and speak confidently
focus on? 28. In a persuasive C) Read from a textbook
A) Memorizing the entire speech. speech, which of the D) Speak for a very short time to
B) Developing a clear structure following techniques is avoid embarrassment
and key points. most effective for
C) Ensuring the speech is exactly engaging the audience? 33. You have a week to prepare
five minutes long. A) Reading directly for a speech but want to keep it
D) Using a lot of technical jargon. from notes. conversational. What method
B) Using emotional should you use?
21. Which type of speech would appeals and storytelling.
be most appropriate for a debate C) Presenting data A) Memorize the entire speech
setting? without context. B) Create an outline with key points
A) Manuscript Speech D) Speaking in a and practice speaking from it
B) Extemporaneous Speech monotone voice. C) Write a detailed script and read
C) Impromptu Speech it
D) Persuasive Speech 29. What is the most D) Wing it without any preparation
significant challenge
22.In what scenario would a faced when delivering 34. You are tasked with
manuscript speech be most an impromptu speech? convincing your classmates to
beneficial? A) The need for support a new recycling program.
A) When addressing a large extensive research. What is the best strategy for your
audience with complex information. B) The pressure to persuasive speech?
B) During a casual conversation. think and speak quickly. A) Present only facts without
C) When trying to persuade C) The requirement to emotional appeal
someone on the spot. use a manuscript. B) Use emotional stories and
D) When giving a toast at a D) The necessity for a statistics to engage your audience
wedding. structured outline. C) Avoid addressing
counterarguments
23. Which of the following is NOT 30. How can a speaker D) Speak for a very short time to
a characteristic of an impromptu effectively transition maintain interest
speech? between points in an
A) Lack of preparation extemporaneous 35. You are presenting a research
B) Spontaneity speech? paper at a conference. What is
C) Use of visual aids A) By reading from a the most effective way to deliver
D) Short duration script. your findings?
B) By using clear A) Speak without notes to appear
24 What is the primary goal of a signposts and connecting knowledgeable
persuasive speech? phrases. B) Read your findings verbatim to
A) To entertain the audience. C) By jumping from ensure accuracy
B) To inform the audience about one idea to another C) Use slides and speak off the
a topic. without explanation. cuff
C) To inspire the audience to take D) By relying on D) Summarize your findings without
action or change their beliefs. audience questions for details
D) To provide a summary of guidance.
research findings. 31. You are delivering a 36. At a family gathering,
speech at a formal someone asks you to share your
25. Which type of speech allows event and want to thoughts on a recent movie. How
for the most flexibility in delivery? ensure you convey should you respond?
A) Manuscript Speech your message A) Refuse to speak
B) Extemporaneous Speech accurately. What is the B) Share your opinion briefly,
C) Impromptu Speech best approach for your focusing on key points
D) Persuasive Speech speech? C) Read a review from the internet
D) Talk for an hour about unrelated
26. What is one disadvantage of A) Speak freely without topics
using a manuscript speech? notes
A) It can lead to a more engaging B) Write your speech 37. You have been given a topic
delivery. word-for-word and read just before your presentation
B) It may limit eye contact with it starts. What is the best way to
the audience. C) Prepare key points handle this?
C) It is easier to adapt to and elaborate on them A) Ignore the topic and talk about
audience reactions. D) Use a PowerPoint something else
D) It requires less preparation presentation with minimal B) Quickly jot down an outline and
time. text speak from it
C) Memorize a speech you
27. Which type of speech is often 32. During a class prepared earlier
used in academic settings, such discussion, your D) Read a prepared speech that
as class presentations? teacher asks you to doesn’t relate
38. You want to persuade your audience to adopt A) It can be difficult to convey emotion.
a healthier lifestyle. Which technique is most B) It requires no preparation time.
effective? C) It is often too short and lacks detail.
A) Use complex jargon to impress them D) It is the least formal type of speech.
B) Highlight the benefits and share personal success
stories 45. An extemporaneous speech is prepared in
C) Focus solely on statistics without personal advance but delivered without a script, often using
anecdotes notes.
D) Speak quickly to cover more information What is a key advantage of an extemporaneous
speech?
39. You are invited to speak at a wedding. What A) It allows for flexibility and adaptability during
is the best way to prepare for your speech? delivery.
A) Write a heartfelt speech and read it B) It guarantees a flawless performance.
B) Speak without preparation to be spontaneous C) It is the easiest type of speech to deliver.
C) Use a list of jokes and anecdotes without a plan D) It requires no audience engagement.
D) Read a passage from a book
46. What is a notable disadvantage of an
40. Your friend challenges you to speak about extemporaneous speech?
your favorite hobby on the spot. What should A) It can lead to excessive memorization.
you do? B) It may result in a lack of depth in content.
A) Decline and say you have nothing to say C) It can be challenging to maintain eye contact.
B) Take a moment to gather your thoughts and share D) It is overly dependent on technology.
your passion
C) Make up facts to sound interesting 47. A memorized speech is fully committed to
D) Speak for too long without focusing on the topic memory and delivered without notes.
What is a significant advantage of a memorized
41. An impromptu speech is delivered without prior speech?
preparation or notice. A) It allows for maximum audience engagement.
What is a key advantage of an impromptu B) It is the simplest form of speech delivery.
speech? C) It provides the speaker with complete freedom of
A) It allows for thorough research and preparation. movement.
B) It encourages spontaneity and quick thinking. D) It ensures the speaker will not forget key points.
C) It ensures a polished and rehearsed delivery.
D) It minimizes the risk of forgetting key points. 48. What is a major disadvantage of a memorized
speech?
42. What is a significant disadvantage of an A) It can sound robotic and lack spontaneity.
impromptu speech? B) It requires extensive preparation time.
A) It can lead to a lack of engagement from the C) It is difficult to adapt to audience reactions.
audience. D) It is the least formal type of speech.
B) It may result in disorganized thoughts and
delivery. 49. Which type of speech delivery is best suited
C) It requires extensive memorization. for a formal debate setting?
D) It is time-consuming to prepare. A) Impromptu Speech
B) Manuscript Speech
43. A manuscript speech involves reading a written C) Extemporaneous Speech
script verbatim. D) Memorized Speech
What is a primary advantage of a manuscript
speech? 50. If a speaker wants to engage the audience
A) It allows for a conversational tone. and respond to their reactions while presenting,
B) It ensures accuracy and precision in content. which type of speech would be most effective?
C) It is the most engaging type of delivery. A) Impromptu Speech
D) It promotes audience interaction. B) Manuscript Speech
C) Extemporaneous Speech
44. What is a major disadvantage of a manuscript D) Memorized Speech
speech?

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Mr. Aaron C. Cortez Mr. Paul Bryan Perez Prof. Kristine F. De Jesus
Eng 100-Teacher HRCTO-Strand Head Academic Head