Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
DOMALANDAN CENTER INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Lingayen

ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT GRADE 11

1ST Quarter Examination

Name: ___________________________________Grade & Section: __________ Date: __________

I. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_____ 1. Communication is stirring up ideas in mind of another. Which among the following choices
below best explains this definition of communication?
a. It is a process of imparting concepts and experiences to an audience.
b. It is a passive activity.
c. It requires more than just two people in the process.
d. It does NOT require understanding or comprehension.

_____ 2. Whose model of communication asserts that the Message sent by the Source (Speaker) is not
necessarily the Message received by the Destination (Listener) due to the intervention of “noise” or
anything that hampers the communication?
a. Calude Shannon and Warren Weaver c. Wilbur Schramm
b. Aristotle d. Eugene White

_____ 3. Whose model of communication asserts that communication is circular and continuous,
without a beginning or an end?
a. Calude Shannon and Warren Weaver c. Wilbur Schramm
b. Aristotle d. Eugene White

_____ 4. Whose model of communication asserts that communication can take place if and only if there
is an overlap between the Field of Experience of the Speaker and the Field of Experience of the
Listener?
a. Calude Shannon and Warren Weaver c. Wilbur Schramm
b. Aristotle d. Eugene White

_____ 5. Whose model of communication introduced Setting (deliberative, legal, ceremonial) as the
most important part in the communication process?
a. Calude Shannon and Warren Weaver c. Wilbur Schramm
b. Aristotle d. Eugene White

_____ 6. It is the only way the Speaker knows that the Message has been received.
a. channels b. response c. feedback d. listener

_____ 7. These are means (e. g. ears, eyes, skin, mouth, and nose) by which the Message is sent.
a. noise b. feedback c. channels d. sender

_____ 8. Communication is a complex process having several elements. Which of the following items
below shows the correct and complete elements of communication?
a. speaker, message, listener, channels, response, feedback, noise, communicative situation
b. speaker, message, friend, channels, response, feedback, noise, environment
c. listener, idea, channels, feedback, environment
d. speaker, message, listener, channels, response

_____ 9. Which among the following dimensions of communication speaks of the use of language, the
words chosen and the facial expressions, and the gestures and bodily movements?
a. Verbal/Nonverbalb. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional
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_____ 10. Which among the following dimensions of communication relies on the fact that Messages
always have a Purpose, e.g. our reasons for communicating?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informald. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 11. Which among the following dimensions of communication mean spoken communication and
the transcription of thoughts and ideas?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Writtenc. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 12. Which among the following dimensions of communication speak of the factors (e.g.
appropriateness in dress language, and setting and its opposite) that may or may not highlight traditional
and conventional communication?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Writtenc. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 12. In Western society, avoiding looking at people in the eye or looking down or around while
talking to them often means that one is not telling the truth or is hiding something. Which among
thedimensions of communication is influenced by this culture?
a. Verbal/Nonverbalb. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 13. Culturally, Filipinos are fond of being very wordy in written communication, oftentimes
beating around the bush, even in formal letters and sometimes in email. Which among the dimensions of
communication is influenced by this culture?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 14. A student is speaking with the principal, calling him/her by his/her first name is not likely to
be preferred or appreciated; neither is speaking with him/her as though he/she is of the same age as the
student. Which among the dimensions of communication is influenced by this culture?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 15. Burning up with fever and hardly able to stand, you take the last seat in the jeep, even as an
old woman was trying to take that seat, too. The woman and the other passengers look at you sharply.
Which among the dimensions of communication is influenced by this culture?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informald. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 16. Men think they should be ‘macho’ in language and action. They use assertive words and
expect to be understood. On the other hand, women are expected to be non-confrontational in their
language, especially with men. Which among the dimensions of communication is influenced by this
stereotype in gender?
a. Verbal/Nonverbalb. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 17. Filipinos, especially women love to smile, and do smile a lot. However, a boy smiling to the
girl who happens to be his good friend, when passing by with her boyfriend may be misunderstood. The
boyfriend may just beat up the boy for thinking that he is flirting or misbehaving. Which among the
dimensions of communication is influenced by this stereotype in gender?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Written c. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 18. In a job interview, men may get away with wearing denims but, in many cases, women are
expected to wear a corporate attire. Which among the dimensions of communication is influenced by
this stereotype in gender?
a. Verbal/Nonverbal b. Oral/Writtenc. Formal/Informal d. Intentional/Unintentional

_____ 19. Saying ‘I love you’ with an angry tone is a contradictory message. What nonverbal
miscommunication is present in the scenario?
a. paralanguage b. proxemics c. haptics d. chronemics

_____ 20. Touch can comfort, it can aggravate, it can encourage, or it can dissuade. What type of
nonverbal communication is the use of touch in communication?
a. paralanguage b. proxemicsc. haptics d. chronemics

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_____ 21. When employees are promoted, they are given a bigger table and a larger space. Their office
may be situated on the higher floor of the building closer to the president’s office. What type of
nonverbal communication is the use of touch in communication?
a. paralanguage b. proxemics c. haptics d. chronemics

_____ 22. How one stands or sits in Communicative Situations tells the people around how one sees
oneself as a Speaker, one’s attitude toward the Message, and how one looks at the Listener. When one
carries oneself well and with confidence, people will want to listen.
a. paralanguage b. proxemics c. posture and personal appearance d. chronemics

