FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Name:____________________________________________________ Grade Level & Section:____________

General Instruction: Any act of cheating is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Read and analyze every question.

Test I. True or False. Write SANA ALL if the statement is true, and SANA OIL if the statement is false. Write your
answers on the space provided.
__________1. Consider ethics in your speech at all times.
__________2. Effective use of nonverbal communication can strengthen your message.
__________3. How you communicate reflects who you are as a person.
__________4. One way to help you build credibility is through effective nonverbal communication.
__________5. There are certain words that are only appropriate at certain times and places.
__________6. To achieve clarity, we must speak the same language as our listeners.
__________7. The use of too many fillers can distract your listeners.
__________8. Verbal communication is better than nonverbal communication.
__________9. When you talk to others, you should not too quickly that they understand the message that you convey.
_________10. When you communicate, choose what you want to say and how you want to say it.
_________11. Intercultural communication occurs when there is interaction and negotiation between or among
individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
_________12. Intercultural communication refers only to communication that happens between or among individuals
from different nations.
_________13. Communication that exists between or among individuals from different ethnic, religions, and regional
backgrounds and sexual orientations is not considered as intercultural.
_________14. The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity can be used to understand those who do not
recognize other cultures and cannot communicate interculturally.
_________15. The denial stage could be interpreted as distrust towards other cultures.
_________16. The acceptance stage refers to recognition of cultural differences.
_________17. In the adaptation stage, individuals begin to integrate with other cultures.
_________18. Cultural sensitivity matters in intercultural communication.
_________19. One character trait of a competent communicator is sensitivity to nonverbal cues in other cultures.
_________20. A competent communicator is a person who is effective in intercultural communication.
Test II. Identification. Identify the function of communication in each of the following situations. Write your answers on
the space provided.
__________1. The teacher reads and discusses classroom policies to her students.
__________2. Ross greets Rachel; then, they start talking about their plans for the holidays.
__________3. Phoebe shares her insights on how to live peacefully despite a complicated life.
__________4. Monica shares her personal frustrations with chandler.
__________5. The geometry teacher lectures about mathematical concepts.
__________6. Sheila delivers her valedictory speech.
__________7. The President delivers his last State of the Nation Address.
__________8. A television personality thanks the supportive moviegoers during an interview.
__________9. The city mayor presents her strategies to execute the plans in a public form.
_________10. A tourist guide orients a group of tourists about a heritage site.
Test III. Identification. Read each statement. If it displays bias or insensitivity, write the element of intercultural
communication being misrepresented. If not, write OK.
__________1. “Each employee must wear his ID at all times.”
__________2. “You can’t understand if I explain; you’re too young.”
__________3. “Japanese people are so rigid and stoic!”
__________4. “Don’t buy those shades; only low-class people wear those.”
__________5. “Lolo, this is an iPhone. It is a very complicated device, but I’ll explain it to you simply. It is used to talk to
people from other places.”
__________6. “All staff members have to submit their leave requests before the day ends.”
__________7. “My belief is the absolute truth. Other religions simply got it wrong.”
__________8. “Manang, let’s go, I’ll treat you. I bet you haven’t eaten sushi in your entire life.”
__________9. “Catholics and Protestants do have big differences, but we must respect each other’s beliefs.”
_________10. “You’re the youngest person in the family, but I trust that you can handle the situation well.”
Test IV. Identification. Identify the type of speech style appropriate for the following situations. Write your answer
before the number.
__________1. talking to a counselor or psychiatrist
__________2. giving last-minute instructions to players
__________3. delivering campaign speeches
__________4. delivering a speech at the UN Summit

“That awkward moment when the only thing you know on your test is your name.”
__________5. delivering news reports
__________6. talking and laughing about memorable experiences
__________7. communicating while playing sports
__________8. having a one-on-one conversation with a loved one
__________9. delivering an oratorical speech
_________10. leading a prayer before meal
_________11. reading school policies
_________12. talking to a superior
_________13. reading pledge of allegiance to the flag
_________14. talking to a stranger
_________15. inquiring at a hotel

