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SIATON SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Mantuyop,Siaton, Negros Oriental

2nd Periodical Examination

Oral Communication/Development Reading

Name: Score:
Year and Section: Date:

I. Give the correct manner of articulation of different constant sounds. Encircle the
letter of your choice.

1. It is a momentary blocking of the stream and then a sudden release of the blocked
air.
a. Fricatives b. glides c. plosives d. affricates

2. Characterized by a partial blocking of the air stream at some point in the mouth
which causes friction and a blowing noise.
a. Fricatives b. glides c. plosives d. affricates

3. Characterized by the stopping of the breath stream and then releasing it through a
narrow opening with friction.
a. Fricatives b. glides c. plosives d. affricates

4. It is the stopping of the air stream at the glottis.

a. Fricatives b. glides c. plosives d. affricates

5. Characterized by the passage of the air stream by the sides of the tongue.
a. Plosives b. affricates c. laterals d. nasals

6. Characterized by the blocking of the air stream and then expelling it through a
nasal.
a. Plosives b. affricates c. laterals d. nasals

B. Identify the appropriate place of articulation. Encircle the letter of your answer.

7. This is the software and muscular part of the roof of the mouth behind the hard
palate.
a. Hard palate b. soft palate c. bilabial d. glottis

8. It is the opening in the vocal cords.

a. Hard palate b. soft palate c. bilabial d. glottis

9. This is the center and bony part of the roof of the mouth and is directly behind the
alveolar ridge.
a. Hard palate b. soft palate c. bilabial d. glottis

10. The sounds is form by the upper and lower lips which are pressed or almost
touching one other.
a. Hard palate b. soft palate c. bilabial d. glottis

11. Hard ridge behind the upper front teeth between the roof of the mouth and the
upper front teeth.
a. Alveolar ridge b. vocal cords c. glottal d. labio-dental
12. The sound is located with the lower lip touching the upper teeth.
a. Alveolar ridge b. vocal cords c. glottal d. labio-dental
13. Located high in the throat and may or may not vibrate during the production of
sounds.
a. Alveolar ridge b. vocal cords c. glottal d. labio-dental

14. The sound is produced by closing the glottis or the opening of the vocal cords.
a. Alveolar ridge b. vocal cords c. glottal d. labio-dental

15. The sounds are produced with the blade of the tongue raised against the hard
palate
a. Lingua-alveolar b. lingua-dental c. lingua-palatal
d. lingua-velar

16. The sound is produced with the lip of the tongue against or touching the teeth.
a. Lingua-alveolar b. lingua-dental c. lingua palatal
d. lingua-velar

17. The sound is produced either the tip or blade of the tongue against or touching the
alveolar ridge.
a. Lingua –alveolar b. lingua-dental c. lingua-palatal d.
lingua-velar

18. The sound is produced with the back of the tongue raised against or touching the
soft palate.
a. Lingua-alveolar b. lingua-dental c. lingua-palatal
d. lingua-velar