_____ 23. It is the configuration of the eyes, eyebrows, lips, cheeks, nose, and forehead to show how the
person feels.
a. facial expressions b. gestures c. haptics d. chronemics

_____ 24. What group of barriers to communication involves ‘noise’ in the physical setting, e.g. actual
noise around the environment which results to miscommunication?
a. communicative situation b. opinions and beliefs c. people d. topic

_____ 25. The Speaker should avoid vagueness or ambiguity, complexity, emotional pull, and hidden
agenda to avoid miscommunication. What barrier to communication is present in this statement?
a. communicative situation b. opinions and beliefs c. people d. topic

_____ 26. Gender comes into communication when we categorize certain ways of speaking or using
words as being masculine or feminine. What barrier to communication is present in this statement?
a. communicative situation b. opinions and beliefs c. people d. topic

_____ 27. Barangay Chairman Nora is planning to implement an ordinance wherein the community will
start segregating their garbage. The speaker’s purpose in this example is to manage the behavior of the
people in the community.
a. Emotional expression b. Information c. Motivationd. Regulation and Control

_____ 28. People do love to talk and love to talk with each other. Conversation with one another gives
the people involved pleasure while passing the time in an entertaining way.
a. Emotional expressionb. Social interactionc. Motivation d. Regulation and Control

_____29. The principal of Mawa National High School announced during the PTA meeting that the
school graduation will be on March 31, 2016 at the school gymnasium.
a. Emotional expression b. Social interactionc. Informationd. Regulation and Control

_____ 30. After the massive devastation of typhoon Yolanda in some parts of the Philippines, GMA
network broadcasted the details showing pictures of the damage it brought and appeal to the viewer’s
feelings and emotions to encourage them to offer assistance to the victims.
a. Emotional expressionb. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 31. After class, Emmanuela was convinced by her classmate to go to the mall and watch the
movie, How to be Yours.
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 32. The policeman directed the citizens not to jaywalk but to cross on the pedestrian lane.
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Informationd. Regulation and Control

_____ 33. As a transferee, Johnson talks animatedly and joyfully making his new classmates laugh and
enjoy his company.
a. Motivationb. Social interactionc. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 34. One morning, the students gathered all their confidence and approached their English teacher
who is very strict to ask her for more time to finish the class project.
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

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_____ 35. A Filipino scientist provides information to a low-income community on how to light up their
homes by using a bottle filled with water and a teaspoon of bleach.
a. Motivation b. Social interactionc. Informationd. Regulation and Control

_____ 36. The Bureau of Internal Revenue officer taught the Accountancy students the ways on how to
compute the taxes incurred by the business operators.
a. Information b. Motivation c. Regulation and Control d. Social interaction

_____ 37. What function of communication applies in trying to get someone to hang out in the mall?
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 38. What function of communication occurs during a house-to-house campaign for the elections?
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 39. What function is served when delegates introduce themselves in a student conference?
a. Motivation b. Social interaction c. Information d. Regulation and Control

_____ 40. What function of communication is involved when friends/classmates converse during
recess?
a. Motivation b. Information c. Regulation and Controld. Social interaction

_____ 41. Which among the functions and cues of communication is used when the teacher looks
sharply at the noisy students.
a. Motivation/Verbal c. Regulation and Control/Nonverbal
b. Information/Verbal d. Social Interaction/Verbal

_____ 42. Which among the functions and cues of communication is used when you ask the janitor
where the comfort room is?
a. Motivation/Verbal c. Regulation and Control/Nonverbal
b. Information/Verbal d. Social Interaction/Verbal

_____ 43. Which among the functions and cues of communication is used when you sympathize with
the typhoon victims by tapping their shoulders?
a. Motivation/Verbal c. Regulation and Control/Nonverbal
b. Information/Verbal d. Social Interaction/Nonverbal

_____ 44. Which among the functions and cues of communication is used when the bus driver tells the
boys that they can only unload at the bus stops?
a. Motivation/Verbal c. Regulation and Control/Verbal
b. Information/Verbal d. Social Interaction/Nonverbal

_____ 45. Which among the functions of communication and cues is used when the bus janitor tells the
students to move away from the area of the corridor he is cleaning?
a. Motivation/Verbal c. Regulation and Control/Verbal
b. Information/Verbal d. Social Interaction/Nonverbal

_____ 46. It is when the Speaker’s purpose is to control others by managing their behavior.
a. Motivation c. Regulation and Control
b. Information d. Social Interaction

_____ 47. It is the most familiar and the primary reason why people communicate because people do
love to talk and love to talk with each other.
a. Motivation c. Regulation and Control
b. Information d. Social Interaction

_____ 48. This is when the Speaker’s purpose is to persuade or try to persuade another person to change
his/her opinion, attitude, or behavior.
a. Motivation c. Regulation and Control
b. Information d. Social Interaction
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_____ 49. This is the most useful function of communication because it is used when the Speaker wants
to make others aware of certain data, concepts, and processes – knowledge that may be useful to them.
a. Motivation c. Regulation and Control
b. Information d. Social Interaction

_____ 50. This include hand gestures, bodily action (including posture), vocal tone (paralanguage), and
eye contact.
a. verbal cues b. nonverbal cues c. written dimension d. intentional dimension

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

NORA T. CRUZ MARIA MAGDALENA S. FLORES

Master Teacher II OIC - Head Teacher

Approved by:

MA. THERESA S. AQUINO

Principal II