The stars are diamonds in the sky. This is an example of
A.a simile
B.a metaphor
C.a euphemism
D.jargon
If a meeting lasts a long time, be sure to
A.tell lots of funny stories
B.apologize to the audience
C.speak at a brisk pace
D.give periodic breaks
In which one of the following situations is the problem-solution pattern a bad choice?
A.when listeners don’t realize the existence of a particular problem
B.when listeners don’t realize the seriousness of a problem
C.when listeners already accept your solution
When hiring, employers are MOST likely to be influenced by an applicant’s
A.grade point average
B.letters of reference
C.technical knowledge of the field
D.oral communication skills (speaking and listening)
E.written communication skills (reading and writing)
Which one of the following statements about pauses is false?
A.Pauses should last a minimum of ten seconds.
B.Pauses give audiences a chance to digest what you have said.
C.Pauses give you a moment to think of what you are going to say next.
D.Pauses let the listeners know when you have finished one thought and are ready to go
to the next.
E.Pauses can be used to emphasize an important statement.
If you practice your speech and find that you are two minutes over the time limit, you
should
A.cut out material in your outline and speaking notes
B.practice your speech with a faster rate of speaking
C.do nothing about it because the information is the priority
D.plan on delivering your speech as quickly as possible
How many PowerPoint slides should you use in a speech?
A.only three
B.no more than five
C.as many as are needed to make key points
When practicing your speech, devote extra time to
A.the introduction
B.the body
C.the conclusion
D.the question-and-answer period
In planning the body of the speech, the text recommends that you spread out your ideas
on a table top or a computer screen and experiment with different
A.introductions
B.sequences
C.central ideas
D.points of view
Writing complete sentences in your outline
A.will guarantee a better speech than if you write phrases
B.will make it easier for another person to help you than if you write phrases
C.will help you memorize the speech
D.will be necessary in order for you to read your speech
In an agenda, items should be rank ordered
A.from least important to most important
B.from most important to least important
Support materials _______________ prove a point.
A.always
B.never
C.sometimes
If you are asked to speak impromptu in five minutes, the first thing you should do is
decide
A.your introduction
B.your main points
C.your conclusion
D.your opening joke
Who bears the responsibility for communication actually taking place?
A.the speaker
B.the listener
C.both the speaker and the listener
D.neither the speaker nor the listener
According to the text, whether you succeed in persuasion often comes down to one key
question:
A.Are you sincere?
B.Are you likeable?
C.Are you trustworthy?
Cannahepya? for “Can I help you?” is an example of poor
A.vowelizaton
B.articulation
C.intonation
D.sound production
To encourage listeners to call the Red Cross to volunteer for blood donation, you should
try to get them to use their cell phones
A.before the speech is finished
B.at the end of the speech
C.sometime before they go to sleep that evening
The note-taking system suggested by the text has three columns with headings for main
ideas, support material, and
A.statistics
B.examples
C.proof
D.follow-up
A speaker says, “People who favor gun control want to turn our society over to the
criminals. Therefore, we must ignore these gun-control advocates.” This speaker is
guilty of using which kind of fallacy in reasoning?
A.straw man
B.either-or reasoning
C.false cause
D.induction
Because Germans are the smartest engineers in the world, you should buy a
German-made car. This speaker is guilty of using what kind of fallacy in reasoning?
A.building on an unproven assumption
B.either-or reasoning
C.attack on a person
D.straw man
If you flub a sentence or mangle an idea during a speech, you should
A.stop and apologize for your blunder
B.pause and correct yourself without apologizing
C.apologize and sit down immediately
D.make a joke about hating speechmaking
In an oral presentation, if you say, “I’m happy to speak to you today,” but your facial
expression shows unhappiness, your audience is most likely to assume that
A.you are happy to be speaking
B.you are unhappy about speaking
C.you are happy in some ways and unhappy in others
Which one of the following citations during a speech is inadequate?
A.”I got my information from Dr. Kathleen Bronson of Harvard Medical School.”
B.”I got my information from the Yahoo search engine on the Internet.”
C.”I got my information from this month’s issue of Scientific American magazine.”
D.”I got my information from Cancer Prevention, a book published by the American
Medical Association.”
The Internet address “www.etw.org” indicates
A.a government agency
B.a commercial operation
C.a non-profit entity
D.a military unit
For a speech, the best time to distribute a five-page handout is
A.before you begin speaking
B.during the body of the presentation
C.during the conclusion
D.after you finish speaking
Everyone is drinking strawberry lemonade for good health, and so should you. This is
an example of which type of logical fallacy?
A.either-or reasoning
B.bandwagon
C.red herring
D.deduction
The text says that for a long presentation that lasts all afternoon, it is best to give a
coffee or stretch break after every ___-minute period.
A.30
B.45
C.60
D.90
In a speech on redwood trees, a speaker begins by discussing the roots, proceeds to the
trunk, then the branches, and finally the leaves. Which organizational pattern is being
used?
A.spatial
B.chronological
C.cause-effect
D.problem-solution
E.topical
To persuade corporations and politicians to change their policies, online petitions
A.have had limited success
B.have sometimes had quick success
In a meeting, the group leader should forbid
A.spontaneous ideas from participants
B.attacks on people or ideas
C.disagreements between members of the group
D.efforts to add new items to the agenda
Which one of the following specific purpose statements is appropriate for an
informative speech?
A.”To demonstrate to my listeners how to build kites.”
B.”To prove to my listeners that they should stop drinking soda.”
C.”To help my listeners see that they should buy cars made in Detroit.”
D.”To talk my listeners into voting for Republican candidates.”
If you feel yourself approaching panic (your heart is beating furiously and so on), you
should leave the room or ask to be excused from speaking.
Whenever possible, appeal to the senses-sight, hearing, taste, smell, and
___________________.
In an interview, questions that give the interviewee wide latitude for responding are
called ___________________________ questions.
One reason for the unreliability of polls is that some people do not respond
___________________________.
The text quotes an Egyptian proverb, “The best speaker is one who can turn the ear into
___________________________.”
Which should a main point make-an assertion or an announcement?
___________________________
To introduce a speech filled with humor, what kind of speech of introduction would be
appropriate?
Regarding averages, the median is derived by listing the numbers, ranging from highest
to lowest, and then locating the number that falls in the ___________.
Handouts that are distributed at the end of a meeting are called
___________________________.
If, before a speech, you do not feel confident, the text recommends that you
______________ to be confident.
The tame tiger teased the tiny tot is an example of the rhetorical device known as
_________________________.
If you show the advantages of alternative sentences over prison terms, you are using the
___________________________ pattern of organization.
The ___________________________ method is the problem-solving technique derived
from the writings of the American philosopher John Dewey.
Some comedians deliberately plan _________________________ as a technique for
gaining rapport with an audience.
Emotional appeals should always be combined with ___________________________
appeals.