Paryt II - ANALYZING TEST ITEMS

Directions: Read each item carefully, then choose the letter that best completes the sentence.

Competency: Demonstrate familiarity with the concepts and contexts of speech communication.

1.To get the message across in speech communication, the speaker uses words and __________

A. personal journals
B. non-linguistic symbols
C. prosodic features
D. body language

A. This is an incorrect answer because personal journals are forms of solo written communication,
not speech communication.
B. This is the correct answer because speech communication involves not only verbal or the words
we speak, but also non-verbal or non-linguistic symbols, such as facial expressions, body language,
voice quality, speaking style, and prosodic features.
C. This is an incorrect option because prosodic features, such as rhythm, intonation, and stress, are
just among the non-linguistic symbols used in speech communication.
D. This is an incorrect option; the explanation for this is similar with C.
Competency: Describe the physiology of speech and the characteristics that determine the vocal
personality

2.When sounds produced by the speaker do not become understandable speech, the problem is
most likely in the_________

A. resonators
B. vibrators
C. articulators
D. generators

A. This is an incorrect option because the function of the resonators is to amplify the sounds produced.
B. This is an incorrect option because the vibrators or the vocal cords only produce voice when an
airstream passes them.
C. This is the correct answer because the articulators modify the quality of sounds produced in the earlier
stages to become understandable speech through a change in the shape of the tongue, the lips, and the
palates.
D. This is an incorrect option because the generators, the lungs, simply provide the necessary air in speech.

Competency: Manifest understanding of the various types, as well as the effective delivery of the
speech arts.

3. When a speaker has ample time to gather information and organize his ideas in an outline, and
he/she wants to avoid reciting or reading the speech word for word, his/her preferred mode of
delivery is ___________________
A. manuscript speaking
B. extemporaneous
C. impromptu
D. memorized

A. This is an incorrect answer because in this mode of delivery, the speaker reads the speech word for
word from the manuscript.
B. This is the correct answer because extemporaneous speech gives the speaker time to gather
information, select important ideas, and organize them in an outline, which serves as the guide when
delivering the speech.
C. This is an incorrect answer because an impromptu speech is delivered with little or no preparation.
D. This is an incorrect answer because a memorized speech, like it sounds, involves reciting the speech
from memory.

Competency: Show knowledge of the conventions of play production.

4. On stage, when an actor needs to make a strong emotional impact to the audience, he/she
must adjust body position to______________

A. full-back
B. three-quarter turned away
C. one-quarter turned away
D. full-front

A. This is an incorrect answer because this is not even as strong as a one-quarter turn, which is less strong
than the full- front.
B. This is an incorrect answer because the three-quarter turned away position is weak.
C. This is an incorrect answer because although one-quarter turned away is a strong position, it is less
strong than the full- front.
D. This is the correct answer because the full- front position of the actor to the audience is very strong.
The greatest emotional contact with the audience comes from this position. This emotional contact
diminishes as the body breaks its close contact with the audience.

5. The vocal folds vibrate at a high speed when these sounds are produced: ________________

A. [n], [m], [v]

B. [p], [k], [t]
C. [f], [s], [insert symbol]
D. [h], [S], [t]

6. When a person communicates, it's always__________

A. creative
B. emphatic
C. informative
D. purposive
7. In a classroom, when students work on a project that requires them to make a decision or
solve a problem, they most likely engage in ____________

A. group communication
B. dyadic communication
C. public communication
D. mass Communication

8. When we produce voiceless sounds, our vocal folds and the arytenoids are_______________

A. pressed together
B. held wide apart
C. moved back and forth
D. contracted slowly

9. Good speakers use effectively a series of organs such as larynx, pharynx, mouth, and nasal
passages to

A. expel air from the lungs

B. modify the speech
C. amplify the voice
D. vibrate the vocal cords

10. Speakers who use the same pitch or a limited pitch pattern when they speak and who sound
disinterested and unenthusiastic are _____________

A. bilingual speakers
B. monolingual speakers
C. nasal speakers
D. monotone speakers

11. To determine an appropriate topic for the speech, the speaker should know first __________

A. the structure of the speech

B. the audience
C. the time frame
D. the purpose of the speech

12. To keep the audience's attention and to emphasize important ideas in the speech, speakers
are advised to do any of the following except ______________

A. change the volume of the voice

B. vary the pitch of the voice
C. adjust the rate of speech
D. make inaudible sounds

13. The best definition of rhetoric is_______________

A. the use of words to impart knowledge

B. a form of communication that influences beliefs and actions
C. the meanings that people attach to communication
D. a theory of communication that deals with political issues

14. If the president of an organization would like to make an oral presentation about the progress
of a project, he/she will make a speech in which the main purpose is to ___________________

A. persuade
B. inform
C. entertain
D. recommend

15. In general, it is recommended that one speaks impromptu only if he/she _____________

A. can organize ideas in an outline

B. can gather information about the topic
C. has ample time to write the speech
D. has general knowledge about the subject

16.When a speaker opts for a manuscript speaking, he/she should avoid _____________

A. mechanical and monotonous reading

B. eye contact with the audience
C. pauses between group of words
D. variation in pitch

17. All of the following are descriptive of oral interpretation except

A. The performer reads from a manuscript to an audience.

B. The performer communicates a piece of literature to an audience.
C. The performer conveys the emotional, intellectual, and aesthetic elements of a literary work to
an audience.
D. The performer expresses his opinions to an audience.

