Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
KATIPUNAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

FINAL Exam in Oral Communication

Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: __________________

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the answer sheet provided by
shading the letter corresponds to your answer.

1. It is a type of speech style used between or am 7. Ms. Aguilar has been invited to be a guest spea
ong participants who have a very personal relat ker at a graduating ceremony in Mariano Univer
ionship. sity. Which of the following lines is an appropria
A. Intimate te introduction in her commencement speech?
B. Casual A. Hello Philippines and hello world!
C. Consultative B. Hi there! How are you today?
D. Formal C. Guests, faculty, parents and graduates, g
E. Frozen ood morning.
2. What speech style is appropriate to use betwee D. Good morning friends and enemies.
n friends who are chatting about their dance nu 8. The following are statements that use the froze
mber? n speech style Except _.
A. Intimate A. Panunumpa sa Watawat……
B. Casual B. I, Juan dela Rosa, solemnly swear to do
C. Consultative my duty…….
D. Formal C. What have you done to me, dear?
E. Frozen D. Panatang makabayan….
3. Which of the following requires an intimate spe 9. Which of the following statements is true about
ech style? the frozen speech style?
A. When communicating to your acquaintan A. Static, ritualistic, and archaic.
ces B. Used only for imparting information
B. When delivering a Speech C. Non-public speech style that use priv
C. When praying the rosary ate vocabulary
D. When talking to your partner about your D. Used among people who do not shar
future plans e common experiences
4. Identify the type of speech style used in this st 10. President Benigno Aquino III is hosting a state
atement: dinner at the Malacañang Palace in honor of th
“Oh well, I s’pose you can’t have ‘em all, ye e visiting US President Barack Obama. Which of
ah?” the following speech styles must be used on th
A. Intimate e occasion?
B. Casual A. Intimate
C. Consultative B. Casual
D. Formal C. Consultative
E. Frozen D. Formal
5. This style is characterized by lack of listener’s p 11. It is a speech act which also known as the effe
articipation. Only the speaker is the source of in ct of the utterance toward the addressee. This i
formation. nvolves a change in the addressee’s behavior, a
A. Intimate ttitude, or feelings.
B. Casual A. Locutionary
C. Consultative B. Illocutionary
D. Formal C. Perlocutionary
E. Frozen D. Prelocutionary
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of 12. It is a type of illocutionary act that commits a s
a consultative style? peaker to some future course of action such as
A. Used for people who do not have sh offering and promising.
ared experiences or meaning A. Assertives
B. Requires two-way participation B. Directives
C. Interruptions can occur during the c C. Commissives
ommunication D. Expressive
D. The use of slang is common

