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TABLE of SPECIFICATION
FIRST SEMESTER

GRADE 11 Oral Communication Skills Midterm Mr. Eric Angelo Pentason

GRADE & SECTION Subject Term Teacher

# of Comprehens Application/
# of Knowledge Particulars Particulars Particulars Total
Items ion Analysis
Topics/Skills Weight
Days
50 15% 40% 45% 100%
Nature and Elements of
5 14.29% 7 1.05 1 2.80 2,3.4 3.15 5,6,7,8 7
Comm.
Modes of Communication 5 14.29% 7 1.05 9 2.80 10,11,12 3.15 13,14,15 7
Models of Communication 5 14.29% 7 1.05 16 2.80 17,18,19 3.15 20,21,22 7
Barriers of Communication
and Ways to Address 5 14.29% 7 1.05 23 2.80 24,25,26 3.15 27,28,29 7
Barriers
Types of Speech Context 4 11.43% 6 0.90 30 2.40 31,32 2.70 33,34,35 6
Speech Styles 4 11.43% 6 0.90 36 2.40 37,38 2.70 39,40 6
Function of Communication 4 11.43% 6 0.90 41 2.40 42,43 2.70 44,45 6
Types of Listening and
3 8.57% 4 0.60 46 1.60 47,48 1.80 49,50 4
Barriers of Listening
TOTAL 35 100% 50 8 20 23 50
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION in ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

SY 2018-2019

NAME: __________________________________________________________ SCORE: _________________________ /50

SECTION: _________________________________________ DATE: _____________________________

DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully and choose
the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Write
your answer on the space before each number.
____1. It is the systematic process through which
individuals interact through symbols, words and
gestures to create and interpret meanings.
A. Communication
B. Speaking
C. Interaction
D. Listening Skills
____2. Which of the following is the proper sequence of
elements in a process of communication?
A. Sender-Encode-Channel-Message-Decode-
Noise-Receiver-Feedback
B. Sender-Encode-Message-Channel-Decode-
Noise-Receiver-Feedback
C. Sender-Encode-Channel-Noise-Message-
Decode-Receiver-Feedback
D. Sender-Encode-Channel-Message-Decode-
Noise-Receiver-Feedback
____3. Which of the following shows Schramms Model
of Communication?
A.
B.
C.
____4. What is the difference between Aristotle’s model
and Shannon-Weaver model of communication?
A. Aristotle’s model focuses on the sender and the
message while the Shannon-Weaver model
focuses on the Noise.
B. Aristotle’s model focuses on the noise while the
Shannon-Weaver model focuses on the sender
and message.
C. Aristotle’s model focuses on the field of
experience while the Shannon-Weaver focuses
on the sender and listener.
D. Aristotle’s model focuses on the sender and
message while Shannon-Weaver focuses on the
Field of experience.
____5. Rita didn’t comprehend the idea that her friend
gave to her because of the unfamiliar terms. As a
result, she gave a negative feedback on her.
What is the element of communication that Rita
needs to improve?
A. Decoding C. Encoding
B. Noise D. Feedback
____6. As an individual, how can you give a good and
effective feedback towards to the speaker?
A. I will understand and comprehend the
message fully so that I can give a good and
appropriate feedback.
B. I will hear and listen to the message of the
speaker so that I can give a good feedback.
C. I will ask for clarification of the message
before I give my response.
D. I will use nonverbal communication to
emphasize my words.

