SPEECH AND STAGE

ARTS
LITERATURE
QUEEN SALVE G. AGUILAR, LPT 2023
1. Which is the most effective medium of
communication?
A. Act of Speech

B. Listening

C. Language

D. Speech
1. Which is the most effective medium of
communication?
A. Act of Speech

B. Listening

C. Language

D. Speech
2. Which is the aim of demonstrative
speaking?
A. To entertain the audience
B. To share some facts and opinions
C. To show audience how to perform a task
D. To shift the opinions or behavior of the audience
2. Which is the aim of demonstrative
speaking?
A. To entertain the audience
B. To share some facts and opinions
C. To show audience how to perform a task
D. To shift the opinions or behavior of the audience
3. Edward tells a story that is taken from a book using his
own words in front of the students. Edward is using____.

A.Sight reading
B. Story reading
C. Creative Speech
D.Reader’s Theatre
3. Edward tells a story that is taken from a book using his
own words in front of the students. Edward is using____.

A.Sight reading
B. Story reading
C. Creative Speech
D. Reader’s Theatre
4. Tony wants to create an impact on his play.
What kind of speech and stage art did he use?
A.Aside
B. Creative Speech
C. Reader’s Theatre
D.Story
4. Tony wants to create an impact on his play.
What kind of speech and stage art did he use?
A.Aside
B. Creative Speech
C. Reader’s Theatre
D. Story
5. Which of the following is the most
appropriate for declamation?
A.One quarter
B. Full Back
C. Stir the emotion
D.Story
5. Which of the following is the most
appropriate for declamation?
A.One quarter
B. Full Back
C. Stir the emotion
D. Story
6. The words spoken by an actor to the people watching
a play that the characters in the play do not hear.

A.Aside
B. One quarter
C. Story
D.Full Back
6. The words spoken by an actor to the people watching
a play that the characters in the play do not hear.

A. Aside
B. One quarter
C. Story
D. Full Back
7. Jackie is assigned to dictate the actor’s line
if he forgets. What is the role of Jackie?
A.Stuntman
B.Second lead
C.Prompter
D.Director
7. Jackie is assigned to dictate the actor’s line
if he forgets. What is the role of Jackie?
A.Stuntman
B.Second lead
C. Prompter
D. Director
8. A type of speech and stage arts in which
students do not memorize their part.
A. Reader’s Theatre
B. Aside
C. Creative Speech
D. Story
8. A type of speech and stage arts in which
students do not memorize their part.
A. Reader’s Theatre
B. Aside
C. Creative Speech
D. Story
9. An actor turned halfway between full front
and profile used to share a scene.
A.One quarter
B. Full Front
C. Full Back
D.Stir the emotion
9. An actor turned halfway between full front
and profile used to share a scene.
A. One quarter
B. Full Front
C. Full Back
D. Stir the emotion
10. An actor facing the audience directly used
for important lines and actions.
A.One quarter
B. Full Front
C. Full Back
D.Stir the emotion
10. An actor facing the audience directly used
for important lines and actions.
A.One quarter
B. Full Front
C. Full Back
D. Stir the emotion
11. Full Back happens when an actor is facing
away from the audience used only for ___.
A.Exit
B.Entrance
C.Sharing a scene
D.Important lines and actions
11. Full Back happens when an actor is facing
away from the audience used only for ___.
A. Exit
B. Entrance
C. Sharing a scene
D. Important lines and actions
12. In the process of communication, which refers to
the means by which a message is communicated?

A.Listener
B.Feedback
C.Channel
D.Medium
12. In the process of communication, which refers to
the means by which a message is communicated?

A.Listener
B.Feedback
C. Channel
D. Medium
13. Which method of speech delivery is
termed as “making it up on the spot”?
A.Impromptu
B. Manuscript
C. Memorized
D.Extemporaneous
13. Which method of speech delivery is
termed as “making it up on the spot”?
A. Impromptu
B. Manuscript
C. Memorized
D. Extemporaneous
14. The characteristics of effective speech based on Cicero’s
canons of rhetoric include invention, disposition, elocution,
pronunciation and ____.