13. Which of the following utterances is not an exa
mple of a directive illocutionary act?
A. Could you please buy me some food?
B. Please let me go.
C. What are you waiting for? Do it now.
D. I’m deeply sorry for what I said to you ye
sterday.
14-18 Categorize the following utte
rances into their correspondi
ng category of illocutionary a
ct. Choose your answer here.
A. Assertives
B. Directives
C. Commissives
D. Expressive
E. Declaration
14. I am wearing a tangerine blouse today.
15. Please help me here.
16. I will eat a balanced diet starting tomorrow.
17. I’m so grateful you come to my party.
18. I nominate Mr. Go for class President.
19. John was watching TV when his mother arrived
from the market. Upon entering the door, she s
ays, “These bags are so heavy!” What do you t
hink should be the perlocutionary act for the sp
eech act to be successful?
A. Let me help you. I’ll be the one to carry t
hem Mom.
B. What are those Mom?
C. Thank you! You arrive safely Mom.
D. Finally, you made it Mom!
20. Speakers who are assigned to control the flow
of the conversation are called ________ authori
ties.
A. Low authorities
B. High authorities
C. With authorities
D. Weak authorities
21. Which of the following situations does not refer
to nomination?
A. Interviewer interrogates the applicant ab
out his personal, educational, and profes
sional backgrounds.
B. Panel discussion
C. Forum
D. Shifting back to the main topic
22. Which of the following should a lower authority
practice in a conversation?
A. Use nonverbal cues to initiate that he/sh
e wants to join the conversation.
B. Control the flow of the conversation.
C. Ask questions that will maintain the quali
ty and productivity of communication.
D. Interrupt while the higher authority is stil
l speaking.
23. Sir Ralph is discussing the rock cycle. James, hi
s student, interrupts him by saying something a
bout the various types of rocks. Which of the fo
llowing is the appropriate way to express an int
erest in joining or participating in a discussion?
A. Raise one’s hand in order to be recognize
d by the teacher.
B. Stand and tell something about the topic.
C. Talk while the teacher is explaining.
D. Shout so that the teacher can recognize
you.
24. It refers to the process in which a participant st
ops speaking and yields the floor to another par
ticipant so he or she could begin to speak.
A. Keep-turn
B. Release-turn
C. Take-turn
D. Turn-over
25. Which is true about release-turn?
A. Another participant can take the role of th
e speaker
B. Speaker must not stop until he fulfills his
purpose in a conversation
C. Speaker continues to speak
D. Speaker is finished talking and is ready to
yield the floor to another person
26. Which of the following verbal cues does NOT i
mply that a speaker wants to keep his turn?
A. Additionally
B. Likewise
C. On the contrary
D. That’s all
27. Keeping the interaction going on by asking que
stions and eliciting a response is called_______
__.
A. Turn –taking
B. Topic control
C. Topic – shifting
D. Repair
28. This occurs when the speaker intentionally or u
nintentionally changes the topic of the conversa
tion.
A. Turn –taking
B. Topic control
C. Topic – shifting
D. Repair
29. This happens when the speaker manipulates th
e discussion to maintain its flow without changi
ng the topic.
A. Turn –taking
B. Topic control
C. Topic – shifting
D. Repair
30. Which of the following statements will be helpf
ul in shifting the topic back to the original flow
of the conversation?
A. I appreciate your comment.
B. I will respond to that after I have discussed
few more slides.
C. Okay, thank you. But, going back to our top
ic….
D. Can I have the floor, please?
31. It is committed when a speaker is not able to fulfill his or her purpose because he or she was interrupted b
y a participant who wants to take the floor.
A. Grabbing the floor
B. Overlapping
C. Hogging the floor
D. Dead Air
32. It is committed when the speaker refuses to yield the floor to another participant who wants to join the dis
cussion.
A. Grabbing the floor
B. Overlapping
C. Hogging the floor
D. Dead Air
33. Overlapping is somehow similar to grabbing the floor, except that _.
A. Both of them are talking at the same time
B. A speaker ignores others who try to join the discussion
C. A participant takes over the role of being a speaker
D. No one wants to take the floor.
34. Which of the following situations describe hogging the floor?
A. While the speaker is keeping his turn somebody wants to join the discussion but the speaker ignores
him
B. While the speaker is keeping his turn somebody takes over his turn
C. While the speaker is talking, someone interrupts him and he is not able to fulfill his purpose
D. While the speaker is talking, he suddenly stops and gives his turn to another participant

35-40 Identify the following violations made in the following situations.

A. Grabbing the floor
B. Overlapping
C. Hogging the floor
D. Dead air
35. One of the students immediately shared his insight without letting the teacher finish the question. The viol
ation committed is described as _.
36. As Ralph was explaining about the immediate response they got from the rescuers, angry victims yelled to
express their dismay.
37. The teacher was discussing about the ecosystem when Calvin interrupted and shared what he had seen in
a documentary but the teacher ignores him.
38. During a debate, a member from the pro team keeps on interrupting the member from the anti.
39. Susie was in a board meeting. They were discussing how to double up their sales in the next six months. S
he was explaining her report and proceeded to ask questions but nobody wants to answer or share their i
nsights.
40. The moderator of a panel discussion noticed that nobody among the participants would want to share their
thoughts.