Assessment
Direction: Recognize the type of communicative strategy used in the following statements.
1.“Do you have anything to say?”
A. Nomination
B. Turn Taking
C. Topic Control
D. Termination
2. “One of the essential lessons I gained from the discussion is the importance of sports and wellness to a healthy lifestyle.”
A. Restriction
B. Nomination
C. Turn Taking
D. Topic Shifting
3. “Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the issue.”
A. Termination
B. Topic Shifting
C. Repair
D. Turn taking
4.“Go on with your ideas. I’ll let you finish first before I say something.”
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Topic shifting
D. Repair
5. “Have you heard the news about the latest achievement of our government?”
A. Repair
B. Nomination
C. Topic Control
D. Turn taking
6.“Hey, how are you? I missed you!”
A. Repair
B. Turn taking
C. Restriction
D. Nomination
7. “Best regards to your parents! See you around!”
A. Topic Control
B. Repair
C. Termination
D. Turn taking
8. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.”
A. Restriction
B. Nomination
C. Turn taking
D. Topic Control
9. “Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?”
A. Repair
B. Termination
C. Nomination
D. Topic Control
10.“Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.”
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Repair
D. Turn taking
For items 11 to 15, identify what type of communicative strategy is being described.
11. It refers to topic establishment.
A. Nomination
B. Turn Taking
C. Topic Control
D. Termination
12. It is a turn-based communication strategy.
A. Restriction
B. Nomination
C. Turn Taking
D. Topic Shifting
13. A strategy which refers to the introduction of a new topic in connection to the current topic.
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Topic shifting
D. Repair
14. It refers to the assessment of a speaker in addressing a conflict within the communication and addressing the situation.
A. Repair
B. Termination
C. Nomination
D. Topic Control
15. It refers to the acceptance or development of a certain topic.
A. Topic Control
B. Nomination
C. Topic shifting
D. Repair