A.Voice
B.Grammar
C.Memory
D.Arrangement
14. The characteristics of effective speech based on Cicero’s
canons of rhetoric include invention, disposition, elocution,
pronunciation and ____.

A.Voice
B.Grammar
C. Memory
D. Arrangement
15. Who writes the script?

A.Writer
B.Scriptwriter
C.Playwright
D.Author
15. Who writes the script?

A.Writer
B. Scriptwriter
C. Playwright
D. Author
16. Which of the following does NOT belong
to memorization as a type of speech delivery?
A. The speaker writes the manuscript for official
records.
B. Manuscript delivery is reading the text word for
word.
C. The speaker writes the manuscript as reference
during the speech.
D. The use of eye contact and facial expression helps
bring personality to this type of delivery.
16. Which of the following does NOT belong
to memorization as a type of speech delivery?
A. The speaker writes the manuscript for official
records.
B. Manuscript delivery is reading the text word for
word.
C. The speaker writes the manuscript as reference
during the speech.
D. The use of eye contact and facial expression helps
bring personality to this type of delivery.
17. Which of the following is NOT an
example of persuasive speech?
A. A politician asking people to vote for him/her
B. A doctor trying to get a patient to stop smoking
C. A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a larger art
museum
D. An environmentalist convincing people to start
thinking about the environment
17. Which of the following is NOT an
example of persuasive speech?
A. A politician asking people to vote for him/her
B. A doctor trying to get a patient to stop smoking
C. A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a larger art
museum
D. An environmentalist convincing people to start
thinking about the environment
18. This strongly suggests that speakers know the background of the events and assess
their audience to determine what information is most appropriate to share, such as
during wedding receptions, graduation ceremonies, religious induction, and other
kinds.

A. Persuasive Speaking
B. Informative Speaking
C. Ceremonial Speaking
D. Demonstrative Speaking
18. This strongly suggests that speakers know the background of the events and assess
their audience to determine what information is most appropriate to share, such as
during wedding receptions, graduation ceremonies, religious induction, and other
kinds.

A. Persuasive Speaking
B. Informative Speaking
C. Ceremonial Speaking
D. Demonstrative Speaking
19. Which process is associated with the production
and perception of sounds used in spoken language?

A.Speech
B. Speaking
C. Discussing
D.Oral Communication
19. Which process is associated with the production
and perception of sounds used in spoken language?

A. Speech
B. Speaking
C. Discussing
D. Oral Communication
20. ____: delivery, language and speaking style
Invention: discovering the best arguments

A. Memory
B. Disposition
C. Elocution
D. Pronunciation
20. ____: delivery, language and speaking style
Invention: discovering the best arguments

A. Memory
B. Disposition
C. Elocution
D. Pronunciation
21. Which characteristics of an effective speech refers to the
arrangement and organization of materials?

A.Invention
B.Elocution
C.Disposition
D.Pronunciation
21. Which characteristics of an effective speech refers to the
arrangement and organization of materials?

A.Invention
B.Elocution
C. Disposition
D. Pronunciation
22. Which is a type of play where the plot and characters are
symbols of something else and which illustrates a moral or
philosophical unit?

A.Farce
B. Drama
C. Allegory
D.Tragicomedy
22. Which is a type of play where the plot and characters are
symbols of something else and which illustrates a moral or
philosophical unit?

A.Farce
B. Drama
C. Allegory
D. Tragicomedy
23. In speech discipline, which area includes the
study of symbolic behavior in dyadic relationship?

A.Rhetoric
B. Group Communication
C. Interpersonal Communication
D.Organizational Communication
23. In speech discipline, which area includes the
study of symbolic behavior in dyadic relationship?

