ENGLISH 11
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
Schools Division of Masbate City
MASBATE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Masbate City
Name (Last N, First N, Middle Intiial):___________________________________________________________ Score:_________
Section:____________________________________
2ND QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
Oral Communication in Context
General Instructions:
1. Read each question carefully before answering the test.
2. In a multiple choice type of test, choose the letter of the BEST answer.
3. Write your answer in the space provided before the number.
4. Answers must be written legibly. All your answers must be written in the UPPER CASE, except for the essay type of test upper
case is highly discouraged.
5. Incomplete information of the answer will be marked wrong.
6. Be honest in answering the test. DISHONESTY has no place in any learning institution. We do not allow nor tolerate any forms
of academic dishonesty.
PART I.
Directions: Describe the following consonant sounds by giving the Place of Articulation (POA), Manner of Articulation (MOA),
and IPA transcription following the convention of sounds of Standard American English.
chain
yell
vision
joke
POA:
1.
POA: 3
POA: 5.
POA: 8.
MOA:
affricate
MOA: 4.
MOA: 6.
MOA: 9.
IPA:
2.
IPA:
j
IPA:
7.
IPA:
10.
POA:
MOA:
IPA:
Swing
velar
stop/plosive
11.
rice
POA: palatal
MOA: Liquid
IPA:
12.
PART II.
Directions: The following are English words with the same spelling but different meanings; these words are called homonyms.
Homonyms can have multiple meanings when read/pronounce accordingly. Transcribe the following homonyms corresponding to the
given context.
E.g.
(1) The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.
Answer: bass: /beɪs/
(2) All I ever wanted to do was bass fish.
Answer: bass: /bæs/
13. Her eyes filled with tears.
Tears:/ ___/
14. She tears her clothes off.
Tears:/ _____/
15. They polish the glass.
Polish: /_____/
16. She is a Polish.
Polish: /______/
17. The live in a fancy house.
Live: /____/
18. She watched a live concert.
Live: /____/
19. There was a strong wind blowing.
Wind: /_____/
20. The roads wind along the coast for about 20 miles.
Wind: /_____/
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ENGLISH 11
PART I. IDENTIFYING ERRORS
Tests your ability to recognize faults in communication that follows the conventions of the principles of effective speech and
delivery.
Directions: Choose the LETTER of the underlined word or phrase that contains error that needs to be changed to make the statement
true and correct. If NO error, write NO ERROR. Write your answer in the space provided before the number.
B
A
______________21. A communication strategy is a systematic technique employed by listeners to express their meaning when
C
faced with a language problem or difficulty.
B
A
______________22. Nomination is the speaker’s strategy in establishing a collaborative conversation by opening a subject.
C
Commonly, this strategy is employed with prior conversation.
B
C
A
______________23. Rapport with the audience is the connection is characterized by melody, conformity, accord, or affinity.
B
C
A
______________24. Restriction refers to any limitation
you have as a speaker
B
B
BA
C
______________25. The process of changing and adjusting voice so that it exists in a balanced or amount is called modulation.
A
B
C
______________26. Pronunciation is the production of sounds.
C
B
A
______________27. The ability to command an audience with impressive style or manner is called rapport with the audience.
C
A
B
______________28. Topic control manages to subtly change the discussion's topic to another, related but different topic.
B
C
A
______________29. The speed with which you talk is called pace.
A
B
C
______________30. Pause is the highness or lowness of your voice.
B
C
A
______________31. Gestures pertain to the emotion with which you speak.
A
C
B
______________32. Topic Control is the process by which people decide who takes the conversational floor.
PART II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE.
Directions: Write TRUE, if the statement is true. If false, CHANGE the underlined word to make the statement true. Write your answer
in the space provided before the number.
______________33. Phonemes are the study of sounds.
______________34. Articulation focuses correctness rather than clarity.
______________35. To pronounce is to produce sounds clearly.
______________36. Nomination is the expression in words of your message, ideas, thoughts, and feelings, and appearance.
PART III. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter of the BEST answer. Write your answer in the space provided before the number.
______37. ‘We apologize, but the correct pronunciation of Nike is not “nayk” but “nayki”.’, is an example of_____________?
A. Topic control
B. Nomination
C. Turn-taking
D. Repair
______38. How would you use termination when talking to Mr. Torres?
A. Hey! How are you, Mr. Torres?
B. Oh really, I thought…?
C. Okay, goodbye and thank you!
D. Wazzup?
______39. What type of speech according to purpose if you want to present the pros and cons of a thing?
A. To persuade
B. To entertain
C. To inform
D. To describe
______40. Which of the following IPA transcription of the word “trend”?
A. trɛnd
B. trInD
C. TrEnd
D. treŋd
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Prepared:
Checked and evaluated:
JARED P. SIA
Teacher II
JENNIFER V. GARCIA
MT-II/STEM Coordinator
Approved:
EDWIN G. RETURAN
Assistant Principal II-SHS
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