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Peter’s College of Ormoc

Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines
BASIC EDUCATION UNIT
Academic Year 2019 – 2020
SY 2019-2020 School Theme:
One community moving towards social transformation—our gift to the 21st century Score

FINAL TERM EXAMINATION IN ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Name: __________________________ Date: _______________
Teacher: ________________________
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each sentence carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your
chosen answer.

1. It is the ability of a learner to use a target language correctly and aptly in terms of
grammar and given a situational context while being able to deal with potential lapses.
What is it?
a. Communicative Competence c. Sociolinguistic Competence
b. Grammatical Competence d. Strategic Competence

2. What communicative competence refers to the accurate use of words and structures of
a target language?
a. Communicative Competence c. Sociolinguistic Competence
b. Grammatical Competence d. Strategic Competence

3. A learner with this competence knows when to say “Good morning, how are you?” or
“Hey, what’s up?” according to his or her shared context with the other party? What
kind of competence is exhibited in this situation?
a. Communicative Competence c. Sociolinguistic Competence
b. Grammatical Competence d. Strategic Competence
4. What communicative competence refers to the ability to organize a message
effectively and to overcome any difficulty by applying appropriate techniques?
a. Strategic Competence c. Turn-taking
b. Sociolinguistic Competence d. Grammatical Competence

5. In this competence, the speaker understands grammar rules, avoids flaws in a

sentence, and identifies awkward sentence structures. What component of
communicative competence is it?
a. Strategic Competence c. Turn-taking
b. Socio-linguistic Competence d. Grammatical Competence

6. These are the means used to overcome various problems in communication which
may arise from linguistic lapses or lack of understanding. What is it?
a. Communicative Strategies c. Strategic Competence
b. Communicative Competence d. Grammatical Competence

7. What kind of reasoning refers to the presentation of evidence before stating the
conclusion?
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Fallacies
b. Deductive Reasoning d. Arguments

8. The kind of reasoning that starts the argument with a general idea before moving on to
the supporting details.
a. Inductive Reasoning c. Fallacies
b. Deductive Reasoning d. Arguments
 9. This appeal is used in writing a persuasive speech when it works on the audience’s
desires, motives, feelings and concerns.
a. Psychological Appeal c. Personal Appeal
b. Logical Appeal d. Personality Appeal
10. In this setting, the organizers invite speakers who are well-known and knowledgeable
on the topic or issue to be discussed. What kind appeal is used?
a. Logical Appeal c. Personal Appeal
b. Personality Appeal d. Psychological Appeal
11. What do you call a communicative competence that allow the speaker to give the floor
to other persons in the group?
a. Turn-yielding c. Turn-Getting
b. Turn-Keeping d. Turn- Accepting
12. Julie will present her speech in front of her classmates. She will be given a limited
time to consolidate her answer on her mind and then deliver. What kind of speech will
she use?
a. Memorized Speech c. Extemporaneous Speech
b. Persuasive Speech d. Impromptu Speech
13. A speaker delivered his speech on stage but he his words were not clear and
audience was not able to understand. The speaker didn’t gain what kind of principle?
a. Modulation c. Stage presence
b. Articulation d. Rapport with the audience
14. This is a speech that has a purpose to present facts and ideas and it expects the
audience to be able to understand and remember the salient points of the speech’s
context. What is it?
a. Entertainment Speech c. Expository Speech
b. Persuasive Speech d. Manuscript
15. One’s level of familiarity with the subject matter may increase/decrease to his/her level
of self-confidence. This is applicable in what type of speech?
a. Impromptu c. Memorized
b. Extemporaneous d. Manuscript

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is asked in each sentence. Write your answer on the
space provided.

_____________16-17. The type of information that includes the number and nature of the
audience.
_____________18-19. The type of information that tells the general characteristics of the
audience.
_____________20-21. The principles which people learn from family, church, and school.
_____________22-23. The reflection of our values and beliefs.
_____________24-25. The consistency and credibility of information.
_____________26-27. The recentness of information.
_____________28-29. Signs that let the audience know where you are in a speech, where you
are going, and how your points relate to one another.
_____________30-31. It is the part of your speech where you expound your thesis statement
by presenting your details and argument.
_____________32-33. The way people look at and deal with the things around them.
_____________34-35. The type of information includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes of
your audience.
_____________36-37.Competence that refers to the accurate use of words and structures of
the language.
_____________38-39. Ability to exchange thought with other people, may it be spoken or
written.
_____________40-41.Competence that has ability to adapt to different types of people during
conversation.
_____________42-43. Ability to adapt to different situations and to fix communication
breakdown when it occurs.
_____________44-45. It is to overcome various problems in communication which may arise
from linguistic lapses or lack of understanding.

TEST III.
Analyze the given statements and identify the type of communication strategy used
in each statement.

_______________ 46. “Do you have anything to say?”

_______________ 47. “One of the most essential lesson I gained from the discussion is the
importance of sports and wellness to a healthy lifestyle.”
_______________ 48. “Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly
understand what we want to say about the issue.”
_______________ 49. “Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.”
_______________ 50. “Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of your
government?”
_______________ 51. “Hey how are you? I missed you!”
_______________ 52. “Best regards to your parents! See you around!”
_______________ 53. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to
personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.”
_______________ 54. “Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing
assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?
_______________ 55. “Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.”

TEST IV. Differentiate the types of speech according to purpose in terms of definition and
example of speaking situation. Use the table below for your answers.

TYPES OF
SPEECH EXAMPLE
ACCORDING TO DEFINITION (3 points for the
PURPOSE (5 points for the definition) example)
(2 points for the
identified type)
56-57. 58-62. 63-65.

66-67. 68-72. 73-75.

76-77. 78-82. 83-85.

TEST V. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Using a Venn diagram, compare and contrast the term on the space provided;

86-90. Extemporaneous and Impromptu Speech

TEST VI. RECONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE

Read each item carefully. Answer the following questions

comprehensively based on the rubrics below.

91-95. What is your interpretation about this quote, “Ability to say the right things at
the right place at the right time to the right people”. Explain.
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96-100. What is the most important leaning you have gained in studying Oral
Communication in Context? Was it helpful to you? Why or why not? Explain.

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Very good (5 Points) Good (4 points) Developing (3 points)

Organization Clear sense of order. May lack a thesis Lacks clear organizational
Begins with a thesis or sentence, but points are plan. Reader is confused.
topic sentence. presented in a logical
progression.

Mechanics No major grammatical or Accurate word choice. No Limited vocabulary; errors

spelling errors. more than 2 major errors impair communication.
and a few minor errors.

Alignment to content Essay is appropriate to Content may have one or Content unrelated to the
the task given. two factual errors. question.

“IT’S NOT ABOUT HOW BAD YOU WANT IT, IT’S ABOUT HOW HARD YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT”

“That in all Things, God may be Glorified”