Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II
Schools Division of Cagayan
APARRI SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

First Quarter Examination

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Directions: Read carefully each of the items below. Choose the best answer then write the letter of your choice in a
separate sheet of paper. (Use capital letters)

1. Which of the following is an example of audience’s feedback?

a. Applause b. Silence c. Laughter d. All the above
2. The communication process has several elements. Of these, what is the "content of a communicative act?"
a. channel b. Noise c. message d. People
3. He made the cyclical model that tells us that communication is circular and continuous, without beginning or end.
a. Wilbur Schramm b. Aristotle c.Eugene White d. Claude Shannon
4. Considering the Aspect of Verbal Communication, the ____ describes a controlled means of communication which follows set of
standards in the communication process
a. Brevity b. Informal c. Clarity d. Formal
5. The ___ is a type of Speech Context which focuses mainly on self-introspection of the speaker himself or herself.
a. Interpersonal Communication c. Mass Communication
b. Intrapersonal Communication d. Public communication
6. This refers to the speech citations whose quality is static, ritualistic, and may even be archaic.
a. Casual b. Formal c. Consultative d. Frozen
7. Which of the following is NOT an element of communication?
a. Barrier b. Emotion c. Context d. Feedback
8. Oral communication is the interchange of________ between the sender and receiver.
a. Cues and body movements c. Written messages
b. Signs and gestures d. Verbal and non-verbal messages
9. Communication in its sense is encoding and decoding of message from the sender to the receiver. With this, it is a said that
“Meaning is individually construed”. What does the underlined statement mean?
a. Message is individualized by the sender
b. Meaning is altered during the transmission of the message
c. Meaning of statements may differ based on what was decoded by the receiver
d. None of the above
10. Of the three (3) Models of Communication, what is a two-way communication process where a response is given after a message is
sent?
a. Schramm Model b. Transactional c. Shannon-Weaver d. None of the above
11. Miss Pimentel is trying her best to not respond to the mean comments of her colleagues. She tried once to explain her side, but her
colleagues chose to not listen and continued to be mean to her. Miss Pimentel’s action is what strategy to avoid communication
breakdown?
a. Build up your confidence c. Have clarity of thought before speaking
b. Learn to listen d. Take care of your body language
12. You have a habit of ignoring people’s messages in your chat box. What element of communication is missing from your interactions
with others?
a. Channel b. Context c. Feedback d. Participation
13. All are examples of formal contexts. Which of these is not supposed to be included?
a. Company Meetings c. Conferences
b. Family Conversations d. Speech Delivery
14. In oral communication, the transfer of information with the use of body language including eye contact, facial expressions, and
gestures is called what?
a. Bodily Kinesthetic c. Non-Verbal Communication
b. Hand signals d. Verbal Communication
15. The program speaker in her speech was very precise in her statements. She made use of words that are easy to comprehend by
her listeners for them to better grasp her message. What aspect of verbal communication is described?
a. Brevity b. Ethics c. Clarity d. Vividness
16. Cherry is heartbroken. She was deeply devastated by her recent breakup with her long-time boyfriend. Being a concerned friend,
Hailey comforted and shared to her quotations to cheer her up. Hailey used what kind of communication?
a. Dyadic Communication c. Group Communication
b. Intrapersonal Communication d. Mass Communication
17. Walang Kinikilingan, Walang Prinoprotektahan, Serbisyong Totoo lamang!” is what example of communication? (Refer to choices
from item number 16)
18. “To our esteemed guests for today’s occasion, to our ever-supportive School Head and other school officials, my warm greetings to
one and all.” Considering this example, what speech style is shown?
a. Casual b. Formal c. Consultative d. Frozen
19. Why is it significant for a communicator to be sensitive to the diversified cultures, beliefs, and traditions of his listeners during the
communication process?
 a. It is important to better understand the listeners’ nature.
b. It is important so that communicators will not be able to offend and discriminate others
c. It is important to open the door to new opportunities and the blending of ideas which would otherwise have been
homogeneous.
d. all the abovementioned
20. Recalling the movie clip “A Thousand Words (2012)” how did the nonverbal cues function in all the different scenes?
a. Nonverbal cues were not evident in the scenes
b. The nonverbal cues served as distractions because these were not properly decoded by the receiver.
c. The nonverbal cues accentuated the verbal messages conveyed to the receiver for better understanding.
d. Both a and b
21. Which of the following does NOT define communication?
a. Communication involves a transaction.
b. Communication is sharing of ideas among a group of people.
c. Communication is a confusion of ideas in the mind of another.
d. Communication is transfer of messages from one person to another
22. “Communication is a process” is one of the natures of communication. Which of the following best describe this?
a. Communication is dynamic, ongoing, and continuous
b. Communication consists of discrete and separate acts.
c. Communication has clear beginning and ending points.
d. Communication resembles still pictures more than motion picture
23. Identify the communication model employed in this scenario:
AJ and Juz saw each other and asked about each other’s lives, hobbies, likes and dislikes.
a. Helical b. Linear c. Interactive d. Transactional
24. Identify the communication barrier in the following conversation:
Scenario: A student is busy playing with his cellular telephone when the facilitator arrived.
Facilitator: Good morning!
Student: Good morning, ma’am!
Facilitator: How did you find the activities in your learning material?
Student: Quite easy ma’am! (but continues to play with his cellular phone)
Facilitator: That’s good news! You are ready to do the next activities then. Do you need any further explanations for the
previous lessons?
Student: I’m sorry ma’am. Will you please repeat the question?
a. Cultural Barrier b. Physical Barrier c.Language Barrier d. Psychological Barrier
25. Bodily Kinesthetic: Hand Movements = __________: Mood of Communicators
a. Appropriateness b. Brevity c. Behavior d. Tone of Voice
26. Clarity: Clear Message =_______: Concise Words (Refer to choices from item number 25)
27. Group communication involves a different set of skills than interpersonal communication because?
a. groups, by definition, contain more than two people.
b. in a group, one sender has many different receivers to consider.
c. in a group, one receiver has many different senders to consider.
d. group communication is more important than interpersonal communication
28. Communication can be expressed through written or spoken words, actions (nonverbal) or both spoken words and nonverbal
actions but NOT at the same time.
a. Correct b Wrong . c Partly correct d. Does not say anything.
29. What possible solution is applicable to the following scenario?
Scenario: You are having a conversation with your friend when a loud music blasted from your neighborhood.
a. Shout at your neighbor to turn off the music
b. Ask your friend to just go home since you can’t hear each other anymore
c. Speak with your friend in a much louder voice so that he can hear you.
d. Ask your neighbor politely to minimize the volume so that you can continue your conversation
30. Closely examine the model of communication below. Modify the arrangement of the different elements to properly show the process
of communication