Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Polomolok North District
BONIFACIO R. TAGABAN SR. INTEGRATED SCHOOL
School Year 2019-2020

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN
ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Name:_____________________________________ Grade&Section:__________________________ Date:_______________

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 among C. What have you done to me, dear?
participants who have a very personal relationship. D. Panatang makabayan….
A. Intimate 9. Which of the following statements is true about the frozen
B. Casual speech style?
C. Consultative A. Static, ritualistic, and archaic.
D. Formal B. Used only for imparting information
2. What speech style is appropriate to use between friends C. Non-public speech style that use private
who are chatting about their dance number? vocabulary
A. Casual D. Used among people who do not share common
B. Consultative experiences
C. Formal 10. President Benigno Aquino III is hosting a state dinner at
D. Frozen the Malacañang Palace in honor of the visiting US
3. Which of the following requires an intimate speech style? President Barack Obama. Which of the following speech
A. When communicating to your acquaintances styles must be used on the occasion?
B. When delivering a Speech A. Intimate
C. When praying the rosary B. Casual
D. When talking to your partner about your future C. Consultative
plans D. Formal
4. Identify the type of speech style used in this statement: 11. It is a speech act which also known as the effect of the
“Oh well, I s’pose you can’t have ‘em all, yeah?” utterance toward the addressee. This involves a change in
A. Casual the addressee’s behavior, attitude, or feelings.
B. Consultative A. Locutionary
C. Formal B. Illocutionary
D. Frozen C. Perlocutionary
5. This style is characterized by lack of listener’s D. Prelocutionary
participation. Only the speaker is the source of 12. It is a type of illocutionary act that commits a speaker to
information. some future course of action such as offering and
A. Casual promising.
B. Consultative A. Assertives
C. Formal B. Directives
D. Frozen C. Commissives
6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a D. Expressive
consultative style? 13. Which of the following utterances is not an example of a
A. Used for people who do not have shared directive illocutionary act?
experiences or meaning A. Could you please buy me some food?
B. Requires two-way participation B. Please let me go.
C. Interruptions can occur during the communication C. What are you waiting for? Do it now.
D. The use of slang is common D. I’m deeply sorry for what I said to you yesterday.
7. Ms. Aguilar has been invited to be a guest speaker at a
graduating ceremony in Mariano University. Which of the 14-18 Categorize the following utterances into their
following lines is an appropriate introduction in her corresponding category of illocutionary act. Choose
commencement speech? your answer here.
A. Hello Philippines and hello world! A. Assertives
B. Hi there! How are you today? B. Directives
C. Guests, faculty, parents and graduates, good C. Commissives
morning. D. Expressive
D. Good morning friends and enemies. E. Declaration
8. The following are statements that use the frozen speech 14. I am wearing a tangerine blouse today.
style Except _. 15. Please help me here.
A. Panunumpa sa Watawat…… 16. I will eat a balanced diet starting tomorrow.
B. I, Juan dela Rosa, solemnly swear to do my 17. I’m so grateful you come to my party.
duty……. 18. I nominate Mr. Go for class President.
 28. This occurs when the speaker intentionally or
19. John was watching TV when his mother arrived from the unintentionally changes the topic of the conversation.
market. Upon entering the door, she says, “These bags A. Turn –taking
are so heavy!” What do you think should be the B. Topic control
perlocutionary act for the speech act to be successful? C. Topic – shifting
A. Let me help you. I’ll be the one to carry them D. Repair
Mom. 29. This happens when the speaker manipulates the
B. What are those Mom? discussion to maintain its flow without changing the topic.
C. Thank you! You arrive safely Mom. A. Turn –taking
D. Finally, you made it Mom! B. Topic control
20. Speakers who are assigned to control the flow of the C. Topic – shifting
conversation are called ________ authorities. D. Repair
A. Low authorities 30. Which of the following statements will be helpful in shifting
B. High authorities the topic back to the original flow of the conversation?
C. With authorities A. I appreciate your comment.
D. Weak authorities B. I will respond to that after I have discussed few more
21. Which of the following situations does not refer to slides.
nomination? C. Okay, thank you. But, going back to our topic….
A. Interviewer interrogates the applicant about his D. Can I have the floor, please?
personal, educational, and professional 31. It is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an
backgrounds. intended effect.
