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1. The goal of informative speaking is to convince an audience to change attitudes, beliefs,
or values.
A) True
B) False
2. With information available today in so many forms, electronic and otherwise, we have
little need for informative speeches.
A) True
B) False
3. The informative speech seeks to advocate, whereas the persuasive speech seeks to
enlighten.
A) True
B) False
4. Audience analysis is insignificant in delivering an effective informative speech.
A) True
B) False
5. A speaker should reveal the topic’s relevance to the audience early on in the speech.
A) True
B) False
6. Speakers should seek to uncover information that is fresh and compelling.
A) True
B) False
7. An appropriate organizational pattern can help listeners mentally organize ideas.
A) True
B) False
8. Speeches about events focus on ordinary, everyday occurrences, both past and present.
A) True
B) False
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9. When discussing a process, a speaker must teach audience members to perform the
process.
A) True
B) False
10. Speeches about people have the greatest potential of “crossing the line” into the
persuasive realm.
A) True
B) False
11. Informative speeches should focus on concrete, not abstract, information.
A) True
B) False
12. Speakers should be careful to define all key terms in an informative speech, no matter
how familiar they seem.
A) True
B) False
13. Operational definitions define the topic by explaining what it does.
A) True
B) False
14. Definition by etymology defines the topic by explaining what it is not.
A) True
B) False
15. Definition by synonym defines the topic by providing several concrete examples.
A) True
B) False
16. Etymology is a term for the comparison of a word with its opposite.
A) True
B) False
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17. When describing information, the speaker should always use visual aids, as words alone
cannot provide an accurate mental picture.
A) True
B) False
18. Speeches that rely on demonstration often work with the actual object, models of it, or
visual aids that diagram it.
A) True
B) False
19. A classroom lecture is an example of an explanation in an informative context.
A) True
B) False
20. The challenge speakers face when they use analogies is finding one that perfectly
represents the topic concept.
A) True
B) False
21. Speeches about processes rely on reportage.
A) True
B) False
22. In order to appeal to different audience members, a speaker should consider four
learning styles: visual learners, aural learners, read/write learners, and kinesthetic learners.
A) True
B) False
23. Speakers do not always have enough information to determine the learning styles of their
audience members, so they should plan to accommodate all four learning styles.
A) True
B) False
24. According to one learning theory model, simulation would be more valuable to
kinesthetic learners than aural learners.
A) True
B) False
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25. Informative speeches can be organized using the topical, chronological, spatial,
cause-effect, comparative advantage, or narrative patterns.
A) True
B) False
26. An informative speech might introduce listeners to
A) traditional topics.
B) novel ways of thinking.
C) foundational insights on familiar subjects.
D) various ways to take action.
27. The goal of informative speaking is
A) to decrease audience frustration and boredom.
B) to influence attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
C) to increase audience awareness or deepen understanding.
D) to entertain audience members.
28. An account of the who, what, where, when, and why of the facts is called
A) an explanation.
B) a description.
C) journalism.
D) reportage.
29. Speeches about ______ explore anything that is not human.
A) things
B) events
C) objects or phenomena
D) processes
30. Speeches about ______ can be autobiographical.
A) people
B) events
C) objects or phenomena
D) processes
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31. A speech on September 11, 2001, is which type of informative speech?
A) a speech about a process
B) a speech about an issue
C) a speech about a concept
D) a speech about an event
32. Speeches about ______ refer to a series of steps that lead to a finished product or end
result. A) people
B) events
C) objects or phenomena
D) processes
33. Speeches about ______ present a matter in dispute in order to raise awareness and
deepen understanding.
A) concepts
B) issues
C) objects or phenomena
D) processes
34. Informative speeches about _____ have the greatest potential to cross over into the
persuasive realm.
A) events
B) concepts
C) issues
D) processes
35. Speeches about ______ focus on abstract or complex ideas and attempt to make them
concrete and understandable.
A) concepts
B) issues
C) objects or phenomena
D) processes
36. Which type of informative speech relies on reportage and backstory?
A) speeches about processes
B) speeches about concepts
C) speeches about events
D) speeches about demonstration
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37. Defining one term by comparing it to another term that has an equivalent meaning is
called A) definition by synonym.
B) operational definition.
C) definition by etymology.
D) definition by analogy.
38. A definition by word origin is called
A) definition by synonym.
B) operational definition.
C) definition by etymology.
D) definition by negation.
39. Audience members will understand a new concept more easily if the speaker uses a(n)
___________ to link the unfamiliar with the familiar.
A) demonstration
B) analogy
C) internal preview
D) backstory
40. A speaker who uses pictures and diagrams will appeal most to _____ learners.
A) visual
B) kinesthetic
C) aural
D) read/write
41. _____ learners are most comfortable processing information that is text-based.
A) Kinesthetic
B) Read/write
C) Visual
D) Aural
42. ______ learners learn best by experiencing information directly, through real-life
demonstrations, simulations, and hands-on experience.
A) Kinesthetic
B) Read/write
C) Visual
D) Aural
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Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. B