Republic of the Philippines
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Sarmiento Campus
City of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN TEACHING OF SPEAKING
NAME: SCORE:
COURSE & SECTION: DATE:
DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer then write on the space provided.
1. It is between the roof of the mouth and the upper teeth.
A. hard palate C. alveolar ridge
B. soft palate D. tongue
2. This may or may not vibrate during the production of sounds.
A. alveolar ridge C. soft palate
B. vocal cords D. teeth
3. It is the combination of two vowel sounds blended into one syllable.
A. stress C. blending
B. diphthongs D. intonation
4. This sound pass through the nose rather than through the mouth.
A. glides C. alveolar
B. fricatives D. nasal
5. These are produced by allowing the air to pass through a small passage, thereby
producing friction.
A. stops C. fricatives
B. affricatives D. retroflex
6. This sound happens when you raise the middle of the tongue forward with the tip
pressing against the lower front teeth.
A. / ɪ / C. / e /
B. / a / D. / i /
7. This voiced sound produces when you put the tip of the tongue slightly upward and
above the lower front teeth. The teeth are parted while the lips are widely opened.
A. / a / C. / e /
B. / æ / D. / ε /
8. This sound is produced when the air stopped with the two lips.
A. / b / C. / v /
B. / k / D. / f /
9. What is the transcribed word for /fe θ/?
A. fate C. feet
B. faith D. fit
10. Which of the following has the consonant voiceless sound?
A. van C. azure
B. thin D. kill
11. Which of the following has the consonant voiced sound?
A. sip C. cheer
B. jeer D. hope
12. Which of the following is an example of diphthong?
A. doubt C. then
B. hymn D. drum
13. Which of the following has the correct phonetic transcription of English text?
A. wait = /wεɪt/ C. calm = /cəm/
B. sport = /sport/ D. guild = /gɪld/
14. Which of the following has the sound long /i/?
A. luggage C. flea
B. myth D. carriage
15. The sound of the consonants /p/, /g/, and /d/ are examples of .
A. affricatives C. retroflex
B. stops D. velar nasal
16. One characteristic of human communication is that it is symbolic. In this symbolic
communication meanings are located in:
A. word C. people
B. events D. objects
17. Which comparison of verbal and non-verbal communication is accurate?
A. Both verbal and nonverbal communications are formally taught.
B. The sender has more control over verbal communication.
C. More channels are used for verbal communication.
D. The setting is more restricted in nonverbal communication.
18. Which statement does NOT describe decoding process?
A. It is deciding on the medium to use in transmitting a message.
B. It involves interpretation.
C. It is assigning meaning to the message.
D. It is usually done by the receiver in a communication process.
19. When does encoding take place?
A. when the receiver interprets the message
B. when the sender translates the message into a perceivable form
C. when both sender and receiver want to exchange messages
D. when the sender recognizes the communication style of the other
20. This is the use of space when people communicate in relation with other people.
A. paralanguage C. tactile
B. territoriality D. proxemics
21. This is the distance of the speaker to the audience.
A. 0 to 18 inches C. 4 feet to 12 feet
B. 18 inches to 4 feet D. 12 feet and beyond
22. John is trying to listen to a speech but his headache interferes. What is John
experiencing?
A. external noise C. psychological noise
B. internal noise D. a distraction not classified as noise
23. The politician give the V sign (index and middle fingers raised to make a “V” for
“victory”) after winning an election. What is the function of this non-verbal symbol?
A. repeating C. complementing
B. substituting D. contradicting
24. One example of this communication is a committee planning for homecoming activities.
A. dyadic communication C. developmental communication
B. small group communication D. intercultural communication
25. Which of the following is an example of intrapersonal communication?
A. a dyad sharing high levels of self-discipline
B. any communication which is not face-to-face
C. your conscience
D. watching a videotaped speech
26. Which of the following is not a definition of communication?
A. It is creating message meaning within a person and exchanging meaning
between and among people.
