Oral Communcation Reviewer -Speech Acts -Communicative Strategies -Listening -Conducting an Interview

1. Second Unit Test Reviewer in Oral Communication
I. Multiple Choices: Read each question
carefully. Choose the best answer for the said
question on the five choices provided. Shade
the number that represents the best answer.
Questions No. 1-10: What speech act do the
statements below classify?
1. “There is always hope even in the bleakest
moment.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
2. “Eating is the best way to chase your sorrows
away.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
3. “I don’t care.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
4. “You should only compete with yourself.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
5. “Don’t cry too much. Don’t beat up yourself for
too long but never forget what happened.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
6. “Are you kidding me?”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
7. “There are things in the world you’re better off
not knowing so early in life.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
8. “Broken tools can be repaired, but broken people
can’t be fixed.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
9. “That’s right!”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
10. “The bad thing was not the traffic light, not the
timing. It was the countless hesitations.”
① Locutionary
② Illocutionary
③ Perlocutionary
11. Which of the following is TRUE about
communicative strategies?
① They are acts of aversion against
communicative competence.
② They do not enrich the achievement of the
Speech Purpose.
③ They are restricting information to prevent
achieving a particular result.
④ They are means of sharing information that help
achieving desired result.
⑤ There are only eight types of communicative
strategies.
Questions No. 12-23: What communicative strategy
do the statements below use?
12. “I mean classical music sounds sophisticated
and I think this is rooted when the wealthy
aristocrats of the Classical period hire musicians to
be amused, inspired, and entertained by their
music.”
① Repair ④ Turn-taking
② Restriction ⑤ Topic control

2. ③ Nomination
13. “At the age of six, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
performed in public. He can play various
instruments. He isn’t just limited to the piano. He
has hundreds of works like sonatas, symphonies,
masses, concertos, and operas. Isn’t he a
spectacular musician?”
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Restriction ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Termination
14. “There’s some urgent meeting I have to attend
so I have to go, Mel. Thank you for the good
conversation! Let’s have another good talk next
time.”
① Restriction ④ Termination
② Turn-taking ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Nomination
15. “Do you remember that art exhibit we went to
last week? The soothing background music piqued
my attention. I recently found out that those musical
backgrounds are Classical music.”
① Repair ④ Termination
② Turn-taking ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Nomination
16. “Classical music is indeed classy; however,
they are somehow restricted by certain standards. I
prefer music that allows artistic freedom and
expression of emotions like Romantic music.
Romantic composers such as Chopin, Liszt, and
Tchaikovsky were able to explore the feelings of
flamboyance, intimacy, unpredictability, longing,
and rapture.”
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
17. “How did the musicians perform during the
Romantic period? What were their performance
practices? Can you tell me more about the musical
works of Romantic composers?”
① Termination ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
18. “I agree. He is definitely a music genius. But
let’s also not forget to mention, Beethoven, who
auditioned for Mozart as a requisite for studying
with the latter. Mozart witnessed his potentials that
he said ‘will give the world something to talk
about’.”
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Termination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
19. “Is taking a hot bath or shower at night helpful
in falling yourself asleep? But don’t they say that
taking a bath at night is unhealthy?”
① Restriction ④ Topic control
② Turn-taking ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Nomination
20. “Sleep is controlled by the pineal gland, an
organ in the endocrine system that secretes
melatonin. The glands in the endocrine system
release hormones that regulate body activities like
growth, metabolism, and sleep. Whenever there is
a deficiency or an excess in the production of the
hormones, there will be abnormalities in the body
like diseases in the thyroid glands, gigantism,
dwarfism, and diabetes.”
① Termination ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
21. “Taking a melatonin supplement or sleeping pill
should only be done if all what I previously said are
ineffective for you. Sleeping pills can be addictive.
They also have certain side effects such as
dizziness, lightheadedness, diarrhea, nausea,
prolonged drowsiness, and etc. You don’t want to
suffer these side effects, right?”
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Restriction ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Nomination
22. “I don’t think that you should consult the doctor
too early, Conrad. I suggest that you try body scan
meditation. It’s like finding the most comfortable
position and spot for you to sleep. Or if that isn’t
enough to make you sleep, try breathing exercises
to relax your body.”
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking

