ORAL COM Q2

The conversation participants’ close-initiating expressions that end a topic in a conversation strategy is called_________

• nomination

• restriction

•  termination

• topic control

1. Which of these covers how procedural formality or informality affects the development of topic in conversations strategy.

• Nomination

• Restriction

• Termination

• Topic control

What process in communicative strategy by which people decide who takes the conversational floor

• Restriction

• termination

• A. Topic control

• Turn-taking

Which of the following communicative strategies collaboratively and productively establishes a topic?

• Nomination

• Topic control

• Topic- shifting

• Turn-taking

1. You want to end your phone conversation with your friend since your mother is asking you for something.

• A. ”Hello, work alone!””

• “I think I need to go. Goodbye!”

• “Sorry I can’t talk to you right now. Goodbye.”

• A. Hey, friend! as much as I want to go on in our  conversation but my

  mom is asking me for something, can you just call me later?

During the club meeting, you want to express your ideas in resolving the issues you are all in.

• A. “I want all of you to listen to me.”

• A. “Listen! I have important things to say.”

• I think I have a better idea so hear me out.”

• A. “Excuse me everyone, can I share my ideas about it?”

What speech act is used when the program’s master of ceremony stated, “We are about to start the program in less than a minute?”

• Illocutionary Act

• Illusion Act

• Locutionary Act

• Perlocutionary Act

1. Danica asked Shaena, “Have you talked to Ms. Solatre about our project?” What possible perlocutionary effect of this question is shown in this act?

• Shaena gets upset with Danica for the reminder.

• Ms. Solatre accepts Shaena and Danica’s project

• Danica urges Shaena  to converse with Ms. Solatre

• Shaena approaches Ms. Solatre regarding the project.

This is characterized by considering the kinds of audience and situations or environment in which the communication takes place. What is it?

• Communicative strategy

• Speech act

• Speech context

• Speech style

Which is NOT a reason in doing audience profiling?

• It will help the speaker limit the content

• It will help the speaker make an impressive speech.

• A. It will help the speaker identify the language to be used during the

  delivery.

• A. It will help the speaker discover information in order to connect with the

  audience.