B. Panel discussion A. speech choir
C. Forum B. speech act
D. Shifting back to the main topic C. speech style
22. Which of the following should a lower authority practice in D. speech context
a conversation? 32. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses
A. Use nonverbal cues to initiate that he/she wants to belief about the truth of a proposition.
join the conversation. A. assertive
B. Control the flow of the conversation. B. commissive
C. Ask questions that will maintain the quality and C. expressive
productivity of communication. D. directive
D. Interrupt while the higher authority is still 33. It is the process of sharing and conveying message or
speaking. information from one person to another within and across
23. Sir Ralph is discussing the rock cycle. James, his student, channels, context, media, and cultures.
interrupts him by saying something about the various A. speech act
types of rocks. Which of the following is the appropriate B. communication
way to express an interest in joining or participating in a C. speech situation
discussion? D. Information dissemination
A. Raise one’s hand in order to be recognized by the 34. This refers to communication that centers on one person
teacher. where the speaker acts both as the sender and the
B. Stand and tell something about the topic. receiver of the message.
C. Talk while the teacher is explaining. A. Public
D. Shout so that the teacher can recognize you. B. interpersonal
24. It refers to the process in which a participant stops C. intrapersonal
speaking and yields the floor to another participant so he D. mass communication
or she could begin to speak. 35. This refers to communication that involves at least three
A. Keep-turn but not more than twelve people engaging in a face-to-
B. Release-turn face interaction to achieve a desired goal.
C. Take-turn A. public
D. Turn-over B. dyad
25. Which is true about release-turn? C. small group
A. Another participant can take the role of the speaker D. interpersonal
B. Speaker must not stop until he fulfills his purpose 36. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses
in a conversation his/her feelings or emotional reactions.
C. Speaker continues to speak A. directive
D. Speaker is finished talking and is ready to yield the B. assertive
floor to another person C. declaration
26. Which of the following verbal cues does NOT imply that a D. expressive
speaker wants to keep his turn? 37. This speech style is private, which occurs between or
A. Additionally among close family members or individuals.
B. Likewise A. Consultative
C. On the contrary B. Intimate
D. That’s all C. Formal
27. Keeping the interaction going on by asking questions and D. Frozen
eliciting a response is called_________. 38. This refers to communication that takes place through
A. Turn –taking television, radio, newspaper, magazine, internet, and
B. Topic control other types of media.
C. Topic – shifting A. Mass
D. Repair B. small group
C. public
 D. dyad 48. One of the students immediately shared his insight
39. The source of information or message. without letting the teacher finish the question. The
A. channel violation committed is described as _.
B. speaker 49. As Ralph was explaining about the immediate
C. receiver response they got from the rescuers, angry victims yelled
D. feedback to express their dismay.
40. The recipient of the message, or someone who decodes 50. The teacher was discussing about the ecosystem
the message. when Calvin interrupted and shared what he had seen in a
A. channel documentary but the teacher ignores him.
B. speaker 51. During a debate, a member from the pro team keeps
C. receiver on interrupting the member from the anti.
D. feedback 52. Susie was in a board meeting. They were discussing
41. This function of communication allows individual to interact how to double up their sales in the next six months. She
with others. was explaining her report and proceeded to ask questions
A. Control but nobody wants to answer or share their insights.
B. Motivation 53. The moderator of a panel discussion noticed that
C. Social interaction nobody among the participants would want to share their
D. Information dissemination thoughts.
42. This refers to communication between and among people 54. Which model depicts communication as linear?
and establishes personal relationship between and among A. Transaction Model
them. B. Inventive model
A. public C. Shannon-Weaver Model
B. interpersonal D. Schramm Model
C. intrapersonal 55. Which function of communication is served when people’s
D. mass communication feelings are being invoked?
43. This refers to an interaction where behaviour is used to A. information dissemination
convey and represent meaning. B. control
A. Nonverbal C. social interaction
B. Communication D. emotional expression
C. Transaction 56. Which barrier is characterized by a set of vocabulary in a
D. Destination certain field?
44. It is committed when a speaker is not able to fulfill his or A. international profession
her purpose because he or she was interrupted by a B. jargon
participant who wants to take the floor. C. emotional barrier
A. Grabbing the floor D. specialized field of expertise
B. Overlapping 57. Which of the following refers to the use of simple yet
C. Hogging the floor precise and powerful words?
D. Dead Air A. vividness
45. It is committed when the speaker refuses to yield the floor B. clarity
to another participant who wants to join the discussion. C. brevity
A. Grabbing the floor D. Appropriateness
B. Overlapping 58. Which DMIS stage is shown in the statement, “People of
C. Hogging the floor different cultures are not really unique. They are
D. Dead Air categorically the same.”
46. Overlapping is somehow similar to grabbing the A. acceptance
floor, except that _. B. defense
A. Both of them are talking at the same time C. denial
B. A speaker ignores others who try to join the D. minimization
discussion 59. Which of the following cannot be considered a
C. A participant takes over the role of being a speaker characteristic of a competent intercultural communicator?
D. No one wants to take the floor. A. inclusive
47. Which of the following situations describe hogging the B. polite
floor? C. open-minded
A. While the speaker is keeping his turn somebody D. idealistic
wants to join the discussion but the speaker ignores 60. Which of the following is being conveyed by the speaker?
him A. receiver
B. While the speaker is keeping his turn somebody takes B. channel
over his turn C. context
C. While the speaker is talking, someone interrupts him D. message
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.
God Bless You!
48-53 Identify the following violations made in the
following situations.
A. Grabbing the floor
B. Overlapping
C. Hogging the floor
D. Dead air