1. Which of the following is not an example of an informative speech?

a. Eulogy
b. Birthday Speech
c. Speech about people
d. Speech about process
2. The following is a good way to start an entertainment speech except…
a. Start with a light topic.
b. Start with a funny story.
c. Recall a scary story
d. Share a sad narrative.
3. Which of the following is inappropriate in ending a speech?
a. Saying thank you before ending a speech.
b. Greet the audience in a crowd
c. Leave a line that is relevant to the speech
d. End the speech with a quotation.
4. Which of the following situations below illustrate an impromptu
speech?
a. Jennie spent the whole night memorizing her speech.
b. Leni talks conveniently about her plans for the country.
c. Lisa paused for a minute and started talking about his religion.
d. Rose read the text from her textbook.
5. Which situations below illustrate the significance of a manuscript
speech?
a. It is helpful when your schedule is too tight.
b. It is advantageous for a lazy speaker.
c. It makes a speech interesting.
d. It allows the speaker to boost confidence
6. Which organizational pattern is best to use when you want to present
the development of your topic from beginning to end?
a. Spatial pattern
b. Cause and effect
c. Chronological pattern
d. Comparison and contrast
7. Which quality of a persuasive speech should come first?
a. Sufficient supporting details
b. Clear main point
c. Compelling ideas
d. Well – defined goals
8. Which of the following does not make a speech entertaining?
a. Tell jokes
b. Share funny stories
c. Recall a scary encounter
d. Tell pressing issues
9. How do you introduce a topic?
a. Grab the attention of the audience with a striking one liner.
b. Connect the needs and interest of your audience with the theme of
your speech.
c. Provide enough examples which the audience can learn from
d. Discuss different main points in your speech.
10. Which type of speech is appropriate for someone who is much
busy with her work?
a. Memorized speech
b. Manuscript speech
c. Extemporaneous speech
d. Impromptu speech
11. Is the use of “fillers” in a speech part of a competent delivery?
a. Yes, because no one is perfect in delivering every single detail of a
speech.
b. No, because they distract the listeners and convey nothing
about the speech.
c. Yes, because they add excitement to the speech.
d. No, because fillers are language no one understands.
12. What is the first stage in speech writing?
a. Determining the purpose
b. Selecting a topic
c. Analyzing the audience
d. Rehearsing
13. Which of the following is not a principle of speech writing?
a. Edit for focus
b. Edit for clarity
c. Edit for continuity
d. Edit for harmony
14. This refers to the stage in speech writing when a writer chooses
a structure for her speech.
a. Data gathering
b. Outlining
c. Choosing a writing pattern
d. Editing
15. Which of the following is not an effective strategy in writing a
speech?
a. Avoid jargon
b. Be sensitive to your audience
c. Write whatever comes to mind
d. Use contractions
16. Which part of the speech restate the main idea?
a. Body
b. Conclusion
c. Introduction
d. Thesis statement
17. Which of the following is an effective speech delivery technique?
a. Pause to emphasize words
b. Rarely look at the audience in the eye
c. Always be formal and serious
d. Use filler words to avoid dead air
18. Which of the following is not a type of speech according to
delivery?
a. Informative Speech
b. Manuscript Speech
c. Impromptu Speech
d. Extemporaneous Speech
19. The following are different delivery situations except for one.
a. Speaking in different venues
b. Speaking in a concert
c. Speaking with a microphone
d. Speaking with a podium
20. Which of the following should be emulated from good speakers?
a. How they walk
b. How the laugh
c. How they connect with the audience
d. How they walk from the stage
21. Which of the following statements about speech delivery is true?
a. Speech delivery is about pronouncing words perfectly
b. Public speaking is a talent and cannot be learned
c. Effective speech delivery means connecting with the audience
and communicating the message
d. Good delivery lies in the intellectual words used in speech
22. Which of the following persons is most likely to deliver a
manuscript speech?
a. A comedian
b. A media personality
c. A mother
d. A teacher
23. Which of the following is the most essential in memorizing a
speech?
a. Remember the difficult words
b. Memorize every word
c. Understand the main idea by heart
d. Memorized only the major details
24. Which of the following speeches is delivered with little or no time
at all?
a. Manuscript speech
b. Extemporaneous speech
c. Entertainment speech
d. Impromptu speech
25. Which speech is delivered with the help of short notes or a clear
outline?
a. Impromptu
b. Manuscript
c. Memorized
d. Extemporaneous
26. Which extemporaneous question is centered on whether a topic
or principle is moral or immoral?
a. Is it a question of policy?
b. It is a question of morality?
c. It is a question of fact?
d. It is a question of values?
27. Which of the following is the ultimate goal of an entertainment
speech?
a. To introduce new joke
b. To discuss tips on how to be a comedian
c. To share goodwill and pleasure
d. To share the funny side of life
28-30 Read the question below and answer the questions that follow

(1) It is sad to share how my friend’s father died of lethal injection years
ago. (2) He suffered and was killed for a crime that he never did. (3)
There is no reason for the state to revive the death penalty. (4) When
RA 7659 or the Death Penalty Law was still active, six innocent people
out of 10 convicts were executed. (5) Reviving this is unjustifiable. How
many more innocent men and women will suffer? We are a nation that
value life and thinks that everyone deserves chances to change and live
for their families. Revive the law only when the lives of those wrongly
sentenced are revived. Think. Analyze. Act.

