Republic of the Philippines

SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Roque Macrohon, Southern Leyte
1st Semester SY 2018-2019

2nd Periodical Exam in Oral Communication

Name: ________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________ Date: ________ Score________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS. Read all the directions carefully. NO ERASURE should be seen on your paper, otherwise;
1 point deduction per erasure will be deducted from your overall score.
D. How they walk away from the stage
1. What is the first stage in speech writing?
10. Which of the following statements about speech delivery is
A. Determining the purpose
true?
B. Selecting a topic
A. Speech delivery is about pronouncing words
C. Analyzing the audience
perfectly
D. Rehearsing
B. Public speaking is a talent and cannot be learned
2. Which of the following is not a principle in speech writing?
C. Effective speech delivery means connecting with
A. Edit for focus
the audience and communicating the message
B. Edit for clarity
D. Good delivery lies in the intellectual words used in
C. Edit for continuity
the speech.
D. Edit for harmony
11. Which of the following persons is most likely to deliver a
3. This refers to the stage in speech writing when a writer
manuscript speech?
chooses a structure for his/her speech.
A. a comedian
A. Data gathering
B. a media personality
B. Outlining
C. a father
C. Choosing a writing pattern
D. a teacher
D. Editing
12. Which of the following is the most essential tip in
4. Which of the following is not an effective strategy in writing
memorizing a speech?
a speech?
A. Remember the difficult words
A. Avoid jargon
B. Memorize every word
B. Be sensitive to your audience
C. Understand the main ideas by heart
C. Write whatever comes to mind
D. Memorize only the major details
D. Use contractions
13. Which of the following speeches is delivered with little or
5. Which part of the speech restates the main idea?
no time at all?
A. Body
A. manuscript speech
B. Conclusion
B. extemporaneous speech
C. Introduction
C. entertainment speech
D. Transition
D. impromptu speech
6. Which of the following is an effective speech delivery
14. Which speech is delivered with the help of short notes or a
technique?
clear outline?
A. Pause to emphasize words
A. impromptu
B. Rarely look the audience in the eye
B. manuscript
C. Always be formal and serious
C. memorized
D. Use filler words to avoid dead air
D. extemporaneous
7. Which of the following is not a type of speech according to
15. Which extemporaneous question is centered on whether a
delivery?
topic or principle is moral or immoral?
A. Informative speech
A. Is it a question of policy?
B. Manuscript speech
B. Is it a question of morality?
C. Impromptu speech
C. Is it a question of fact?
D. Extemporaneous speech
D. Is it a question of value?
8. The following are different delivery situations except for one.
16. Which of the following is the ultimate goal of an
A. Speaking in different venues
entertainment speech?
B. Speaking in a concert
A. to introduce new jokes
C. Speaking with a microphone
B. to discuss tips on how to be a comedian
D. Speaking with a podium
C. to share goodwill and pleasure
9. Which of the following should be emulated from good
D. to share the funny side of life
speakers?
17. Is the use of “fillers” in a speech part of a competent
A. How they walk
delivery?
B. How they laugh
A. Yes, because no one is perfect in delivering every
C. How they connect with the audience
single detail of a speech.
 B. No, because they distract the listeners and convey D. Share a sad narrative.
nothing about the speech. 27. Which of the following is not an example of an informative
C. Yes, because they add excitement to the speech. speech?
D. No, because fillers are language no one A. Eulogy
understands. B. Birthday speech
18. Which organizational pattern is best to use when you want C. Speech about people
to present the development of your topic from beginning to D. Speech about process
end? 28-30 Read the selection below and answer the questions that
A. spatial pattern follow.
B. cause and effect
C. chronological pattern (1) It is sad to share how my friend’s father died of
D. comparison and contrast lethal injection years ago.
19. Which quality of a persuasive speech should come first? (2) He suffered and was killed for a crime that he never
A. sufficient supporting details did.
B. clear main point (3) There is no reason for the state to revive the death
C. compelling ideas penalty.
D. well-defined goals (4) When RA 7659 or the Death Penalty Law was still
20. Which of the following does not make a speech entertaining? active, six innocent people out of 10 convicts were executed.
A. tell jokes (5) Reviving this is unjustifiable. How many more
B. share funny stories innocent men and women will suffer? We are a nation that
C. recall a scary story values life and thinks that everyone deserves chances to change
D. tell pressing issues and live for their families. Revive the law only when the lives of
21. How do you introduce a topic? those wrongly sentenced are revived. Think. Analyze. Act.
A. Grab the attention of the audience with a striking
one-liner. 28. What type of speech is exemplified in the text?
B. Connect the needs and interest of your audience A. Persuasive speech
with the theme of your speech. B. Informative speech
C. Provide enough examples which the audience can C. Entertainment speech
learn from. D. Extemporaneous speech
D. Discuss different main points in your speech. 29. Which paragraph in the text shows facts and figures?
22. Which type of speech is appropriate for someone who is A. Paragraph 2
much busy with his work? B. Paragraph 1
A. memorized speech C. Paragraph 4
B. manuscript speech D. Paragraph 3
C. extemporaneous speech 30. How does the author grab the attention of the audience?
D. impromptu speech A. by presenting facts and figures
23. Which situations below illustrate the significance of a B. by presenting opinion
manuscript speech? C. by presenting anecdote
A. It is helpful when your schedule is too tight. D. by presenting superlatives
B. It is advantageous for a lazy speaker.
C. It makes a speech interesting.
D. It allows the speaker to boost confidence.
24. Which of the following situations below illustrate an
impromptu speech?
A. Lea spent the whole night memorizing her speech.
B. Era talks conveniently about her plans in the future.
C. Ronie paused for a minute and started talking about
his religion.
D. Raymart reads the texts in his notebook.
25. Which of the following is inappropriate in ending a speech?
A. Say “Thank you” to the audience before ending a
speech.
B. Greet the audience in the crowd.
C. Leave a line that is relevant to the speech.
D. End the speech with a quotation that the audience
can remember.
26. The following is a good way to start an entertaining speech
except…
A. Start with a light topic.
B. Start with a funny story.
C. Recall a scary story.
Answer key:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. A
2. B
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. D
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. C