1. Rather than building your credibility, citing sources during your speech can be distracting and is often unnecessary.​
a. True
b. False
2. Transitions are more important in speaking than in writing.​
a. True
b. False
3. “So”,“since,”“thus”areexamplesofchronologicaltransitionwords.​
a. True
b. False
4. Tointroduceadirectquotation,youshouldindicatetheboundariesofthequotedmaterialbysaying“Iquote”and
“Endofquotation.”​
a. True
b. False
5. Aspeakershouldnotusethephrase,“Insummary,”anywherebutintheconclusion.​
a. True
b. False
6. Aspeaker’stransitionsshouldilluminatethebasicorganizationalstructureofthespeech.​
a. True
b. False
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7. Internal summaries should only be used in the conclusion of your speech.​
a. True
b. False
8. Transitionalwordslike“but,”“though,”and“however”showwhatsortofrelationshipamongthepointsbeing
linked?​
a. ​Chronological
b. ​Cause-effect
c. ​Part to whole
d. ​Equality
e. ​Opposition
9. “Indiscussingthefirstproblem,America’sdeterioratingpublicworkssystem,weshalldealfirstwithourstreets
andhighways,secondwithourbridges,andthirdwithourwatersystems.”Thissentenceisanexampleofa(n):​
a. ​Internal Summary
b. ​Internal Preview
c. ​Introduction
d. ​External Summary
e. ​None of the above
10. You need to cite specific sources in your speech because _____.​
a. ​It would be plagiarism if you did not
b. ​Listeners need to evaluate your sources
c. ​It is required by the instructor
d. ​All of the above
e. ​None of the above
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11. Explain how audience attitude towards your speech thesis will affect how much source information you should
give.​
12. Write a transitional phrase a speaker could use when moving from main point I to main point II.
I. The amount of violence on the Jerry Springer talk show has increased over the last 5 years.
Transition: ______________________________________________________________________
II. The FCC should ban violence on the Jerry Springer show.
13. Write an internal preview and an internal summary on the following speech on animal cruelty. Write out exactly
how you could phrase them.
I. Circus animals are often beaten into submission.
A. Elephants are guided to their proper destinations with sharp hooks (Owen, 1993)
B. Bears are often beaten with steel rods until they dance (Owen, 1993).
C. Chimpanzees endure shocks from an electric prod until they ride bikes and turn somersaults on
command (Owen, 1993)
Transition: ______________________________________________________________________
II.Circusanimals’basicneedsarenotmet.
A. Most of the animals at a circus are malnourished.
B. Many of the animals are dehydrated.
14. Briefly describe why transitions are so important.​
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