B. It is a multi-dimensional process.
C. It brings individuals together to work for common cause.
D. It is characterized by certain formal elements.
27. A person’s self-concept is a set of .
A. constantly changing perception of others
B. stable perceptions of others
C. uniquely changing perceptions of ourselves
D. relatively stable perceptions of ourselves
28. Mass communication messages are .
A. more personal than other types of communication
B. more of a product than other types of communication
C. where college students spend one half of their total communication time
D. more of formal presentation
29. In most cases, successful communication occurs when .
A. the speaker is satisfied
B. the listener is satisfied
C. everyone is satisfied
D. one person has more sophisticated communication skills
30. Information sent through fax machine is an example of .
A. organizational communication C. communication technology
B. mass communication D. interpersonal communication
31.When you sit in a class seat several times in a row and then think of it as “my seat”, your
are exhibiting:
A. Syntactic meaning C. proxemics
B. intimate distance D. territoriality
32. Semantic noise includes connotative and denotative meanings, and .
A. poor organization of the message C. combination of information
B. encoding of the message D. communication setting
(for nos. 33-38, identify the type of communication)
A. Aggressive B. Passive C. Assertive
33. “Sure, I’ll finish it for you.”
34. “That’s a good idea, and how about if we did this too…”
35. “I’m sorry but I can’t help you tonight. I have dinner plans. Perhaps you might ask Anna
to see if she can help you out.”
36. “This is what we’re doing, if you don’t like it, though.”
37. “I don’t mind…that’s fine…yes alright.”
38. “Why should I help you out? I have my own plans.”
(for nos.39-44, identify the speaking tasks)
A. Imitative Speaking Tasks C. Responsive Activities
B. Intensive Tasks D. Extensive Speaking Tasks
39. Picture description
40. Story telling
41.Question and Answer
42. Dialogue completion
43. Word Repetition
44. Minimal Pair Repetition
45. Read-aloud
46. Reporting information
47. This is a one-on-one conversation where the sender will ask questions and the
receiver will give answer to the questions.
A. Interview C. Discussions
B. Prepared Talks D. Instant Comment
48. It is extended form of responsive language which is carried out for the purposes of
conveying or exchanging specific information.
A. directed response C. transactional dialogue
B. reporting information D. interpersonal dialogue
49. This speaking activity improves learners’ ability to form balanced, informed arguments
and to use reasoning and evidence.
A. oral interviews C. buzz groups
B. prepared talks D. debate
50. In this activity, the students can bring items to the class to create a realistic
environment.
A. reporting C. simulation
B. storytelling D. role-play
51. In this activity, the teacher starts to tell a story, but after a few sentences he or she stop
narrating. Then, each student starts to narrate from the point where the previous one stopped.
A. brainstorming C. storytelling
B. dialogue D. story completion
52. Which of the following activities would you use if you want your students to pronounce
the word correctly?
A. read-aloud C. question and answer
B. word or phrase repetition D. oral presentation
53. You want your students to arrange the several sequential pictures and to tell the story
from the picture. What activity are you going to use?
A. find the difference C. picture cues
B. picture describing D. picture narrating
54. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of macro skills of oral
communication?
A. use speaking strategies C. use grammatical rules
B. concern with stress pattern D. produces fluent speech
55. Which is NOT a micro skill in oral communication?
A. conveys main idea
B. monitors oral production
C. expresses particular meaning in grammatical forms
D. uses pauses and fillers
56. It is the extent to which students’ speech matches what people actually say when they
use the target language.
A. fluency C. accuracy
B. authentic language D. speaking technique
57. This refers to the normally mean by “conversation”.
A. talk as transaction C. talk as performance
B. talk as interaction D. talk as presentation
58. It is the extent to which speakers use of language quickly and confidently, with few
hesitations or unnatural pauses, false starts, word searches.
A. motivating techniques C. fluency
B. competence D. autonomy
59. Which of the following is NOT included in the areas of knowledge in speaking?
A. using of right words and correct pronunciation
B. knowing when clarity of message is essential
C. understanding the reason in speaking
D. knowing the effective communication strategies
60. Teacher Anna is giving her welcome speech to the new principal of their school. This
talk is an example of .
A. talk as performance C. talk as transaction
B. talk as interaction D. talk as conversation
