A series of brief speeches on a common topic is known as
A.a panel
B.a symposium
A speech designed to formally bestow an award of honor is known as the speech of
A.acceptance
B.honor
C.presentation
D.entertainment
A speaker who says, “France is 212,000 square miles-roughly the size of Texas,” is
using
A.testimony
B.statistics
C.contrast
D.narrative
The most common form of color-blindness is
A.blue/gray
B.yellow/pink
C.red/green
D.brown/orange
If your multimedia projector stops working during a PowerPoint presentation, your best
option is to
A.distribute paper copies of the slides and continue your presentation
B.give the audience a five-minute break while you try to fix the equipment
C.give a summary of points covered so far and end the presentation
D.describe the contents of the remaining slides
Which type of logical fallacy asserts an argument that is based on popularity rather than
on evidence and reasoning?
A.either-or reasoning
B.bandwagon
C.red herring
D.slippery slope
What percentage of registered voters actually voted in the last presidential election? is
an example of ____________ type of question.
A.an imprecise
B.a follow-up
C.an open-ended
D.a closed
After you open a can of worms, they always come home to roost. This is an example of
A.mixed metaphor
B.euphemism
C.jargon
D.simile
The text quotes Voltaire as saying, “The secret of being tiresome is in
______________.”
A.repeating yourself
B.talking only about yourself
C.recounting boring stories
D.telling everything
In the speech communication process, the message is sent in the form of
A.inferences
B.symbols
C.codes
D.approximations
The three most popular types of speeches are informative, entertaining, and
____________.
A.inspirational
B.persuasive
C.motivational
D.introductory
In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the highest level of needs is
A.self-actualization
B.esteem
C.love and belonging
D.physiological
For a speech explaining how to bake bread, which organizational pattern would be
used?
A.spatial
B.chronological
C.cause-effect
D.problem-solution
E.topical
Which of the following organizational pattern is a TV news reporter most likely to use
in a report of an event?
A.topical
B.cause-effect
C.chronological
D.analytical
A speaker wants to persuade an audience to stop engaging in unhealthy behavior. Which
level of fear is most effective in accomplishing this objective?
A.no fear
B.a small amount of fear
C.a moderate amount of fear
D.a high level of fear
Donald Macleod of Princeton Theological Seminary tells his seminarians that the
maximum time for an effective sermon is
A.8 minutes
B.18 minutes
C.28 minutes
D.38 minutes
A speaker discusses why some people abuse animals, and then describes the effects of
abuse on the animals. Which pattern is the speaker using?
A.cause-effect
B.chronological
C.spatial
D.topical
For listeners who are deaf or hearing-impaired, the text recommends which of the
following?
A.slow your rate of speech slightly
B.exaggerate your words
C.look at them constantly
When you are a participant in a panel discussion, you should
A.stand firm on your position
B.be willing to alter your position
Last, but not least is an example of
A.a euphemism
B.jargon
C.a clich
D.parallel structure
For hard-to-find information, use
A.Google
B.Yahoo
C.several different search engines
D.ObscureInfo.com
Honesty is
A.an abstract word
B.a concrete word
C.a phony word
D.a meaningless word
According to advice given in the text, a speaker who is addressing hearing-impaired
listeners doesn’t need to
A.emphasize consonants
B.emphasize final syllables
C.shout
D.exaggerate words
The text says, “Quotations usually work best when they are ______________.”
A.cryptic
B.from an ancient philosopher
C.risqu
D.short
The final step in the motivated sequence is
A.need
B.satisfaction
C.attention
D.action
E.motivation
F.visualization
Before starting your research, you should decide on your
A.specific purpose
B.central idea
C.title
D.introduction
A speaker says, “So far, we have seen that carelessness is the main cause for industrial
accidents.” Which device is the speaker using?
A.crossroad
B.internal summary
C.traffic light
D.barrier
Paraphrasing a quotation is
A.acceptable
B.unacceptable
C.unnecessary
D.unethical
To inform my listeners how a guitar makes music is a specific purpose statement for
which type of speech?
A.definition
B.description
C.process
D.spatial
In a first aid class, a nurse says, “To control bleeding, remember RED, which stands for
Rest, Elevation, and Direct pressure.” Which learning device is the nurse using?
A.shortcut
B.linguistic trick
C.acronym
D.alliteration
To inform my audience about the dangers of quicksand is a specific purpose statement
for which type of speech?
A.innovative
B.topical
C.explanation
D.analytical
Most international audiences prefer
A.a visual that is prepared spontaneously during a presentation
B.a visual that is prepared in advance
C.a mixture of both types of visuals
In the famous Coca-Cola fiasco involving “New Coke” in the 1980s, the soft drink
maker erred by choosing a solution that was ______________ but wrong.
A.clever
B.lucrative
C.easy
D.radical
Labels on visual aids should be
A.vertical
B.horizontal
C.either vertical or horizontal
The process of influencing or changing attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior is known
as ___________________________.
To explain to my listeners how to refinish furniture is a purpose statement for which
type of informative speech?_____________________
On the Internet, a ___________________ is a catalog that begins with a broad subject
area, which is then subdivided into smaller categories.
If you speak on the federal government and create main points based on the three
branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), you are using the
________________________ pattern of organization.
Are speeches today generally shorter or longer than in the past?__________________
Which of these comments would be helpful for an evaluator to make to a speaker?
A.”You looked as if you were scared of the audience”.
B.”Try to speak in a conversational manner”.
A special type of comparison that explains a concept or an object by likening it to
something that is-at first glance-quite different is known as ___________.
Passing off someone else’s words or ideas as your own is called
___________________________.
In an interview, questions that require only “yes” or “no” answers are called
___________________________ questions.
Some people have the mistaken notion that using notes is a sign of ____________
weakness.
___________________ is the degree to which a speaker is perceived to be believable,
trustworthy, and competent.
A ___________________________ is a series of brief speeches on a common topic.
The basic message of the entire speech is called the ___________________________.
Words are not things; they are ___________________________ of things.
Many listeners take notes during a speech and throw them away at the end. They didn’t
waste their time because note taking kept them from ___________________________.
Electronic databases often offer brief summaries of articles; these summaries are called
___________________________.
I guess that’s all I have to say is a ________________ ending for a speech.
A speaker who is asked to speak for 20 minutes but talks for 45 minutes has failed to
respect ___________________________ limits.
The connotation of a word is the ___________________________ meaning that is
associated with it.