Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
Division of Davao del Norte
DIVISION UNIFIED TEST
Senior High School
Midterm Examination in Oral Communication in Context

Name : _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________

Strand/Grade/Section : _____________________________________________ Score: _________________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the correct answer from the choices 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Shade/Blacken the circle of the number that corresponds to your answer. GOOD LUCK STUDENTS!

1. Which of the following elements of communication refers to the process of converting the message into words, actions or
other forms that the speaker understands.
① message ② channel ③ decoding ④ encoding

2. Which of the following elements of communication refers to where the process takes place?
① feedback ② context
③ channel ④ barriers

3. Which model of communication employs the five questions approach?

① Transaction Model ② Shannon-Weaver Model
③ Laswell’s Model ④ Schramm Model

4. Which model depicts communication as linear process?

① Aristotelian Model ② Laswell’s Model
② Schramm Model ④ Shannon-Weaver Model

5. Which barrier is characterized as less assertive and is shy about what he is saying?
① Language Barrier ② Psychological Barrier
③ Physiological Barrier ④ Cultural Barrier

6. Which features of communication eliminates the use of insignificant and redundant information that will be sent to the
recipient?
① concreteness ② conciseness
③ clearness ④ courtesy

7. Non-verbal and verbal communication are interconnected in which of the following ways?
① Non-verbal cues can repeat verbal messages
②Non-verbal cues can substitute for verbal messages
③ Non-verbal cues can contradict verbal messages
④ All of the above

8. Which of the following best defines intercultural communication?

① It happens when individuals negotiate, interact, and create meanings while bringing in their varied cultural
backgrounds.
② It is a competition among people set to make their cultures known.
③ It is an organized procedure where everyone speaks of his/her culture.
④ It happens when a specific culture is regarded as the best among the rest.

9. Keziah delivers a graduation speech to her batch. Which speech context did she use?
① Public Communication ③ Intrapersonal Communication
② Mass Communication ④ Interpersonal Communication

10. Which of the following elements of communication refers to converting the message into words, action, or other forms
that the speaker understands.

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 ① encoding ② context
③ decoding ④ feedback

11. Which feature of communication suggest that the speaker must include everything that the receiver needs to hear for
him/ her to respond, react, or evaluate properly?
① correctness ② conciseness ③ completeness ④ consideration

12. Which situation shows Mass Communication as type of speech context?

① You provided comfort to a friend who was feeling down.
② You are a student journalist articulating your stand on a current issue.
③ You deliver a graduation speech to your batch.
④ You are having a discussion with your group mates to an assigned task.

13. This style is used in conversations between people who are very close and know each other quite well because of
having a maximum of shared background information.
① Casual ② formal ③ Intimate ④Frozen

14. Which barrier is possibly caused by the following: Use of jargon and slang, literacy and linguistic ability, and grammar
and spelling
① Physical Barrier ② Emotional Barrier
③ Language Barrier ④ Physiological Barrier

15. Which model of communication affirms that the speaker and listener communicate better if they have common fields of
experience, or fields of interest?
① Transaction Model ② Shannon-Weaver Model
③ Intermediary Model ④ Schramm and Wood Model

16. Which speech context that refers to a communication between two people?
① Intrapersonal Communication ② Dyad Communication
③ Mass Communication ④ Public Communication

17. Which type of illocutionary speech act in which the speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions.
① assertive ② directive ③ expressive ④declaration

18. Which of the following speech context of communication that requires you to deliver or send the message before or in
front of a group?
① Public Communication ② Intrapersonal Communication
③ Mass Communication ④ Interpersonal Communication

19. Which type of speech style that refers to a style commonly used for prose writing or speech?
① Casual ②Formal ③ Intimate ④ Frozen

20. Which features of communication implies the use of simple and specific words to express ideas?
① conciseness ② consideration ③ clearness ④ concreteness

21. Which function of communication is served when the speaker communicate to entice and direct people to act and reach
their goals in life?
① information dissemination ② social interaction
③ emotional expression ④ motivation

22. Which function of communication refers to the most important purpose of human communication?
① motivation ② control ③ information dissemination ④ social interaction

23. Which situation shows Noisy Environment as the barrier of communication?

① You sit in a meeting where the speaker is boring.
② You are asked to share your idea but you are hesitant because you are shy.
③ You are having a conversation with your friends when the song was played loudly.
④ You are a scientist discussing a certain weather phenomenon to an audience who does not know about the
topic.

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24. When we say that communicators occupy different environments, we mean that
①One might be rich and one poor
②One might be from China and one from the U.S
③One might be retired with time on her hands
④All of these represents differing environment.

25. Which of the following situation shows emotional expression.

① James delivers his valedictory speech.
② The city mayor delivers his last State of the City Address (SOCA).
③ Michelle expresses her frustration with her best friend.
④ The adviser discusses the classroom rules and regulations to her students.

26. What function of communication is being conveyed by the situation; The doctor prescribed the patient to take the
medicine three times a day. .
① motivation ② regulation / control
③ information dissemination ④ social interaction

27. Which situation best describes as public communication on the types of speech context?
① You are participating in an organizational meeting which aims to address the students’ concerns.
② You participate in a declamation and oratorical competition watched by a large number of people.
③ You offered feedback on the speech performance of your classmate.
④ You spent the whole night thinking why a student from other section talked to you sarcastically.