A.Rhetoric
B. Group Communication
C. Interpersonal Communication
D. Organizational Communication
24. Which is NOT an example of
visualization before performing literary text?
A. Mentally outlining performances
B. Mentally reacting to possible threats of
performance
C. Imagining oneself walking on stage
D. Imagining oneself finishing the performance
24. Which is NOT an example of
visualization before performing literary text?
A. Mentally outlining performances
B. Mentally reacting to possible threats of
performance
C. Imagining oneself walking on stage
D. Imagining oneself finishing the performance
25. Which is an example of a cross of the
fourth wall?
A. Shakespeare’s characters saying an aside to the
audience
B. Hamlet’s soliloquy
C. Narrator being detached from characters
D. Characters doing apostrophe with God as
addressee
25. Which is an example of a cross of the
fourth wall?
A. Shakespeare’s characters saying an aside to the
audience
B. Hamlet’s soliloquy
C. Narrator being detached from characters
D. Characters doing apostrophe with God as
addressee
26. Which is NOT an example of “exigence”
of literary piece to be staged?
A. Autism
B. Child Labor
C. Crush
D. Morning Sun
26. Which is NOT an example of “exigence”
of literary piece to be staged?
A. Autism
B. Child Labor
C. Crush
D. Morning Sun
27. Which of the following is an example of
metatext?
A. The literary allusion in “Anna in the Tropics”
B. The reviews on “Anna in the Tropics” published
online
C. The translation of “Les Miserables”
D. The analysis of stock figures and archetypes in “Anna
Karenina”
27. Which of the following is an example of
metatext?
A. The literary allusion in “Anna in the Tropics”
B. The reviews on “Anna in the Tropics” published
online
C. The translation of “Les Miserables”
D. The analysis of stock figures and archetypes in “Anna
Karenina”
28. Which is NOT covered by the ethical use
of literature when cutting and adapting?
A.Adding scenes
B.Eliminating characters
C.Rewriting text
D.Shortening of text
28. Which is NOT covered by the ethical use
of literature when cutting and adapting?
A. Adding scenes
B. Eliminating characters
C. Rewriting text
D. Shortening of text
29. Which is NOT an example of cultural
story?

A.Aesop’s fables
B. Little Red Riding Hood
C. The Parable of Talents
D.The Good Earth (P.S. Buck)
29. Which is NOT an example of cultural
story?

A.Aesop’s fables
B. Little Red Riding Hood
C. The Parable of Talents
D. The Good Earth (P.S. Buck)
30. Which is the study of literature through the oral performance
of a speaker who creates and recreates the meaning and mood of
the selection?

A. Declamation
B. Oral Interpretation
C. Poetry Interpretation
D. Public Speaking
30. Which is the study of literature through the oral performance
of a speaker who creates and recreates the meaning and mood of
the selection?

