Republic of the Philippines University of Eastern Philippines University Town, Northern Samar College of Arts and Communication Department

of Languages Mid Term Examination (Speech and Oral Communication) NAME: _________________________________Course & Year: ___________Class Schedule: _________ TEST I. Write T if the statement if generally true or correct and F if not. Avoid erasures. Write your answer on the space provided . 10 points 1. Speech communication marks your identity as a person who belongs to a particular culture. 2. Communication is a process of understanding and sharing meaning thus making things common. 3. You should be aware that almost all your spoken messages will elicit varied responses from the people listening or receiving the message. 4. Speech may travel from one point to another or may be transmitted to other people bearing its specific meaning. 5. Field of experience is a major aspect of the communication process according to Schramm. 6. Dyadic communication involves two parties, at least one of them has a serious purpose. 7. Communication may be verbal or non verbal. The former uses either the written or the spoken language and the later makes use of non-linguistic symbols. 8. The verbal language is the more important tool in the communication process. 9. Meanings are in us, not in words. 10. Speech is the process by which oral communication happens. It is a means of drawing out meaningful responses through the activation and coordination of the speech articulators and the other parts of the body. TEST II. Identification. On the space provided, write the appropriate word or words asked for in the statement. 10 points 1. This refers to the production of the sounds due to the vibration of the vocal chords. 2. This refers to the production of individual sounds (vowels, consonant, diphthongs) and syllables. 3. It is the basic unit of sound. 4. These are vowels and consonants which are combined to form words or meaningful units. 5. In the stream of speech, these are sometimes called cover patterns. 6. It refers to the tone or pitch of the voice. 7. Which type of intonation is used at the end of wh questions. 8. It is the sending or exchanging of thoughts, opinions or information by speech, writing or signs. 9. It is a communication situation where a speaker delivers a message before an audience. 10. Whose model of communication is the E-S-D or Encoder-SignalDecoder. TEST III. Matching Type. Match entries in Column A with those in Column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided. 10 points Answer Column A Column B 1. The place where the greatest variety a. nasal chamber of articulatory motions occurs. 2. Push the air upward. b. velic 3. Entrance from the upper part of the c. lungs pharynx into the nasal cavity. 1

4. Produce vibration to cause voicing or voicelessness. 5. Like the larynx, it can produce a closure to block the passage of air. 6. Makes the motions of speech visible. 7. Contain the vocal cords.

d. oral cavity e. vocal cords f. pharynx g. lips

8. A speech sound produced by h. larynx complete oral and velic closure (e.g. [p], [b], [t]). 9. These are semi vowels (e.g. [w] and i. Stops [y]). 10. Not clear cut contoids but belong j. Glides rather on the boundary between contoids and vocoids. Nasals TEST IV. (A) - Write the word that does not belong to the group on the space provided. 15 points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Gate, bake, beck, bail Sheep, seat, sit, flee Ship, it, list, peal Seen, hill, kill, sin Odd, add, mock, cot Main, wait, red, raid Shrew, should, woman Put, cruise, tomb Dell, dale, sell, wet Log, back, cop, bond Love, fall, law, jaw Cole, mall, bold, low Fool, luke, foot, pull Cup, cop, hot, sock She, bean, flee, kill

TEST IV (B) - Write the IPA symbol for the letter/s in bold face in the following words. Enclose the symbols in braces. Write your answer on the space provided. 20 points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. jUIce lOOk cOAch brought Awning 6. cUrve 7. sAw 8. Ooze 9. group 10. lAw 11. flOw 12. gUIde 13. plough 14. Isle 15.nOIse 16. mOUth 17. beside 18. stewed 19. speech 20. blAck

TEST V. Illustrate the appropriate intonation pattern on the sentences below. 20 points.

1. What a lovely dress!

2. We love our dog. 3. Can I borrow you book, Lissa? 4. Youre not busy, are you? 5. Today is Monday. 6. Is this all there is? 7. I dont know the answer but I can always find out. 8. In a minute you will see your friend. 9. She wanted to go but I didnt. 10. He has milk, coffee or salabat for breakfast.

TEST VI. Lets check your transcription. Transcribe the list below. Avoid erasures. Write your answer on the space provided. 30 points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. break out turn right young boys large building my new house ten fifteen good sign easy lesson clean blackboard best photographs tie its thigh tried to breathe voice box owl bouncing plow the ground

Good luck guys..

Prepared by:

Lourdes A. Olmedo SL, 1st Semester SY 2013 - 2014