28. What type of speech is exemplified in the text/

a. Persuasive speech
b. Informative speech
c. Entertainment speech
d. Extemporaneous speech
29. Which paragraph in the text shows facts and figures?
a. Sentence 1
b. Sentence 2
c. Sentence 4
d. Sentence 3
30. How does the author grab the attention of the audience?
a. By presenting facts and figures
b. By presenting opinion
c. By presenting anecdote
d. By presenting superlatives

1. It is a type of outline that explains a problem and suggests a solution.

PROBLEM SOLUTION OUTLINE
2. It is a type of speech that either sounds spontaneous or memorized
but is actually a speech that follows an outline. EXTEMPORANEOUS
SPEECH
3. It is a speech that is recited from the memory. MEMORIZED
4. It aims to inform or persuade an audience in support of a particular
viewpoint. ORATORICAL SPEECH
5. Its sole purpose is to convince the listener to change their opinion
regarding a topic. PERSUASIVE SPEECH
6. It is an exact repetition of words from a script. WORD FOR WORD
ITERATION
7. It is delivered on short notice with little or no preparation. IMPROMPTU
8. In this approach, you’re just going to share a personal experience or
narrative relating to the subject. MSG
9. It is designed to captivate an audience’s attention and regale or amuse
them while delivering a message.” ENT
10. It is sometimes called persuasive writing.
11. It refers to age, gender, ethnic background of an audience.
12. It divides the topic into subtopics based on the importance or
interest value. TOPICAL OUTLINE
13. It is the opposite of stage presence.
14. It refers to presenting a particular topic clearly, truthfully and
saying only what is relevant.
15. It uses verbal and nonverbal signals to end the interaction.
16. It refers to overcoming communication breakdown to send more
comprehensible messages.
17. It keeps the interaction going by asking questions and eliciting
response.
18. Introducing a new topic.
19. Constraining the response within set of categories.
20. Recognizing when and how to speak.

Identify what type of communicative strategy used in each sentence.

1. Have you noticed the weird weather lately? Is this because of global
warming?
2. I was late for the class again! The MRT stopped midway. What is
wrong with the MRT?
3. They say that the Philippine economy is getting better. Only the fool
thinks that, right?
4. That arrest move was a disaster waiting to happen. Do you agree?
5. I agree with the point just made. But may I add that OFWs would
rather be home and work here so they could live with their families.
6. May I have the floor, Sir? The topic under discussion is the state of
the Philippine economy today. We want better lives for all Filipinos,
whether they are working here or abroad.
7. How often do you ride the MRT, Tony? How many times have you
encounter a stoppage in service?
8. Your car may break down too, Luna, right? So, you have to find
another means of getting to school. We all do not want to be late for
class.
9. This is a battle with corporation that continue to pollute the
environment. But this is also a battle with man himself, who
continue to act as if there is another Earth we can move once this
Earth dies.
10. If we cannot use the Earth’s resources, our economies will die.
We need to choose: the economy or the environment.
11. I have ordered Colenel… uh… General Pano to look into this
matter. He, General Pano I mean, will report directly to me, as
President of the Philippines.
12. When we look at the World Wide Web, more popularly known as
wwww… excuse me, www, we find that this information is the
Highway or rather superhighway is the means toward becoming
part of a globally economy, a global economy.
13. So that’s it for our plans in the upcoming Student Council
elections. See you later.
14. Now it’s your turn to ask questions.
15. Best regards to your parents, see you around!

Write T if the statement is true; write F if it is false.

1. An outline determines whether your supporting ideas match your main
idea or not.
2. Any speech should include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
3. In the introduction, you explain the importance of your topic by giving
examples.
4. Knowing the audience and the occasion is crucial in writing a speech.
5. Rehearsing is a major requirement.
6. Speech writing is a recursive process.
7. The approach that you will use in your introduction can determine the
success of your speech.
8. The primary objective of speech writing is getting the right or appropriate
topic.
9.The purpose of the speech will help you identify ideas that will support your
main idea or message.
10. Word choice is one consideration in writing a speech

GUIDELINES IN DELIVERING A MANUSCRIPT SPEECH

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