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1. Unlike introductions, which have a number of elements, conclusions have only one.
A) True
B) False
2. If you rehearse enough, you will not need to include your conclusion in your speaking
outline.
A) True
B) False
3. The conclusion of a speech should be prepared before the speech body.
A) True
B) False
4. As a general rule, the conclusion should comprise about one-third of the entire speech.
A) True
B) False
5. You should outline the conclusion in both full-sentence and key-word form.
A) True
B) False
6. A transition statement or phrase, such as finally or in summary, is one way to alert the
audience that a speech is coming to an end.
A) True
B) False
7. A speaker can effectively signal closure by adjusting the manner of delivery.
A) True
B) False
8. Once you have signaled you are concluding your speech, your audience expects you to
finish up in short order.
A) True
B) False
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9. A strong conclusion challenges audience members to put to use what the speaker has
taught them.
A) True
B) False
10. In informative speeches, the concluding challenge comes in the form of a call to action.
A) True
B) False
11. Quotations, stories, and questions are appropriate ways to conclude a speech.
A) True
B) False
12. Rhetorical questions are great choices for introductions, but they should not be used in
conclusions.
A) True
B) False
13. The conclusion, more than other parts of the speech, can contain words that inspire and
motivate.
A) True
B) False
14. A short concluding story, or anecdote, can bring the entire speech into focus and can help
the audience visualize the speech.
A) True
B) False
15. Bookending is a conclusion technique in which the speaker comes back to a story or idea
mentioned in the introduction.
A) True
B) False
16. The main points of a speech should be emphasized three times.
A) True
B) False
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17. A challenge is included in the conclusion to a persuasive speech but not an informative
speech.
A) True
B) False
18. Telling a story or anecdote in your conclusion is one way to make it memorable.
A) True
B) False
19. Starting a story in the introduction and finishing it in the conclusion is called
A) bifurcating.
B) splitting.
C) bookending.
D) forking.
20. What part of the conclusion brings the speech full circle and gives the audience a sense
of completion?
A) the challenge
B) restatement of points
C) the call to action
D) reiteration of the topic and speech purpose
21. The conclusion should comprise about ______ of the speech.
A) one-half
B) one-third
C) one-sixth
D) one-eighth
22. When the speaker reiterates each main point in the conclusion, audience members
A) feel a sense of completion.
B) secretly hope that the speech will hurry up and end.
C) ask the speaker to review the supporting points.
D) can fill out a speech evaluation form.
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23. Consider the saying, “Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them
what you told them.” What part of the conclusion serves to “tell them what you told them”?
A) the call to action
B) the signal that the audience is coming to an end
C) review of the main points
D) reiteration of the thesis or central idea
24. A concluding challenge by a speaker that asks an audience to act in response to the
speech or change their beliefs or actions is called a
A) persuasive attempt.
B) call to action.
C) reiteration.
D) signpost.
25. Speakers can bring a speech full circle by
A) talking in circular logic.
B) summarizing the speech’s main points.
C) asking audience members to share personal stories.
D) issuing a challenge.
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Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. B