Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
Division of San Pablo City
San Bartolome lntegrated High School
Second Quarterly Examination in Oral Communication
S.Y. 2019-2020
Name : ___________________________________ Score : _____________________
Section : _____________________ Date : _______________________

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your answer sheet.
_____1. This regards language as a sort of action instead of as a medium for  conveying and expressing
ideas.
A. Speech Style Theory C. Speech Act Theory
B. Speech Communication Theory D. Speech Context
_____2. Utterance act is a type of locutionary act that pertains to a sound that is made or something that is
said, be it a single word or a string of words that may not have a particular meaning. Which among the
following is an example of Utterance Act?
A. As you are sitting on a bench in a park, a dog walks in front of you. You then say, “Oh, a labrador!”
B. A woman buying supplies from the grocery store asked the sales lady, “Where are the vegetables
located?”
C. Cindy is strolling on a bike and saw her friend. She stopped and told her, “You must come to my
birthday party tomorrow.”
D. John, who was walking down a hallway, accidentally bumped into his classmate and uttered the
word “Hey!
_____3. Identify the illocutionary act shown in the statement “I promise to pay you on Tuesday.”
A. Expressives B. Declarations C. Commissives D. Directives
_____4. Identify the illocutionary act shown in the statement “I think this color will be perfect for your room.” 
A. Assertives B. Commissives C. Expressives D. Declarations
_____5. Identify the illocutionary act shown in the statement “You are hereby sentenced guilty beyond
reasonable doubt.“
A. Directives B. Assertives C. Directives D. Declarations
_____6. Identify the illocutionary act shown in the statement “Thank you for dropping these files.“
A. Commissives B. Expressives C. Declarations D. Assertives
_____7. Identify the illocutionary act shown in the statement “Please pass the butter.” 
A. Declarations B. Commissives C. Directives D. Expressives
_____8. A perlocutionary act is the effects, intentional or  unintentional, the utterance has on the behavior,
thoughts, and feelings of the addressee. Which part of the communication shows perlocution?
Mark: Heads up. There is a cockroach near you. 
Elizabeth: (screams and panics) 
A. Mark talking to Elizabeth C. Mark telling Elizabeth to watch out
B. the cockroach D. Elizabeth screaming and panicking
_____9. This refers to the act of fixing the violations in a communication situation.  
A. Nomination B. Restriction C. Repair D. Termination
_____10. Which is true about Nomination?
A. The size of the discussion group does not matter in nomination and restriction. 
B. Nomination forbids another person from talking due to offensive remarks. 
C. Moderators of a group discussion can not nominate or restrict a group member’s contribution. 
D. The status of a person can determine whether he or she gets nominated or restricted in a
conversation. 
_____11. What do words like additionally, on the contrary, furthermore, consequently, or likewise suggest?     
A. The speaker has something more to say.      C. The speaker wants to nominate others.
B. The speaker is ready to release-turn. D. The speaker has committed a violation.
_____12. Which is NOT an example of turn-taking signal?
A. the speaker gazing directly at a participant C. the speaker uses rising intonation
B. the participant raising his/her hand D. the speaker points to a participant
_____13. “Let’s focus on.. ” or “Let’s discuss..”, or “As I was saying..” or “Going back to..” are used in ______.
A. topic shifting B. topic control C. termination D. nomination
_____14. Grabbing the floor is also called ______________.  
A. termination B. supporting C. interruption D. recognition
_____15. This is similar to grabbing the floor However, instead of the speaker giving up his or her                    
turn to the participant who interrupts, both of them talk simultaneously. This may also happen when two
or more participants start speaking at the same  time. 
A. hogging the floor C. Trouble in Speaking, Hearing, or Understanding
B. being silent D. overlapping
_____16. This occurs when the speaker continues speaking and ignores others who try to join or take over
the discussion.
A. hogging the floor C. Trouble in Speaking, Hearing, or Understanding
B. being silent D. overlapping
_____17. Also called dead air, this violation occurs when no one wants to speak or take over the discussion. 
A. hogging the floor C. Trouble in Speaking, Hearing, or Understanding
B. being silent D. overlapping
_____18. This includes improper articulations, use of the wrong word, failing to hear or be heard, incorrect
understanding by the listener, and trouble on the part of the recipient to understand.                          
A. hogging the floor C. Trouble in Speaking, Hearing, or Understanding
B. being silent D. overlapping
_____19. This type of repair is initiated and fixed by the speaker of the troublesource. This is often carried out
when the speaker corrects  himself or herself or when he or she cannot find the right word but then is
able to find it after a short pause.
A. Self-initiated self-repair C. Self-initiated other-repair
B. Other-initiated self-repair D. Other-initiated other-repair