D.
____7. Your mom asks you to buy an item in the market,
but when you reach the market you forgot the
item that your mom asked you to buy. What do
you think is the problem in this situation?
A. The receiver didn’t fully understand the
message of the sender.
B. The receiver didn’t encode the message of
the sender.
C. The receiver didn’t decode the message of
the sender that’s why she forgot the item
D. The receiver didn’t asks for clarification
before going to the market.
____8. A message can only be deemed effective when it
is _____________________.
A. repeated back as proof of understanding
B. understood by others and produces the
intended results.
C. Communicated face-to-face
D. Delivered with confidence
____9. It is communicating not by what you say, but how
you say it.
A. Verbal C. Nonverbal
B. Paraverbal D. Interaction
____10. Which of the following situation best describes
the use of verbal communication?
A. Teacher teaches the sound of the alphabet
B. Teacher corrects the verb and the nouns in
the student’s essay.
C. The teacher waved her hands before saying
goodbye.
D. The students are watching documentary film
at the AVR.
____11. Neslyn heard that the father of her friend died
last week, she decided to visit her friend to show
support and empathy. When she saw her friend
she just only tapped her friend’s shoulder and
hugged her. What type of nonverbal
communication does Neslyn shows?
A. Kinesics C. Proxemics
B. Proxemics D. Haptics
____12. Ryan wants to surprise his girlfriend. He
decided to buy red roses to show his love and
care to her. What types of nonverbal
communication does Ryan shows?
A. Kinesics C. Colors
B. Haptics D. Chronemics
____13. Kyle is explaining his answer in front of the class,
instead of answering directly to the questions; he
uses flowery and supplementary words just to
impress his teacher which is not necessary for
his topic. What do you think is the best advice
that you can give to Kyle?
A. Make your message relevant to your listener.
B. Eliminate unnecessary words and focus on
your topic
C. Pause occasionally.
D. Use nonverbal communication.
____14. One of your classmates looks at the ceiling every
time she answers questions from your teacher.
What nonverbal communication did she needs to
practice?
A. She needs to practice proper posture and
poise to show her confidence.
B. She needs to practice proper eye contact to
the audience to show her interest to them.
C. She needs to practice facial expressions that
pertain to the manner in which facial muscles
are set indicate feelings, emotions or
attitudes.
D. She needs to stand erect to show that she is
relax and friendly.
____15. The speaker gives seminar about the disaster
awareness in grade 11 students but the students
cannot understand and comprehend what the
speaker says about the topic because he talks
very fast. What elements of paraverbal
communication does the speaker needs to
practice?
A. Tone C. Pitch
B. Volume D. Pausing
____16. This is called as the telephone model of
communication because it is based on the
 experience of having the message interfered with
the “noise”.
A. Aristotle’s Model
B. Shannon and Weaver Model
C. Schramm’s Model
D. Berlo’s Model
____17. Which of the following illustrations best describe
the Berlo’s Model of communication?
A. Speaker – Speech – Audience
B. Sender – Message – Channel – Receiver
C. Source – Channel – Message – Receiver
D. Source – Message – Noise – Receiver
____18. Explain the process of communication in the
Aristotle’s Model . Write your answer on the
space given.
_______________________________________
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_______________________________________
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____19. Complete the elements found in Schramm’s
Model of communication.
____20. President Duterte conducted his second state of
the nation address at Malacanang Palace last
July 27, 2018. What model of communication is
applicable in this situation?
A. Schramm’s Model
B. Berlo’s Model
C. Aristotle’s Model
D. Shannon and Weaver Model
____21. What are the implications of Aristotelian theory of
communication on modern day environment?
A. Aristotelian theory explains how the message
affects the receiver, and consequently what
the receiver of the message decides to do or
not do as a result of the message s/he has
received.
B. Aristotelian theory explains that the context
germinates in the mind of the sender will be
shared whether in oral or written.
C. Aristotelian theory begins first through
identifying what she/he wants to transmit.
D. Aristotelian theory states that the setting
dictates the message.
____22. You disagree with what someone has said: how
should you react?
A. Ask questions more about their opinion
B. Be unreasonable and refuse to listen
C. Get emotionally involved and have a heated
discussion
D. Stick with your one sided view on the
situation.
____23. It is a barrier of communication wherein the
receiver doesn’t comprehend and understand the
message because of too many details given on
him.
A. Psychological Barrier
B. Information Overload
C. Language Barrier
D. Systematic Language
For nos. 24 -26, read the following situation below and
identify the barrier of communication. Write your answer
on the space given.
_______________________24. Joana finds hard talking
to her teacher because she can’t express her thoughts in
English.
_______________________25. A group of students keep
on talking to one another because they don’t like the
speaker.
_______________________26. An employee didn’t
understand the new rules given by the office admin.
____27. A U.S. marketing manager is irritated because he
can’t understand his counterpart in Japan during
their conversation using skype. This is an
example of what type of barrier?
A. Language Barrier
B. Physical Barrier
C. Physiological Barrier
D. Semantic Barrier
____28. Charlene is good in public speaking but she
doesn’t aware about her nonverbal
communication every time she has a
conversation. What advice can you give to her to
become effective in nonverbal communication?
A. It is important to use nonverbal because it
can help express what you really mean and
build good relationship.
B. You need to be aware of individual
differences.
C. Assess the nonverbal proper and avoid
jumping into your own conclusion.
D. All of the above
____29. Physiological barriers may result from the
receiver’s physical state. Which of the following
situations below shows Physiological barriers in
communication?
A. “My mom is shouting at me because I went
home late. She keeps on saying all the
wrong things I did in the past and I think she
doesn’t love me.”
B. “I observed that I cannot comprehend clearly
when I sit at the back, I cannot hear what the
