WorksheetsOral Exam Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are you going to be tested on for Oral, and how many marks is it worth?
Talking to the examiner (10) and reading a book (20)
Reading aloud (10) and Spoken Interaction (10)
Reading aloud (10) and Spoken interaction (20)
Talking to the examiner (20) and reading a book (10)
What is something you DO NOT need to take note of for reading aloud?
Pace
Pausing
Tone
Highlight
How many types of tones are there?
4
5
6
7
Which of the following is not an example of a possible TONE?
Persuasive
Encouraging
Serious
Tired
If the purpose of your passage is to convince young children to join your school, what tone should you use?
Enthusiastic and persuasive
Serious and persuasive
Serious and formal
Enthusiastic and formal
What are the things that help you decide which tone to use?
Purpose only
Audience only
Reason for your passage only
Purpose and audience
How do we pronounce 'sword'?
sord
swerd
swot
sort
How do we indicate which word we want to stress on in a sentence?
Use a softer voice / lower pitch
Use a louder voice / higher pitch
Say it quickly
Say it slowly
Which word should we stress on in this sentence: Application forms must be submitted before 5pm.
before
must
submitted
5pm
In which sentence should we use a rising intonation?
I need to speak to Jonathan.
Mr Koh is here.
Are you thirsty?
We need to eat this now.
We should use a falling intonation when:
asking questions
we see an exclamation mark
we are excited
saying names
When we are preparing for our oral exam, we should be thinking of
T.A.P.E.
O.A.R.
Food
The examiner
Spoken Interaction: we should structure our answers using:
O.A.R.
P.E.E.L.
T.A.P.E.
B.O.A.T.
What does TAPE stand for?
topic, answers, points, experience
topic, answers, points, examples
theme, analysis, possible questions, eggs
theme, analysis, possible questions, experience
What does OAR stand for?
opinion, additional points, relate
opinion, analysis, reading
odd points, analysis, readiness
odd points, additional points, read
Once you decide on the topic, what should you recall to get a distinction?
The column of words related to the topic
The possible questions they can ask
The sub-topics
The general trend
What are some words relating to the topic of TRANSPORT?
high frequency, daily commute, bound to be hiccups
critical thinking, engaging, ratio
over-reliance, addiction, range of entertainment options
transcend physical boundaries, on-the-go entertainment
Which topic do these words fit: communication barriers, kinship, filial piety, dual-income families
transport
defence
education
family
Which topic do these words fit: shorter attention spans, addiction to gadgets, transcend physical boundaries
defence
technology
transport
education
What is a phrase you can use to START your spoken interaction response?
For example
In my opinion
To sum up
In conclusion
