Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
SHS Region VI - Western Visayas
Division of Negros Occidental
Inocencio V. Ferrer Memorial School of Fisheries

Oral Communication in Context

Diagnostic Test
SY 2022-2023

Name __________________________________________________________ Grade & Section __________

I. Read carefully each statement below. Write T for truthful or right statements and F for false or wrong
statements.

___ 1. Speeches, stories, oral poetry and songs are examples of oral activities.
___ 2. Stories are helpful in teaching morals and solving attitude problems especially with younger people who
lack experience.
___ 3. Songs are handy tools for entertainment and other purposes for almost any occasions. They also carry
a great deal of historical to modern day information.
___ 4. Physical appearance and bodily movements do not complement verbal messages.
___ 5. A dynamic speaker asserts his own objectives regardless of feedback.
___ 6. Reading the audience is one aspect of an effective speaker.
___ 7. Presentations and speeches are more formal, therefore less engaging than singing, stories and oral
poetry.
___ 8. Compared to written text, speech is less formal and less in fluency.
___ 9. Language techniques do not apply to oral communication activities since oral communication is
supposed to be spontaneous.
___ 10. Non-verbal cues should match the spoken words to avoid confusion.

II. Identify the type of speech style appropriate for the following situations. Choose your answer inside the
box.

Intimate Casual Consultative Formal Frozen

_______ 11. talking to a counselor or psychiatrist

_______ 12. giving last-minute instructions to players
_______ 13. delivering campaign speeches
_______ 14. delivering a speech at the UN Summit
_______ 15. delivering news reports

III. Identify the correct speech act based from Searle’s Classification of Speech Acts. Write the letter of the
correct answer.

A. Assertive B. Directive C. Commissive D. Expressive E. Declaration

____ 16. No one makes better pancakes than I do.

____ 17. Please tie your shoe.
____ 18. Let’s finish this vicinity map next week.
____ 19. Pardon me from hurting you!
____ 20. You are fired!

IV. Identify the types of speech according to delivery based from the word / phrase presented below. Write
the letter of the correct answer.

A. Extemporaneous B. Impromptu C. Manuscript D. Memorized

____ 21. When you are assigned to report a topic in class

____ 22. Interview
____ 23. Reading of rules and criteria
____ 24. Delivering a declamation piece
____ 25. Newscasting with a teleprompter
V. Choose the letter of the best answer.
___ 26. This is a communicative strategy that we use when we want to establish a topic in a conversation.
A. nomination B. restriction C. turn-taking D. topic-control
___ 27. It is a communicative strategy used to end a conversation.
A. termination B. topic-shifting C. topic-control D. repair
___ 28. It involves moving from one topic to another.
A. termination B. topic-shifting C. topic-control D. repair
___ 29. This strategy is used to address the problems encountered in a conversation.
A. termination B. topic-shifting C. topic-control D. repair
___ 30. This strategy limits what a speaker can say to avoid ideas that are unnecessary and irrelevant to the
topic.
A. nomination B. restriction C. turn-taking D. topic-control

VI. Choose the best answer for each given situation. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.

_____31. The program’s master of ceremony stated, “We are about to start the program in less than a
minute.” Identify the speech act used.
A. Illocutionary Act B. Locutionary Act C. Perlocutionary Act D. None of the above
_____32. The teacher called Drei to tell the answer for item number 5. Identify the speech act used.
A. Illocutionary Act B. Locutionary Act C. Perlocutionary Act D. None of the above
_____33. Thirdie asks his classmates to sit down. Identify the speech act used.
A. Illocutionary Act B. Locutionary Act C. Perlocutionary Act D. None of the above
_____34. ‘Ana, will you please lead the class in reciting the Patriotic Oath,” Ms. Sanchez said. Tell the
classification of speech style used.
A. Casual B. Consultative C. Frozen D. Intimate
_____35. “I promise to make up with you the next time,” Nica told her best friend Mary. Tell the
classification of speech style used.
A. Casual B. Consultative C. Frozen D. Intimate

VII. Choose the letter of the best answer.

__ 36. Which of the following components of speech writing requires you to look into the profile of your target
audience?
A. Audience Analysis B. Audience Evaluation C. Data Gathering D. Selecting a topic

__ 37. Which of the following components of speech writing refers to all the aspects of your writing that help
the reader move smoothly from one sentence to the next, and from one paragraph to another?
A. Audience Analysis B. Data Gathering C. Logical Organization D. Sentence Construction

__ 38. Which of the following is NOT part of the five functions of good introduction?
A. Establish Credibility B. Gain Audience Attention and Interest
C. Narrow down a topic D. State the Purpose of your Speech

__ 39. Which of the following is NOT part of the common strategies in making conclusion?
A. Present a summary. B. Signal to end your speech
C. Repeat central idea for emphasis D. Add another points to discuss.

__ 40. Which of the following parts of your speech provides a definition, examples, or any details that can
help you deliver the purpose and the main idea of your speech?
A. Introduction B. Body of the Speech
C. Conclusion D. Thesis statement

Prepared by

MARJORIE L. SANCHEZ
SHS Teacher III
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
SHS Region VI - Western Visayas
Division of Negros Occidental
Inocencio V. Ferrer Memorial School of Fisheries

Oral Communication in Context

Diagnostic Test
SY 2022-2023

ANSWER KEY

1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. T
11. CONSULTATIVE
12. CASUAL
13. FORMAL
14. FORMAL
15. FORMAL
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. E
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. C
26. A
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. C
39. D
40. B