Answer Options:
general purpose
central idea
thesis statement
specific purpose
Answer: specific purpose
Question: If the following internal summary were used in an informative speech, the speech would most likely be organized in _______ order. On our tour of campus thus far, we have moved from the student union on the east side of campus and around to the perimeter. We’ve taken in the engineering complex on the north, the design college on the west side, and the school of education on the south.
Answer Options:
causal
formal
analytical
spatial
topical
Answer: spatial
Question: The main points in a preparation outline are
Answer Options:
Identified by Roman numerals.
Identified by capital letters.
Located farther to the right than subpoints.
Identified by Arabic numbers.
Written in phrases, not full sentences.
Answer: Identified by Roman numerals.
Question: Effective commemorative speeches depend above all on the speaker’s use of language.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: TRUE
Question: After choosing a topic, what is the next step of speech preparation?
Answer Options:
phrasing the central idea
analyzing the occasion
selecting the specific purpose
writing the introduction
determining the general purpose
Answer: determining the general purpose
Question: Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
Answer Options:
Be fully prepared for each speech.
Explain your credibility in the introduction.
Present your main points in non-technical language.
Use visual aids to clarify statistical trends.
Be alert to feedback from the audience.
Answer: Be fully prepared for each speech.
Question: All of the following are discussed in your textbook as elements of the visual environment of an online speech except:
Answer Options:
A. setting.
B. attire.
C. eye contact.
D. lighting.
Answer: C. eye contact.
Question: All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking except
Answer Options:
Be fully prepared for each speech.
Make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language.
Respect your listeners’ frame of reference.
Put your ethical principles into practice.
Answer: Be fully prepared for each speech.
Question: Which of the following does your textbook recommend as ways to help narrow a Google search to make it more effective?
Answer Options:
Devise a strategy to search for the specific terms you want to find.
Type specific questions into the search box.
Explore specialized Google resources such as news, books, and scholar.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: Which of the following is a correctly worded main point for a speech preparation outline?
Answer Options:
Leadership.
What are the major types of leadership?
Three major types of leadership.
There are two major types of leadership.
Leadership: major types.
Answer: There are two major types of leadership.
Question: According to your textbook, the questions listeners ask when judging an informative speech include:
Answer Options:
Is the information communicated clearly?
Is the information communicated accurately?
Is the information made meaningful and interesting to the audience?
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: When the general purpose of your speech is to _________, you act primarily as an advocate.
Answer Options:
persuade
entertain
demonstrate
commemorate
inform
Answer: persuade
Question: Encyclopedias, yearbooks, biographical aids, and quotation books are all examples of
Answer Options:
special indexes.
reference works.
biographical aids.
research guides.
general indexes.
Answer: reference works.
Question: Kristen is listening to a political candidate’s speech for purposes of deciding whether to accept or reject the speaker’s message. According to your textbook, Kristen is engaged in _________ listening.
Answer Options:
comprehensive
appreciative
critical
empathic
jubilant
Answer: critical
Question: According to your textbook, which of the following should be included in a preparation outline?
Answer Options:
a bibliography.
a specific purpose statement.
directions for delivering the speech.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: Both a bibliography and a specific purpose statement.
Question: Which of the following is an example of a real-time online speech?
Answer Options:
A. Video instructions you upload along with your job application.
B. A training video you post online as part of your job.
C. none of these.
D. An interview with a prospective employer over Skype.
Answer: D. An interview with a prospective employer over Skype.
Question: “To inform my audience about the history of the Super Bowl” is an example of a
Answer Options:
speech topic
general purpose
central idea
thesis statement
specific purpose
Answer: general purpose
Question: “To inform my audience how to make genuine French croissants” is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Options:
object
process
invention
procedure
concept
Answer: process
Question: Which of the following is inappropriate in a speech to inform?
Answer Options:
advocating
explaining
reporting
demonstrating
relating
Answer: advocating
Question: A _________ graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space.
Answer Options:
pie
line
distributive
parallel
cubic
Answer: line
Question: Which of the following should be included in a preparation outline?
Answer Options:
the bibliography.
a specific purpose statement.
transitions, internal previews, and internal summaries.
the central idea.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: Tara’s campus organization has invited several travel agents to speak to the group about their best deals on trips for spring break. As Tara listens, she is deciding which travel package is the best one for her. During the presentations, she is engaged in which form of listening?
Answer Options:
critical
appreciative
comprehensive
empathic
informative
Answer: comprehensive
Question: ______ testimony is especially valuable in a speech because it adds the personal insight of people with firsthand experience on a topic.
Answer Options:
peer
family
common
everyday
ordinary
Answer: peer
Question: The three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook are
Answer Options:
essential plagiarism, incidental plagiarism, and global plagiarism.
literary plagiarism, scientific plagiarism, and speech plagiarism.
idea plagiarism, quotation plagiarism, and paraphrase plagiarism.
global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism.
Answer: global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism.
Question: According to your textbook, the skilled extemporaneous speaker:
Answer Options:
has a conversational tone.
does not use notes while delivering the speech.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.