ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

QUARTER 1 MODULE 7

Name: __Jancee Rod G. Colegio_______________________________ Section: Leeuwenhoek

Subject Teacher: __Mrs. Irish O. Curilan_____________________ Date: December 8, 2020

What I Know Directions: Choose the letter of the correct

answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
Score: 10/15
paper.

1. Consider this statement: “I now pronounce you as husband and wife.”

Who among the following can say this and make marital union happen?
A. priest
B. teacher
C. retired policeman
D. famous celebrity

2. What do you think does the speaker mean when he/she says, “Can you
carry these for me?”
A. The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to carry his/her
things.
B. The speaker is requesting me to help him/her carry his things.
C. The speaker does not make sense.
D. The speaker does not mean anything.

3. You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother
entered the room and she angrily said, “It’s dirty here!” How would you
interpret what she said?
A. She feels happy.
B. She wants you to clean the room.
C. She does not feel well that is why she got angry.
D. She just wants to get angry.

4. Based on the scenario in item number 3, what will your next action be?
A. I will continue playing with my sibling.
B. I will agree with her and say that the room is dirty.
C. I will stop playing with my sibling and will clean the room.
D. I will ignore my mother.

5. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?

A. “I checked her outputs last week.”
B. “I am sad and feeling blue!”
C. “I promise to help you with your problems.”
D. “I think following the law makes us responsible citizens.”
6. Which of the following refers to the utterance that a speaker makes in order
to achieve an intended effect?
A. Speech Act
B. Speech Demo
C. Speech Style
D. Speech Variation

7. The following are the known functions of speech act EXCEPT:

A. apology
B. greeting
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 C. offering
D. planning

8. “Please clean the house.” This utterance falls under type of speech act.
A. commissive
B. locutionary
C. illocutionary
D. permissive

9. This refers to the audience’s reaction to an utterance since it carries a

directive for the audience.
A. locutionary
B. illocutionary
C. perlocutionary
D. speech act

10. The listed ideas are utterance requirements for Locutionary Act, EXCEPT
FOR ONE.
A. has sense which is more important for communication to took place
B. has the same meaning to both the speaker and the listener
C. has the appropriate response to what has been said
D. has value to shared meaning when it is modified or adjusted

For numbers 11-15

Directions: Identify what type of illocutionary act is being referred to in the following
statements / definitions. Choose the letter of the correct answer from the word pool.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

assertive D. expressive
commissive C. directive E. declaration

11. This refers to the type of illocutionary act in which the speaker is trying to
make the addressee do what he wanted him to do or perform.
- Directive

12. It is the type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to express his
belief on something which to him is true and valid.
- Expressive

13. A type of illocutionary act which tries to create a change in the external
situation.
- Declaration

14. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker’s feelings or emotional

reactions are expressed.
- Expressive

15. It is the type of illocutionary act which states the intention of the
speaker in committing himself to do something in the future.
- Commissive

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 What I Can Do

Do a Good Turn Daily!

A. Suppose you are in the situations described below. As a good citizen, how are
you going to respond to these? Supply the table with the needed information. The
first one is done for you.
Scenario Locutionary Illocutionary Perlocutionary
(Utterance) (Intention) (Response)
Mrs. Sanchez was “It’s heavy!” Mrs. Santos I will help her
carrying heavy needs help. bring her
books. books.

Renato lost his “Bro,What?” Renato needs to find his I will help Renato in
wallet. wallet finding for his lost wallet
The children “Where are your The children needs to be I will tell the children to
were crossing parents???” in a safe place stay away from
the busy street. dangerous places like the
streets
Anton could not “Oh no man. You can Anton needs an eraser I will let Anton borrow
find his eraser borrow mine” for math solutions my eraser
for the Math test.

Mae “HAHAHAHAHA Mae needs help I will take Mae to the

accidentally Are you okay?”” clinic
slipped on the
floor.

Create Me A Story!
B. Narrate a short story about any of the situations presented in the previous
activity using Expressive and Declaration as classification of speech act. Include the
dialogue/ discourse of the characters to show their appropriate responses. Be
guided by the given example.

Renato has always been an honest and true person. No matter what the
situation he always aims to find what is fair for all. His good moral compass has
helped many people. Soon, his act of kindness will go back to him.
Renato found a wallet on the floor when he was walking to the interview,
he called the man who dropped it and gave it back to him. The man replied “Oh
thank you so much! That’s very kind and honest of you”. As Renato went to his
interview, he later found out that the man was his boss. Due to Renato’s honesty
and good deeds he got accepted to his job interview
“Mr. Renato, you are now hired to the position you are asking! Your
honesty and willingness to return my wallet led me to appreciate you as an
employee in my company. Congratulations! You can now start tomorrow!”
Renato went home with a big a big smile on his face. His wife approached
him and said “Congrats on your new job! I’m so proud of you honey”

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 Assessment Score: 12/15

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Who proposed the Speech Act Theory?
A. John Austin
B. John Searle
C. John Cena
D. John Lennon

2. When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act?

A. when there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a
speech
B. when there is something said to express an intention
C. when the utterance changes the person’s feelings, thoughts or
actions
D. when the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion

3. Which of the following statements shows an illocutionary speech act?

A. “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher’s actual
utterance)
B. “Our class will end in five minutes.”(The teacher
wants the class to finish the task before the bell
rings)
C. “Our class will end in five minutes.”(The listeners respond by
finishing
their task right away.)
D. “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the
teacher)

4. What do you call the utterances that a speaker

makes to achieve an intended effect?
A. Speech Act
B. Speech Context
C. Speech Style
D. Speech Variation

5. What type of speech act has an intended effect

through locution and illocution?
A. locutionary
B. illocutionary
C. perlocutionary
D. prolocutionary

6. Who is the proponent of the Speech Act Theory?

A. J.L. Austin
B. J.F. Kervin
C. J. A. Austin
D. J.L. Gastivo

7. What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door
open,” the speaker
requests that the door remain closed.
A. locutionary
B. illocutionary
C. perlocutionary
D. prolocutionary

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 8. You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked
you, “Is that sweet?” while looking at your apples. How will
you respond appropriately?
A. “Yes, these apples are sweet.”
B. “No, please leave me alone.”
C. “Yes, would you like some?”
D. “Absolutely!”

9. Who is the professor from the University of California,

Berkeley that classified illocutionary acts into five distinct
categories?
A. John Austin
B. John Searle
C. John Lennon
D. John Scarley

For numbers 10 -15

To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong?
Choose your answer from the choices below.
A. assertive
B. commissive
C. directive
D. expressive
E. declaration

10. “No one can sing as Leah does!”

-A

11.“Please clean the room before you leave.”

-C

12. “From this day forward, I promise to love you for the rest of my life.”
- B

13.“You are blessed.”

- D

14. “I love you very much!”

-D

15.“Kindly see me after class.”

- C

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