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1. A preparation outline provides a draft of main points in the form of incomplete sentences.
a. True
b. False
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2. Section transitions preview the coming main points without summarizing them.
a. True
b. False
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3. An introduction is generally about 10 percent of the length of the entire speech.
a. True
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4. For speeches with a short source list, it is efficient to group sources by content category.
a. True
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5. The Chicago Manual of style is the standard bibliographic style format for all speeches.
a. True
b. False
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6. The body of a speech must be prepared:
a. after creating the bibliographic format.
b. before drafting a preparation outline.
c. after assembling information about a topic.
d. before identifying specific goals of a speech.
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7. The length of a speech depends on:
a. the number of main points used in the speech.
b. the general goal of the speech.
c. the extent to which each main points is developed with supporting material.
d. the willingness and the intellect of the audience.
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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8. Which of the following statements is true of a preparation outline?
a. It provides a draft of main points and supporting material into a speech outline.
b. It is a draft of the speech in the form of complete sentences.
c. It is an outline of the introduction of a speech.
d. It is an outline of a speech drafted in the form of questions.
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11. _____ arranges the main points using some logical relationship among them.
a. Time order
b. Narrative order
c. Topical order
d. Logical reasons order
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12. _____ structures the main points according to reasons for accepting the thesis as desirable or true.
a. Time order
b. Narrative order
c. Topical order
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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KEYWORDS: Remember
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13. Candice wants to persuade her audience to reduce air pollution by using public transportation and carpooling. She
wants to arrange her main points as reasons to support her speech. In this case, which of the following organizational
pattern is most likely to favor Candice?
a. Time order
b. Sequential order
c. Topical order
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14. A _____ is a one– or two-sentence summary that incorporates your general and specific goals and previews the main
points of your speech.
a. section transition
b. thesis statement
c. topical order
d. preparation outline
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15. Simon is giving a speech on Time Management. He starts his speech by saying, “Every one of you must have come
across days when you had to race against time, or perform inadequately due to lack of time. This speech should give you
ideas on how to manage time.” In this scenario, Simon’s opening sentence serves the purpose of:
a. a listener relevance link.
b. appealing to action.
c. establishing credibility.
d. a signpost.
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16. A _____ is an expression or example that grabs the audience’s attention by shocking them in some way.
a. startling statement
b. story
c. rhetorical question
d. direct question
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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17. Amber, in one of her sessions on public speaking, says, “Today, everybody knows me as a great orator and a speech
trainer. But, did you know that I was not able to speak until the age of ten?” In this scenario, this is an example of a
_____.
a. startling statement
b. joke
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c. rhetorical question
d. direct question
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18. In the context of speech introductions, which of the following best defines a story?
a. It is a request for information that doesn’t require an overt response from the audience.
b. It is a piece of wordplay designed to be funny and make people laugh.
c. It is an account of something that has happened or could happen.
d. It is a hypothetical situation that listeners can imagine themselves in.
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19. A(n) _____ is an attention-getting act designed to highlight and arouse interest in your topic.
a. example
b. action
c. question
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REFERENCES: Create an effective speech introduction.
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20. _____ refers to wording your attention-getter so that it generates uncertainty and excites the audience.
a. Joke
b. Action
c. Personal reference
d. Suspense
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21. In the context of speech introductions, the term _____ refers to the perception the audience has about the speaker’s
competence and character.
a. vivid imagery
b. countertransference
c. relatability
d. credibility
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22. Which of the following is one of the four primary goals achieved by an effective speech introduction?
a. Devising a clincher
b. Stating the thesis of the speech
c. Developing vivid imagery
d. Providing a reference list
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23. Which of the following strategies should be followed while developing the conclusion of a speech?
a. It should be more than ten percent of the speech.
b. It should refrain from summarizing the main ideas.
c. It should deal with the most complex ideas.
d. It should leave the audience with a vivid impression.
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24. A _____ is a short memorable statement that provides a sense of closure by driving home the importance of your
speech in a memorable way.
a. signpost
b. thesis statement
c. section transition
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27. Which of the following statements is true of a speech outline?
a. It should be an exact replica of the speech manuscript.
b. Main points and major subpoints in a speech outline are written as complete sentences.
c. Each major point in a speech outline incorporates multiple ideas.
d. It must contain only those subpoints one intends to speak about.
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28. Which of the following should be followed when main points and major subpoints are organized according to the
principle of subordination?
a. Only the subpoints that a person is likely to use in a speech must be included.
b. Each major subpoint must relate to or support its major point.
c. Each major subpoint should be indicated by a lowercase letter.
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TOPICS: Outline structure
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29. Transitions
Correct
Jokes
Incorrect
Rhetorical questions
Incorrect
Clinchers
Incorrect
are words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between or bridge two ideas.
a. Transitions
b. Jokes
c. Rhetorical questions
d. Clinchers
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30. Main points
Incorrect
Preparation outlines
Incorrect
Section transitions
Correct
Rhetorical questions
Incorrect
are complete sentences that show the relationship between and bridge major parts of a speech.
a. Main points
b. Preparation outlines
c. Section transitions
d. Rhetorical questions
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topical question
Incorrect
is one that does not require an overt response from an audience.
a. direct question
b. factual question
c. rhetorical question
d. topical question
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33. A(n) sectional transition
Incorrect
appeal to action
Correct
attention-getter
Incorrect
signpost
Incorrect
in a speech describes the behavior that you want your listeners to follow after they have heard your arguments.
a. sectional transition
b. appeal to action
c. attention-getter
d. signpost
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34. Briefly explain a preparation outline.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Some people refer to the first version of wording main points as a preparation outline.
It provides a draft of main points but doesn’t do so in the form of a completed sentence. The relationship between each
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35. Briefly describe the following four fundamental patterns of speech organization: time order, narrative order, topical
order, and logical reasons order.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Time order arranges main points in chronological sequence or by steps in a process. It
is useful when explaining how something happened, or how something works.
Narrative order conveys ideas through a story or series of stories. It is rooted in narrative theory, which suggests that one
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HAS VARIABLES: False
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36. Identify and briefly explain the functions of a speech introduction.
ANSWER: Answers will vary. An effective introduction achieves four primary goals:
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