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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. You should create the introduction before you create the body of your speech.
a. True
b. False
2. After you have gained the audience’s attention, the listener relevance link is a means to keep them interested in the
speech.
a. True
b. False
3. A speech’s introductory remarks set the overall tone for the speech.
a. True
b. False
4. Being physically present does not guarantee that people will actually listen to your speech.
a. True
b. False
5. Telling a joke during your introduction has no risk associated with it.
a. True
b. False
6. You can use clinchers with informative speeches only.
a. True
b. False
7. In addition to meeting all four goals, your speech introduction should take no longer than 10 percent of your speaking
time.
a. True
b. False
8. Stories told during the introduction should only ever be actual, not hypothetical.
a. True
b. False
9. Because the introduction establishes a relationship with the audience, it is worth the time to compare different openings.
a. True
b. False
10. All academic disciplines use the same bibliographic style.
a. True
b. False
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. One way to determine whether your introduction is appropriate for your speech is to _______________.
a. prepare several then select the best one
b. use introductions that have succeeded in the past
c. practice saying the introduction many times
d. decide if it can be memorized
12. We are more likely to remember the beginning and ending of your speech than what you say in the body because of
the ________.
a. primacy effect
b. recency effect
c. primacy-recency effect
d. none of these are correct
13. The final stage in completing the outline is _______________.
a. creating a title
b. reviewing the outline
c. adding the sources list
d. reviewing the facts
14. When establishing credibility, Aristotle believed that listeners would be motivated by _________________.
a. ethos
b. pathos
c. logos
d. all of these
15. The use of a ______________ as a technique for getting attention during the introduction demands an overt response
from the audience.
a. quotation
b. rhetorical question
c. joke
d. direct question
16. Most people enjoy a well-told story, so it makes a good attention getter. What is the one drawback to telling a story as
an attention getter?
a. the story may be boring
b. the story may not have happened
c. the story may take too long to tell
d. the story may be offensive
17. A strong conclusion has two major goals, which include __________________.
a. summarizing and providing closure
b. summarizing and ending with a quotation
c. beginning the conclusion with a startling statement and then ending in a memorable way
d. listing sources and an outline
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18. The conclusion offers a speaker one last chance to do all of the following EXCEPT ____________.
a. summarize the speech’s main points
b. leave the audience with a vivid impression
c. motivate the audience to action
d. introduce new information
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary goals of an introduction?
a. gain audience attention
b. establish credibility
c. appeal to action
d. identify thesis statement
20. A speaker who begins with, “It’s a pleasure to return to State University. As you know, I am a graduate of State.
Though it was some time ago, the last few days I’ve spent on campus have made me feel as though I have never left,” is
using what type of introduction?
a. personal reference
b. story
c. quotation
d. rhetorical question
21. A conclusion that states, “We must not permit our forests to die. Please, the next time you are camping, practice the
suggestions I have made to you,” is using the ________________ type of clincher.
a. appeal to action
b. vivid imagery
c. summary
d. pathos
22. To complete the formal outline of your speech, which of the following is NOT necessary?
a. compile a list of source material
b. get attention
c. review your outline
d. all of these are not necessary.
23. A good title will do all of the following EXCEPT ___________.
a. attract the audience
b. build interest
c. introduce the main points
d. preview the content
24. A title is probably necessary in which of the following situations?
a. when you will be formally introduced
b. when your speech will be publicized
c. when your speech will be published
d. all of these are correct
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25. Which of the following is a reason for listing sources?
a. it can be listed in many different formal bibliographical styles
b. it will enable you to quickly find the information at a later date
c. it may be organized alphabetically or by content categories
d. it organizes your research cards
26. Speakers ask rhetorical questions in order to ______________.
a. educate the audience
b. stimulate a mental response from audience
c. study the audience
d. segment the audience
27. If a speaker begins by saying, “It is nature’s best bug control, and night-blooming flowers depend on it for pollination.
As North America’s most endangered animal, the Chiroptera or ‘bat,’ is in serious trouble,” what type of introduction is
he/she trying to use?
a. quotation
b. story
c. personal reference
d. create suspense
28. A joke can be used to get audience attention when it meets the three Rs test. The three Rs are ______________.
a. respect, results, and relevant
b. results, realistic, and repeatable
c. realistic, relevant, and repeatable
d. repeatable, realistic, and respectful
29. An attention-getting act designed to highlight and arouse interest in your topic is known as a(n)
____________________.
a. story
b. startling statement
c. action
d. personal reference
30. Regardless of the type of speech, all conclusions should include a(n):
a. an argument
b. a personal reference
c. a story
d. a summary
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Answer Key
1. False
2. True
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