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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. A whiteboard is the best kind of visual aid.
a. True
b. False
2. Research suggests that speakers who use presentational aids are almost twice as likely to persuade listeners as those
who do not.
a. True
b. False
3. The purpose for creating aids is to enhance your message without overpowering it.
a. True
b. False
4. You should carefully plan when to use each presentational aid and make a note of it on your formal outline and in your
speaking notes.
a. True
b. False
5. Visual aids enhance your verbal message by allowing audiences to see what it is you are describing or explaining.
a. True
b. False
6. An example of an “other sensory aid” would be perfume.
a. True
b. False
7. If you use drawings or diagrams from other sources, be sure to credit the source during your speech to enhance your
credibility and avoid plagiarism.
a. True
b. False
8. Audio or video clips used during a speech should utilize at least 10 percent of your speaking time.
a. True
b. False
9. It is important that everyone in the audience can see your visual aid.
a. True
b. False
10. If you have prepared good presentational aids for your speech, you do not need to practice using your aids in advance.
a. True
b. False
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
11. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using presentational aids?
a. clarifying and dramatizing the verbal message
b. helping the audience remember your message
c. allowing you to address the diverse learning style preferences of the audience
d. none of these answer choices are correct
12. When preparing presentational aids, you should _________________.
a. limit the reading required of the audience
b. use graphics and type sizes that can be seen easily
c. use graphic illustrations in visuals
d. all of these answer choices are correct
13. In his speech about Google Inc., Tom wanted to show the relatively flat hierarchy in the company’s chain of
command, so he used a _____________ as a presentational aid.
a. bar graph
b. word chart
c. diagram
d. organizational chart
14. If the object you want to use as a visual aid is too large, you could use which type of visual aid instead?
a. object
b. graph
c. drawing
d. model
15. If your pie chart has more than eight wedges, your textbook recommends you use another kind of chart or
___________________.
a. make each wedge color very distinctive
b. break it up into more than one pie chart
c. make the pie chart bigger
d. consolidate several less important wedges into an “Other” wedge
16. A(n) __________ is a graphic representation that distills a lot of information into an easily interpreted visual format.
a. flowchart
b. organizational chart
c. pie chart
d. chart
17. Inanimate objects make good visual aids if they have all of the following qualities EXCEPT _______________.
a. they are valuable and expensive
b. they are simple enough to understand visually
c. they are safe
d. they are small enough to carry to the site of the speech
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18. When using graphic illustrations in visuals, be sure to _________________.
a. use symbols in addition to words
b. use graphics so they do not overpower your message
c. use only necessary pictures or animations
d. all of these answer choices are correct
19. If Natasha plays her guitar during her informative speech on learning to play the guitar, she is using __________ and
____________ as presentational aids.
a. actual object; diagram
b. word chart; audio material
c. audio material; photograph
d. audio material; actual object
20. When choosing presentational aids, you should consider _______________.
a. which ones best illustrate the content to be highlighted
b. those you will feel comfortable using
c. those appropriate for the size of the audience
d. all of these answer choices are correct
21. When using supporting material from other sources, you should ________________.
a. include only material in visual form
b. include only the information that is relevant to your speech
c. avoid customizing or simplifying material from other sources
d. never use material from other sources
22. When using color in presentational aids, all of the following are true EXCEPT _______________.
a. you should use the same background color for all your presentational aids
b. you should use bright colors, such as red, to highlight important information
c. you should use many different colors in order to gain impact
d. you should use dark colors for lettering on a white background
23. A presentational aid that enhances the speech by appealing to smell, taste, or touch is called a(n):
a. visual aid
b. other sensory aid
c. audio aid
d. audiovisual aid
24. All of the following are presentation programs which enable you to compose a slideshow except:
a. Adobe Acrobat
b. Adobe Acrobat Reader
c. PowerPoint
d. MediaPro
25. For the most effective use of a visual aid, ____________________.
a. leave the visual aid in view for the entire speech
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b. look at the visual aid while you are talking about it
c. stay silent so that the audience has time to take in the visual aid
d. talk about the visual aid while you show it
26. Showing the class your high school basketball trophy and explaining how it represents your past is using what kind of
visual aid?
a. model
b. actual object
c. graph
d. chart
27. You should avoid passing objects around the audience during your speech because __________________.
a. it may distract your audience members from your message
b. the audience is likely to pay attention to you more
c. the audience is unlikely to remember the information
d. the audience is unlikely to care about the visual aid
28. Which of the following would be considered a presentational aid?
a. visual material
b. audiovisual material
c. other sensory material
d. all of these
29. What are the two considerations when thinking of using audio aids?
a. make sure you have enough time and access to a sound system
b. make sure you have enough time and space
c. make sure you have enough space to display and access to a sound system
d. make sure you have access to a sound system and someone to help operate equipment
30. Preparing a professional-looking and sounding presentational aid will help ______________.
a. enhance your ethos
b. clarify your message
c. make your message more memorable
d. all of these answer choices are correct
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Answer Key
1. False
2. True
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26. b
27. a
28. d
29. a
30. d