Answer Options:
encyclopedia.
special dictionary.
biographical aid.
yearbook.
periodical index.
Answer: biographical aid.
Question: Here are the main points for an informative speech about the anatomy of the human ear: I. The outer ear includes the ear flap and the ear canal. II. The middle ear includes the eardrum and three tiny interconnected bones. III. The inner ear includes the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the auditory nerve. These main points are arranged in _______ order.
Answer Options:
spatial
descending
chronological
ascending
topical
Answer: spatial
Question: Which of the following are included in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking?
Answer Options:
Make sure your goals are ethically sound, stay within your time limit, and practice your speech delivery.
Be honest in what you say, be fully prepared for each speech, and make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Avoid plagiarism, use quotations rather than paraphrases, and put your ethical principles into practice.
Be fully prepared for each speech, avoid name-calling, and stay within your time limits.
Establish your credibility, be honest in what you say, and put your ethical principles into practice.
Answer: Be honest in what you say, be fully prepared for each speech, and make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Question: A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: TRUE
Question: Max is smiling and nodding his head as he listens to a toast at a friend’s wedding. According to your textbook, Max is engaged in ________ listening.
Answer Options:
critical
appreciative
comprehensive
empathic
personal
Answer: appreciative
Question: “To inform my audience about the history of Halloween observances” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Options:
object
event
process
concept
situation
Answer: event
Question: Audiences are less likely to get distracted when viewing an online presentation than when attending an in-person speech.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Question: Which of the following is a major objective of a speech introduction?
Answer Options:
Reveal the topic.
Identify the audience.
Reinforce the central ideas.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: Reveal the topic.
Question: Fletcher is listening for pleasure as a friend discusses her trip to Australia. According to your textbook, Fletcher is engaged in _________ listening.
Answer Options:
appreciative
receptive
personal
comprehensive
empathic
Answer: appreciative
Question: When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, they usually rank ________ number one.
Answer Options:
conversation
critical thinking
listening
public speaking
writing
Answer: listening
Question: “To inform my audience about the three stages in a job interview” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Options:
concept
object
process
function
Answer: process
Question: According to your textbook, effective listening skills are important for
Answer Options:
speakers.
audiences.
students.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: For her first speech, Rebekah plans to explain her interest in gymnastics beginning with her childhood and continuing through her days in high school. Which pattern of organization discussed in your textbook will she use in her speech?
Answer Options:
chronological
topical
climactic
functional
Answer: chronological
Question: The library’s catalogue allows you to search for books by
Answer Options:
author
title
keyword
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: According to your textbook, an extemporaneous speech:
Answer Options:
will have slightly different wording each time it is delivered.
should usually include some humorous remarks.
is casually prepared and practiced in advance.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.