Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION VII, Central Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BOHOL
HINAWANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
HINAWANAN, LOAY, BOHOL
FINAL Exam in Oral Communication
Name: ________________________________________
General Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. No talking or asking of questions.
1. Communication is defined in the text as a
A. skill needed primarily in formal settings and only
rarely in informal settings
B. natural ability of every human being
C. process of sharing information
D. debate between two people
2. Communication between two or more people is __
A. only verbal B. only nonverbal
C. intrapersonal D. interpersonal
3. Identify the type of speech style used in this statem
ent:
“Oh well, I s’pose you can’t have ‘em all, yeah?”
A. Intimate C. Consultative E. Frozen
B. Casual D. Formal
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a con
sultative style?
A. Used for people who do not have shared
experiences or meaning
B. Requires two-way participation
C. Interruptions can occur during the com
munication
D. The use of slang is common
5. Ms. Aguilar has been invited to be a guest speak
er at a graduating ceremony in Mariano University. Whic
h of the following lines is an appropriate introduction in
her commencement speech?
A. Hello Philippines and hello world!
B. Hi there! How are you today?
C. Guests, faculty, parents and graduates, good
morning.
D. Good morning friends and enemies.
6. The delivery style that involves outlining and
rehearsing a speech but that allows the speaker to
sound spontaneous and natural is the ______ method.
A. impromptu B. manuscript
C. memorized D. extemporaneous
7. The delivery style that requires no preparation is the
____ method.
A. impromptu B. manuscript
C. memorized D. extemporaneous
8. 3. An essential element of careful speech preparation
is _____.
A. providing yourself with plenty of time
B. writing a manuscript to use for rehearsal
C. asking someone else to give feedback on your
outline
D. rehearsing the speech in front of a mirror
9. A speaker’s main ideas are _____.
A. words or phrases always repeated
B. the most important points in a speech
C. words that indicate that a list, contrast, or
connection is about to be made
D. Detailed anecdotes
10. When you speak, your listener gets messages from
A. what you say and your vocabulary
Grade & Section: __________________
B. how you look and your words
C. how you act, how you look, and what you say
D. what you say, how you act, and your voice
11. The connotation of a word is ____.
A. the feelings and associations the word evokes
B. the dictionary meaning of the word
C. the negative reaction that the word gets
D. the way that an advertiser uses the word
12. Jargon is ______.
A. understood by most teenagers
B. not understood by anyone except scientists
C. recently coined words
D. understood by people in a particular group or
field.
13. In a public speaking situation, ____.
A. entertainment is never the goal
B. the audience cannot offer feedback
C. the speaker’s purpose is to inform, to persuade, or
to entertain the audience
D. the speaker does not need to adapt to the
audience
14. The three major parts of every speech are
A. the introduction, body, and conclusion
B. the introduction, body, and summary
C. the purpose, body, and conclusion
D. the outline, introduction, and body
15. Chronological order organizes elements according to
A. main ideas
B. their purposes
C. when they happen in time
D. categories to which they belong
16. A speech can be introduced by ___.
A. making a startling statement
B. telling a story
C. using audiovisual materials
D. any of these
17. Grammar refers to ____.
A. diction
B. enunciation
C. the rules and conventions for speaking and writing
English
D. articulation
18. If another person's argument confuses you, what
should you do?
A. Ask them to clarify their point
B. Ignore it.
C. Wait until after class, then ask question
D. Criticize their discussion style
19. Lack of eye contact, leaning in, and arms folded acr
oss the chest are examples of
A. Effective hearing
B. Body language
C. Critical thinking
D. Verbal language
 20. It refers to the process in which a participant stops speaking and yields the floor to another participant
so he or she could begin to speak.
A. Keep-turn B. Release-turn C. Take-turn D. Turn-over
21. Keeping the interaction going on by asking questions and eliciting a response is called_.
A. Turn –taking
B. Topic control
C. Topic – shifting
D. Repair
22. It is committed when the speaker refuses to yield the floor to another participant who
wants to join the discussion.
A. Grabbing the floor
B. Overlapping
C. Hogging the floor
D. Dead Air
23. Which of the following statements will be helpful in shifting the topic back to the
original flow of the conversation?
A. I appreciate your comment.
B. I will respond to that after I have discussed few more slides.
C. Okay, thank you. But, going back to our topic….
D. Can I have the floor, please?
24. One of the students immediately shared his insight without letting the teacher finish the question. The
violation committed is described as _.
A. Turn –taking
B. Topic control
C. Topic – shifting
D. Repair

25– 35 Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete the paragraph. Choose words inside
the box. Read the completed paragraph.

Close your ____ for a second. Imagine a world without ___. Imagine a life where there is nothing but _____.
Imagine a world full of _____ without light. How would you live in such a ____? Would you be able to stay ____?
Would you be able to continue living each and every day to the _____when you yourself know you are not doing
_______? Take a _____ at it this way. _____ is very common in all parts of the globe. So, why do _______ do
what they do? It can be many things: depression, social anxiety, shame, guilt, out of passion and no meaning.

despair people fullest alright hope

darkness world eyes depression look
sane Suicide