Test V. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following elements of communication refers to the information or ideas conveyed by the speaker?
a. receiver b. channel c. context d. message
2. Which function of communication is served when people’s feelings are being invoked?
a. information dissemination c. social interaction
b. control d. emotional expression
3. Which barrier is characterized by a set of vocabulary in a certain field?
a. international profession c. emotional barrier
b. jargon d. specialized field of expertise
4. Which of the following refers to the use of simple yet precise and powerful words?
a. vividness b. clarity c. brevity d. appropriateness
5. Which of the following statements shows positive regard to cultural differences?
a. I share relevant information about any 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 my own culture.
d. I do not exert effort in learning about others’ culture.
6. Which of the following best defines intercultural communication?
a. It happens when individuals negotiate, internet, and create meanings while bringing in their varied cultural
backgrounds.
b. It is a competition among people set to make their cultures known.
c. It is an organized procedure where everyone speaks of his/her culture.
d. It happens when a specific culture is regarded as the best among the rest.
7. Which Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity stage is show in the statement, “People of different cultures
are not really unique. They are categorically the same.”
a. acceptance b. defense c. denial d. minimization
8. Which of the following cannot be considered a characteristic of a competent intercultural communicator?
a. inclusive b. polite c. open-minded d. idealistic
9. Consider the phrase: “I now declare Martial Law.”Who among the following can say this phrase and make martial law
actually happen?
a. President of the country c. A retired veterinarian
b. My pregnant neighbor d. A famous rock star
10. What do you think does the speaker mean when he/she says, “Can you open the door?”.
a. The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to open the door.
b. The speaker is requesting me to open the door.
c. The speaker does not make sense.
d. The speaker is asking me a question.
11. You and your friend who has a fever enter your room. She shivers and tells you, “It’s cold in here!”. How would you
interpret what she said?
a. She feels cold.
b. She wants me to increase the temperature in the room.
c. She does not feel well because of the cold.
d. She is complimenting the temperature in my room.
12. Based on the scenario in item number 11, what would your next action be?
a. I will thank my friend.
b. I will agree with her and say that the room is cold.
c. I will increase the temperature to decrease the coldness.
d. I will ignore my friend.
13. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?
a. “I checked her Facebook profile yesterday.”
b. “I’m in love and I’m happy.”
c. “I promise to love you for better or for worse.”
d. “I think following my suggestion will get us a high grade.”

“Sabi sa study, pag umamin ka sa crush mo, 90% ang chance na magiging crush ka din niya. Ang lakas ni 10%, iniwasan ako eh!”
Test VI. Fill in the blanks.
Complete the poem “English Is A Tough Stuff”.
Write your answers on the space provided.
Dearest creature in creation, Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
Study English pronunciation. Rachel, ache, _____, eleven.
I will teach you in my verse We say hallowed, but allowed,
Sounds like _____, _____, horse, and worse. People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Mark the differences, moreover,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Between mover, cover, clover;
Tear in eye, your dress will tear. _____, _____, wise, precise,
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer. Chalice, but police and lice;
Camel, constable, unstable,
Just compare heart, beard, and heard, _____, _____, label.
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain. Petal, panel, and canal,
(Mind the latter, how it’s written.) Wait, surprise, _____, promise, pal.
Now I surely will not _____ you Worm and storm, _____, chaos, chair,
With such words as _____ and _____. Senator, spectator, mayor.
But be careful how you speak: Tour, but our and _____, four.
Say _____ and _____, but _____ and _____; Gas, alas, and Arkansas.
Cloven, oven, how and low, Sea, idea, Korea, area,
_____, _____, show, poem, and toe. Psalm, Maria, but malaria.
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.
Hear me say, devoid of trickery, Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
Daughter, laughter, and _____,
Typhoid, _____, topsails, _____, Compare alien with Italian,
Exiles, similes, and reviles; Dandelion and battalion.
Scholar, vicar, and cigar, Sally with ally, _____, _____,
Solar, mica, war and far; _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and key.
One, anemone, Balmoral, Say aver, but ever, fever,
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel; Neither, _____, _____, deceiver.
_____, German, wind and mind, Heron, granary, canary.
Scene, Melpomene, mankind. Crevice and device and _____.

Billet does not rhyme with ballet, Face, but preface, not efface.
_____, wallet, mallet, chalet. _____, _____, ass, glass, bass.
Blood and flood are not like food, Large, but target, gin, give, verging.
Nor is mould like should and would. _____, _____, _____ and scour, scourging.
_____, _____, load and broad, Ear, but earn and wear and tear
Toward, to forward, to reward. Do not rhyme with here but _____
And your pronunciation’s OK Seven is right, but so is even
When you correctly say _____, Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen
Rounded, wounded, _____ and _____, Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk
_____ and _____, alive and live. Ask, _____, _____, and cork and work.

Ivy, privy, famous; clamour Pronunciation – think of _____!

And enamour rhyme with hammer. Is a paling _____ and _____?
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb, Won’t it make you lose your wits
Doll and roll and some and home. Writing _____ and saying _____
Stranger does not rhyme with anger, It’s a dark _____ or tunnel
Neither does devour with clangour. _____ with stones, _____, solace, _____
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt. Islington and Isle of _____
_____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____, Housewife, verdict and indict.
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,
And then singer, ginger, linger, Finally, which rhymes with enough
Real, zeal, _____, _____, _____ and _____, _____, _____, _____, or _____, or _____?
Marriage, _____, mirage, and age. _____ has the sound of _____.
My advice is to give up!!
_____ does not rhyme with very,
Nor does fury sound like bury.
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
Though the differences seem little,
We say actual but victual.
Refer does not rhyme with _____.
_____ does, and _____, _____.
“Yung 99% moved on ka na, tapos isang paramdam lang niya back to 0%
Mint, pint, senate and sedate; agad!”
Dull, bull, and George ate late.
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
Science, conscience, scientific.