18. It is a generally accepted principle of oral interpretation that the reader communicates to the
audience ________________

A. the penchant of the audience

B. the ideas and emotions of the author
C. the thoughts and emotions of the reader himself/herself
D. the ideas and suggestions of the trainer

19. In preparing a play, a class in dramatic arts will first ___________

A. design costumes
B. block the scenes
C. choose a play
D. discuss roles

20. The knowledge of stage divisions is important in play productions because it __________
A. guides in the blocking of scenes

B. identifies the imaginary divisions or the stage

C. provides the acting space of the actors
D. highlights the artistic concept of the director

21. A _________ sound is produced with a complete obstruction of the vocal tract, which when
released, makes the air 'explode' out of the mouth.

A. fricative
B. plosive
C. approximant
D. nasal

22. The sounds are produced with the tip or blade of the tongue touching or brought near the
alveolar ridge

A. alveolar
B. palato-alveolar
C. velar
D. palatal

23. The following are alveolar sounds except __________

A. n
B. z
C. t
D. Insert symbol

24. The traditional stage has three basic parts: the acting area, the apron, and the _________

A. arch
B. backstage area
C. frame
D. house area

25. The audience in a _________ seats in three sides.

A. arena stage
B. traditional stage
C. proscenium arch
D. thrust stage
PART III ENHANCING TEST TAKING SKILLS
Directions: Read each item carefully; then choose the letter that best completes each sentence.

1. A speaker's voice is distinct from other voices because of the general tone of the voice known
as _____________

A. nasality
B. quality
C. loudness
D. hoarseness

2. US President Barack Obama is reported to have consistently used a teleprompter when he

delivers his speech. This shows that he prefers a mode of delivery which is

A. extemporaneous
B. impromptu
C. memorized
D. manuscript speaking

3.A good example of a speech to use in teaching persuasive speech is ___________

A. How to fight climate change

B. Stop charter change
C. The state of the nation
D. Myths about job hunting

4. In speech preparation, knowing who would compose the audience can guide the speaker best
in __________________

A. determining the purpose of the speech

B. gathering information for the speech
C. choosing a topic for the speech
D. making an outline of the speech

5. The speaker can convey his interest in communicating with the audience through

A. dressing up for the Occasion

B. lowering the pitch of the voice
C. making overly dramatic gesture
D. establishing eye contact

6. Among the following statements about how a speaker should manage his/her posture, the
most accurate is

A. The speaker should stand up straight but stay relaxed.

B. The speaker should use purposive movements to emphasize ideas.
C. The speaker should look neat and clean.
D. The speaker should look at the audience when delivering a speech.

7. A student uses subtle dramatization and gestures in presenting a story. The storytelling.
student is doing a/an _____________

A. illustrative
B. interpretative
C. creative
D. demonstrative

8. In an oral interpretation activity, one student delivers a declamation with so much shouting
and crying. These acts are examples of _____________

A. histrionics
B. monologue
C. interpretation
D. technique

9.The best poems for declamation are the ones that ________________

A. are popular to the audience

B. convey lessons in life
C. are easy to understand
D. carry strong emotional appeal

10. When members of a group recite as one in coordinated voices and related interpretation,
they do a

A. reader’s theater
B. chamber theater
C. speech choir
D. dramatic monologue

11. The group of people composed of the director, designers, actors, playwright, functions,
composer, and choreographer fulfill __________ functions.

A. executive
B. aesthetic
C. business
D. administrative

12. In giving directions to the actors as to their movements on stage, the director sees the stage
in the perspective of the.

A. audience
B. actors
C. designers
D. stage manager

13. If a scene is to convey humanity and kindness, the best part of the stage for actors to use is
______

A. down left
B. down right
C. up right
D. up left

14. A speaker puts the stress on the third syllable when he/she says the inevitable. He/she has a
problem with

A. pronunciation
B. articulation
C. persuasion
D. appropriation

15. A speaker delivers a speech too fast for the audience to understand. This increase in the
speaker's rate of speech is a manifestation of

A. breathiness
B. hoarseness
C. harshness
D. nervousness

16. A speaker has a difficulty producing the fricative sounds such as [f] and [v] which makes him
say [pan] instead of [fan], and [ban] instead of [van]. To remedy this, the speaker should work on
his

A. phonation
B. articulation
C. vibration
D. respiration

17. Daphne has a general knowledge and a very strong opinion about charterchange that she can
deliver a speech about it anytime she is asked to speak, even without notes. It shows that she can
handle

A. impromptu speaking
B. manuscript speaking
C. extemporaneous speaking
D. memorized speaking

18. When a speaker's vocal pitch changes, it is accompanied by a change in

A. volume
B. rate
C. articulation
D. pronunciation

19. To complete the communication process, the receiver of a message must provide the sender

A. medium
B. gesture
C. feedback
D. stimulus

20. If the host delivers a speech after dinner to get the audience to relax, his type of speech is
that of ______________

A. occasional
B. informative
C. persuasive
D. explanatory

21. The __________ sound is a combination of a stop and a fricative.

A. affricative
B. plosive
C. approximant
D. nasal

22. The sound is produced with the back of the tongue against or near the velum or the soft
palate.

A. dental
B. glottal
C. velar
D. bilabial

23. The following are fricative sounds except ________

A. v
B. h
C. Insert symbol
D. t

24. Arena staging is sometimes called____________

A. 'acting in the round'

B. proscenium arch
C. thrust stage
D. extended staging

25. The following are front vowels except _______

A. i
B. e
C. Insert symbol
D. 0