3. 23. “Thanks for your advice, pal! I’ll make sure to
take a good sleep tonight and take care of my
endocrine system. See you tomorrow!”
① Nomination ④ Topic control
② Termination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
24. “I slept for two hours tonight. I find sleeping
hard these days. What should I do?”
① Nomination ④ Topic control
② Termination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
25. Which of the following refers to the
communicative strategy of recognizing when and
how to speak because it is one’s turn?
① Nomination ④ Topic control
② Termination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
26. What refers to the communicative strategy of
overcoming communication breakdown to send
more comprehensible messages?
① Repair ④ Termination
② Turn-taking ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Nomination
27. What refers to the communicative strategy of
constraining the response of your listener to a set
of categories?
① Repair ④ Termination
② Restriction ⑤ Topic control
③ Turn-taking
28. Which of the following refers to the
communicative strategy of presenting a particular
topic clearly, truthfully, and saying only what is
relevant?
① Nomination ④ Topic control
② Turn-taking ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Termination
29. What refers to the communicative strategy of
introducing a new topic followed by the continuation
of that topic?
① Restriction ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
30. What refers to the communicative strategy of
keeping an interaction going by asking questions
and eliciting a response?
① Repair ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Turn-taking
31. Which of the following refers to the
communicative strategy of using verbal and
nonverbal signals to end the interaction?
① Turn-taking ④ Topic control
② Nomination ⑤ Topic shifting
③ Termination
32. Which of the following is targeted at
understanding – making sense of a lecture,
grasping the crux of a problem, assigning meaning
to a new concept?
① Critical Listening
② Critical Speaking
③ Auditory Listening
④ Comprehensive Listening
⑤ Comprehensive Speaking
33. Which of the following involves reasoned
judgment about the speaker and his/her message?
① Critical Listening
② Critical Speaking
③ Auditory Listening
④ Comprehensive Listening
⑤ Comprehensive Speaking
II. True or False: Read each statement
carefully. Write O if the statement is true and X
if the statement is false.
_____34. Listening is a crucial communication skill,
and is an essential component for most careers
and a key factor in relationship.
_____35. Good listeners are often best speakers.
_____36. Good listeners have better intrapersonal
relationship.

4. _____37. Listening well is an ethical responsibility
that also provides the listener information.
_____38. Avoid practicing the interview beforehand
with your interviewee because the action prevents
the interviewer to extract actual and spontaneous
answer from the interviewee.
_____39. Basic knowledge about the topic of
interview is necessary for the interviewers.
_____40. In an interview, it is preferred to ask
question that are answerable by simply saying
“yes” or “no” as it eases the part for your
interviewees.
_____41. In conducting the interview, ask open-
ended questions.
III. Short-Answer Essay: Answer the
questions briefly.
42-44. What are the five steps in the process of
listening?
46-47. What are the three factors of comprehensive
listening?
48-50. What should the interviewers take note
during the interview? Explain and describe each
briefly.
“There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation and hard work.” –Anonymous

5. Answer Key for Oral Communication Second Unit Test Reviewer
No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer
1. ③ 11. ④ 21. ② 31. ③ 41. O
2. ② 12. ① 22. ③ 32. ④ 42. Hearing
3. ① 13. ② 23. ② 33. ① 43. Focusing
4. ② 14. ④ 24. ① 34. O 44. Understanding
5. ② 15. ③ 25. ③ 35. O 45. Responding and
Remembering
6. ① 16. ⑤ 26. ① 36. X 46. Vocabulary
7. ③ 17. ④ 27. ② 37. O 47. Concentration
8. ③ 18. ③ 28. ① 38. X 48. Memory
9. ① 19. ④ 29. ⑤ 39. O 49. Answers may
vary10. ② 20. ⑤ 30. ④ 40. X 50.
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