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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. A monotone speech lulls the audience to sleep and diminishes the chances of audience understanding your message.
a. True
b. False
2. As you speak, pay attention to your audience’s feedback and adjust your delivery accordingly.
a. True
b. False
3. You should not practice movements or gestures so they can appear natural when you present your speech.
a. True
b. False
4. Cramming all the practice rounds into a long rehearsal session is beneficial to your speech delivery.
a. True
b. False
5. Speakers can avoid problems using presentational aids if they carefully plan when to use them.
a. True
b. False
6. Facial expressions can supplement and reflect the thoughts of the speaker.
a. True
b. False
7. An upright stance and squared shoulders communicate a lack of confidence.
a. True
b. False
8. Your goal in public speaking is to vary your pitch, volume, rate, and quality to achieve a conversational and animated
style that is intelligible and expressive.
a. True
b. False
9. Articulation is the form and accent of a various syllables of a word.
a. True
b. False
10. If you are familiar with the technology in a speaking space, you should feel comfortable using it without needing to
test it ahead of time.
a. True
b. False
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. Besides avoiding monotone, another reason to fluctuate your pitch during your speech is to _____________________.
a. reach audience members in the back can hear but you’re not shouting to those in the front
b. make sure audience members in the back can hear you
c. give time for your audience to process your ideas
d. clarify the emotional intent of your message
12. A speech which is researched and planned ahead of time but, it is not exactly scripted and will vary somewhat from
the presentation is known as _____________.
a. extemporaneous
b. impromptu
c. scripted
d. memorized
13. If your boss prompts you unexpectedly to give a quick report on the project that you have been working on at a
meeting, you will be giving what type of delivery?
a. extemporaneous
b. scripted
c. impromptu
d. informative
14. All of the following are guidelines to help you decide how to dress for a speech except:
a. consider the topic and purpose
b. consider your posture
c. consider the audience and occasion
d. avoid extremes
15. Varying your pitch means ____________________.
a. talking sprightly at times, harsh at others
b. talking faster at times, slower at others
c. talking louder at times, softer at others
d. talking higher at times, lower at others
16. What is achieved by changing your pitch, volume, and rate, stressing certain words and using pause strategically?
a. emission
b. articulation
c. vivid language
d. vocal expression
17. Generally, you should look at your audience at least ______________ of the time.
a. 100 percent
b. 90 percent
c. 80 percent
d. 70 percent
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18. Which of the following facial expression should be used throughout your speech?
a. deadpan expression
b. smile
c. scowl
d. natural facial expression
19. A voice in which the pitch, volume, and rate remain constant, with no word, idea, or sentence differing significantly in
sound from any other is ___________________.
a. poor articulation
b. impromptu
c. monotone
d. conversational
20. What is the key to intelligibility?
a. Pitch
b. Rate
c. Appropriate volume
d. Voice
21. When preparing to adapt a speech for a virtual audience, what should a speaker consider?
a. Adapt your speech to address multiple audiences
b. Become proficient with technology in advance
c. Employ the fundamentals of effective public speaking
d. All of these are correct
22. Which of the following is NOT a reason related to the importance of eye contact?
a. Maintaining eye contact helps the audience concentrate on the speech
b. Maintaining eye contact helps you gain insight into the audience’s reaction to the speech.
c. Maintaining eye contact increases the audience’s confidence in you, the speaker
d. All of these are related to the importance of eye contact.
23. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of nonverbal communication?
a. facial expressions
b. eye contact
c. movement
d. content of the speech
24. All the following are characteristics of voice except _____________.
a. pitch
b. rate
c. resonance
d. volume
25. The timbre that distinguishes your voice from other is _________________.
a. pitch
b. volume
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c. rate
d. quality
26. Common articulation and pronunciation problems include ______________________.
a. speaking too fast
b. adding a sound where none appears
c. transposition, repetition, and execution
d. pauses
27. A moment of silence strategically placed in order to enhance meaning is called a(n) _________________.
a. stress
b. pause
c. gesture
d. articulation
28. A person is said to have a(n) _____________ when they have speech habits typical of a certain geographic area.
a. accent
b. dialect
c. timbre
d. impediment
29. Robert practiced taking a few steps to one side of the stage each time he started a new point of his speech. He is
engaging in _____________.
a. movement
b. motivated movement
c. gesture
d. audience contact
30. All of the following should be included in your speaking notes except:
a. hard-to-remember information
b. delivery cues
c. keywords
d. long quotations
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Answer Key
1. True
2. True
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