19. The air is blocked and is released with a puff of air.

a. Voice b. aspirated c. voiceless

20. The vocal cords do not vibrate during production.

a. Voice b. aspirated c. voiceless

II. Identify the different organs of speech. (21-27) 7 points.

Organs of speech

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The Parts of the System

28. What value is exemplified by the character in paragraph number 2?

a. friendliness b. righteousness c. concern d. respect
29. What value is exemplified by Florence Nightingale in paragraph number 3?
a. religiosity b. obedience c. zeal d. patriotism
30. What value is exemplified by the characters in paragraph number 7?
a. Contentment b. self-reliance c. gratefulness d. heroism
31. Mike was only a blacksmith’s son, but he lived to bless the world and gave to all
mankind the secret of a great new power. The world bless means
a. to make free from sin c. to extend kissing hands
b. to bestow benefit d. to shout
32. The makes money through sales. He is an entrepreneur.
The underlined word means
a. businessman b. business deal c. business list d. customer
Using IQ tests and MRI brain scans, researchers have found that the measurable
intelligence of teenagers can rise and fall over time. We used to believe that
intelligence was static but now, because of new studies, we know that teens and
even fully mature can grow more brain cells when needed.
33. What does ‘’static’’ mean in the above selection?
a. noise b. not charging c. moldy d. unreal
34. What are researches?
a. people who lost things c. creatures from mars
b. people who search for knowledge d. students who don’t study
35. Put this medicine in your arm and rub it into your skin until it’s invisible. It will
inhibit the infections attempt to spread. What does inhibit mean
a. lives in a certain place c. itch or burn
b. block or slow down d. help to do something important
36. Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house his frozen shut.
Even though I have my doubts, his explanation is plausible. It got really cold last
night. I’ll just have to take his for it. If a statement is plausible,
a. you must always believe it
b. you should never believe it
c. it’s hard to understand because it makes no sense
d. it’s believable enough to possibly be true.
37. When buying a stone, people are wise to go to a reputable store, one that has
been in business for a long time and has a well-respected name.
a. Department b. discount c. friendly d. trustworthy

Friends
Fr. Bob Garon, 1974
Friendship is one of the most important words in any teenager’s vocabulary. Teenagers will do just
anything to acquire a real friend. They will sacrifice much in terms of time, money and emotional involvement so
that they can experience the joys friendship.
‘’Why is this so?’’ until now teenagers have led sheltered lives. Their homes and their parents have been
the center of their lives. But now they suddenly moved out of childhood into adolescence. They have just
awakened to what it means to live in a society outside their immediate family. As they move out of the tender
years, their greatest desire is to prove themselves. They want to move out from under the umbrella of their family
and into the big world that is full of traps and snares. Learning how to survive in the world can be a scary
experience.
‘’This is where friends come in. they become the teenager’s bridge from the home to the world outside.
They provide security and understanding. Security because the teenager is not alone when he has friends.
Understanding because they are like him, having the same problems and going through the same experience of
growing into adulthood.
‘’Teenagers have always been influenced by their friends. Much of their behavior has been conditioned by
what their friends think. Very often, misguided friends have been a terrible influence on a teenager. Almost every
38. The essay is mainly about the _____.
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the kind of friend you select is going to make a big difference in your lives. Choose them well.’’

k 40. To have a sheltered life is to have a life that is ____.

a. Disciplined and strong c. safe and protected
b. influential and mature d. nice and easy
41. This big world is full of traps and snares. ‘’this is an indirect way of saying or the statement
implies that life is ____.
a. full of fantasy c. enjoyable and good
b. difficult and full of problems d. a jungle

42. The essay directly states that survival in this world is _____.
a. a difficult undertaking c. an enjoyable experience
b. a frightening experience d. an interesting dream

43. Since friends have the greatest influence or teenagers, the writer advices them to _____.
a. join gangs c. does everything the friends do.
b. gets more involved with friends d. choose their friend carefully

44. If a paragraph were to be added to end the essay, it would probably be about ____.
a. what real friends do. C. how to choose good friends
b. why we have the joys of friendship d. what friendship means

April Morning

I ran to the garden this morning

To scatter my thoughts of you
And empty my heart of yearning
And fill my arms with the blue

I reached for the sky, but it glistened

In whitening unconcern
And when I stood still and listened
Morning hid under a fern

Angela Manalang Gioria

45. What is the best interpretation of the last line of the 2nd stanza?
a. the ferns blocked the sunlight c. it was a morning despair
b. morning turned into light d. it was hide and seek time

46. What does the second stanza imply?

a. it was a quiet sunny day c. people do not admire nature
b. the speaker was unhappy d. no one could ever touch the sky

47. What is the general topic of the poem?

a. pain of love c. heart’s desire
b. beauty of nature d. memories of morning

48. What figure of speech is used in the last line of the 2nd stanza?
a. metaphor b. personification c. simile d. hyperbole