speaker wants to say and I need to transfer
in front to know what he wants to say.”
C. “The new candidate for presidency sounds
too dominant and boastful.”
D. “In our company we use a lot of acronyms to
make instructions easier and faster for the
new employee.”
____30. Speech context that takes place within a single
person, often for the purpose of clarifying ideas
and analyzing a situation.
A. Interpersonal C. Intrapersonal
B. International D. Intercommunication
____31. Interpersonal communication can be categorized
by the number of participants. Which of the
following is an example of interpersonal
communication?
A. Prayer C. Monologue
B. Chatting with friend D. Declamation
____32. “I now pronounce you man and wife?”. What type
of communication is the underlined statement?
A. Small group C. Public
B. Dyadic D. Solo vocal
____33. When talking to another person, what is your
most necessary action?
A. Knowledge of the person
B. Respect the experience, culture and values
of the person
C. Adjust to the communicative setting
D. Awareness of the topic to be discussed
____34. Your friend tells a story about her experiences in
her monologue. How do you show that you are
interested with her story using nonverbal
communication?
A. I will maintain eye contact with her
 B. I will take down notes
C. I will tap her shoulder to show empathy
D. I will nodded my head
____35. “Would you like to tell me something about
yourself?” Write the purpose of the given
italicized text on the space below.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____36. Speech style used among friends and
acquaintances that do not required background
information. It has no social barriers to consider.
A. Intimate C. Consultative
B. Casual D. Frozen
____37. Frozen style is static, ritualistic and maybe
archaic. It is a speech that can’t be change and
remain unchanged over the period of time. Which
of the following statement is an example of
FROZEN STYLE?
A. “Hi there, what’s up!”
B. “Yes your honor”
C. “How much is this”
D. “Do your assignment and task”
____38. “In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy
Spirit, Amen.” What is the classification of
underlined spoken texts according to speech
style?
A. Casual C. Intimate
B. Consultative D. Frozen
____39. Mc Nhiel shared his personal problem to his best
friend Sean, he says that his grade in English
was failed and his parents will get mad at him
when they knew it. What type of speech does Mc
Nhiel and Sean shows?
A. Casual C. Intimate
B. Consultative D. Frozen
____40. A man asks about the medicine that he wants to
buy in the pharmacy. What is the proper speech
style in this situation?
A. “Hey, you look beautiful like this medicine, how
much is this?
B. “Good morning, I would like to ask if what is the
best medicine for cough and fever?”
C. “Do you have medicine for cough and fever?
D. “Hi, give me the best medicine in this store for
cough and fever.
____41. Function of communication that deals to control
over people’s attitude and behavior.
A. Motivational Function
B. Emotional function
C. Informative Function
D. Control Function
____42. Which of the following situation shows control as
a function of communication?
A. The manager tells his employees to prepare a
sales report.
B. The teacher gives incentives to those students
who passed the exam.
C. Your friend gives you an advice about your family
problems.
D. The teacher teaches about communication skills.
____43. Which of the following situation shows motivation
as a function of communication?
A. The manager tells his employees to prepare a
sales report.
B. The teacher gives incentives to those students
who passed the exam.
C. Your friend gives you an advice about your family
problems.
D. The teacher teaches about communication skills.
____44. The purpose of regulation as function of
communication is to control and manage the
behavior of others. How can you use this function
when you are having an interview for your job
application?
 A. I will prepare my best dress and resume for my A. Felling unwell and tired
interview. B. Day dreaming
B. I will show my true emotion when answering C. Preoccupation
questions. D. Having closed-minded.
C. I will use proper verbal and nonverbal
communication during the interview. ____49. The principal invited a speaker to give
D. I will manage my behavior very carefully to create information about anti-bullying. When the
desirable impression. speaker arrives, the students think that the
speaker is too young and don’t have an ability to
____45. You saw one of your friend crying at one corner give information about the topic. What is the
of your room, when you try to approach her and barrier of listening occurs in this situation?
ask what happen, she refuse to talk and cried A. Felling unwell and tired
very hard. What are you going to do with this B. Day dreaming
situation? C. Having closed-minded.
A. I will talk to her even if she doesn’t give any reply D. Prejudgments
because I know that she is still listening to me.
B. I will simply tap her shoulder to show my ____50. During the group activity, Alvic doesn’t accept the
emotional support and wait until she is ready to opinions and suggestions of other members in
speak. his group. He believes in his own ideas. What
C. I will ask her to stop crying and hide away from barrier of listening occurs in this situation?
people. A. Having closed-minded
D. I will call the right authority to talk to her. B. Day dreaming
C. Preoccupation
____46. This is a type of listening where the listener hears D. Feeling unwell and tired
the message but without understanding – not
listening at all.
A. Selective Listening
B. Active Listening
C. Empathic Listening
D. Ignoring Listening

____47. Samantha is watching movie on television while

she tries to talk to her mother about the
upcoming event in school. What is the barrier of
listening occurs in this situation?
A. Preoccupation
B. Day dreaming
C. Listening to more than one conversation
D. Feeling unwell or tired

____48. Jimwell doesn’t focus answering his oral

recitation in English because he was thinking
about his projects, assignments and family
problems. What is the barrier of listening occurs
in this situation?
ANSWER KEY
ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
MIDTERM EXAM 2018-2019

1. A 27. B
2. B 28. A
3. B 29. B
4. A 30. C
5. A 31. B
6. A 32. A
7. C 33. B
8. B 34. A
9. B 35. Students answer may vary
10. A 36. C
11. D 37. B
12. C 38. D
13. B 39. C
14. B 40. B
15. D 41. D
16. B 42. A
17. B 43. B
18. Students answer may vary 44. D
45. B
46. D
47. C
48. C
49. D
50. A
sender Encode Message Decode Receiver

Field of experience Field of experience

19.

20. C
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. Language Barrier
25. Attitudinal Barrier
26. Systematic Barrier