Striving for perfection
A.helps you to achieve almost total perfection
B.is a necessary mental ploy to achieve success
C.is the best way to develop a positive outlook
D.places unnecessary pressure on yourself
A verb form beginning with “to” is called
A.a gerund
B.a preposition
C.an infinitive
D.a participle
If listeners expect a well-known comedian to speak about humor, but she speaks on
modern art, they will probably be
A.delighted by the novelty
B.confused by her words
C.disappointed in her choice
During research, you can sometimes get key information from a book by using an
online
A.subject directory
B.blog
C.preview
D.aggregator
Which of the following does the text recommend as a way to release tension?
A.inhale and exhale slowly
B.mentally prepare for a panic attack
C.make a joke about your nervousness
D.arrive precisely one minute before your speech
A speaker who blames doctors for the rise in lung cancer deaths is engaging in
A.scapegoating
B.stereotyping
C.distortion
D.harassment
A speech recounting the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor would be which type of
speech?
A.persuasive
B.informative
C.entertaining
D.demonstration
What is the maximum number of major ideas that can be included in a specific purpose
statement?
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
The extemporaneous method of speaking involves
A.memorizing a speech
B.reading a script
C.using notes
D.ad-libbing
A speaker says, “We must adopt a vegetarian diet, or we will all die of cancer.” This
speaker is guilty of using which fallacy in reasoning?
A.straw man
B.either-or reasoning
C.attack on a person
D.induction
Ed’s objective for his speech is to get listeners to stop a certain behavior. What is his
general purpose?
A.to inspire
B.to entertain
C.to inform
D.to persuade
For the first few sentences in a speech, which one of the following options would be a
mistake?
A.a rhetorical question
B.a surprising statistic
C.an announcement of the topic
D.a narrative
Which one of the following can be reprinted without getting permission?
A.a Quaker State booklet on how to change oil in a car
B.a Microsoft booklet on how to operate a software program
C.a U.S. Department of Agriculture booklet on how to raise bees
D.a Yale University booklet on how to apply for admission to the school
The Indonesians have a tough row to hoe to keep their economic heads above water.
This is an example of a
A.euphemism
B.jargon word
C.mixed metaphor
D.simile
In a speech of introduction, you should
A.use the speaker’s full name
B.use the speaker’s first name only
C.use the speaker’s last name only
D.use the name the speaker prefers
The most popular method of public speaking in the United States is
A.extemporaneous
B.impromptu
C.manuscript
D.memorization
To reassure an audience that his information is accurate, a speaker says, “I got my
information from Google.” The speaker is
A.citing a reliable source
B.giving a vague reference
C.injecting unnecessary humor
D.falsifying the entire speech
For visual aids, the safest text color for both “normal” and color-blind people is black
on a light background with the color _______ for emphasis.
A.purple
B.green
C.blue
D.red
The key to effective delivery is
A.good eye contact with each member of the audience
B.effective use of gestures and body movement
C.a winning smile and enthusiastic attitude
D.a strong desire to communicate with the audience
Ned is trying hard to pull up his grades in a class. When the instructor lectures, he
furiously writes down virtually every word that is said. Which listening mistake is Ned
making?
A.not being prepared
B.mentally arguing with the speaker
C.making prejudgments
D.failing to take notes correctly
It is legal to download multimedia files from the Internet if they are to be used in
A.classroom speeches
B.business presentations
C.TV commercials
D.Web anthologies
The stars are like diamonds in the sky. This is an example of
A.a metaphor
B.a simile
C.jargon
D.a euphemism
If you have the habit of engaging in fake listening, one of the best ways to force
yourself to pay attention is to
A.look directly at the speaker
B.mentally repeat the speaker’s words
C.take notes
D.practice self-discipline skills
Imagine five people of the following ages: 45, 37, 26, 20, and 18. The 26-year-old has
the __________ age.
A.median
B.mean
C.statistical
D.balanced
An outline for a speech is like
A.a blueprint of a house
B.a photo of a family
C.a description of a party
D.a list of one’s friends
An ancient Chinese proverb says, “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I
____________________.”
A.understand
B.enjoy
C.ask questions
D.appreciate
According to the text, we should eliminate hidden purposes that
A.reveal our central idea
B.divulge our personal secrets
C.sabotage our true goal
D.embarrass our listeners
A coach giving a pep talk to her team is delivering which type of speech?
A.entertaining
B.introduction
C.tribute
D.inspirational
E.acceptance
An outline helps you to see the relationship between
A.ideas
B.subjects and verbs
C.formats
D.topics
You can signal the end of a speech with
A.verbal signals
B.nonverbal signals
C.both verbal and nonverbal signals
To explain to my listeners the chemical composition of vegetable oils. According to the
text, this item is
A.appropriate for a classroom speech
B.too technical for a classroom speech
Which method of public speaking involves looking at the audience most of the time,
while occasionally glancing at brief notes?
A.extemporaneous
B.impromptu
C.memorization
D.manuscript
If main points are organized according to a cause-and-effect relationship, the
___________________________ pattern is being used.
Some speakers try to win an argument by attacking a person rather than the person’s
ideas. This fallacy in reasoning is known as ___________________________.
In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the highest level is called
_____________________________.
The text says that the two most popular formats for outlines are the topic outline and the
___________________________ outline.
The major types of distractions during a speech are mental, physical, visual, and
___________________________.
According to the text, the most frequent audiovisual mistake is creating a graphic that is
difficult for everyone to ____________ clearly.
Who should be consulted before a speech of introduction is delivered?
___________________________
The text says that when you prepare a speech, you should work on which part first: the
introduction, the body, or the conclusion?___________________________
When is a clincher used in a speech?___________________________
The term ___________________________ is used to show the relationship between
two sets of data (for example, the relationship between IQ scores and grade-point
averages).
Conscientious, ethical researchers are more interested in finding
_____________________ than in espousing a cherished cause or winning an argument.
The belief that one’s own cultural group is superior to other groups is known as
___________________________.
When a speaker starts a speech on a controversial issue, some listeners have an
emotional reaction that cuts off listening. In their minds, they prepare a counterattack to
be launched during the question-and-answer period. Which listening mistake are they
committing?
Of all parts of the speech, you should devote extra practice time to
___________________________.
If the verbal signals and the nonverbal signals in your speech contradict each other,
which will the audience accept as the true message? ___________________________
For most international audiences, a spontaneously prepared visual aid during a
presentation is interpreted as a sign of ___________________________.
If you describe a robot from top to bottom, you are using the
___________________________ pattern of organization.