_____20. This type of repair is both fixed and initiated by another participant. This usually occurs when the
speaker misarticulated something or says wrong information, which prompts another participant to
correct him or her. 
A. Self-initiated self-repair C. Self-initiated other-repair
B. Other-initiated self-repair D. Other-initiated other-repair
_____21. It is the act of speaking in front of a sizable number of people.
A. mass communication B. public speaking C. newspaper D. speech act
_____22. This type of speech is given to provide the audience with information regarding a topic or to expand
their knowledge about a topic that they are already familiar with.
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____23. This aims to influence the audience to accept the speaker’s position or stand on an issue.
Persuasive
speeches may be convincing speeches or actuation speeches.
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____24. This aims to amuse audience members and put them in a jovial mood. 
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____25. Which type of speech should be used in each situation? Mr. Yamada gave a speech about the
discovery
of a better engine for  motorcycles for motorcycle enthusiasts. 
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____26. Which type of speech should be used in each situation? Wally was asked to conduct a talk regarding
healthy and balanced meal preparation.
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____27. Which type of speech should be used in each situation? Ria and Gwen were giving an opening
statement about their opinion on the legalization of divorce in the Philippines. 
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____28. Which type of speech should be used in each situation? A stand-up comedian was telling a story
about
the time he met a beautiful woman.   
A. Expository or Informative Speech   C. Entertainment Speech    
B. Persuasive Speech    D. Memorized Speech
_____29. Which is true about reading a manuscript?
A. Manuscript reading does requires any nonverbal cues. 
B. Manuscript reading does not need to be practiced.
C. Eye contact is essential for this type of speech.
D. Manuscript reading is usually delivered over a lectern or a podium. 
_____30. This requires you to commit your speech to memory.
A. impromptu speech C. memorized speech
B. reading a manuscript D. extemporaneous speech
_____31. This is delivered with very little or no preparation. It is generally brief and unrehearsed since the
speaker does not have time to practice the speech
A. impromptu speech C. memorized speech
B. reading a manuscript D. extemporaneous speech
_____32. This is delivered with the speaker  preparing a speech outline or notes beforehand. When giving
 this type of speech, the speaker does not read a manuscript   word for word, nor does he or she
memorize every word. Instead, the speech outline or prepared notes are used as a guide, and the
speaker elaborates on it using his or her own words. 
A. impromptu speech C. memorized speech
B. reading a manuscript D. extemporaneous speech
_____33. Which is true about choosing the topic of your speech?
A. A speaker must think of the interest of the audience he or she will speak to.
B. The audience will not mind racist remarks from the speaker. 
C. A speaker does not need to know what the event is about. 
D. It is fine to choose a topic that you do not know anything about. 
_____34. is the backbone or framework of a speech.                    
A. thesis statement B. hook C. outline D. subject
_____35. Which are good sources of information?
A. Facebook B. books C. gossip websites E. Twitter
_____36. This is a statement that is meant to grab the audience’s attention.
A. hook B. overview of the main points C. purpose D. thesis statement
_____37. This states the main idea of the speech.
A. hook B. overview of the main points C. purpose D. thesis statement
_____38. This states what the speech aims to achieve. It also explains how the audience can benefit from
listening to the speech.
A. hook B. overview of the main points C. purpose D. thesis statement
_____39. This gives the audience an idea of the main points that will be discussed in the speech. 
A. hook B. overview of the main points C. purpose D. thesis statement
_____40. Which is not a characteristic of good information?
A. credible B. current C. biased D. accurate
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
Division of San Pablo City
San Bartolome Integrated High School
Oral Communication Second Quarterly Examination
S.Y. 2019-2020

Competencies No. of Test Placement

Items

EN11/12OC-Ifj-20. Responds appropriately and effectively to a 2 1, 2,

speech act

EN11/12OC-IIab-21. Engages in a communicative situation 6 3,4,5,6,7,8

using acceptable, polite and meaningful communicative
strategies
EN11/12OC-IIab-22. Explains that a shift in speech context, 11 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15,
speech style, speech act and communicative strategy affects the 16,17,18,19,20
following
o Language form
o Duration of interaction
o Relationship of speaker
o Role and responsibilities of the speaker
o Message
o Delivery
EN11/12OC-IIcj-23. Distinguishes types of speeches. 12 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,
28,29,30,31,32

EN11/12OC-IIcj-24. Uses principles of effective speech delivery 8 33,34,35,36,37,

in different situations. 38,39.40

Prepared by:

MS. GLEN WELLE ANNE A. SUAREZ

Teacher I

Noted by:

ANNA LIZA C. AMPONG

Principal II, SBIHS