A. Declamation
B. Oral Interpretation
C. Poetry Interpretation
D. Public Speaking
31. Which is an example of spectacle in a
stage play?
A. The set
B. The audience
C. The budget
D. The twist
31. Which is an example of spectacle in a
stage play?
A. The set
B. The audience
C. The budget
D. The twist
32. Which scene requires gaze on the part of
actors?
A. Lovers preparing for a kiss
B. Witnesses seeing a crime
C. Protagonist having an intense argument
D. Antagonist delivering monologue
32. Which scene requires gaze on the part of
actors?
A. Lovers preparing for a kiss
B. Witnesses seeing a crime
C. Protagonist having an intense argument
D. Antagonist delivering monologue
33. Which of the following actors uses
emotional memory?
A. An actor who is stereotyped for a dramatic role
B. An actor who is an understudy but performs better
C. An actor who uses related incident to relive feelings
D. An actor who analyzes character’s motives to
internalize
33. Which of the following actors uses
emotional memory?
A. An actor who is stereotyped for a dramatic role
B. An actor who is an understudy but performs better
C. An actor who uses related incident to relive feelings
D. An actor who analyzes character’s motives to
internalize
34. Which of the following is ignored in
color-blind casting?
A. Popularity of non-theater actors
B. Talent fees of veteran actors
C. Nationality of actors
D. Preference of director
34. Which of the following is ignored in
color-blind casting?
A. Popularity of non-theater actors
B. Talent fees of veteran actors
C. Nationality of actors
D. Preference of director
AWARDS
LITERATURE
1. Awards for journalism?
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
1. What is the awards for journalism?
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
2. Awards for books
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
2. Awards for books
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
3. Awards for short play
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
3. Awards for short play
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
4. Awards for film script
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
4. Awards for film script
A. Tony Awards
B. Nobel Prize & Booker Prize
C. Academy Awards (Oscars)
D. Pulitzer Prize
 PROSE
LITERATURE
1. The following questions are the best way
to understand the character; EXCEPT
A. How many scenes does a character have?
B. What does the character say?
C. What do other people say about the character?
D. How does the character dress and look?
1. The following questions are the best way
to understand the character; EXCEPT
A. How many scenes does a character have?
B. What does the character say?
C. What do other people say about the character?
D. How does the character dress and look?
2. Who is considered as the “Filipino Comma
User”?
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Jose Garcia Villa
C. Pedro Paterno
D. Pio Valenzuela
2. Who is considered as the “Filipino Comma
User”?
A. Nick Joaquin
B. Jose Garcia Villa
C. Pedro Paterno
D. Pio Valenzuela
3. A type of comedy based on a far-fetched humorous
situation often with ridiculous or stereotyped character.

A. Farce
B. Prologue
C. Foil
D. Turning Point
3. A type of comedy based on a far-fetched humorous
situation often with ridiculous or stereotyped character.

A. Farce
B. Prologue
C. Foil
D. Turning Point
4. It is the universal idea of the text.
A. Theme
B. Imagery
C. Mood
D. Tone
4. It is the universal idea of the text.
A. Theme
B. Imagery
C. Mood
D. Tone
5. Overriding feeling in a work.
A. Theme
B. Imagery
C. Mood
D. Tone
5. Overriding feeling in a work.
A. Theme
B. Imagery
C. Mood/Atmosphere
D. Tone
6. Narrator
A. Omniscient
B. Point of View
C. Character
D. Antagonist
6. Narrator
A. Omniscient
B. Point of View
C. Character
D. Antagonist
7. Pointing a picture in the mind
A. Theme
B. Mood
C. Point of View
D. Imagery
7. Pointing a picture in the mind
A. Theme
B. Mood
C. Point of View
D. Imagery
8. It is a type of paragraph to convince someone
to take place a particular issue on a point of view.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
8. It is a type of paragraph to convince someone
to take place a particular issue on a point of view.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
9. It is to create a convincing scene, it needs a
gaze on the part of the actors.
A. Antagonist arguing with the characters
B. Narrator telling the story
C. Introduction of the characters
D. The ending of the story
9. It is to create a convincing scene, it needs a
gaze on the part of the actors.
A. Antagonist arguing with the characters
B. Narrator telling the story
C. Introduction of the characters
D. The ending of the story
10. A type of paragraph where the author uses
details to paint a picture with their words.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
10. A type of paragraph where the author uses
details to paint a picture with their words.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
11. Writing that seeks to explain, such as
essays, articles, textbooks.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
11. Writing that seeks to explain, such as
essays, articles, textbooks.
A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
12. The day I won an oratorical title changed my self-
perception. What type of paragraph is the statement presented?

A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
12. The day I won an oratorical title changed my self-
perception. What type of paragraph is the statement presented?

A. Persuasive Paragraph
B. Narrative Paragraph
C. Descriptive Paragraph
D. Expository Paragraph
13. The 10 Commandments of A Modern Story must have
compression, unity, immediateness, momentum, characterization,
verisimilitude, style, culmination, soul, and must be ____.