28. Which of the following sequence shows the proper flow of communications.
A. The receiver decodes the message
B. The receiver gives feedback
C. The speaker generates idea
D. The speaker transmits the message
E. The speaker encodes the message

① CDAEB ② CADEB ③ CAEDB ④ CEDAB

29. Niana tends to stand directly behind a podium due to her nervousness when speaking in front of an audience.
However, it is difficult to engage her audience this way. What is the best way for Niana to move around when speaking?
① It is not acceptable to move around the stage.
② Walk quickly from side-to-side to ensure she makes eye contact with all participants.
③Walk in a slow-pace from side-to-side since sudden moves will distract the audience.
④Place two podiums, one at each end of the stage, and spend equal time speaking at each of them

30. John Paul has an auditory processing difficulty and cannot always understands directions when they are spoken to
quickly. John Paul experiences _____________ barrier.
① Language
② Cultural
③ Psychological
④ Physiological

31. Which of the following statements show/s positive regard to cultural differences?
A. I share relevant information about my culture, and make sure it is more than what others share about theirs.
B. I do not think that my own culture is better than others’.
C. I communicate for others to understand and appreciate their culture and mine.
D. I do not exert effort in learning about others’ cultures.

① both A and C ② Only A

③ both B and D ④ Only C

32. Consider the statements about nonverbal communication in different cultures.

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 A. Russians consider smiling strange and even impolite.
B. In Japan and Africa, prolonged eye contact is offensive and disrespectful.
C. People from Latin America and Caribbean maintain eye contact to show respect.
D. Asians smile not only to express joy and friendliness but also to convey pain and embarrassment.

① both A and C are true ② Only A is false

③ both B and D are true ④ Only C is true

33. Time is one of the most central differences that separate cultures and cultural ways of the doing things.
Which of the following practices about time and cultures is NOT TRUE?
① Germans think that people should do everything on time, which means that they
don’t want the visitors to come too early or too late.
② In China, when you are invited to someone’s house or party, you should be there on time
or a little bit early.
③ In the US, time is gold; hence, the success of economic endeavors are generally based on time,
Americans’ use of time is polychromic, that is, they do things one at a time.
④ Venezuela is a place where being early or on time is being rude. When invited in someone’s home for a meal,
arrive ten to 15 minutes later than the requested time, otherwise you will be considered too eager.

34. Which of the type of speech act is defined as the performance of the act of saying something with a specific intention?
① Locutionary act ② Perlocutionary act
③ Illocutionary act ④ Imperlocutionary act

35. Which of the following speech style requires advance planning and preparation because the speaker is under obligation
before he begins uttering it.
① intimate ② formal
③ casual ④ consultative

36. Which speech act theory is defined as performing an act in saying something?
① Illocutionary ② Locutionary
③ Perlocutionary ④ Modern

37. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?

① “I am tired.”
② “I am hungry!”
③ “I promise to pay my debt at the end of the month.”
④ “I forbid you to go outside.”

38. How does understanding occur in a communication process?

① When each party can agree on what was being communicated
② When each party is able to provide a feedback.
③ When each party gets a chance to be a sender or receiver.
④ All of the above ( process of communication)

39. Keziah Cakes’ marketing manager wanted to have an increase in her monthly advertising budget. She asked the vice-
president of marketing for a consideration of a monthly increase. What function of communication is being conveyed by the
situation?
① motivation ② control
③ information ④ social interaction

40. What do you think does the speaker mean when he/she says, “Can you open the door?”
① The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to open the door.
② The speaker is requesting me to open the door.
③ The speaker does not make sense.
④The speaker is asking me a question.

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

John 15:7
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 Division of Davao del Norte
DIVISION UNIFIED TEST
Senior High School
Midterm Examination in Oral Communication in Context (Cor 1)
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

TOPIC 60% 30% 10% TOTAL

24 ITEMS 12 ITEMS 4 ITEMS NO. OF
EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT ITEMS
Nature and Elements of Communication:
Elements of Communication 1, 2, 10 7, 24
EN11/12OC-Ia-1
Identifies the elements of communication.
Process of Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-2 15 28, 38
Explains the nature and process of
communication.
Models of Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-3 3, 4, 5
Differentiates various models of
communication.
Barriers to Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-5 14 23 29, 30 22
Distinguishes various barriers of
communication.
Features of Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-4 6, 11, 20
Distinguishes feature(s) of communication.
Intercultural Communication
EN11/12OC-Ia-7 8, 31, 32, 33
Demonstrates sensitivity to the socio-
cultural dimension of communication
situation with focus on culture, gender,
age, social status and religion.
Functions of Communication
Functions of Communication
EN11/12OC-Ibe-13-4 21,22, 25 26 39 5
Identifies strategies used by each speaker
to convey his/her idea effectively.
Communicative Competence Strategies in
Various Speech Context 9, 12, 16, 18 27
Speech Context
EN11/12OC-Ifj-15
Identifies the various types of speech 13
context.
Speech Styles
EN11/12OC-Ifj-17 13, 19
Distinguishes types of speech style
Speech Act
EN11/12OC-Ifj-20 17, 34, 35, 36 37 40
Responds appropriately and effectively to
a speech act
TOTAL 24 12 4 40
Prepared by:

JAYBELLE C. BEBERO
Teacher- I – Sto. Tomas NHS

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 Division of Davao del Norte
DIVISION UNIFIED TEST
Senior High School
Midterm Examination in Oral Communication in Context (Cor 1)
ANSWERS KEY

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