A. Long
B. Short
C. Lengthy
D. Simple
13. The 10 Commandments of A Modern Story must have
compression, unity, immediateness, momentum, characterization,
verisimilitude, style, culmination, soul, and must be ____.

A. Long
B. Short
C. Lengthy
D. Simple
14. An event that happened earlier or in the
past
A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Denouement
D. Plot
14. An event that happened earlier or in the
past
A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Denouement
D. Plot
15. Struggle between opposing forces
A. Flashback
B. Conflict
C. Denouement
D. Plot
15. Struggle between opposing forces
A. Flashback
B. Conflict
C. Denouement
D. Plot
16. Create suspense, interest, and tension
A. Rising Action
B. Conflict
C. Denouement
D. Plot
16. Create suspense, interest, and tension
A. Rising Action
B. Conflict
C. Denouement
D. Plot
17. Background information is provided
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
17. Background information is provided
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
18. The resolution of the conflict in a story
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
18. The resolution of the conflict in a story
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
19. The transformation of a character from
arrogance to humility.
A. Turning Point
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
19. The transformation of a character from
arrogance to humility.
A. Turning Point
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
20. A book-length fictional prose narrative which
has many characters and often complex plot
A. Novel
B. Short Story
C. Play
D. Drama
20. A book-length fictional prose narrative which
has many characters and often complex plot
A. Novel
B. Short Story
C. Play
D. Drama
21. The structure of the story
A. Turning Point
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
21. The structure of the story
A. Turning Point
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Plot
22. Opposes any character in the story, a
character who contrasts with another character
A.Anti-hero
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
22. Opposes any character in the story, a
character who contrasts with another character
A.Anti-hero
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
23. Does not possess the traditional qualities
of a hero
A.Anti-hero
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
23. Does not possess the traditional qualities
of a hero
A.Anti-hero (example Venom)
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
24. Universal symbols

A.Anti-hero
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
24. Universal symbols

A.Anti-hero
B. Foil
C. Archetype
D.Protagonist
25. A moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used
to illustrate a point, such as parables, fables, and exemplum

A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Short Story
25. A moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used
to illustrate a point, such as parables, fables, and exemplum

A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Short Story
26. Juxtaposition of persons, events, objects,
or customs form different periods of time
A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Anachronism
26. Juxtaposition of persons, events, objects,
or customs form different periods of time
A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Anachronism
27. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral
tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or
legendary figures or history of a nation.

A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Anachronism
27. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral
tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or
legendary figures or history of a nation.

A. Allegory
B. Epic
C. Novel
D. Anachronism
28. A line that is found in the beginning part
of a book
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
28. A line that is found in the beginning part
of a book
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
29. Found in the last part of the book
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
29. Found in the last part of the book
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
30. A type of plot device that ends abruptly
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
30. A type of plot device that ends abruptly
A. Prologue
B. Epilogue
C. Cliffhanger
D. Plot
31. This view assumed by the narrator from which he is
able to tell everything that happens in the story.

A. Omniscient
B. POV
C. 1st POV
D. 2nd POV
31. This view assumed by the narrator from which he is
able to tell everything that happens in the story.

A. Omniscient
B. POV
C. 1st POV
D. 2nd POV
32. A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows
the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.

A. Omniscient
B. POV
C. 1st POV
D. 2nd POV
32. A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows
the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.

A. Omniscient
B. POV
C. 1st POV
D. 2nd POV
33. A third person POV that narrates external
facts
A. Omniscient
B. Objective
C. Limited
D. 2nd POV
33. A third person POV that narrates external
facts
A. Omniscient
B. Objective
C. Limited
D. 2nd POV
34. A type of third person POV that narrates one
thoughts and feelings mainly the internal aspect
A. Omniscient
B. Objective
C. Limited
D. 2nd POV
34. A type of third person POV that narrates one
thoughts and feelings mainly the internal aspect
A. Omniscient
B. Objective
C. Limited
D. 2nd POV